Cleveland Guardians
Shawn Armstrong has thrown 7,759 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Slider (84mph), Fourseam Fastball (93mph) and Sinker (94mph), also mixing in a Cutter (90mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their slider is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sliders, sweeps across the zone and has much less depth than expected. Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action, has essentially average velo, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their sinker generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sinkers, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has slightly above average velo. Their cutter generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' cutters, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters, has slightly above average velo, has some natural sink and has strong cutting action.