One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .430 expected average against them, against .187 on his breaking balls.
440 of his fastballs thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Germen throws 50% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 68.2% with the bases empty.
173 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 566 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Germen's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 80.6 off his slider.
405 and 51 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Germen's 4-seam fastball carries 14.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
405 thrown, averaging 93.5 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Germen lives in the strike zone: 66.7% of his pitches are in it, 80th percentile.
739 pitches in 2016. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 57th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Germen works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 54.8% of everything he throws.
739 classified pitches in 2016.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Germen averages 90.3 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
739 pitches in 2016. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 159th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Germen goes to the changeup: 37.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 29.8% the rest of the time.
213 two-strike pitches in 2016.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Germen's changeup moves 11.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
237 thrown, averaging 85.7 mph.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Germen throws a fastball 53.3% of the time, against 63.2% when he is ahead.
210 pitches behind in the count, 193 ahead.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Germen projects a .384 average, 26th percentile.
739 pitches in 2016. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 514th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Germen lands 72.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 60% of his offspeed pitches.
440 of his fastballs, 237 of his offspeed pitches.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Germen throws a strike on the first pitch 56.3% of the time.
183 plate appearances started in 2016.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Germen throws the slider 10.9% of the time against right-handers and 2.3% against left-handers.
395 pitches to right-handers, 344 to left-handers.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Germen is weak: 88.2 mph off the bat on average, 66th percentile.
739 pitches in 2016. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 237th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Germen has thrown 35 sinkers this season, 4.7% of his pitches, at 93.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
739 classified pitches in 2016.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .430 expected average against them, against .187 on his breaking balls.
440 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Germen lands 72.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 60% of his offspeed pitches.
440 of his fastballs, 237 of his offspeed pitches.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Germen throws 50% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 68.2% with the bases empty.
173 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 566 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Germen's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 80.6 off his slider.
405 and 51 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Germen works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 54.8% of everything he throws.
739 classified pitches in 2016.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Germen throws the slider 10.9% of the time against right-handers and 2.3% against left-handers.
395 pitches to right-handers, 344 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Germen has thrown 35 sinkers this season, 4.7% of his pitches, at 93.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
739 classified pitches in 2016.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Germen's 4-seam fastball carries 14.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
405 thrown, averaging 93.5 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Germen's changeup moves 11.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
237 thrown, averaging 85.7 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Germen lives in the strike zone: 66.7% of his pitches are in it, 80th percentile.
739 pitches in 2016. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 57th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Germen averages 90.3 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
739 pitches in 2016. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 159th in MLB.
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 Germen goes to the changeup: 37.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 29.8% the rest of the time.
213 two-strike pitches in 2016.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Germen throws a fastball 53.3% of the time, against 63.2% when he is ahead.
210 pitches behind in the count, 193 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Germen throws a strike on the first pitch 56.3% of the time.
183 plate appearances started in 2016.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Germen projects a .384 average, 26th percentile.
739 pitches in 2016. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 514th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Germen is weak: 88.2 mph off the bat on average, 66th percentile.
739 pitches in 2016. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 237th in MLB.
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