Luis Morales

Bats R Throws R6'3" 200 lbBorn 2002 Antilla, CubaDebut 2025Team ATHContract 1 y/$780,000 (26) 2026: $699,697

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	428	21.9	8.5	3.49	20.0	6.69	101.1
2027							100.7
2028							103.0

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 22

His ten closest age-22 comparables averaged 93 PITCH+ the next season; 10 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	Aaron Laffey	2007	103.6	97.7	409
2	Zach Duke	2005	111.7	96.9	935
3	Robert Gsellman	2016	110.6	90.4	549
4	Patrick Sandoval	2019	101.3	95.1	159
5	Touki Toussaint	2018	106.3	90.1	198
6	Franklin Morales	2008	103.6	106.6	179
7	Casey Coleman	2010	103.4	81.9	398
8	Jason Vargas	2005	102.6	79.7	213
9	Aaron Nola	2015	102.2	102.5	483
10	Robbie Erlin	2013	101.4	89.3	264

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									428				100.7
2026*									90				63.5	97.6	61.2
2025	ATH	4	3	3.14	10	9	0	48.7	199	8	18	43	106.1	98.5	104.6
Career		4	3	3.14	10	9	0	48.7	199	8	18	43	106.1		104.6

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	ATH	P	10	49	1	3	0	0	1.000	-0.4

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Las Vegas Aviators	Pit	297	60.0 IP, 21% K	8.25
2025	AAA	Las Vegas Aviators	Pit	199	47.0 IP, 27% K	4.40
2025	AA	Midland RockHounds	Pit	167	42.1 IP, 32% K	2.99
2024	A+	Lansing Lugnuts	Pit	338	81.0 IP, 25% K	4.22
2023	A+	Lansing Lugnuts	Pit	32	7.2 IP, 25% K	3.75
2023	A	Stockton Ports	Pit	69	16.1 IP, 26% K	2.24
2023	Rk	DSL Athletics	Pit	39	11.0 IP, 41% K	0.82
2023	Rk	ACL Athletics	Pit	40	9.0 IP, 28% K	6.00
2023	Rk	nan	Pit	79	20.0 IP, 34% K	3.15

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.472	0.563	0.639	0.390
2025	0.289	0.312	0.328	0.260

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