His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Motte's cutter averages 87.3 mph, and has touched 91.8.
341 thrown, 52.5% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Motte's 4-seam fastball carries 18.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
126 thrown, averaging 93.7 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Motte releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 25 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
651 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Motte works off the plate, with only 39.8% of his pitches in the zone, 14th percentile.
652 pitches in 2017. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 603rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Motte's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.3 mph, against 83.5 off his cutter.
126 and 341 of them thrown.
He lives on one side of the plate
Motte works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
651 located pitches in 2017.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Motte puts 48.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 27.1% when he is ahead.
166 located pitches behind, 199 ahead.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31% of the contact Motte gives up is hit hard, 86th percentile.
652 pitches in 2017. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 96th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Motte works with 3 pitches: Cutter, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball. The cutter is 52.5% of everything he throws.
650 classified pitches in 2017.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Motte throws a strike on the first pitch 65.5% of the time.
165 plate appearances started in 2017.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Motte throws 36.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.8% with the bases empty.
148 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 504 with the bases empty.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Motte releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
651 tracked pitches in 2017.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Motte is weak: 85.9 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
652 pitches in 2017. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 129th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16% of Motte's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
104 of 651 located pitches.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Motte averages 90.1 mph across his arsenal, 66th percentile in the league.
652 pitches in 2017. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 237th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Motte goes to the sinker: 29.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 25% the rest of the time.
210 two-strike pitches in 2017.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Motte lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
651 located pitches in 2017.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Motte projects a .343 average, 71st percentile.
652 pitches in 2017. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 205th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.4 mph separates Motte's 4-seam fastball from his cutter, 93.7 against 87.3.
126 and 341 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Motte has thrown 10 changeups this season, 1.5% of his pitches, at 88.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
650 classified pitches in 2017.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Motte's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,294 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
126 thrown in 2017.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Motte's cutter averages 87.3 mph, and has touched 91.8.
341 thrown, 52.5% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Motte's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.3 mph, against 83.5 off his cutter.
126 and 341 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Motte works with 3 pitches: Cutter, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball. The cutter is 52.5% of everything he throws.
650 classified pitches in 2017.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.4 mph separates Motte's 4-seam fastball from his cutter, 93.7 against 87.3.
126 and 341 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Motte has thrown 10 changeups this season, 1.5% of his pitches, at 88.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
650 classified pitches in 2017.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Motte's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,294 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
126 thrown in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Motte's 4-seam fastball carries 18.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
126 thrown, averaging 93.7 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Motte releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 25 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
651 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Motte releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
651 tracked pitches in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Motte works off the plate, with only 39.8% of his pitches in the zone, 14th percentile.
652 pitches in 2017. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 603rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Motte works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
651 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16% of Motte's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
104 of 651 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Motte lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
651 located pitches in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Motte puts 48.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 27.1% when he is ahead.
166 located pitches behind, 199 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Motte throws a strike on the first pitch 65.5% of the time.
165 plate appearances started in 2017.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Motte goes to the sinker: 29.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 25% the rest of the time.
210 two-strike pitches in 2017.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31% of the contact Motte gives up is hit hard, 86th percentile.
652 pitches in 2017. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 96th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Motte is weak: 85.9 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
652 pitches in 2017. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 129th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Motte projects a .343 average, 71st percentile.
652 pitches in 2017. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 205th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Motte throws 36.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.8% with the bases empty.
148 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 504 with the bases empty.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Motte averages 90.1 mph across his arsenal, 66th percentile in the league.
652 pitches in 2017. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 237th in MLB.
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