P Jeff Branch #15
Chicago Cubs MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/21/2026
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P JEFF BRANCH #15 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
18 9 3-3 0 4.35 70.1 70 11 26 54 1.36 -0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 40 40 45 40
Movement 40 40 45 40
HRA 40 40 45 40
PBABIP 40 40 40 40
Control 40 40 40 40
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Slider 45 45
Curveball 40 40
Changeup 45 45
Splitter 50 50
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 80
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 35
Defense 30
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/16/2026 ATL Win, 7-4 X 5.0 7 4 4 1 5 Win
09/09/2026 @ MIL Loss, 2-5 X 2.1 5 5 5 3 1 Loss
09/03/2026 MIL Loss, 1-4 X 7.0 8 4 4 2 5 Loss
08/16/2026 STL Win, 6-5 X 2.1 4 3 3 1 0
08/09/2026 @ KC Loss, 4-5 X 7.0 5 2 2 3 5
08/02/2026 NYY Win, 6-3 X 7.0 10 3 3 1 2 Win
07/27/2026 @ STL Loss, 1-2 X 5.2 5 1 1 3 9
07/20/2026 DET Loss, 3-4 X 8.0 7 4 4 3 6 Loss
07/10/2026 @ CIN Win, 10-2 X 7.2 4 2 2 0 7 Win
07/03/2026 @ RR Loss, 0-11 3.2 10 4 4 2 3
PERSONALITY
He is a max effort guy.
Birthday:07/13/1998
Born in:Racine, WI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$750,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:3 Years, None
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2017, 23rd Pick in Round 7
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 18 9 3 3 0 4.35 70.1 70 35 34 11 26 54 0 0.0 0 3 33.3
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 9 4 12.67 8.96 6.91 3.33 5.03 1.36 126 -0.1 .289        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 107 32 5 0 7 17 10 24 2 1 2 .299 .364 .542 .906      
vs. RHB 158 38 5 0 4 18 16 30 2 0 1 .241 .311 .348 .659      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 1 0 0 7.20 5.0 7 4 4 1 1 5  
March 3 0 0 0 0 8.10 3.1 6 3 3 1 3 3  
April 6 0 0 0 0 1.80 15.0 9 4 3 1 6 11  
July 3 3 1 1 0 2.95 21.1 16 7 7 4 6 22  
August 3 3 1 0 0 4.41 16.1 19 8 8 2 5 7  
September 3 3 1 2 0 8.16 14.1 20 13 13 3 6 11  
Spring Training 6 2 1 1 0 5.40 10.0 10 6 6 1 3 5  
2 Years Ago 42 7 1 3 1 5.38 107.0 132 76 64 16 36 76  
Career 66 16 4 6 1 4.88 186.1 211 114 101 28 65 139  
Home 11 5 2 2 0 4.93 38.1 45 22 21 6 13 24  
Road 7 4 1 1 0 3.66 32.0 25 13 13 5 13 30  
Grass 17 9 3 3 0 4.26 67.2 67 33 32 10 26 53  
Turf 1 0 0 0 0 6.75 2.2 3 2 2 1 0 1  
Day 6 3 1 0 0 4.50 22.0 25 11 11 3 9 8  
Night 12 6 2 3 0 4.28 48.1 45 24 23 8 17 46  
As Starter 9 9 3 3 0 4.85 52.0 55 28 28 9 17 40  
As Reliever / Substitution 9 0 0 0 0 2.95 18.1 15 7 6 2 9 14  
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 4 0 0 0 0 6.00 12.0 20 8 8 0 5 8 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 4 3 20.25 15.00 6.00 3.75 4.32 2.08 99 0.0 .417        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 16 5 2 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 1 .312 .450 .438 .887      
vs. RHB 40 15 2 0 0 6 2 5 0 0 1 .375 .419 .425 .844      
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
June 3 0 0 0 0 4.32 8.1 10 4 4 0 3 5  
July 1 0 0 0 0 9.82 3.2 10 4 4 0 2 3  
Last Year 15 1 2 2 0 3.32 40.2 45 20 15 1 14 29  
Career 19 1 2 2 0 3.93 52.2 65 28 23 1 19 37  
Home 3 0 0 0 0 4.32 8.1 10 4 4 0 3 5  
Road 1 0 0 0 0 9.82 3.2 10 4 4 0 2 3  
Grass 4 0 0 0 0 6.00 12.0 20 8 8 0 5 8  
Day 1 0 0 0 0 9.82 3.2 10 4 4 0 2 3  
Night 3 0 0 0 0 4.32 8.1 10 4 4 0 3 5  
As Reliever / Substitution 4 0 0 0 0 6.00 12.0 20 8 8 0 5 8  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2023 Chicago - MLB 24 6 0 0 0 0 3.00 9.0 9 3 3 1 3 9 0 0 1.33 .320 3.62 0.0 127
2024 Chicago - MLB 25 42 7 1 3 1 5.38 107.0 132 76 64 16 36 76 0 0 1.57 .325 4.97 -0.7 73
2026 Chicago - MLB 27 18 9 3 3 0 4.35 70.1 70 35 34 11 26 54 0 0 1.36 .289 5.03 -0.1 92
Total MLB 66 16 4 6 1 4.88 186.1 211 114 101 28 65 139 0 0 1.48 .312 4.93 -0.8 81
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2017 Total - 18 15 15 11 0 0 1.45 124.1 86 24 20 4 32 186 0 0 0.95 .286 1.40 6.9 100
2017 Texas (AZL) - R 18 8 8 0 6 0 8.42 36.1 64 39 34 6 15 20 0 0 2.17 .403 6.25 -0.0 58
2018 Texas (AZL) - R 19 5 5 0 4 0 8.76 24.2 33 24 24 2 9 7 0 0 1.70 .333 4.65 0.2 48
2019 Texas (AZL) - R 20 11 11 4 1 0 2.01 58.1 37 13 13 1 11 69 0 0 0.82 .269 2.57 1.9 197
2020 Texas 2 (DSL) - R 21 4 4 1 1 0 3.92 20.2 14 9 9 5 7 20 0 0 1.02 .184 5.78 -0.0 113
2020 High Desert - A+ 21 9 9 3 1 0 3.38 34.2 24 13 13 1 22 35 0 0 1.33 .277 4.82 0.5 142
2021 Hickory - A 22 13 13 3 4 0 4.40 57.1 53 28 28 5 9 58 0 0 1.08 .306 3.16 1.3 88
2021 High Desert - A+ 22 6 6 0 2 0 4.50 26.0 29 15 13 2 13 28 0 0 1.62 .370 4.21 0.4 94
2021 Total - A+ 22 19 19 3 6 0 4.43 83.1 82 43 41 7 22 86 0 0 1.25 .326 3.48 1.7 90
2022 Hickory - A 23 2 2 1 1 0 1.86 9.2 13 2 2 0 1 12 0 0 1.45 .464 1.36 0.5 204
2022 High Desert - A+ 23 5 5 3 1 0 1.85 24.1 14 5 5 1 8 24 0 0 0.90 .228 3.50 0.5 224
2022 Total - A+ 23 7 7 4 2 0 1.85 34.0 27 7 7 1 9 36 0 0 1.06 .306 2.89 1.0 218
2022 Frisco - AA 23 3 3 2 0 0 1.06 17.0 13 2 2 1 1 21 0 0 0.82 .300 2.52 0.7 428
2025 Iowa - AAA 26 15 1 2 2 0 3.32 40.2 45 20 15 1 14 29 0 0 1.45 .324 3.81 0.3 122
2026 Iowa - AAA 27 4 0 0 0 0 6.00 12.0 20 8 8 0 5 8 0 0 2.08 .417 4.32 0.0 73
Total PCL 19 1 2 2 0 3.93 52.2 65 28 23 1 19 37 0 0 1.59 .348 3.93 105.9
Total TEX 3 3 2 0 0 1.06 17.0 13 2 2 1 1 21 0 0 0.82 .300 2.52 427.8
Total CAL 20 20 6 4 0 3.28 85.0 67 33 31 4 43 87 0 0 1.29 .296 4.25 135.3
Total SAL 15 15 4 5 0 4.03 67.0 66 30 30 5 10 70 0 0 1.13 .330 2.90 96.2
Total ACL 24 24 4 11 0 5.35 119.1 134 76 71 9 35 96 0 0 1.42 .337 4.12 83.3
Total DSL 4 4 1 1 0 3.92 20.2 14 9 9 5 7 20 0 0 1.02 .184 5.78 113.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2023 Chicago - MLB P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
2024 Chicago - MLB P 42 7 6 11 0 17 0 1.000 107.0 1.43 +0.4 1.086
2026 Chicago - MLB P 18 9 5 8 1 14 1 .929 70.1 1.66 +1.3 1.072
2026 Iowa - AAA P 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 +0.1 1.085
TOTAL P 69 16 12 20 1 33 1 .970 198.1 1.45 +1.6 1.081
PLAYER HISTORY
03/26/2026 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/22/2026 Injured (strained shoulder),out for 6 weeks.
08/18/2026 Injured on 08/16/2026, diagnosed with a dead arm, will miss 3 days.
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