Cleveland Guardians
Parker Messick has thrown 3,141 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2025 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (93mph) and Change (85mph), also mixing in a Sinker (92mph), Cutter (90mph), Curve (79mph) and Slider (87mph).
In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball has much less armside movement than typical, has some natural sinking action and has slightly above average velo. Their change generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, dives down out of the zone, is much firmer than usual and results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' changeups. Their sinker has less armside run than typical, has slightly above average velo and has some natural sinking action. Their cutter is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair and has strong cutting action. Their curve is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' curves, has sweeping glove-side movement, is slightly harder than usual and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their slider is thrown extremely hard and has short glove-side cut.