This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Jimenez goes to the slider: 77.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 51.5% the rest of the time.
120 two-strike pitches in 2024.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Jimenez's 4-seam fastball moves 46.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
169 thrown, averaging 92.5 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Jimenez releases the ball from over the top, about 79 degrees above horizontal and 0.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
450 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .354 expected average against them, against .262 on his breaking balls.
169 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Jimenez's 4-seam fastball carries 17.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
169 thrown, averaging 92.5 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Jimenez averages 85.9 mph across his arsenal, 12th percentile in the league.
450 pitches in 2024. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 678th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Jimenez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 85.1 off his slider.
169 and 263 of them thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Jimenez throws 51.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.6% with the bases empty.
109 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 341 with the bases empty.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Jimenez works with 2 pitches: Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 58.4% of everything he throws.
450 classified pitches in 2024.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Jimenez projects a .283 average, 91st percentile.
450 pitches in 2024. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 72nd in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Jimenez releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
450 tracked pitches in 2024.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.4% of the contact Jimenez gives up is hit hard, 89th percentile.
450 pitches in 2024. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 89th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Jimenez puts 48% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
246 pitches to right-handed hitters, 204 to left-handed hitters.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Jimenez throws a strike on the first pitch 54.7% of the time.
117 plate appearances started in 2024.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Jimenez 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.
450 located pitches in 2024.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Jimenez is weak: 86.4 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
450 pitches in 2024. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 137th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Jimenez's 4-seam fastball averages 92.5 mph, and has touched 95.0.
169 thrown, 37.6% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Jimenez throws the slider 63.4% of the time against right-handers and 52.5% against left-handers.
246 pitches to right-handers, 204 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.6 mph separates Jimenez's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 92.5 against 81.9.
169 and 263 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Jimenez's slider spins at 2,344 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
263 thrown in 2024.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Jimenez has thrown 18 changeups this season, 4% of his pitches, at 83.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
450 classified pitches in 2024.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Jimenez goes to the slider: 77.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 51.5% the rest of the time.
120 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Jimenez throws a strike on the first pitch 54.7% of the time.
117 plate appearances started in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Jimenez's 4-seam fastball moves 46.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
169 thrown, averaging 92.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Jimenez's 4-seam fastball carries 17.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
169 thrown, averaging 92.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Jimenez releases the ball from over the top, about 79 degrees above horizontal and 0.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
450 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Jimenez releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
450 tracked pitches in 2024.
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 .354 expected average against them, against .262 on his breaking balls.
169 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Jimenez averages 85.9 mph across his arsenal, 12th percentile in the league.
450 pitches in 2024. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 678th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Jimenez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 85.1 off his slider.
169 and 263 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Jimenez works with 2 pitches: Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 58.4% of everything he throws.
450 classified pitches in 2024.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Jimenez's 4-seam fastball averages 92.5 mph, and has touched 95.0.
169 thrown, 37.6% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Jimenez throws the slider 63.4% of the time against right-handers and 52.5% against left-handers.
246 pitches to right-handers, 204 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.6 mph separates Jimenez's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 92.5 against 81.9.
169 and 263 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Jimenez's slider spins at 2,344 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
263 thrown in 2024.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Jimenez has thrown 18 changeups this season, 4% of his pitches, at 83.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
450 classified pitches in 2024.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Jimenez throws 51.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.6% with the bases empty.
109 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 341 with the bases empty.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Jimenez projects a .283 average, 91st percentile.
450 pitches in 2024. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 72nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.4% of the contact Jimenez gives up is hit hard, 89th percentile.
450 pitches in 2024. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 89th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Jimenez is weak: 86.4 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
450 pitches in 2024. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 137th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Jimenez puts 48% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
246 pitches to right-handed hitters, 204 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Jimenez 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.
450 located pitches in 2024.
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