CWS · P

Bryan Hudson

Age 29 B/T L/L 6′8″, 248 lb USA MLB debut 2023

40-man

The White Sox’s roster as it stands late-inning relief · 59 IP · 0.6 WAR in the role
Trade read Available at a price: CWS 39% playoff odds; control through 2030.

Keystone Stuff 117 95th pct

2026 fWAR 1.3

Projected 2027 WAR 0.7 at 65 IP · 0.6 in his 2027 role

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 1,057 pitches

Keystone Stuff 117

Keystone Location 106

Keystone Pitching 112

Run value (xRV) +1.06

Strikeout % 20.9%

Walk % 6.4%

Whiff % 23.1%

Chase % 25.1%

Fastball velo 91.8

Extension 7.3 ft

67.1 IP3.74 ERA3.29 FIP 12° arm8 SV

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

LHP · arm angle 12° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Four-seam66% use	66%	91.9	12.1	+10.1	109	108	23%	+1.60
Sweeper28% use	28%	80.0	−4.6	−14.6	121	98	23%	+0.03
Sinker4% use	4%	89.9	4.7	+16.7	103	76	27%	−0.54

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

Most similar pitchers

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

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
42	Evan Sisk PIT · ’97	113	0.4	0.4	—
32	Sean Manaea NYM · ’92	110	1.0	0.7	Signed $25.0M
27	Kody Funderburk MIN · ’96	97	0.4	0.3	—
25	Bryan King HOU · ’96	98	−0.4	0.1	Pre-arb
23	Mason Fluharty TOR · ’01	113	0.6	0.6	Pre-arb

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

Four-seam 68%

63% zone

Sweeper 28%

37% 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 0.7 WAR Pre-arb $780K*

2028 0.6 WAR Arbitration $2.2M*

2029 0.5 WAR Arbitration $3.0M*

2030 0.3 WAR Arbitration $3.9M*

* 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
2025AAA	AAA	Charlotte Knights	28	30	31.2 IP	31.2 IP · 5.97 ERA · 22.5% K · 10.1% BB