His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Breslow's sinker averages 89.4 mph, and has touched 92.2.
348 thrown, 58.7% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Breslow throws a fastball 77.9% of the time, against 50% when he is ahead.
181 pitches behind in the count, 160 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .419 expected average against them, against .281 on his breaking balls.
109 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Breslow averages 85.3 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
593 pitches in 2017. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 624th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Breslow throws the curveball 41% of the time against left-handers and 7.7% against right-handers.
388 pitches to right-handers, 205 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Breslow's changeup carries 14.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
109 thrown, averaging 78.9 mph.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Breslow releases the ball 5.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
593 tracked pitches in 2017.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Breslow releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 27 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
593 tracked release points, averaging 5.0 feet off the ground.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Breslow, 10th percentile.
593 pitches in 2017. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 632nd in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Breslow's stuff spins at 1,975 rpm, 10th percentile in the league.
593 pitches in 2017. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 636th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Breslow lands 50.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.4% of his offspeed pitches.
370 of his fastballs, 109 of his offspeed pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Breslow goes to the curveball: 26.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 16.5% the rest of the time.
157 two-strike pitches in 2017.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Breslow works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Curveball and Changeup. The sinker is 58.7% of everything he throws.
593 classified pitches in 2017.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Breslow throws 41.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.4% with the bases empty.
158 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 435 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Breslow projects a .393 average, 17th percentile.
593 pitches in 2017. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 584th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Breslow lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.30 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
593 located pitches in 2017.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Breslow's changeup moves 11.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
109 thrown, averaging 78.9 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Breslow puts 53.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.2% when he is ahead.
181 located pitches behind, 160 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Breslow's curveball leaves the bat at 91.7 mph, against 88.0 off his changeup.
114 and 109 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.1% of the contact Breslow gives up is hit hard, 26th percentile.
593 pitches in 2017. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 522nd in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.1 mph separates Breslow's sinker from his curveball, 89.4 against 78.2.
348 and 114 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Breslow's curveball spins at 2,421 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
114 thrown in 2017.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Breslow has thrown 22 4-seam fastballs this season, 3.7% of his pitches, at 90.2 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
593 classified pitches in 2017.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Breslow's sinker averages 89.4 mph, and has touched 92.2.
348 thrown, 58.7% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Breslow throws the curveball 41% of the time against left-handers and 7.7% against right-handers.
388 pitches to right-handers, 205 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Breslow works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Curveball and Changeup. The sinker is 58.7% of everything he throws.
593 classified pitches in 2017.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Breslow's curveball leaves the bat at 91.7 mph, against 88.0 off his changeup.
114 and 109 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.1 mph separates Breslow's sinker from his curveball, 89.4 against 78.2.
348 and 114 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Breslow's curveball spins at 2,421 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
114 thrown in 2017.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Breslow has thrown 22 4-seam fastballs this season, 3.7% of his pitches, at 90.2 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
593 classified pitches in 2017.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Breslow throws a fastball 77.9% of the time, against 50% when he is ahead.
181 pitches behind in the count, 160 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Breslow goes to the curveball: 26.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 16.5% the rest of the time.
157 two-strike pitches in 2017.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Breslow puts 53.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.2% when he is ahead.
181 located pitches behind, 160 ahead.
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 offspeed pitches: a .419 expected average against them, against .281 on his breaking balls.
109 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Breslow lands 50.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.4% of his offspeed pitches.
370 of his fastballs, 109 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Breslow averages 85.3 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
593 pitches in 2017. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 624th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Breslow's changeup carries 14.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
109 thrown, averaging 78.9 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Breslow's changeup moves 11.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
109 thrown, averaging 78.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Breslow releases the ball 5.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
593 tracked pitches in 2017.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Breslow releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 27 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
593 tracked release points, averaging 5.0 feet off the ground.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Breslow, 10th percentile.
593 pitches in 2017. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 632nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Breslow projects a .393 average, 17th percentile.
593 pitches in 2017. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 584th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.1% of the contact Breslow gives up is hit hard, 26th percentile.
593 pitches in 2017. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 522nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Breslow's stuff spins at 1,975 rpm, 10th percentile in the league.
593 pitches in 2017. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 636th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Breslow throws 41.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.4% with the bases empty.
158 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 435 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Breslow lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.30 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
593 located pitches in 2017.
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