St. Louis Cardinals
Packy Naughton has thrown 1,441 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 Change (85mph) and Fourseam Fastball (93mph), also mixing in a Sinker (93mph) and Cutter (86mph).
In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 7 of them in 2026) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, dives down out of the zone, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' changeups and is slightly firmer than usual. Their fourseam fastball (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 4 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 much less armside movement than typical, has some natural sinking action and has slightly above average velo. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 2 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has well above average velo, has less armside run than typical and has some natural sinking action. Their cutter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 1 of them in 2026) has heavy sink, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' cutters, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters and has strong cutting action.