Minnesota Twins
Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2026, David Festa threw 4,189 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2021 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2025, they relied primarily on their Slider (88mph), Fourseam Fastball (94mph) and Change (88mph), also mixing in a Sinker (94mph).
In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their slider is much harder than usual, has primarily 12-6 movement, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their fourseam fastball has less armside movement than typical, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slightly above average velo. Their change generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, is much firmer than usual, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has some natural sink to it. Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has well above average velo, has less armside run than typical, has little sinking action compared to a true sinker and results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers.