This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ramos goes to the slider: 72.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 44.9% the rest of the time.
98 two-strike pitches in 2019.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .426 expected average against them, against .290 on his fastballs.
155 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ramos's slider moves 68.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
155 thrown, averaging 80.8 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ramos's slider leaves the bat at 87.6 mph, against 80.0 off his 4-seam fastball.
155 and 104 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ramos lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.05 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
285 located pitches in 2019.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ramos averages 85.5 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
285 pitches in 2019. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 667th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ramos throws 47.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.7% with the bases empty.
69 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 216 with the bases empty.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ramos throws the changeup 27.1% of the time against left-handers and 1.5% against right-handers.
200 pitches to right-handers, 85 to left-handers.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30.8% of the contact Ramos gives up is hit hard, 94th percentile.
285 pitches in 2019. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 49th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ramos puts 46.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 24.7% when he is ahead.
62 located pitches behind, 93 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Ramos releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
285 tracked pitches in 2019.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ramos's stuff spins at 2,439 rpm, 84th percentile in the league.
285 pitches in 2019. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 122nd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ramos is weak: 86.6 mph off the bat on average, 90th percentile.
285 pitches in 2019. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 75th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ramos's 4-seam fastball carries 12.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
104 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ramos's 4-seam fastball averages 91.5 mph, and has touched 94.8.
104 thrown, 36.5% of his pitches.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.1% of Ramos's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
43 of 285 located pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ramos works with 3 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The slider is 54.4% of everything he throws.
285 classified pitches in 2019.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Ramos throws a strike on the first pitch 64.7% of the time.
68 plate appearances started in 2019.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ramos releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 42 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
285 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He lives on one side of the plate
Ramos works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.3 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
285 located pitches in 2019.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Ramos works off the plate, with only 42.5% of his pitches in the zone, 36th percentile.
285 pitches in 2019. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 485th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ramos's slider spins at 2,541 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
155 thrown in 2019.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.7 mph separates Ramos's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 91.5 against 80.8.
104 and 155 of them respectively.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ramos goes to the slider: 72.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 44.9% the rest of the time.
98 two-strike pitches in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ramos puts 46.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 24.7% when he is ahead.
62 located pitches behind, 93 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Ramos throws a strike on the first pitch 64.7% of the time.
68 plate appearances started in 2019.
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 .426 expected average against them, against .290 on his fastballs.
155 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ramos's slider moves 68.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
155 thrown, averaging 80.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ramos's 4-seam fastball carries 12.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
104 thrown, averaging 91.5 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 Ramos's slider leaves the bat at 87.6 mph, against 80.0 off his 4-seam fastball.
155 and 104 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ramos throws the changeup 27.1% of the time against left-handers and 1.5% against right-handers.
200 pitches to right-handers, 85 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ramos's 4-seam fastball averages 91.5 mph, and has touched 94.8.
104 thrown, 36.5% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ramos works with 3 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The slider is 54.4% of everything he throws.
285 classified pitches in 2019.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ramos's slider spins at 2,541 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
155 thrown in 2019.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.7 mph separates Ramos's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 91.5 against 80.8.
104 and 155 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ramos lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.05 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
285 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.1% of Ramos's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
43 of 285 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Ramos works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.3 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
285 located pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ramos averages 85.5 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
285 pitches in 2019. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 667th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ramos throws 47.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.7% with the bases empty.
69 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 216 with the bases empty.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30.8% of the contact Ramos gives up is hit hard, 94th percentile.
285 pitches in 2019. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 49th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ramos is weak: 86.6 mph off the bat on average, 90th percentile.
285 pitches in 2019. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 75th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Ramos releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
285 tracked pitches in 2019.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ramos releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 42 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
285 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ramos's stuff spins at 2,439 rpm, 84th percentile in the league.
285 pitches in 2019. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 122nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Ramos works off the plate, with only 42.5% of his pitches in the zone, 36th percentile.
285 pitches in 2019. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 485th in MLB.
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