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Braxton Ashcraft
B/T L/R · 6' 5" · 218 lb · born Waco, TX, USA · age 26 · draft 2018 rd 2 · MLB debut 2025-05-26
Scout’s note
Ashcraft, a 2018 second-round pick out of Waco, TX, owns a career 3.20 ERA with 199 strikeouts over 183.0 big-league innings. He's in our Index — tracked, not flagged. The boards bet on mispricing, and right now his account with reality is square.
The Wire
△ On the field: Ashcraft earned All-Star selection for a solid season but drew mixed notes on a rough five-earned-run start that kept him from pitching in the game.
X chatter, trailing 7 days · as of 2026-07-12 · newest post 2026-07-11 · summarized by Grok (xAI) · how this works →
The line
Last 14 days: 3 G · 16.2 IP · 5.94 ERA · 21 SO · 1.26 WHIP
| Year | Team | Lvl | G | IP | W–L | SV | ERA | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Pirates | MLB | 26 | 69.2 | 4–4 | 0 | 2.71 | 71 | 1.25 |
| 2026 | Pittsburgh Pirates | MLB | 19 | 113.1 | 9–3 | 0 | 3.49 | 128 | 1.11 |
| MLB CAREER | 45 | 183.0 | 13–7 | 0 | 3.20 | 199 | 1.16 | ||
Bio & season lines: MLB StatsAPI · refreshed nightly · abbreviations →
Current signals
The read: Ashcraft is in the Index ungraded, on purpose: our pitching signals are stability-tested but not outcome-validated, so no big-league arm gets a board flag or a call — not even one of the best seasons in the sport. The page is here because the player matters; the grade waits for the science.
The card rack
FlagshipBraxton Ashcraft [X-Fractor] #USC142 · 2025 Topps Chrome Update · 279 recent sales
His flagship is his rookie — one card, one market.
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