Pitching

Brandon McPherson

Houston Astros (AAA)

Age: 26

Bats/Throws: R/R

6'3" / 225

DOB: 3/23/2000

(26 years, 6 months, 23 days)

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Season	2026
Team	HOU
Level	MiLB
G	24
GS	20
IP	87.0
K%	21.2%
BB%	11.6%
GB%	40.3%
ERA	6.10
FIP	6.28
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How Acquired:	Free Agent (Indy) Jun'25
Birthplace:	USA

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Season	2026
Team	HOU
Level	MiLB
G	24
GS	20
IP	87.0
K%	21.2%
BB%	11.6%
GB%	40.3%
ERA	6.10
FIP	6.28
WAR

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How Acquired:	Free Agent (Indy) Jun'25
Birthplace:	USA

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Preseason ProjectionsMinor Leagues

Season	Team	Level	Age	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BABIP	LOB%	GB%	HR/FB	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WAR
2025	HOU	CPX	25	1	0	0	2	1	7.1	12.27	1.23	0.00	.143	100.0%	28.6%	0.0%	0.00		1.25	2.13
2025	HOU	A	25	2	0	2	6	2	20.1	10.18	4.43	0.44	.200	58.3%	34.8%	5.6%	3.54		3.72	3.79
2025	HOU	A+	25	1	3	0	6	3	22.2	9.13	5.16	0.40	.268	62.9%	45.6%	5.3%	4.37		3.79	4.12
2025	HOU	MiLB	25	4	3	2	14	6	50.1	10.01	4.29	0.36	.226	63.2%	39.3%	4.4%	3.40		3.39	3.70
2026	Steamer	PROJ	26	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	6.23	4.74	1.53	.296	69.1%	40.9%		5.62		5.67	5.40	0.0
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	26	0	0	0	1	1	3.5	6.22	4.17	1.34	.283	62.5%			5.32		5.23		0.0
2026	HOU	AA	26	0	1	0	6	6	24.2	10.95	2.92	1.09	.373	69.2%	50.0%	14.3%	5.11		3.82	3.92
2026	HOU	AAA	26	3	5	0	18	14	62.1	8.09	5.63	2.17	.314	68.1%	36.9%	21.7%	6.50	6.60	7.25	6.03
2026	HOU	MiLB	26	3	6	0	24	20	87.0	8.90	4.86	1.86	.329	68.4%	40.3%	20.0%	6.10	6.60	6.28	5.43

Season	Team	Level	Age	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BABIP	LOB%	GB%	HR/FB	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WAR
2025	HOU	CPX	25	1	0	0	2	1	7.1	12.27	1.23	0.00	.143	100.0%	28.6%	0.0%	0.00		1.25	2.13
2025	HOU	A	25	2	0	2	6	2	20.1	10.18	4.43	0.44	.200	58.3%	34.8%	5.6%	3.54		3.72	3.79
2025	HOU	A+	25	1	3	0	6	3	22.2	9.13	5.16	0.40	.268	62.9%	45.6%	5.3%	4.37		3.79	4.12
2025	HOU	MiLB	25	4	3	2	14	6	50.1	10.01	4.29	0.36	.226	63.2%	39.3%	4.4%	3.40		3.39	3.70
2026	Steamer	PROJ	26	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	6.23	4.74	1.53	.296	69.1%	40.9%		5.62		5.67	5.40	0.0
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	26	0	0	0	1	1	3.5	6.22	4.17	1.34	.283	62.5%			5.32		5.23		0.0
2026	HOU	AA	26	0	1	0	6	6	24.2	10.95	2.92	1.09	.373	69.2%	50.0%	14.3%	5.11		3.82	3.92
2026	HOU	AAA	26	3	5	0	18	14	62.1	8.09	5.63	2.17	.314	68.1%	36.9%	21.7%	6.50	6.60	7.25	6.03
2026	HOU	MiLB	26	3	6	0	24	20	87.0	8.90	4.86	1.86	.329	68.4%	40.3%	20.0%	6.10	6.60	6.28	5.43

Preseason ProjectionsMinor Leagues

Season	Team	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	QS	CG	ShO	SV	BS	IP	TBF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	HBP	WP	BK	SO
2025	HOU	CPX	1	0	0.00	2	1		0	0	0	0	7.1	25	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10
2025	HOU	A	2	0	3.54	6	2		0	0	2	1	20.1	81	10	10	8	1	10	2	1	0	23
2025	HOU	A+	1	3	4.37	6	3		0	0	0	0	22.2	94	16	12	11	1	13	1	2	0	23
2025	HOU	MiLB	4	3	3.40	14	6		0	0	2	1	50.1	200	28	22	19	2	24	3	3	0	56
2026	Steamer	PROJ	0	0	5.62	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.0	5	1	1	1	0	1	0			1
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	0	0	5.32	1	1	0			0		3.5	14	3	2	2	1	2	0			2
2026	HOU	AA	0	1	5.11	6	6		0	0	0	0	24.2	108	28	14	14	3	8	0	4	0	30
2026	HOU	AAA	3	5	6.50	18	14		0	0	0	1	62.1	298	73	51	45	15	39	3	4	0	56
2026	HOU	MiLB	3	6	6.10	24	20		0	0	0	1	87.0	406	101	65	59	18	47	3	8	0	86

Season	Team	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	QS	CG	ShO	SV	BS	IP	TBF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	HBP	WP	BK	SO
2025	HOU	CPX	1	0	0.00	2	1		0	0	0	0	7.1	25	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10
2025	HOU	A	2	0	3.54	6	2		0	0	2	1	20.1	81	10	10	8	1	10	2	1	0	23
2025	HOU	A+	1	3	4.37	6	3		0	0	0	0	22.2	94	16	12	11	1	13	1	2	0	23
2025	HOU	MiLB	4	3	3.40	14	6		0	0	2	1	50.1	200	28	22	19	2	24	3	3	0	56
2026	Steamer	PROJ	0	0	5.62	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.0	5	1	1	1	0	1	0			1
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	0	0	5.32	1	1	0			0		3.5	14	3	2	2	1	2	0			2
2026	HOU	AA	0	1	5.11	6	6		0	0	0	0	24.2	108	28	14	14	3	8	0	4	0	30
2026	HOU	AAA	3	5	6.50	18	14		0	0	0	1	62.1	298	73	51	45	15	39	3	4	0	56
2026	HOU	MiLB	3	6	6.10	24	20		0	0	0	1	87.0	406	101	65	59	18	47	3	8	0	86

Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesAverages

Season	Team	Level	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	K-BB%	AVG	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA-	FIP-	FIP
2025	HOU	CPX	12.27	1.23	10.00	0.00	40.0%	4.0%	36.0%	.083	0.41	.143	100.0%	0	28	1.25
2025	HOU	A	10.18	4.43	2.30	0.44	28.4%	12.3%	16.0%	.145	0.98	.200	58.3%	91	93	3.72
2025	HOU	A+	9.13	5.16	1.77	0.40	24.5%	13.8%	10.6%	.200	1.28	.268	62.9%	100	90	3.79
2025	HOU	MiLB	10.01	4.29	2.33	0.36	28.0%	12.0%	16.0%	.162	1.03	.226	63.2%	82	82	3.39
2026	Steamer	PROJ	6.23	4.74	1.31	1.53	15.2%	11.6%	3.6%	.275	1.62	.296	69.1%			5.67
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	6.22	4.17	1.49	1.34	17.1%	11.4%	5.6%	.258	1.37	.283	62.5%			5.23
2026	HOU	AA	10.95	2.92	3.75	1.09	27.8%	7.4%	20.4%	.280	1.46	.373	69.2%	104	76	3.82
2026	HOU	AAA	8.09	5.63	1.44	2.17	18.8%	13.1%	5.7%	.285	1.80	.314	68.1%	136	142	7.25
2026	HOU	MiLB	8.90	4.86	1.83	1.86	21.2%	11.6%	9.6%	.284	1.70	.329	68.4%	127	124	6.28

Season	Team	Level	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	K-BB%	AVG	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA-	FIP-	FIP
2025	HOU	CPX	12.27	1.23	10.00	0.00	40.0%	4.0%	36.0%	.083	0.41	.143	100.0%	0	28	1.25
2025	HOU	A	10.18	4.43	2.30	0.44	28.4%	12.3%	16.0%	.145	0.98	.200	58.3%	91	93	3.72
2025	HOU	A+	9.13	5.16	1.77	0.40	24.5%	13.8%	10.6%	.200	1.28	.268	62.9%	100	90	3.79
2025	HOU	MiLB	10.01	4.29	2.33	0.36	28.0%	12.0%	16.0%	.162	1.03	.226	63.2%	82	82	3.39
2026	Steamer	PROJ	6.23	4.74	1.31	1.53	15.2%	11.6%	3.6%	.275	1.62	.296	69.1%			5.67
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	6.22	4.17	1.49	1.34	17.1%	11.4%	5.6%	.258	1.37	.283	62.5%			5.23
2026	HOU	AA	10.95	2.92	3.75	1.09	27.8%	7.4%	20.4%	.280	1.46	.373	69.2%	104	76	3.82
2026	HOU	AAA	8.09	5.63	1.44	2.17	18.8%	13.1%	5.7%	.285	1.80	.314	68.1%	136	142	7.25
2026	HOU	MiLB	8.90	4.86	1.83	1.86	21.2%	11.6%	9.6%	.284	1.70	.329	68.4%	127	124	6.28

Preseason ProjectionsMinor Leagues

Season	Team	Level	Events	EV	maxEV	LA	Barrels	Barrel%	HardHit	HardHit%	divider	ERA	xERA
2026	HOU	AAA	200	87.7	111.6	14.4	15	7.5%	60	30.0%		6.50	6.60

Season	Team	Level	Events	EV	maxEV	LA	Barrels	Barrel%	HardHit	HardHit%	divider	ERA	xERA
2026	HOU	AAA	200	87.7	111.6	14.4	15	7.5%	60	30.0%		6.50	6.60

Preseason ProjectionsMinor Leagues

Season	Team	Level	GB/FB	LD%	GB%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	xFIP-	xFIP
2025	HOU	CPX	0.50	14.3%	28.6%	57.1%	62.5%	0.0%	50.0%	35.7%	14.3%	50	2.13
2025	HOU	A	0.89	26.1%	34.8%	39.1%	33.3%	5.6%	43.5%	28.3%	28.3%	95	3.79
2025	HOU	A+	1.37	21.1%	45.6%	33.3%	21.1%	5.3%	43.9%	24.6%	31.6%	106	4.12
2025	HOU	MiLB	1.02	22.2%	39.3%	38.5%	33.3%	4.4%	44.4%	27.4%	28.2%	93	3.70
2026	Steamer	PROJ		20.8%	40.9%	38.3%							5.40
2026	HOU	AA	1.62	19.1%	50.0%	30.9%	9.5%	14.3%	49.3%	23.2%	27.5%	78	3.92
2026	HOU	AAA	1.04	27.7%	36.9%	35.4%	18.8%	21.7%	42.3%	25.9%	31.8%	113	6.03
2026	HOU	MiLB	1.18	25.5%	40.3%	34.2%	16.7%	20.0%	44.1%	25.2%	30.7%	103	5.43

Season	Team	Level	GB/FB	LD%	GB%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	xFIP-	xFIP
2025	HOU	CPX	0.50	14.3%	28.6%	57.1%	62.5%	0.0%	50.0%	35.7%	14.3%	50	2.13
2025	HOU	A	0.89	26.1%	34.8%	39.1%	33.3%	5.6%	43.5%	28.3%	28.3%	95	3.79
2025	HOU	A+	1.37	21.1%	45.6%	33.3%	21.1%	5.3%	43.9%	24.6%	31.6%	106	4.12
2025	HOU	MiLB	1.02	22.2%	39.3%	38.5%	33.3%	4.4%	44.4%	27.4%	28.2%	93	3.70
2026	Steamer	PROJ		20.8%	40.9%	38.3%							5.40
2026	HOU	AA	1.62	19.1%	50.0%	30.9%	9.5%	14.3%	49.3%	23.2%	27.5%	78	3.92
2026	HOU	AAA	1.04	27.7%	36.9%	35.4%	18.8%	21.7%	42.3%	25.9%	31.8%	113	6.03
2026	HOU	MiLB	1.18	25.5%	40.3%	34.2%	16.7%	20.0%	44.1%	25.2%	30.7%	103	5.43

Preseason ProjectionsMinor Leagues

Season	Team	Level	GB	FB	LD	IFFB	Balls	Strikes	Pitches	EV	LA	Barrels	Barrel%
2025	HOU	CPX	4	8	2	5	29	62	91
2025	HOU	A	16	18	12	6	122	201	323
2025	HOU	A+	26	19	12	4	152	229	381
2025	HOU	MiLB	46	45	26	15	303	492	795
2026	Steamer	PROJ	1	1	1
2026	HOU	AA	34	21	13	2	150	287	437
2026	HOU	AAA	72	69	54	13	480	708	1188	87.7	14.4	15	7.5%
2026	HOU	MiLB	106	90	67	15	630	995	1625	87.7	14.4	15	7.5%

Season	Team	Level	GB	FB	LD	IFFB	Balls	Strikes	Pitches	EV	LA	Barrels	Barrel%
2025	HOU	CPX	4	8	2	5	29	62	91
2025	HOU	A	16	18	12	6	122	201	323
2025	HOU	A+	26	19	12	4	152	229	381
2025	HOU	MiLB	46	45	26	15	303	492	795
2026	Steamer	PROJ	1	1	1
2026	HOU	AA	34	21	13	2	150	287	437
2026	HOU	AAA	72	69	54	13	480	708	1188	87.7	14.4	15	7.5%
2026	HOU	MiLB	106	90	67	15	630	995	1625	87.7	14.4	15	7.5%

Preseason ProjectionsMinor Leagues

Season	Team	Level	divider	FA%	vFA	divider	divider	FC%	vFC	divider	divider	divider	SI%	vSI	divider	SL%	vSL	divider	CU%	vCU	divider	divider	divider	CH%	vCH	divider	divider	divider
2026	HOU	AAA		35.2%	95.6			22.4%	88.7				6.3%	93.1		27.4%	82.0		5.0%	78.6				3.7%	85.7
2026	HOU	MiLB		35.2%	95.6			22.4%	88.7				6.3%	93.1		27.4%	82.0		5.0%	78.6				3.7%	85.7

Season	Team	Level	divider	FA%	vFA	divider	divider	FC%	vFC	divider	divider	divider	SI%	vSI	divider	SL%	vSL	divider	CU%	vCU	divider	divider	divider	CH%	vCH	divider	divider	divider
2026	HOU	AAA		35.2%	95.6			22.4%	88.7				6.3%	93.1		27.4%	82.0		5.0%	78.6				3.7%	85.7
2026	HOU	MiLB		35.2%	95.6			22.4%	88.7				6.3%	93.1		27.4%	82.0		5.0%	78.6				3.7%	85.7

MLB F-Strike%, SwStr%, CStr%, CSW% are from the Sports Info Solution data source.
All MiLB and Pace data are from Statcast.

Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesAverages

Season	Team	Level	O-Swing%	Z-Swing%	Swing%	O-Contact%	Z-Contact%	Contact%	Zone%	F-Strike%	SwStr%	CStr%	CSW%	Pace
2025	HOU	CPX			50.5%			52.2%		60.0%	24.2%	17.6%	41.8%
2025	HOU	A			41.8%			71.9%		59.3%	11.8%	20.1%	31.9%
2025	HOU	A+			40.7%			78.1%		57.4%	8.9%	19.4%	28.3%
2025	HOU	MiLB			42.3%			72.0%		58.5%	11.8%	19.5%	31.3%
2026	HOU	AA			49.9%			74.3%		61.1%	12.8%	15.3%	28.1%
2026	HOU	AAA	29.2%	62.4%	44.8%	53.9%	90.6%	78.2%	46.4%	47.3%	9.8%	14.2%	24.0%	20.3
2026	HOU	MiLB	29.2%	62.4%	46.2%	53.9%	90.6%	77.1%	46.4%	51.0%	10.6%	14.5%	25.1%	20.3

Season	Team	Level	O-Swing%	Z-Swing%	Swing%	O-Contact%	Z-Contact%	Contact%	Zone%	F-Strike%	SwStr%	CStr%	CSW%	Pace
2025	HOU	CPX			50.5%			52.2%		60.0%	24.2%	17.6%	41.8%
2025	HOU	A			41.8%			71.9%		59.3%	11.8%	20.1%	31.9%
2025	HOU	A+			40.7%			78.1%		57.4%	8.9%	19.4%	28.3%
2025	HOU	MiLB			42.3%			72.0%		58.5%	11.8%	19.5%	31.3%
2026	HOU	AA			49.9%			74.3%		61.1%	12.8%	15.3%	28.1%
2026	HOU	AAA	29.2%	62.4%	44.8%	53.9%	90.6%	78.2%	46.4%	47.3%	9.8%	14.2%	24.0%	20.3
2026	HOU	MiLB	29.2%	62.4%	46.2%	53.9%	90.6%	77.1%	46.4%	51.0%	10.6%	14.5%	25.1%	20.3

Preseason ProjectionsMinor Leagues

Season	Team	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	A	E	DP
2025	HOU	CPX	P	2	1	7.1	0	0	0
2025	HOU	A	P	6	2	20.1	0	1	0
2025	HOU	A+	P	6	3	22.2	2	0	0
2026	HOU	AA	P	6	6	24.2	0	0	0
2026	HOU	AAA	P	18	14	62.1	7	1	1

Season	Team	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	A	E	DP
2025	HOU	CPX	P	2	1	7.1	0	0	0
2025	HOU	A	P	6	2	20.1	0	1	0
2025	HOU	A+	P	6	3	22.2	2	0	0
2026	HOU	AA	P	6	6	24.2	0	0	0
2026	HOU	AAA	P	18	14	62.1	7	1	1

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BAL	CHW	ATH
BOS	CLE	HOU
NYY	DET	LAA
TBR	KCR	SEA
TOR	MIN	TEX

ATL	CHC	ARI
MIA	CIN	COL
NYM	MIL	LAD
PHI	PIT	SDP
WSN	STL	SFG