This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Morgan goes to the slider: 63.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 38.6% the rest of the time.
149 two-strike pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Morgan's sinker moves 117.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
93 thrown, averaging 92.2 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .337 expected average against them, against .228 on his breaking balls.
154 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Morgan's sinker leaves the bat at 92.4 mph, against 84.7 off his slider.
93 and 208 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Morgan lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.93 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
428 located pitches in 2021.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Morgan throws a fastball 54.4% of the time, against 13.3% when he is ahead.
114 pitches behind in the count, 143 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Morgan throws the slider 61% of the time against left-handers and 28.2% against right-handers.
188 pitches to right-handers, 254 to left-handers.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Morgan averages 85.8 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
442 pitches in 2021. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 692nd in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Morgan puts 37.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
188 pitches to right-handed hitters, 254 to left-handed hitters.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Morgan works off the plate, with only 41.6% of his pitches in the zone, 16th percentile.
442 pitches in 2021. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 679th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Morgan's stuff spins at 2,568 rpm, 96th percentile in the league.
442 pitches in 2021. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 37th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Morgan releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
428 tracked pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Morgan's curveball spins at 2,981 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
47 thrown in 2021.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Morgan projects a .296 average, 85th percentile.
442 pitches in 2021. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 121st in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Morgan's 4-seam fastball carries 12.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
61 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.2% of Morgan's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
65 of 428 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.2 mph separates Morgan's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.0 against 78.8.
61 and 47 of them respectively.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Morgan puts 52.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.6% when he is ahead.
112 located pitches behind, 137 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Morgan releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 40 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
428 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Morgan works with 5 pitches: Slider, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Curveball, and a little else. The slider is 47.1% of everything he throws.
442 classified pitches in 2021.
He lives on one side of the plate
Morgan works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
428 located pitches in 2021.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Morgan's sinker averages 92.2 mph, and has touched 93.8.
93 thrown, 21% of his pitches.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Morgan is weak: 87.3 mph off the bat on average, 67th percentile.
442 pitches in 2021. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 270th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Morgan lands 46.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.7% of his breaking balls.
154 of his fastballs, 255 of his breaking balls.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Morgan goes to the slider: 63.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 38.6% the rest of the time.
149 two-strike pitches in 2021.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Morgan throws a fastball 54.4% of the time, against 13.3% when he is ahead.
114 pitches behind in the count, 143 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Morgan puts 52.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.6% when he is ahead.
112 located pitches behind, 137 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Morgan's sinker moves 117.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
93 thrown, averaging 92.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Morgan's 4-seam fastball carries 12.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
61 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .337 expected average against them, against .228 on his breaking balls.
154 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Morgan lands 46.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.7% of his breaking balls.
154 of his fastballs, 255 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Morgan's sinker leaves the bat at 92.4 mph, against 84.7 off his slider.
93 and 208 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Morgan throws the slider 61% of the time against left-handers and 28.2% against right-handers.
188 pitches to right-handers, 254 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Morgan's curveball spins at 2,981 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
47 thrown in 2021.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.2 mph separates Morgan's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.0 against 78.8.
61 and 47 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Morgan works with 5 pitches: Slider, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Curveball, and a little else. The slider is 47.1% of everything he throws.
442 classified pitches in 2021.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Morgan's sinker averages 92.2 mph, and has touched 93.8.
93 thrown, 21% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Morgan lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.93 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
428 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.2% of Morgan's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
65 of 428 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Morgan works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
428 located pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Morgan averages 85.8 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
442 pitches in 2021. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 692nd in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Morgan puts 37.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
188 pitches to right-handed hitters, 254 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Morgan works off the plate, with only 41.6% of his pitches in the zone, 16th percentile.
442 pitches in 2021. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 679th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Morgan's stuff spins at 2,568 rpm, 96th percentile in the league.
442 pitches in 2021. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 37th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Morgan releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
428 tracked pitches in 2021.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Morgan releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 40 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
428 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Morgan projects a .296 average, 85th percentile.
442 pitches in 2021. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 121st in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Morgan is weak: 87.3 mph off the bat on average, 67th percentile.
442 pitches in 2021. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 270th in MLB.
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