He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Loaisiga puts 47.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 32.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
129 pitches to right-handed hitters, 137 to left-handed hitters.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Loaisiga's sinker averages 97.9 mph, and has touched 99.5.
339 thrown, 35.2% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Loaisiga throws a fastball 73.2% of the time, against 44.5% when he is ahead.
213 pitches behind in the count, 299 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .383 expected average against them, against .257 on his breaking balls.
78 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Loaisiga's sinker moves 16.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
339 thrown, averaging 97.9 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Loaisiga averages 93.5 mph across his arsenal, 93rd percentile in the league.
266 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 38th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Loaisiga throws the sinker 54.1% of the time against right-handers and 16.7% against left-handers.
477 pitches to right-handers, 485 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Loaisiga goes to the changeup: 37.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 22.7% the rest of the time.
289 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Loaisiga works off the plate, with only 39.5% of his pitches in the zone, 18th percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 440th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Loaisiga releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 34 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
962 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Loaisiga 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.
962 located pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Loaisiga puts 66.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.1% when he is ahead.
213 located pitches behind, 299 ahead.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
48% of the contact Loaisiga gives up is hit hard, 15th percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 454th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Loaisiga's 4-seam fastball carries 12.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
159 thrown, averaging 97.6 mph.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Loaisiga works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball and Curveball, and a little else. The sinker is 35.2% of everything he throws.
962 classified pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Loaisiga throws a strike on the first pitch 67.4% of the time.
258 plate appearances started in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Loaisiga lands 45.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 30.8% of his offspeed pitches.
136 of his fastballs, 78 of his offspeed pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Loaisiga's curveball spins at 2,642 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
144 thrown in 2026.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.3 mph off the bat against Loaisiga, 23rd percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 413th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Loaisiga's cutter leaves the bat at 86.4 mph, against 83.1 off his sinker.
52 and 339 of them thrown.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.7% of Loaisiga's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
180 of 962 located pitches.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Loaisiga puts 47.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 32.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
129 pitches to right-handed hitters, 137 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Loaisiga's sinker averages 97.9 mph, and has touched 99.5.
339 thrown, 35.2% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Loaisiga throws the sinker 54.1% of the time against right-handers and 16.7% against left-handers.
477 pitches to right-handers, 485 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Loaisiga works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball and Curveball, and a little else. The sinker is 35.2% of everything he throws.
962 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Loaisiga's curveball spins at 2,642 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
144 thrown in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Loaisiga's cutter leaves the bat at 86.4 mph, against 83.1 off his sinker.
52 and 339 of them thrown.
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 Loaisiga throws a fastball 73.2% of the time, against 44.5% when he is ahead.
213 pitches behind in the count, 299 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Loaisiga goes to the changeup: 37.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 22.7% the rest of the time.
289 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Loaisiga puts 66.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.1% when he is ahead.
213 located pitches behind, 299 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Loaisiga throws a strike on the first pitch 67.4% of the time.
258 plate appearances started in 2026.
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 offspeed pitches: a .383 expected average against them, against .257 on his breaking balls.
78 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Loaisiga lands 45.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 30.8% of his offspeed pitches.
136 of his fastballs, 78 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Loaisiga's sinker moves 16.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
339 thrown, averaging 97.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Loaisiga's 4-seam fastball carries 12.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
159 thrown, averaging 97.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Loaisiga averages 93.5 mph across his arsenal, 93rd percentile in the league.
266 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 38th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Loaisiga works off the plate, with only 39.5% of his pitches in the zone, 18th percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 440th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Loaisiga releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 34 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
962 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Loaisiga 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.
962 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.7% of Loaisiga's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
180 of 962 located pitches.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
48% of the contact Loaisiga gives up is hit hard, 15th percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 454th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.3 mph off the bat against Loaisiga, 23rd percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 413th in MLB.
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