Troy Melton

Melton's curveball moves 16.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

16.8 mph separates Melton's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 96.3 against 79.5.

Melton's 4-seam fastball carries 14.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

Melton's 4-seam fastball averages 96.3 mph, and has touched 99.5.

Melton lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

Melton releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

Melton puts 59.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.5% when he is ahead.

With two strikes Melton goes to the slider: 23.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.7% the rest of the time.

Melton works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Slider and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 33.2% of everything he throws.

Melton throws the sinker 18.1% of the time against right-handers and 3.6% against left-handers.

Melton's curveball spins at 2,467 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.

Melton has thrown 69 changeups this season, 3.9% of his pitches, at 89.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.

16.8 mph separates Melton's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 96.3 against 79.5.

Melton's 4-seam fastball averages 96.3 mph, and has touched 99.5.

Melton works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Slider and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 33.2% of everything he throws.

Melton throws the sinker 18.1% of the time against right-handers and 3.6% against left-handers.

Melton's curveball spins at 2,467 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.

Melton has thrown 69 changeups this season, 3.9% of his pitches, at 89.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.

Melton puts 59.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.5% when he is ahead.

With two strikes Melton goes to the slider: 23.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.7% the rest of the time.

Melton's curveball moves 16.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

Melton's 4-seam fastball carries 14.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

Melton lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

Melton releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.