Cleveland Guardians
Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2026, Parker Messick threw 2,207 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system in 2025, all of them occuring in the MLB Regular Season. In 2025, they relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (93mph) and Change (85mph), also mixing in a Slider (86mph), Curve (77mph) and Sinker (91mph).
In 2025, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has much less armside movement than typical and has slightly above average velo. Their change dives down out of the zone, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, generates a very high amount of groundballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and is slightly firmer than usual. Their slider has short glove-side cut, is much harder than usual and has less than expected depth. Their curve has sweeping glove-side movement and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their sinker has surprisingly little armside run, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sinkers, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has some natural sinking action.