Alex Lange

Bats R Throws R6'3" 202 lbBorn 1995 Riverside, USADebut 2021Team DETDraft 2017 R1 #30 Chicago Cubs, Louisiana StateContract 1 y/$900,000 (26) 2026: $900,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	165	24.4	11.2	2.52	20.9	6.18	104.5
2027							105.3
2028							104.1

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 29

His ten closest age-29 comparables averaged 107 PITCH+ the next season; 5 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Duaner Sanchez	2009	103.4	did not play
2	Paul Fry	2022	103.4	did not play
3	Julio Mateo	2007	102.7	did not play
4	Josh Staumont	2023	104.0	118.9	102
5	Nate Jones	2015	105.7	124.8	274
6	Scott Alexander	2019	105.5	102.3	52
7	Chris Spurling	2006	105.8	93.2	225
8	Kyle Crick	2022	107.1	did not play
9	Zach Putnam	2017	107.1	did not play
10	Jimmy Herget	2023	103.2	95.5	52

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									165				105.3
2026*									222				90.8	101.5	92.3
2025	DET	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	1.0	6	0	1	1	72.2	96.5	68.8
2024	DET	0	3	4.34	21	0	2	18.7	90	0	17	21	96.3	99.5	95.8
2023	DET	7	5	3.68	67	0	26	66.0	288	6	45	79	107.8	103.8	111.6
2022	DET	7	4	3.41	71	0	0	63.3	271	5	31	82	108.4	101.0	109.4
2021	DET	1	3	4.04	36	0	1	35.7	162	5	16	39	92.5	99.7	92.2
Career		15	15	3.70	196	0	29	184.7	817	16	110	222	103.4		105.0

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	DET	P	1	1	0	0	0	0		-0.0
2024	DET	P	21	19	0	1	0	0	1.000	-0.1
2023	DET	P	67	66	2	6	0	1	1.000	+1.3
2022	DET	P	71	63	5	7	1	0	0.923	+0.3
2021	DET	P	36	36	3	2	0	0	1.000	-0.1

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2025	AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	Pit	98	23.1 IP, 30% K	4.68
2024	AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	Pit	34	8.2 IP, 35% K	3.29
2021	AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	Pit	100	21.2 IP, 27% K	4.67
2019	AA	Tennessee Smokies	Pit	168	39.0 IP, 17% K	3.92
2019	AA	Erie SeaWolves	Pit	61	15.2 IP, 25% K	3.55
2019	AA	nan	Pit	229	54.2 IP, 19% K	3.82
2019	A+	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	Pit	228	47.2 IP, 22% K	7.44
2018	A+	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	Pit	495	120.1 IP, 20% K	3.75

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.370	0.317	0.322	0.373
2025	0.350	0.450	0.417
2024	0.379	0.314	0.348	0.335
2023	0.323	0.296	0.276	0.339
2022	0.289	0.309	0.287	0.315
2021	0.339	0.360	0.306	0.406

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.