San Francisco Giants
Blade Tidwell has thrown 3,901 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2022 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 (83mph) and Fourseam Fastball (96mph), also mixing in a Cutter (89mph), Sinker (96mph) and Change (83mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their slider generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders, sweeps across the zone, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders and has less than expected depth. Their fourseam fastball results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has well above average velo and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their cutter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 16 of them in 2026) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' cutters, has heavy sink, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters and has strong cutting action. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 10 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is blazing fast and results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 6 of them in 2026) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has some natural sink to it.