D-backs and Brandon Pfaadt Agree to a 5-year Contract Extension
The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed with RHP Brandon Pfaadt to a 5-year contract extension through 2030 (beginning in 2026) with a club option for 2031 and mutual option for 2032.
RHP Brandon Pfaadt │ 26 years old │ R/R │ 6-4, 220 │ MLB Bio
- In 2024, went 11-10 with a 4.71 ERA (103 R-95 ER in 181.2 IP), 42 walks and 185 strikeouts over 32 starts in his second season with the D-backs…set career highs in wins (11), starts (32), innings (181.2) and strikeouts (185).
- Ranked among 2024 NL starting pitchers in walk rate (T-4th, 5.5), K/BB ratio (5th, 4.40), starts (T-5th, 32), BB/9.0 IP (6th, 2.08), innings pitched (T-7th, 181.2), strikeouts (8th, 185) and strikeouts per 9.0 IP (8th, 9.17).
- Was 1 of 9 NL starters in 2024 to record 19+ bids of 6.0+ innings.
- In 2024, became the seventh all-time D-backs starting pitcher at age 25-or-younger to collect 10+ wins in a season.
- Made his Major League debut in 2023…became the third D-backs rookie to start a Postseason game and the youngest (24-361) D-backs' pitcher to start a home Postseason game in franchise history…was also the second youngest (24-353) pitcher in franchise history to start a Postseason game, behind Daniel Hudson (24-207 on Oct. 2, 2011 @ Brewers).
- Named the D-backs' 2022 Minor League Pitcher of the Year after leading all organization farmhands in wins (11), ERA (3.83) and strikeouts (218)…was the first Minor League pitcher to reach the 200-strikeout milestone since 2011 and his 218 strikeouts were the most in the Minors since Brandon Claussen/NYY in 2001 (220).
- In 2 seasons with Arizona (2023-24), has gone 14-19 with a 5.06 ERA (156 ER in 277.2 IP), 68 walks and 279 strikeouts over 51 games (50 starts).