Both sides hit him about the same
27.8% of the contact right-handers make against Young is hit hard, against 44.2% of what left-handers make.
267 pitches to right-handed hitters, 269 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .486 expected average against them, against .358 on his breaking balls.
229 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Young's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.4 mph, against 84.2 off his slider.
229 and 303 of them thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Young projects a .398 average, 15th percentile.
536 pitches in 2017. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 601st in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Young averages 84.1 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.
536 pitches in 2017. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 660th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Young is weak: 86.2 mph off the bat on average, 76th percentile.
536 pitches in 2017. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 170th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Young works off the plate, with only 40.5% of his pitches in the zone, 18th percentile.
536 pitches in 2017. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 580th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .385 average against Young and left-handers to .414.
267 pitches to right-handed hitters, 269 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Young has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 430 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Young's stuff spins at 2,307 rpm, 69th percentile in the league.
536 pitches in 2017. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 216th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.1% of the contact Young gives up is hit hard, 65th percentile.
536 pitches in 2017. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 247th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
27.8% of the contact right-handers make against Young is hit hard, against 44.2% of what left-handers make.
267 pitches to right-handed hitters, 269 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .385 average against Young and left-handers to .414.
267 pitches to right-handed hitters, 269 to left-handed hitters.
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 fastballs: a .486 expected average against them, against .358 on his breaking balls.
229 of his fastballs thrown.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Young's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.4 mph, against 84.2 off his slider.
229 and 303 of them thrown.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Young projects a .398 average, 15th percentile.
536 pitches in 2017. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 601st in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Young is weak: 86.2 mph off the bat on average, 76th percentile.
536 pitches in 2017. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 170th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.1% of the contact Young gives up is hit hard, 65th percentile.
536 pitches in 2017. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 247th in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Young averages 84.1 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.
536 pitches in 2017. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 660th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Young works off the plate, with only 40.5% of his pitches in the zone, 18th percentile.
536 pitches in 2017. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 580th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Young has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 430 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Young's stuff spins at 2,307 rpm, 69th percentile in the league.
536 pitches in 2017. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 216th in MLB.
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