This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ramirez goes to the splitter: 54.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.6% the rest of the time.
119 two-strike pitches in 2024.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ramirez releases the ball from over the top, about 86 degrees above horizontal and 0.1 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
371 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .383 expected average against them, against .252 on his offspeed pitches.
198 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ramirez's splitter moves 32.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
137 thrown, averaging 84.5 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ramirez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.7 mph, against 84.9 off his splitter.
198 and 137 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ramirez throws a fastball 81.7% of the time, against 32.4% when he is ahead.
104 pitches behind in the count, 111 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ramirez's 4-seam fastball carries 17.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
198 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Ramirez lands 57.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 27% of his offspeed pitches.
198 of his fastballs, 137 of his offspeed pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ramirez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.11 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
371 located pitches in 2024.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Ramirez's stuff spins at 1,681 rpm, 1st percentile in the league.
371 pitches in 2024. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 758th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Ramirez, 9th percentile.
371 pitches in 2024. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 699th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ramirez works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Splitter and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 53.4% of everything he throws.
371 classified pitches in 2024.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Ramirez works off the plate, with only 43.1% of his pitches in the zone, 23rd percentile.
371 pitches in 2024. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 590th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ramirez puts 57.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.1% when he is ahead.
104 located pitches behind, 111 ahead.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.8% of the contact Ramirez gives up is hit hard, 16th percentile.
371 pitches in 2024. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 649th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Ramirez projects a .343 average, 26th percentile.
371 pitches in 2024. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 569th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ramirez throws 41.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.8% with the bases empty.
99 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 272 with the bases empty.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Ramirez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
67 of 371 located pitches.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ramirez's 4-seam fastball averages 93.9 mph, and has touched 96.7.
198 thrown, 53.4% of his pitches.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Ramirez releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
371 tracked pitches in 2024.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Ramirez throws a strike on the first pitch 58.1% of the time.
93 plate appearances started in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.4 mph separates Ramirez's 4-seam fastball from his splitter, 93.9 against 84.5.
198 and 137 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ramirez's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,291 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
198 thrown in 2024.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ramirez goes to the splitter: 54.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.6% the rest of the time.
119 two-strike pitches in 2024.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ramirez throws a fastball 81.7% of the time, against 32.4% when he is ahead.
104 pitches behind in the count, 111 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ramirez puts 57.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.1% when he is ahead.
104 located pitches behind, 111 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Ramirez throws a strike on the first pitch 58.1% of the time.
93 plate appearances started in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ramirez releases the ball from over the top, about 86 degrees above horizontal and 0.1 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
371 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Ramirez releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
371 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 .383 expected average against them, against .252 on his offspeed pitches.
198 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Ramirez lands 57.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 27% of his offspeed pitches.
198 of his fastballs, 137 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ramirez's splitter moves 32.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
137 thrown, averaging 84.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ramirez's 4-seam fastball carries 17.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
198 thrown, averaging 93.9 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 Ramirez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.7 mph, against 84.9 off his splitter.
198 and 137 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ramirez works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Splitter and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 53.4% of everything he throws.
371 classified pitches in 2024.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ramirez's 4-seam fastball averages 93.9 mph, and has touched 96.7.
198 thrown, 53.4% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.4 mph separates Ramirez's 4-seam fastball from his splitter, 93.9 against 84.5.
198 and 137 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ramirez's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,291 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
198 thrown in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ramirez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.11 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
371 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Ramirez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
67 of 371 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Ramirez's stuff spins at 1,681 rpm, 1st percentile in the league.
371 pitches in 2024. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 758th in MLB.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Ramirez, 9th percentile.
371 pitches in 2024. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 699th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.8% of the contact Ramirez gives up is hit hard, 16th percentile.
371 pitches in 2024. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 649th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Ramirez projects a .343 average, 26th percentile.
371 pitches in 2024. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 569th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Ramirez works off the plate, with only 43.1% of his pitches in the zone, 23rd percentile.
371 pitches in 2024. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 590th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ramirez throws 41.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.8% with the bases empty.
99 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 272 with the bases empty.
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