One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Cantillo's curveball carries 17.8 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
122 thrown, averaging 79.1 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cantillo's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.4 mph, against 79.8 off his changeup.
342 and 195 of them thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Cantillo averages 85.7 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
753 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 492nd in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Cantillo releases the ball from over the top, about 73 degrees above horizontal and 0.5 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
752 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Cantillo puts 42% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48% of his pitches to left-handers.
581 pitches to right-handed hitters, 172 to left-handed hitters.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Cantillo throws the slider 32.6% of the time against left-handers and 6.5% against right-handers.
581 pitches to right-handers, 172 to left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Cantillo's stuff spins at 1,946 rpm, 6th percentile in the league.
753 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 507th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .354 expected average against them, against .287 on his offspeed pitches.
216 of his breaking balls thrown.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Cantillo throws a strike on the first pitch 53.4% of the time.
189 plate appearances started in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Cantillo lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.21 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
752 located pitches in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Cantillo releases the ball 7.1 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
603 tracked pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Cantillo throws a fastball 53% of the time, against 39.2% when he is ahead.
232 pitches behind in the count, 189 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Cantillo's 4-seam fastball averages 91.7 mph, and has touched 94.7.
342 thrown, 45.4% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Cantillo goes to the curveball: 21.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.3% the rest of the time.
194 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Cantillo works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Curveball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 45.4% of everything he throws.
753 classified pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Cantillo's fastball averages 92.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 91.1 past his 75th.
110 early fastballs, 33 late ones.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Cantillo throws 45.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.7% with the bases empty.
162 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 591 with the bases empty.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Cantillo's curveball spins at 2,643 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
122 thrown in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Cantillo's changeup moves 9.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
195 thrown, averaging 80.4 mph.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.6 mph separates Cantillo's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.7 against 79.1.
342 and 122 of them respectively.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Cantillo puts 58.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.3% when he is ahead.
232 located pitches behind, 188 ahead.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Cantillo projects a .310 average, 65th percentile.
753 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 189th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Cantillo lands 46.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.5% of his offspeed pitches.
342 of his fastballs, 195 of his offspeed pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.1% of the contact Cantillo gives up is hit hard, 38th percentile.
753 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 334th in MLB.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Cantillo's curveball carries 17.8 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
122 thrown, averaging 79.1 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Cantillo's changeup moves 9.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
195 thrown, averaging 80.4 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 Cantillo's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.4 mph, against 79.8 off his changeup.
342 and 195 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Cantillo throws the slider 32.6% of the time against left-handers and 6.5% against right-handers.
581 pitches to right-handers, 172 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Cantillo's 4-seam fastball averages 91.7 mph, and has touched 94.7.
342 thrown, 45.4% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Cantillo works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Curveball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 45.4% of everything he throws.
753 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Cantillo's curveball spins at 2,643 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
122 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.6 mph separates Cantillo's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.7 against 79.1.
342 and 122 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Cantillo averages 85.7 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
753 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 492nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Cantillo releases the ball from over the top, about 73 degrees above horizontal and 0.5 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
752 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Cantillo releases the ball 7.1 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
603 tracked pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Cantillo's fastball averages 92.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 91.1 past his 75th.
110 early fastballs, 33 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Cantillo puts 42% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48% of his pitches to left-handers.
581 pitches to right-handed hitters, 172 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Cantillo's stuff spins at 1,946 rpm, 6th percentile in the league.
753 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 507th in MLB.
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 .354 expected average against them, against .287 on his offspeed pitches.
216 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Cantillo lands 46.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.5% of his offspeed pitches.
342 of his fastballs, 195 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He falls behind hitters far too often
Cantillo throws a strike on the first pitch 53.4% of the time.
189 plate appearances started in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Cantillo throws a fastball 53% of the time, against 39.2% when he is ahead.
232 pitches behind in the count, 189 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Cantillo goes to the curveball: 21.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.3% the rest of the time.
194 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Cantillo puts 58.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.3% when he is ahead.
232 located pitches behind, 188 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
Cantillo lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.21 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
752 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Cantillo throws 45.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.7% with the bases empty.
162 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 591 with the bases empty.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Cantillo projects a .310 average, 65th percentile.
753 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 189th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.1% of the contact Cantillo gives up is hit hard, 38th percentile.
753 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 334th in MLB.
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