This prospect hasn't allowed a hit to 64 straight batters
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Let’s play a game of fill in the blank: the most unhittable pitcher in the Minors this summer is … ?
You may have said “Jonah Tong” or “Trey Yesavage” or “Jarlin Susana”. And all of those Top 100 prospects have been downright nasty. But the correct answer is actually Triple-A Indianapolis righty Brandan Bidois.
Yes, Brandan Bidois. A 24-year-old Australia native, the unranked Bidois may be flying under the radar -- or in the middle of bursting onto the scene. Either way, he’s riding a ridiculous streak that’s worthy of attention.
Bidois hasn’t allowed a hit since July 29. Pitching for Double-A Altoona that day, he surrendered two hits in 1 2/3 innings against Portland. Since then, he’s twirled 18 entirely hitless innings across 11 relief appearances – each between three and six outs. After Tuesday's outing for Indy, it has been 42 days since Bidios allowed a hit – six full weeks.
He’s faced 64 batters in that stretch without allowing a single knock.
For context, the MLB record for consecutive hitless innings is 24 by Cy Young back in 1904. In the modern era, only one pitcher has logged a longer hitless innings streak in MLB, and that’s Dennis Eckersley’s 21 in 1977. Aroldis Chapman is currently riding a 14 2/3-inning hitless run in which the Red Sox reliever has set down 50 straight batters. Bidois’ 18-inning streak would tie the second-longest in the modern era, matching Max Scherzer (2015), Nolan Ryan (1977) and three others.
Bidois has been in the Pirates system since 2021 and pitched across four levels this season, making his past five appearances at Triple-A. He did post a 1.99 ERA across 22 2/3 innings at Single-A in 2023. But this has been far and away a career year for the right-hander, as he’s pitching to a 0.78 ERA in 57 2/3 innings across 37 appearances. He also sports an .820 WHIP, 67 strikeouts, six saves, seven holds and an 8-0 record.
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Regardless of how and when the streak ends, it's been an unhittably unforgettable run for Bidois.