Houston Astros
Sam Carlson has thrown 1,293 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2024 and 2026, including pitches thrown in The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Cutter (88mph) and Sinker (91mph), also mixing in a Slider (77mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their cutter results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has good "rise" and has little cutting action. Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 15 of them in 2026) comes in below hitting speed, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders, sweeps across the zone, has exceptional depth and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders.