There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sims's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.7 mph, against 67.6 off his slider.
78 and 41 of them thrown.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Sims throws a strike on the first pitch 48.9% of the time.
47 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Sims's 4-seam fastball carries 15.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
78 thrown, averaging 94.1 mph.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Sims's stuff spins at 2,745 rpm, 99th percentile in the league.
171 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 6th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Sims is weak: 82.2 mph off the bat on average, 98th percentile.
171 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 12th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Sims works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
171 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Sims's slider spins at 2,946 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
41 thrown in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Sims releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
121 tracked pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Sims throws the slider 32% of the time against right-handers and 12.7% against left-handers.
100 pitches to right-handers, 71 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Sims goes to the sweeper: 25.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.8% the rest of the time.
43 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Sims works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sweeper and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 45.6% of everything he throws.
171 classified pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Sims throws a fastball 45.3% of the time, against 34.9% when he is ahead.
53 pitches behind in the count, 43 ahead.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Sims lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.34 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
171 located pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Sims lands 46.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.6% of his breaking balls.
79 of his fastballs, 88 of his breaking balls.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.5% of Sims's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
30 of 171 located pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Sims releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 46 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
171 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .321 expected average against them, against .295 on his breaking balls.
79 of his fastballs thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Sims's 4-seam fastball averages 94.1 mph, and has touched 96.3.
78 thrown, 45.6% of his pitches.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Sims projects a .309 average, 65th percentile.
171 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 186th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sims's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.7 mph, against 67.6 off his slider.
78 and 41 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Sims's slider spins at 2,946 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
41 thrown in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Sims throws the slider 32% of the time against right-handers and 12.7% against left-handers.
100 pitches to right-handers, 71 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Sims works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sweeper and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 45.6% of everything he throws.
171 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Sims's 4-seam fastball averages 94.1 mph, and has touched 96.3.
78 thrown, 45.6% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He falls behind hitters far too often
Sims throws a strike on the first pitch 48.9% of the time.
47 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Sims goes to the sweeper: 25.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.8% the rest of the time.
43 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Sims throws a fastball 45.3% of the time, against 34.9% when he is ahead.
53 pitches behind in the count, 43 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Sims's 4-seam fastball carries 15.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
78 thrown, averaging 94.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Sims's stuff spins at 2,745 rpm, 99th percentile in the league.
171 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 6th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Sims is weak: 82.2 mph off the bat on average, 98th percentile.
171 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 12th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Sims projects a .309 average, 65th percentile.
171 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 186th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Sims works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
171 located pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Sims lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.34 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
171 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.5% of Sims's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
30 of 171 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Sims releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
121 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Sims releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 46 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
171 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Sims lands 46.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.6% of his breaking balls.
79 of his fastballs, 88 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .321 expected average against them, against .295 on his breaking balls.
79 of his fastballs thrown.
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