One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .487 expected average against them, against .379 on his fastballs.
122 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Fien's 4-seam fastball carries 17.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
72 thrown, averaging 93.2 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Fien's slider leaves the bat at 94.1 mph, against 84.6 off his 4-seam fastball.
90 and 72 of them thrown.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Fien puts 61.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.3% when he is ahead.
47 located pitches behind, 65 ahead.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Fien projects a .443 average, 4th percentile.
208 pitches in 2017. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 674th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Fien releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
208 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Fien's stuff spins at 2,502 rpm, 95th percentile in the league.
208 pitches in 2017. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 38th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.5% of the contact Fien gives up is hit hard, 8th percentile.
208 pitches in 2017. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 648th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Fien works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Sinker. The slider is 43.3% of everything he throws.
208 classified pitches in 2017.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Fien lives in the strike zone: 46.6% of his pitches are in it, 72nd percentile.
208 pitches in 2017. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 195th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Fien, 9th percentile.
208 pitches in 2017. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 639th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Fien throws a strike on the first pitch 65% of the time.
60 plate appearances started in 2017.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Fien releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
208 tracked pitches in 2017.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Fien lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.32 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
208 located pitches in 2017.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Fien's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,497 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
72 thrown in 2017.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Fien goes to the sinker: 10.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 5% the rest of the time.
68 two-strike pitches in 2017.
He lives on one side of the plate
Fien works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
208 located pitches in 2017.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Fien's 4-seam fastball averages 93.2 mph, and has touched 95.3.
72 thrown, 34.6% of his pitches.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.8% of Fien's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
39 of 208 located pitches.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .487 expected average against them, against .379 on his fastballs.
122 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Fien's 4-seam fastball carries 17.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
72 thrown, averaging 93.2 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 Fien's slider leaves the bat at 94.1 mph, against 84.6 off his 4-seam fastball.
90 and 72 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Fien works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Sinker. The slider is 43.3% of everything he throws.
208 classified pitches in 2017.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Fien's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,497 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
72 thrown in 2017.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Fien's 4-seam fastball averages 93.2 mph, and has touched 95.3.
72 thrown, 34.6% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Fien puts 61.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.3% when he is ahead.
47 located pitches behind, 65 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Fien throws a strike on the first pitch 65% of the time.
60 plate appearances started in 2017.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Fien goes to the sinker: 10.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 5% the rest of the time.
68 two-strike pitches in 2017.
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 Fien projects a .443 average, 4th percentile.
208 pitches in 2017. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 674th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.5% of the contact Fien gives up is hit hard, 8th percentile.
208 pitches in 2017. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 648th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Fien, 9th percentile.
208 pitches in 2017. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 639th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Fien releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
208 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Fien releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
208 tracked pitches in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Fien's stuff spins at 2,502 rpm, 95th percentile in the league.
208 pitches in 2017. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 38th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Fien lives in the strike zone: 46.6% of his pitches are in it, 72nd percentile.
208 pitches in 2017. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 195th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Fien lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.32 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
208 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on one side of the plate
Fien works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
208 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.8% of Fien's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
39 of 208 located pitches.
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