Kansas City Royals
Cole Ragans has thrown 3,990 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2022 and 2024, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2024, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (97mph) and Change (87mph), also mixing in a Cutter (93mph), Curve (82mph) and Slider (87mph).
In 2024, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair and generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers. Their change is thrown extremely hard and generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups. Their cutter is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' cutters and has little cutting action. Their curve is thrown extremely hard, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, has a sharp downward bite, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has slight glove-side movement. Their slider is thrown extremely hard, has exceptional depth and generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sliders.