2026 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
7.36
WHIP
1.64
K
6
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Watson is unlikely to be anything more than a low-leverage reliever and will have to be returned to the Giants if he doesn't stick on the active roster all season, as he was a Rule 5 pick by the A's who was then traded to Boston. He's a 28-year-old with no big-league experience, though his 21.1 K-BB% last season at the Triple-A level means he has a chance to stick around. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Red Sox in March of 2026.
Memorable MLB debut
Watson allowed three walks while striking out one over 2.1 hitless and scoreless innings in Saturday's 6-5 extra-innings loss to Cincinnati.
Analysis
Watson, a Rule 5 pick, made his major-league debut in the sixth inning in a not so low-leverage situation. The Red Sox were trailing by two runs when the rookie entered with two outs and two runners on. After walking the first batter he faced, Watson twice thought he'd struck out Eugenio Suarez on called third strikes and walked off the mound, but both calls were challenged and overturned. The right-hander eventually gathered himself and got the slugger to ground out to second base before working scoreless seventh and eighth innings. Despite the tension surrounding Saturday's appearance, Watson is expected to remain in a low-leverage role.
Watson, a Rule 5 pick, made his major-league debut in the sixth inning in a not so low-leverage situation. The Red Sox were trailing by two runs when the rookie entered with two outs and two runners on. After walking the first batter he faced, Watson twice thought he'd struck out Eugenio Suarez on called third strikes and walked off the mound, but both calls were challenged and overturned. The right-hander eventually gathered himself and got the slugger to ground out to second base before working scoreless seventh and eighth innings. Despite the tension surrounding Saturday's appearance, Watson is expected to remain in a low-leverage role.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
25
Last 10 Games
25
Last 5 Games
20
How many pitches does Ryan Watson generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
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71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Ryan Watson generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-3%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-3%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .250 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .259 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .250 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .259 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 2025vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-71%
ERA at Home
2026
-71%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 2.70 | 1.20 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 9.39 | 1.83 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 7.0 | ||||
| 2026Home | 2.70 | 1.20 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2026Away | 9.39 | 1.83 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 7.0 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ryan Watson compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
0.86K/9
4.9BB/9
5.7HR/9
2.5Fastball
93.6 mphERA
7.36WHIP
1.64BABIP
.242GB/FB
1.21Left On Base
65.2%Exit Velocity
83.1 mphBarrels/BBE
12.7%Spin Rate
2224 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
34.5%Swinging Strike
11.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Emerges from camp with roster spot
The Red Sox informed Watson on Monday that he will be included on the Opening Day roster, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
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Traded to Boston
The Athletics selected Watson with the sixth pick in the Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday and traded him to the Red Sox, per Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com.
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Traded to San Francisco
The Orioles traded Watson to the Giants on Friday in exchange for cash, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
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Ready for spring debut
Watson (neck) is scheduled to appear in relief for the Orioles in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Pirates, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.
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Resumes throwing
Watson said his neck is feeling better, and he has resumed throwing, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.
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