John Gray’s bullpen-to-starter leap gives Wofford a power arm with upside
In the 2026 season, Wofford right-hander John Gray has been a swingman with 14 appearances and five starts, logging 28.0 innings, 33 strikeouts, and a 1-3 record, but he’s also carried an 8.36 ERA, so the stuff is clearly there even if the consistency has wobbled[1][3]. The intriguing part: he struck out 34 over the summer in the Valley League, won Pitcher of the Summer, and has shown he can miss bats in bursts, including a 5-K outing against South Carolina[6][11]. He looks like a competitive arm with real strikeout juice and starter traits, but a team will want to bet on development and command, not polished reliability just yet[1][6].
