Detroit Tigers
Troy Melton has thrown 1,284 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2022 and 2025, all of them occuring in the MLB Regular Season. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (97mph) and Slider (86mph), also mixing in a Cutter (91mph), Change (89mph), Sinker (95mph) and Curve (79mph).
In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is blazing fast, has some natural sinking action and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their slider has exceptional depth, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders and has short glove-side cut. Their cutter has heavy sink, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters, has slightly above average velo and has strong cutting action. Their change is thrown extremely hard, dives down out of the zone, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' changeups and results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' changeups. Their sinker has well above average velo and has less armside run than typical. Their curve generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' curves, has a sharp downward bite and has slight glove-side movement.