This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Senzatela goes to the 4-seam fastball: 56.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 29.4% the rest of the time.
101 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Senzatela's 4-seam fastball averages 97.1 mph, and has touched 99.2.
130 thrown, 37.2% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .297 expected average against them, against .122 on his breaking balls.
272 of his fastballs thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Senzatela throws a fastball 92.1% of the time, against 65% when he is ahead.
76 pitches behind in the count, 120 ahead.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Senzatela averages 93.0 mph across his arsenal, 91st percentile in the league.
349 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 50th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Senzatela's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.9 mph, against 81.4 off his cutter.
130 and 102 of them thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Senzatela throws 51.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.3% with the bases empty.
60 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 289 with the bases empty.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Senzatela releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 31 degrees above horizontal and 2.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
349 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Senzatela's 4-seam fastball carries 13.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
130 thrown, averaging 97.1 mph.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Senzatela throws a strike on the first pitch 69.7% of the time.
99 plate appearances started in 2026.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Senzatela lives in the strike zone: 45.6% of his pitches are in it, 78th percentile.
349 pitches in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 120th in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Senzatela's sinker moves 13.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
40 thrown, averaging 96.1 mph.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Senzatela is weak: 85.8 mph off the bat on average, 83rd percentile.
349 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 94th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Senzatela lands 47.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32% of his breaking balls.
272 of his fastballs, 50 of his breaking balls.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Senzatela works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Sinker and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 37.2% of everything he throws.
349 classified pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Senzatela works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
349 located pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Senzatela puts 63.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.3% when he is ahead.
76 located pitches behind, 120 ahead.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Senzatela gives up is hit hard, 77th percentile.
349 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 126th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
5.2 mph separates Senzatela's 4-seam fastball from his cutter, 97.1 against 91.8.
130 and 102 of them respectively.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Senzatela projects a .304 average, 71st percentile.
349 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 157th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Senzatela releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
273 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Senzatela's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,300 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
130 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Senzatela has thrown 16 sliders this season, 4.6% of his pitches, at 86.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
349 classified pitches in 2026.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Senzatela goes to the 4-seam fastball: 56.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 29.4% the rest of the time.
101 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Senzatela throws a fastball 92.1% of the time, against 65% when he is ahead.
76 pitches behind in the count, 120 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Senzatela throws a strike on the first pitch 69.7% of the time.
99 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Senzatela puts 63.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.3% when he is ahead.
76 located pitches behind, 120 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Senzatela's 4-seam fastball averages 97.1 mph, and has touched 99.2.
130 thrown, 37.2% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Senzatela's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.9 mph, against 81.4 off his cutter.
130 and 102 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Senzatela works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Sinker and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 37.2% of everything he throws.
349 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
5.2 mph separates Senzatela's 4-seam fastball from his cutter, 97.1 against 91.8.
130 and 102 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Senzatela's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,300 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
130 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Senzatela has thrown 16 sliders this season, 4.6% of his pitches, at 86.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
349 classified pitches in 2026.
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 .297 expected average against them, against .122 on his breaking balls.
272 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Senzatela lands 47.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32% of his breaking balls.
272 of his fastballs, 50 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Senzatela averages 93.0 mph across his arsenal, 91st percentile in the league.
349 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 50th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Senzatela throws 51.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.3% with the bases empty.
60 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 289 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Senzatela releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 31 degrees above horizontal and 2.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
349 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Senzatela releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
273 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
Senzatela's 4-seam fastball carries 13.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
130 thrown, averaging 97.1 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Senzatela's sinker moves 13.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
40 thrown, averaging 96.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Senzatela lives in the strike zone: 45.6% of his pitches are in it, 78th percentile.
349 pitches in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 120th in MLB.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Senzatela is weak: 85.8 mph off the bat on average, 83rd percentile.
349 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 94th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Senzatela gives up is hit hard, 77th percentile.
349 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 126th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Senzatela projects a .304 average, 71st percentile.
349 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 157th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Senzatela works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
349 located pitches in 2026.