Kansas City Royals
Cole Ragans has thrown 8,033 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2022 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (96mph), also mixing in a Change (85mph), Slider (85mph), Curve (80mph) and Cutter (90mph).
In 2025, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is blazing fast, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slight armside run. Their change generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and is slightly firmer than usual. Their slider has exceptional depth, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sliders and is much harder than usual. Their curve is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' curves, has sweeping glove-side movement, is much harder than usual and has a sharp downward bite. Their cutter is blazing fast, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' cutters, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has some natural sink and has strong cutting action.