"Gore's 159.2 innings were just shy of qualifying for leaderboards, but his 10.4 K/9 mark would have placed him fourth in baseball. That's good! His 3.6 BB/9 mark would have placed him seventh in baseball. That's not good! Walks have been part of Gore's game for each of his four seasons in the big leagues, which could be a concern, but it's in part by design."
"Gore is what I would call a "nibbler", especially against right-handed hitters. He throws his fastball in the zone frequently, but none of his secondary pitches land in the zone against righties more than 40% of the time. It led to him walking 9.9% of righties, along with a .259 batting average. His changeup was excellent at inducing whiffs with a 20.8% swinging strike rate, but it was only in the zone about 25% of the time."
MacKenzie Gore is a left-handed starter who was drafted by the Padres and later moved to Washington as part of the Juan Soto trade. He logged 159.2 innings with a 10.4 K/9 and a 3.6 BB/9, combining elite strikeout ability with persistent walk issues. Gore frequently locates his fastball for strikes, but none of his secondary pitches reached the zone against right-handed hitters more than 40 percent of the time, resulting in a 9.9 percent walk rate and a .259 average against righties. His changeup produces a high swinging-strike rate (20.8 percent) but is only in the zone around 25 percent of the time. The curveball shows occasional effectiveness but lacks consistent zone control, and Gore needs another reliably hittable pitch to improve his results against right-handed lineups.
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