One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Scholtens's 4-seam fastball carries 17.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
165 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Scholtens throws the sinker 37.6% of the time against right-handers and 10.3% against left-handers.
375 pitches to right-handers, 398 to left-handers.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Scholtens throws a strike on the first pitch 69.5% of the time.
210 plate appearances started in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .332 expected average against them, against .256 on his offspeed pitches.
221 of his breaking balls thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Scholtens's slider leaves the bat at 89.3 mph, against 83.2 off his sinker.
233 and 182 of them thrown.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Scholtens puts 41.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 47.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
257 pitches to right-handed hitters, 254 to left-handed hitters.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Scholtens lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.16 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
773 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Scholtens's sweeper moves 14.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
79 thrown, averaging 80.4 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Scholtens goes to the sweeper: 18.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 6.3% the rest of the time.
248 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Scholtens throws a fastball 51.3% of the time, against 34.2% when he is ahead.
193 pitches behind in the count, 240 ahead.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Scholtens is weak: 85.8 mph off the bat on average, 83rd percentile.
511 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 93rd in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Scholtens lands 48.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 30.2% of his offspeed pitches.
237 of his fastballs, 53 of his offspeed pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Scholtens works with 5 pitches: Slider, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Splitter, and a little else. The slider is 30.1% of everything he throws.
773 classified pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Scholtens puts 62.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40% when he is ahead.
193 located pitches behind, 240 ahead.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.7% of the contact Scholtens gives up is hit hard, 80th percentile.
511 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 108th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.7 mph separates Scholtens's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 93.1 against 80.4.
165 and 79 of them respectively.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Scholtens releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
646 tracked pitches in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Scholtens's stuff spins at 2,165 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
511 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 375th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Scholtens lives in the strike zone: 44.2% of his pitches are in it, 64th percentile.
511 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 193rd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Scholtens's sinker averages 92.1 mph, and has touched 94.5.
182 thrown, 23.5% of his pitches.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Scholtens averages 88.9 mph across his arsenal, 37th percentile in the league.
511 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 340th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Scholtens projects a .301 average, 73rd percentile.
511 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 145th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Scholtens's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
140 of 773 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Scholtens's sweeper spins at 2,489 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
79 thrown in 2026.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Scholtens's 4-seam fastball carries 17.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
165 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Scholtens's sweeper moves 14.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
79 thrown, averaging 80.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Scholtens throws the sinker 37.6% of the time against right-handers and 10.3% against left-handers.
375 pitches to right-handers, 398 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Scholtens's slider leaves the bat at 89.3 mph, against 83.2 off his sinker.
233 and 182 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Scholtens works with 5 pitches: Slider, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Splitter, and a little else. The slider is 30.1% of everything he throws.
773 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.7 mph separates Scholtens's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 93.1 against 80.4.
165 and 79 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Scholtens's sinker averages 92.1 mph, and has touched 94.5.
182 thrown, 23.5% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Scholtens's sweeper spins at 2,489 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
79 thrown in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Scholtens throws a strike on the first pitch 69.5% of the time.
210 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Scholtens goes to the sweeper: 18.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 6.3% the rest of the time.
248 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Scholtens throws a fastball 51.3% of the time, against 34.2% when he is ahead.
193 pitches behind in the count, 240 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Scholtens puts 62.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40% when he is ahead.
193 located pitches behind, 240 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 .332 expected average against them, against .256 on his offspeed pitches.
221 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Scholtens lands 48.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 30.2% of his offspeed pitches.
237 of his fastballs, 53 of his offspeed pitches.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Scholtens puts 41.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 47.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
257 pitches to right-handed hitters, 254 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Scholtens lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.16 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
773 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Scholtens's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
140 of 773 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Scholtens is weak: 85.8 mph off the bat on average, 83rd percentile.
511 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 93rd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.7% of the contact Scholtens gives up is hit hard, 80th percentile.
511 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 108th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Scholtens projects a .301 average, 73rd percentile.
511 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 145th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Scholtens releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
646 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Scholtens's stuff spins at 2,165 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
511 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 375th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Scholtens lives in the strike zone: 44.2% of his pitches are in it, 64th percentile.
511 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 193rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Scholtens averages 88.9 mph across his arsenal, 37th percentile in the league.
511 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 340th in MLB.
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