Kansas City Royals
Sam Long has thrown 4,370 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 (77mph), Splitter (87mph) and Sinker (93mph).
In 2025, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has less armside movement than typical, has well above average velo and results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers. Their slider results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and is much harder than usual. Their curve has an exceptional bite, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' curves and has primarily 12-6 movement. Their splitter is thrown extremely hard, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' splitters, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' splitters and has some natural sink to it. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 19 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 well above average velo and has less armside run than typical.