The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Moran projects a .263 average, 91st percentile.
386 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 49th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .326 expected average against them, against .235 on his fastballs.
134 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
29.3% of the contact right-handers make against Moran is hit hard, against 40% of what left-handers make.
230 pitches to right-handed hitters, 156 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Moran's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.0 mph, against 84.5 off his changeup.
157 and 134 of them thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.8% of the contact Moran gives up is hit hard, 80th percentile.
386 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 110th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
34.4% of the contact against Moran is on the ground and 49.2% of it is in the air.
61 tracked batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Moran averages 86.8 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
386 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 453rd in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.3 mph off the bat against Moran and left-handers 86.1.
41 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 20 from left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Moran's stuff spins at 2,176 rpm, 32nd percentile in the league.
386 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 365th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Moran has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 397 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Moran is weak: 87.6 mph off the bat on average, 62nd percentile.
386 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 204th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.9% of the balls put in play against Moran have gone to centre field.
26 of 62 located batted balls allowed.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Moran projects a .263 average, 91st percentile.
386 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 49th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.8% of the contact Moran gives up is hit hard, 80th percentile.
386 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 110th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Moran is weak: 87.6 mph off the bat on average, 62nd percentile.
386 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 204th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .326 expected average against them, against .235 on his fastballs.
134 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
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Both sides hit him about the same
29.3% of the contact right-handers make against Moran is hit hard, against 40% of what left-handers make.
230 pitches to right-handed hitters, 156 to left-handed hitters.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Moran's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.0 mph, against 84.5 off his changeup.
157 and 134 of them thrown.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
34.4% of the contact against Moran is on the ground and 49.2% of it is in the air.
61 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.3 mph off the bat against Moran and left-handers 86.1.
41 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 20 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Moran has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 397 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.9% of the balls put in play against Moran have gone to centre field.
26 of 62 located batted balls allowed.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Moran averages 86.8 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
386 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 453rd in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Moran's stuff spins at 2,176 rpm, 32nd percentile in the league.
386 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 365th in MLB.
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