Philadelphia Phillies
José Alvarado has thrown 7,558 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 Sinker (99mph) and Cutter (92mph). He also rarely throws a Fourseam Fastball (98mph).
In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair and has less armside run than typical. Their cutter is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' cutters, has heavy sink, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters and has strong cutting action. Their fourseam fastball (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 4 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has less armside movement than typical and has some natural sinking action.