Brandon Young

Brandon Young

26-Year-Old PitcherSP
Baltimore Orioles
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Young missed most of 2022 and 2023 rehabbing from Tommy John surgery. His 93-mph fastball isn't dominating, but it's effective as part of a five-pitch arsenal including a cutter, change-up, curveball and a show-me slider. Individually, none grade as a plus-offering, but Young exhibits solid control and command, so together he punched out 132 with a reasonable 37 walks with just eight homers allowed in 111 innings last season. He started 24 of 27 combined appearances in Double- and Triple-A, though the Orioles restricted his pitch count until August. Young profiles as a back-end-of-the-rotation innings eater. The Orioles added him to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft, but that could also facilitate calling him up when a spot starter is needed, or for a longer stretch as an injury replacement. His stuff may not play as well against major league hitters, so he's a speculative stash. Read Past Outlooks
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From Preseason
#362
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Signed a one-year contract with the Orioles in March of 2025.
Back in big leagues
PBaltimore Orioles
July 31, 2025
The Orioles recalled Young from Double-A Chesapeake on Thursday.
Analysis
Baltimore returned Young to the minors Wednesday, one day after he made a six-inning spot start as the 27th man for Tuesday's doubleheader with the Blue Jays. Despite turning in a quality start, Young still holds a 6.63 ERA and 1.69 WHIP in 36.2 innings in the majors this season, but he could nonetheless be in line for additional turns through the Baltimore rotation after he was recalled from Double-A to replace Zach Eflin (back), who was placed on the 15-day injured list in a corresponding move. Eflin's next start was scheduled to come up either Sunday versus the Cubs or Monday versus the Phillies, and the Orioles could look to either Young or rehabbing left-hander Cade Povich (hip) to fill in for the righty.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
76
Last 10 Games
76
Last 5 Games
74
How many pitches does Brandon Young generally throw?
 
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121+
 
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121+
What part of the game does Brandon Young generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-2%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-2%
BAA vs RHP
2024
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2023
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .313 109 20 13 30 9 0 6
Since 2023vs Right .308 57 14 3 16 5 0 2
2025vs Left .313 109 20 13 30 9 0 6
2025vs Right .308 57 14 3 16 5 0 2
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-9%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-9%
ERA on Road
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 6.85 1.61 23.2 0 2 0 8.0 2.3 2.7
Since 2023Away 6.23 1.85 13.0 0 3 0 9.0 6.9 0.7
2025Home 6.85 1.61 23.2 0 2 0 8.0 2.3 2.7
2025Away 6.23 1.85 13.0 0 3 0 9.0 6.9 0.7
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Brandon Young compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
2.13
 
K/9
8.3
 
BB/9
3.9
 
HR/9
2.0
 
Fastball
93.9 mph
 
ERA
6.63
 
WHIP
1.69
 
BABIP
.354
 
GB/FB
1.22
 
Left On Base
68.9%
 
Exit Velocity
82.3 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.0%
 
Spin Rate
2128 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
26.1%
 
Swinging Strike
10.3%
 
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Demoted after spot start
PBaltimore Orioles
July 30, 2025
The Orioles optioned Young to Double-A Chesapeake on Wednesday.
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Quality start in no-decision
PBaltimore Orioles
July 30, 2025
Young didn't factor into the decision in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks over six innings. He struck out six.
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Up as 27th man for doubleheader
PBaltimore Orioles
July 29, 2025
The Orioles recalled Young from High-A Aberdeen and have designated him as the 27th man for Tuesday's doubleheader with the Blue Jays at Camden Yards, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
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Heading back to minors
PBaltimore Orioles
July 23, 2025
The Orioles optioned Young to Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday.
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Remains winless
PBaltimore Orioles
July 23, 2025
Young (0-5) took the loss Tuesday as the Orioles fell 6-3 to the Guardians, giving up three runs on four hits and three walks over 4.1 innings. He struck out three.
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Out of mix for Wednesday
PBaltimore Orioles
August 20, 2024
Young isn't a candidate to start Wednesday against the Mets since he pitched for Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday, reports Danielle Allentuck of TheBaltimoreBanner.com.
Analysis
The 26-year-old was recently named a candidate to step into Baltimore's rotation down the stretch by GM Mike Elias, but the right-hander's Triple-A schedule didn't line up with Zach Eflin's shoulder injury, which created the opening for Wednesday's contest. Young could still make his MLB debut later in the season, though it may require Eflin to miss more than the 15-day minimum if the Orioles are going to go through the trouble of adding Young to the 40-man roster.
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