BA's write up of Mr. Woodruff...
6. Brandon Woodruff, RHP
Projected Contract: 1 Year, $27.5M
If we could successfully petition the baseball gods to turn injuries off, Woodruff would be at the very top of this list. Since he became a full-time starter in 2019, Woodruff’s 2.96 ERA is the fifth-best among starting pitchers in baseball. He’s 11th by FIP, 15th by xFIP and 10th by SIERA. No matter how you slice it, when Woodruff has been on the mound, he’s been one of the very best starters in the league.
However, Woodruff has never thrown 180 innings in a season and really struggled to stay healthy this year after missing all of 2024 with a shoulder injury. Tyler Glasnow had never thrown more than 120 innings in a season, yet the Dodgers gave him five years and $136 million. Woodruff may want to bet on himself and sign a one-year deal in hopes he can pull a Blake Snell and come out on the other side with a huge contract.