One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .378 expected average against them, against .236 on his breaking balls.
118 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
De Los Santos's changeup moves 16.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
300 thrown, averaging 85.4 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
De Los Santos lives in the strike zone: 49.4% of his pitches are in it, 95th percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 30th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
De Los Santos throws the changeup 47.9% of the time against left-handers and 3.8% against right-handers.
573 pitches to right-handers, 580 to left-handers.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
De Los Santos releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1153 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off De Los Santos's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 83.2 off his changeup.
505 and 300 of them thrown.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
De Los Santos puts 52.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
123 pitches to right-handed hitters, 148 to left-handed hitters.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
De Los Santos puts 62.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.5% when he is ahead.
277 located pitches behind, 352 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
De Los Santos's 4-seam fastball carries 13.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
505 thrown, averaging 95.1 mph.
His ball is straighter than it should be
De Los Santos's stuff spins at 2,090 rpm, 18th percentile in the league.
271 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 443rd in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes De Los Santos goes to the 4-seam fastball: 49.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 41.2% the rest of the time.
361 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
De Los Santos's 4-seam fastball averages 95.1 mph, and has touched 97.1.
505 thrown, 43.8% of his pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
De Los Santos lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.30 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1153 located pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against De Los Santos projects a .299 average, 76th percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 132nd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
De Los Santos works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 43.8% of everything he throws.
1153 classified pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
De Los Santos throws a strike on the first pitch 64.1% of the time.
301 plate appearances started in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
De Los Santos lands 54.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 45% of his breaking balls.
118 of his fastballs, 80 of his breaking balls.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.7 mph separates De Los Santos's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 95.1 against 85.4.
505 and 300 of them respectively.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.3% of the contact De Los Santos gives up is hit hard, 61st percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 209th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
De Los Santos's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,255 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
505 thrown in 2026.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .378 expected average against them, against .236 on his breaking balls.
118 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
De Los Santos lands 54.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 45% of his breaking balls.
118 of his fastballs, 80 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
De Los Santos's changeup moves 16.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
300 thrown, averaging 85.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
De Los Santos's 4-seam fastball carries 13.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
505 thrown, averaging 95.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
De Los Santos lives in the strike zone: 49.4% of his pitches are in it, 95th percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 30th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
De Los Santos throws the changeup 47.9% of the time against left-handers and 3.8% against right-handers.
573 pitches to right-handers, 580 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off De Los Santos's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 83.2 off his changeup.
505 and 300 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
De Los Santos's 4-seam fastball averages 95.1 mph, and has touched 97.1.
505 thrown, 43.8% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
De Los Santos works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 43.8% of everything he throws.
1153 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.7 mph separates De Los Santos's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 95.1 against 85.4.
505 and 300 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
De Los Santos's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,255 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
505 thrown in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
De Los Santos releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1153 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
De Los Santos puts 52.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
123 pitches to right-handed hitters, 148 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
De Los Santos puts 62.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.5% when he is ahead.
277 located pitches behind, 352 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes De Los Santos goes to the 4-seam fastball: 49.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 41.2% the rest of the time.
361 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
De Los Santos throws a strike on the first pitch 64.1% of the time.
301 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
De Los Santos's stuff spins at 2,090 rpm, 18th percentile in the league.
271 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 443rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
De Los Santos lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.30 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1153 located pitches in 2026.
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 De Los Santos projects a .299 average, 76th percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 132nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.3% of the contact De Los Santos gives up is hit hard, 61st percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 209th in MLB.
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