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Birth Date	10-19-1990
Height	6' 5"
Weight	230 lbs

Age	33 years, 6 months, 7 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	W	L	SV	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-	WARP
2011	HOU	MLB	20	15	94.0	2	8	0	107	26	67	14	101	10.2	2.5	1.3	6.4	0%	.307	1.41	4.49	5.36	103	4.83	112.3	0.2
2012	HOU	MLB	25	25	141.3	5	12	0	159	42	99	20	101	10.1	2.7	1.3	6.3	0%	.301	1.42	4.56	5.09	106	5.69	130.4	-0.9
2013	HOU	MLB	27	25	141.7	7	9	1	165	49	93	17	100	10.5	3.1	1.1	5.9	0%	.314	1.51	4.59	5.59	120	6.44	154.2	-2.6
2014	COL	MLB	22	22	126.7	7	4	0	127	46	90	12	118	9.0	3.3	0.9	6.4	0%	.295	1.37	4.19	4.33	117	5.69	139.6	-1.3
2015	COL	MLB	10	10	49.0	2	5	0	54	19	30	2	115	9.9	3.5	0.4	5.5	0%	.329	1.49	3.81	5.14	113	6.28	146.8	-0.7
2016	COL	MLB	40	5	58.7	4	5	1	69	28	32	4	113	10.6	4.3	0.6	4.9	52%	.319	1.65	4.61	5.83	122	7.64	169.1	-1.7
2017	COL	0	33	0	46.7	0	2	0	61	12	33	11		11.8	2.3	2.1	6.4	52%	.331	1.56	5.85	6.94	107	5.61	119.4	-0.2
2017	SDN	0	5	5	23.0	1	3	0	35	10	22	5	93	13.7	3.9	2.0	8.6	46%	.395	1.96	5.39	9.39	99	4.14	88.2	0.3
2018	MIL	0	11	0	16.3	1	0	0	12	9	22	0	94	6.6	5.0	0.0	12.1	42%	.316	1.29	2.45	3.31	83	2.57	57.5	0.5
2018	SDN	0	24	8	71.3	2	4	0	71	19	62	12	98	9.0	2.4	1.5	7.8	47%	.286	1.26	4.41	4.29	120	5.91	131.9	-0.6
2019	MIL	0	11	11	58.7	7	1	0	43	22	56	9	94	6.6	3.4	1.4	8.6	41%	.225	1.11	4.37	2.45	110	3.83	78.3	1.2
2019	PIT	0	17	17	82.3	5	7	0	88	33	90	16	99	9.6	3.6	1.7	9.8	43%	.326	1.47	4.74	5.36	96	4.51	92.6	1.1
2017	TOT	MLB	38	5	69.7	1	5	0	96	22	55	16	31	12.4	2.8	2.1	7.1	50%	.352	1.69	5.70	7.75	104	5.13	109.1	0.1
2018	TOT	MLB	35	8	87.7	3	4	0	83	28	84	12	97	8.5	2.9	1.2	8.6	46%	.291	1.27	4.04	4.11	113	5.28	118.1	-0.2
2019	TOT	MLB	28	28	141.0	12	8	0	131	55	146	25	97	8.4	3.5	1.6	9.3	42%	.285	1.32	4.59	4.15	101	4.22	86.7	2.4
Career		MLB	245	143	909.7	43	60	2	991	315	696	122	98	9.8	3.1	1.2	6.9	49%	.306	1.44	4.51	5.11	111	5.57	127.3	-4.6

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	GS	IP	W	L	SV	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-
2008	TCV	A-	NYP	2	2	5.7	0	0	0	7	7	4	2	97	11.1	11.1	3.2	6.3	0%	.278	2.46	10.45	6.32	147	7.37	150.9
2008	GRV	Rk	APL	13	13	49.7	3	3	0	44	10	64	4	99	8.0	1.8	0.7	11.6	0%	.315	1.09	3.03	3.98	77	2.83	58.0
2009	LEX	A	SAL	26	26	144.7	7	11	0	134	38	167	5	89	8.3	2.4	0.3	10.4	0%	.342	1.19	2.67	3.23	81	4.26	89.7
2010	CCH	AA	TXS	21	20	127.0	7	9	0	133	35	115	10	94	9.4	2.5	0.7	8.1	0%	.327	1.32	3.32	3.12	0	0.00	0.0
2010	ROU	AAA	PCL	6	6	31.7	0	3	0	48	11	22	2	93	13.6	3.1	0.6	6.2	0%	.397	1.86	4.24	5.39	0	0.00	0.0
2011	HOU	MLB	NL	20	15	94.0	2	8	0	107	26	67	14	101	10.2	2.5	1.3	6.4	0%	.307	1.41	4.49	5.36	103	4.83	112.3
2011	OKL	AAA	PCL	12	10	62.3	3	3	0	64	17	42	4	92	9.2	2.5	0.6	6.1	0%	.317	1.30	4.32	3.61	89	3.95	80.6
2012	HOU	MLB	NL	25	25	141.3	5	12	0	159	42	99	20	101	10.1	2.7	1.3	6.3	0%	.301	1.42	4.56	5.09	106	5.69	130.4
2012	OKL	AAA	PCL	7	7	40.7	5	0	0	41	8	33	2	97	9.1	1.8	0.4	7.3	0%	.328	1.20	3.71	3.54	80	3.83	79.8
2013	HOU	MLB	AL	27	25	141.7	7	9	1	165	49	93	17	100	10.5	3.1	1.1	5.9	0%	.314	1.51	4.59	5.59	120	6.44	154.2
2013	OKL	AAA	PCL	6	5	23.7	2	2	0	30	6	11	1	97	11.4	2.3	0.4	4.2	0%	.345	1.52	3.94	5.32	98	5.10	110.9
2014	COL	MLB	NL	22	22	126.7	7	4	0	127	46	90	12	118	9.0	3.3	0.9	6.4	0%	.295	1.37	4.19	4.33	117	5.69	139.6
2014	MOD	A+	CAL	1	1	3.7	0	0	0	3	2	4	0	104	7.4	4.9	0.0	9.8	0%	.300	1.36	3.18	0.00	100	5.06	107.1
2014	CSP	AAA	PCL	1	0	4.7	1	0	0	3	2	4	0		5.8	3.9	0.0	7.7	0%	.273	1.07	3.26	0.00	92	3.69	78.1
2015	COL	MLB	NL	10	10	49.0	2	5	0	54	19	30	2	115	9.9	3.5	0.4	5.5	0%	.329	1.49	3.81	5.14	113	6.28	146.8
2016	COL	MLB	NL	40	5	58.7	4	5	1	69	28	32	4	113	10.6	4.3	0.6	4.9	52%	.319	1.65	4.61	5.83	122	7.64	169.1
2016	ABQ	AAA	PCL	8	8	44.7	4	2	0	57	18	29	5	106	11.5	3.6	1.0	5.8	42%	.361	1.68	5.28	5.44	113	5.98	132.0
2017	COL	MLB	NL	33	0	46.7	0	2	0	61	12	33	11		11.8	2.3	2.1	6.4	52%	.331	1.56	5.85	6.94	107	5.61	119.4
2017	SDN	MLB	NL	5	5	23.0	1	3	0	35	10	22	5	93	13.7	3.9	2.0	8.6	46%	.395	1.96	5.39	9.39	99	4.14	88.2
2017	ELP	AAA	PCL	5	5	20.0	1	1	0	20	8	20	1	103	9.0	3.6	0.5	9.0	48%	.333	1.40	3.72	4.50	93	4.08	86.8
2018	MIL	MLB	NL	11	0	16.3	1	0	0	12	9	22	0	94	6.6	5.0	0.0	12.1	42%	.316	1.29	2.45	3.31	83	2.57	57.5
2018	SDN	MLB	NL	24	8	71.3	2	4	0	71	19	62	12	98	9.0	2.4	1.5	7.8	47%	.286	1.26	4.41	4.29	120	5.91	131.9
2018	ELP	AAA	PCL	2	2	5.7	0	2	0	14	2	4	4	130	22.2	3.2	6.4	6.4	37%	.435	2.82	13.09	17.47	136	9.90	209.4
2019	MIL	MLB	NL	11	11	58.7	7	1	0	43	22	56	9	94	6.6	3.4	1.4	8.6	41%	.225	1.11	4.37	2.45	110	3.83	78.3
2019	PIT	MLB	NL	17	17	82.3	5	7	0	88	33	90	16	99	9.6	3.6	1.7	9.8	43%	.326	1.47	4.74	5.36	96	4.51	92.6
2019	IND	AAA	INT	1	1	5.3	0	0	0	2	3	7	1	84	3.4	5.1	1.7	11.8	45%	.100	0.94	5.12	1.69	100	3.09	63.5

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2011	1567	0.4678	0.4550	0.7924	0.6126	0.3165	0.8463	0.7008	0.2076
2012	2345	0.4870	0.4507	0.8297	0.6243	0.2860	0.8962	0.6919	0.1703
2013	2438	0.4631	0.4446	0.8266	0.6182	0.2949	0.8997	0.6943	0.1734
2014	2079	0.4714	0.4382	0.8233	0.6102	0.2848	0.8896	0.6965	0.1767
2015	758	0.4710	0.4631	0.8034	0.6611	0.2868	0.8898	0.6261	0.1966
2016	949	0.4752	0.4658	0.8213	0.6763	0.2751	0.8984	0.6496	0.1787
2017	1244	0.4807	0.4678	0.7784	0.6555	0.2941	0.8750	0.5789	0.2216
2018	1401	0.4968	0.4675	0.7649	0.6221	0.3149	0.8822	0.5360	0.2351
2019	2377	0.4666	0.4687	0.7648	0.6465	0.3131	0.8563	0.5995	0.2352
Career	15158	0.4747	0.4558	0.8022	0.6311	0.2974	0.8812	0.6497	0.1978

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-06-05	2014-08-06	60-DL	62	54	Left	Hand	Fracture	Player Collision	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2024	KCA	$
2023	KCA	$
2022	BAL	$6,000,000
2021	TEX	$8,000,000
2020	TEX	$8,000,000
2019	PIT	$2,050,000
2018	SDN	$750,000
2017	COL	$3,175,000
2016	COL	$2,975,000
2015	COL	$2,475,000
2014	COL	$502,000
2013	HOU	$

Years	Description	Salary
10 yr	Previous	$33,927,000
10 yr	Total	$33,927,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
11 y 2 d	Ballengee	2 years/$17M (2023-24)

Details

2 years/$17M (2023-24). Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 12/19/22.
1 year/$7M (2022), plus 2023 club option. Signed by Baltimore as a free agent 12/1/21. $500,000 signing bonus. 22:$5.5M, 23:$11M club option ($1M buyout). Assignment bonus of $500,000 with each trade. Baltimore declined 2023 option 11/9/22.
2 years/$16M (2020-21). Signed by Texas as a free agent 12/14/19. $2M signing bonus. 20:$7M, 21:$7M.
1 year/$2.05M (2019). Signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 12/11/18. Award bonuses. Acquired by Milwaukee in trade from Pittsburgh 7/29/19 with $683,333 remaining on contract.
1 year/$1M (2018), plus 2019 club option. Signed by San Diego as a free agent 12/17/17. 18:$0.75M, 19:$3.5M club option ($0.25M buyout). 2019 option increases $1M to $4.5M if Lyles wins 2018 Comeback Player of Year award. If San Diego exercises 2019 option, Lyles may earn performance bonuses in 2019: $0.25M each for 15, 20, 25 starts. $0.125M each for 40, 50 games pitched. Milwaukee declined 2019 option 10/31/18.
1 year/$3.175M (2017). Re-signed by Colorado 11/30/16 (avoided arbitration). DFA by Colorado 7/29/17. Released 8/1/17. Signed by San Diego as a free agent 8/8/17 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by San Diego 9/1/17.
1 year/$2.975M (2016). Re-signed by Colorado 12/2/15 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$2.475M (2015). Re-signed by Colorado 1/14/15 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$0.502M (2014). Re-signed by Colorado 3/9/14.
1 year (2013). Re-signed by Houston 3/13. Acquired by Colorado in trade from Houston 12/3/13.
1 year (2012). Re-signed by Houston 2/12.
1 year (2011). Contract purchased by Houston 5/30/11.
Drafted by Houston 2008 (1s-38) (Hartsville HS, S.C.). Signed 6/08, $0.93M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	W	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	BABIP	WHIP	ERA	DRA	VORP	WARP
90^o	0.6	1	1	19.1	15	6	19	2	.254	1.06	3.00	3.37	-0.1	0.0
80^o	0.6	1	1	14.2	12	4	14	2	.267	1.13	3.34	3.75	-0.3	0.0
70^o	0.6	1	1	10.8	9	3	10	1	.277	1.19	3.60	4.03	-0.5	-0.1
60^o	0.5	1	1	7.9	7	3	8	1	.285	1.24	3.81	4.27	-0.6	-0.1
50^o	0.5	1	1	5.3	5	2	5	1	.292	1.28	4.02	4.5	-0.7	-0.1
40^o	0.5	1	1	2.8	3	1	3	0	.300	1.33	4.23	4.73	-0.9	-0.1
30^o	0.5	1	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	.308	1.39	4.45	4.98	-1.0	-0.1
Weighted Mean	0.5	1	1	4.6	4	2	4	1	.291	1.27	3.99	4.47	-0.7	-0.1

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Date	Question	Answer
2020-01-31 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Last two keepers in a midsized 5x5 h2h dynasty league - pick from Jordan Lyles, Carlos Rodon, Alex Young, Randy Dobnak, Austin Voth. Or should I dump all the pitchers and keep Seth Beer and Leody Taveras? I'm finding myself unnaturally attracted to Dobnak.... (James from Toledo)	I would dump them all and keep Beer and Taveras. Of the arms, we are highest on Rodon, but I also like Lyles a good bit. I drafted Dobnak in P365XDL this offseason at 936th overall so that tells you what the industry thinks of him. If he wins a starting job, his leash will be very short in Minnesota and his high-contact ground-ball approach does not normally provide a ton of fantasy value, especially if he is getting hit. Of course, if you want a high-end Uber driver, he is your man! (Jesse Roche)
2019-08-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Today is my birthday and I need help choosing my final start (the dynasty league I run and might finally make the playoffs in after four years has a weekly start cap) this week. My options are: Trevor Williams @LAA, Rick Porcello BAL, Tanner Roark HOU, Jake Arrieta SD, Jordan Lyles @WAS. Who do I start? The playoffs are on the line. (Jordan from South Dakota)	There aren't a lot of great options here. I think all told I'd go with Lyles but it also kind of depends what categories you're gunning for. (Craig Goldstein)
2019-04-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Does Jordan Lyles have staying power as a 4th starter in a 15 team league? (Vic from Baltimore)	I am not sure he has staying power as a 4th starter in a 30 team league (Craig Goldstein)
2019-04-26 16:00:00 (link to chat)	Who a waiver wire pitcher in a 15 team league with limited add/drops that may be useful for the next 5 months? Homer? (Vic from Baltimore)	Ugh, Homer. He waited until I shouted his name from the mountain tops before he turned back into Homer Bailey. I still like him, though, as the profile has gotten better. In that range-ish, I'd also take a look at Frankie Montas, Mike Soroka and Pablo Lopez. Jordan Lyles has also been interesting so far in Pittsburgh. Sonny Gray is also somehow available on a lot of sites, and he probably shouldn't be. (Mark Barry)
2018-12-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Last preseason, there was some Yelich buzz about his switching to a hitter friendly ball park with a stronger offense. That certainly worked out. This season are you excited about the possibility of any particular players taking advantage of new scenery or new personnel? (tallahassee from Chatham, NJ)	Building on your last question, I want to see how Senzel does in the GAP. Great question, though, let me think. But also, Yelich also hit a lot more balls in the air last year; that certainly helped. The humidor in Arizona turned that into a neutral park, so we could see a little more power from Goldschmidt, which is kinda scary. The most interesting free agent hitters are still unsigned, of course. McCutchen is going to a better park but he's past his peak. I am interested in seeing what Yandy Diaz does with a chance to play. I'm interested to see what Jordan Lyles does in Pittsburgh. Probably nothing, but he's an odd case (been a low- and high-K, starter and reliever) and he's moving to a pitcher's park. (Rob Mains)
2014-05-15 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Jordan Lyles -- Is any amount of his solid performance reliable? Curious if I should trade him in my Dynasty League while the gettin's good. (Victor from Dumfries)	I own him in a few places and I don't trust him any further than I can throw him. I don't care how many starts in a row he does this for, I'm never starting him in Coors--but for now, I'm starting him on the road every time. (Bret Sayre)
2014-04-29 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Jordan Lyles improved performance ... its because he finally has a solid infield defense behind him, yes? (dianagram from VORGville)	I don't know if I'd attribute it 100 percent to an improved infield defense, but good gloves always help. (R.J. Anderson)
2014-04-22 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Jordan Lyles worth picking up in this week's supplemental draft? He would just be depth to avoid Pitcher-AAA. (GaryJohnson from The Beach)	Lyles was one of our targets on the recent mock supplemental, and we support him as a target--not unanimously, but particularly if you're looking for SP depth rather than immediate needs in the bullpen. As with any Rockies pitcher, he'll be worth more to you in the weeks they're traveling. (Scoresheet Chat with Ben, Jared, and Ian)
2014-04-22 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Help! I have Team 6 in NL All Stars, a 2-time defending division champ. In my quest to try to win the title last year (falling just short), I traded away many of my draft picks for this year. That meant that I wasn't able to draft much depth this year, and what depth I was able to draft (or keep), and whom I was counting on (hoping) to play in the majors are not (George Kottaras, Tommy La Stella, Oscar Tavares, Wilmer Flores, Tony Abreu) or are injured (Carlos Quentin with his annual injury, Josh Johnson). All of this leaves me with exactly one C, two 1B, one 2B, one part-time 3B, one SS, four OFers, five SPs (plus Thornburg), and five SRs. I have three SPs that are in the minors or should pitch later this year (TJ surgery-all Padres) and the aforementioned players languishing in the minors. I'm still competitive (above .500) and wish to remain so this year. What should I be looking for in the upcoming supps? I'd like another SP, but the best two available are Jorge de la Rosa & Jordan Lyles. I don't trust either. Or should I just try to eliminate all the AAA appearances by infielder and outfielder and draft accordingly? (Mark68 from A Mile High)	We'd probably go with the best SP with one pick and the best middle infielder with the second since a sixth starter can be used regardless and middle infield depth is one of the most painful places to see AAA show up on the weekly results. (Scoresheet Chat with Ben, Jared, and Ian)
2014-04-08 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Thoughts about Jordan Lyles 2 and oh start? (Drifter from Long Branch)	(Insert snarky comment about W's here) I think that he was facing two of the lowest offenses in the game - Miami and the Chicago Sox. (Doug Thorburn)
2013-06-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Drop Hellickson for R.A. Dickey or Jordan Lyles? (Scout from the Diamond)	Sure. I'd try Dickey first, despite his annoying inconsistency. (Paul Sporer)
2013-06-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Jordan Lyles' recent breakout (1.67 ERA over last six starts); real, illusion, or somewhere in the middle? (Ashitaka1110 from Houston, TX)	obviously somewhere in the middle is the safest pick. I've liked him from the get-go. Now that he's got some big league innings under his belt he is probably better equipped to take advantage of his five pitch mix, led by that lovely power sinker. He should be a solid mid-rotation guy for the Astros for a while. (Harry Pavlidis)
2012-10-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Jordan Lyles just tossed a shutout against a pretty solid Brewers lineup yesterday, with his fastball regularly hitting 94-95 MPH. How is his secondary stuff? Do you see his potential being better than a #3 now that his velocity is up as much as it is? (Ashitaka1110 from Houston, TX)	Good question. Unfortunately, I wouldn't consider myself qualified to answer the question about his secondary stuff. I hate to deflect, but you'd get a much more informative answer from our loaded prospect/scouting staff. As far as the added velocity goes, it should without question benefit him. Setting his ceiling above a number three starter is being a bit too ambitious. A middle of the rotation arm is a valuable thing, but ones and twos don't grow on trees. His significant jump in groundball rate is promising, but even with the jump in velocity, he has just 10 whiffs in 181 pitches thrown in his last two starts. (Josh Shepardson)
2012-09-05 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Recently Jordan Lyles has been hitting 94-96 MPH on the radar gun with fairly regular consistency. Is he a breakout candidate for next year? What's his realistic ceiling at this point, considering that bump in velocity and his age? (Ashitaka1110 from Houston, TX)	Lyles was kind of rushed to the majors as a 21-year-old last year after only 16 starts in Triple-A and 20 in Double-A, so it's not surprising that it's taking him a while to settle in. He's definitely on the list of breakout candidates for next season, but his upside is more of a mid-rotation starter than an ace. It doesn't help that Minute Maid Park punishes pitchers for mistakes, so Lyles will need to work on keeping the ball in the yard to take that next step. (Daniel Rathman)
2012-02-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Who on their 2012 Opening Day 25-man roster will still be with the club the next time the Astros make the playoffs? (Kyle from (St. Paul, MN))	The only player I'd even hazard a guess on is Jordan Lyles, and even then, it's quite possible he starts the year in the minors. (Jay Jaffe)
2011-02-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Can Jordan Lyles be a perennial innings-eater with low ERA? (josh from VA)	He can be a perennial innings-eater with a average to slightly below-average ERA. And that is IMMENSELY valuable. (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-08-17 14:45:00 (link to chat)	Given Jordan Lyles's success this year, do you think he figures into the Houston rotation next year? (Lyles from Houston)	Well, if Brian Moehler has figured into their rotations recently, I don't see why not. Let him pitch in spring training, and take it from there. Maybe he isn't in the rotation at the onset of the season but he could be there by the summer. The Astros finally seem to understand what they need to do, and keeping someone that could develop more at the major league level, in the minors, is not progressive or helpful to the organization. Then again, he should be close to ready -- we don't want another Homer Bailey situation. (Eric Seidman)
2010-07-01 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Why no love for Jordan Lyles? Is he the only thing us Astros fans have to look forward to, or is JD Martinez legit? (Lastros from Houston, TX)	Not very excited about Martinez, unfortunately. Lyles however, I'm a big fan of. Just because I don't think a guy is a Top prospect in ALL OF BASEBALL, doesn't mean I'm dinging him. (Kevin Goldstein)

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Jordan Lyles has thrown 25,412 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2011 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (91mph), also mixing in a Change (84mph), Cutter (88mph), Slider (80mph), Curve (80mph) and Sinker (90mph).