Kansas City Royals
Luinder Avila has thrown 1,254 pitches that have been 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 have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (95mph), Curve (82mph) and Sinker (96mph), also mixing in a Slider (84mph) and Change (89mph).
In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball has heavy sinking action, is straight as an arrow, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has well above average velo. 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 sinker is blazing fast, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has less armside run than typical and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers. Their slider has exceptional depth, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has short glove-side cut. Their change is thrown extremely hard, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has some natural sink to it.