One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .426 expected average against them, against .138 on his offspeed pitches.
255 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bedrosian's splitter moves 84.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
119 thrown, averaging 84.3 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bedrosian's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.4 mph, against 72.1 off his splitter.
253 and 119 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bedrosian's 4-seam fastball carries 18.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
253 thrown, averaging 92.9 mph.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bedrosian puts 46.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
292 pitches to right-handed hitters, 207 to left-handed hitters.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bedrosian throws a fastball 67.7% of the time, against 46.5% when he is ahead.
158 pitches behind in the count, 127 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Bedrosian throws a strike on the first pitch 52.5% of the time.
120 plate appearances started in 2021.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bedrosian works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Splitter. The 4-seam fastball is 50.7% of everything he throws.
499 classified pitches in 2021.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bedrosian lands 47.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32% of his offspeed pitches.
255 of his fastballs, 122 of his offspeed pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bedrosian releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
499 tracked pitches in 2021.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bedrosian works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
499 located pitches in 2021.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Bedrosian projects a .355 average, 24th percentile.
499 pitches in 2021. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 614th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Bedrosian works off the plate, with only 43.5% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
499 pitches in 2021. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 546th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Bedrosian's stuff spins at 2,103 rpm, 26th percentile in the league.
499 pitches in 2021. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 597th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bedrosian goes to the splitter: 28.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.8% the rest of the time.
155 two-strike pitches in 2021.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.6 mph separates Bedrosian's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 92.9 against 81.3.
253 and 122 of them respectively.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bedrosian averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 34th percentile in the league.
499 pitches in 2021. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 530th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.8% of Bedrosian's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
89 of 499 located pitches.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Bedrosian throws 45.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.9% with the bases empty.
119 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 380 with the bases empty.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bedrosian throws the slider 28.8% of the time against right-handers and 18.4% against left-handers.
292 pitches to right-handers, 207 to left-handers.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.1% of the contact Bedrosian gives up is hit hard, 32nd percentile.
499 pitches in 2021. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 550th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bedrosian releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 47 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
499 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bedrosian's 4-seam fastball averages 92.9 mph, and has touched 95.0.
253 thrown, 50.7% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bedrosian's slider spins at 2,408 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
122 thrown in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bedrosian puts 50.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.9% when he is ahead.
158 located pitches behind, 127 ahead.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .426 expected average against them, against .138 on his offspeed pitches.
255 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bedrosian lands 47.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32% of his offspeed pitches.
255 of his fastballs, 122 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bedrosian's splitter moves 84.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
119 thrown, averaging 84.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bedrosian's 4-seam fastball carries 18.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
253 thrown, averaging 92.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bedrosian's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.4 mph, against 72.1 off his splitter.
253 and 119 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bedrosian works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Splitter. The 4-seam fastball is 50.7% of everything he throws.
499 classified pitches in 2021.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.6 mph separates Bedrosian's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 92.9 against 81.3.
253 and 122 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bedrosian throws the slider 28.8% of the time against right-handers and 18.4% against left-handers.
292 pitches to right-handers, 207 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bedrosian's 4-seam fastball averages 92.9 mph, and has touched 95.0.
253 thrown, 50.7% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bedrosian's slider spins at 2,408 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
122 thrown in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bedrosian puts 46.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
292 pitches to right-handed hitters, 207 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bedrosian throws a fastball 67.7% of the time, against 46.5% when he is ahead.
158 pitches behind in the count, 127 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Bedrosian throws a strike on the first pitch 52.5% of the time.
120 plate appearances started in 2021.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bedrosian goes to the splitter: 28.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.8% the rest of the time.
155 two-strike pitches in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bedrosian puts 50.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.9% when he is ahead.
158 located pitches behind, 127 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bedrosian releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
499 tracked pitches in 2021.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bedrosian releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 47 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
499 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Bedrosian works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
499 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.8% of Bedrosian's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
89 of 499 located pitches.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Bedrosian projects a .355 average, 24th percentile.
499 pitches in 2021. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 614th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.1% of the contact Bedrosian gives up is hit hard, 32nd percentile.
499 pitches in 2021. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 550th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Bedrosian works off the plate, with only 43.5% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
499 pitches in 2021. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 546th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Bedrosian's stuff spins at 2,103 rpm, 26th percentile in the league.
499 pitches in 2021. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 597th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bedrosian averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 34th percentile in the league.
499 pitches in 2021. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 530th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Bedrosian throws 45.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.9% with the bases empty.
119 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 380 with the bases empty.
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