He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Sanchez puts 40.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 53.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
675 pitches to right-handed hitters, 174 to left-handed hitters.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Sanchez goes to the changeup: 53.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.7% the rest of the time.
253 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .361 expected average against them, against .244 on his offspeed pitches.
153 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Sanchez's sinker moves 18.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
378 thrown, averaging 94.9 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sanchez's sinker leaves the bat at 93.7 mph, against 79.1 off his changeup.
378 and 318 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Sanchez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.89 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
849 located pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Sanchez throws the changeup 44.3% of the time against right-handers and 10.9% against left-handers.
675 pitches to right-handers, 174 to left-handers.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Sanchez throws a strike on the first pitch 70.3% of the time.
236 plate appearances started in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Sanchez lands 55.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.3% of his offspeed pitches.
378 of his fastballs, 318 of his offspeed pitches.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Sanchez releases the ball 7.0 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
531 tracked pitches in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Sanchez's stuff spins at 2,070 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
849 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 458th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Sanchez throws a fastball 51.4% of the time, against 34.6% when he is ahead.
175 pitches behind in the count, 295 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Sanchez works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Changeup and Slider. The sinker is 44.5% of everything he throws.
849 classified pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Sanchez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 39 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
849 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.7% of Sanchez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
142 of 849 located pitches.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Sanchez's sinker averages 94.9 mph, and has touched 97.5.
378 thrown, 44.5% of his pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Sanchez puts 55.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.9% when he is ahead.
175 located pitches behind, 295 ahead.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Sanchez throws 41.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.9% with the bases empty.
230 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 619 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Sanchez projects a .312 average, 62nd percentile.
849 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 204th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.3 mph separates Sanchez's sinker from his slider, 94.9 against 85.6.
378 and 153 of them respectively.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Sanchez puts 40.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 53.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
675 pitches to right-handed hitters, 174 to left-handed hitters.
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 Sanchez goes to the changeup: 53.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.7% the rest of the time.
253 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Sanchez throws a strike on the first pitch 70.3% of the time.
236 plate appearances started in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Sanchez throws a fastball 51.4% of the time, against 34.6% when he is ahead.
175 pitches behind in the count, 295 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Sanchez puts 55.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.9% when he is ahead.
175 located pitches behind, 295 ahead.
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 breaking balls: a .361 expected average against them, against .244 on his offspeed pitches.
153 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Sanchez lands 55.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.3% of his offspeed pitches.
378 of his fastballs, 318 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Sanchez's sinker moves 18.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
378 thrown, averaging 94.9 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 Sanchez's sinker leaves the bat at 93.7 mph, against 79.1 off his changeup.
378 and 318 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Sanchez throws the changeup 44.3% of the time against right-handers and 10.9% against left-handers.
675 pitches to right-handers, 174 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Sanchez works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Changeup and Slider. The sinker is 44.5% of everything he throws.
849 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Sanchez's sinker averages 94.9 mph, and has touched 97.5.
378 thrown, 44.5% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.3 mph separates Sanchez's sinker from his slider, 94.9 against 85.6.
378 and 153 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Sanchez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.89 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
849 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.7% of Sanchez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
142 of 849 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Sanchez releases the ball 7.0 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
531 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Sanchez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 39 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
849 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Sanchez's stuff spins at 2,070 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
849 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 458th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Sanchez throws 41.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.9% with the bases empty.
230 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 619 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Sanchez projects a .312 average, 62nd percentile.
849 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 204th in MLB.
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