TEX · P

MacKenzie Gore

Age 27 B/T L/L 6′2″, 193 lb USA MLB debut 2022

40-man

Texas’ roster as it stands #2 starter · 143 IP · 2.3 WAR in the role
Trade read Likely available: TEX projects to miss the playoffs (25% odds) and he has 1 year of control left: a natural trade candidate.

Keystone Stuff 94 23rd pct

2026 fWAR 2.8

Projected 2027 WAR 2.8 at 172 IP · 2.3 in his 2027 role

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 2,961 pitches

Keystone Stuff 94

Keystone Location 99

Keystone Pitching 95

Run value (xRV) +0.03

Strikeout % 23.2%

Walk % 9.5%

Whiff % 24.9%

Chase % 29.9%

Fastball velo 95.1

Extension 6.8 ft

173.0 IP4.58 ERA3.87 FIP 47° arm

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

LHP · arm angle 47° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Four-seam47% use	47%	95.1	16.3	+6.9	98	103	21%	+0.34
Curveball18% use	18%	81.5	−11.4	−3.3	93	98	29%	−0.81
Changeup13% use	13%	86.2	9.6	+13.1	87	90	36%	+0.52
Slider10% use	10%	85.6	3.0	−4.5	104	101	29%	+0.38
Cutter6% use	6%	89.9	7.6	−1.5	90	88	26%	−1.27
Sinker5% use	5%	95.1	13.9	+13.6	92	99	12%	−0.25

Weak pitch to watch

Curveball grades 93 with below-average expected results; his slider grades 104. Neither side has 60+ of each pitch. No mix change until it clears.

Most similar pitchers

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

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
58	Noah Cameron KC · ’99	99	2.8	2.4	Pre-arb
49	Eduardo Rodriguez AZ · ’93	91	3.2	1.6	Signed $19.0M
42	Joey Cantillo CLE · ’99	97	2.0	2.0	Pre-arb
41	Reid Detmers LAA · ’99	104	4.9	2.6	Arb
39	Parker Messick CLE · ’00	96	4.9	3.9	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

Four-seam 51%

50% zone

Curveball 22%

34% zone

Changeup 18%

28% zone

Cutter 8%

43% 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 2.8 WAR Arbitration $11.7M*

2028 2.7 WAR Free agent

2029 2.6 WAR Free agent

2030 2.3 WAR Free agent

* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As pitcher 50% 2/4 won · +0.4 runs