This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ynoa goes to the slider: 45.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.7% the rest of the time.
529 two-strike pitches in 2019.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ynoa's changeup moves 120.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
248 thrown, averaging 85.9 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ynoa throws a fastball 71.7% of the time, against 42.3% when he is ahead.
477 pitches behind in the count, 520 ahead.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Ynoa's fastball averages 93.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.0 past his 75th.
472 early fastballs, 66 late ones.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Ynoa lands 53.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 27.8% of his offspeed pitches.
1017 of his fastballs, 248 of his offspeed pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ynoa lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.09 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1815 located pitches in 2019.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ynoa throws the changeup 24.5% of the time against left-handers and 2.3% against right-handers.
886 pitches to right-handers, 929 to left-handers.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Ynoa releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1815 tracked pitches in 2019.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ynoa's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 87.2 off his changeup.
564 and 248 of them thrown.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ynoa puts 62.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.5% when he is ahead.
477 located pitches behind, 520 ahead.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ynoa throws 42.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.1% with the bases empty.
409 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1406 with the bases empty.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.6 mph separates Ynoa's sinker from his curveball, 93.6 against 79.9.
453 and 42 of them respectively.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ynoa's 4-seam fastball carries 12.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
564 thrown, averaging 93.4 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Ynoa lives in the strike zone: 46% of his pitches are in it, 71st percentile.
1815 pitches in 2019. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 219th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Ynoa's stuff spins at 2,104 rpm, 22nd percentile in the league.
1815 pitches in 2019. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 589th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .380 expected average against them, against .330 on his offspeed pitches.
1017 of his fastballs thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ynoa releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1815 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ynoa works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 31.1% of everything he throws.
1815 classified pitches in 2019.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.3 mph off the bat against Ynoa, 26th percentile.
1815 pitches in 2019. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 556th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.7% of Ynoa's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
322 of 1815 located pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.5% of the contact Ynoa gives up is hit hard, 29th percentile.
1815 pitches in 2019. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 537th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Ynoa throws a strike on the first pitch 63% of the time.
479 plate appearances started in 2019.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ynoa's curveball spins at 2,305 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
42 thrown in 2019.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Ynoa has thrown 42 curveballs this season, 2.3% of his pitches, at 79.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1815 classified pitches in 2019.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ynoa goes to the slider: 45.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.7% the rest of the time.
529 two-strike pitches in 2019.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ynoa throws a fastball 71.7% of the time, against 42.3% when he is ahead.
477 pitches behind in the count, 520 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ynoa puts 62.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.5% when he is ahead.
477 located pitches behind, 520 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Ynoa throws a strike on the first pitch 63% of the time.
479 plate appearances started 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
Ynoa's changeup moves 120.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
248 thrown, averaging 85.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ynoa's 4-seam fastball carries 12.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
564 thrown, averaging 93.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Ynoa's fastball averages 93.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.0 past his 75th.
472 early fastballs, 66 late ones.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Ynoa releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1815 tracked pitches in 2019.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ynoa releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1815 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Ynoa lands 53.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 27.8% of his offspeed pitches.
1017 of his fastballs, 248 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .380 expected average against them, against .330 on his offspeed pitches.
1017 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ynoa lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.09 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1815 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.7% of Ynoa's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
322 of 1815 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ynoa throws the changeup 24.5% of the time against left-handers and 2.3% against right-handers.
886 pitches to right-handers, 929 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ynoa's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 87.2 off his changeup.
564 and 248 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.6 mph separates Ynoa's sinker from his curveball, 93.6 against 79.9.
453 and 42 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ynoa works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 31.1% of everything he throws.
1815 classified pitches in 2019.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ynoa's curveball spins at 2,305 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
42 thrown in 2019.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Ynoa has thrown 42 curveballs this season, 2.3% of his pitches, at 79.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1815 classified pitches in 2019.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ynoa throws 42.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.1% with the bases empty.
409 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1406 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Ynoa lives in the strike zone: 46% of his pitches are in it, 71st percentile.
1815 pitches in 2019. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 219th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Ynoa's stuff spins at 2,104 rpm, 22nd percentile in the league.
1815 pitches in 2019. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 589th in MLB.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.3 mph off the bat against Ynoa, 26th percentile.
1815 pitches in 2019. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 556th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.5% of the contact Ynoa gives up is hit hard, 29th percentile.
1815 pitches in 2019. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 537th in MLB.
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