Justin Slaten

Boston Red Sox

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Justin Slaten has thrown 1,024 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2023 and 2024, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, Spring Training and Fall/Winter Ball. In 2024, they have relied primarily on their Cutter (92mph), Fourseam Fastball (97mph) and Slider (84mph), also mixing in a Curve (84mph).


In 2024, compared to other RHP:
Their cutter is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has well above average velo, has some natural sink and has strong cutting action. Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has well above average velo, has slightly less natural movement than typical and has some added backspin. Their slider sweeps across the zone and has some two-plane movement. Their curve is thrown extremely hard, has an exceptional bite, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' curves, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has primarily 12-6 movement.