There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Springs's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.8 mph, against 81.1 off his changeup.
1070 and 617 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Springs's 4-seam fastball carries 16.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
1070 thrown, averaging 91.3 mph.
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 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.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Springs throws the changeup 32.1% of the time against right-handers and 6.4% against left-handers.
1784 pitches to right-handers, 684 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Springs goes to the changeup: 32.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 22.2% the rest of the time.
691 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Springs's fastball averages 91.6 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 90.5 past his 75th.
383 early fastballs, 162 late ones.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Springs's 4-seam fastball averages 91.3 mph, and has touched 98.9.
1070 thrown, 43.4% of his pitches.
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.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Springs's changeup moves 12.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
617 thrown, averaging 79.6 mph.
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.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Springs puts 57.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.3% when he is ahead.
729 located pitches behind, 636 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Springs releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
2468 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.8 mph separates Springs's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 91.3 against 77.5.
1070 and 140 of them respectively.
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.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.9% of Springs's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
441 of 2468 located pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Springs works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Slider and Sweeper. The 4-seam fastball is 43.4% of everything he throws.
2468 classified pitches in 2026.
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.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Springs throws a strike on the first pitch 58.5% of the time.
633 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Springs has thrown 97 cutters this season, 3.9% of his pitches, at 87.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2468 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Springs's sweeper spins at 2,281 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
140 thrown in 2026.
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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 90.8 mph, against 81.1 off his changeup.
1070 and 617 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Springs throws the changeup 32.1% of the time against right-handers and 6.4% against left-handers.
1784 pitches to right-handers, 684 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Springs's 4-seam fastball averages 91.3 mph, and has touched 98.9.
1070 thrown, 43.4% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.8 mph separates Springs's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 91.3 against 77.5.
1070 and 140 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Springs works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Slider and Sweeper. The 4-seam fastball is 43.4% of everything he throws.
2468 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Springs has thrown 97 cutters this season, 3.9% of his pitches, at 87.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2468 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Springs's sweeper spins at 2,281 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
140 thrown in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Springs's 4-seam fastball carries 16.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
1070 thrown, averaging 91.3 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Springs's changeup moves 12.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
617 thrown, averaging 79.6 mph.
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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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Springs goes to the changeup: 32.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 22.2% the rest of the time.
691 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Springs puts 57.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.3% when he is ahead.
729 located pitches behind, 636 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Springs throws a strike on the first pitch 58.5% of the time.
633 plate appearances started in 2026.
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 91.6 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 90.5 past his 75th.
383 early fastballs, 162 late ones.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Springs releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
2468 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
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
17.9% of Springs's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
441 of 2468 located pitches.
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