One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .480 expected average against them, against .336 on his breaking balls.
73 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Vasquez's changeup moves 19.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
73 thrown, averaging 88.2 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Vasquez's sinker leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 82.7 off his slider.
100 and 42 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Vasquez throws a fastball 82% of the time, against 62.5% when he is ahead.
189 pitches behind in the count, 256 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Vasquez's 4-seam fastball carries 15.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
251 thrown, averaging 94.8 mph.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Vasquez's stuff spins at 2,604 rpm, 96th percentile in the league.
802 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 22nd in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Vasquez goes to the 4-seam fastball: 39.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 27.1% the rest of the time.
263 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Vasquez's curveball spins at 3,093 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
103 thrown in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Vasquez's fastball averages 93.7 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.4 past his 75th.
172 early fastballs, 102 late ones.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Vasquez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
802 located pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Vasquez works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Curveball and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 31.3% of everything he throws.
802 classified pitches in 2026.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Vasquez lives in the strike zone: 44.6% of his pitches are in it, 69th percentile.
802 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 166th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Vasquez throws a strike on the first pitch 65.5% of the time.
203 plate appearances started in 2026.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Vasquez throws 41.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.3% with the bases empty.
144 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 658 with the bases empty.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Vasquez releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
628 tracked pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Vasquez lands 50.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.9% of his breaking balls.
553 of his fastballs, 176 of his breaking balls.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Vasquez projects a .351 average, 27th percentile.
802 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 393rd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Vasquez's 4-seam fastball averages 94.8 mph, and has touched 97.8.
251 thrown, 31.3% of his pitches.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Vasquez averages 90.7 mph across his arsenal, 65th percentile in the league.
802 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 187th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Vasquez puts 59.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.6% when he is ahead.
189 located pitches behind, 256 ahead.
He lives on one side of the plate
Vasquez works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
802 located pitches in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.4% of the contact Vasquez gives up is hit hard, 28th percentile.
802 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 386th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Vasquez throws the changeup 15.6% of the time against left-handers and 0.3% against right-handers.
339 pitches to right-handers, 463 to left-handers.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Vasquez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 43 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
802 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Vasquez, 30th percentile.
802 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 374th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.7 mph separates Vasquez's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.8 against 84.1.
251 and 103 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Vasquez has thrown 31 sweepers this season, 3.9% of his pitches, at 84.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
802 classified pitches in 2026.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .480 expected average against them, against .336 on his breaking balls.
73 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Vasquez lands 50.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.9% of his breaking balls.
553 of his fastballs, 176 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Vasquez's changeup moves 19.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
73 thrown, averaging 88.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Vasquez's 4-seam fastball carries 15.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
251 thrown, averaging 94.8 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 Vasquez's sinker leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 82.7 off his slider.
100 and 42 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Vasquez's curveball spins at 3,093 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
103 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Vasquez works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Curveball and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 31.3% of everything he throws.
802 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Vasquez's 4-seam fastball averages 94.8 mph, and has touched 97.8.
251 thrown, 31.3% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Vasquez throws the changeup 15.6% of the time against left-handers and 0.3% against right-handers.
339 pitches to right-handers, 463 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.7 mph separates Vasquez's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.8 against 84.1.
251 and 103 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Vasquez has thrown 31 sweepers this season, 3.9% of his pitches, at 84.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
802 classified pitches in 2026.
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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 Vasquez throws a fastball 82% of the time, against 62.5% when he is ahead.
189 pitches behind in the count, 256 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Vasquez goes to the 4-seam fastball: 39.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 27.1% the rest of the time.
263 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Vasquez throws a strike on the first pitch 65.5% of the time.
203 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Vasquez puts 59.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.6% when he is ahead.
189 located pitches behind, 256 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Vasquez's stuff spins at 2,604 rpm, 96th percentile in the league.
802 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 22nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Vasquez's fastball averages 93.7 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.4 past his 75th.
172 early fastballs, 102 late ones.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Vasquez releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
628 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Vasquez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 43 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
802 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 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
Vasquez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
802 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Vasquez works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
802 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Vasquez lives in the strike zone: 44.6% of his pitches are in it, 69th percentile.
802 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 166th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Vasquez throws 41.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.3% with the bases empty.
144 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 658 with the bases empty.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Vasquez projects a .351 average, 27th percentile.
802 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 393rd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.4% of the contact Vasquez gives up is hit hard, 28th percentile.
802 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 386th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Vasquez, 30th percentile.
802 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 374th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Vasquez averages 90.7 mph across his arsenal, 65th percentile in the league.
802 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 187th in MLB.
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