There are few pitchers in the Pirates deep lower levels who can match the spin rates of Po-Yu Chen.
The right-hander spent the 2022 season in Single-A Bradenton, pitching 98.1 innings, more than doubling his total workload from the year prior.
He got off to a strong start in April, posting a 3.24 ERA (3.04 FIP) while striking out 19 in 16.2 innings pitched. It was more of a struggle afterwards, as Chen posted a 4.85 ERA (3.91 FIP) the rest of the way.
Somewhere in between, he was getting hit more than you’d expect with his stuff.