Kansas City Royals
Lucas Erceg has thrown 2,842 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2022 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (98mph), Sinker (97mph) and Slider (85mph), also mixing in a Change (90mph).
In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is blazing fast, has some natural sinking action and has slight armside run. Their sinker is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has slight armside run. Their slider has exceptional depth, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sliders, has primarily 12-6 movement and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their change is thrown extremely hard, has an obvious armside fade, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups and has some natural sink to it.