Tampa Bay Rays
Griffin Jax has thrown 6,348 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2020 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 (89mph) and Sinker (97mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (97mph), Change (93mph) and Cutter (92mph). He also rarely throws a Curve (87mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their slider is thrown extremely hard, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders, sweeps across the zone and has exceptional depth. Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is blazing fast and has slight armside run. Their fourseam fastball is blazing fast and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their change is thrown extremely hard, dives down out of the zone, results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has slight armside fade. Their cutter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 16 of them in 2026) has heavy sink, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has well above average velo and has strong cutting action. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 11 of them in 2026) is thrown extremely hard, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves, has a sharp downward bite and has primarily 12-6 movement.