Matthew LiberatoreSTL · SP

2026 review

Matthew Liberatore was a full-time starter who racked up strikeouts but couldn't keep the runs off the board. He posted a 5.23 ERA and 1.47 WHIP in 155.0 IP with a 22.8 K% and an 8.2 BB% over 674 BF across 31 games and 31 starts, going 6-14 for STL. His usage held steady across the year, from a 5.0 IP Mar outing to 32.0 IP in Aug. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 387, he finished 1462nd of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 1075 spots below, and 226th of 236 starting pitchers. His best month was May at a 3.98 ERA in 31.2 IP against an 8.27 ERA in 20.2 IP in Jun. The TDK LABS card pointed to changeup command as the bottleneck in early May, then by mid-Jun was pointing to a real strikeout uptick with velocity back up and more changeups mixed in, before landing by late Sep on a single quality start that didn't change the shape of the season.