Skenes, Suzuki, O'Brien, France, Marsee
Jul 25 2026
O’Brien claims closer gig … After finishing 2025 as part of a closer committee, Riley O’Brien (RHP, STL) currently sits among the MLB leaders in saves. Does he possess the skills of a top closer?
| Year | IP | ERA/xERA | BB% | K% | K-BB% | Ball% | SwK | Vel | GB/LD/FB | H%/S% | HR/F |
| 2022* | 41 | 6.20/5.80 | 14% | 19% | 5% | N/A | 4% | 92.4 | 100/0/0 | 37%/67% | 0% |
| 2023# | 55 | 2.13/2.18 | 12% | 30% | 18% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 30%/82% | N/A |
| 2024* | 21 | 5.06/3.60 | 14% | 18% | 4% | 44% | 10.8% | 96.8 | 38/23/38 | 33%/71% | 20% |
| 2025 | 48 | 2.06/3.45 | 11% | 22% | 11% | 38% | 11.1% | 98.0 | 52/24/20 | 26%/83% | 8% |
| 2026 | 41 | 3.67/3.38 | 9% | 24% | 15% | 39% | 11.2% | 98.2 | 50/21/24 | 30%/69% | 7% |
| *Includes MLEs | |||||||||||
| # Triple-A MLEs | |||||||||||
While this isn’t a bad collection of skills, there is some cause for concern:
- Though his K% has improved a couple points, his SwK% has remained the same and hints at a touch of K% downside (22% xK%). Even as...
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