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Todd

Early

PAge : 24Throws : L

#19

Connelly Early

#19PWashington Nationals

Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 88 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2025-09-09

Born in : Midlothian, VA, USA

MLB record

YearTeamPJVDMPMMJRBWHIP
202618753.3394.2941.23
2026Washington Nationals1000.003.010.33
2026Boston Red Sox17753.4491.2931.25
2025Boston Red Sox4122.3319.1291.09
Career totals22873.16114.01231.20

ContractWashington Nationals payroll →

Type
Pre-Arbitration
Length
1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value
0.8 M$
AAV
0.79 M$

Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

3.33

FIP

4.54

xFIP

4.14

ERA-

78

WHIP

1.23

K%

23.5 %

BB%

8.5 %

Strikeouts

94

Innings

94.7

Wins

7

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.5

Strikeouts

59

2026 WAR

0.8

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (0)

  • 20260.8 WAR · 1.5 per full season

Outlook, age included

+25 · 24 y.o. · usually still improving

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

71

Established regular

VEL
Velocity
73
STF
Stuff
80
CTL
Control
74
CNT
Contact allowed
70
STA
Stamina
57
DUR
Durability
59
EX
Experience
37
Why these ratings?
  • VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
  • STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
  • CTL — Control : Walks avoided
  • CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
  • STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
  • DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
  • EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention55
Stuff66
Command41
Contact allowed27
Velocity44
Workload18

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.54 · RA9-WAR: 2.7

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

94.0 mi/h

43th percentile

K%

23.5 %

65th percentile

BB%

8.5 %

41th percentile

xERA

4.27

50th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.317

50th percentile

Barrels allowed

10.6 %

8th percentile

Game log, 2026

DateOpponentIPHERBBSOERA
Sep 26vs NYM3.010013.33
Jun 30vs WSH4.030253.44
Jun 25vs NYY6.052193.59
Jun 20@ SEA6.021273.64
Jun 14vs TEX4.2116233.81
Jun 8@ TB4.252463.30
Jun 2vs BAL5.164163.26
May 27vs ATL7.040372.95
May 20@ KC6.163153.33
May 15@ ATL5.052063.21