Chicago Cubs
Javier Assad has thrown 5,655 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2022 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and The World Baseball Classic. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Sinker (92mph), also mixing in a Slider (82mph), Cutter (89mph), Fourseam Fastball (93mph), Change (86mph) and Curve (78mph).
In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers and is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers. Their slider sweeps across the zone, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sliders, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their cutter is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' cutters, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has some natural sink and has strong cutting action. Their fourseam fastball is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has less armside movement than typical and has essentially average velo. Their change dives down out of the zone, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' changeups, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups, is slightly firmer than usual and has slight armside fade. Their curve is a prototypical pitch with few remarkable qualities.