Reds’ Chase Petty Gears Up For MLB Debut In 2025
Righthander Chase Petty allowed just 13 earned runs all season in 2023. The only issue was that he pitched just 68 innings over 18 starts.
While Petty’s ERA climbed to 4.20 last season, he logged a career-high 137 innings, primarily with Double-A Chattanooga.
Even better: after allowing 17 earned runs in 16 April innings, Petty turned things around and had a 3.50 ERA in his final 24 starts, the last two for Triple-A Louisville.
Petty’s frustration was evident at times in 2023, according to Reds senior director of player development Jeremy Farrell.
“We kind of had the gloves on (in 2023),” he said, “and even at the beginning of last year—where the end goal was to help put him in a position to have him take the ball each week and make all of his starts—you saw that he was able to stay healthy.
Mission accomplished. Petty completed seven innings in four of his final five Double-A starts.
It wasn’t just the added workload that was a step forward for Petty, who will pitch this season at age 22. He began to throw more four-seam fastballs than he had in the past, which resulted in an uptick in velocity. He also added in a cutter to go along with his slider and changeup.
After reaching Triple-A at the end of 2024, Petty is closing in on the big leagues. Cincinnati has good depth in the rotation, which could allow them to give the young righty time to continue his development in 2025.
“He’s pitched his way into the conversation to be legitimate major league depth at this point,” Farrell said. “Sometimes you forget that he’s (so young), and that’s a credit to him and the steps he’s taken over the last few years.
“It wouldn’t be shocking if he factored into the major league pitching staff at some point this year. The goal is for him to come into major league camp and continue to be a sponge and prepare for the season as he’s done the last couple of years.”
