He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Orze puts 36.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
168 pitches to right-handed hitters, 147 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Orze's 4-seam fastball carries 17.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
74 thrown, averaging 92.0 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Orze's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.0 mph, against 80.2 off his slider.
74 and 45 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .333 expected average against them, against .236 on his fastballs.
178 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Orze averages 85.6 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
315 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 497th in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Orze's splitter moves 15.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
178 thrown, averaging 83.1 mph.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Orze releases the ball 7.1 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
228 tracked pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Orze goes to the splitter: 63.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 53.9% the rest of the time.
83 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Orze's stuff spins at 2,001 rpm, 9th percentile in the league.
315 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 490th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Orze works with 4 pitches: Splitter, 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Curveball. The splitter is 56.5% of everything he throws.
315 classified pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Orze 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.
315 located pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Orze's 4-seam fastball averages 92.0 mph, and has touched 94.0.
74 thrown, 23.5% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Orze releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 40 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
315 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Orze throws 39.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.7% with the bases empty.
102 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 213 with the bases empty.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Orze is weak: 86.7 mph off the bat on average, 74th percentile.
315 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 138th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Orze throws the slider 21.4% of the time against right-handers and 6.1% against left-handers.
168 pitches to right-handers, 147 to left-handers.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Orze works off the plate, with only 41.6% of his pitches in the zone, 35th percentile.
315 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 349th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Orze projects a .303 average, 71st percentile.
315 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 155th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Orze puts 47.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.6% when he is ahead.
92 located pitches behind, 88 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Orze's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
57 of 315 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Orze's slider spins at 2,532 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
45 thrown in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Orze throws a strike on the first pitch 58% of the time.
81 plate appearances started in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.7% of the contact Orze gives up is hit hard, 67th percentile.
315 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 177th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
8.9 mph separates Orze's 4-seam fastball from his splitter, 92.0 against 83.1.
74 and 178 of them respectively.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Orze puts 36.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
168 pitches to right-handed hitters, 147 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Orze's 4-seam fastball carries 17.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
74 thrown, averaging 92.0 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Orze's splitter moves 15.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
178 thrown, averaging 83.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Orze's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.0 mph, against 80.2 off his slider.
74 and 45 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Orze works with 4 pitches: Splitter, 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Curveball. The splitter is 56.5% of everything he throws.
315 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Orze's 4-seam fastball averages 92.0 mph, and has touched 94.0.
74 thrown, 23.5% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Orze throws the slider 21.4% of the time against right-handers and 6.1% against left-handers.
168 pitches to right-handers, 147 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Orze's slider spins at 2,532 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
45 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
8.9 mph separates Orze's 4-seam fastball from his splitter, 92.0 against 83.1.
74 and 178 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .333 expected average against them, against .236 on his fastballs.
178 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Orze averages 85.6 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
315 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 497th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Orze releases the ball 7.1 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
228 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Orze releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 40 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
315 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
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 Orze goes to the splitter: 63.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 53.9% the rest of the time.
83 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Orze puts 47.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.6% when he is ahead.
92 located pitches behind, 88 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Orze throws a strike on the first pitch 58% of the time.
81 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Orze's stuff spins at 2,001 rpm, 9th percentile in the league.
315 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 490th 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
Orze 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.
315 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Orze's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
57 of 315 located pitches.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Orze throws 39.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.7% with the bases empty.
102 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 213 with the bases empty.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Orze is weak: 86.7 mph off the bat on average, 74th percentile.
315 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 138th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Orze projects a .303 average, 71st percentile.
315 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 155th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.7% of the contact Orze gives up is hit hard, 67th percentile.
315 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 177th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Orze works off the plate, with only 41.6% of his pitches in the zone, 35th percentile.
315 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 349th in MLB.
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