One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Phillips's sinker moves 17.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
107 thrown, averaging 96.1 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Phillips's curveball leaves the bat at 94.6 mph, against 85.3 off his splitter.
67 and 105 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Phillips lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.65 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
411 located pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Phillips goes to the curveball: 28% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.5% the rest of the time.
100 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Phillips works off the plate, with only 38% of his pitches in the zone, 11th percentile.
411 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 476th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .338 expected average against them, against .253 on his offspeed pitches.
132 of his fastballs thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Phillips's sinker averages 96.1 mph, and has touched 98.1.
107 thrown, 26% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Phillips's curveball carries 13.5 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
67 thrown, averaging 84.0 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Phillips throws a fastball 39% of the time, against 23.5% when he is ahead.
136 pitches behind in the count, 102 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Phillips throws the sweeper 39.8% of the time against right-handers and 15.2% against left-handers.
181 pitches to right-handers, 230 to left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Phillips's stuff spins at 2,085 rpm, 17th percentile in the league.
411 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 447th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Phillips works with 5 pitches: Sweeper, Sinker, Splitter and Curveball, and a little else. The sweeper is 26% of everything he throws.
411 classified pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Phillips lands 44.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.5% of his offspeed pitches.
132 of his fastballs, 105 of his offspeed pitches.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.1% of Phillips's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
66 of 411 located pitches.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Phillips, 30th percentile.
411 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 377th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Phillips puts 49.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.3% when he is ahead.
136 located pitches behind, 102 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Phillips's curveball spins at 2,602 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
67 thrown in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Phillips releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 54 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
411 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Phillips puts 39.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 37% of his pitches to left-handers.
181 pitches to right-handed hitters, 230 to left-handed hitters.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Phillips throws a strike on the first pitch 56.6% of the time.
106 plate appearances started in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.2 mph separates Phillips's sinker from his curveball, 96.1 against 84.0.
107 and 67 of them respectively.
He lives on one side of the plate
Phillips works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
411 located pitches in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Phillips releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
311 tracked pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Phillips projects a .314 average, 61st percentile.
411 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 210th in MLB.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Phillips's sinker moves 17.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
107 thrown, averaging 96.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Phillips's curveball carries 13.5 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
67 thrown, averaging 84.0 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 Phillips's curveball leaves the bat at 94.6 mph, against 85.3 off his splitter.
67 and 105 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Phillips's sinker averages 96.1 mph, and has touched 98.1.
107 thrown, 26% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Phillips throws the sweeper 39.8% of the time against right-handers and 15.2% against left-handers.
181 pitches to right-handers, 230 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Phillips works with 5 pitches: Sweeper, Sinker, Splitter and Curveball, and a little else. The sweeper is 26% of everything he throws.
411 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Phillips's curveball spins at 2,602 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
67 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.2 mph separates Phillips's sinker from his curveball, 96.1 against 84.0.
107 and 67 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Phillips lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.65 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
411 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.1% of Phillips's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
66 of 411 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Phillips works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
411 located pitches 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 Phillips goes to the curveball: 28% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.5% the rest of the time.
100 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Phillips throws a fastball 39% of the time, against 23.5% when he is ahead.
136 pitches behind in the count, 102 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Phillips puts 49.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.3% when he is ahead.
136 located pitches behind, 102 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Phillips throws a strike on the first pitch 56.6% of the time.
106 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Phillips works off the plate, with only 38% of his pitches in the zone, 11th percentile.
411 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 476th 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 .338 expected average against them, against .253 on his offspeed pitches.
132 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Phillips lands 44.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.5% of his offspeed pitches.
132 of his fastballs, 105 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Phillips's stuff spins at 2,085 rpm, 17th percentile in the league.
411 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 447th in MLB.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Phillips, 30th percentile.
411 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 377th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Phillips projects a .314 average, 61st percentile.
411 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 210th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Phillips releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 54 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
411 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Phillips releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
311 tracked pitches in 2026.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Phillips puts 39.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 37% of his pitches to left-handers.
181 pitches to right-handed hitters, 230 to left-handed hitters.
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