
#22 SP · Mariners
Height
6'2"
Weight
205 lbs
Age
26
College
Cal Poly
Experience
3 yrs
Bats/Throws
R/R
Grade this player:
| Year | Team | GP | ERA | W-L | K | WHIP | IP | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | ![]() | 78 | 3.2936747 | 30-17 | 430 | 0.98268074 | 0.0 | 0 |
Length
1 year
AAV
$780K/yr
Bryan Woo, the talented right-hander selected by Seattle in the sixth round of the 2021 draft, has emerged as one of baseball's most promising young starters despite significant durability concerns. The 26-year-old has shown flashes of ace-level stuff during his three-year career, but his impact has been severely limited by an inability to stay healthy and take the ball consistently. Woo's electric four-seam fastball and devastating slider have generated impressive results when he's been available, earning him an A-grade for performance quality. However, with minimal games under his belt across three seasons, the Mariners have yet to see the sustained excellence they envisioned when they fast-tracked him through their system. His track record raises legitimate questions about whether he can handle a full starter's workload at the major league level. The 2024 season will be crucial for Woo to prove he can stay healthy enough to be counted on as a rotation cornerstone. If he can finally piece together consistent availability, his ceiling remains as high as any young pitcher in the American League.
Bryan Woo has become one of the most electric narratives in baseball right now, with public perception firmly in elite territory — the kind of buzz that transcends regional fandom and lands on the national stage. The driving force is a combination of devastating strikeout ability, ice-cold composure in high-leverage spots, and at least one performance that helped the Mariners etch their name into rare MLB history, all of which have beat writers and analysts openly making the case for his Cy Young candidacy. That media enthusiasm is completely in lockstep with his on-field production — his performance grades out at the top of the rotation tier, and his All-MLB 2nd Team recognition in 2025 gives the hype a legitimate foundation rather than just projection. Recent headlines capturing a dominant nine-strikeout outing in a series win confirm this isn't a hot streak being oversold; the narrative has earned its footing through sustained, measurable excellence. The Mariners' front office activity — adding pieces like Brendan Donovan and Bryce Miller in recent days — signals an organization leaning into a window that Woo himself has helped crack open, and that context only amplifies his perceived importance to Seattle's identity. At 26 years old and still on a rookie scale deal, the storyline practically writes itself: a true franchise arm finally emerging in the Pacific Northwest. The narrative sits at its highest point yet, and there is no credible counterweight in sight.
| Date | OPP | Result | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 5/6 | vs ATL | W 3-1 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Sat, 5/2 | vs KC | L 6-7 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
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Bryan WOO is a player in his 3rd MLB season listed at SP for the Mariners. 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 Bryan WOO: Contract Value Index pending, Performance A, Sentiment A+, Fan Verdict pending.
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