Philadelphia Phillies
José Alvarado has thrown 7,771 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2017 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Sinker (99mph) and Cutter (92mph). He also rarely throws a Fourseam Fastball (98mph) and Curve (87mph).
In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their sinker is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair and generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers. Their cutter is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' cutters, has heavy sink, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' cutters and has strong cutting action. Their fourseam fastball (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 8 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 4 of them in 2026) is thrown extremely hard, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves, has little depth and has primarily 12-6 movement.