Tejay Antone
- Cincinnati’s roster as it stands bullpen · 56 IP · 0.4 WAR in the role
- Trade read Likely available: CIN projects to miss the playoffs (16% odds) and he has 1 year of control left: a natural trade candidate.
Pitching · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 906 pitches
Arsenal & Pitch Lab
Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch
| Pitch | Use | Velo | IVB | HB | Stuff | Loc | Whiff | xRV/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeper53% use | 53% | 83.8 | 3.1 | −14.8 | 113 | 100 | 34% | +1.03 |
| Cutter17% use | 17% | 90.1 | 7.1 | −1.4 | 102 | 103 | 21% | −0.23 |
| Sinker12% use | 12% | 93.8 | 2.6 | +13.0 | 88 | 84 | 27% | +0.83 |
| Curveball12% use | 12% | 81.7 | −11.3 | −12.9 | 96 | 87 | 14% | −0.57 |
| Four-seam5% use | 5% | 95.0 | 13.1 | +7.6 | 75 | 99 | 24% | +2.23 |
Built from his own fastball (93.8 mph) plus the typical shape 23 pitchers with his slot (27°) throw: a changeup around 86.6 mph, −7.7″ rise, +18.6″ arm-side. On the same model it grades +41 against his four-seam, his weakest pitch that breaks the same way (+31 to +49 across the production and three cross-fit models), about 117 on his four-seam’s scale; the comps’ own changeups grade 90 at the median, so that sits above 100% of them. That would out-grade 100% of the comps’ real pitches, more likely a result of how the pitch was built than of the pitch, so it isn’t queued.
Most similar pitchers
Pitches like Antone: same hand, shape, slot and mix
| Similarity | Player | Stuff | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Matt Festa CLE · ’93 | 111 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Arb |
| 43 | Ryan Watson LAA · ’97 | 98 | 0.7 | 0.5 | — |
| 41 | Calvin Faucher MIA · ’95 | 111 | 1.2 | 0.6 | Arb |
| 36 | Paul Sewald TOR · ’90 | 103 | −0.5 | −0.1 | Free agent |
| 24 | Kai-Wei Teng HOU · ’98 | 93 | 0.2 | 0.3 | — |
Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.
Pitch locations · 2026
Where each pitch finishes, by batter side
Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Louisville Bats | 32 | 12 | 12 IP | 12 IP · 2.25 ERA · 30.6% K · 12.2% BB |
| 2025A+ | A+ | Dayton Dragons | 31 | 5 | 6.1 IP | 6.1 IP · 1.42 ERA · 28.6% K · 7.1% BB |
| 2025AA | AA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 31 | 4 | 3 IP | 3 IP · 30.00 ERA · 14.3% K · 19.0% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Louisville Bats | 31 | 6 | 5.2 IP | 5.2 IP · 9.53 ERA · 12.9% K · 9.7% BB |