Washington Nationals
Foster Griffin has thrown 1,022 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), Sinker (91mph), Change (83mph), Splitter (81mph) and Curve (78mph).
In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their cutter has sweeping cut action, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has slightly 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, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has less armside run than typical and has some natural sinking action. Their change results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has some natural sink to it. 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. Their curve has an exceptional bite, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' curves, is slightly harder than usual and has slight glove-side movement.