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Ernesto Frieri

Padres Career team 2009–2012
Number #49
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 41
Height 6' 0"
Weight 202 lbs
Birth Place Arjona, Colombia
Born Jul 19, 1985

Key Insights

2017
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Frieri's 4-seam fastball carries 17.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

70 thrown, averaging 94.1 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Frieri's 4-seam fastball moves 12.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

70 thrown, averaging 94.1 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Frieri throws the 4-seam fastball 62.3% of the time against right-handers and 49.1% against left-handers.

69 pitches to right-handers, 55 to left-handers.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Frieri releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 40 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

124 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work

11.2 mph separates Frieri's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.1 against 82.9.

70 and 43 of them respectively.
He lives on one side of the plate

Frieri works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.

124 located pitches in 2017.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 19, 1985
Birth Place Arjona, Colombia
Height 6' 0"
Weight 202 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right