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Player Syracuse Mets Refreshed Jun 12 06:00 AM ET
Player profile / Syracuse Mets

Zach Thornton

P · Bats/Throws L/L · 6' 3", 170 lb · Age 24

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Live Δ
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Club Syracuse Mets Position P Roster Reassigned to Minors Status Out / inactive
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Season by season

3D Pitch Lab Projections
WLERAGGSSVIPSOWHIP
2026018.311104.131.38
1 Seasons018.311104.131.38
At a glance

Season percentile report

The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.

2026-06-12
46
Pitching
percentile
Arsenal3 metrics
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Rolling projection

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.

Pending

Rolling player projection appears after current-season Statcast and projection joins refresh.

Live percentile strip

Current traits vs projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-06-12
Mithrandir+

Stuff+ and arsenal context

How nasty this pitcher's stuff grades in our pitch-level model. Missing coverage is shown explicitly.

2026-06-12
Cutter Stuff+102
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Fastball Stuff+101
41
Mithrandir Stuff+101
44
Rolling form chart

xwOBA allowed snapshot line

Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs

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No chart yet

No Live State xwOBA snapshots are available for this player.

Optimization map

Arsenal optimization map

Pitch-shape context from this pitcher’s current arsenal snapshot. Hover a pitch to inspect usage, movement, and bat-missing context.

7Pitches 2026Season 47%Top usage
ride armside gloveside +Arsenal gap +Shape contrast
Zone profile

Aggregate zone heatmap

Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.

Mithrandir Metrics ZONE HEATMAP Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Pitch Zone Profile Thornton, Zach · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Edge: 36%36%Zone: 53%53%Whiff: 11%11%Called strike: 18%18%First pitch strike: 50%50%Hard hit allowed: 50%50% Dashed border = aggregate mixed-batter zone proxy MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Pitch arsenal

Usage mix, movement map, and Stuff+ composition

2026 pitch-level arsenal aggregates; current season takes over after 100 tracked pitches across at least 2 pitch types. Descriptive pitch-type Stuff+ composition. Not a promoted predictive metric.

Watch the pitches in 3D →

2026
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH ARSENAL DONUT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Thornton, Zach · 2026 arsenal snapshot Cutter: 47.1%4-Seam Fastball: 31.4%Sinker: 11.4%Sweeper: 6.4%Split-Finger: 2.1%Changeup: 0.7% FC47% · 85 mphprimary pitch FC 47%FF 31%SI 11%ST 6%FS 2%CH 1% MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH MOVEMENT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Thornton, Zach · 2026 arsenal snapshot 15″30″45″60″ Cutter: 47% usage, 1″ horizontal break, 34″ drop, 85.2 mphFC85 mph4-Seam Fastball: 31% usage, 1″ horizontal break, 16″ drop, 91.4 mphFF91 mphSinker: 11% usage, 5″ horizontal break, 20″ drop, 91.2 mphSI91 mphSweeper: 6% usage, 8″ horizontal break, 42″ drop, 79.5 mphST79 mphSplit-Finger: 2% usage, 8″ horizontal break, 37″ drop, 82.2 mphFS82 mphChangeup: 1% usage, 12″ horizontal break, 28″ drop, 82.7 mphCH83 mphCurveball: 1% usage, 8″ horizontal break, 59″ drop, 73.9 mphCU74 mph less drop ↑ more drop ↓ · horizontal break ↔ · dot size = usage · break incl. gravity MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
PitchUsagePitchesStuff+Status
FC 50.0% 40 102 limited sample
FB 27.5% 22 101 limited sample
SL 11.2% 9 94 limited sample
SI 10.0% 8 94 limited sample
CH 1.2% 1 132 limited sample
Method note

Renamed from the attempted Kirby Index after audit; true Kirby requires release-angle trajectory data.

Reference layer

Current snapshot

Age24
Height6' 3"
Weight170 lb
Debut2026-05-20
Live layer

Delta / regression

No Live State delta is available for this profile yet.

Mithrandir coverage

Module shelf

ModuleCardsLatestSignal
Pitching32026-05-20Cutter played up through FC/SI tunnel quality
Projection links / recent games

Available detail

2026-05-20 @ WSH4 ER / 3 K4.1 IP