He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Suarez puts 37.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 51.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
507 pitches to right-handed hitters, 143 to left-handed hitters.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Suarez throws a fastball 77.6% of the time, against 46.1% when he is ahead.
201 pitches behind in the count, 180 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Suarez's cutter leaves the bat at 89.3 mph, against 82.2 off his curveball.
128 and 94 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Suarez 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.
649 located pitches in 2026.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Suarez averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 12th percentile in the league.
650 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 475th in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Suarez's sinker moves 14.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
186 thrown, averaging 90.6 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Suarez's sinker averages 90.6 mph, and has touched 93.1.
186 thrown, 28.6% of his pitches.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Suarez's stuff spins at 1,914 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
650 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 514th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
16.4 mph separates Suarez's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.8 against 75.4.
119 and 94 of them respectively.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Suarez lands 47% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.4% of his offspeed pitches.
433 of his fastballs, 116 of his offspeed pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Suarez puts 58.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.4% when he is ahead.
201 located pitches behind, 180 ahead.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Suarez works off the plate, with only 40.2% of his pitches in the zone, 23rd percentile.
650 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 415th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Suarez throws 35.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.8% with the bases empty.
81 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 569 with the bases empty.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Suarez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
649 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Suarez's 4-seam fastball carries 12.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
119 thrown, averaging 91.8 mph.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.9% of Suarez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
97 of 649 located pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Suarez goes to the curveball: 21.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 11.6% the rest of the time.
186 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Suarez throws the sinker 46.2% of the time against left-handers and 23.7% against right-handers.
507 pitches to right-handers, 143 to left-handers.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Suarez's fastball averages 90.5 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 89.8 past his 75th.
139 early fastballs, 43 late ones.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Suarez works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup, and a little else. The sinker is 28.6% of everything he throws.
650 classified pitches in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .319 expected average against them, against .279 on his breaking balls.
433 of his fastballs thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.6% of the contact Suarez gives up is hit hard, 68th percentile.
650 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 175th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Suarez releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
503 tracked pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Suarez throws a strike on the first pitch 63.1% of the time.
168 plate appearances started in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Suarez is weak: 87.4 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
650 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 189th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Suarez puts 37.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 51.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
507 pitches to right-handed hitters, 143 to left-handed hitters.
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 Suarez throws a fastball 77.6% of the time, against 46.1% when he is ahead.
201 pitches behind in the count, 180 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Suarez puts 58.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.4% when he is ahead.
201 located pitches behind, 180 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Suarez goes to the curveball: 21.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 11.6% the rest of the time.
186 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Suarez throws a strike on the first pitch 63.1% of the time.
168 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Suarez's cutter leaves the bat at 89.3 mph, against 82.2 off his curveball.
128 and 94 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Suarez's sinker averages 90.6 mph, and has touched 93.1.
186 thrown, 28.6% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
16.4 mph separates Suarez's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.8 against 75.4.
119 and 94 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Suarez throws the sinker 46.2% of the time against left-handers and 23.7% against right-handers.
507 pitches to right-handers, 143 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Suarez works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup, and a little else. The sinker is 28.6% of everything he throws.
650 classified 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
Suarez 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.
649 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.9% of Suarez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
97 of 649 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Suarez averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 12th percentile in the league.
650 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 475th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Suarez's sinker moves 14.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
186 thrown, averaging 90.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Suarez's 4-seam fastball carries 12.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
119 thrown, averaging 91.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Suarez's stuff spins at 1,914 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
650 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 514th 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
Suarez lands 47% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.4% of his offspeed pitches.
433 of his fastballs, 116 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .319 expected average against them, against .279 on his breaking balls.
433 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Suarez works off the plate, with only 40.2% of his pitches in the zone, 23rd percentile.
650 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 415th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Suarez throws 35.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.8% with the bases empty.
81 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 569 with the bases empty.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Suarez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
649 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Suarez's fastball averages 90.5 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 89.8 past his 75th.
139 early fastballs, 43 late ones.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Suarez releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
503 tracked pitches in 2026.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.6% of the contact Suarez gives up is hit hard, 68th percentile.
650 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 175th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Suarez is weak: 87.4 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
650 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 189th in MLB.
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