One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Reed's slider moves 28.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
259 thrown, averaging 83.9 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Reed releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 24 degrees above horizontal and 2.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
876 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Reed's 4-seam fastball averages 90.8 mph, and has touched 94.2.
591 thrown, 67.5% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Reed goes to the slider: 38.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.8% the rest of the time.
255 two-strike pitches in 2018.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Reed lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.12 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
876 located pitches in 2018.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Reed lands 55.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.4% of his breaking balls.
617 of his fastballs, 259 of his breaking balls.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Reed's 4-seam fastball carries 15.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
591 thrown, averaging 90.8 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Reed lives in the strike zone: 48.5% of his pitches are in it, 83rd percentile.
893 pitches in 2018. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 123rd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Reed works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 67.5% of everything he throws.
876 classified pitches in 2018.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Reed throws a fastball 81.9% of the time, against 64.2% when he is ahead.
215 pitches behind in the count, 279 ahead.
He lives on one side of the plate
Reed works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
876 located pitches in 2018.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.1% of the contact Reed gives up is hit hard, 25th percentile.
893 pitches in 2018. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 542nd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Reed's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.9 mph, against 86.6 off his slider.
591 and 259 of them thrown.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Reed puts 57.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.4% when he is ahead.
215 located pitches behind, 279 ahead.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Reed projects a .373 average, 29th percentile.
893 pitches in 2018. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 518th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Reed throws a strike on the first pitch 63.3% of the time.
237 plate appearances started in 2018.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Reed's stuff spins at 2,155 rpm, 35th percentile in the league.
893 pitches in 2018. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 470th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Reed throws the 4-seam fastball 71% of the time against right-handers and 62.4% against left-handers.
514 pitches to right-handers, 362 to left-handers.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Reed releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
876 tracked pitches in 2018.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.9 mph separates Reed's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 90.8 against 83.9.
591 and 259 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Reed has thrown 26 sinkers this season, 3% of his pitches, at 90.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
876 classified pitches in 2018.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Reed's slider moves 28.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
259 thrown, averaging 83.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Reed's 4-seam fastball carries 15.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
591 thrown, averaging 90.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Reed releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 24 degrees above horizontal and 2.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
876 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Reed releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
876 tracked pitches in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Reed's 4-seam fastball averages 90.8 mph, and has touched 94.2.
591 thrown, 67.5% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Reed works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 67.5% of everything he throws.
876 classified pitches in 2018.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Reed's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.9 mph, against 86.6 off his slider.
591 and 259 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Reed throws the 4-seam fastball 71% of the time against right-handers and 62.4% against left-handers.
514 pitches to right-handers, 362 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.9 mph separates Reed's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 90.8 against 83.9.
591 and 259 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Reed has thrown 26 sinkers this season, 3% of his pitches, at 90.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
876 classified pitches in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Reed goes to the slider: 38.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.8% the rest of the time.
255 two-strike pitches in 2018.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Reed throws a fastball 81.9% of the time, against 64.2% when he is ahead.
215 pitches behind in the count, 279 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Reed puts 57.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.4% when he is ahead.
215 located pitches behind, 279 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Reed throws a strike on the first pitch 63.3% of the time.
237 plate appearances started in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Reed lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.12 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
876 located pitches in 2018.
He lives on one side of the plate
Reed works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
876 located pitches in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Reed lands 55.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.4% of his breaking balls.
617 of his fastballs, 259 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Reed lives in the strike zone: 48.5% of his pitches are in it, 83rd percentile.
893 pitches in 2018. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 123rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.1% of the contact Reed gives up is hit hard, 25th percentile.
893 pitches in 2018. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 542nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Reed projects a .373 average, 29th percentile.
893 pitches in 2018. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 518th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Reed's stuff spins at 2,155 rpm, 35th percentile in the league.
893 pitches in 2018. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 470th in MLB.
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