Brandon Young
SP · Orioles
F
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Career StatsF
| Year | Team | GP | ERA | W-L | K | WHIP | IP | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 18 | 5.5648856 | 4-8 | 69 | 1.5229007 | 0.0 | 0 |
Performance Analysis
F
FCA+
Brandon Young's F-grade CVI reflects the harsh reality of a depth starter struggling to find his footing in Baltimore's rotation. The Orioles southpaw has been replacement-level at best this season, posting concerning peripherals that suggest his early struggles aren't just bad luck. Young's command issues have been glaring, with elevated walk rates undermining any flashes of strikeout potential he's shown. His inability to pitch deep into games has taxed the bullpen repeatedly, forcing manager Brandon Hyde to make difficult decisions in the middle innings. While the Orioles invested in Young as organizational depth, his performance has fallen well short of even modest expectations for a back-end starter. Unless Young can dramatically improve his strike-throwing and limit hard contact, he's trending toward a return to Triple-A or a potential DFA candidate as Baltimore looks to shore up their rotation depth.
Fan & Media Sentiment
B-
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Brandon Young is generating cautiously optimistic buzz right now, but the B- sentiment grade tells you everything you need to know about the ceiling on that goodwill — this is measured encouragement, not a coronation. The dominant media narrative frames his recall as a roster necessity rather than a talent statement: with Dean Kremer's quad injury and the subsequent loss of Dietrich Enns to a foot infection creating back-to-back rotation emergencies, Young was the answer by default, not by demand. His crisp spot start against the White Sox — highlighted by a double-digit strikeout outing that stands as the lone verifiable positive signal in his brief audition — has bought him some breathing room, but the performance grade here is an F, meaning the underlying production hasn't yet backed up the encouraging debut narrative. The Orioles' rotation activity over the past week has been relentless, with the organization cycling through signings of Nick Raquet, Cade Povich, Albert Su, and others, which signals front office urgency rather than confidence in any single arm — Young included. Sitting at 16-20 and on the outside looking in at the American League playoff picture, Baltimore needs rotation answers now, not developmental timelines, and that pressure cuts both ways for Young: one shaky outing could flip this narrative from "he might be ready" to "back to depth arm" almost immediately. The bottom line is that Young is living in the window where the story is still being written — the sentiment is warm enough to give him a genuine shot, but the performance record and the roster churn around him suggest this opportunity is fragile and conditional.
Recent Games
| Date | OPP | Result | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, 5/11 | vs NYY | W 3-2 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Wed, 5/6 | @ MIA | W 7-4 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
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About this player
Brandon Young is a player on the Orioles roster listed at SP for the Orioles. FanVerdicts maintains four independent grades for every MLB player on an active roster — Contract Value Index for the deal itself, Performance for on-field production, Sentiment for media and fan reaction, and Fan Verdict for community voting. Current grades for Brandon Young: Contract Value Index pending, Performance F, Sentiment B-, Fan Verdict pending.
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