Kansas City Royals
Scott Barlow has thrown 9,163 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 (90mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (89mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their slider comes in below hitting speed, has short glove-side cut, has less than expected depth and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their curve generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, has sweeping glove-side movement and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their sinker generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has slightly below average velo and has some natural sinking action. Their fourseam fastball comes in below hitting speed, has heavy sinking action and has less armside movement than typical.