The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
59.2% of the contact against Sanchez is on the ground and 20.4% of it is in the air.
152 tracked batted balls allowed.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .361 expected average against them, against .244 on his offspeed pitches.
153 of his breaking balls thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .329 average against Sanchez and left-handers to .254.
675 pitches to right-handed hitters, 174 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sanchez's sinker leaves the bat at 93.7 mph, against 79.1 off his changeup.
378 and 318 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
31.7% of the contact against Sanchez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.2% with the bases empty.
230 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 619 with the bases empty.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Sanchez's stuff spins at 2,070 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
849 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 458th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.6 mph off the bat against Sanchez and left-handers 90.7.
119 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 35 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Sanchez has given up 3 tracked home runs, 1 of them to centre field, the longest 429 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Sanchez projects a .312 average, 62nd percentile.
849 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 204th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.8% of the balls put in play against Sanchez have gone to centre field.
69 of 154 located batted balls allowed.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
59.2% of the contact against Sanchez is on the ground and 20.4% of it is in the air.
152 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.6 mph off the bat against Sanchez and left-handers 90.7.
119 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 35 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Sanchez has given up 3 tracked home runs, 1 of them to centre field, the longest 429 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.8% of the balls put in play against Sanchez have gone to centre field.
69 of 154 located batted balls allowed.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .361 expected average against them, against .244 on his offspeed pitches.
153 of his breaking balls thrown.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .329 average against Sanchez and left-handers to .254.
675 pitches to right-handed hitters, 174 to left-handed hitters.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sanchez's sinker leaves the bat at 93.7 mph, against 79.1 off his changeup.
378 and 318 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
31.7% of the contact against Sanchez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.2% with the bases empty.
230 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 619 with the bases empty.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Sanchez's stuff spins at 2,070 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
849 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 458th in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Sanchez projects a .312 average, 62nd percentile.
849 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 204th in MLB.