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Player Kansas City Royals Refreshed Jun 1 06:00 AM ET
Player profile / Kansas City Royals

Daniel Lynch IV

P profile with live context, projection links, and Mithrandir card history when available.

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Modules
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Live Δ
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Club Kansas City Royals Position P Roster Active Status Healthy / active roster
Rolling projection

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

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

2026-06-01
ERA preseason3.81
ERA current pace1.59
ERA rolling p503.13
Observed weight31%
ERA
1.94 2.50 3.13 3.75 4.31
FIP
2.84 3.28 3.77 4.26 4.70
K%
19.5% 21.3% 23.4% 25.5% 27.4%
BB%
6.1% 7.2% 8.5% 9.7% 10.8%
Live percentile strip

Current traits vs projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-06-01
Pitching · percentile strip
BB%9.3%
39 -18 vs proj
Barrel allowed6.5%
68 +29 vs proj
Fastball velo94.5
53
Hard-hit allowed32.3%
85
K%30.8%
93 +64 vs proj
Whiff%32.5%
94 +32 vs proj
xwOBA allowed0.267
86 +43 vs proj
Mithrandir+

Stuff+ and arsenal context

Stuff+ appears when the current pitch-event scoring artifact includes this pitcher; missing coverage is shown explicitly.

2026-06-01
Mithrandir Stuff+102
52
Rolling form chart

xwOBA allowed snapshot line

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

12 snapshots
Mithrandir Metrics ROLLING XWOBA LINE Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Rolling xwOBA allowed Lynch IV, Daniel · Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs LG AVG 0.314 2026-05-17: 0.2452026-05-19: 0.2522026-05-21: 0.2522026-05-23: 0.2592026-05-24: 0.2592026-05-25: 0.2622026-05-26: 0.2572026-05-28: 0.2572026-05-29: 0.2572026-05-30: 0.2572026-05-31: 0.2572026-06-01: 0.267 2026-05-17 2026-06-01 xwOBA allowed MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
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.

5Pitches 2026Season 27%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 Lynch IV, Daniel · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Edge: 41%41%Zone: 47%47%Whiff: 32%32%Called strike: 15%15%First pitch strike: 52%52%Hard hit allowed: 32%32% 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.

2026
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH ARSENAL DONUT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Lynch IV, Daniel · 2026 arsenal snapshot Sinker: 27.1%Slider: 24.0%Changeup: 23.5%4-Seam Fastball: 18.5%Knuckle Curve: 7.0% MIX SI 27%SL 24%CH 24%FF 18%KC 7% MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH MOVEMENT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Lynch IV, Daniel · 2026 arsenal snapshot SI: HB 0.6, IVB 1.7SISL: HB -0.1, IVB 2.8SLCH: HB -1.2, IVB 2.8CHFF: HB -0.5, IVB 1.2FFKC: HB 0.2, IVB 3.6KC horizontal break IVB MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
PitchUsagePitchesStuff+Status
SI 28.8% 101 102 limited sample
SL 24.5% 86 103 limited sample
CH 23.1% 81 107 limited sample
FB 16.8% 59 97 limited sample
CB 6.8% 24 101 limited sample
Method note

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

Reference layer

Current snapshot

Age29
Height6' 6"
Weight200 lb
Debut2021-05-03
Live layer

Delta / regression

ERA Δ-3.00
K% Δ+0.112
Mithrandir coverage

Module shelf

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Projection links / recent games

Available detail

Pitcher Projections 202619.6% K | 4.59 ERAProjection
2026-05-20 vs BOS0 ER / 0 K1.0 IP
2026-04-20 vs BAL0 ER / 2 K1.1 IP
2026-04-15 @ DET0 ER / 1 K0.1 IP
2026-04-12 vs CWS0 ER / 1 K1.0 IP
2026-04-07 @ CLE0 ER / 1 K1.1 IP