The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
56.9% of the contact against Ashby is on the ground and 20.7% of it is in the air.
58 tracked batted balls allowed.
Both sides hit him about the same
43.2% of the contact right-handers make against Ashby is hit hard, against 28% of what left-handers make.
286 pitches to right-handed hitters, 190 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .366 expected average against them, against .248 on his breaking balls.
54 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
47.8% of the contact against Ashby with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 30.8% with the bases empty.
133 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 343 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ashby's sinker leaves the bat at 91.8 mph, against 81.3 off his slider.
237 and 75 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .278 average against Ashby and left-handers to .340.
286 pitches to right-handed hitters, 190 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
51.6% of the balls put in play against Ashby have gone to centre field.
32 of 62 located batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ashby projects a .303 average, 72nd percentile.
476 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 151st in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Ashby averages 91.7 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
476 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 125th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Ashby works off the plate, with only 40.2% of his pitches in the zone, 23rd percentile.
476 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 413th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.0 mph off the bat against Ashby and left-handers 85.4.
37 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 25 from left-handers.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ashby is weak: 87.6 mph off the bat on average, 62nd percentile.
476 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 202nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.1% of the contact Ashby gives up is hit hard, 62nd percentile.
476 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 203rd in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
56.9% of the contact against Ashby is on the ground and 20.7% of it is in the air.
58 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
51.6% of the balls put in play against Ashby have gone to centre field.
32 of 62 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.0 mph off the bat against Ashby and left-handers 85.4.
37 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 25 from left-handers.
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Both sides hit him about the same
43.2% of the contact right-handers make against Ashby is hit hard, against 28% of what left-handers make.
286 pitches to right-handed hitters, 190 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .278 average against Ashby and left-handers to .340.
286 pitches to right-handed hitters, 190 to left-handed hitters.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .366 expected average against them, against .248 on his breaking balls.
54 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
47.8% of the contact against Ashby with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 30.8% with the bases empty.
133 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 343 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ashby's sinker leaves the bat at 91.8 mph, against 81.3 off his slider.
237 and 75 of them thrown.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ashby projects a .303 average, 72nd percentile.
476 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 151st in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ashby is weak: 87.6 mph off the bat on average, 62nd percentile.
476 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 202nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.1% of the contact Ashby gives up is hit hard, 62nd percentile.
476 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 203rd in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Ashby averages 91.7 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
476 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 125th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Ashby works off the plate, with only 40.2% of his pitches in the zone, 23rd percentile.
476 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 413th in MLB.