Kansas City Royals
Sam Long has thrown 4,687 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) and Slider (85mph), also mixing in a Curve (76mph), Sinker (93mph) and Splitter (86mph).
In 2025, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball has less armside movement than typical and has slightly above average velo. Their slider results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their curve has an exceptional bite, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has primarily 12-6 movement. Their sinker is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has less armside run than typical and has slightly above average velo. Their splitter is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' splitters, is much firmer than usual, has slight cut action and has some natural sink to it.