Pittsburgh Pirates
Joe La Sorsa has thrown 3,641 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2023 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 Slider (78mph) and Sinker (90mph), also mixing in a Change (84mph) and Fourseam Fastball (93mph).
In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their slider comes in below hitting speed, sweeps across the zone and has some two-plane movement. Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has slight armside run and has some natural sinking action. Their change results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups, is slightly firmer than usual and has some natural sink to it. Their fourseam fastball has heavy sinking action, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has slight armside run and has slightly above average velo.