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Ryan Watson

Age 28 B/T R/R 6′5″, 225 lb USA MLB debut 2026

40-man FV 35+ · #38 in org

The Angels’ roster as it stands bullpen · 59 IP · 0.5 WAR in the role

Keystone Stuff 98 43rd pct

2026 fWAR 0.7

Projected 2027 WAR 0.5 at 66 IP · 0.5 in his 2027 role

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 1,138 pitches

Keystone Stuff 98

Keystone Location 104

Keystone Pitching 102

Run value (xRV) −0.27

Strikeout % 21.2%

Walk % 7.5%

Whiff % 25.5%

Chase % 33.4%

Fastball velo 93.9

Extension 7.0 ft

72.0 IP4.00 ERA3.82 FIP 36° arm4 SV

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

RHP · arm angle 36° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Cutter24% use	24%	90.0	7.2	−1.4	91	109	18%	−1.80
Sweeper24% use	24%	85.0	5.0	−11.8	108	105	35%	+1.33
Four-seam19% use	19%	94.2	15.7	+6.8	97	102	22%	−0.18
Curveball18% use	18%	83.3	−11.6	−11.7	97	103	37%	+1.20
Sinker14% use	14%	93.6	8.3	+16.1	102	88	15%	−2.28

Weak pitch to watch

Cutter grades 91 with below-average expected results; his sweeper grades 108. The best case is against righties: the sweeper is worth +0.9 runs per 100 pitches more, 1.0 standard errors (174 and 140 pitches), short of the 2 needed. No mix change until it clears.

Most similar pitchers

Pitches like Watson: same hand, shape, slot and mix

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
45	Matt Festa CLE · ’93	111	0.6	0.4	Arb
43	Tejay Antone CIN · ’93	106	0.7	0.4	Arb
38	Calvin Faucher MIA · ’95	111	1.2	0.6	Arb
35	Chase Shugart PHI · ’96	104	−0.1	0.0	Pre-arb
34	Paul Sewald TOR · ’90	103	−0.5	−0.1	Free agent

Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.

Pitch locations · 2026

Where each pitch finishes, by batter side

Sweeper 32%

35% zone

Cutter 26%

61% zone

Sinker 23%

41% zone

Four-seam 12%

50% zone

Curveball 8%

24% zone

Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 0.5 WAR —

2028 0.5 WAR —

2029 0.4 WAR —

2030 0.3 WAR —

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Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2025AAA	AAA	Sacramento River Cats	27	46	50.2 IP	50.2 IP · 4.26 ERA · 28.1% K · 7.0% BB

FanGraphs: FV 35+ · ETA 2026. Public pitch tracking exists only at Triple-A and some Florida State League parks.

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As pitcher 100% 1/1 won · 0.0 runs