Kansas City Royals
Nick Mears has thrown 3,885 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2020 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (95mph) and Slider (85mph), also mixing in a Change (84mph), Sinker (94mph) and Curve (81mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slightly above average velo. Their slider has exceptional depth and has primarily 12-6 movement. Their change generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, dives down out of the zone, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has slight armside fade. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 15 of them in 2026) is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has less armside run than typical and has slightly above average velo. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 14 of them in 2026) results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves, has a sharp downward bite and is slightly harder than usual.