New York Yankees
Max Fried has thrown 19,081 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2017 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Cutter (92mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (95mph), Slider (82mph), Sinker (92mph), Change (84mph) and Curve (74mph).
In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their cutter is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' cutters, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has some natural sink and has strong cutting action. Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has much less armside movement than typical, has some natural sinking action and has well above average velo. Their slider is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders, sweeps across the zone and has exceptional depth. Their sinker has heavy sinking action, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has surprisingly little armside run and has slightly above average velo. Their change dives down out of the zone, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and is slightly firmer than usual. Their curve has an exceptional bite, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves, has slight glove-side movement and has slightly below average velo.