His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Sanchez's cutter averages 87.2 mph, and has touched 90.6.
336 thrown, 26.7% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Sanchez releases the ball from over the top, about 80 degrees above horizontal and 0.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1259 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Sanchez's changeup moves 88.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
318 thrown, averaging 80.0 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Sanchez goes to the changeup: 35.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.3% the rest of the time.
415 two-strike pitches in 2022.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Sanchez averages 85.4 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
1259 pitches in 2022. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 696th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Sanchez's 4-seam fastball carries 16.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
220 thrown, averaging 89.8 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sanchez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.8 mph, against 84.4 off his cutter.
220 and 336 of them thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Sanchez works off the plate, with only 40.9% of his pitches in the zone, 17th percentile.
1259 pitches in 2022. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 640th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Sanchez's stuff spins at 1,895 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
1259 pitches in 2022. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 737th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Sanchez puts 56.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.9% when he is ahead.
406 located pitches behind, 316 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.4 mph separates Sanchez's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 89.8 against 75.5.
220 and 70 of them respectively.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.6% of Sanchez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
197 of 1259 located pitches.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Sanchez puts 39.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
710 pitches to right-handed hitters, 549 to left-handed hitters.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Sanchez works with 6 pitches: Cutter, Changeup, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The cutter is 26.7% of everything he throws.
1259 classified pitches in 2022.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Sanchez's fastball averages 89.0 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 88.2 past his 75th.
262 early fastballs, 133 late ones.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .333 expected average against them, against .297 on his fastballs.
144 of his breaking balls thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Sanchez projects a .310 average, 66th percentile.
1259 pitches in 2022. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 268th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Sanchez throws the changeup 32.6% of the time against left-handers and 19.6% against right-handers.
710 pitches to right-handers, 549 to left-handers.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Sanchez throws a strike on the first pitch 57.6% of the time.
290 plate appearances started in 2022.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Sanchez lands 43.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.3% of his offspeed pitches.
793 of his fastballs, 322 of his offspeed pitches.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Sanchez is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 64th percentile.
1259 pitches in 2022. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 276th in MLB.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Sanchez's cutter averages 87.2 mph, and has touched 90.6.
336 thrown, 26.7% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sanchez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.8 mph, against 84.4 off his cutter.
220 and 336 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.4 mph separates Sanchez's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 89.8 against 75.5.
220 and 70 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Sanchez works with 6 pitches: Cutter, Changeup, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The cutter is 26.7% of everything he throws.
1259 classified pitches in 2022.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Sanchez throws the changeup 32.6% of the time against left-handers and 19.6% against right-handers.
710 pitches to right-handers, 549 to left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Sanchez releases the ball from over the top, about 80 degrees above horizontal and 0.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1259 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Sanchez's fastball averages 89.0 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 88.2 past his 75th.
262 early fastballs, 133 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Sanchez's changeup moves 88.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
318 thrown, averaging 80.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Sanchez's 4-seam fastball carries 16.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
220 thrown, averaging 89.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Sanchez goes to the changeup: 35.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.3% the rest of the time.
415 two-strike pitches in 2022.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Sanchez puts 56.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.9% when he is ahead.
406 located pitches behind, 316 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Sanchez throws a strike on the first pitch 57.6% of the time.
290 plate appearances started in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Sanchez averages 85.4 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
1259 pitches in 2022. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 696th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Sanchez works off the plate, with only 40.9% of his pitches in the zone, 17th percentile.
1259 pitches in 2022. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 640th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Sanchez's stuff spins at 1,895 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
1259 pitches in 2022. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 737th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.6% of Sanchez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
197 of 1259 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Sanchez puts 39.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
710 pitches to right-handed hitters, 549 to left-handed hitters.
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 breaking balls: a .333 expected average against them, against .297 on his fastballs.
144 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Sanchez lands 43.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.3% of his offspeed pitches.
793 of his fastballs, 322 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Sanchez projects a .310 average, 66th percentile.
1259 pitches in 2022. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 268th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Sanchez is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 64th percentile.
1259 pitches in 2022. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 276th in MLB.
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