His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Vazquez's 4-seam fastball averages 98.5 mph, and has touched 102.4.
569 thrown, 59.4% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Vazquez goes to the slider: 31.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 9.6% the rest of the time.
311 two-strike pitches in 2019.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Vazquez releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 20 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
958 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Vazquez's changeup moves 83.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
77 thrown, averaging 88.5 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Vazquez lives in the strike zone: 53.5% of his pitches are in it, 99th percentile.
959 pitches in 2019. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 7th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Vazquez averages 93.4 mph across his arsenal, 96th percentile in the league.
959 pitches in 2019. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 34th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Vazquez throws a fastball 77.5% of the time, against 50% when he is ahead.
209 pitches behind in the count, 326 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Vazquez's changeup leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 75.4 off his slider.
77 and 160 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Vazquez's stuff spins at 2,610 rpm, 97th percentile in the league.
959 pitches in 2019. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 26th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Vazquez lands 55.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.8% of his offspeed pitches.
585 of his fastballs, 77 of his offspeed pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Vazquez releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
958 tracked pitches in 2019.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.9 mph separates Vazquez's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 98.5 against 82.5.
569 and 136 of them respectively.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .393 expected average against them, against .322 on his breaking balls.
585 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Vazquez's 4-seam fastball carries 12.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
569 thrown, averaging 98.5 mph.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Vazquez puts 52.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 56.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
753 pitches to right-handed hitters, 206 to left-handed hitters.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Vazquez works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Curveball and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 59.4% of everything he throws.
958 classified pitches in 2019.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Vazquez throws 50.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 54.4% with the bases empty.
193 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 766 with the bases empty.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Vazquez is weak: 87.7 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile.
959 pitches in 2019. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 172nd in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Vazquez throws a strike on the first pitch 65.7% of the time.
236 plate appearances started in 2019.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
23.1% of Vazquez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
221 of 958 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Vazquez's curveball spins at 2,784 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
136 thrown in 2019.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Vazquez throws the slider 27.2% of the time against left-handers and 13.8% against right-handers.
752 pitches to right-handers, 206 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Vazquez puts 61.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 54.3% when he is ahead.
209 located pitches behind, 326 ahead.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Vazquez has thrown 16 sinkers this season, 1.7% of his pitches, at 97.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
958 classified pitches in 2019.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Vazquez's 4-seam fastball averages 98.5 mph, and has touched 102.4.
569 thrown, 59.4% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Vazquez's changeup leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 75.4 off his slider.
77 and 160 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.9 mph separates Vazquez's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 98.5 against 82.5.
569 and 136 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Vazquez works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Curveball and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 59.4% of everything he throws.
958 classified pitches in 2019.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Vazquez's curveball spins at 2,784 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
136 thrown in 2019.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Vazquez throws the slider 27.2% of the time against left-handers and 13.8% against right-handers.
752 pitches to right-handers, 206 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Vazquez has thrown 16 sinkers this season, 1.7% of his pitches, at 97.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
958 classified pitches in 2019.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Vazquez goes to the slider: 31.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 9.6% the rest of the time.
311 two-strike pitches in 2019.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Vazquez throws a fastball 77.5% of the time, against 50% when he is ahead.
209 pitches behind in the count, 326 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Vazquez throws a strike on the first pitch 65.7% of the time.
236 plate appearances started in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Vazquez puts 61.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 54.3% when he is ahead.
209 located pitches behind, 326 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Vazquez releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 20 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
958 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Vazquez releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
958 tracked pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Vazquez's changeup moves 83.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
77 thrown, averaging 88.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Vazquez's 4-seam fastball carries 12.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
569 thrown, averaging 98.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Vazquez lives in the strike zone: 53.5% of his pitches are in it, 99th percentile.
959 pitches in 2019. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 7th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Vazquez averages 93.4 mph across his arsenal, 96th percentile in the league.
959 pitches in 2019. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 34th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Vazquez's stuff spins at 2,610 rpm, 97th percentile in the league.
959 pitches in 2019. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 26th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Vazquez lands 55.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.8% of his offspeed pitches.
585 of his fastballs, 77 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .393 expected average against them, against .322 on his breaking balls.
585 of his fastballs thrown.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Vazquez puts 52.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 56.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
753 pitches to right-handed hitters, 206 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Vazquez throws 50.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 54.4% with the bases empty.
193 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 766 with the bases empty.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Vazquez is weak: 87.7 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile.
959 pitches in 2019. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 172nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
23.1% of Vazquez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
221 of 958 located pitches.
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