San Diego Padres
Matt Waldron has thrown 7,996 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2021 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, Spring Training and Fall/Winter Ball. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Knuckleball (81mph), Sinker (93mph) and Fourseam Fastball (93mph), also mixing in a Slider (82mph) and Cutter (89mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their knuckleball flutters and floats unpredictably toward the plate. Their sinker results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has slight armside run. Their fourseam fastball has some natural sinking action, has essentially average velo and results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 18 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders and sweeps across the zone. Their cutter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 16 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' cutters, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters and has some natural sink.