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PIT • Pitcher • #57
1 day ago
Chandler reigned in the walks today, issuing just one. However, he also wound up with only three strikeouts and a 22 percent CSW. The Pirates dropped to 2-6 in his starts, in part because they have to ask for four or five innings from the pen every time he pitches. He’ll almost certainly get better, but he’s been quite the liability through eight turns. He’ll pitch at home against the Phillies next.
PIT • Pitcher • #57
7 days ago
The Diamondbacks got to Chandler right away, putting two runs on the board in the first inning on two hits, three walks, and a sacrifice fly. He didn’t allow another hit over four more scoreless frames, but did issue three more walks. He struck out four. The 23-year-old right-hander ends the day with a 4.76 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, and a 31/26 K/BB ratio across 34 innings. He’ll need to start limiting walks if he’s to maintain some level of success and consistency in the majors. Chandler lines up for his next start against the Giants in San Francisco on Sunday.
PIT • Pitcher • #57
13 days ago
Watching Chandler so far this season has been like pulling teeth. He’ll blow a hitter away with a 99 mph fastball at the letters, then miss with his next pitch by about two feet. It’s frustrating to see a pitcher with such good stuff be so inconsistent with their command. At least his fastball has been in the zone more – it had a 69% strike rate here – but his misses with it are so bad that hitters are rarely chasing it and his secondaries remain unpredictable. He’ll try again to right the ship in a two-start week coming up against the Diamondbacks and Giants.
PIT • Pitcher • #57
19 days ago
Chandler also issued three free passes on the night while striking out four. After starting his day with two scoreless frames, he allowed a two-run inside-the-park homer to Evan Carter in the third inning. Things got worse in the fourth as the Rangers tacked on four more — the last three on a blast by Corey Seager. The 23-year-old righty got just five whiffs on 78 pitches on the night, posting a miserable CSW of only 21 percent. He’ll try to pick up the pieces as he carries a 4.88 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and a 21/16 K/BB ratio (24 innings) into Tuesday evening’s matchup against the Cardinals.
PIT • Pitcher • #57
25 days ago
This is much closer to the version of Chandler we expected this season. Finally, he reigned in his electric fastball and was able to spot it at the letters. Overall, it had a 64% strike rate which was its highest mark in any of his four starts so far this season. He also threw his sweeper 23% of the time here. That doesn’t seem like much, but his last start was the first time he’d ever used it in a major league game. It seemed like a new pitch with its erratic command despite him breaking off a few nice ones too. All in all, this was an encouraging start for the electric young right-hander who’s scheduled to face the Rangers next time out.
PIT • Pitcher • #57
30 days ago
Both Chandler and Jameson Taillon struggled to keep the ball in the park Sunday, and Chandler gave up two roundtrippers compared to Taillon’s three. While he only struck out four, it’s worth noting Chandler generated a respectable 12 swings and misses on 91 pitches. There have been some flashes of what made Chandler a top prospect thus far in 2026, but the command hasn’t allowed him to reach anything close to his ceiling. His next chance to do so comes Friday against the Rays.
PIT • Pitcher • #57
about 1 month ago
No one was expecting Chandler to limit walks this season like he stunningly did in his major league debut last year (4 BB in 31 1/3 IP), but he’s now at 10 through 8 2/3 innings in his two starts after also walking 11 batters in 11 innings this spring. It’s a testament to his stuff that he currently has a 3.12 ERA anyway, but something has to give. It’s probably fine to keep viewing him as a top-50 SP at the moment, but it’s also no sure thing he’s still going to be in the majors come May 1.
PIT • Pitcher • #57
about 1 month ago
Chandler was perfect in the first, second and fourth innings, striking out two each frame. In between that, he walked three in the third and gave a run because Oneil Cruz and Bryan Reynolds collided on a fly to left. That frame also featured TJ Friedl bunting into a double play. The fifth was like the third inning minus the hijinks; Chandler walked three out of four and got pulled in favor of Yohan Ramirez, who did Chandler a huge favor by striking out Matt McLain and Elly De La Cruz to strand the bases loaded. Chandler’s wildness still cost him a win. There’s no denying a stuff, but he’s lost the strike zone a handful of times since the beginning of the spring. He won’t be all that valuable in fantasy leagues until he can get a handle on that. He’s due to take on the Padres next.
PIT • Pitcher • #57
2 months ago
Most importantly for the 23-year-old hurler, he issued only one walk in the contest while allowing just one hit. The lone tally against him came on a solo shot off the bat of Jair Camargo in the third inning. Aside from that, Chandler was brilliant. He got 15 swings and misses on 66 pitches in the ballgame — 10 of those on his fastball which averaged 98.2 mph — while registering a strong CSW of 35 percent. He has been maddeningly inconsistent this spring, compiling a 6.55 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and a 17/11 K/BB ratio over 11 innings, but he showed once again on Thursday the type of upside that he possesses.
PIT • Pitcher • #57
2 months ago
Chandler walked three for a second straight start. He hasn’t had nearly as bad of an inning since the second frame of his spring debut, when he walked four before getting pulled, but he’s up to 10 walks in six innings for the spring. We still imagine that he’ll bounce back from this — and he was effective today in spite of the walks — but there’s a non-zero chance that he’ll start the season in Triple-A.
PIT • Pitcher • #57
2 months ago
He also walked three and struck out two, while giving up a two-run home run to Isaac Paredes. Chandler threw 56 percent strikes and really struggled to locate his four-seam fastball in this one. He did post a 24 percent whiff rate, and his slider did plenty of damage against Astros hitters, but if he doesn’t get his four-seam command fixed, it’s not going to do him much good.
PIT • Pitcher • #57
3 months ago
That’s as many walks as he had in 31 1/3 innings as a major leaguer last year. Chandler had an easy eight-pitch first inning, but he walked the first two in the second, rebounded to get two outs and then walked two more, leading to his exit with one run in and the bases loaded. All three inherited runners came around to score afterwards. Chandler topped out at 100.6 mph today, so his stuff is already there. He’s dealt with control issues in the minors, though, and it was a major surprise just how successful he was in that department during his 2025 major league audition. He’s currently a very good bet to secure a spot in Pittsburgh’s rotation, but another outing with this kind of wildness might change things.
PIT • Pitcher • #57
8 months ago
Despite giving up nine runs in his first big-league start this month, Chandler ends his seven-appearance audition with a 4.02 ERA and a 31/4 K/BB in 31 1/3 innings. He allowed a total of five runs in the rest of his outings. It’s the 3.2% walk rate that’s stunning, considering that he came in at 12.0% in Triple-A. It ought to be safe to pencil Chandler into the 2026 rotation after this, though one never can be too sure when it comes to the Pirates.
PIT • Pitcher • #57
8 months ago
Chandler was lights out against the Athletics on Saturday, holding them scoreless over five innings. He allowed just one hit and only two baserunners for the A’s while tossing 47-of-68 pitches for strikeouts with six strikeouts. The 23-year-old right-hander will look to finish the season strong with a matchup against the Braves in Atlanta next weekend.
PIT • Pitcher • #57
8 months ago
Chandler bounced back tremendously after giving up nine runs in the last outing, holding the Nationals to one run over six innings. He gave up just two hits and did not walk a batter while collecting seven strikeouts, tossing 56-of-81 pitches for strikes and generating an impressive 18 whiffs. The 22-year-old right-hander will look to build off the strong start against the Athletics in Pittsburgh on Friday.
PIT • Pitcher • #57
8 months ago
Chandler gave up nine hits, walked three and struck out three. The 22-year-old right-hander allowed the first five batters of the game to reach base on his way to allowing four runs in the first inning. Chandler had a 2.25 ERA in 12 innings out of the bullpen, but his ERA is up to 7.36 after Sunday’s outing. He’s lined up to face the Nationals on the road if the Pirates elect to keep him in the rotation.
PIT • Pitcher • #57
8 months ago
The 22-year-old phenom has been used exclusively out of the bullpen since his arrival last month, registering a strong 2.25 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and 9/1 K/BB ratio over 12 innings. It remains to be seen if they’ll let him work deep enough into the ballgame to potentially earn a victory. Chandler went 65 pitches his last time out to earn a victory over the Dodgers.
Source: Danny Demilio
PIT • Pitcher • #57
8 months ago
The 22-year-old phenom has been used exclusively out of the bullpen since his arrival last month, registering a 2.25 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and a 9/1 K/BB ratio over 12 innings. It remains to be seen if they’ll let him work deep enough into the ballgame to potentially earn a victory. Chandler went 65 pitches his last time out in a victory over the Dodgers.
Source: Danny Demilio
PIT • Pitcher • #57
8 months ago
He now has as many career wins while allowing three runs as Paul Skenes does. Chandler took over from Carmen Mlodzinski in the third with the Pirates up 4-1. He gave away that lead over his first two innings, but after he got past the next two scoreless, the Pirates broke through again with three runs in the bottom of the sixth. Chandler struck out three and walked none while throwing 65 pitches. He gave up homers to Shohei Ohtani and Andy Pages. He’ll probably pitch again in relief of Mlodzinski on Sunday.