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Chase Shugart

Age 29 B/T L/R 5′11″, 200 lb USA MLB debut 2024
40-man
  • Left Pittsburgh Traded Jan 13, 2026; now with Philadelphia.
  • Philadelphia’s roster as it stands on the 40-man, off the 26-man (call-up depth)
  • Trade read Available at a price: PHI 38% playoff odds; control through 2031.
Keystone Stuff 104 67th pct
2026 fWAR −0.1
Projected 2027 WAR 0.0 Keystone Marcel+ at 61 IP

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 867 pitches

Keystone Stuff 104 Keystone Stuff: 104, 67th percentile
Keystone Location 90 Keystone Location: 90, 17th percentile
Keystone Pitching 95 Keystone Pitching: 95, 35th percentile
Run value (xRV) 0.00 Run value (xRV): 0.00, 43rd percentile
Strikeout % 26.5% Strikeout %: 26.5%, 78th percentile
Walk % 9.0% Walk %: 9.0%, 48th percentile
Whiff % 23.4% Whiff %: 23.4%, 36th percentile
Chase % 25.7% Chase %: 25.7%, 7th percentile
Fastball velo 95.3 Fastball velo: 95.3, 63rd percentile
Extension 6.2 ft Extension: 6.2 ft, 30th percentile
53.2 IP4.02 ERA4.66 FIP 38° arm

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

−20−20−10−100010102020← Glove sideArm side →Rise (IVB, in) →FCSISTCH4S
RHP · arm angle 38° · how to read
PitchUseVeloIVBHBStuffLocWhiffxRV/100
Cutter32% use32%91.57.9−2.41048619%−0.47
Sinker29% use29%95.09.8+16.510010320%+1.64
Sweeper20% use20%82.50.3−16.81139231%−0.02
Changeup9% use9%89.16.1+15.5869124%−0.24
Four-seam9% use9%96.115.9+8.91019127%−3.20

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

Most similar pitchers

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

SimilarityPlayerStuff’26 WAR’27 proj2027
47Matt Festa CLE · ’931110.60.4Arb
44Calvin Faucher MIA · ’951111.20.6Arb
40Antonio Senzatela MIL · ’95941.10.3Free agent
35Ryan Watson LAA · ’97980.70.5—
26Chad Patrick MIL · ’981030.71.1Pre-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

Sinker 38%
56% zone
Cutter 31%
46% zone
Sweeper 25%
32% 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 0.0 WAR Pre-arb $780K*
2028 0.0 WAR Arbitration $1.2M*
2029 −0.2 WAR Arbitration $1.2M*
2030 −0.3 WAR Arbitration $1.3M*

* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →

Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevelLevelTeamAgeGPA / IPPA / IP ·Line
2026AAAAAALehigh Valley IronPigs2978 IP 8 IP · 1.13 ERA · 29.0% K · 3.2% BB
2025AABradenton Marauders2811 IP 1 IP · 9.00 ERA · 20.0% K · 20.0% BB
2025AAAAAAIndianapolis Indians281220.2 IP 20.2 IP · 1.74 ERA · 25.3% K · 7.6% BB
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