CLE · P

Tim Herrin

Age 30 B/T L/L 6′6″, 230 lb USA MLB debut 2023

40-man

Cleveland’s roster as it stands bullpen · 53 IP · 0.1 WAR in the role
Injured list 2026: Left elbow contusion (Jul 9–Jul 24)
Trade read Available at a price: CLE 49% playoff odds; control through 2029.

Keystone Stuff 95 28th pct

2026 fWAR 0.2

Projected 2027 WAR 0.1 at 62 IP · 0.1 in his 2027 role

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 983 pitches

Keystone Stuff 95

Keystone Location 85

Keystone Pitching 89

Run value (xRV) +0.35

Strikeout % 22.5%

Walk % 11.7%

Whiff % 30.6%

Chase % 32.1%

Fastball velo 94.1

Extension 6.4 ft

56.2 IP3.02 ERA4.09 FIP 34° arm

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

LHP · arm angle 34° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Curveball30% use	30%	80.2	−3.4	−11.3	106	76	36%	+0.93
Slider25% use	25%	87.2	2.4	+0.1	93	105	45%	−0.50
Sinker24% use	24%	93.6	5.3	+15.3	95	92	19%	+0.81
Four-seam20% use	20%	94.7	12.0	+7.1	88	92	17%	+0.04

Weak pitch to watch

Slider grades 93 with below-average expected results; his curveball grades 106. The best case is against righties: the curveball is worth +0.7 runs per 100 pitches more, 0.9 standard errors (198 and 122 pitches), short of the 2 needed. No mix change until it clears.

Pitch idea (fragile)

Built from his own fastball (93.6 mph) plus the typical shape 19 pitchers with his slot (34°) throw: a changeup around 85.0 mph, −5.3″ rise, +21.2″ arm-side. On the same model it grades +20 against his four-seam, his weakest pitch that breaks the same way (+9 to +64 across the production and three cross-fit models), about 108 on his four-seam’s scale; the comps’ own changeups grade 95 at the median, so that sits above 95% of them. That would out-grade 100% of the comps’ real pitches, more likely a result of how the pitch was built than of the pitch, so it isn’t queued.

Most similar pitchers

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

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
41	Gregory Soto PIT · ’95	110	1.3	0.8	Free agent
37	Evan Sisk PIT · ’97	113	0.4	0.4	—
36	Taylor Rogers MIN · ’90	105	0.2	0.0	Free agent
34	Grant Wolfram BAL · ’96	104	1.2	0.7	Pre-arb
32	Sean Newcomb CWS · ’93	100	1.7	0.9	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

Curveball 36%

32% zone

Four-seam 26%

52% zone

Slider 22%

30% zone

Sinker 15%

50% 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 0.1 WAR Arbitration $1.1M*

2028 0.0 WAR Arbitration $1.5M*

2029 −0.1 WAR Arbitration $1.5M*

2030 −0.2 WAR Free agent

* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →

Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2026AA	AA	Akron RubberDucks	29	1	0.1 IP	0.1 IP · 81.00 ERA · 25.0% K · 50.0% BB
2026AAA	AAA	Columbus Clippers	29	1	1 IP	1 IP · 0.00 ERA · 100.0% K · 0.0% BB
2025AAA	AAA	Columbus Clippers	28	8	8 IP	8 IP · 3.38 ERA · 27.3% K · 6.1% BB