Cincinnati Reds
Bo Takahashi has thrown 225 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2019 and 2026, including pitches thrown in The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (91mph) and Slider (83mph), also mixing in a Change (83mph), Curve (72mph) and Splitter (83mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball has some natural sinking action, results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slightly below average velo. Their slider is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 16 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' changeups, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups, has slight armside fade and has some natural sink to it. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 9 of them in 2026) has an exceptional bite, comes in below hitting speed, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' curves, has sweeping glove-side movement and results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their splitter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 9 of them in 2026) has dives down out of the zone, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' splitters, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' splitters, has slight cut action and has slightly below average velo.