He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .363 average against Flynn and left-handers to .485.
310 pitches to right-handed hitters, 204 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Flynn's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.4 mph, against 86.0 off his slider.
106 and 216 of them thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Flynn projects a .415 average, 11th percentile.
514 pitches in 2019. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 669th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.4% of the contact against Flynn is on the ground and 28.2% of it is in the air.
85 tracked batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.6 mph off the bat against Flynn, 23rd percentile.
514 pitches in 2019. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 582nd in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Flynn averages 87.0 mph across his arsenal, 23rd percentile in the league.
514 pitches in 2019. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 576th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
38% of the contact right-handers make against Flynn is hit hard, against 43.2% of what left-handers make.
310 pitches to right-handed hitters, 204 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.9% of the contact against Flynn with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.4% with the bases empty.
164 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 350 with the bases empty.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Flynn works off the plate, with only 42.4% of his pitches in the zone, 35th percentile.
514 pitches in 2019. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 489th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.7% of the balls put in play against Flynn have gone to centre field.
40 of 96 located batted balls allowed.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .363 average against Flynn and left-handers to .485.
310 pitches to right-handed hitters, 204 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
38% of the contact right-handers make against Flynn is hit hard, against 43.2% of what left-handers make.
310 pitches to right-handed hitters, 204 to left-handed hitters.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Flynn's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.4 mph, against 86.0 off his slider.
106 and 216 of them thrown.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Flynn projects a .415 average, 11th percentile.
514 pitches in 2019. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 669th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.6 mph off the bat against Flynn, 23rd percentile.
514 pitches in 2019. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 582nd in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.4% of the contact against Flynn is on the ground and 28.2% of it is in the air.
85 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.7% of the balls put in play against Flynn have gone to centre field.
40 of 96 located batted balls allowed.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Flynn averages 87.0 mph across his arsenal, 23rd percentile in the league.
514 pitches in 2019. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 576th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.9% of the contact against Flynn with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.4% with the bases empty.
164 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 350 with the bases empty.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Flynn works off the plate, with only 42.4% of his pitches in the zone, 35th percentile.
514 pitches in 2019. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 489th in MLB.
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