Los Angeles Angels
Sam Bachman has thrown 1,513 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2023 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 Slider (89mph) and Sinker (98mph), also mixing in a Change (92mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their slider is thrown extremely hard, has exceptional depth, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sliders and has primarily 12-6 movement. Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has slight armside run and has some natural sinking action. Their change is thrown extremely hard, dives down out of the zone, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' changeups, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has slight armside fade.