Cincinnati Reds
Lyon Richardson has thrown 4,073 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2023 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Sinker (96mph) and Change (87mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (96mph) and Slider (80mph). He also rarely throws a Curve (79mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their sinker has an obvious tail, is blazing fast, results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has some natural sinking action. Their change dives down out of the zone, generates a very high amount of groundballs compared to other pitchers' changeups, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' changeups, is much firmer than usual and has slight armside fade. Their fourseam fastball has some natural sinking action and has well above average velo. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 19 of them in 2026) comes in below hitting speed, sweeps across the zone, has exceptional depth and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 4 of them in 2026) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has a sharp downward bite.