Houston Astros
Michael Knorr has thrown 741 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2025 and 2026, including pitches thrown in The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (96mph), Slider (86mph) and Splitter (82mph), also mixing in a Curve (77mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action, has well above average velo and has slight armside run. Their slider is a prototypical pitch with few remarkable qualities. Their splitter has dives down out of the zone, results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' splitters and has slightly below average velo. Their curve has an exceptional bite, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has slight glove-side movement.