Zack LittellWSN · ARI · SP

2026 review

Zack Littell was a back-end starter who missed bats far too rarely and paid for it: a 5.21 ERA and 1.41 WHIP in 124.1 IP for WSN and ARI, with a 13.5 K% and a 7.2 BB% over 540 BF. His 21.9 CSW% over 1977 pitches was the 7th lowest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF, and his 13.5 K% over 540 BF was the 15th lowest of that same pool. He signed with WSN on Mar 10, was designated for assignment Aug 5, released Aug 7, signed with ARI Aug 10, then designated for assignment again Aug 23 and released Aug 26. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 439, he finished 1306th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 867 spots below, and 214th of 236 starting pitchers. His 5.21 ERA ran 1.43 below his 6.64 xERA over 540 BF, and against left-handed batters he was hit harder, a .290/.347/.580 line over 304 PA against .260/.307/.419 over 238 PA against right-handers. His best month was May at a 2.35 ERA in 30.2 IP against an 8.37 ERA in 23.2 IP in Apr. The TDK LABS card had him in a do-not-starts tier by early May, and by mid-Aug it was watching him as a long man in ARI's bullpen after the rotation-to-bullpen shift.