Chicago White Sox
Shane Smith has thrown 469 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2024 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (96mph) and Slider (90mph), also mixing in a Change (91mph) and Curve (82mph). He also rarely throws a Sinker (94mph).
In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball has heavy sinking action, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has less armside movement than typical and has well above average velo. Their slider is thrown extremely hard, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has primarily 12-6 movement. Their change is thrown extremely hard, dives down out of the zone, results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has slight armside fade. Their curve generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, is much harder than usual, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves, has a sharp downward bite and has primarily 12-6 movement. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 5 of them in 2025) has heavy sinking action, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has an obvious tail, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has slightly above average velo.