Kansas City Royals
Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2026, Luinder Avila threw 1,590 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2024 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, Spring Training and Fall/Winter Ball. In 2025, they relied primarily on their Curve (82mph), Fourseam Fastball (96mph) and Sinker (96mph), also mixing in a Slider (84mph) and Change (89mph).
In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their curve generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, is much harder than usual and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their fourseam fastball has heavy sinking action, is straight as an arrow, generates a very high amount of groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has well above average velo. Their sinker is blazing fast, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has less armside run than typical. Their slider generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders, has exceptional depth, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has short glove-side cut. Their change is thrown extremely hard and has some natural sink to it.