Washington Nationals
Richard Bleier has thrown 5,175 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2016 and 2024, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2024, they have relied primarily on their Sinker (87mph) and Cutter (85mph), also mixing in a Change (81mph) and Slider (76mph). He also rarely throws a Fourseam Fastball (87mph).
In 2024, compared to other LHP:
Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 19 of them in 2024) has heavy sinking action, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has surprisingly little armside run and has below average velo. Their cutter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 16 of them in 2024) generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' cutters, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has some natural sink and has strong cutting action. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 2 of them in 2024) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, dives down out of the zone and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' changeups. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 4 of them in 2024) comes in below hitting speed, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders, has exceptional depth, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has short glove-side cut.