The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
56.7% of the contact against Otero is on the ground and 25% of it is in the air.
104 tracked batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
28% of the contact against Otero with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.2% with the bases empty.
77 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 339 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Otero's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 87.4 off his sinker.
50 and 230 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .396 expected average against them, against .320 on his offspeed pitches.
58 of his breaking balls thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.3 mph off the bat against Otero and left-handers 92.7.
66 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 40 from left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Otero's stuff spins at 1,916 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
416 pitches in 2019. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 722nd in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
34.8% of the contact right-handers make against Otero is hit hard, against 41.5% of what left-handers make.
260 pitches to right-handed hitters, 156 to left-handed hitters.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Otero averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
416 pitches in 2019. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 622nd in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
49.1% of the balls put in play against Otero have gone to centre field.
54 of 110 located batted balls allowed.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.4% of the contact Otero gives up is hit hard, 67th percentile.
416 pitches in 2019. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 246th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Otero lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 75th percentile.
416 pitches in 2019. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 191st in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Otero projects a .351 average, 67th percentile.
416 pitches in 2019. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 248th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .362 average against Otero and left-handers to .332.
260 pitches to right-handed hitters, 156 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Otero has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 416 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
56.7% of the contact against Otero is on the ground and 25% of it is in the air.
104 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.3 mph off the bat against Otero and left-handers 92.7.
66 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 40 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
49.1% of the balls put in play against Otero have gone to centre field.
54 of 110 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Otero has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 416 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
28% of the contact against Otero with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.2% with the bases empty.
77 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 339 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Otero's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 87.4 off his sinker.
50 and 230 of them thrown.
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 breaking balls: a .396 expected average against them, against .320 on his offspeed pitches.
58 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Otero's stuff spins at 1,916 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
416 pitches in 2019. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 722nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
34.8% of the contact right-handers make against Otero is hit hard, against 41.5% of what left-handers make.
260 pitches to right-handed hitters, 156 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .362 average against Otero and left-handers to .332.
260 pitches to right-handed hitters, 156 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Otero averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
416 pitches in 2019. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 622nd in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.4% of the contact Otero gives up is hit hard, 67th percentile.
416 pitches in 2019. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 246th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Otero projects a .351 average, 67th percentile.
416 pitches in 2019. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 248th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Otero lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 75th percentile.
416 pitches in 2019. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 191st in MLB.
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