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Tyler Alexander

Age 32 B/T R/L 6′1″, 214 lb USA MLB debut 2019

40-man

Free agent est. 1 yr × $7.1M ($3M–$14M) · +0.3 wins to Pittsburgh’s Winter Plan in the bullpen

Keystone Stuff 96 31st pct

2026 fWAR 1.2

Projected 2027 WAR 0.6 Keystone Marcel+ at 76 IP

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 1,200 pitches

Keystone Stuff 96

Keystone Location 109

Keystone Pitching 105

Run value (xRV) +0.76

Strikeout % 19.2%

Walk % 7.4%

Whiff % 20.9%

Chase % 30.6%

Fastball velo 91.7

Extension 6.3 ft

73.0 IP3.70 ERA3.10 FIP 34° arm4 SV

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

LHP · arm angle 34° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Changeup23% use	23%	84.7	1.9	+13.6	85	102	28%	+0.05
Cutter21% use	21%	88.3	9.8	−0.8	100	95	18%	+0.37
Sinker19% use	19%	91.4	9.0	+16.3	97	109	5%	+0.70
Sweeper18% use	18%	80.3	1.7	−14.7	115	109	25%	+1.11
Four-seam18% use	18%	91.9	15.5	+10.0	90	116	26%	+1.99

No mix change or new pitch clears its bar. The arsenal is efficient for its shapes.

Most similar pitchers

Pitches like Alexander: same hand, shape, slot and mix

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
68	Tyler Holton DET · ’96	96	0.3	0.3	Arb
42	Kody Funderburk MIN · ’96	97	0.4	0.3	—
40	Bryan King HOU · ’96	98	−0.4	0.1	Pre-arb
39	Brandon Williamson CIN · ’98	94	−0.1	0.0	Arb
34	Ryan Yarbrough NYY · ’91	94	0.7	0.2	Free agent

Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.

Pitch locations · 2026

Where each pitch finishes, by batter side

Changeup 37%

22% zone

Cutter 23%

41% zone

Four-seam 21%

45% zone

Sinker 11%

58% zone

Sweeper 8%

46% zone

Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 0.6 WAR Free agent

2028 0.4 WAR Free agent

2029 0.2 WAR Free agent

2030 0.1 WAR Free agent

A pending free agent: no club controls his 2027. Contract Studio →