Washington Nationals
Spenser Watkins has thrown 4,392 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2021 and 2024, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2024, they have relied primarily on their Cutter (87mph) and Fourseam Fastball (91mph), also mixing in a Sinker (91mph), Change (85mph) and Slider (81mph). He also rarely throws a Curve (76mph).
In 2024, compared to other RHP:
Their cutter has extreme cut action, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters and has some natural sink. Their fourseam fastball is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has much less armside movement than typical, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slightly below average velo. Their sinker generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has less armside run than typical, results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has slightly below average velo. Their change generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' changeups, has slight armside fade and has some natural sink to it. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 12 of them in 2024) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders, sweeps across the zone, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has below average velo. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 11 of them in 2024) has an exceptional bite, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' curves, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has slightly below average velo.