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.
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.
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 shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50% of the contact against Morgan is on the ground and 26.3% of it is in the air.
38 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
55% of the balls put in play against Morgan have gone to centre field.
22 of 40 located batted balls allowed.
Both sides hit him about the same
23.8% of the contact right-handers make against Morgan is hit hard, against 31.6% of what left-handers make.
144 pitches to right-handed hitters, 115 to left-handed hitters.
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.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
31.6% of the contact against Morgan with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 23.8% with the bases empty.
87 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 172 with the bases empty.
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.
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.
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.
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 side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 82.1 mph off the bat against Morgan and left-handers 84.1.
21 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 19 from left-handers.
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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.
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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.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50% of the contact against Morgan is on the ground and 26.3% of it is in the air.
38 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
55% of the balls put in play against Morgan have gone to centre field.
22 of 40 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 82.1 mph off the bat against Morgan and left-handers 84.1.
21 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 19 from left-handers.
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Both sides hit him about the same
23.8% of the contact right-handers make against Morgan is hit hard, against 31.6% of what left-handers make.
144 pitches to right-handed hitters, 115 to left-handed hitters.
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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 Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
31.6% of the contact against Morgan with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 23.8% with the bases empty.
87 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 172 with the bases empty.
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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.
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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.
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.
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