His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Vargas's 4-seam fastball averages 89.3 mph, and has touched 93.1.
378 thrown, 62.3% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Vargas throws a fastball 84.7% of the time, against 48.5% when he is ahead.
189 pitches behind in the count, 136 ahead.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Vargas's stuff spins at 1,160 rpm, 1st percentile in the league.
607 pitches in 2016. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 680th in MLB.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Vargas's fastball averages 89.8 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 88.2 past his 75th.
132 early fastballs, 69 late ones.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .428 expected average against them, against .354 on his fastballs.
177 of his breaking balls thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Vargas averages 85.8 mph across his arsenal, 19th percentile in the league.
607 pitches in 2016. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 559th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Vargas works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 62.3% of everything he throws.
607 classified pitches in 2016.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Vargas goes to the slider: 32.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.5% the rest of the time.
161 two-strike pitches in 2016.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.0 mph separates Vargas's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 89.3 against 79.3.
378 and 148 of them respectively.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Vargas is weak: 88.2 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
607 pitches in 2016. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 245th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Vargas has thrown 29 curveballs this season, 4.8% of his pitches, at 75.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
607 classified pitches in 2016.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Vargas's 4-seam fastball averages 89.3 mph, and has touched 93.1.
378 thrown, 62.3% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Vargas works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 62.3% of everything he throws.
607 classified pitches in 2016.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.0 mph separates Vargas's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 89.3 against 79.3.
378 and 148 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Vargas has thrown 29 curveballs this season, 4.8% of his pitches, at 75.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
607 classified pitches in 2016.
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 Vargas throws a fastball 84.7% of the time, against 48.5% when he is ahead.
189 pitches behind in the count, 136 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Vargas goes to the slider: 32.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.5% the rest of the time.
161 two-strike pitches in 2016.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Vargas's stuff spins at 1,160 rpm, 1st percentile in the league.
607 pitches in 2016. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 680th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Vargas's fastball averages 89.8 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 88.2 past his 75th.
132 early fastballs, 69 late ones.
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 .428 expected average against them, against .354 on his fastballs.
177 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Vargas averages 85.8 mph across his arsenal, 19th percentile in the league.
607 pitches in 2016. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 559th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Vargas is weak: 88.2 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
607 pitches in 2016. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 245th in MLB.
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