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.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gage's sinker leaves the bat at 92.7 mph, against 80.4 off his changeup.
41 and 76 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Gage's 4-seam fastball carries 15.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
172 thrown, averaging 92.2 mph.
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 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 angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Gage releases the ball from over the top, about 66 degrees above horizontal and 0.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
526 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Gage throws the slider 58.6% of the time against left-handers and 35.3% against right-handers.
306 pitches to right-handers, 220 to left-handers.
He lives on one side of the plate
Gage works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
526 located pitches in 2026.
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.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Gage puts 45.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 28% when he is ahead.
159 located pitches behind, 132 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Gage's sinker moves 12.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
41 thrown, averaging 92.9 mph.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15% of Gage's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
79 of 526 located pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Gage goes to the sinker: 13% of his two-strike pitches, against 5.6% the rest of the time.
154 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Gage works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Sinker. The slider is 45.1% of everything he throws.
526 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.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Gage's 4-seam fastball averages 92.2 mph, and has touched 94.0.
172 thrown, 32.7% of his pitches.
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 2.30 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
526 located pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Gage throws a strike on the first pitch 61.1% of the time.
126 plate appearances started 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.
237 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.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gage's sinker leaves the bat at 92.7 mph, against 80.4 off his changeup.
41 and 76 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Gage throws the slider 58.6% of the time against left-handers and 35.3% against right-handers.
306 pitches to right-handers, 220 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Gage works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Sinker. The slider is 45.1% of everything he throws.
526 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Gage's 4-seam fastball averages 92.2 mph, and has touched 94.0.
172 thrown, 32.7% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Gage's slider spins at 2,286 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
237 thrown in 2026.
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 15.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
172 thrown, averaging 92.2 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Gage's sinker moves 12.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
41 thrown, averaging 92.9 mph.
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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.
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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.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Gage releases the ball from over the top, about 66 degrees above horizontal and 0.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
526 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Gage works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
526 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15% of Gage's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
79 of 526 located pitches.
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 2.30 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
526 located pitches in 2026.
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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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Gage puts 45.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 28% when he is ahead.
159 located pitches behind, 132 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Gage goes to the sinker: 13% of his two-strike pitches, against 5.6% the rest of the time.
154 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Gage throws a strike on the first pitch 61.1% of the time.
126 plate appearances started in 2026.
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