Atlanta Braves
Chris Sale has thrown 36,147 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2010 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (96mph) and Slider (79mph), also mixing in a Change using a Circle Change grip (88mph) and Sinker (95mph).
In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has heavy sinking action, is blazing fast and has slight armside run. Their slider sweeps across the zone, has exceptional depth and has below average velo. Their change using a circle change grip is thrown extremely hard, dives down out of the zone, results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has slight armside fade. Their sinker has heavy sinking action, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is blazing fast and has slight armside run.