One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Reyes's changeup moves 96.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
56 thrown, averaging 84.9 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Reyes's changeup leaves the bat at 91.8 mph, against 82.5 off his slider.
56 and 83 of them thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Reyes releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 29 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
375 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Reyes puts 65.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.9% when he is ahead.
95 located pitches behind, 106 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Reyes throws the slider 37.3% of the time against right-handers and 8.6% against left-handers.
177 pitches to right-handers, 198 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Reyes's 4-seam fastball carries 15.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
122 thrown, averaging 92.0 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Reyes throws a fastball 72.6% of the time, against 52.8% when he is ahead.
95 pitches behind in the count, 106 ahead.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Reyes averages 86.7 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
375 pitches in 2023. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 641st in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.4% of Reyes's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
54 of 375 located pitches.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Reyes is weak: 86.1 mph off the bat on average, 86th percentile.
375 pitches in 2023. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 107th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Reyes puts 46.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 42.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
177 pitches to right-handed hitters, 198 to left-handed hitters.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Reyes's stuff spins at 2,061 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.
375 pitches in 2023. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 652nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Reyes projects a .364 average, 14th percentile.
375 pitches in 2023. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 666th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.4 mph separates Reyes's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 92.0 against 78.6.
122 and 83 of them respectively.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Reyes lands 49.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.7% of his offspeed pitches.
234 of his fastballs, 56 of his offspeed pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Reyes goes to the 4-seam fastball: 38.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 29.6% the rest of the time.
128 two-strike pitches in 2023.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Reyes releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
371 tracked pitches in 2023.
He lives on one side of the plate
Reyes works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
375 located pitches in 2023.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Reyes works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Cutter and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 32.5% of everything he throws.
375 classified pitches in 2023.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Reyes's 4-seam fastball averages 92.0 mph, and has touched 97.0.
122 thrown, 32.5% of his pitches.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.9% of the contact Reyes gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
375 pitches in 2023. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 186th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .324 expected average against them, against .299 on his fastballs.
85 of his breaking balls thrown.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Reyes throws a strike on the first pitch 58.9% of the time.
90 plate appearances started in 2023.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Reyes's cutter spins at 2,290 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
74 thrown in 2023.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Reyes's changeup moves 96.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
56 thrown, averaging 84.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Reyes's 4-seam fastball carries 15.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
122 thrown, averaging 92.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Reyes's changeup leaves the bat at 91.8 mph, against 82.5 off his slider.
56 and 83 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Reyes throws the slider 37.3% of the time against right-handers and 8.6% against left-handers.
177 pitches to right-handers, 198 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.4 mph separates Reyes's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 92.0 against 78.6.
122 and 83 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Reyes works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Cutter and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 32.5% of everything he throws.
375 classified pitches in 2023.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Reyes's 4-seam fastball averages 92.0 mph, and has touched 97.0.
122 thrown, 32.5% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Reyes's cutter spins at 2,290 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
74 thrown in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Reyes releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 29 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
375 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Reyes releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
371 tracked pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Reyes puts 65.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.9% when he is ahead.
95 located pitches behind, 106 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Reyes throws a fastball 72.6% of the time, against 52.8% when he is ahead.
95 pitches behind in the count, 106 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Reyes goes to the 4-seam fastball: 38.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 29.6% the rest of the time.
128 two-strike pitches in 2023.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Reyes throws a strike on the first pitch 58.9% of the time.
90 plate appearances started in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Reyes averages 86.7 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
375 pitches in 2023. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 641st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.4% of Reyes's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
54 of 375 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Reyes works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
375 located pitches in 2023.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Reyes is weak: 86.1 mph off the bat on average, 86th percentile.
375 pitches in 2023. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 107th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Reyes projects a .364 average, 14th percentile.
375 pitches in 2023. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 666th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.9% of the contact Reyes gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
375 pitches in 2023. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 186th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Reyes puts 46.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 42.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
177 pitches to right-handed hitters, 198 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Reyes's stuff spins at 2,061 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.
375 pitches in 2023. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 652nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Reyes lands 49.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.7% of his offspeed pitches.
234 of his fastballs, 56 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .324 expected average against them, against .299 on his fastballs.
85 of his breaking balls thrown.
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