Cleveland Guardians
Matt Festa has thrown 5,219 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 (92mph). He also rarely throws a Cutter (91mph).
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 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, has surprisingly little armside run and results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers. Their cutter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 9 of them in 2026) has extreme cut action, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' cutters, has slightly above average velo and has some natural sink.