Pittsburgh Pirates
Cy Nielson has thrown 177 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2022 and 2026, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (91mph) and Cutter (86mph), also mixing in a Curve (80mph).
In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 14 of them in 2026) is straight as an arrow, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action and has essentially average velo. Their cutter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 6 of them in 2026) has heavy sink, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' cutters, has sweeping cut action and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 5 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' curves, has sweeping glove-side movement, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves, is much harder than usual and has a sharp downward bite.