Ryne NelsonARI · SP

2026 review

Ryne Nelson was a rotation piece who couldn't keep the ball in the yard: a 4.95 ERA and 1.26 WHIP in 87.1 IP over 19 games and 15 starts for ARI, with 18 HR, a 17.6 K% and a 6.4 BB% over 374 BF. A strained right elbow sent him to the 15-day IL Jun 19 retroactive to Jun 16, and it turned into a 60-day stint that, after rehab assignments Sep 5 and Sep 8, cost him 92 regular-season days before he activated Sep 16. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 251, he finished 1028th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 777 spots below, and 163rd of 236 starters. His 4.95 ERA ran 0.35 below his 5.30 xERA over 374 BF, and his 22.4 CSW% over 1375 pitches was the 12th lowest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF. His best month was May at a 2.95 ERA in 39.2 IP against a 7.71 ERA in 21.0 IP in Apr. Once he returned Sep 16 he moved from the rotation to the bullpen, 0 GS in 4 G after 15 GS. The TDK LABS card tracked the rotation spot fading, noting a rough mid-Jun start that left the job in doubt, then by late Sep had him back for a spot start covering a thin rotation.