One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .428 expected average against them, against .253 on his offspeed pitches.
213 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Robles's 4-seam fastball moves 104.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
204 thrown, averaging 96.0 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Robles throws the slider 45.3% of the time against right-handers and 12.1% against left-handers.
265 pitches to right-handers, 157 to left-handers.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Robles averages 92.7 mph across his arsenal, 91st percentile in the league.
422 pitches in 2022. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 73rd in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Robles's 4-seam fastball carries 16.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
204 thrown, averaging 96.0 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Robles's 4-seam fastball averages 96.0 mph, and has touched 98.4.
204 thrown, 48.3% of his pitches.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.7 mph off the bat against Robles, 4th percentile.
422 pitches in 2022. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 744th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Robles throws a strike on the first pitch 53.6% of the time.
110 plate appearances started in 2022.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Robles's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.6 mph, against 90.0 off his changeup.
204 and 70 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Robles gives up is hit hard, 8th percentile.
422 pitches in 2022. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 712th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Robles goes to the 4-seam fastball: 54.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 46.2% the rest of the time.
108 two-strike pitches in 2022.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Robles lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
422 located pitches in 2022.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Robles projects a .359 average, 14th percentile.
422 pitches in 2022. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 668th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Robles works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 48.3% of everything he throws.
422 classified pitches in 2022.
He lives on one side of the plate
Robles works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
422 located pitches in 2022.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Robles throws a fastball 59.7% of the time, against 48.5% when he is ahead.
134 pitches behind in the count, 103 ahead.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Robles lands 51.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.1% of his offspeed pitches.
213 of his fastballs, 70 of his offspeed pitches.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Robles puts 46.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
265 pitches to right-handed hitters, 157 to left-handed hitters.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Robles puts 54.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.7% when he is ahead.
134 located pitches behind, 103 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Robles releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
422 tracked pitches in 2022.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Robles's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,308 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
204 thrown in 2022.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Robles has thrown 9 sinkers this season, 2.1% of his pitches, at 95.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
422 classified pitches in 2022.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .428 expected average against them, against .253 on his offspeed pitches.
213 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Robles lands 51.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.1% of his offspeed pitches.
213 of his fastballs, 70 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Robles's 4-seam fastball moves 104.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
204 thrown, averaging 96.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Robles's 4-seam fastball carries 16.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
204 thrown, averaging 96.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Robles throws the slider 45.3% of the time against right-handers and 12.1% against left-handers.
265 pitches to right-handers, 157 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Robles's 4-seam fastball averages 96.0 mph, and has touched 98.4.
204 thrown, 48.3% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Robles's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.6 mph, against 90.0 off his changeup.
204 and 70 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Robles works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 48.3% of everything he throws.
422 classified pitches in 2022.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Robles's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,308 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
204 thrown in 2022.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Robles has thrown 9 sinkers this season, 2.1% of his pitches, at 95.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
422 classified pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Robles averages 92.7 mph across his arsenal, 91st percentile in the league.
422 pitches in 2022. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 73rd in MLB.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.7 mph off the bat against Robles, 4th percentile.
422 pitches in 2022. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 744th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Robles gives up is hit hard, 8th percentile.
422 pitches in 2022. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 712th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Robles projects a .359 average, 14th percentile.
422 pitches in 2022. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 668th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He falls behind hitters far too often
Robles throws a strike on the first pitch 53.6% of the time.
110 plate appearances started in 2022.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Robles goes to the 4-seam fastball: 54.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 46.2% the rest of the time.
108 two-strike pitches in 2022.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Robles throws a fastball 59.7% of the time, against 48.5% when he is ahead.
134 pitches behind in the count, 103 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Robles puts 54.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.7% when he is ahead.
134 located pitches behind, 103 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Robles lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
422 located pitches in 2022.
He lives on one side of the plate
Robles works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
422 located pitches in 2022.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Robles puts 46.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
265 pitches to right-handed hitters, 157 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Robles releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
422 tracked pitches in 2022.
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