One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .397 expected average against them, against .221 on his breaking balls.
142 of his fastballs thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
29.4% of the contact against Barco with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 54.5% with the bases empty.
82 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 150 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Barco's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.2 mph, against 83.4 off his slider.
82 and 41 of them thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Barco has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 376 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Barco and left-handers 86.4.
27 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 12 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48.7% of the contact against Barco is on the ground and 33.3% of it is in the air.
39 tracked batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.6% of the contact Barco gives up is hit hard, 32nd percentile.
232 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 363rd in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Barco's stuff spins at 2,140 rpm, 27th percentile in the league.
232 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 392nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Barco projects a .340 average, 36th percentile.
232 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 342nd in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Barco lives in the strike zone: 44.1% of his pitches are in it, 64th percentile.
232 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 194th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .397 expected average against them, against .221 on his breaking balls.
142 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
29.4% of the contact against Barco with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 54.5% with the bases empty.
82 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 150 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 Barco's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.2 mph, against 83.4 off his slider.
82 and 41 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Barco has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 376 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Barco and left-handers 86.4.
27 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 12 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48.7% of the contact against Barco is on the ground and 33.3% of it is in the air.
39 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.6% of the contact Barco gives up is hit hard, 32nd percentile.
232 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 363rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Barco projects a .340 average, 36th percentile.
232 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 342nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Barco's stuff spins at 2,140 rpm, 27th percentile in the league.
232 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 392nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Barco lives in the strike zone: 44.1% of his pitches are in it, 64th percentile.
232 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 194th in MLB.
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