P | Pittsburgh Pirates
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 215 lbs | Age: 29
Draft: 2018 | Rd. 12, No. 368, Chicago Cubs | LSU
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2025 0 0 8.10 6 0 0 6.2 4 2.10
2026 0 0 6.23 8 0 0 8.2 11 1.62
2 Seasons 0 0 7.04 14 0 0 15.1 15 1.83
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2025 6 0-0 8.10 6.2 4 2.10
2026 8 0-0 6.23 8.2 11 1.62
2 Seasons 14 0-0 7.04 15.1 15 1.83
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
xBA xSLG wOBA xwOBA xwOBAcon HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2025 28 147 25 3 12.0 8.8 88.4 108.8 26.5 44.0 .322 .618 .414 .441 .462 36.0 11.8 14.7 8.10 9.28
2026 29 178 22 1 4.5 2.4 85.1 109.2 12.6 36.4 .192 .261 .315 .298 .300 22.7 26.8 17.1 6.23 3.66
Player 325 47 4 8.5 5.3 86.9 109.2 20.1 40.4 .254 .431 .361 .364 .388 29.8 20.0 16.0
MLB 7.6 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.5 33.3 .243 .407 .316 .316 .369 37.1 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Sanders relies on 4 pitches.
Slider
(41.6%) ,
Four Seamer
(39.9%) ,
Changeup
(14.0%) ,
Sinker
(4.5%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2025 24.0 76.0 36.0 32.0 8.0 52.0 36.0 12.0 16.0 8.0 0.0 36.0 28.0 12.0
2026 40.9 59.1 18.2 31.8 9.1 50.0 18.2 31.8 13.6 13.6 13.6 36.4 4.5 18.2
Player 31.9 68.1 27.7 31.9 8.5 51.1 27.7 21.3 14.9 10.6 6.4 36.2 17.0 14.9
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.2 24.6 7.1 37.5 37.3 25.1 20.7 17.6 5.8 16.8 19.7 19.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2025 4.0 16.0 32.0 32.0 4.0 12.0 8.8
2026 9.1 27.3 31.8 22.7 4.5 4.5 2.4
Player 6.4 21.3 31.9 27.7 4.3 8.5 5.3
MLB 4.0 32.3 25.0 24.4 5.9 7.6 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2026 Changeup PIT R 25 90.2 34.2 4.0 13.5ARM -1.1 -0.5 4.4 13.5ARM -0.9
2026 Slider PIT R 74 87.3 33.7 -0.6 2.6GLV -0.8 1.9 -0.5 2.6GLV -1.2
2026 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 71 96.0 13.5 0.3 6.2ARM -1.2 16.2 0.4 6.2ARM -1.6
2026 Sinker PIT R 8 96.3 23.6 2.6 14.8ARM -0.6 5.9 1.7 14.8ARM -0.4
2025 Sweeper PIT R 15 83.0 45.6 5.9 14.5GLV 0.9 -5.1 6.0 14.5GLV 0.6
2025 Changeup PIT R 18 91.3 32.6 3.6 15.5ARM 0.4 0.5 3.6 15.5ARM 1.1
2025 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 77 95.7 13.7 0.2 5.7ARM -1.6 16.3 0.5 5.7ARM -1.9
2025 Slider PIT R 37 86.8 34.5 0.2 4.0GLV 0.2 1.7 0.1 4.0GLV -0.2
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2026 Slider 2.9 2 74 41.6 17 .125 .188 .134 45.7 41.2 25.9 .132 .212 .148 30.0
2026 4-Seam Fastball -0.5 0 71 39.9 16 .111 .111 .363 45.5 18.8 14.3 .168 .179 .392 0.0
2026 Changeup -6.2 -2 25 14.0 7 .500 .667 .536 28.6 14.3 16.7 .388 .525 .440 40.0
2026 Sinker -5.0 0 8 4.5 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 -- .204 .220 .184 0.0
2025 4-Seam Fastball -1.0 -1 77 52.4 17 .214 .429 .347 23.5 11.8 9.5 .270 .587 .419 41.7
2025 Slider -1.8 -1 37 25.2 12 .300 .700 .463 31.6 8.3 11.1 .424 .821 .557 44.4
2025 Changeup -1.5 0 18 12.2 2 .500 .500 .450 28.6 0.0 0.0 .163 .190 .146 0.0
2025 Sweeper -6.4 -1 15 10.2 3 .667 .667 .600 40.0 33.3 14.3 .336 .371 .315 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2026 Changeup 19 90.1 75 14.1 2:00 3:15 -75
2026 4-Seam Fastball 71 96.0 81 17.0 1:00 12:45 15
2026 Slider 74 87.3 17 3.4 10:15 9:30 45
2025 Changeup 16 91.4 76 16.2 1:45 3:00 -75
2025 4-Seam Fastball 77 95.7 83 16.8 1:00 12:45 15
2025 Slider 37 86.8 20 4.7 10:00 9:15 45
2025 Sweeper 15 83.0 55 17.1 7:30 8:00 -30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2025 34 147 -1 0 -1 -1 -3
2026 41 178 2 0 -1 -2 0
Player 75 325 2 0 -2 2 -3
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2025 147 43.5 64.1 80.5 28.9 58.3 42.9 58.8 44.2 27.7 9.5 71.4
2026 178 39.3 67.1 74.5 34.3 37.8 36.0 53.7 47.2 41.7 6.2 90.9
Player 325 41.2 65.7 77.3 31.9 45.9 39.1 56.0 45.8 35.6 7.7 80.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.6 28.6 57.9 42.7 61.2 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Run Value Pitching
Year Pitching Fastball Breaking Off
Speed
xERA Fastball
MPH
Fastball
Spin
Curve
Spin
Avg
EV
Chase% Whiff% K% BB% Barrel% Hard-
Hit%
GB% Extension
2025 72 96 40
2026 77 97 29
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2025 24.61 2 2.0 0 0 1 1 50.0
2026 -- 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 --
Player 24.61 2 2.0 0 1 1 1 50.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2025 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2
2026 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2026 +/-   2025
Results
BA .219 -.091 .310
xBA .192 -.130 .322
OBP .375 -.037 .412
xOBP .354 -.068 .422
SLG .281 -.271 .552
xSLG .261 -.357 .618
ISO .063 -.178 .241
xISO .070 -.226 .296
BABIP .333 +.029 .304
wOBA .315 -.099 .414
xwOBA .298 -.143 .441
wOBAcon .332 -.093 .425
xwOBAcon .300 -.162 .462
BACON .333 -.027 .360
xBACON .292 -.082 .374
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 22.7 -13.3 36.0
Avg Exit Velocity 85.1 -3.3 88.4
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 36.4 -7.6 44.0
Barrel % 4.5 -7.5 12.0
Avg Launch Angle 12.6 -13.9 26.5
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 71.1 +0.2 70.9
Attack Angle -2° 10°
Ideal Attack Angle % 40.0 -20.7 60.7
Attack Direction -2° +2° -3°
Swing Path - Tilt 31° +2° 30°
Swing Length 7.2 +0.1 7.1
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 96.1 +0.4 95.7
Breaking Velocity 87.3 +1.6 85.7
Offspeed Velocity 90.2 -1.1 91.3
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 1 -2 3
Popup % 9.1 +1.1 8.0
Flyball % 18.2 -17.8 36.0
Line Drive % 31.8 -0.2 32.0
Groundball % 40.9 +16.9 24.0
Pull % 50.0 -2.0 52.0
Straight Away % 18.2 -17.8 36.0
Opposite Field % 31.8 +19.8 12.0
Weak Contact % 9.1 +5.1 4.0
Pull Airball % 36.4 +0.4 36.0
Topped Contact % 27.3 +11.3 16.0
Under Contact % 31.8 -0.2 32.0
Flare/Burner Contact % 22.7 -9.3 32.0
Solid Contact % 4.5 +0.5 4.0
HR/FB % 0.0 -22.2 22.2
Popups 2 0 2
Flyballs 4 -5 9
Line Drives 7 -1 8
Groundballs 9 +3 6
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 39.3 -4.2 43.5
Out of Zone % 60.7 +4.2 56.5
Edge % 36.0 -6.9 42.9
Zone Swing % 67.1 +3.0 64.1
Out of Zone Swing % 34.3 +5.4 28.9
In Zone Contact % 74.5 -6.0 80.5
Out of Zone Contact % 37.8 -20.5 58.3
Whiff % 41.7 +14.0 27.7
First Strike % 53.7 -5.1 58.8
First Pitch Swing % 26.8 +3.3 23.5
Swing % 47.2 +3.0 44.2
Meatball Swing % 90.9 +19.5 71.4
Meatball % 6.2 -3.3 9.5
Zone Swing & Miss % 25.5 +6.0 19.5
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 62.2 +20.5 41.7
In Zone 70 +6 64
Out of Zone 108 +25 83
Edge 64 +1 63
In Zone Swings 47 +6 41
Out of Zone Swings 37 +13 24
In Zone Swing & Misses 12 +4 8
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 23 +13 10
Basic
Pitches 178 +31 147
PA 41 +7 34
AB 32 +3 29
Hits 7 -2 9
Singles 5 -1 6
Doubles 2 +1 1
Triples 0 0 0
Home Runs 0 -2 2
Walks 7 +2 5
Strikeouts 11 +7 4
K% 26.8 +15.0 11.8
BB% 17.1 +2.4 14.7
HBP 1 +1 0
Batted Balls 22 -3 25
Fastball Percent 44.4 -8.0 52.4
Offspeed Percent 14.0 +1.8 12.2
Breaking Percent 41.6 +6.2 35.4
Number of Fastballs 79 +2 77
Number of Offspeed 25 +7 18
Number of Breaking 74 +22 52
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2025 Shades 34 .414 23 0 0.0 11 1 9.1
2026 Shades 41 .315 19 1 5.3 22 5 22.7
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2025 39 16.8 20.5% 0.0% 33 18.6 0.0% 3.0%
2026 36 16.4 25.0% 0.0% 32 18.1 6.3% 3.1%

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Pitch Distribution