Pintaro starred for five seasons at Division II Shorter University in Rome, Ga., and pitched twice in the MLB Draft League in 2021 and 2022. But it wasn’t until his second year of independent ball with Glacier in the Pioneer League that he got an affiliated bite when the Mets purchased his contract in June 2024. The right-hander zoomed through the system with appearances across three levels between High-A and Triple-A, finishing with a 2.68 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 75 strikeouts in 74 innings. Pintaro also made four appearances in the Arizona Fall League as New York wanted him getting competition against top prospects while using the MLB ball.
The 6-foot-2 hurler worked with Tread Athletics and five-year Major League catcher Austin Nola on a variety of pitching grips and mechanical fixes before catching on in the pros. His 89-92 mph cutter has been his bread-and-butter offering going back to college as a sharp pitch he can run in on lefties and away from righties. He has a pair of fastballs in his four-seamer and sinker around 93-95 mph, and he relied on the latter (a relatively newer pitch) more in his time at Triple-A. A mid-80s changeup gets a healthy amount of whiffs, and an 82-85 mph sweeper gives him a longer gloveside option.
Pintaro stumbled a bit with control with Syracuse and Scottsdale, but he threw enough strikes earlier in 2024 to help his starting case. He has a deep enough arsenal to keep hitters off balance, and splits aren’t much of an issue either after he gave up zero homers to lefties during the regular season. The Mets gave him his Major League debut on June 25, 2025 and then moved him into the bullpen back in Syracuse, where his stuff has shown even better velocity in shorter spurts. That limits his overall role and value but should offer him a longer look in the Majors.
How this works:
This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement.
On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown.
Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release.
On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
These run values are leveraged, meaning the base/out situation at the time of the event does impact the run value (thus introducing context outside the batter's own contribution).
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift:
three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of
their typical responsible slices of the field. Learn more about
how positioning is defined here
