San Diego Padres
Nestor Cortes has thrown 11,060 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2018 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (90mph) and Cutter (87mph), also mixing in a Change (82mph) and Slider (78mph). He also rarely throws a Sinker (91mph).
In 2025, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has much less armside movement than typical, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has essentially average velo. Their cutter has sweeping cut action and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters. Their change dives down out of the zone and generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' changeups. Their slider comes in below hitting speed, sweeps across the zone, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 1 of them in 2025) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has surprisingly little armside run and has little sinking action compared to a true sinker.