His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Alcantara's sinker averages 97.3 mph, and has touched 100.6.
840 thrown, 25.5% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .321 expected average against them, against .211 on his breaking balls.
205 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Alcantara's sinker moves 17.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
840 thrown, averaging 97.3 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Alcantara throws 41.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 49.4% with the bases empty.
177 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 688 with the bases empty.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Alcantara lives in the strike zone: 47.7% of his pitches are in it, 89th percentile.
865 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 58th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Alcantara's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.3 mph, against 84.8 off his slider.
611 and 364 of them thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Alcantara lands 58.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.7% of his offspeed pitches.
447 of his fastballs, 205 of his offspeed pitches.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Alcantara averages 92.1 mph across his arsenal, 81st percentile in the league.
865 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 104th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.9 mph separates Alcantara's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 97.4 against 82.6.
611 and 90 of them respectively.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Alcantara releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
3293 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Alcantara's 4-seam fastball carries 12.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
611 thrown, averaging 97.4 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Alcantara throws a fastball 63.6% of the time, against 52.4% when he is ahead.
844 pitches behind in the count, 992 ahead.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Alcantara lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
3293 located pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Alcantara projects a .295 average, 80th percentile.
865 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 110th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Alcantara works with 6 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball and Cutter, and a little else. The sinker is 25.5% of everything he throws.
3293 classified pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Alcantara puts 58.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.7% when he is ahead.
844 located pitches behind, 992 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Alcantara releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
3085 tracked pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Alcantara works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
3293 located pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Alcantara throws a strike on the first pitch 63.4% of the time.
899 plate appearances started in 2026.
He is throwing as hard in the seventh as in the first
Alcantara's fastball averages 95.3 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 96.0 past his 75th.
534 early fastballs, 444 late ones.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Alcantara throws the changeup 24.8% of the time against left-handers and 14.6% against right-handers.
1257 pitches to right-handers, 2036 to left-handers.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.3% of the contact Alcantara gives up is hit hard, 65th percentile.
865 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 188th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Alcantara's curveball spins at 2,383 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
90 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Alcantara has thrown 90 curveballs this season, 2.7% of his pitches, at 82.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
3293 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Alcantara's sinker averages 97.3 mph, and has touched 100.6.
840 thrown, 25.5% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Alcantara's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.3 mph, against 84.8 off his slider.
611 and 364 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.9 mph separates Alcantara's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 97.4 against 82.6.
611 and 90 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Alcantara works with 6 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball and Cutter, and a little else. The sinker is 25.5% of everything he throws.
3293 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Alcantara throws the changeup 24.8% of the time against left-handers and 14.6% against right-handers.
1257 pitches to right-handers, 2036 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Alcantara's curveball spins at 2,383 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
90 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Alcantara has thrown 90 curveballs this season, 2.7% of his pitches, at 82.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
3293 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 .321 expected average against them, against .211 on his breaking balls.
205 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Alcantara lands 58.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.7% of his offspeed pitches.
447 of his fastballs, 205 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Alcantara's sinker moves 17.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
840 thrown, averaging 97.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Alcantara's 4-seam fastball carries 12.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
611 thrown, averaging 97.4 mph.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Alcantara throws 41.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 49.4% with the bases empty.
177 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 688 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Alcantara lives in the strike zone: 47.7% of his pitches are in it, 89th percentile.
865 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 58th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Alcantara averages 92.1 mph across his arsenal, 81st percentile in the league.
865 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 104th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Alcantara releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
3293 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Alcantara releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
3085 tracked pitches in 2026.
He is throwing as hard in the seventh as in the first
Alcantara's fastball averages 95.3 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 96.0 past his 75th.
534 early fastballs, 444 late ones.
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 Alcantara throws a fastball 63.6% of the time, against 52.4% when he is ahead.
844 pitches behind in the count, 992 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Alcantara puts 58.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.7% when he is ahead.
844 located pitches behind, 992 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Alcantara throws a strike on the first pitch 63.4% of the time.
899 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
Alcantara lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
3293 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Alcantara works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
3293 located pitches in 2026.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Alcantara projects a .295 average, 80th percentile.
865 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 110th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.3% of the contact Alcantara gives up is hit hard, 65th percentile.
865 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 188th in MLB.
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