This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Goeddel goes to the changeup: 51.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 24.3% the rest of the time.
198 two-strike pitches in 2018.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Goeddel's changeup moves 65.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
210 thrown, averaging 85.1 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Goeddel throws a fastball 67.6% of the time, against 40% when he is ahead.
176 pitches behind in the count, 190 ahead.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Goeddel works off the plate, with only 40.7% of his pitches in the zone, 11th percentile.
642 pitches in 2018. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 647th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Goeddel's 4-seam fastball carries 16.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
320 thrown, averaging 92.1 mph.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.2 mph separates Goeddel's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 92.1 against 76.9.
320 and 108 of them respectively.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Goeddel's stuff spins at 1,901 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
642 pitches in 2018. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 696th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .318 expected average against them, against .247 on his breaking balls.
210 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 29.2% of the contact Goeddel gives up is hit hard, 94th percentile.
642 pitches in 2018. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 45th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.5% of Goeddel's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
93 of 642 located pitches.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Goeddel projects a .310 average, 93rd percentile.
642 pitches in 2018. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 50th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Goeddel works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 49.8% of everything he throws.
642 classified pitches in 2018.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Goeddel averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.
642 pitches in 2018. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 516th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Goeddel throws 43.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 39.8% with the bases empty.
132 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 510 with the bases empty.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Goeddel's 4-seam fastball averages 92.1 mph, and has touched 94.1.
320 thrown, 49.8% of his pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Goeddel releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
642 tracked pitches in 2018.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Goeddel is weak: 87.3 mph off the bat on average, 78th percentile.
642 pitches in 2018. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 158th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Goeddel lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
642 located pitches in 2018.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Goeddel puts 41.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
373 pitches to right-handed hitters, 269 to left-handed hitters.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Goeddel puts 45.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.3% when he is ahead.
176 located pitches behind, 190 ahead.
He lives on one side of the plate
Goeddel works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
642 located pitches in 2018.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Goeddel lands 43.5% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 36.7% of his offspeed pitches.
108 of his breaking balls, 210 of his offspeed pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Goeddel's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,268 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
320 thrown in 2018.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Goeddel goes to the changeup: 51.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 24.3% the rest of the time.
198 two-strike pitches in 2018.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Goeddel throws a fastball 67.6% of the time, against 40% when he is ahead.
176 pitches behind in the count, 190 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Goeddel puts 45.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.3% when he is ahead.
176 located pitches behind, 190 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Goeddel's changeup moves 65.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
210 thrown, averaging 85.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Goeddel's 4-seam fastball carries 16.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
320 thrown, averaging 92.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Goeddel works off the plate, with only 40.7% of his pitches in the zone, 11th percentile.
642 pitches in 2018. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 647th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.2 mph separates Goeddel's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 92.1 against 76.9.
320 and 108 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Goeddel works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 49.8% of everything he throws.
642 classified pitches in 2018.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Goeddel's 4-seam fastball averages 92.1 mph, and has touched 94.1.
320 thrown, 49.8% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Goeddel's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,268 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
320 thrown in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Goeddel's stuff spins at 1,901 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
642 pitches in 2018. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 696th in MLB.
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 offspeed pitches: a .318 expected average against them, against .247 on his breaking balls.
210 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Goeddel lands 43.5% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 36.7% of his offspeed pitches.
108 of his breaking balls, 210 of his offspeed pitches.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 29.2% of the contact Goeddel gives up is hit hard, 94th percentile.
642 pitches in 2018. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 45th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Goeddel projects a .310 average, 93rd percentile.
642 pitches in 2018. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 50th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Goeddel is weak: 87.3 mph off the bat on average, 78th percentile.
642 pitches in 2018. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 158th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.5% of Goeddel's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
93 of 642 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Goeddel lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
642 located pitches in 2018.
He lives on one side of the plate
Goeddel works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
642 located pitches in 2018.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Goeddel averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.
642 pitches in 2018. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 516th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Goeddel throws 43.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 39.8% with the bases empty.
132 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 510 with the bases empty.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Goeddel releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
642 tracked pitches in 2018.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Goeddel puts 41.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
373 pitches to right-handed hitters, 269 to left-handed hitters.
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