Arizona Diamondbacks
Ryan Thompson has thrown 5,455 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2020 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Sinker (89mph) and Slider (77mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (91mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their sinker has heavy sinking action, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has below average velo, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has less armside run than typical. Their slider comes in below hitting speed, sweeps across the zone, has less than expected depth and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their fourseam fastball has heavy sinking action, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has slight armside run and has slightly below average velo.