Kansas City Royals
Luinder Avila has thrown 1,923 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2024 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, The World Baseball Classic, Spring Training and Fall/Winter Ball. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Sinker (96mph) and Fourseam Fastball (96mph), also mixing in a Slider (86mph), Curve (82mph) and Change (89mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is blazing fast and has less armside run than typical. Their fourseam fastball has much less armside movement than typical, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action and has well above average velo. Their slider has exceptional depth and has short glove-side cut. Their curve is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' curves, is much harder than usual, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has slight glove-side movement. Their change is thrown extremely hard, has slight armside fade and has some natural sink to it.