George KlassenLAA · SP

2026 review

George Klassen missed the strike zone often, and it showed: a 16.8 BB% and a 19.2 K% over 125 BF, alongside a 3.67 ERA and 1.63 WHIP in 27.0 IP across 6 starts, with his 16.8 BB% the 6th highest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF. His contract was selected Apr 5, he was optioned Apr 12, recalled Aug 7, then placed on the 15-day IL Aug 30 retroactive to Aug 27 for left low back inflammation, missing 31 regular-season days with no activation on record through Sep 27. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 1297, he finished 764th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 473rd of 811 pitchers and 115th of 236 starting pitchers. His 3.67 ERA ran 1.95 below his 5.62 xERA over 125 BF. The TDK LABS card picked him up on his Aug 7 recall after an early-season struggle, calling the live velocity and whiff numbers real but flagging volatile command and a thin big-league sample; it kept that framing after a rough prior outing further down, then by late Aug and into mid Sep it had him sidelined with a lower back issue.