One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Springs's 4-seam fastball carries 17.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
341 thrown, averaging 91.3 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Springs's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.9 mph, against 81.0 off his changeup.
341 and 157 of them thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Springs averages 85.6 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
785 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 500th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Springs throws the slider 52% of the time against left-handers and 16.8% against right-handers.
589 pitches to right-handers, 196 to left-handers.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Springs lands 50% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 25.5% of his offspeed pitches.
266 of his breaking balls, 157 of his offspeed pitches.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Springs's fastball averages 91.8 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 90.3 past his 75th.
120 early fastballs, 52 late ones.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Springs's sweeper moves 14.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
65 thrown, averaging 76.2 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Springs puts 62.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.4% when he is ahead.
199 located pitches behind, 220 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.1 mph separates Springs's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 91.3 against 76.2.
341 and 65 of them respectively.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Springs's stuff spins at 2,072 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
785 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 457th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Springs goes to the changeup: 25.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 17.6% the rest of the time.
229 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .327 expected average against them, against .269 on his fastballs.
266 of his breaking balls thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.4% of the contact Springs gives up is hit hard, 81st percentile.
785 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 102nd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Springs's 4-seam fastball averages 91.3 mph, and has touched 93.8.
341 thrown, 43.4% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Springs releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 39 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
785 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Springs throws a fastball 41.7% of the time, against 52.7% when he is ahead.
199 pitches behind in the count, 220 ahead.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Springs projects a .299 average, 75th percentile.
785 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 135th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Springs works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Changeup and Sweeper. The 4-seam fastball is 43.4% of everything he throws.
785 classified pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Springs throws a strike on the first pitch 64.3% of the time.
207 plate appearances started in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.3% of Springs's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
144 of 785 located pitches.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Springs is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 70th percentile.
785 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 164th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Springs's slider spins at 2,328 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
201 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Springs has thrown 21 cutters this season, 2.7% of his pitches, at 88.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
785 classified pitches in 2026.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Springs's 4-seam fastball carries 17.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
341 thrown, averaging 91.3 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Springs's sweeper moves 14.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
65 thrown, averaging 76.2 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 Springs's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.9 mph, against 81.0 off his changeup.
341 and 157 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Springs throws the slider 52% of the time against left-handers and 16.8% against right-handers.
589 pitches to right-handers, 196 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.1 mph separates Springs's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 91.3 against 76.2.
341 and 65 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Springs's 4-seam fastball averages 91.3 mph, and has touched 93.8.
341 thrown, 43.4% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Springs works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Changeup and Sweeper. The 4-seam fastball is 43.4% of everything he throws.
785 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Springs's slider spins at 2,328 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
201 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Springs has thrown 21 cutters this season, 2.7% of his pitches, at 88.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
785 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Springs averages 85.6 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
785 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 500th 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
Springs lands 50% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 25.5% of his offspeed pitches.
266 of his breaking balls, 157 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .327 expected average against them, against .269 on his fastballs.
266 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Springs's fastball averages 91.8 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 90.3 past his 75th.
120 early fastballs, 52 late ones.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Springs releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 39 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
785 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Springs puts 62.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.4% when he is ahead.
199 located pitches behind, 220 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Springs goes to the changeup: 25.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 17.6% the rest of the time.
229 two-strike pitches in 2026.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Springs throws a fastball 41.7% of the time, against 52.7% when he is ahead.
199 pitches behind in the count, 220 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Springs throws a strike on the first pitch 64.3% of the time.
207 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
Springs's stuff spins at 2,072 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
785 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 457th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.4% of the contact Springs gives up is hit hard, 81st percentile.
785 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 102nd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Springs projects a .299 average, 75th percentile.
785 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 135th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Springs is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 70th percentile.
785 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 164th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.3% of Springs's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
144 of 785 located pitches.
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