Runners on base do not change how he is hit
16.7% of the contact against Sanchez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.5% with the bases empty.
222 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1037 with the bases empty.
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.
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.
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.
Both sides hit him about the same
40.5% of the contact right-handers make against Sanchez is hit hard, against 33% of what left-handers make.
710 pitches to right-handed hitters, 549 to left-handed hitters.
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.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .326 average against Sanchez and left-handers to .289.
710 pitches to right-handed hitters, 549 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Sanchez has given up 13 tracked home runs, 7 of them to left field, the longest 467 feet.
13 tracked home runs allowed in 2022.
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.
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.
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.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
37.4% of the contact against Sanchez is on the ground and 41.7% of it is in the air.
206 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.1 mph off the bat against Sanchez and left-handers 86.6.
116 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 91 from left-handers.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
16.7% of the contact against Sanchez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.5% with the bases empty.
222 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1037 with the bases empty.
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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 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 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 Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
40.5% of the contact right-handers make against Sanchez is hit hard, against 33% of what left-handers make.
710 pitches to right-handed hitters, 549 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .326 average against Sanchez and left-handers to .289.
710 pitches to right-handed hitters, 549 to left-handed hitters.
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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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Sanchez has given up 13 tracked home runs, 7 of them to left field, the longest 467 feet.
13 tracked home runs allowed in 2022.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
37.4% of the contact against Sanchez is on the ground and 41.7% of it is in the air.
206 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.1 mph off the bat against Sanchez and left-handers 86.6.
116 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 91 from left-handers.
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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.
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.
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