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Cesar Vargas

Padres Career team 2016
Number #58
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 34
Height 6' 2"
Weight 220 lbs
Birth Place Puebla, Mexico
Born Dec 30, 1991

Key Insights

2016
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

57.6% of the contact against Vargas is on the ground and 18.8% of it is in the air.

85 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season

Vargas has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 443 feet.

4 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
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.
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.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit

45% of the contact against Vargas with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.3% with the bases empty.

152 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 455 with the bases empty.
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.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 30, 1991
Birth Place Puebla, Mexico
Height 6' 2"
Weight 220 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right