One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .381 expected average against them, against .243 on his fastballs.
52 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Suarez's changeup moves 16.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
52 thrown, averaging 84.5 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Suarez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 77.8 off his cutter.
133 and 48 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Suarez goes to the 4-seam fastball: 62.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 48.2% the rest of the time.
64 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Suarez's 4-seam fastball carries 16.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
133 thrown, averaging 93.4 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Suarez throws the cutter 40.7% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
118 pitches to right-handers, 139 to left-handers.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Suarez works off the plate, with only 39.7% of his pitches in the zone, 19th percentile.
257 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 436th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Suarez projects a .283 average, 85th percentile.
257 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 81st in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Suarez works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Cutter and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 51.8% of everything he throws.
257 classified pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Suarez puts 56.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.1% when he is ahead.
76 located pitches behind, 63 ahead.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Suarez averages 88.5 mph across his arsenal, 32nd percentile in the league.
257 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 368th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Suarez throws a strike on the first pitch 64.2% of the time.
67 plate appearances started in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.9% of Suarez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
46 of 257 located pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Suarez releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 55 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
257 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Suarez releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
184 tracked pitches in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Suarez's stuff spins at 2,207 rpm, 38th percentile in the league.
257 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 331st in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Suarez's 4-seam fastball averages 93.4 mph, and has touched 95.9.
133 thrown, 51.8% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Suarez's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,292 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
133 thrown in 2026.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .381 expected average against them, against .243 on his fastballs.
52 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Suarez's changeup moves 16.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
52 thrown, averaging 84.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Suarez's 4-seam fastball carries 16.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
133 thrown, averaging 93.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Suarez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 77.8 off his cutter.
133 and 48 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Suarez throws the cutter 40.7% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
118 pitches to right-handers, 139 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Suarez works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Cutter and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 51.8% of everything he throws.
257 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Suarez's 4-seam fastball averages 93.4 mph, and has touched 95.9.
133 thrown, 51.8% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Suarez's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,292 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
133 thrown in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Suarez goes to the 4-seam fastball: 62.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 48.2% the rest of the time.
64 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Suarez puts 56.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.1% when he is ahead.
76 located pitches behind, 63 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Suarez throws a strike on the first pitch 64.2% of the time.
67 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Suarez works off the plate, with only 39.7% of his pitches in the zone, 19th percentile.
257 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 436th in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Suarez projects a .283 average, 85th percentile.
257 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 81st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Suarez averages 88.5 mph across his arsenal, 32nd percentile in the league.
257 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 368th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.9% of Suarez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
46 of 257 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Suarez releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 55 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
257 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Suarez releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
184 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball is straighter than it should be
Suarez's stuff spins at 2,207 rpm, 38th percentile in the league.
257 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 331st in MLB.
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