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Andrew Saalfrank

Diamondbacks Career team 2023 to 2025
Number #27
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 29
Height 6' 3"
Weight 205 lbs
Birth Place Fort Wayne, IN
Born Aug 18, 1997

Key Insights

2025
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Saalfrank's curveball leaves the bat at 93.5 mph, against 79.4 off his 4-seam fastball.

191 and 41 of them thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits

The quality of contact against Saalfrank projects a .300 average, 87th percentile.

427 pitches in 2025. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 100th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same

43.3% of the contact right-handers make against Saalfrank is hit hard, against 33.3% of what left-handers make.

287 pitches to right-handed hitters, 140 to left-handed hitters.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him

Saalfrank averages 85.0 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.

427 pitches in 2025. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 730th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same

Right-handed hitters project to a .286 average against Saalfrank and left-handers to .338.

287 pitches to right-handed hitters, 140 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

45.2% of the contact against Saalfrank is on the ground and 33.3% of it is in the air.

84 tracked batted balls allowed.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 18, 1997
Birth Place Fort Wayne, IN
Height 6' 3"
Weight 205 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left