The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
21.2% of the contact against Vesia is on the ground and 51.5% of it is in the air.
33 tracked batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Vesia's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.3 mph, against 83.0 off his slider.
156 and 91 of them thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Vesia works off the plate, with only 36.5% of his pitches in the zone, 6th percentile.
274 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 505th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Vesia is weak: 86.5 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile.
274 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 125th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Vesia gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
274 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 131st in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .309 expected average against them, against .259 on his breaking balls.
156 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Vesia averages 87.8 mph across his arsenal, 23rd percentile in the league.
274 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 413th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
35.7% of the contact right-handers make against Vesia is hit hard, against 31.6% of what left-handers make.
153 pitches to right-handed hitters, 121 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.2 mph off the bat against Vesia and left-handers 87.4.
14 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 19 from left-handers.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Vesia's stuff spins at 2,361 rpm, 68th percentile in the league.
274 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 171st in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Vesia projects a .312 average, 62nd percentile.
274 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 206th in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
21.2% of the contact against Vesia is on the ground and 51.5% of it is in the air.
33 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.2 mph off the bat against Vesia and left-handers 87.4.
14 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 19 from left-handers.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Vesia's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.3 mph, against 83.0 off his slider.
156 and 91 of them thrown.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Vesia works off the plate, with only 36.5% of his pitches in the zone, 6th percentile.
274 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 505th in MLB.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Vesia is weak: 86.5 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile.
274 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 125th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Vesia gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
274 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 131st in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Vesia projects a .312 average, 62nd percentile.
274 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 206th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .309 expected average against them, against .259 on his breaking balls.
156 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Vesia averages 87.8 mph across his arsenal, 23rd percentile in the league.
274 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 413th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
35.7% of the contact right-handers make against Vesia is hit hard, against 31.6% of what left-handers make.
153 pitches to right-handed hitters, 121 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Vesia's stuff spins at 2,361 rpm, 68th percentile in the league.
274 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 171st in MLB.
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