Cincinnati Reds
Kyle Nicolas has thrown 3,745 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2022 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (98mph) and Slider (91mph), also mixing in a Curve (85mph) and Sinker (96mph). He also rarely throws a Change (94mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball is blazing fast and generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers. Their slider is thrown extremely hard, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders and results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their curve is thrown extremely hard, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves, has a sharp downward bite and has primarily 12-6 movement. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 7 of them in 2026) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has an obvious tail, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers and is blazing fast. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 3 of them in 2026) is thrown extremely hard, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' changeups, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups, has an extreme amount of backspin and has slight armside fade.