Philadelphia Phillies
José Alvarado has thrown 6,801 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2017 and 2024, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2024, they have relied primarily on their Sinker (98mph) and Cutter (93mph), also mixing in a Slider (92mph). He also rarely throws a Curve (85mph).
In 2024, compared to other LHP:
Their sinker is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, has surprisingly little armside run, has little sinking action compared to a true sinker and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers. Their cutter is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' cutters, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has some natural sink and has strong cutting action. Their slider is thrown extremely hard, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders, has primarily 12-6 movement and results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 3 of them in 2024) is thrown extremely hard, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' curves, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves, has little depth and has primarily 12-6 movement.