Shawn ArmstrongCLE · RP

2026 review

Shawn Armstrong worked out of the Cleveland bullpen when he was on the mound, but a thin 23.2 CSW% over 628 pitches, the 25th lowest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF, made for a rocky year. He posted a 4.58 ERA and 1.36 WHIP in 35.1 IP over 41 games, with a 22.1 K% and a 12.3 BB% over 154 BF, striking out 34 with 9 HLD, 2 W and 1 L. He missed 85 regular-season days across 2 stints: a 15-day IL turn from Apr 23 to May 18 for a right groin strain, and a 60-day IL turn from Jul 25 to Sep 23 for a left calf strain, with rehab assignments on May 12 and Sep 11 bracketing the activations. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 1227, he finished 749th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 478 spots above, 459th of 811 pitchers, and 346th of 575 relievers. His 4.58 ERA ran 0.37 above his 4.21 xERA over 154 BF. By mid-Jul the TDK LABS card had him as a secondary setup option with sources split on his leverage slot, and by late Sep, after the calf rehab, it had him back on the mound with his workload trimmed down as the club brought him along slowly in the season's final weeks.