Baltimore Orioles
Jose Espada has thrown 1,463 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2023 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, The World Baseball Classic, Spring Training and Fall/Winter Ball. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Curve (82mph) and Fourseam Fastball (93mph), also mixing in a Splitter (90mph). He also rarely throws a Sinker (94mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their curve generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, has primarily 12-6 movement, is much harder than usual, has little depth and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their fourseam fastball has essentially average velo, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their splitter is thrown extremely hard, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' splitters, has movement that suggests a lot of backspin and has slight armside fade. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 1 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has less armside run than typical and has slightly above average velo.