Houston Astros
Michael Knorr has thrown 603 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) and Splitter (82mph), also mixing in a Slider (87mph) and Curve (77mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action, has well above average velo and has slight armside run. Their splitter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 13 of them in 2026) has dives down out of the zone, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' splitters and has below average velo. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 11 of them in 2026) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 6 of them in 2026) 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.