Chicago Cubs
Javier Assad has thrown 5,399 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 (93mph) and Cutter (89mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (93mph), Slider (81mph), Curve (78mph) and Change (86mph).
In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers. Their cutter is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has extreme cut action, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' cutters and has some natural sink. Their fourseam fastball (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 15 of them in 2025) is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has less armside movement than typical and has essentially average velo. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 14 of them in 2025) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders, sweeps across the zone, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders, has below average velo and has some two-plane movement. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 11 of them in 2025) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has a sharp downward bite. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 9 of them in 2025) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' changeups, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups, is slightly firmer than usual, has slight armside fade and has some natural sink to it.