Kansas City Royals
Sam Long has thrown 4,158 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 (94mph) 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, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has well above average velo. Their slider is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 11 of them in 2025) has an exceptional bite, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' curves, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves and has primarily 12-6 movement. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 5 of them in 2025) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has surprisingly little armside run and has well above average velo. Their splitter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 4 of them in 2025) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' splitters, has surprising cut action, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' splitters, has some natural sink to it and is slightly firmer than usual.