Detroit Tigers
Sawyer Gipson-Long has thrown 2,716 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2021 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (93mph), Slider (83mph) and Sinker (91mph), also mixing in a Change (85mph) and Cutter (88mph).
In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball has some natural sinking action, has essentially average velo, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slight armside run. Their slider has exceptional depth, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sliders and has short glove-side cut. Their sinker has heavy sinking action, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has slight armside run. Their change dives down out of the zone, results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has slight armside fade. Their cutter is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' cutters and has some natural sink.