One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .456 expected average against them, against .232 on his breaking balls.
256 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Reynolds's sweeper moves 110.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
52 thrown, averaging 82.8 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Reynolds's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 83.3 off his sweeper.
256 and 52 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Reynolds throws a fastball 61.4% of the time, against 40.9% when he is ahead.
153 pitches behind in the count, 127 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Reynolds's 4-seam fastball carries 17.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
256 thrown, averaging 96.0 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Reynolds's 4-seam fastball averages 96.0 mph, and has touched 98.7.
256 thrown, 51.8% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Reynolds goes to the sweeper: 18.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 6.8% the rest of the time.
155 two-strike pitches in 2025.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Reynolds averages 91.3 mph across his arsenal, 74th percentile in the league.
494 pitches in 2025. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 204th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Reynolds works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sweeper and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 51.8% of everything he throws.
494 classified pitches in 2025.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Reynolds throws a strike on the first pitch 53% of the time.
117 plate appearances started in 2025.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.2% of Reynolds's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
80 of 494 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.2 mph separates Reynolds's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 96.0 against 82.8.
256 and 52 of them respectively.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Reynolds lives up in the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.70 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
494 located pitches in 2025.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Reynolds projects a .354 average, 26th percentile.
494 pitches in 2025. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 577th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Reynolds puts 62.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.3% when he is ahead.
153 located pitches behind, 127 ahead.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Reynolds releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
494 tracked pitches in 2025.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Reynolds's stuff spins at 2,378 rpm, 71st percentile in the league.
494 pitches in 2025. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 228th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Reynolds throws the changeup 12.7% of the time against left-handers and 0% against right-handers.
274 pitches to right-handers, 220 to left-handers.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Reynolds releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 53 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
494 tracked release points, averaging 6.4 feet off the ground.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.1% of the contact Reynolds gives up is hit hard, 36th percentile.
494 pitches in 2025. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 502nd in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Reynolds's sweeper spins at 2,455 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
52 thrown in 2025.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .456 expected average against them, against .232 on his breaking balls.
256 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Reynolds's sweeper moves 110.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
52 thrown, averaging 82.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Reynolds's 4-seam fastball carries 17.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
256 thrown, averaging 96.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Reynolds's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 83.3 off his sweeper.
256 and 52 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Reynolds's 4-seam fastball averages 96.0 mph, and has touched 98.7.
256 thrown, 51.8% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Reynolds works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sweeper and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 51.8% of everything he throws.
494 classified pitches in 2025.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.2 mph separates Reynolds's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 96.0 against 82.8.
256 and 52 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Reynolds throws the changeup 12.7% of the time against left-handers and 0% against right-handers.
274 pitches to right-handers, 220 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Reynolds's sweeper spins at 2,455 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
52 thrown in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Reynolds throws a fastball 61.4% of the time, against 40.9% when he is ahead.
153 pitches behind in the count, 127 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Reynolds goes to the sweeper: 18.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 6.8% the rest of the time.
155 two-strike pitches in 2025.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Reynolds throws a strike on the first pitch 53% of the time.
117 plate appearances started in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Reynolds puts 62.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.3% when he is ahead.
153 located pitches behind, 127 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Reynolds averages 91.3 mph across his arsenal, 74th percentile in the league.
494 pitches in 2025. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 204th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.2% of Reynolds's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
80 of 494 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Reynolds lives up in the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.70 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
494 located pitches in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Reynolds projects a .354 average, 26th percentile.
494 pitches in 2025. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 577th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.1% of the contact Reynolds gives up is hit hard, 36th percentile.
494 pitches in 2025. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 502nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Reynolds releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
494 tracked pitches in 2025.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Reynolds releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 53 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
494 tracked release points, averaging 6.4 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Reynolds's stuff spins at 2,378 rpm, 71st percentile in the league.
494 pitches in 2025. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 228th in MLB.
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