Houston Astros
Ronel Blanco has thrown 7,375 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2021 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, Spring Training and Fall/Winter Ball. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (93mph) and Slider (86mph), also mixing in a Change (84mph) and Curve (80mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has essentially average velo and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their slider is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders and has less than expected depth. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 14 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' changeups and has some natural sink to it. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 9 of them in 2026) has very little depth, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' curves, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves, is slightly harder than usual and has primarily 12-6 movement.