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Blade Tidwell

Giants
Number #46
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 25
Height 6' 3"
Weight 244 lbs
Birth Place Columbia, TN
Born Jun 8, 2001

Key Insights

2026
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .399 expected average against them, against .255 on his breaking balls.

90 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Tidwell's sinker leaves the bat at 93.9 mph, against 84.6 off his sweeper.

170 and 306 of them thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak

Contact against Tidwell is weak: 86.3 mph off the bat on average, 79th percentile.

182 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 116th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season

Tidwell has given up 8 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 432 feet.

8 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to

Tidwell's stuff spins at 2,520 rpm, 90th percentile in the league.

182 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 55th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well

Only 36.4% of the contact Tidwell gives up is hit hard, 64th percentile.

182 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 194th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

Pitch
Outcome
Batter
Situation
Single
Double
Triple
Home Run
Out
Vs All Pitchers
Player Bio Data
DOB Jun 8, 2001
Birth Place Columbia, TN
Height 6' 3"
Weight 244 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R
College/Draft Tennessee