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Daniel Lynch IV

Age 29 B/T L/L 6′6″, 200 lb USA MLB debut 2021

40-man

Kansas City’s roster as it stands on the 40-man, off the 26-man (call-up depth)
Trade read Available at a price: KC 39% playoff odds; control through 2028.

Keystone Stuff 98 41st pct

2026 fWAR 0.5

Projected 2027 WAR 0.2 Keystone Marcel+ at 80 IP

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 1,300 pitches

Keystone Stuff 98

Keystone Location 97

Keystone Pitching 96

Run value (xRV) −0.48

Strikeout % 15.7%

Walk % 7.3%

Whiff % 22.1%

Chase % 30.2%

Fastball velo 94.1

Extension 6.4 ft

86.0 IP4.08 ERA4.51 FIP 40° arm1 SV

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

LHP · arm angle 40° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Sinker33% use	33%	93.9	9.5	+16.0	102	96	14%	+0.07
Changeup24% use	24%	85.5	2.1	+13.6	92	105	24%	−0.78
Slider19% use	19%	87.3	3.1	−2.5	105	103	36%	+1.41
Four-seam15% use	15%	94.5	15.7	+8.5	92	77	15%	−2.86
Knuckle curve9% use	9%	81.8	−1.5	−2.9	99	105	21%	−1.80

Weak pitch to watch

Changeup grades 92 with below-average expected results; his slider grades 105. The best case is against righties: the slider is worth +0.5 runs per 100 pitches more, 0.6 standard errors (77 and 300 pitches), short of the 2 needed. No mix change until it clears.

Weak pitch to watch

Four-seam grades 92 with below-average expected results; his slider grades 105. The best case is against righties: the slider is worth +0.8 runs per 100 pitches more, 1.0 standard errors (77 and 167 pitches), short of the 2 needed. No mix change until it clears.

Most similar pitchers

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

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
58	Wandy Peralta SD · ’91	95	0.4	0.1	Signed $4.5M
49	Tim Mayza PHI · ’92	94	0.8	0.3	Signed $2.8M
45	José Suarez ATH · ’98	95	0.6	0.4	Free agent
41	David Peterson CHC · ’95	90	1.7	1.9	Free agent
41	Shane Drohan MIL · ’99	97	2.0	1.7	Pre-arb

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 36%

43% zone

Sinker 22%

49% zone

Four-seam 20%

35% zone

Knuckle curve 13%

45% zone

Slider 9%

31% 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 0.2 WAR Arbitration $2.1M*

2028 0.1 WAR Arbitration $2.5M*

2029 0.0 WAR Free agent

2030 −0.2 WAR Free agent

* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →

Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2025AA	AA	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	28	1	0.2 IP	0.2 IP · 27.00 ERA · 25.0% K · 25.0% BB
2025AAA	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	28	1	2 IP	2 IP · 0.00 ERA · 42.9% K · 0.0% BB