When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Cronin throws a fastball 67.2% of the time, against 35.3% when he is ahead.
299 pitches behind in the count, 309 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Cronin's sinker moves 92.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
443 thrown, averaging 93.4 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Cronin releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 25 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1094 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 feet off the ground.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Cronin's stuff spins at 2,681 rpm, 98th percentile in the league.
1094 pitches in 2024. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 14th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Cronin's slider spins at 2,769 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
564 thrown in 2024.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Cronin goes to the 4-seam fastball: 17.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 3.9% the rest of the time.
275 two-strike pitches in 2024.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Cronin works with 3 pitches: Slider, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 51.6% of everything he throws.
1094 classified pitches in 2024.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Cronin's 4-seam fastball carries 13.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
79 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Cronin lives in the strike zone: 48.2% of his pitches are in it, 74th percentile.
1094 pitches in 2024. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 197th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Cronin works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1094 located pitches in 2024.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Cronin releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1094 tracked pitches in 2024.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cronin's sinker leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 87.2 off his slider.
443 and 564 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Cronin lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1094 located pitches in 2024.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Cronin puts 47% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 50.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
719 pitches to right-handed hitters, 375 to left-handed hitters.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Cronin puts 59.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43% when he is ahead.
299 located pitches behind, 309 ahead.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Cronin averages 90.1 mph across his arsenal, 64th percentile in the league.
1094 pitches in 2024. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 280th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.9% of the contact Cronin gives up is hit hard, 33rd percentile.
1094 pitches in 2024. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 518th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .336 expected average against them, against .310 on his fastballs.
572 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Cronin lands 52.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 44.4% of his breaking balls.
522 of his fastballs, 572 of his breaking balls.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.1 mph off the bat against Cronin, 37th percentile.
1094 pitches in 2024. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 485th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Cronin's sinker averages 93.4 mph, and has touched 96.3.
443 thrown, 40.5% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.8 mph separates Cronin's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 93.9 against 87.1.
79 and 564 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Cronin has thrown 8 sweepers this season, 0.7% of his pitches, at 82.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1094 classified pitches in 2024.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Cronin throws a fastball 67.2% of the time, against 35.3% when he is ahead.
299 pitches behind in the count, 309 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Cronin goes to the 4-seam fastball: 17.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 3.9% the rest of the time.
275 two-strike pitches in 2024.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Cronin puts 59.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43% when he is ahead.
299 located pitches behind, 309 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Cronin's sinker moves 92.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
443 thrown, averaging 93.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Cronin's 4-seam fastball carries 13.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
79 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Cronin releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 25 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1094 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Cronin releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1094 tracked pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Cronin's stuff spins at 2,681 rpm, 98th percentile in the league.
1094 pitches in 2024. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 14th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Cronin's slider spins at 2,769 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
564 thrown in 2024.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Cronin works with 3 pitches: Slider, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 51.6% of everything he throws.
1094 classified pitches in 2024.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cronin's sinker leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 87.2 off his slider.
443 and 564 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Cronin's sinker averages 93.4 mph, and has touched 96.3.
443 thrown, 40.5% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.8 mph separates Cronin's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 93.9 against 87.1.
79 and 564 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Cronin has thrown 8 sweepers this season, 0.7% of his pitches, at 82.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1094 classified pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Cronin lives in the strike zone: 48.2% of his pitches are in it, 74th percentile.
1094 pitches in 2024. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 197th in MLB.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Cronin works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1094 located pitches in 2024.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Cronin lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1094 located pitches in 2024.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Cronin puts 47% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 50.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
719 pitches to right-handed hitters, 375 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Cronin averages 90.1 mph across his arsenal, 64th percentile in the league.
1094 pitches in 2024. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 280th in MLB.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.9% of the contact Cronin gives up is hit hard, 33rd percentile.
1094 pitches in 2024. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 518th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.1 mph off the bat against Cronin, 37th percentile.
1094 pitches in 2024. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 485th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .336 expected average against them, against .310 on his fastballs.
572 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Cronin lands 52.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 44.4% of his breaking balls.
522 of his fastballs, 572 of his breaking balls.
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