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Lucas Sims

Reds Career team 2018–2024
Number #39
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 32
Height 6' 2"
Weight 213 lbs
Birth Place Lawrenceville, CA
Born May 10, 1994

Key Insights

2026
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.
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.
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 shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

42.9% of the contact against Sims is on the ground and 35.7% of it is in the air.

28 tracked batted balls allowed.
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.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field

42.9% of the balls put in play against Sims have gone to centre field.

12 of 28 located batted balls allowed.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB May 10, 1994
Birth Place Lawrenceville, CA
Height 6' 2"
Weight 213 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right