PIT · AAA · P
Michael Darrell-Hicks
Age 28 B/T R/R 6′5″, 231 lb USA MLB debut 2025
Development · trends & plan
Tracked levels only. Monthly values; gaps mark the offseason. The number beside each line is its last month, with that month’s sample (faded under 50 PA or 150 pitches), not the season.
Trends · MLB
Fastball velo 94.3 mph Apr ’25 · 106 pitches Apr ’25 – Apr ’25
Stuff 102 Apr ’25 · 106 pitches Apr ’25 – Apr ’25
Location 51 Apr ’25 · 106 pitches Apr ’25 – Apr ’25
Whiff rate 24% Apr ’25 · 106 pitches Apr ’25 – Apr ’25
Zone rate 42% Apr ’25 · 106 pitches Apr ’25 – Apr ’25
Walk rate 12.9% Apr ’25 · 31 PA Apr ’25 – Apr ’25
Clear changes
- ▼ sinker velocity (primary fastball) 95.0 mph → 94.1 mph −0.9 mph 2025 → 2026 · Triple-A
- ▼ Stuff 93 → 87 −6 2025 → 2026 · Triple-A
Triple-A tracking · 2026 percentiles
vs. 548 Triple-A pitchers (500+ pitches) · 737 tracked pitches · the share he beats, so higher is better (fewer walks)
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026A | A | Bradenton Marauders | 28 | 2 | 2.2 IP | 2.2 IP · 10.13 ERA · 16.7% K · 8.3% BB |
| 2026AAA | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | 28 | 39 | 44.1 IP | 44.1 IP · 3.65 ERA · 27.4% K · 14.2% BB |
| 2026ROK | ROK | FCL Pirates | 28 | 1 | 1 IP | 1 IP · 0.00 ERA · 50.0% K · 0.0% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | 27 | 32 | 38.1 IP | 38.1 IP · 8.45 ERA · 22.1% K · 9.5% BB |
Prospect Pipeline: Perf+ 102 over his 2026 season (206 BF, mostly AAA), 1.4 years older than his level; trend +2.0 since 2025 (inside the year-to-year noise). Tag: Org depth. MiLB Stuff 89 on 767 tracked AAA/A pitches. Prospects →