One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Poche's slider moves 34.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
69 thrown, averaging 82.6 mph.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Poche throws a strike on the first pitch 48.1% of the time.
52 plate appearances started in 2025.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Poche's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.8 mph, against 79.3 off his slider.
175 and 69 of them thrown.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Poche puts 38.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46% of his pitches to left-handers.
107 pitches to right-handed hitters, 137 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Poche's 4-seam fastball carries 20.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
175 thrown, averaging 92.2 mph.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Poche releases the ball 7.3 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
244 tracked pitches in 2025.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Poche works off the plate, with only 42.6% of his pitches in the zone, 14th percentile.
244 pitches in 2025. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 670th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Poche throws 39.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.7% with the bases empty.
117 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 127 with the bases empty.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
51.9% of the contact Poche gives up is hit hard, 6th percentile.
244 pitches in 2025. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 736th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Poche works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 71.7% of everything he throws.
244 classified pitches in 2025.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.8% of Poche's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
36 of 244 located pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Poche goes to the slider: 34.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 26.1% the rest of the time.
64 two-strike pitches in 2025.
He lives on one side of the plate
Poche works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
244 located pitches in 2025.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Poche lands 46.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.3% of his breaking balls.
175 of his fastballs, 69 of his breaking balls.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Poche's 4-seam fastball averages 92.2 mph, and has touched 94.6.
175 thrown, 71.7% of his pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Poche puts 52% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.5% when he is ahead.
102 located pitches behind, 39 ahead.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Poche lives up in the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.69 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
244 located pitches in 2025.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Poche projects a .319 average, 70th percentile.
244 pitches in 2025. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 235th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Poche's slider spins at 2,452 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
69 thrown in 2025.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.6 mph separates Poche's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 92.2 against 82.6.
175 and 69 of them respectively.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Poche, 37th percentile.
244 pitches in 2025. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 492nd in MLB.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Poche's slider moves 34.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
69 thrown, averaging 82.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Poche's 4-seam fastball carries 20.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
175 thrown, averaging 92.2 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He falls behind hitters far too often
Poche throws a strike on the first pitch 48.1% of the time.
52 plate appearances started in 2025.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Poche goes to the slider: 34.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 26.1% the rest of the time.
64 two-strike pitches in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Poche puts 52% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.5% when he is ahead.
102 located pitches behind, 39 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Poche's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.8 mph, against 79.3 off his slider.
175 and 69 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Poche works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 71.7% of everything he throws.
244 classified pitches in 2025.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Poche's 4-seam fastball averages 92.2 mph, and has touched 94.6.
175 thrown, 71.7% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Poche's slider spins at 2,452 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
69 thrown in 2025.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.6 mph separates Poche's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 92.2 against 82.6.
175 and 69 of them respectively.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Poche puts 38.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46% of his pitches to left-handers.
107 pitches to right-handed hitters, 137 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Poche releases the ball 7.3 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
244 tracked pitches in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Poche works off the plate, with only 42.6% of his pitches in the zone, 14th percentile.
244 pitches in 2025. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 670th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Poche throws 39.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.7% with the bases empty.
117 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 127 with the bases empty.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
51.9% of the contact Poche gives up is hit hard, 6th percentile.
244 pitches in 2025. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 736th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Poche projects a .319 average, 70th percentile.
244 pitches in 2025. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 235th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Poche, 37th percentile.
244 pitches in 2025. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 492nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.8% of Poche's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
36 of 244 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Poche works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
244 located pitches in 2025.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Poche lives up in the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.69 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
244 located pitches in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Poche lands 46.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.3% of his breaking balls.
175 of his fastballs, 69 of his breaking balls.
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