Kansas City Royals
Lucas Erceg has thrown 2,774 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) and Sinker (97mph), also mixing in a Change (90mph) and Slider (85mph).
In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs 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 somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has slight armside run. Their change is thrown extremely hard, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, has an obvious armside fade and has some natural sink to it. Their slider has exceptional depth, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has primarily 12-6 movement.