One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Moreta's 4-seam fastball moves 73.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
121 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Moreta's 4-seam fastball carries 17.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
121 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Moreta works with 2 pitches: Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 56.8% of everything he throws.
285 classified pitches in 2025.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Moreta goes to the slider: 64.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 53.3% the rest of the time.
88 two-strike pitches in 2025.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.7% of the contact Moreta gives up is hit hard, 92nd percentile.
285 pitches in 2025. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 64th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Moreta projects a .384 average, 8th percentile.
285 pitches in 2025. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 715th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Moreta releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 62 degrees above horizontal and 0.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
285 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Moreta lands 54.3% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 38% of his fastballs.
162 of his breaking balls, 121 of his fastballs.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Moreta lives up in the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.73 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
285 located pitches in 2025.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Moreta's stuff spins at 2,124 rpm, 20th percentile in the league.
285 pitches in 2025. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 621st in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Moreta's 4-seam fastball averages 94.6 mph, and has touched 97.1.
121 thrown, 42.5% of his pitches.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Moreta averages 88.2 mph across his arsenal, 31st percentile in the league.
285 pitches in 2025. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 536th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Moreta throws a strike on the first pitch 55.9% of the time.
68 plate appearances started in 2025.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Moreta's slider leaves the bat at 89.4 mph, against 86.4 off his 4-seam fastball.
162 and 121 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.0 mph separates Moreta's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.6 against 83.5.
121 and 162 of them respectively.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.4% of Moreta's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
61 of 285 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Moreta throws the 4-seam fastball 46.2% of the time against right-handers and 37.6% against left-handers.
160 pitches to right-handers, 125 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Moreta puts 50.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.6% when he is ahead.
73 located pitches behind, 92 ahead.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Moreta is weak: 88.1 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
285 pitches in 2025. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 272nd in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Moreta's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,313 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
121 thrown in 2025.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Moreta's 4-seam fastball moves 73.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
121 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Moreta's 4-seam fastball carries 17.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
121 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His pitches move in ways that fit together
Moreta works with 2 pitches: Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 56.8% of everything he throws.
285 classified pitches in 2025.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Moreta's 4-seam fastball averages 94.6 mph, and has touched 97.1.
121 thrown, 42.5% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Moreta's slider leaves the bat at 89.4 mph, against 86.4 off his 4-seam fastball.
162 and 121 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.0 mph separates Moreta's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.6 against 83.5.
121 and 162 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Moreta throws the 4-seam fastball 46.2% of the time against right-handers and 37.6% against left-handers.
160 pitches to right-handers, 125 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Moreta's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,313 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
121 thrown in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Moreta goes to the slider: 64.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 53.3% the rest of the time.
88 two-strike pitches in 2025.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Moreta throws a strike on the first pitch 55.9% of the time.
68 plate appearances started in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Moreta puts 50.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.6% when he is ahead.
73 located pitches behind, 92 ahead.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.7% of the contact Moreta gives up is hit hard, 92nd percentile.
285 pitches in 2025. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 64th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Moreta projects a .384 average, 8th percentile.
285 pitches in 2025. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 715th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Moreta is weak: 88.1 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
285 pitches in 2025. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 272nd in MLB.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Moreta releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 62 degrees above horizontal and 0.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
285 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Moreta lands 54.3% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 38% of his fastballs.
162 of his breaking balls, 121 of his fastballs.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Moreta lives up in the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.73 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
285 located pitches in 2025.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.4% of Moreta's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
61 of 285 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Moreta's stuff spins at 2,124 rpm, 20th percentile in the league.
285 pitches in 2025. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 621st in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Moreta averages 88.2 mph across his arsenal, 31st percentile in the league.
285 pitches in 2025. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 536th in MLB.
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