His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Alcantara's sinker averages 97.2 mph, and has touched 99.7.
198 thrown, 22.9% 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 changeup moves 18.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
205 thrown, averaging 90.8 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 92.1 mph, against 84.3 off his cutter.
175 and 74 of them thrown.
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 2.11 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
865 located pitches in 2026.
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.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Alcantara throws a strike on the first pitch 66.9% of the time.
242 plate appearances started in 2026.
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.
865 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 13.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
175 thrown, averaging 97.3 mph.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Alcantara works with 6 pitches: Changeup, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Slider, and a little else. The changeup is 23.7% of everything he throws.
865 classified pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Alcantara goes to the changeup: 30.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.3% the rest of the time.
226 two-strike 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.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.1 mph separates Alcantara's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 97.3 against 84.2.
175 and 60 of them respectively.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Alcantara throws a fastball 57.8% of the time, against 48.4% when he is ahead.
211 pitches behind in the count, 279 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Alcantara releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
657 tracked pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Alcantara throws the changeup 30.6% of the time against left-handers and 14.2% against right-handers.
365 pitches to right-handers, 500 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Alcantara puts 56.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.5% when he is ahead.
211 located pitches behind, 279 ahead.
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 sweeper spins at 2,388 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
60 thrown in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Alcantara's sinker averages 97.2 mph, and has touched 99.7.
198 thrown, 22.9% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Alcantara's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 84.3 off his cutter.
175 and 74 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Alcantara works with 6 pitches: Changeup, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Slider, and a little else. The changeup is 23.7% of everything he throws.
865 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.1 mph separates Alcantara's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 97.3 against 84.2.
175 and 60 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Alcantara throws the changeup 30.6% of the time against left-handers and 14.2% against right-handers.
365 pitches to right-handers, 500 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Alcantara's sweeper spins at 2,388 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
60 thrown in 2026.
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 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 changeup moves 18.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
205 thrown, averaging 90.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Alcantara's 4-seam fastball carries 13.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
175 thrown, averaging 97.3 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 works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Alcantara lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.11 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
865 located pitches in 2026.
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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He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Alcantara throws a strike on the first pitch 66.9% of the time.
242 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Alcantara goes to the changeup: 30.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.3% the rest of the time.
226 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Alcantara throws a fastball 57.8% of the time, against 48.4% when he is ahead.
211 pitches behind in the count, 279 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Alcantara puts 56.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.5% when he is ahead.
211 located pitches behind, 279 ahead.
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.
865 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Alcantara releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
657 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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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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