Kansas City Royals
Aaron Sanchez has thrown 14,963 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2014 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, The World Baseball Classic, Spring Training and Fall/Winter Ball. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (92mph), also mixing in a Slider (80mph), Curve (77mph), Sinker (92mph), Change (88mph) and Cutter (87mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action and has essentially average velo. Their slider comes in below hitting speed, sweeps across the zone, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their curve generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, has a sharp downward bite, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has slight glove-side movement. Their sinker is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has some natural sinking action. Their change is much firmer than usual, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups, has slight armside fade and has some natural sink to it. Their cutter has heavy sink and results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters.