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Fernando Abad

Athletics Career team 2014–2015
Number #60
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 40
Height 6' 2"
Weight 235 lbs
Birth Place La Romana, Dominican Republic
Born Dec 17, 1985

Key Insights

2023
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Abad goes to the 4-seam fastball: 31.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.4% the rest of the time.

44 two-strike pitches in 2023.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Abad releases the ball from over the top, about 88 degrees above horizontal and 0.1 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.

141 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Abad's sinker moves 86.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

73 thrown, averaging 92.3 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count

Abad puts 70.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 18.4% when he is ahead.

41 located pitches behind, 38 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Abad's sinker averages 92.3 mph, and has touched 94.9.

73 thrown, 51.8% of his pitches.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate

24.1% of Abad's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.

34 of 141 located pitches.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 17, 1985
Birth Place La Romana, Dominican Republic
Height 6' 2"
Weight 235 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left