One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .356 expected average against them, against .186 on his fastballs.
158 of his breaking balls thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Gage throws 28% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 38.1% with the bases empty.
132 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 181 with the bases empty.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Gage works off the plate, with only 33.9% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 522nd in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Gage's 4-seam fastball carries 16.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
99 thrown, averaging 92.4 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gage's slider leaves the bat at 86.4 mph, against 80.1 off his changeup.
158 and 46 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Gage goes to the 4-seam fastball: 40.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.3% the rest of the time.
87 two-strike pitches in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.5% of the contact Gage gives up is hit hard, 95th percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 29th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Gage lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.16 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
313 located pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Gage releases the ball from over the top, about 67 degrees above horizontal and 0.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
313 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Gage averages 87.2 mph across his arsenal, 19th percentile in the league.
313 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 437th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Gage throws the slider 64.1% of the time against left-handers and 41.1% against right-handers.
185 pitches to right-handers, 128 to left-handers.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Gage is weak: 84.0 mph off the bat on average, 93rd percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 39th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Gage's stuff spins at 2,066 rpm, 14th percentile in the league.
313 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 462nd in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Gage works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
313 located pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Gage puts 46.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 27.3% when he is ahead.
101 located pitches behind, 77 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Gage works with 3 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The slider is 50.5% of everything he throws.
313 classified pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Gage projects a .279 average, 87th percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 69th in MLB.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Gage throws a fastball 27.7% of the time, against 39% when he is ahead.
101 pitches behind in the count, 77 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.3% of Gage's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
51 of 313 located pitches.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Gage's 4-seam fastball averages 92.4 mph, and has touched 94.0.
99 thrown, 31.6% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Gage's changeup moves 9.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
46 thrown, averaging 85.0 mph.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Gage has thrown 10 sinkers this season, 3.2% of his pitches, at 93.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
313 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Gage's slider spins at 2,286 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
158 thrown in 2026.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .356 expected average against them, against .186 on his fastballs.
158 of his breaking balls thrown.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Gage throws 28% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 38.1% with the bases empty.
132 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 181 with the bases empty.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Gage works off the plate, with only 33.9% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 522nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Gage's 4-seam fastball carries 16.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
99 thrown, averaging 92.4 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Gage's changeup moves 9.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
46 thrown, averaging 85.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gage's slider leaves the bat at 86.4 mph, against 80.1 off his changeup.
158 and 46 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Gage throws the slider 64.1% of the time against left-handers and 41.1% against right-handers.
185 pitches to right-handers, 128 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Gage works with 3 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The slider is 50.5% of everything he throws.
313 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Gage's 4-seam fastball averages 92.4 mph, and has touched 94.0.
99 thrown, 31.6% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Gage has thrown 10 sinkers this season, 3.2% of his pitches, at 93.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
313 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Gage's slider spins at 2,286 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
158 thrown in 2026.
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 Gage goes to the 4-seam fastball: 40.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.3% the rest of the time.
87 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Gage puts 46.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 27.3% when he is ahead.
101 located pitches behind, 77 ahead.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Gage throws a fastball 27.7% of the time, against 39% when he is ahead.
101 pitches behind in the count, 77 ahead.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.5% of the contact Gage gives up is hit hard, 95th percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 29th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Gage is weak: 84.0 mph off the bat on average, 93rd percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 39th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Gage projects a .279 average, 87th percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 69th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Gage lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.16 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
313 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Gage works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
313 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.3% of Gage's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
51 of 313 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Gage releases the ball from over the top, about 67 degrees above horizontal and 0.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
313 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Gage averages 87.2 mph across his arsenal, 19th percentile in the league.
313 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 437th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Gage's stuff spins at 2,066 rpm, 14th percentile in the league.
313 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 462nd in MLB.
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