SP - Seattle Mariners
- Age 28
- Elon
- Bats: R
- Throws: R
2026 Outlook
- Draft Rank (ECR)
- P #18
- Best / Worst
- #13 / #29
- ADP
- #65
Eligibility
- Yahoo
- SP
- ESPN
- SP
- CBS
- SP
Availability
George Kirby's 2025 surface stats regressed (4.21 ERA, 1.19 WHIP) as his pristine control wavered, highlighted by a career-high 5.5% walk rate and elevated hard-hit contact. The encouraging sign was a spike in strikeouts (26.1% K rate, 9.8 K/9), which kept his underlying indicators intact. His FIP was notably lower than his ERA, and his four-year track record of elite command and durability suggests the 2025 dip was more noise than skill erosion. Based on the 2026 projections and his underlying profile, Kirby profiles as a rebound SP2 whose draft cost should reflect last year's disappointment rather than his true talent.
His strikeouts spiked last season, but his typically command "suffered" (to the tune of a low 2.07 BB/9). If the striekout surge continues this season, the sky is the limit for this ace.
