Blade Tidwell

Blade Tidwell

25-Year-Old PitcherSP
San Francisco Giants
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Tidwell got a welcomed change of scenery when the Mets dealt him to the Giants at the 2025 deadline as part of the return for Tyler Rogers. The writing was on the wall that Tidwell didn't figure into the Mets' long-term rotation plans, but he could compete for a spot in the Giants rotation in camp, particularly with his college skipper Tony Vitello taking over as manager in San Francisco. The 6-foot-4 righty works with multiple fastballs, sitting in the mid-90s, and two slider variations, and the Giants will likely work with him this spring to maximize his arsenal. He missed some time at the end of 2025 with a sore shoulder, but made one scoreless two-inning appearance Sept. 17 to close the year with a clean bill of health. Pitching half your games in San Francisco and throwing to Patrick Bailey is a great place to start, and Tidwell has more breakout potential than may meet the eye, particularly relative to his 9.00 ERA and 10:10 K:BB in his15 MLB innings last year. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a one-year contract with the Giants in March of 2026.
Taken off hook for loss Wednesday
PSan Francisco Giants
September 9, 2026
Tidwell didn't factor into the decision in Wednesday's 7-6 win over the Cardinals, surrendering five runs (four earned) on five hits and two walks over four-plus innings. He struck out two.
Analysis
The right-hander seemed headed for his third straight loss when he got chased from the mound after putting the first three batters aboard in the fifth inning, but the Giants bullpen escaped the jam with minimal damage, and their offense then put together a six-run rally in the eighth. Tidwell has been alternating good starts with bad ones of late, and over his last six outings he's wobbled to a 5.76 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 25:16 K:BB through 29.2 innings. He'll try to maintain that pattern with a better performance in his next start, which is set to come on the road next week in a rematch with the Cards.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
54
Last 10 Games
71
Last 5 Games
86
How many pitches does Blade Tidwell generally throw?
 
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11-20
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
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11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
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121+
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
 
 
-18%
BAA vs RHP
2026
 
 
-39%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-13%
BAA vs LHP
2024
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2024vs Left .293 142 18 21 34 3 0 7
Since 2024vs Right .240 133 30 9 29 5 0 3
2026vs Left .286 111 14 16 26 3 0 5
2026vs Right .175 86 24 4 14 3 0 1
2025vs Left .320 31 4 5 8 0 0 2
2025vs Right .366 47 6 5 15 2 0 2
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
 
 
-3%
ERA on Road
2026
 
 
-41%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-38%
ERA at Home
2024
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2024Home 5.93 1.32 30.1 1 1 1 6.5 3.9 2.1
Since 2024Away 5.74 1.69 31.1 0 2 0 7.5 4.9 0.9
2026Home 5.88 1.27 26.0 0 1 1 6.6 3.8 1.7
2026Away 3.48 1.31 20.2 0 1 0 8.3 3.9 0.4
2025Home 6.23 1.62 4.1 1 0 0 6.2 4.2 4.2
2025Away 10.13 2.44 10.2 0 1 0 5.9 6.8 1.7
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Blade Tidwell compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.90
 
K/9
7.3
 
BB/9
3.9
 
HR/9
1.2
 
Fastball
94.7 mph
 
ERA
4.82
 
WHIP
1.29
 
BABIP
.266
 
GB/FB
0.93
 
Left On Base
65.9%
 
Exit Velocity
82.0 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
6.2%
 
Spin Rate
2434 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
25.7%
 
Swinging Strike
8.8%
 
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Falls to Pirates
PSan Francisco Giants
September 3, 2026
Tidwell (0-2) took the loss Thursday against Pittsburgh, allowing two runs on two hits and five walks over five innings. He struck out five.
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Tagged for three homers
PSan Francisco Giants
August 28, 2026
Tidwell (0-1) allowed six runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out four over five innings to take the loss versus the Diamondbacks on Friday.
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Strong start goes unrewarded
PSan Francisco Giants
August 22, 2026
Tidwell allowed three hits, two walks and a hit batsman while striking out seven over 5.2 scoreless innings in a no-decision versus the Red Sox on Saturday.
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Walks five in no-decision
PSan Francisco Giants
August 16, 2026
Tidwell allowed six runs on three hits and five walks while striking out one over 4.1 innings in a no-decision versus the Rockies on Sunday.
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Fares well in no-decision
PSan Francisco Giants
August 10, 2026
Tidwell allowed one run on four hits and a walk while striking out six over 5.2 innings in a no-decision versus the Astros on Monday.
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More time at Triple-A?
PNew York Mets
October 28, 2024
Mets officials believe Tidwell needs more "seasoning" in the minors before making his big-league debut, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.
Analysis
Tidwell was promoted from Double-A Binghamton to Triple-A Syracuse in May and appeared to have a chance of making his MLB debut late in 2024, but he struggled in 19 outings for Syracuse with a 5.93 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 77:53 K:BB across 85 innings. The 23-year-old right-hander is still one of the organization's top prospects, but he'll likely need to cut down on his 5.6 BB/9 before graduating to the majors.
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