Cleveland Guardians
Matt Festa has thrown 5,857 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2018 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 Fourseam Fastball (92mph) and Slider (83mph), also mixing in a Sinker (93mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has heavy sinking action, is straight as an arrow, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has essentially average velo. Their slider sweeps across the zone, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, generates a very high amount of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has surprisingly little armside run.