This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Crochet goes to the sweeper: 34.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 5.8% the rest of the time.
154 two-strike pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Crochet's sweeper leaves the bat at 95.3 mph, against 82.1 off his sinker.
74 and 116 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Crochet's sinker moves 16.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
116 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Crochet throws a fastball 95.6% of the time, against 57.7% when he is ahead.
136 pitches behind in the count, 130 ahead.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Crochet throws 36.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45% with the bases empty.
149 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 369 with the bases empty.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .454 expected average against them, against .367 on his fastballs.
74 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Crochet's 4-seam fastball carries 16.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
174 thrown, averaging 95.8 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Crochet throws the sinker 47% of the time against left-handers and 18.8% against right-handers.
452 pitches to right-handers, 66 to left-handers.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Crochet averages 92.3 mph across his arsenal, 84th percentile in the league.
518 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 89th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Crochet releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
518 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Crochet projects a .378 average, 9th percentile.
518 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 487th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Crochet's 4-seam fastball averages 95.8 mph, and has touched 98.3.
174 thrown, 33.6% of his pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Crochet puts 59.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.2% when he is ahead.
136 located pitches behind, 130 ahead.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Crochet's stuff spins at 2,406 rpm, 77th percentile in the league.
518 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 123rd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.4% of the contact Crochet gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
518 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 435th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Crochet works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
518 located pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Crochet works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Sinker and Sweeper. The 4-seam fastball is 33.6% of everything he throws.
518 classified pitches in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Crochet releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
377 tracked pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Crochet lands 45.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.8% of his breaking balls.
418 of his fastballs, 74 of his breaking balls.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.4 mph separates Crochet's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.8 against 83.4.
174 and 74 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Crochet's cutter spins at 2,615 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
128 thrown in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Crochet throws a strike on the first pitch 57.2% of the time.
138 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Crochet has thrown 22 changeups this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 88.2 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
518 classified pitches in 2026.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Crochet goes to the sweeper: 34.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 5.8% the rest of the time.
154 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Crochet throws a fastball 95.6% of the time, against 57.7% when he is ahead.
136 pitches behind in the count, 130 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Crochet puts 59.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.2% when he is ahead.
136 located pitches behind, 130 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Crochet throws a strike on the first pitch 57.2% of the time.
138 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Crochet's sweeper leaves the bat at 95.3 mph, against 82.1 off his sinker.
74 and 116 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Crochet throws the sinker 47% of the time against left-handers and 18.8% against right-handers.
452 pitches to right-handers, 66 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Crochet's 4-seam fastball averages 95.8 mph, and has touched 98.3.
174 thrown, 33.6% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Crochet works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Sinker and Sweeper. The 4-seam fastball is 33.6% of everything he throws.
518 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.4 mph separates Crochet's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.8 against 83.4.
174 and 74 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Crochet's cutter spins at 2,615 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
128 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Crochet has thrown 22 changeups this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 88.2 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
518 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Crochet's sinker moves 16.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
116 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Crochet's 4-seam fastball carries 16.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
174 thrown, averaging 95.8 mph.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Crochet throws 36.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45% with the bases empty.
149 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 369 with the bases empty.
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 .454 expected average against them, against .367 on his fastballs.
74 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Crochet lands 45.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.8% of his breaking balls.
418 of his fastballs, 74 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
Crochet averages 92.3 mph across his arsenal, 84th percentile in the league.
518 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 89th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Crochet releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
518 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Crochet releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
377 tracked pitches in 2026.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Crochet projects a .378 average, 9th percentile.
518 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 487th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.4% of the contact Crochet gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
518 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 435th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Crochet's stuff spins at 2,406 rpm, 77th percentile in the league.
518 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 123rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Crochet works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
518 located pitches in 2026.
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