He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Alexander puts 39.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 51% of his pitches to left-handers.
189 pitches to right-handed hitters, 145 to left-handed hitters.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Alexander's cutter averages 87.7 mph, and has touched 90.2.
85 thrown, 26.6% of his pitches.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Alexander throws a strike on the first pitch 73.3% of the time.
90 plate appearances started in 2026.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Alexander throws 31.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 50.7% with the bases empty.
107 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 227 with the bases empty.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Alexander's sinker moves 16.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
81 thrown, averaging 90.9 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Alexander goes to the changeup: 38% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.3% the rest of the time.
92 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Alexander releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
334 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Alexander's sweeper leaves the bat at 87.3 mph, against 75.5 off his cutter.
50 and 85 of them thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Alexander averages 86.6 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
334 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 461st in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.4% of the contact Alexander gives up is hit hard, 95th percentile.
334 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 28th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Alexander throws the changeup 39.3% of the time against right-handers and 5.1% against left-handers.
183 pitches to right-handers, 137 to left-handers.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Alexander throws a fastball 78.1% of the time, against 55.9% when he is ahead.
64 pitches behind in the count, 111 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .305 expected average against them, against .243 on his breaking balls.
79 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Alexander lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.21 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
334 located pitches in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Alexander is weak: 84.6 mph off the bat on average, 90th percentile.
334 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 56th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Alexander's stuff spins at 2,090 rpm, 18th percentile in the league.
334 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 442nd in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Alexander puts 67.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.1% when he is ahead.
70 located pitches behind, 112 ahead.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Alexander projects a .274 average, 89th percentile.
334 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 62nd in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Alexander lives in the strike zone: 44.6% of his pitches are in it, 70th percentile.
334 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 161st in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Alexander works with 5 pitches: Cutter, Sinker, Changeup and Sweeper, and a little else. The cutter is 26.6% of everything he throws.
320 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Alexander's cutter carries 9.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
85 thrown, averaging 87.7 mph.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.1 mph separates Alexander's sinker from his sweeper, 90.9 against 79.8.
81 and 50 of them respectively.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.3% of Alexander's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
71 of 334 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Alexander's sweeper spins at 2,485 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
50 thrown in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Alexander releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
263 tracked pitches in 2026.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Alexander puts 39.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 51% of his pitches to left-handers.
189 pitches to right-handed hitters, 145 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Alexander's cutter averages 87.7 mph, and has touched 90.2.
85 thrown, 26.6% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Alexander's sweeper leaves the bat at 87.3 mph, against 75.5 off his cutter.
50 and 85 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Alexander throws the changeup 39.3% of the time against right-handers and 5.1% against left-handers.
183 pitches to right-handers, 137 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Alexander works with 5 pitches: Cutter, Sinker, Changeup and Sweeper, and a little else. The cutter is 26.6% of everything he throws.
320 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.1 mph separates Alexander's sinker from his sweeper, 90.9 against 79.8.
81 and 50 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Alexander's sweeper spins at 2,485 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
50 thrown in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Alexander throws a strike on the first pitch 73.3% of the time.
90 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Alexander goes to the changeup: 38% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.3% the rest of the time.
92 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Alexander throws a fastball 78.1% of the time, against 55.9% when he is ahead.
64 pitches behind in the count, 111 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Alexander puts 67.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.1% when he is ahead.
70 located pitches behind, 112 ahead.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Alexander throws 31.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 50.7% with the bases empty.
107 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 227 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Alexander's sinker moves 16.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
81 thrown, averaging 90.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Alexander's cutter carries 9.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
85 thrown, averaging 87.7 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Alexander releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
334 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Alexander releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
263 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Alexander averages 86.6 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
334 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 461st in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.4% of the contact Alexander gives up is hit hard, 95th percentile.
334 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 28th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Alexander is weak: 84.6 mph off the bat on average, 90th percentile.
334 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 56th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Alexander projects a .274 average, 89th percentile.
334 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 62nd in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .305 expected average against them, against .243 on his breaking balls.
79 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Alexander lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.21 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
334 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.3% of Alexander's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
71 of 334 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Alexander's stuff spins at 2,090 rpm, 18th percentile in the league.
334 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 442nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Alexander lives in the strike zone: 44.6% of his pitches are in it, 70th percentile.
334 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 161st in MLB.
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