Tampa Bay Rays
Steven Matz has thrown 18,654 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Sinker (94mph), also mixing in a Curve (80mph), Change (84mph) and Slider (88mph).
In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 15 of them in 2026) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is blazing fast, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has less armside run than typical. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 6 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' curves, has sweeping glove-side movement, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves and is much harder than usual. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 5 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' changeups, dives down out of the zone, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' changeups and is slightly firmer than usual. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 4 of them in 2026) is thrown extremely hard, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders, has less than expected depth and has primarily 12-6 movement.