Runners on base do not change how he is hit
52.4% of the contact against Gallegos with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.7% with the bases empty.
138 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 263 with the bases empty.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .368 average against Gallegos and left-handers to .294.
235 pitches to right-handed hitters, 166 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gallegos's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.4 mph, against 82.4 off his slider.
174 and 197 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48.4% of the contact against Gallegos is on the ground and 29% of it is in the air.
62 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Gallegos is weak: 86.9 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile.
401 pitches in 2024. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 176th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Gallegos works off the plate, with only 41.6% of his pitches in the zone, 14th percentile.
401 pitches in 2024. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 664th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .372 expected average against them, against .320 on his breaking balls.
177 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Gallegos averages 87.6 mph across his arsenal, 27th percentile in the league.
401 pitches in 2024. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 559th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Gallegos projects a .335 average, 36th percentile.
401 pitches in 2024. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 490th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Gallegos has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 411 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.3% of the contact Gallegos gives up is hit hard, 37th percentile.
401 pitches in 2024. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 487th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.2 mph off the bat against Gallegos and left-handers 87.7.
35 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 28 from left-handers.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
52.4% of the contact against Gallegos with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.7% with the bases empty.
138 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 263 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .368 average against Gallegos and left-handers to .294.
235 pitches to right-handed hitters, 166 to left-handed hitters.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gallegos's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.4 mph, against 82.4 off his slider.
174 and 197 of them thrown.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48.4% of the contact against Gallegos is on the ground and 29% of it is in the air.
62 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Gallegos has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 411 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.2 mph off the bat against Gallegos and left-handers 87.7.
35 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 28 from left-handers.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Gallegos is weak: 86.9 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile.
401 pitches in 2024. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 176th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Gallegos projects a .335 average, 36th percentile.
401 pitches in 2024. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 490th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.3% of the contact Gallegos gives up is hit hard, 37th percentile.
401 pitches in 2024. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 487th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Gallegos works off the plate, with only 41.6% of his pitches in the zone, 14th percentile.
401 pitches in 2024. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 664th 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 fastballs: a .372 expected average against them, against .320 on his breaking balls.
177 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Gallegos averages 87.6 mph across his arsenal, 27th percentile in the league.
401 pitches in 2024. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 559th in MLB.
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