PIT · P

Noah Murdock

Age 28 B/T R/R 6′8″, 234 lb USA MLB debut 2025

Pittsburgh org 40-man

Winter Plan call-up depth · 0.0 WAR in the role

Projected 2027 WAR 0.2 at 33 IP · 0.0 in his 2027 role

Development · trends & plan

Tracked levels only. Monthly values; gaps mark the offseason. The number beside each line is its last month, with that month’s sample (faded under 50 PA or 150 pitches), not the season.

Plan for 2027

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Diagnose low ask Find the cause of the drop in Stuff
Clear declines: Stuff 97 → 89 (2025 → 2026, Triple-A). Check video, medical and pitch shape before anyone sets a target.
Development Tracker
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Keep Keep the gain: cutter velocity up
2025 → 2026 at Triple-A.
Cutter velocity: 89.0 mph→ 90.7 mph

Each goal is checked when his sample can tell the target from noise: the 2027 All-Star break if it can by then, else season’s end or the sample it needs; if no single season can, it’s a lean. Coach card

Trends · MLB

Fastball velo 94.5 mph Jul ’26 · 45 pitches Mar ’25 – Jul ’26

Stuff 96 Jul ’26 · 45 pitches Mar ’25 – Jul ’26

Location 43 Jul ’26 · 45 pitches Mar ’25 – Jul ’26

Whiff rate 28% Jul ’26 · 45 pitches Mar ’25 – Jul ’26

Zone rate 36% Jul ’26 · 45 pitches Mar ’25 – Jul ’26

Walk rate 30.0% Jul ’26 · 10 PA Mar ’25 – Jul ’26

Clear changes

▼ Stuff 97 → 89 −8 2025 → 2026 · Triple-A
▲ cutter velocity 89.0 mph → 90.7 mph +1.7 mph 2025 → 2026 · Triple-A

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 0.2 WAR Pre-arb (est.) $780K*

2028 0.2 WAR Arbitration (est.) $1.3M*

2029 0.1 WAR Arbitration (est.) $1.4M*

2030 0.1 WAR Arbitration (est.) $1.5M*

* Estimated: RosterResource has no contract row for him, so control through 2030 estimated from his MLB debut (2025-03-29): six years of service at the earliest; he isn’t in the contract data, and time in the minors would add seasons; pre-arbitration years at the minimum, arbitration years from Keystone’s arbitration model. Contract Studio →

Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2026A	A	Bradenton Marauders	27	4	4.1 IP	4.1 IP · 2.08 ERA · 22.2% K · 0.0% BB
2026AA	AA	Altoona Curve	27	9	13.2 IP	13.2 IP · 4.61 ERA · 26.4% K · 9.4% BB
2026AAA	AAA	Indianapolis Indians	27	27	34 IP	34 IP · 3.71 ERA · 33.3% K · 12.5% BB
2025AAA	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	26	16	21 IP	21 IP · 6.00 ERA · 20.2% K · 13.1% BB