Both sides hit him about the same
58.8% of the contact right-handers make against De Los Santos is hit hard, against 26.5% of what left-handers make.
123 pitches to right-handed hitters, 148 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .378 expected average against them, against .236 on his breaking balls.
118 of his fastballs thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .360 average against De Los Santos and left-handers to .268.
123 pitches to right-handed hitters, 148 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off De Los Santos's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 83.5 off his slider.
118 and 80 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.0 mph off the bat against De Los Santos and left-handers 86.9.
17 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 34 from left-handers.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
De Los Santos lives in the strike zone: 49.4% of his pitches are in it, 95th percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 30th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against De Los Santos projects a .299 average, 76th percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 132nd in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
De Los Santos's stuff spins at 2,090 rpm, 18th percentile in the league.
271 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 443rd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
28.6% of the contact against De Los Santos is on the ground and 42.9% of it is in the air.
49 tracked batted balls allowed.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.3% of the contact De Los Santos gives up is hit hard, 61st percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 209th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
58.8% of the contact right-handers make against De Los Santos is hit hard, against 26.5% of what left-handers make.
123 pitches to right-handed hitters, 148 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .360 average against De Los Santos and left-handers to .268.
123 pitches to right-handed hitters, 148 to left-handed hitters.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .378 expected average against them, against .236 on his breaking balls.
118 of his fastballs thrown.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off De Los Santos's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 83.5 off his slider.
118 and 80 of them thrown.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.0 mph off the bat against De Los Santos and left-handers 86.9.
17 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 34 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
28.6% of the contact against De Los Santos is on the ground and 42.9% of it is in the air.
49 tracked batted balls allowed.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
De Los Santos lives in the strike zone: 49.4% of his pitches are in it, 95th percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 30th in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against De Los Santos projects a .299 average, 76th percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 132nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.3% of the contact De Los Santos gives up is hit hard, 61st percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 209th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
De Los Santos's stuff spins at 2,090 rpm, 18th percentile in the league.
271 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 443rd in MLB.
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