His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Yarbrough's cutter averages 84.8 mph, and has touched 86.9.
77 thrown, 30.7% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Yarbrough releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 15 degrees above horizontal and 2.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
251 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Yarbrough throws a fastball 76.9% of the time, against 40.8% when he is ahead.
65 pitches behind in the count, 71 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Yarbrough's changeup moves 18.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
52 thrown, averaging 77.7 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Yarbrough averages 81.5 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.
251 pitches in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 533rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Yarbrough's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.8 mph, against 78.3 off his sweeper.
50 and 51 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .321 expected average against them, against .241 on his offspeed pitches.
148 of his fastballs thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 18.2% of the contact Yarbrough gives up is hit hard, 99th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 9th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Yarbrough throws the cutter 47.2% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
163 pitches to right-handers, 88 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Yarbrough puts 75.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.3% when he is ahead.
65 located pitches behind, 71 ahead.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Yarbrough is weak: 83.4 mph off the bat on average, 94th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 31st in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Yarbrough's stuff spins at 2,056 rpm, 13th percentile in the league.
251 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 468th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.7 mph separates Yarbrough's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 87.7 against 72.0.
50 and 51 of them respectively.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Yarbrough's 4-seam fastball carries 12.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
50 thrown, averaging 87.7 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Yarbrough lives in the strike zone: 45% of his pitches are in it, 73rd percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 147th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Yarbrough goes to the changeup: 28% of his two-strike pitches, against 17.6% the rest of the time.
75 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Yarbrough projects a .250 average, 93rd percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 37th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Yarbrough lands 50% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.5% of his offspeed pitches.
148 of his fastballs, 52 of his offspeed pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Yarbrough works with 5 pitches: Cutter, Changeup, Sweeper and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The cutter is 30.7% of everything he throws.
251 classified pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.9% of Yarbrough's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
45 of 251 located pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Yarbrough releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
178 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Yarbrough's sweeper spins at 2,277 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
51 thrown in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Yarbrough's cutter averages 84.8 mph, and has touched 86.9.
77 thrown, 30.7% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Yarbrough's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.8 mph, against 78.3 off his sweeper.
50 and 51 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Yarbrough throws the cutter 47.2% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
163 pitches to right-handers, 88 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.7 mph separates Yarbrough's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 87.7 against 72.0.
50 and 51 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Yarbrough works with 5 pitches: Cutter, Changeup, Sweeper and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The cutter is 30.7% of everything he throws.
251 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Yarbrough's sweeper spins at 2,277 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
51 thrown in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Yarbrough releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 15 degrees above horizontal and 2.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
251 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Yarbrough releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
178 tracked 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 Yarbrough throws a fastball 76.9% of the time, against 40.8% when he is ahead.
65 pitches behind in the count, 71 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Yarbrough puts 75.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.3% when he is ahead.
65 located pitches behind, 71 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Yarbrough goes to the changeup: 28% of his two-strike pitches, against 17.6% the rest of the time.
75 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Yarbrough's changeup moves 18.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
52 thrown, averaging 77.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Yarbrough's 4-seam fastball carries 12.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
50 thrown, averaging 87.7 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Yarbrough averages 81.5 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.
251 pitches in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 533rd in MLB.
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 fastballs: a .321 expected average against them, against .241 on his offspeed pitches.
148 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Yarbrough lands 50% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.5% of his offspeed pitches.
148 of his fastballs, 52 of his offspeed pitches.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 18.2% of the contact Yarbrough gives up is hit hard, 99th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 9th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Yarbrough is weak: 83.4 mph off the bat on average, 94th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 31st in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Yarbrough projects a .250 average, 93rd percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 37th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Yarbrough's stuff spins at 2,056 rpm, 13th percentile in the league.
251 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 468th in MLB.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Yarbrough lives in the strike zone: 45% of his pitches are in it, 73rd percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 147th in MLB.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.9% of Yarbrough's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
45 of 251 located pitches.
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