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Alex McFarlane

Phillies
Number #71
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 25
Height 6' 3"
Weight 215 lbs
Birth Place Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands
Born Jun 9, 2001

Key Insights

2026
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

McFarlane's 4-seam fastball averages 99.4 mph, and has touched 102.2.

136 thrown, 43.6% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

McFarlane releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 24 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

312 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

McFarlane's sinker moves 16.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

80 thrown, averaging 99.1 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count McFarlane throws a fastball 80% of the time, against 59.5% when he is ahead.

100 pitches behind in the count, 84 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

McFarlane throws the sinker 44% of the time against right-handers and 4.2% against left-handers.

168 pitches to right-handers, 144 to left-handers.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

McFarlane lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.14 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

312 located pitches in 2026.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Jun 9, 2001
Birth Place Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands
Height 6' 3"
Weight 215 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R
College/Draft Miami