One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .405 expected average against them, against .282 on his offspeed pitches.
265 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Neris's sinker moves 105.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
44 thrown, averaging 92.6 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Neris's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 78.5 off his sinker.
221 and 44 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Neris's 4-seam fastball carries 17.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
221 thrown, averaging 92.4 mph.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Neris puts 38.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
263 pitches to right-handed hitters, 285 to left-handed hitters.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Neris throws 36.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.3% with the bases empty.
153 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 395 with the bases empty.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Neris works off the plate, with only 42.2% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
548 pitches in 2025. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 685th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Neris throws a strike on the first pitch 51.6% of the time.
124 plate appearances started in 2025.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Neris's stuff spins at 1,815 rpm, 3rd percentile in the league.
548 pitches in 2025. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 755th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Neris lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.21 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
548 located pitches in 2025.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Neris throws a fastball 55.7% of the time, against 39.6% when he is ahead.
192 pitches behind in the count, 134 ahead.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Neris lands 51.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32% of his offspeed pitches.
265 of his fastballs, 266 of his offspeed pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Neris works with 4 pitches: Splitter, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Changeup. The splitter is 42.9% of everything he throws.
548 classified pitches in 2025.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Neris goes to the splitter: 50% of his two-strike pitches, against 39.9% the rest of the time.
162 two-strike pitches in 2025.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Neris averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.
548 pitches in 2025. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 556th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Neris throws the splitter 50.2% of the time against left-handers and 35% against right-handers.
263 pitches to right-handers, 285 to left-handers.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.6% of Neris's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
91 of 548 located pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Neris releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
547 tracked pitches in 2025.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Neris projects a .352 average, 28th percentile.
548 pitches in 2025. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 564th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Neris's 4-seam fastball averages 92.4 mph, and has touched 94.3.
221 thrown, 40.3% of his pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Neris works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
548 located pitches in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Neris puts 55.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.8% when he is ahead.
192 located pitches behind, 134 ahead.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.7% of the contact Neris gives up is hit hard, 34th percentile.
548 pitches in 2025. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 517th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Neris's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,411 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
221 thrown in 2025.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.6 mph separates Neris's sinker from his splitter, 92.6 against 83.1.
44 and 235 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Neris has thrown 16 sliders this season, 2.9% of his pitches, at 86.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
548 classified pitches in 2025.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .405 expected average against them, against .282 on his offspeed pitches.
265 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Neris lands 51.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32% of his offspeed pitches.
265 of his fastballs, 266 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
Neris's sinker moves 105.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
44 thrown, averaging 92.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Neris's 4-seam fastball carries 17.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
221 thrown, averaging 92.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Neris's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 78.5 off his sinker.
221 and 44 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Neris works with 4 pitches: Splitter, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Changeup. The splitter is 42.9% of everything he throws.
548 classified pitches in 2025.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Neris throws the splitter 50.2% of the time against left-handers and 35% against right-handers.
263 pitches to right-handers, 285 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Neris's 4-seam fastball averages 92.4 mph, and has touched 94.3.
221 thrown, 40.3% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Neris's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,411 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
221 thrown in 2025.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.6 mph separates Neris's sinker from his splitter, 92.6 against 83.1.
44 and 235 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Neris has thrown 16 sliders this season, 2.9% of his pitches, at 86.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
548 classified pitches in 2025.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Neris puts 38.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
263 pitches to right-handed hitters, 285 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Neris throws 36.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.3% with the bases empty.
153 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 395 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Neris works off the plate, with only 42.2% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
548 pitches in 2025. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 685th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He falls behind hitters far too often
Neris throws a strike on the first pitch 51.6% of the time.
124 plate appearances started in 2025.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Neris throws a fastball 55.7% of the time, against 39.6% when he is ahead.
192 pitches behind in the count, 134 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Neris goes to the splitter: 50% of his two-strike pitches, against 39.9% the rest of the time.
162 two-strike pitches in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Neris puts 55.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.8% when he is ahead.
192 located pitches behind, 134 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Neris's stuff spins at 1,815 rpm, 3rd percentile in the league.
548 pitches in 2025. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 755th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Neris lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.21 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
548 located pitches in 2025.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.6% of Neris's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
91 of 548 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Neris works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
548 located pitches in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Neris averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.
548 pitches in 2025. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 556th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Neris releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
547 tracked pitches in 2025.
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 Neris projects a .352 average, 28th percentile.
548 pitches in 2025. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 564th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.7% of the contact Neris gives up is hit hard, 34th percentile.
548 pitches in 2025. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 517th in MLB.
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