MacKenzie Gore Pitch Mix and Pitch-Level Pitch+ Grades
Pitch TypeUsagePitch+Four-seam1435114.6Curveball686120.2Slider34098.8Changeup301104.6Cutter130123.8
Pitch+ is a unified pitch quality model designed by Just Baseball’s Shaan Donohue to evaluate how pitch shape and location contribute to swing-and-miss ability, contact-quality suppression, and overall run prevention. The model integrates modern ball-tracking inputs with outcome-based location modeling to provide a single, normalized rating of pitch effectiveness.
Taken together, this is the profile of a pitcher with the ingredients of a frontline arm: multiple bat-missing pitches, coverage against opponents of either handedness, and a fastball that can anchor the entire arsenal.
However, Gore has not consistently translated that toolkit into the level of dominance that typically defines top-tier starters. That gap between underlying ability and realized performance is where the opportunity lies.
For much of his career, Gore has existed in the space between projection and realization. The talent has always been evident, but the conditions surrounding that talent have not always been conducive to maximizing it.
