Atlanta Braves
Chris Sale has thrown 35,024 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 Slider (79mph) and Fourseam Fastball (95mph), also mixing in a Change using a Circle Change grip (87mph) and Sinker (95mph).
In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their slider sweeps across the zone, has exceptional depth and has below average velo. Their fourseam fastball has heavy sinking action, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is blazing fast and has slight armside run. Their change using a circle change grip is thrown extremely hard, dives down out of the zone and generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' changeups. 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.