One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Cashner's sinker moves 91.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
73 thrown, averaging 91.9 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cashner's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.3 mph, against 84.3 off his sinker.
1138 and 73 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Cashner's 4-seam fastball carries 17.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
1138 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Cashner releases the ball 5.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2511 tracked pitches in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Cashner puts 58.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.6% when he is ahead.
769 located pitches behind, 604 ahead.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Cashner throws 36.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.6% with the bases empty.
483 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 2028 with the bases empty.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Cashner releases the ball from over the top, about 70 degrees above horizontal and 0.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2511 tracked release points, averaging 6.4 feet off the ground.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Cashner throws the slider 22.9% of the time against right-handers and 2.3% against left-handers.
1313 pitches to right-handers, 1198 to left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Cashner's stuff spins at 2,037 rpm, 13th percentile in the league.
2511 pitches in 2019. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 655th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Cashner lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.24 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2511 located pitches in 2019.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Cashner works off the plate, with only 41.4% of his pitches in the zone, 28th percentile.
2511 pitches in 2019. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 545th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.3 mph separates Cashner's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.9 against 80.6.
1138 and 272 of them respectively.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Cashner throws a strike on the first pitch 55% of the time.
636 plate appearances started in 2019.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .377 expected average against them, against .334 on his breaking balls.
1211 of his fastballs thrown.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.4% of Cashner's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
413 of 2511 located pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.1% of the contact Cashner gives up is hit hard, 26th percentile.
2511 pitches in 2019. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 556th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Cashner works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Slider and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 45.3% of everything he throws.
2511 classified pitches in 2019.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Cashner goes to the changeup: 31.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 26.5% the rest of the time.
663 two-strike pitches in 2019.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.0 mph off the bat against Cashner, 32nd percentile.
2511 pitches in 2019. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 509th in MLB.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Cashner throws a fastball 44.1% of the time, against 50.7% when he is ahead.
769 pitches behind in the count, 604 ahead.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Cashner's fastball averages 94.2 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 93.8 past his 75th.
451 early fastballs, 217 late ones.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Cashner lands 43.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37% of his breaking balls.
1211 of his fastballs, 600 of his breaking balls.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Cashner projects a .352 average, 66th percentile.
2511 pitches in 2019. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 254th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Cashner's 4-seam fastball averages 93.9 mph, and has touched 98.2.
1138 thrown, 45.3% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Cashner's curveball spins at 2,349 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
272 thrown in 2019.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Cashner has thrown 73 sinkers this season, 2.9% of his pitches, at 91.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2511 classified pitches in 2019.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Cashner's sinker moves 91.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
73 thrown, averaging 91.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Cashner's 4-seam fastball carries 17.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
1138 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cashner's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.3 mph, against 84.3 off his sinker.
1138 and 73 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Cashner throws the slider 22.9% of the time against right-handers and 2.3% against left-handers.
1313 pitches to right-handers, 1198 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.3 mph separates Cashner's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.9 against 80.6.
1138 and 272 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Cashner works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Slider and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 45.3% of everything he throws.
2511 classified pitches in 2019.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Cashner's 4-seam fastball averages 93.9 mph, and has touched 98.2.
1138 thrown, 45.3% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Cashner's curveball spins at 2,349 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
272 thrown in 2019.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Cashner has thrown 73 sinkers this season, 2.9% of his pitches, at 91.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2511 classified pitches in 2019.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Cashner releases the ball 5.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2511 tracked pitches in 2019.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Cashner releases the ball from over the top, about 70 degrees above horizontal and 0.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2511 tracked release points, averaging 6.4 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Cashner's fastball averages 94.2 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 93.8 past his 75th.
451 early fastballs, 217 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Cashner puts 58.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.6% when he is ahead.
769 located pitches behind, 604 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Cashner throws a strike on the first pitch 55% of the time.
636 plate appearances started in 2019.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Cashner goes to the changeup: 31.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 26.5% the rest of the time.
663 two-strike pitches in 2019.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Cashner throws a fastball 44.1% of the time, against 50.7% when he is ahead.
769 pitches behind in the count, 604 ahead.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Cashner throws 36.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.6% with the bases empty.
483 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 2028 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Cashner's stuff spins at 2,037 rpm, 13th percentile in the league.
2511 pitches in 2019. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 655th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Cashner lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.24 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2511 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.4% of Cashner's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
413 of 2511 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Cashner works off the plate, with only 41.4% of his pitches in the zone, 28th percentile.
2511 pitches in 2019. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 545th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .377 expected average against them, against .334 on his breaking balls.
1211 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Cashner lands 43.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37% of his breaking balls.
1211 of his fastballs, 600 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.1% of the contact Cashner gives up is hit hard, 26th percentile.
2511 pitches in 2019. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 556th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.0 mph off the bat against Cashner, 32nd percentile.
2511 pitches in 2019. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 509th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Cashner projects a .352 average, 66th percentile.
2511 pitches in 2019. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 254th in MLB.
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