This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Diaz goes to the slider: 61% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.5% the rest of the time.
82 two-strike pitches in 2020.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Diaz's sinker moves 90.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
131 thrown, averaging 95.0 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Diaz's sinker leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 81.4 off his slider.
131 and 153 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Diaz lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.03 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
364 located pitches in 2020.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Diaz throws a fastball 66% of the time, against 47.3% when he is ahead.
100 pitches behind in the count, 91 ahead.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Diaz projects a .427 average, 8th percentile.
364 pitches in 2020. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 602nd in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Diaz averages 90.9 mph across his arsenal, 80th percentile in the league.
364 pitches in 2020. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 133rd in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Diaz releases the ball from over the top, about 65 degrees above horizontal and 0.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
364 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Diaz's sinker averages 95.0 mph, and has touched 98.6.
131 thrown, 36% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Diaz's 4-seam fastball carries 12.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
80 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Diaz puts 40% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
190 pitches to right-handed hitters, 174 to left-handed hitters.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Diaz works off the plate, with only 41.8% of his pitches in the zone, 31st percentile.
364 pitches in 2020. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 451st in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Diaz works with 3 pitches: Slider, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 42% of everything he throws.
364 classified pitches in 2020.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Diaz releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
364 tracked pitches in 2020.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .453 expected average against them, against .414 on his fastballs.
153 of his breaking balls thrown.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Diaz throws a strike on the first pitch 62.9% of the time.
105 plate appearances started in 2020.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Diaz throws the slider 46.8% of the time against right-handers and 36.8% against left-handers.
190 pitches to right-handers, 174 to left-handers.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.7% of Diaz's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
68 of 364 located pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Diaz puts 44% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.1% when he is ahead.
100 located pitches behind, 91 ahead.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
40.8% of the contact Diaz gives up is hit hard, 35th percentile.
364 pitches in 2020. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 430th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Diaz lands 44.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.9% of his breaking balls.
211 of his fastballs, 153 of his breaking balls.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.9 mph separates Diaz's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 95.2 against 85.2.
80 and 153 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Diaz's slider spins at 2,350 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
153 thrown in 2020.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Diaz goes to the slider: 61% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.5% the rest of the time.
82 two-strike pitches in 2020.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Diaz throws a fastball 66% of the time, against 47.3% when he is ahead.
100 pitches behind in the count, 91 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Diaz throws a strike on the first pitch 62.9% of the time.
105 plate appearances started in 2020.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Diaz puts 44% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.1% when he is ahead.
100 located pitches behind, 91 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Diaz's sinker moves 90.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
131 thrown, averaging 95.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Diaz's 4-seam fastball carries 12.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
80 thrown, averaging 95.2 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 Diaz's sinker leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 81.4 off his slider.
131 and 153 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Diaz's sinker averages 95.0 mph, and has touched 98.6.
131 thrown, 36% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Diaz works with 3 pitches: Slider, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 42% of everything he throws.
364 classified pitches in 2020.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Diaz throws the slider 46.8% of the time against right-handers and 36.8% against left-handers.
190 pitches to right-handers, 174 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.9 mph separates Diaz's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 95.2 against 85.2.
80 and 153 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Diaz's slider spins at 2,350 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
153 thrown in 2020.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Diaz lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.03 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
364 located pitches in 2020.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.7% of Diaz's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
68 of 364 located pitches.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Diaz projects a .427 average, 8th percentile.
364 pitches in 2020. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 602nd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
40.8% of the contact Diaz gives up is hit hard, 35th percentile.
364 pitches in 2020. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 430th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Diaz averages 90.9 mph across his arsenal, 80th percentile in the league.
364 pitches in 2020. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 133rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Diaz releases the ball from over the top, about 65 degrees above horizontal and 0.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
364 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Diaz releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
364 tracked pitches in 2020.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Diaz puts 40% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
190 pitches to right-handed hitters, 174 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Diaz works off the plate, with only 41.8% of his pitches in the zone, 31st percentile.
364 pitches in 2020. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 451st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .453 expected average against them, against .414 on his fastballs.
153 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Diaz lands 44.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.9% of his breaking balls.
211 of his fastballs, 153 of his breaking balls.
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