Minnesota Twins
Mick Abel has thrown 5,622 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 Fourseam Fastball (96mph) and Slider (87mph), also mixing in a Change (89mph), Curve (82mph) and Sinker (95mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action and has well above average velo. Their slider is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sliders, has short glove-side cut, is much harder than usual and has some two-plane movement. Their change is thrown extremely hard, dives down out of the zone, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has slight cut action. Their curve is much harder than usual and has slight glove-side movement. Their sinker generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has well above average velo and results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers.