What Pitches Does Matt Brash Throw?

Matt Brash has the potential to be the most dangerous new pitcher in 2022. His work is completely ridiculous. And he just given us some incredible explanations for why.

A video-game arsenal helped the Mariners rookie break into the starting rotation.

Brash’s fastball-curveball-slider troika has been all over Pitching Ninja’s prominent social media stream, and this week Brash joined him for a wide-ranging chat that’s worth watching.

Brash went over each of his pitch types, how they move, and how he employs them to attack batters.

It’s a fascinating inside look from a young pitcher who has the potential to be one of the best in the league, and due to Statcast, we have all the data we need to dissect what Brash said.

Brash’s slider lowers almost four inches and breaks nearly ten inches longer than the normal slider. Brash’s slider has a horizontal break of up to 23 inches.

José Abreu was struck out by that slider. The second sharpest slider in his arsenal had a break of 22 inches. Luis Robert was taken aback by that.

On the movement leaderboard, Brash is right near Ohtani. Brash’s slider moves 17 inches right to left, whereas Ohtani’s moves 16 inches.

Brash’s slider, on the other hand, moves in two directions and drops eight inches more than Ohtani’s.

That’s reasonable. Ohtani’s splitter and slider are meant to work together; they both drop the same amount but separate. Brash’s slider and curveball complement each other.