One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Beeks's changeup moves 16.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
99 thrown, averaging 87.9 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Beeks's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.9 mph, against 84.3 off his changeup.
144 and 99 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Beeks's 4-seam fastball carries 15.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
144 thrown, averaging 93.5 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Beeks lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 83rd percentile.
291 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 92nd in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Beeks throws a fastball 72.6% of the time, against 57% when he is ahead.
73 pitches behind in the count, 79 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Beeks works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 53.5% of everything he throws.
269 classified pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Beeks lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.23 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
291 located pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Beeks goes to the changeup: 42.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 34.4% the rest of the time.
77 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Beeks releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 59 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
291 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .334 expected average against them, against .290 on his offspeed pitches.
170 of his fastballs thrown.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.8% of Beeks's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
46 of 291 located pitches.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Beeks's stuff spins at 2,126 rpm, 25th percentile in the league.
291 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 401st in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.7% of the contact Beeks gives up is hit hard, 27th percentile.
291 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 391st in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Beeks lands 51.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.4% of his offspeed pitches.
170 of his fastballs, 99 of his offspeed pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Beeks throws the changeup 42.1% of the time against right-handers and 30.6% against left-handers.
145 pitches to right-handers, 124 to left-handers.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Beeks puts 47.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45% of his pitches to left-handers.
162 pitches to right-handed hitters, 129 to left-handed hitters.
He lives on one side of the plate
Beeks works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
291 located pitches in 2026.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Beeks averages 90.3 mph across his arsenal, 62nd percentile in the league.
291 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 207th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
5.6 mph separates Beeks's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 93.5 against 87.9.
144 and 99 of them respectively.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Beeks puts 53.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 48.2% when he is ahead.
80 located pitches behind, 83 ahead.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Beeks's changeup moves 16.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
99 thrown, averaging 87.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Beeks's 4-seam fastball carries 15.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
144 thrown, averaging 93.5 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 Beeks's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.9 mph, against 84.3 off his changeup.
144 and 99 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Beeks works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 53.5% of everything he throws.
269 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Beeks throws the changeup 42.1% of the time against right-handers and 30.6% against left-handers.
145 pitches to right-handers, 124 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
5.6 mph separates Beeks's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 93.5 against 87.9.
144 and 99 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Beeks lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 83rd percentile.
291 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 92nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Beeks throws a fastball 72.6% of the time, against 57% when he is ahead.
73 pitches behind in the count, 79 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Beeks goes to the changeup: 42.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 34.4% the rest of the time.
77 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Beeks puts 53.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 48.2% when he is ahead.
80 located pitches behind, 83 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Beeks lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.23 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
291 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.8% of Beeks's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
46 of 291 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Beeks works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
291 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Beeks releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 59 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
291 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
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 .334 expected average against them, against .290 on his offspeed pitches.
170 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Beeks lands 51.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.4% of his offspeed pitches.
170 of his fastballs, 99 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Beeks's stuff spins at 2,126 rpm, 25th percentile in the league.
291 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 401st in MLB.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.7% of the contact Beeks gives up is hit hard, 27th percentile.
291 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 391st in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Beeks puts 47.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45% of his pitches to left-handers.
162 pitches to right-handed hitters, 129 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Beeks averages 90.3 mph across his arsenal, 62nd percentile in the league.
291 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 207th in MLB.
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