When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Madden throws a fastball 90.6% of the time, against 58% when he is ahead.
53 pitches behind in the count, 50 ahead.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Madden works off the plate, with only 34.3% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.
175 pitches in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 520th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Madden throws the sinker 36.2% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
94 pitches to right-handers, 81 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Madden's 4-seam fastball carries 14.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
52 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Madden's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.9 mph, against 84.6 off his cutter.
52 and 42 of them thrown.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Madden puts 54.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 30% when he is ahead.
53 located pitches behind, 50 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.9% of Madden's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
26 of 175 located pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Madden releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
175 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Madden works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Sinker and Slider, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 29.7% of everything he throws.
175 classified pitches in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Madden releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
145 tracked pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Madden projects a .294 average, 80th percentile.
175 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 109th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Madden lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.25 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
175 located pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Madden goes to the slider: 19.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 11.4% the rest of the time.
52 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Madden's cutter spins at 2,552 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
42 thrown in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.5% of the contact Madden gives up is hit hard, 72nd percentile.
175 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 150th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Madden averages 89.0 mph across his arsenal, 38th percentile in the league.
175 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 331st in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Madden throws a strike on the first pitch 62.8% of the time.
43 plate appearances started in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Madden's stuff spins at 2,346 rpm, 64th percentile in the league.
175 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 194th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
5.4 mph separates Madden's 4-seam fastball from his cutter, 93.1 against 87.7.
52 and 42 of them respectively.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Madden is weak: 87.2 mph off the bat on average, 67th percentile.
175 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 177th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Madden's 4-seam fastball averages 93.1 mph, and has touched 96.2.
52 thrown, 29.7% of his pitches.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Madden throws a fastball 90.6% of the time, against 58% when he is ahead.
53 pitches behind in the count, 50 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Madden puts 54.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 30% when he is ahead.
53 located pitches behind, 50 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Madden goes to the slider: 19.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 11.4% the rest of the time.
52 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Madden throws a strike on the first pitch 62.8% of the time.
43 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Madden works off the plate, with only 34.3% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.
175 pitches in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 520th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Madden throws the sinker 36.2% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
94 pitches to right-handers, 81 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Madden's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.9 mph, against 84.6 off his cutter.
52 and 42 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Madden works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Sinker and Slider, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 29.7% of everything he throws.
175 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Madden's cutter spins at 2,552 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
42 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
5.4 mph separates Madden's 4-seam fastball from his cutter, 93.1 against 87.7.
52 and 42 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Madden's 4-seam fastball averages 93.1 mph, and has touched 96.2.
52 thrown, 29.7% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Madden's 4-seam fastball carries 14.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
52 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.9% of Madden's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
26 of 175 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Madden lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.25 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
175 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Madden releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
175 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Madden releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
145 tracked pitches in 2026.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Madden projects a .294 average, 80th percentile.
175 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 109th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.5% of the contact Madden gives up is hit hard, 72nd percentile.
175 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 150th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Madden is weak: 87.2 mph off the bat on average, 67th percentile.
175 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 177th in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Madden averages 89.0 mph across his arsenal, 38th percentile in the league.
175 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 331st in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Madden's stuff spins at 2,346 rpm, 64th percentile in the league.
175 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 194th in MLB.
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