The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Vesia releases the ball from over the top, about 86 degrees above horizontal and 0.1 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1011 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Vesia's 4-seam fastball carries 20.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
564 thrown, averaging 92.1 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Vesia works off the plate, with only 36.5% of his pitches in the zone, 6th percentile.
274 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 505th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Vesia's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.7 mph, against 82.9 off his slider.
564 and 305 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Vesia throws the changeup 24.2% of the time against right-handers and 1.1% against left-handers.
567 pitches to right-handers, 444 to left-handers.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Vesia averages 87.8 mph across his arsenal, 23rd percentile in the league.
274 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 413th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Vesia works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 55.8% of everything he throws.
1011 classified pitches in 2026.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Vesia puts 34.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 38.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
153 pitches to right-handed hitters, 121 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .309 expected average against them, against .259 on his breaking balls.
156 of his fastballs thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Vesia is weak: 86.5 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile.
274 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 125th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Vesia lives up in the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.67 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1011 located pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Vesia puts 55.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.5% when he is ahead.
268 located pitches behind, 321 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Vesia's 4-seam fastball averages 92.1 mph, and has touched 94.7.
564 thrown, 55.8% of his pitches.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Vesia gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
274 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 131st in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Vesia's changeup moves 10.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
142 thrown, averaging 82.8 mph.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Vesia's stuff spins at 2,361 rpm, 68th percentile in the league.
274 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 171st in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Vesia throws a strike on the first pitch 62% of the time.
234 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Vesia's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,511 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
564 thrown in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Vesia lands 41.8% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 34.6% of his fastballs.
91 of his breaking balls, 156 of his fastballs.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Vesia projects a .312 average, 62nd percentile.
274 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 206th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.3 mph separates Vesia's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 92.1 against 82.8.
564 and 142 of them respectively.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Vesia releases the ball from over the top, about 86 degrees above horizontal and 0.1 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1011 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Vesia's 4-seam fastball carries 20.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
564 thrown, averaging 92.1 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Vesia's changeup moves 10.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
142 thrown, averaging 82.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Vesia works off the plate, with only 36.5% of his pitches in the zone, 6th percentile.
274 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 505th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Vesia's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.7 mph, against 82.9 off his slider.
564 and 305 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Vesia throws the changeup 24.2% of the time against right-handers and 1.1% against left-handers.
567 pitches to right-handers, 444 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Vesia works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 55.8% of everything he throws.
1011 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Vesia's 4-seam fastball averages 92.1 mph, and has touched 94.7.
564 thrown, 55.8% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Vesia's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,511 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
564 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.3 mph separates Vesia's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 92.1 against 82.8.
564 and 142 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Vesia averages 87.8 mph across his arsenal, 23rd percentile in the league.
274 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 413th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Vesia puts 34.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 38.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
153 pitches to right-handed hitters, 121 to left-handed hitters.
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 fastballs: a .309 expected average against them, against .259 on his breaking balls.
156 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Vesia lands 41.8% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 34.6% of his fastballs.
91 of his breaking balls, 156 of his fastballs.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Vesia is weak: 86.5 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile.
274 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 125th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Vesia gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
274 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 131st in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Vesia projects a .312 average, 62nd percentile.
274 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 206th in MLB.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Vesia lives up in the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.67 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1011 located pitches in 2026.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Vesia puts 55.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.5% when he is ahead.
268 located pitches behind, 321 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Vesia throws a strike on the first pitch 62% of the time.
234 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Vesia's stuff spins at 2,361 rpm, 68th percentile in the league.
274 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 171st in MLB.
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