The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Brash releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 22 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
150 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 feet off the ground.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Brash works off the plate, with only 38% of his pitches in the zone, 11th percentile.
152 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 479th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Brash's slider spins at 2,905 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
84 thrown in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Brash puts 61.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 31.1% when he is ahead.
36 located pitches behind, 45 ahead.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Brash lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.14 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
150 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Brash's slider moves 13.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
84 thrown, averaging 86.4 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Brash throws the changeup 29% of the time against left-handers and 3.6% against right-handers.
83 pitches to right-handers, 69 to left-handers.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Brash's stuff spins at 2,540 rpm, 92nd percentile in the league.
152 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 45th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Brash works with 4 pitches: Slider, Sinker, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 55.3% of everything he throws.
152 classified pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.7% of Brash's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
25 of 150 located pitches.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Brash projects a .352 average, 27th percentile.
152 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 394th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Brash throws a strike on the first pitch 57.5% of the time.
40 plate appearances started in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.9% of the contact Brash gives up is hit hard, 35th percentile.
152 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 348th in MLB.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Brash releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 22 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
150 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Brash works off the plate, with only 38% of his pitches in the zone, 11th percentile.
152 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 479th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Brash's slider spins at 2,905 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
84 thrown in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Brash throws the changeup 29% of the time against left-handers and 3.6% against right-handers.
83 pitches to right-handers, 69 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Brash works with 4 pitches: Slider, Sinker, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 55.3% of everything he throws.
152 classified pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Brash puts 61.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 31.1% when he is ahead.
36 located pitches behind, 45 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Brash throws a strike on the first pitch 57.5% of the time.
40 plate appearances started 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
Brash lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.14 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
150 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.7% of Brash's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
25 of 150 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
Brash's slider moves 13.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
84 thrown, averaging 86.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Brash's stuff spins at 2,540 rpm, 92nd percentile in the league.
152 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 45th in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Brash projects a .352 average, 27th percentile.
152 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 394th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.9% of the contact Brash gives up is hit hard, 35th percentile.
152 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 348th in MLB.
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