This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Vest goes to the slider: 46.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.1% the rest of the time.
81 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Vest throws 33.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.1% with the bases empty.
65 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 165 with the bases empty.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Vest's 4-seam fastball carries 16.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
104 thrown, averaging 95.4 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Vest lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.96 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
230 located pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Vest throws the sinker 32.7% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
98 pitches to right-handers, 132 to left-handers.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Vest lands 58.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.2% of his breaking balls.
136 of his fastballs, 65 of his breaking balls.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Vest throws a fastball 78.2% of the time, against 38.5% when he is ahead.
55 pitches behind in the count, 78 ahead.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Vest averages 92.1 mph across his arsenal, 79th percentile in the league.
230 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 112th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Vest's 4-seam fastball averages 95.4 mph, and has touched 98.0.
104 thrown, 45.2% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Vest releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
230 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Vest projects a .287 average, 83rd percentile.
230 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 91st in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Vest puts 60% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.9% when he is ahead.
55 located pitches behind, 78 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Vest's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 88.9 off his slider.
104 and 65 of them thrown.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Vest throws a strike on the first pitch 67.3% of the time.
52 plate appearances started in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Vest works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 45.2% of everything he throws.
230 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Vest's slider spins at 2,629 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
65 thrown in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.4% of the contact Vest gives up is hit hard, 72nd percentile.
230 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 149th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Vest, 30th percentile.
230 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 375th in MLB.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Vest goes to the slider: 46.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.1% the rest of the time.
81 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Vest throws a fastball 78.2% of the time, against 38.5% when he is ahead.
55 pitches behind in the count, 78 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Vest puts 60% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.9% when he is ahead.
55 located pitches behind, 78 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Vest throws a strike on the first pitch 67.3% of the time.
52 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Vest throws 33.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.1% with the bases empty.
65 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 165 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Vest's 4-seam fastball carries 16.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
104 thrown, averaging 95.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Vest lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.96 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
230 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Vest throws the sinker 32.7% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
98 pitches to right-handers, 132 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Vest's 4-seam fastball averages 95.4 mph, and has touched 98.0.
104 thrown, 45.2% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Vest's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 88.9 off his slider.
104 and 65 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Vest works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 45.2% of everything he throws.
230 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Vest's slider spins at 2,629 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
65 thrown in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Vest lands 58.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.2% of his breaking balls.
136 of his fastballs, 65 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Vest averages 92.1 mph across his arsenal, 79th percentile in the league.
230 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 112th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Vest releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
230 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
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 Vest projects a .287 average, 83rd percentile.
230 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 91st in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.4% of the contact Vest gives up is hit hard, 72nd percentile.
230 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 149th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Vest, 30th percentile.
230 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 375th in MLB.
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