Casey MizeDET · SDP · SP

2026 review

Casey Mize was a strikeout arm who missed time and finished worn down: 6 W, 10 L with a 4.32 ERA and 1.23 WHIP in 131.1 IP, a 20.0 K% and a 6.9 BB% over 549 BF for DET and SDP. He went on the 15-day IL for a right adductor strain on Apr 29, came back May 16, landed on it again May 28 for adductor inflammation, took a rehab assignment Jun 9, returned Jun 17, moved from DET to SDP, and closed the year on the 15-day IL Sep 26 with a right ankle sprain. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 257, he finished 799th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 542 spots below, and 122nd of 236 starters. He was sharper against lefties, .220/.271/.353 over 311 PA, than righties, .278/.333/.537 over 242 PA, and his ERA ran higher after his longest IL stint, 2.27 in 47.2 IP before it against 5.49 in 83.2 IP after. His 4.32 ERA ran 0.45 above his 3.87 xERA over 549 BF, and his best month was May at a 1.08 ERA in 16.2 IP against an 8.72 ERA in 21.2 IP in Sep. The TDK LABS card tracked a return off the adductor in mid May, by early Jul was calling the slider clicked and the strikeout stuff back.