He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Adam puts 52.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 36.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
122 pitches to right-handed hitters, 107 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .283 expected average against them, against .159 on his offspeed pitches.
102 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Adam's 4-seam fastball carries 16.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
133 thrown, averaging 93.4 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Adam's changeup moves 15.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
191 thrown, averaging 88.1 mph.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Adam projects a .219 average, 99th percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 9th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Adam averages 87.1 mph across his arsenal, 18th percentile in the league.
229 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 440th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Adam's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 86.4 off his slider.
133 and 219 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Adam goes to the changeup: 38.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 29.9% the rest of the time.
191 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Adam lands 55.9% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 34.2% of his offspeed pitches.
102 of his breaking balls, 73 of his offspeed pitches.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Adam is weak: 84.1 mph off the bat on average, 93rd percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 41st in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Adam puts 58.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.5% when he is ahead.
139 located pitches behind, 182 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Adam releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 61 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
582 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Adam lives in the strike zone: 45% of his pitches are in it, 73rd percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 146th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Adam works with 4 pitches: Slider, Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball and Sweeper. The slider is 37.6% of everything he throws.
582 classified pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Adam lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.31 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
582 located pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Adam throws the changeup 40.6% of the time against left-handers and 25.6% against right-handers.
301 pitches to right-handers, 281 to left-handers.
He lives on one side of the plate
Adam works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
582 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Adam's slider spins at 2,521 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
219 thrown in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.1% of the contact Adam gives up is hit hard, 73rd percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 145th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Adam's stuff spins at 2,356 rpm, 66th percentile in the league.
229 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 181st in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Adam throws a strike on the first pitch 61.3% of the time.
142 plate appearances started in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Adam releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
532 tracked pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
8.9 mph separates Adam's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 93.4 against 84.6.
133 and 219 of them respectively.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Adam puts 52.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 36.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
122 pitches to right-handed hitters, 107 to left-handed hitters.
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 breaking balls: a .283 expected average against them, against .159 on his offspeed pitches.
102 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Adam lands 55.9% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 34.2% of his offspeed pitches.
102 of his breaking balls, 73 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Adam's 4-seam fastball carries 16.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
133 thrown, averaging 93.4 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Adam's changeup moves 15.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
191 thrown, averaging 88.1 mph.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Adam projects a .219 average, 99th percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 9th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Adam is weak: 84.1 mph off the bat on average, 93rd percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 41st in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.1% of the contact Adam gives up is hit hard, 73rd percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 145th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Adam averages 87.1 mph across his arsenal, 18th percentile in the league.
229 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 440th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Adam's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 86.4 off his slider.
133 and 219 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Adam works with 4 pitches: Slider, Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball and Sweeper. The slider is 37.6% of everything he throws.
582 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Adam throws the changeup 40.6% of the time against left-handers and 25.6% against right-handers.
301 pitches to right-handers, 281 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Adam's slider spins at 2,521 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
219 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
8.9 mph separates Adam's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 93.4 against 84.6.
133 and 219 of them respectively.
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 Adam goes to the changeup: 38.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 29.9% the rest of the time.
191 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Adam puts 58.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.5% when he is ahead.
139 located pitches behind, 182 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Adam throws a strike on the first pitch 61.3% of the time.
142 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Adam releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 61 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
582 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Adam releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
532 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Adam lives in the strike zone: 45% of his pitches are in it, 73rd percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 146th 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
Adam lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.31 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
582 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Adam works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
582 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Adam's stuff spins at 2,356 rpm, 66th percentile in the league.
229 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 181st in MLB.
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