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.
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 side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 79.8 mph off the bat against Adam and left-handers 89.2.
24 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 20 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Adam's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 80.0 off his slider.
54 and 91 of them thrown.
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.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .248 average against Adam and left-handers to .185.
122 pitches to right-handed hitters, 107 to left-handed hitters.
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.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
47.7% of the balls put in play against Adam have gone to centre field.
21 of 44 located batted balls allowed.
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.
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.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
30.8% of the contact against Adam with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.5% with the bases empty.
63 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 166 with the bases empty.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50% of the contact against Adam is on the ground and 40.9% of it is in the air.
44 tracked batted balls allowed.
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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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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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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 79.8 mph off the bat against Adam and left-handers 89.2.
24 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 20 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
47.7% of the balls put in play against Adam have gone to centre field.
21 of 44 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50% of the contact against Adam is on the ground and 40.9% of it is in the air.
44 tracked batted balls allowed.
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 90.5 mph, against 80.0 off his slider.
54 and 91 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .248 average against Adam and left-handers to .185.
122 pitches to right-handed hitters, 107 to left-handed hitters.
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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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 Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
30.8% of the contact against Adam with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.5% with the bases empty.
63 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 166 with the bases empty.
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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