Oakland Athletics
Scott Barlow has thrown 8,580 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2018 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Slider (80mph), Curve (77mph) and Sinker (89mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (89mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their slider comes in below hitting speed, sweeps across the zone, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has less than expected depth. Their curve generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves and has sweeping glove-side movement. Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has below average velo, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has some natural sinking action. Their fourseam fastball has heavy sinking action, has below average velo and has less armside movement than typical.