He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Adams puts 45.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 36.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
166 pitches to right-handed hitters, 152 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Adams's 4-seam fastball moves 55.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
172 thrown, averaging 96.2 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Adams throws a fastball 69.5% of the time, against 46.1% when he is ahead.
105 pitches behind in the count, 76 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Adams's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.8 mph, against 88.2 off his slider.
172 and 122 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Adams's 4-seam fastball carries 17.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
172 thrown, averaging 96.2 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Adams averages 92.1 mph across his arsenal, 88th percentile in the league.
318 pitches in 2019. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 89th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Adams's 4-seam fastball averages 96.2 mph, and has touched 99.3.
172 thrown, 54.6% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Adams releases the ball from over the top, about 68 degrees above horizontal and 0.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
315 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
52% of the contact Adams gives up is hit hard, 6th percentile.
318 pitches in 2019. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 704th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Adams throws the slider 51.8% of the time against right-handers and 24.5% against left-handers.
164 pitches to right-handers, 151 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Adams goes to the slider: 46.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.1% the rest of the time.
82 two-strike pitches in 2019.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.9 mph off the bat against Adams, 9th percentile.
318 pitches in 2019. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 682nd in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Adams works off the plate, with only 41.3% of his pitches in the zone, 26th percentile.
318 pitches in 2019. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 555th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Adams works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 54.6% of everything he throws.
315 classified pitches in 2019.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Adams lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.31 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
315 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on one side of the plate
Adams works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
315 located pitches in 2019.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Adams throws 39.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42% with the bases empty.
89 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 229 with the bases empty.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Adams releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
315 tracked pitches in 2019.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Adams throws a strike on the first pitch 57% of the time.
79 plate appearances started in 2019.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Adams's slider spins at 2,503 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
122 thrown in 2019.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Adams's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
57 of 315 located pitches.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Adams projects a .354 average, 64th percentile.
318 pitches in 2019. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 274th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.3 mph separates Adams's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 96.2 against 86.8.
172 and 122 of them respectively.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Adams puts 45.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 36.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
166 pitches to right-handed hitters, 152 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Adams's 4-seam fastball moves 55.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
172 thrown, averaging 96.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Adams's 4-seam fastball carries 17.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
172 thrown, averaging 96.2 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Adams throws a fastball 69.5% of the time, against 46.1% when he is ahead.
105 pitches behind in the count, 76 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Adams goes to the slider: 46.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.1% the rest of the time.
82 two-strike pitches in 2019.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Adams throws a strike on the first pitch 57% of the time.
79 plate appearances started in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Adams's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.8 mph, against 88.2 off his slider.
172 and 122 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Adams's 4-seam fastball averages 96.2 mph, and has touched 99.3.
172 thrown, 54.6% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Adams throws the slider 51.8% of the time against right-handers and 24.5% against left-handers.
164 pitches to right-handers, 151 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Adams works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 54.6% of everything he throws.
315 classified pitches in 2019.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Adams's slider spins at 2,503 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
122 thrown in 2019.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.3 mph separates Adams's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 96.2 against 86.8.
172 and 122 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Adams averages 92.1 mph across his arsenal, 88th percentile in the league.
318 pitches in 2019. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 89th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Adams releases the ball from over the top, about 68 degrees above horizontal and 0.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
315 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Adams releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
315 tracked pitches in 2019.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
52% of the contact Adams gives up is hit hard, 6th percentile.
318 pitches in 2019. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 704th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.9 mph off the bat against Adams, 9th percentile.
318 pitches in 2019. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 682nd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Adams projects a .354 average, 64th percentile.
318 pitches in 2019. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 274th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Adams works off the plate, with only 41.3% of his pitches in the zone, 26th percentile.
318 pitches in 2019. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 555th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Adams lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.31 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
315 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on one side of the plate
Adams works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
315 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Adams's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
57 of 315 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Adams throws 39.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42% with the bases empty.
89 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 229 with the bases empty.
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