Oakland Athletics
Brady Basso has thrown 2,041 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2024 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (94mph) and Cutter (89mph), also mixing in a Sinker (93mph), Curve (78mph) and Change (87mph).
In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball has less armside movement than typical, has some natural sinking action and has well above average velo. Their cutter is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' cutters, is blazing fast, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has some natural sink and has strong cutting action. 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, has surprisingly little armside run and has well above average velo. Their curve generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves, has a sharp downward bite, is slightly harder than usual and has primarily 12-6 movement. Their change is thrown extremely hard, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has some natural sink to it.