Cleveland Guardians
Foster Griffin has thrown 2,526 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 Cutter (88mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (92mph), Slider (80mph), Change (82mph), Sinker (91mph), Curve (78mph) and Splitter (81mph).
In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their cutter has sweeping cut action, has well above average velo and has some natural sink. Their fourseam fastball has much less armside movement than typical, has some natural sinking action, has essentially average velo and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers. Their slider sweeps across the zone and has exceptional depth. Their change is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has some natural sink to it. Their sinker generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has less armside run than typical, results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has some natural sinking action. Their curve has an exceptional bite and has slight glove-side movement. Their splitter has dives down out of the zone, has surprising cut action, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' splitters and has below average velo.