There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cecil's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.3 mph, against 83.4 off his cutter.
102 and 93 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .397 expected average against them, against .338 on his breaking balls.
307 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Cecil averages 85.4 mph across his arsenal, 13th percentile in the league.
569 pitches in 2018. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 636th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .392 average against Cecil and left-handers to .349.
324 pitches to right-handed hitters, 245 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.9% of the balls put in play against Cecil have gone to centre field.
53 of 113 located batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Cecil projects a .371 average, 32nd percentile.
569 pitches in 2018. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 496th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Cecil's stuff spins at 2,125 rpm, 28th percentile in the league.
569 pitches in 2018. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 526th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Cecil has given up 5 tracked home runs, 2 of them to centre field, the longest 431 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.1% of the contact Cecil gives up is hit hard, 38th percentile.
569 pitches in 2018. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 452nd in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
38.9% of the contact against Cecil with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.3% with the bases empty.
156 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 413 with the bases empty.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.4% of the contact against Cecil is on the ground and 38.7% of it is in the air.
106 tracked batted balls allowed.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Cecil lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 62nd percentile.
569 pitches in 2018. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 276th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.3 mph off the bat against Cecil and left-handers 89.7.
57 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 50 from left-handers.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cecil's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.3 mph, against 83.4 off his cutter.
102 and 93 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .397 expected average against them, against .338 on his breaking balls.
307 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Cecil averages 85.4 mph across his arsenal, 13th percentile in the league.
569 pitches in 2018. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 636th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .392 average against Cecil and left-handers to .349.
324 pitches to right-handed hitters, 245 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.9% of the balls put in play against Cecil have gone to centre field.
53 of 113 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Cecil has given up 5 tracked home runs, 2 of them to centre field, the longest 431 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.4% of the contact against Cecil is on the ground and 38.7% of it is in the air.
106 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.3 mph off the bat against Cecil and left-handers 89.7.
57 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 50 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Cecil projects a .371 average, 32nd percentile.
569 pitches in 2018. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 496th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.1% of the contact Cecil gives up is hit hard, 38th percentile.
569 pitches in 2018. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 452nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Cecil's stuff spins at 2,125 rpm, 28th percentile in the league.
569 pitches in 2018. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 526th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
38.9% of the contact against Cecil with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.3% with the bases empty.
156 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 413 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Cecil lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 62nd percentile.
569 pitches in 2018. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 276th in MLB.
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