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Joey Estes

Athletics
Number #68
Position SP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 25
Height 6' 2"
Weight 190 lbs
Birth Place Palmdale, CA
Born Oct 8, 2001

Key Insights

2026
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate

28% of Estes's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.

35 of 125 located pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Estes's 4-seam fastball carries 14.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

41 thrown, averaging 93.3 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Estes releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

125 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Estes throws the sweeper 26.5% of the time against right-handers and 10.5% against left-handers.

49 pitches to right-handers, 76 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's

Estes's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,414 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.

41 thrown in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate

Estes works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.

125 located pitches in 2026.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Oct 8, 2001
Birth Place Palmdale, CA
Height 6' 2"
Weight 190 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R