His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ashby's sinker averages 97.6 mph, and has touched 100.3.
815 thrown, 51.7% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ashby releases the ball from over the top, about 83 degrees above horizontal and 0.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1576 tracked release points, averaging 6.4 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ashby throws a fastball 67.5% of the time, against 39.5% when he is ahead.
474 pitches behind in the count, 425 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .366 expected average against them, against .248 on his breaking balls.
54 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ashby's curveball carries 17.6 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
354 thrown, averaging 83.7 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ashby lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.97 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1576 located pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ashby's sinker leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 79.6 off his slider.
815 and 184 of them thrown.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Ashby puts 37.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
286 pitches to right-handed hitters, 190 to left-handed hitters.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ashby goes to the curveball: 32.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.5% the rest of the time.
451 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Ashby releases the ball 5.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1485 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ashby's sinker moves 13.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
815 thrown, averaging 97.6 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ashby throws the slider 27.6% of the time against left-handers and 1.8% against right-handers.
971 pitches to right-handers, 606 to left-handers.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Ashby lands 49.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 27.8% of his offspeed pitches.
253 of his fastballs, 54 of his offspeed pitches.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Ashby averages 91.7 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
476 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 125th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Ashby works off the plate, with only 40.2% of his pitches in the zone, 23rd percentile.
476 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 413th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ashby puts 57.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.9% when he is ahead.
474 located pitches behind, 425 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.9 mph separates Ashby's sinker from his curveball, 97.6 against 83.7.
815 and 354 of them respectively.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ashby throws 42.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 39.2% with the bases empty.
133 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 343 with the bases empty.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ashby works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Curveball, Slider and Changeup. The sinker is 51.7% of everything he throws.
1577 classified pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ashby projects a .303 average, 72nd percentile.
476 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 151st in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ashby's curveball spins at 2,715 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
354 thrown in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.9% of Ashby's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
282 of 1576 located pitches.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ashby is weak: 87.6 mph off the bat on average, 62nd percentile.
476 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 202nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.1% of the contact Ashby gives up is hit hard, 62nd percentile.
476 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 203rd in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Ashby has thrown 41 4-seam fastballs this season, 2.6% of his pitches, at 97.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1577 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ashby's sinker averages 97.6 mph, and has touched 100.3.
815 thrown, 51.7% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ashby's sinker leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 79.6 off his slider.
815 and 184 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ashby throws the slider 27.6% of the time against left-handers and 1.8% against right-handers.
971 pitches to right-handers, 606 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.9 mph separates Ashby's sinker from his curveball, 97.6 against 83.7.
815 and 354 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ashby works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Curveball, Slider and Changeup. The sinker is 51.7% of everything he throws.
1577 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ashby's curveball spins at 2,715 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
354 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Ashby has thrown 41 4-seam fastballs this season, 2.6% of his pitches, at 97.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1577 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ashby releases the ball from over the top, about 83 degrees above horizontal and 0.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1576 tracked release points, averaging 6.4 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Ashby releases the ball 5.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1485 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ashby throws a fastball 67.5% of the time, against 39.5% when he is ahead.
474 pitches behind in the count, 425 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ashby goes to the curveball: 32.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.5% the rest of the time.
451 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ashby puts 57.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.9% when he is ahead.
474 located pitches behind, 425 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .366 expected average against them, against .248 on his breaking balls.
54 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Ashby lands 49.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 27.8% of his offspeed pitches.
253 of his fastballs, 54 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ashby's curveball carries 17.6 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
354 thrown, averaging 83.7 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ashby's sinker moves 13.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
815 thrown, averaging 97.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ashby lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.97 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1576 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.9% of Ashby's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
282 of 1576 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Ashby puts 37.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
286 pitches to right-handed hitters, 190 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Ashby averages 91.7 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
476 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 125th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Ashby works off the plate, with only 40.2% of his pitches in the zone, 23rd percentile.
476 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 413th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ashby throws 42.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 39.2% with the bases empty.
133 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 343 with the bases empty.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ashby projects a .303 average, 72nd percentile.
476 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 151st in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ashby is weak: 87.6 mph off the bat on average, 62nd percentile.
476 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 202nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.1% of the contact Ashby gives up is hit hard, 62nd percentile.
476 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 203rd in MLB.
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