His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Morris's cutter averages 89.4 mph, and has touched 92.5.
101 thrown, 31.6% of his pitches.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Morris works off the plate, with only 38.4% of his pitches in the zone, 8th percentile.
320 pitches in 2017. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 650th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Morris lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.06 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
320 located pitches in 2017.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Morris releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
320 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Morris puts 51.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 28.6% when he is ahead.
88 located pitches behind, 84 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Morris works with 4 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Curveball. The cutter is 31.6% of everything he throws.
320 classified pitches in 2017.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.4% of Morris's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
46 of 320 located pitches.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Morris projects a .387 average, 21st percentile.
320 pitches in 2017. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 557th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Morris puts 40% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 36.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
185 pitches to right-handed hitters, 135 to left-handed hitters.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Morris averages 90.5 mph across his arsenal, 69th percentile in the league.
320 pitches in 2017. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 216th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Morris goes to the cutter: 35.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.3% the rest of the time.
76 two-strike pitches in 2017.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Morris's 4-seam fastball carries 9.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
99 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Morris throws 40.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 37.5% with the bases empty.
104 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 216 with the bases empty.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Morris's stuff spins at 2,129 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
320 pitches in 2017. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 475th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
40.4% of the contact Morris gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
320 pitches in 2017. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 492nd in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Morris throws a fastball 92% of the time, against 85.7% when he is ahead.
88 pitches behind in the count, 84 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Morris throws the sinker 30.4% of the time against left-handers and 21.6% against right-handers.
185 pitches to right-handers, 135 to left-handers.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Morris's sinker moves 9.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
81 thrown, averaging 92.8 mph.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 88.4 mph off the bat against Morris, 34th percentile.
320 pitches in 2017. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 466th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Morris throws a strike on the first pitch 61.7% of the time.
94 plate appearances started in 2017.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Morris's cutter spins at 2,235 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
101 thrown in 2017.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Morris's cutter averages 89.4 mph, and has touched 92.5.
101 thrown, 31.6% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Morris works with 4 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Curveball. The cutter is 31.6% of everything he throws.
320 classified pitches in 2017.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Morris throws the sinker 30.4% of the time against left-handers and 21.6% against right-handers.
185 pitches to right-handers, 135 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Morris's cutter spins at 2,235 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
101 thrown in 2017.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Morris works off the plate, with only 38.4% of his pitches in the zone, 8th percentile.
320 pitches in 2017. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 650th 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
Morris lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.06 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
320 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.4% of Morris's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
46 of 320 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Morris releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
320 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Morris puts 51.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 28.6% when he is ahead.
88 located pitches behind, 84 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Morris goes to the cutter: 35.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.3% the rest of the time.
76 two-strike pitches in 2017.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Morris throws a fastball 92% of the time, against 85.7% when he is ahead.
88 pitches behind in the count, 84 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Morris throws a strike on the first pitch 61.7% of the time.
94 plate appearances started in 2017.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Morris projects a .387 average, 21st percentile.
320 pitches in 2017. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 557th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
40.4% of the contact Morris gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
320 pitches in 2017. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 492nd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 88.4 mph off the bat against Morris, 34th percentile.
320 pitches in 2017. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 466th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Morris puts 40% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 36.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
185 pitches to right-handed hitters, 135 to left-handed hitters.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Morris averages 90.5 mph across his arsenal, 69th percentile in the league.
320 pitches in 2017. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 216th in MLB.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Morris's 4-seam fastball carries 9.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
99 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Morris's sinker moves 9.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
81 thrown, averaging 92.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Morris throws 40.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 37.5% with the bases empty.
104 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 216 with the bases empty.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Morris's stuff spins at 2,129 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
320 pitches in 2017. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 475th in MLB.
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