There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lugo's slider leaves the bat at 94.3 mph, against 86.9 off his curveball.
85 and 135 of them thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Lugo projects a .361 average, 20th percentile.
851 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 431st in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Lugo lives in the strike zone: 50.4% of his pitches are in it, 95th percentile.
851 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 26th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .393 expected average against them, against .323 on his breaking balls.
432 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Lugo averages 85.4 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.
851 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 503rd in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Lugo's stuff spins at 2,499 rpm, 88th percentile in the league.
851 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 64th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .335 average against Lugo and left-handers to .376.
259 pitches to right-handed hitters, 592 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
46.9% of the contact against Lugo with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.3% with the bases empty.
191 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 660 with the bases empty.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Lugo, 29th percentile.
851 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 382nd in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.9% of the balls put in play against Lugo have gone to centre field.
70 of 156 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
36.4% of the contact against Lugo is on the ground and 31.8% of it is in the air.
154 tracked batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lugo's slider leaves the bat at 94.3 mph, against 86.9 off his curveball.
85 and 135 of them thrown.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Lugo projects a .361 average, 20th percentile.
851 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 431st in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Lugo, 29th percentile.
851 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 382nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Lugo lives in the strike zone: 50.4% of his pitches are in it, 95th percentile.
851 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 26th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .393 expected average against them, against .323 on his breaking balls.
432 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Lugo averages 85.4 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.
851 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 503rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Lugo's stuff spins at 2,499 rpm, 88th percentile in the league.
851 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 64th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .335 average against Lugo and left-handers to .376.
259 pitches to right-handed hitters, 592 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
46.9% of the contact against Lugo with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.3% with the bases empty.
191 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 660 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.9% of the balls put in play against Lugo have gone to centre field.
70 of 156 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
36.4% of the contact against Lugo is on the ground and 31.8% of it is in the air.
154 tracked batted balls allowed.
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