Kansas City Royals
Daniel Lynch IV has thrown 9,467 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2021 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, Spring Training and Fall/Winter Ball. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Slider (87mph), Sinker (94mph), Fourseam Fastball (95mph) and Change (86mph), also mixing in a Curve (82mph). He also rarely throws a Cutter (88mph).
In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their slider is thrown extremely hard, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is blazing fast, results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has some natural sinking action. Their fourseam fastball is blazing fast, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their change dives down out of the zone and is much firmer than usual. Their curve is thrown extremely hard, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves, has little depth and has primarily 12-6 movement. Their cutter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 4 of them in 2026) has heavy sink, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' cutters, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters, has slightly above average velo and has strong cutting action.