Cincinnati Reds
Darren McCaughan has thrown 9,070 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2021 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Sinker (90mph) and Slider (83mph), also mixing in a Cutter (88mph) and Change (83mph). He also rarely throws a Fourseam Fastball (90mph) and Curve (83mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has slight armside run, has slightly below average velo and has some natural sinking action. Their slider sweeps across the zone and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their cutter is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 17 of them in 2026) dives down out of the zone and generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' changeups. Their fourseam fastball (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 5 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has below average velo, has some natural sinking action and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 3 of them in 2026) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, is much harder than usual and results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves.