He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Morgan puts 44.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 33.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
144 pitches to right-handed hitters, 115 to left-handed hitters.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Morgan goes to the curveball: 46.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.8% the rest of the time.
69 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Morgan throws 50.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 34.3% with the bases empty.
87 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 172 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Morgan's curveball leaves the bat at 92.7 mph, against 80.3 off his 4-seam fastball.
81 and 68 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Morgan's sinker moves 16.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
90 thrown, averaging 96.5 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Morgan's sinker averages 96.5 mph, and has touched 99.1.
90 thrown, 34.7% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Morgan releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
259 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Morgan's 4-seam fastball carries 15.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
68 thrown, averaging 97.4 mph.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Morgan is weak: 83.1 mph off the bat on average, 95th percentile.
259 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 28th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Morgan throws a fastball 70% of the time, against 50.7% when he is ahead.
90 pitches behind in the count, 69 ahead.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Morgan lands 48.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 26.7% of his breaking balls.
158 of his fastballs, 101 of his breaking balls.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Morgan works off the plate, with only 39.8% of his pitches in the zone, 20th percentile.
259 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 428th in MLB.
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 2.22 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
259 located pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.9 mph separates Morgan's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 97.4 against 82.5.
68 and 81 of them respectively.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 27.5% of the contact Morgan gives up is hit hard, 92nd percentile.
259 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 45th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Morgan averages 91.6 mph across his arsenal, 75th percentile in the league.
259 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 134th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .310 expected average against them, against .252 on his breaking balls.
158 of his fastballs thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Morgan throws the sinker 43.8% of the time against right-handers and 23.5% against left-handers.
144 pitches to right-handers, 115 to left-handers.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Morgan's stuff spins at 2,399 rpm, 76th percentile in the league.
259 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 130th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Morgan puts 56.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.1% when he is ahead.
90 located pitches behind, 69 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Morgan releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
180 tracked pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Morgan projects a .295 average, 79th percentile.
259 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 112th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Morgan works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Curveball, 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The sinker is 34.7% of everything he throws.
259 classified pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Morgan's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
47 of 259 located pitches.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Morgan throws a strike on the first pitch 56.7% of the time.
67 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Morgan's curveball spins at 2,584 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
81 thrown in 2026.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Morgan puts 44.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 33.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
144 pitches to right-handed hitters, 115 to left-handed hitters.
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 Morgan goes to the curveball: 46.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.8% the rest of the time.
69 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Morgan throws a fastball 70% of the time, against 50.7% when he is ahead.
90 pitches behind in the count, 69 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Morgan puts 56.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.1% when he is ahead.
90 located pitches behind, 69 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Morgan throws a strike on the first pitch 56.7% of the time.
67 plate appearances started in 2026.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Morgan throws 50.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 34.3% with the bases empty.
87 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 172 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Morgan's curveball leaves the bat at 92.7 mph, against 80.3 off his 4-seam fastball.
81 and 68 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Morgan's sinker averages 96.5 mph, and has touched 99.1.
90 thrown, 34.7% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.9 mph separates Morgan's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 97.4 against 82.5.
68 and 81 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Morgan throws the sinker 43.8% of the time against right-handers and 23.5% against left-handers.
144 pitches to right-handers, 115 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Morgan works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Curveball, 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The sinker is 34.7% of everything he throws.
259 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Morgan's curveball spins at 2,584 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
81 thrown in 2026.
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 16.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
90 thrown, averaging 96.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Morgan's 4-seam fastball carries 15.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
68 thrown, averaging 97.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Morgan releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
259 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Morgan releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
180 tracked pitches in 2026.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Morgan is weak: 83.1 mph off the bat on average, 95th percentile.
259 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 28th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 27.5% of the contact Morgan gives up is hit hard, 92nd percentile.
259 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 45th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Morgan projects a .295 average, 79th percentile.
259 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 112th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Morgan lands 48.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 26.7% of his breaking balls.
158 of his fastballs, 101 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .310 expected average against them, against .252 on his breaking balls.
158 of his fastballs thrown.
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 39.8% of his pitches in the zone, 20th percentile.
259 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 428th 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
Morgan lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.22 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
259 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Morgan's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
47 of 259 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Morgan averages 91.6 mph across his arsenal, 75th percentile in the league.
259 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 134th 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 2,399 rpm, 76th percentile in the league.
259 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 130th in MLB.
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