Braxton AshcraftPIT · SP

2026 review

Braxton Ashcraft was a swing-and-miss starter who kept the walks down: 28 games (28 starts), a 3.65 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 165.1 IP, with a 25.9 K% and a 5.2 BB% over 667 BF for PIT, going 14-6. He was placed on the bereavement list Apr 25 and activated Apr 28, then placed on the 15-day IL Sep 10, retroactive to Sep 7, for right arm discomfort, missing 20 regular-season days with no activation on record through Sep 27. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 283, he finished 161st of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 122 spots above, and 20th of 236 starting pitchers. His 5.2 BB% over 667 BF was the 31st lowest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF. Against right-handed batters opponents hit .223/.253/.327 over 293 PA, against left-handed batters .245/.303/.434 over 375 PA. His best month was May at a 1.99 ERA in 40.2 IP and his worst was Jul at a 7.78 ERA in 19.2 IP. By May 8 the TDK LABS card described his bereavement-return start as a bad outing.