His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Triggs's sinker averages 88.2 mph, and has touched 90.8.
72 thrown, 43.6% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Triggs releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 9 degrees above horizontal and 4.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
165 tracked release points, averaging 5.1 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Triggs's sinker moves 119.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
72 thrown, averaging 88.2 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Triggs averages 83.5 mph across his arsenal, 5th percentile in the league.
165 pitches in 2020. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 626th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Triggs's sinker leaves the bat at 97.6 mph, against 85.4 off his curveball.
72 and 40 of them thrown.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
13.9% of Triggs's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
23 of 165 located pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Triggs gives up is hit hard, 7th percentile.
165 pitches in 2020. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 610th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Triggs puts 49.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 29% when he is ahead.
65 located pitches behind, 31 ahead.
He lives on one side of the plate
Triggs works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
165 located pitches in 2020.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Triggs, 15th percentile.
165 pitches in 2020. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 559th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Triggs works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and Curveball. The sinker is 43.6% of everything he throws.
165 classified pitches in 2020.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Triggs works off the plate, with only 41.8% of his pitches in the zone, 31st percentile.
165 pitches in 2020. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 452nd in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Triggs's stuff spins at 2,384 rpm, 75th percentile in the league.
165 pitches in 2020. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 168th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.4 mph separates Triggs's sinker from his curveball, 88.2 against 75.9.
72 and 40 of them respectively.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Triggs projects a .389 average, 20th percentile.
165 pitches in 2020. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 528th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Triggs's curveball spins at 2,537 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
40 thrown in 2020.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Triggs lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.36 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
165 located pitches in 2020.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Triggs's sinker averages 88.2 mph, and has touched 90.8.
72 thrown, 43.6% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Triggs's sinker leaves the bat at 97.6 mph, against 85.4 off his curveball.
72 and 40 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Triggs works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and Curveball. The sinker is 43.6% of everything he throws.
165 classified pitches in 2020.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.4 mph separates Triggs's sinker from his curveball, 88.2 against 75.9.
72 and 40 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Triggs's curveball spins at 2,537 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
40 thrown in 2020.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Triggs releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 9 degrees above horizontal and 4.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
165 tracked release points, averaging 5.1 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Triggs's sinker moves 119.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
72 thrown, averaging 88.2 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Triggs averages 83.5 mph across his arsenal, 5th percentile in the league.
165 pitches in 2020. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 626th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
13.9% of Triggs's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
23 of 165 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Triggs works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
165 located pitches in 2020.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Triggs lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.36 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
165 located pitches in 2020.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Triggs gives up is hit hard, 7th percentile.
165 pitches in 2020. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 610th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Triggs, 15th percentile.
165 pitches in 2020. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 559th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Triggs projects a .389 average, 20th percentile.
165 pitches in 2020. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 528th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Triggs puts 49.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 29% when he is ahead.
65 located pitches behind, 31 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Triggs works off the plate, with only 41.8% of his pitches in the zone, 31st percentile.
165 pitches in 2020. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 452nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Triggs's stuff spins at 2,384 rpm, 75th percentile in the league.
165 pitches in 2020. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 168th in MLB.
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