Matt Ager
Pittsburgh Pirates (AA)P
Age: 23
Bats/Throws: R/R
6'6" / 225
DOB: 5/21/2003
(23 years, 5 months, 7 days)
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| How Acquired: | Draft |
| Draft: | 2024, Rd: 6, Pick: 9, Ovr: 174 |
| Draft Team: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Signing Bonus: | $357,400 |
| College: | UC Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, USA) |
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| How Acquired: | Draft |
| Draft: | 2024, Rd: 6, Pick: 9, Ovr: 174 |
| Draft Team: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Signing Bonus: | $357,400 |
| College: | UC Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, USA) |
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Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring TrainingCollege
| Season | Team | Level | Age | W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | divider | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | divider | vFA | divider | ERA | xERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UCSB | NCAA | 19 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 38.0 | 9.95 | 5.45 | 0.24 | .278 | 76.8% | 3.55 | 4.87 | |||||||||
| 2023 | UCSB | NCAA | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 92.1 | 11.21 | 2.53 | 0.49 | .292 | 71.4% | 3.12 | 3.45 | |||||||||
| 2024 | UCSB | NCAA | 21 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 62.2 | 8.47 | 4.02 | 0.57 | .296 | 67.9% | 4.02 | 4.57 | |||||||||
| 2025 | PIT | A | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 76.0 | 5.92 | 5.57 | 0.83 | .291 | 66.0% | 43.4% | 8.9% | 4.86 | 5.86 | 5.64 | 5.54 | |||||
| 2026 | PIT | ST | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | .000 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.00 | 1.65 | 3.52 | ||||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.98 | 5.51 | 1.51 | .300 | 67.0% | 42.4% | 6.43 | 6.42 | 6.31 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 2.93 | 5.26 | 1.48 | .303 | 62.2% | 6.88 | 6.54 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 2026 | PIT | A+ | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17.1 | 12.46 | 2.60 | 2.60 | .316 | 80.0% | 31.0% | 27.8% | 4.67 | 5.47 | 3.70 | ||||||
| 2026 | PIT | AA | 23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 106.2 | 6.16 | 2.87 | 1.86 | .304 | 70.6% | 37.5% | 15.8% | 5.65 | 6.04 | 5.79 | ||||||
| 2026 | PIT | MiLB | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 124.0 | 7.04 | 2.83 | 1.96 | .306 | 71.5% | 36.8% | 17.2% | 5.52 | 5.96 | 5.50 |
| Season | Team | Level | Age | W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | divider | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | divider | vFA | divider | ERA | xERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UCSB | NCAA | 19 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 38.0 | 9.95 | 5.45 | 0.24 | .278 | 76.8% | 3.55 | 4.87 | |||||||||
| 2023 | UCSB | NCAA | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 92.1 | 11.21 | 2.53 | 0.49 | .292 | 71.4% | 3.12 | 3.45 | |||||||||
| 2024 | UCSB | NCAA | 21 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 62.2 | 8.47 | 4.02 | 0.57 | .296 | 67.9% | 4.02 | 4.57 | |||||||||
| 2025 | PIT | A | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 76.0 | 5.92 | 5.57 | 0.83 | .291 | 66.0% | 43.4% | 8.9% | 4.86 | 5.86 | 5.64 | 5.54 | |||||
| 2026 | PIT | ST | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | .000 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.00 | 1.65 | 3.52 | ||||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.98 | 5.51 | 1.51 | .300 | 67.0% | 42.4% | 6.43 | 6.42 | 6.31 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 2.93 | 5.26 | 1.48 | .303 | 62.2% | 6.88 | 6.54 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 2026 | PIT | A+ | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17.1 | 12.46 | 2.60 | 2.60 | .316 | 80.0% | 31.0% | 27.8% | 4.67 | 5.47 | 3.70 | ||||||
| 2026 | PIT | AA | 23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 106.2 | 6.16 | 2.87 | 1.86 | .304 | 70.6% | 37.5% | 15.8% | 5.65 | 6.04 | 5.79 | ||||||
| 2026 | PIT | MiLB | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 124.0 | 7.04 | 2.83 | 1.96 | .306 | 71.5% | 36.8% | 17.2% | 5.52 | 5.96 | 5.50 |
Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring TrainingCollege
| Season | Team | Level | W | L | ERA | G | GS | QS | CG | ShO | SV | HLD | BS | IP | TBF | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | WP | BK | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UCSB | NCAA | 2 | 0 | 3.55 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38.0 | 167 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 42 | ||||
| 2023 | UCSB | NCAA | 5 | 4 | 3.12 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92.1 | 380 | 71 | 35 | 32 | 5 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 115 | ||||
| 2024 | UCSB | NCAA | 3 | 4 | 4.02 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 62.2 | 284 | 59 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 59 | ||||
| 2025 | PIT | A | 2 | 6 | 4.86 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76.0 | 357 | 78 | 52 | 41 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 50 | |
| 2026 | PIT | ST | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 0 | 1 | 6.88 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2026 | PIT | A+ | 1 | 0 | 4.67 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 72 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 2026 | PIT | AA | 6 | 5 | 5.65 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106.2 | 470 | 124 | 70 | 67 | 22 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 73 | |
| 2026 | PIT | MiLB | 7 | 5 | 5.52 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 124.0 | 542 | 141 | 80 | 76 | 27 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 97 |
| Season | Team | Level | W | L | ERA | G | GS | QS | CG | ShO | SV | HLD | BS | IP | TBF | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | WP | BK | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UCSB | NCAA | 2 | 0 | 3.55 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38.0 | 167 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 42 | ||||
| 2023 | UCSB | NCAA | 5 | 4 | 3.12 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92.1 | 380 | 71 | 35 | 32 | 5 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 115 | ||||
| 2024 | UCSB | NCAA | 3 | 4 | 4.02 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 62.2 | 284 | 59 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 59 | ||||
| 2025 | PIT | A | 2 | 6 | 4.86 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76.0 | 357 | 78 | 52 | 41 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 50 | |
| 2026 | PIT | ST | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 0 | 1 | 6.88 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2026 | PIT | A+ | 1 | 0 | 4.67 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 72 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 2026 | PIT | AA | 6 | 5 | 5.65 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106.2 | 470 | 124 | 70 | 67 | 22 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 73 | |
| 2026 | PIT | MiLB | 7 | 5 | 5.52 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 124.0 | 542 | 141 | 80 | 76 | 27 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 97 |
Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring TrainingAveragesCollege
| Season | Team | Level | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | divider | K% | BB% | K-BB% | divider | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | divider | ERA- | FIP- | divider | FIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UCSB | NCAA | 9.95 | 5.45 | 1.83 | 0.24 | 25.1% | 13.8% | 11.4% | .195 | 1.29 | .278 | 76.8% | 70 | 96 | 4.87 | ||||
| 2023 | UCSB | NCAA | 11.21 | 2.53 | 4.42 | 0.49 | 30.3% | 6.8% | 23.4% | .205 | 1.05 | .292 | 71.4% | 59 | 66 | 3.45 | ||||
| 2024 | UCSB | NCAA | 8.47 | 4.02 | 2.11 | 0.57 | 20.8% | 9.9% | 10.9% | .237 | 1.39 | .296 | 67.9% | 81 | 92 | 4.57 | ||||
| 2025 | PIT | A | 5.92 | 5.57 | 1.06 | 0.83 | 14.0% | 13.2% | 0.8% | .259 | 1.64 | .291 | 66.0% | 112 | 127 | 5.64 | ||||
| 2026 | PIT | ST | 9.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 33.3% | .000 | 0.00 | .000 | 100.0% | 0 | 33 | 1.65 | ||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 3.98 | 5.51 | 0.72 | 1.51 | 9.3% | 12.9% | -3.6% | .296 | 1.82 | .300 | 67.0% | 6.42 | ||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 2.93 | 5.26 | 0.56 | 1.48 | 6.9% | 12.4% | -5.5% | .307 | 1.83 | .303 | 62.2% | 6.54 | ||||||
| 2026 | PIT | A+ | 12.46 | 2.60 | 4.80 | 2.60 | 33.3% | 6.9% | 26.4% | .254 | 1.27 | .316 | 80.0% | 88 | 100 | 5.47 | ||||
| 2026 | PIT | AA | 6.16 | 2.87 | 2.15 | 1.86 | 15.5% | 7.2% | 8.3% | .288 | 1.48 | .304 | 70.6% | 117 | 128 | 6.04 | ||||
| 2026 | PIT | MiLB | 7.04 | 2.83 | 2.49 | 1.96 | 17.9% | 7.2% | 10.7% | .284 | 1.45 | .306 | 71.5% | 113 | 124 | 5.96 |
| Season | Team | Level | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | divider | K% | BB% | K-BB% | divider | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | divider | ERA- | FIP- | divider | FIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UCSB | NCAA | 9.95 | 5.45 | 1.83 | 0.24 | 25.1% | 13.8% | 11.4% | .195 | 1.29 | .278 | 76.8% | 70 | 96 | 4.87 | ||||
| 2023 | UCSB | NCAA | 11.21 | 2.53 | 4.42 | 0.49 | 30.3% | 6.8% | 23.4% | .205 | 1.05 | .292 | 71.4% | 59 | 66 | 3.45 | ||||
| 2024 | UCSB | NCAA | 8.47 | 4.02 | 2.11 | 0.57 | 20.8% | 9.9% | 10.9% | .237 | 1.39 | .296 | 67.9% | 81 | 92 | 4.57 | ||||
| 2025 | PIT | A | 5.92 | 5.57 | 1.06 | 0.83 | 14.0% | 13.2% | 0.8% | .259 | 1.64 | .291 | 66.0% | 112 | 127 | 5.64 | ||||
| 2026 | PIT | ST | 9.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 33.3% | .000 | 0.00 | .000 | 100.0% | 0 | 33 | 1.65 | ||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 3.98 | 5.51 | 0.72 | 1.51 | 9.3% | 12.9% | -3.6% | .296 | 1.82 | .300 | 67.0% | 6.42 | ||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 2.93 | 5.26 | 0.56 | 1.48 | 6.9% | 12.4% | -5.5% | .307 | 1.83 | .303 | 62.2% | 6.54 | ||||||
| 2026 | PIT | A+ | 12.46 | 2.60 | 4.80 | 2.60 | 33.3% | 6.9% | 26.4% | .254 | 1.27 | .316 | 80.0% | 88 | 100 | 5.47 | ||||
| 2026 | PIT | AA | 6.16 | 2.87 | 2.15 | 1.86 | 15.5% | 7.2% | 8.3% | .288 | 1.48 | .304 | 70.6% | 117 | 128 | 6.04 | ||||
| 2026 | PIT | MiLB | 7.04 | 2.83 | 2.49 | 1.96 | 17.9% | 7.2% | 10.7% | .284 | 1.45 | .306 | 71.5% | 113 | 124 | 5.96 |
Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring TrainingCollege
| Season | Team | Level | GB/FB | LD% | GB% | FB% | IFFB% | HR/FB | IFH% | BUH% | divider | Pull% | Cent% | Oppo% | divider | Soft% | Med% | Hard% | divider | SIERA | xFIP- | xFIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PIT | A | 1.33 | 24.0% | 43.4% | 32.6% | 32.9% | 8.9% | 50.2% | 24.7% | 25.1% | 129 | 5.54 | |||||||||
| 2026 | PIT | ST | 1.00 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 71 | 3.52 | |||||||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 20.6% | 42.4% | 37.0% | 6.31 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | PIT | A+ | 0.72 | 26.2% | 31.0% | 42.9% | 16.7% | 27.8% | 39.5% | 30.2% | 30.2% | 73 | 3.70 | |||||||||
| 2026 | PIT | AA | 0.95 | 23.0% | 37.5% | 39.5% | 19.4% | 15.8% | 45.5% | 25.7% | 28.8% | 122 | 5.79 | |||||||||
| 2026 | PIT | MiLB | 0.92 | 23.4% | 36.8% | 39.8% | 19.1% | 17.2% | 44.9% | 26.2% | 28.9% | 115 | 5.50 |
| Season | Team | Level | GB/FB | LD% | GB% | FB% | IFFB% | HR/FB | IFH% | BUH% | divider | Pull% | Cent% | Oppo% | divider | Soft% | Med% | Hard% | divider | SIERA | xFIP- | xFIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PIT | A | 1.33 | 24.0% | 43.4% | 32.6% | 32.9% | 8.9% | 50.2% | 24.7% | 25.1% | 129 | 5.54 | |||||||||
| 2026 | PIT | ST | 1.00 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 71 | 3.52 | |||||||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 20.6% | 42.4% | 37.0% | 6.31 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | PIT | A+ | 0.72 | 26.2% | 31.0% | 42.9% | 16.7% | 27.8% | 39.5% | 30.2% | 30.2% | 73 | 3.70 | |||||||||
| 2026 | PIT | AA | 0.95 | 23.0% | 37.5% | 39.5% | 19.4% | 15.8% | 45.5% | 25.7% | 28.8% | 122 | 5.79 | |||||||||
| 2026 | PIT | MiLB | 0.92 | 23.4% | 36.8% | 39.8% | 19.1% | 17.2% | 44.9% | 26.2% | 28.9% | 115 | 5.50 |
Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring TrainingCollege
MLB F-Strike%, SwStr%, CStr%, CSW% are from the Sports Info Solution data source.
All MiLB and Pace data are from Statcast.
All MiLB and Pace data are from Statcast.
Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring TrainingAveragesCollege
| Season | Team | Level | O-Swing% | Z-Swing% | Swing% | divider | O-Contact% | Z-Contact% | Contact% | Zone% | divider | F-Strike% | SwStr% | CStr% | CSW% | divider | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PIT | A | 23.8% | 68.6% | 43.7% | 73.6% | 86.8% | 82.8% | 44.4% | 43.4% | 7.5% | 15.3% | 22.9% | 18.4 | |||
| 2026 | PIT | ST | 0.0% | 100.0% | 57.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 57.1% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 16.5 | ||||
| 2026 | PIT | A+ | 49.5% | 76.7% | 58.3% | 11.5% | 17.3% | 28.8% | |||||||||
| 2026 | PIT | AA | 49.2% | 82.1% | 51.3% | 8.8% | 15.7% | 24.5% | |||||||||
| 2026 | PIT | MiLB | 49.2% | 81.2% | 52.2% | 9.2% | 16.0% | 25.2% |
| Season | Team | Level | O-Swing% | Z-Swing% | Swing% | divider | O-Contact% | Z-Contact% | Contact% | Zone% | divider | F-Strike% | SwStr% | CStr% | CSW% | divider | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PIT | A | 23.8% | 68.6% | 43.7% | 73.6% | 86.8% | 82.8% | 44.4% | 43.4% | 7.5% | 15.3% | 22.9% | 18.4 | |||
| 2026 | PIT | ST | 0.0% | 100.0% | 57.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 57.1% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 16.5 | ||||
| 2026 | PIT | A+ | 49.5% | 76.7% | 58.3% | 11.5% | 17.3% | 28.8% | |||||||||
| 2026 | PIT | AA | 49.2% | 82.1% | 51.3% | 8.8% | 15.7% | 24.5% | |||||||||
| 2026 | PIT | MiLB | 49.2% | 81.2% | 52.2% | 9.2% | 16.0% | 25.2% |
