His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Vodnik's 4-seam fastball averages 98.9 mph, and has touched 100.9.
152 thrown, 48.9% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Vodnik throws a fastball 74.5% of the time, against 43.1% when he is ahead.
110 pitches behind in the count, 65 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .331 expected average against them, against .212 on his offspeed pitches.
181 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Vodnik averages 95.1 mph across his arsenal, 98th percentile in the league.
311 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 14th in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Vodnik's changeup moves 16.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
56 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Vodnik releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
309 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Vodnik puts 57.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 31.2% when he is ahead.
110 located pitches behind, 64 ahead.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Vodnik works off the plate, with only 40.1% of his pitches in the zone, 22nd percentile.
311 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 417th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Vodnik works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Changeup and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 48.9% of everything he throws.
311 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Vodnik's 4-seam fastball carries 13.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
152 thrown, averaging 98.9 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Vodnik 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.
309 located pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Vodnik throws a strike on the first pitch 53% of the time.
83 plate appearances started in 2026.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Vodnik puts 38.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 42.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
178 pitches to right-handed hitters, 133 to left-handed hitters.
He lives on one side of the plate
Vodnik works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
309 located pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Vodnik throws the changeup 26.3% of the time against left-handers and 11.8% against right-handers.
178 pitches to right-handers, 133 to left-handers.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Vodnik releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
251 tracked pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Vodnik goes to the slider: 29.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 22.1% the rest of the time.
71 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Vodnik projects a .304 average, 71st percentile.
311 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 159th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.5% of Vodnik's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
51 of 309 located pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Vodnik's slider leaves the bat at 90.8 mph, against 87.8 off his 4-seam fastball.
74 and 152 of them thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.7% of the contact Vodnik gives up is hit hard, 67th percentile.
311 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 178th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Vodnik lands 42.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.5% of his offspeed pitches.
181 of his fastballs, 56 of his offspeed pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.5 mph separates Vodnik's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 98.9 against 88.4.
152 and 74 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Vodnik's slider spins at 2,417 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
74 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Vodnik has thrown 11 cutters this season, 3.5% of his pitches, at 92.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
311 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Vodnik's 4-seam fastball averages 98.9 mph, and has touched 100.9.
152 thrown, 48.9% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Vodnik works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Changeup and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 48.9% of everything he throws.
311 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Vodnik throws the changeup 26.3% of the time against left-handers and 11.8% against right-handers.
178 pitches to right-handers, 133 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Vodnik's slider leaves the bat at 90.8 mph, against 87.8 off his 4-seam fastball.
74 and 152 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.5 mph separates Vodnik's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 98.9 against 88.4.
152 and 74 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Vodnik's slider spins at 2,417 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
74 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Vodnik has thrown 11 cutters this season, 3.5% of his pitches, at 92.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
311 classified pitches in 2026.
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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 Vodnik throws a fastball 74.5% of the time, against 43.1% when he is ahead.
110 pitches behind in the count, 65 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Vodnik puts 57.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 31.2% when he is ahead.
110 located pitches behind, 64 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Vodnik throws a strike on the first pitch 53% of the time.
83 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Vodnik goes to the slider: 29.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 22.1% the rest of the time.
71 two-strike pitches 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 fastballs: a .331 expected average against them, against .212 on his offspeed pitches.
181 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Vodnik lands 42.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.5% of his offspeed pitches.
181 of his fastballs, 56 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Vodnik averages 95.1 mph across his arsenal, 98th percentile in the league.
311 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 14th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Vodnik's changeup moves 16.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
56 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Vodnik's 4-seam fastball carries 13.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
152 thrown, averaging 98.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Vodnik releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
309 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Vodnik releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
251 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Vodnik works off the plate, with only 40.1% of his pitches in the zone, 22nd percentile.
311 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 417th 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
Vodnik 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.
309 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Vodnik works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
309 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.5% of Vodnik's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
51 of 309 located pitches.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Vodnik puts 38.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 42.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
178 pitches to right-handed hitters, 133 to left-handed hitters.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Vodnik projects a .304 average, 71st percentile.
311 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 159th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.7% of the contact Vodnik gives up is hit hard, 67th percentile.
311 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 178th in MLB.
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