His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Mey's sinker averages 98.0 mph, and has touched 102.0.
394 thrown, 59.2% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Mey throws a fastball 85.8% of the time, against 44% when he is ahead.
197 pitches behind in the count, 182 ahead.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Mey averages 93.9 mph across his arsenal, 94th percentile in the league.
150 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 31st in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Mey works off the plate, with only 36.7% of his pitches in the zone, 7th percentile.
150 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 500th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Mey releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
665 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Mey lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.07 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
665 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Mey's sinker moves 14.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
394 thrown, averaging 98.0 mph.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
53.8% of the contact Mey gives up is hit hard, 5th percentile.
150 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 512th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Mey works with 2 pitches: Sinker and Slider. The sinker is 59.2% of everything he throws.
665 classified pitches in 2026.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.1 mph off the bat against Mey, 7th percentile.
150 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 497th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Mey goes to the slider: 44% of his two-strike pitches, against 33.9% the rest of the time.
184 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Mey lands 42.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.6% of his breaking balls.
87 of his fastballs, 63 of his breaking balls.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.8 mph separates Mey's sinker from his slider, 98.0 against 85.2.
394 and 244 of them respectively.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Mey projects a .369 average, 14th percentile.
150 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 462nd in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Mey's stuff spins at 2,366 rpm, 70th percentile in the league.
150 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 164th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Mey works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
665 located pitches in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Mey releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
656 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Mey's slider spins at 2,424 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
244 thrown in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Mey puts 54.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.7% when he is ahead.
197 located pitches behind, 182 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.2% of Mey's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
141 of 665 located pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Mey has thrown 27 4-seam fastballs this season, 4.1% of his pitches, at 97.2 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
665 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Mey's sinker averages 98.0 mph, and has touched 102.0.
394 thrown, 59.2% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Mey works with 2 pitches: Sinker and Slider. The sinker is 59.2% of everything he throws.
665 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.8 mph separates Mey's sinker from his slider, 98.0 against 85.2.
394 and 244 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Mey's slider spins at 2,424 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
244 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Mey has thrown 27 4-seam fastballs this season, 4.1% of his pitches, at 97.2 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
665 classified pitches in 2026.
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 Mey throws a fastball 85.8% of the time, against 44% when he is ahead.
197 pitches behind in the count, 182 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Mey goes to the slider: 44% of his two-strike pitches, against 33.9% the rest of the time.
184 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Mey puts 54.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.7% when he is ahead.
197 located pitches behind, 182 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Mey averages 93.9 mph across his arsenal, 94th percentile in the league.
150 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 31st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Mey works off the plate, with only 36.7% of his pitches in the zone, 7th percentile.
150 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 500th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Mey releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
665 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Mey releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
656 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Mey lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.07 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
665 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Mey works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
665 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.2% of Mey's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
141 of 665 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Mey's sinker moves 14.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
394 thrown, averaging 98.0 mph.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
53.8% of the contact Mey gives up is hit hard, 5th percentile.
150 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 512th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.1 mph off the bat against Mey, 7th percentile.
150 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 497th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Mey projects a .369 average, 14th percentile.
150 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 462nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Mey lands 42.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.6% of his breaking balls.
87 of his fastballs, 63 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Mey's stuff spins at 2,366 rpm, 70th percentile in the league.
150 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 164th in MLB.
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