Washington Nationals
Ken Waldichuk has thrown 4,979 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2022 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (94mph), Slider (82mph) and Cutter (88mph), also mixing in a Change (85mph).
In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has well above average velo. Their slider sweeps across the zone and has exceptional depth. Their cutter results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has slightly above average velo, has some natural sink and has strong cutting action. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 16 of them in 2026) generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' changeups, is slightly firmer than usual, has slight armside fade and has some natural sink to it.