Washington Nationals
Richard Lovelady has thrown 3,539 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2019 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 Slider (83mph) and Sinker (92mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (92mph).
In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their slider sweeps across the zone and has some two-plane movement. Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has heavy sinking action, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has less armside run than typical and has slightly above average velo. Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has heavy sinking action, has much less armside movement than typical and has essentially average velo.