NYY · P

Paul Blackburn

Age 32 B/T R/R 6′1″, 196 lb USA MLB debut 2017

40-man

Free agent est. 1 yr × $4.1M ($2M–$10M) · +0.1 wins to Pittsburgh’s Winter Plan in the bullpen

Keystone Stuff 90 13th pct

2026 fWAR 0.7

Projected 2027 WAR 0.3 Keystone Marcel+ at 76 IP

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 1,237 pitches

Keystone Stuff 90

Keystone Location 96

Keystone Pitching 88

Run value (xRV) +0.45

Strikeout % 20.5%

Walk % 9.8%

Whiff % 22.8%

Chase % 28.4%

Fastball velo 94.3

Extension 6.2 ft

85.0 IP1.59 ERA3.75 FIP 46° arm1 SV

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

RHP · arm angle 46° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Sinker34% use	34%	94.3	9.8	+13.6	90	102	11%	+0.12
Changeup21% use	21%	87.5	6.6	+13.0	90	113	30%	+2.23
Cutter20% use	20%	91.8	8.5	−3.5	100	90	17%	−1.78
Curveball14% use	14%	81.1	−17.2	−8.2	91	83	41%	+1.62
Sweeper7% use	7%	83.8	−2.7	−15.2	100	93	33%	+0.90
Four-seam3% use	3%	94.7	16.7	+5.3	97	63	9%	−0.07

No mix change or new pitch clears its bar. The arsenal is efficient for its shapes.

Most similar pitchers

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

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
38	Spencer Miles TOR · ’00	97	2.0	1.3	Pre-arb
37	Cal Quantrill TEX · ’95	84	1.5	0.8	Free agent
36	Eduard Bazardo SEA · ’95	94	−0.5	0.0	Arb
33	Hunter Brown HOU · ’98	98	1.9	2.6	Arb
33	Michael Lorenzen TOR · ’92	84	0.2	0.3	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

Changeup 37%

37% zone

Curveball 23%

28% zone

Cutter 21%

42% zone

Sinker 15%

44% 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 0.3 WAR Free agent

2028 0.1 WAR Free agent

2029 0.0 WAR Free agent

2030 −0.2 WAR Free agent

A pending free agent: no club controls his 2027. Contract Studio →

Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2025A+	A+	Brooklyn Cyclones	31	2	5 IP	5 IP · 5.40 ERA · 33.3% K · 9.5% BB
2025AA	AA	Binghamton Rumble Ponies	31	1	4.1 IP	4.1 IP · 6.23 ERA · 38.9% K · 16.7% BB
2025AAA	AAA	Syracuse Mets	31	8	42.1 IP	42.1 IP · 2.55 ERA · 20.4% K · 7.2% BB
2025ROK	ROK	FCL Mets	31	1	3.2 IP	3.2 IP · 2.45 ERA · 53.3% K · 13.3% BB

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As pitcher 0% 0/1 won · 0.0 runs