He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Drohan puts 39.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 51.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
176 pitches to right-handed hitters, 105 to left-handed hitters.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Drohan goes to the slider: 29.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.9% the rest of the time.
79 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Drohan's 4-seam fastball carries 14.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
90 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Drohan throws a fastball 72.2% of the time, against 51.2% when he is ahead.
79 pitches behind in the count, 80 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Drohan's slider leaves the bat at 87.5 mph, against 82.4 off his cutter.
49 and 58 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Drohan throws the slider 31.4% of the time against left-handers and 9.1% against right-handers.
176 pitches to right-handers, 105 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Drohan puts 72.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.2% when he is ahead.
79 located pitches behind, 79 ahead.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Drohan projects a .288 average, 83rd percentile.
281 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 92nd in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Drohan's 4-seam fastball moves 12.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
90 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Drohan's slider spins at 2,752 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
49 thrown in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Drohan's stuff spins at 2,436 rpm, 81st percentile in the league.
281 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 101st in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Drohan lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
280 located pitches in 2026.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Drohan throws 41% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.2% with the bases empty.
61 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 220 with the bases empty.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Drohan releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
280 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Drohan works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Slider and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 32% of everything he throws.
281 classified pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Drohan throws a strike on the first pitch 66.2% of the time.
71 plate appearances started in 2026.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Drohan lives in the strike zone: 44.3% of his pitches are in it, 66th percentile.
281 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 184th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34% of the contact Drohan gives up is hit hard, 74th percentile.
281 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 139th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Drohan releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
202 tracked pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Drohan's 4-seam fastball averages 94.6 mph, and has touched 97.3.
90 thrown, 32% of his pitches.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Drohan is weak: 86.9 mph off the bat on average, 73rd percentile.
281 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 148th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Drohan lands 48.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 41.3% of his breaking balls.
180 of his fastballs, 81 of his breaking balls.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.6% of Drohan's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
52 of 280 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.0 mph separates Drohan's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.6 against 85.7.
90 and 49 of them respectively.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Drohan puts 39.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 51.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
176 pitches to right-handed hitters, 105 to left-handed hitters.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Drohan goes to the slider: 29.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.9% the rest of the time.
79 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Drohan throws a fastball 72.2% of the time, against 51.2% when he is ahead.
79 pitches behind in the count, 80 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Drohan puts 72.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.2% when he is ahead.
79 located pitches behind, 79 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Drohan throws a strike on the first pitch 66.2% of the time.
71 plate appearances started in 2026.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Drohan's 4-seam fastball carries 14.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
90 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Drohan's 4-seam fastball moves 12.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
90 thrown, averaging 94.6 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 Drohan's slider leaves the bat at 87.5 mph, against 82.4 off his cutter.
49 and 58 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Drohan throws the slider 31.4% of the time against left-handers and 9.1% against right-handers.
176 pitches to right-handers, 105 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Drohan's slider spins at 2,752 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
49 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Drohan works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Slider and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 32% of everything he throws.
281 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Drohan's 4-seam fastball averages 94.6 mph, and has touched 97.3.
90 thrown, 32% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.0 mph separates Drohan's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.6 against 85.7.
90 and 49 of them respectively.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Drohan projects a .288 average, 83rd percentile.
281 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 92nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34% of the contact Drohan gives up is hit hard, 74th percentile.
281 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 139th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Drohan is weak: 86.9 mph off the bat on average, 73rd percentile.
281 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 148th in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Drohan's stuff spins at 2,436 rpm, 81st percentile in the league.
281 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 101st in MLB.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Drohan lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
280 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.6% of Drohan's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
52 of 280 located pitches.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Drohan throws 41% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.2% with the bases empty.
61 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 220 with the bases empty.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Drohan releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
280 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Drohan releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
202 tracked pitches in 2026.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Drohan lives in the strike zone: 44.3% of his pitches are in it, 66th percentile.
281 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 184th in MLB.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Drohan lands 48.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 41.3% of his breaking balls.
180 of his fastballs, 81 of his breaking balls.