The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Nardi releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 22 degrees above horizontal and 2.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
378 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Nardi's 4-seam fastball carries 16.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
182 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Nardi's sweeper leaves the bat at 92.7 mph, against 78.7 off his changeup.
118 and 47 of them thrown.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Nardi throws a strike on the first pitch 68.7% of the time.
99 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Nardi's changeup moves 16.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
47 thrown, averaging 90.1 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Nardi lives in the strike zone: 45.9% of his pitches are in it, 80th percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 106th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Nardi works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 48.1% of everything he throws.
378 classified pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Nardi lands 55.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 41.5% of his breaking balls.
148 of his fastballs, 118 of his breaking balls.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Nardi's 4-seam fastball averages 94.6 mph, and has touched 97.3.
182 thrown, 48.1% of his pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Nardi lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
378 located pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Nardi projects a .348 average, 29th percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 379th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Nardi throws a fastball 56% of the time, against 49.6% when he is ahead.
91 pitches behind in the count, 127 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Nardi throws the sweeper 38.4% of the time against left-handers and 24.9% against right-handers.
201 pitches to right-handers, 177 to left-handers.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .384 expected average against them, against .351 on his breaking balls.
148 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Nardi releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
313 tracked pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.2 mph separates Nardi's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 94.6 against 83.4.
182 and 118 of them respectively.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Nardi puts 57.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 48.8% when he is ahead.
91 located pitches behind, 127 ahead.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Nardi is weak: 87.3 mph off the bat on average, 66th percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 184th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Nardi's sweeper spins at 2,448 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
118 thrown in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.2% of the contact Nardi gives up is hit hard, 37th percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 338th in MLB.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Nardi releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 22 degrees above horizontal and 2.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
378 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Nardi releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
313 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Nardi's 4-seam fastball carries 16.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
182 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Nardi's changeup moves 16.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
47 thrown, averaging 90.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Nardi's sweeper leaves the bat at 92.7 mph, against 78.7 off his changeup.
118 and 47 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Nardi works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 48.1% of everything he throws.
378 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Nardi's 4-seam fastball averages 94.6 mph, and has touched 97.3.
182 thrown, 48.1% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Nardi throws the sweeper 38.4% of the time against left-handers and 24.9% against right-handers.
201 pitches to right-handers, 177 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.2 mph separates Nardi's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 94.6 against 83.4.
182 and 118 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Nardi's sweeper spins at 2,448 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
118 thrown in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Nardi throws a strike on the first pitch 68.7% of the time.
99 plate appearances started in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Nardi throws a fastball 56% of the time, against 49.6% when he is ahead.
91 pitches behind in the count, 127 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Nardi puts 57.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 48.8% when he is ahead.
91 located pitches behind, 127 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Nardi lives in the strike zone: 45.9% of his pitches are in it, 80th percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 106th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Nardi lands 55.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 41.5% of his breaking balls.
148 of his fastballs, 118 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .384 expected average against them, against .351 on his breaking balls.
148 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Nardi lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
378 located pitches in 2026.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Nardi projects a .348 average, 29th percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 379th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Nardi is weak: 87.3 mph off the bat on average, 66th percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 184th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.2% of the contact Nardi gives up is hit hard, 37th percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 338th in MLB.
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