Kansas City Royals
Seth Lugo has thrown 18,644 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2016 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Slider (80mph), also mixing in a Sinker (92mph), Fourseam Fastball (92mph), Cutter (90mph), Curve (77mph) and Change (85mph). He also rarely throws a Splitter (84mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their slider comes in below hitting speed, sweeps across the zone, has exceptional depth, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sliders and results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their sinker results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has slight armside run and has some natural sinking action. Their fourseam fastball has some natural sinking action and has essentially average velo. Their cutter results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has little cutting action and has slightly above average velo. Their curve has an exceptional bite and has sweeping glove-side movement. Their change is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' changeups, dives down out of the zone, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has slight armside fade. Their splitter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 15 of them in 2026) is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' splitters and has some natural sink to it.