New York Yankees
Jake Bird has thrown 5,378 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2021 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, Spring Training and Fall/Winter Ball. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Slider (84mph) and Sinker (95mph), also mixing in a Cutter (94mph) and Curve (81mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their slider is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and sweeps across the zone. Their sinker has heavy sinking action, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has well above average velo and has slight armside run. Their cutter is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' cutters, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has surprisingly little cutting action and has good "rise". Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 18 of them in 2026) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, has sweeping glove-side movement, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves and is slightly harder than usual.