Runners on base do not change how he is hit
23.8% of the contact against Santiago with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.6% with the bases empty.
149 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 342 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Santiago's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 83.8 off his changeup.
321 and 125 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48.7% of the contact against Santiago is on the ground and 27.6% of it is in the air.
76 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Santiago projects a .302 average, 81st percentile.
491 pitches in 2021. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 157th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Santiago's stuff spins at 2,010 rpm, 12th percentile in the league.
491 pitches in 2021. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 709th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.3 mph off the bat against Santiago and left-handers 90.5.
56 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 20 from left-handers.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .310 average against Santiago and left-handers to .282.
339 pitches to right-handed hitters, 152 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
47.4% of the balls put in play against Santiago have gone to centre field.
36 of 76 located batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Santiago averages 87.8 mph across his arsenal, 33rd percentile in the league.
491 pitches in 2021. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 543rd in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Santiago works off the plate, with only 43.8% of his pitches in the zone, 36th percentile.
491 pitches in 2021. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 515th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
23.8% of the contact against Santiago with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.6% with the bases empty.
149 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 342 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 Santiago's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 83.8 off his changeup.
321 and 125 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48.7% of the contact against Santiago is on the ground and 27.6% of it is in the air.
76 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.3 mph off the bat against Santiago and left-handers 90.5.
56 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 20 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
47.4% of the balls put in play against Santiago have gone to centre field.
36 of 76 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Santiago projects a .302 average, 81st percentile.
491 pitches in 2021. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 157th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Santiago's stuff spins at 2,010 rpm, 12th percentile in the league.
491 pitches in 2021. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 709th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .310 average against Santiago and left-handers to .282.
339 pitches to right-handed hitters, 152 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Santiago averages 87.8 mph across his arsenal, 33rd percentile in the league.
491 pitches in 2021. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 543rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Santiago works off the plate, with only 43.8% of his pitches in the zone, 36th percentile.
491 pitches in 2021. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 515th in MLB.
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