His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Morales's 4-seam fastball averages 97.2 mph, and has touched 99.4.
149 thrown, 43.6% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Morales throws a fastball 74.1% of the time, against 47.4% when he is ahead.
108 pitches behind in the count, 76 ahead.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Morales works off the plate, with only 34% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.
212 pitches in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 521st in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .447 expected average against them, against .349 on his breaking balls.
121 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Morales's sweeper moves 15.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
40 thrown, averaging 82.0 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Morales's slider leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 76.9 off his sweeper.
76 and 40 of them thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Morales projects a .391 average, 6th percentile.
212 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 507th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Morales lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.18 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
342 located pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Morales releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
342 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Morales's 4-seam fastball carries 14.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
149 thrown, averaging 97.2 mph.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.2 mph separates Morales's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 97.2 against 82.0.
149 and 40 of them respectively.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Morales's stuff spins at 2,467 rpm, 85th percentile in the league.
212 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 81st in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Morales averages 91.6 mph across his arsenal, 75th percentile in the league.
212 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 133rd in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Morales's sweeper spins at 2,872 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
40 thrown in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Morales puts 50.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.8% when he is ahead.
108 located pitches behind, 76 ahead.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Morales, 22nd percentile.
212 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 417th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Morales releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
301 tracked pitches in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.7% of the contact Morales gives up is hit hard, 23rd percentile.
212 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 415th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Morales works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Sweeper, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 43.6% of everything he throws.
342 classified pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Morales goes to the sweeper: 15.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 10.4% the rest of the time.
92 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Morales throws the slider 29.9% of the time against right-handers and 12.9% against left-handers.
187 pitches to right-handers, 155 to left-handers.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Morales's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
62 of 342 located pitches.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Morales lands 38.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.7% of his breaking balls.
121 of his fastballs, 63 of his breaking balls.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Morales throws a strike on the first pitch 58.4% of the time.
89 plate appearances started in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Morales's 4-seam fastball averages 97.2 mph, and has touched 99.4.
149 thrown, 43.6% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Morales's slider leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 76.9 off his sweeper.
76 and 40 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.2 mph separates Morales's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 97.2 against 82.0.
149 and 40 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Morales's sweeper spins at 2,872 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
40 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Morales works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Sweeper, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 43.6% of everything he throws.
342 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Morales throws the slider 29.9% of the time against right-handers and 12.9% against left-handers.
187 pitches to right-handers, 155 to left-handers.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Morales throws a fastball 74.1% of the time, against 47.4% when he is ahead.
108 pitches behind in the count, 76 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Morales puts 50.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.8% when he is ahead.
108 located pitches behind, 76 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Morales goes to the sweeper: 15.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 10.4% the rest of the time.
92 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Morales throws a strike on the first pitch 58.4% of the time.
89 plate appearances started in 2026.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Morales works off the plate, with only 34% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.
212 pitches in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 521st in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .447 expected average against them, against .349 on his breaking balls.
121 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Morales lands 38.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.7% of his breaking balls.
121 of his fastballs, 63 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Morales's sweeper moves 15.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
40 thrown, averaging 82.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Morales's 4-seam fastball carries 14.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
149 thrown, averaging 97.2 mph.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Morales projects a .391 average, 6th percentile.
212 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 507th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Morales, 22nd percentile.
212 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 417th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.7% of the contact Morales gives up is hit hard, 23rd percentile.
212 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 415th in MLB.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Morales lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.18 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
342 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Morales's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
62 of 342 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Morales releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
342 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Morales releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
301 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Morales's stuff spins at 2,467 rpm, 85th percentile in the league.
212 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 81st in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Morales averages 91.6 mph across his arsenal, 75th percentile in the league.
212 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 133rd in MLB.
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