There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Vargas's sinker leaves the bat at 90.4 mph, against 85.1 off his changeup.
555 and 879 of them thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Vargas averages 80.2 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
2505 pitches in 2019. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 738th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .354 average against Vargas and left-handers to .308.
1961 pitches to right-handed hitters, 544 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Vargas is weak: 87.9 mph off the bat on average, 75th percentile.
2505 pitches in 2019. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 189th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Vargas works off the plate, with only 39.2% of his pitches in the zone, 13th percentile.
2505 pitches in 2019. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 655th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .353 expected average against them, against .299 on his breaking balls.
1246 of his fastballs thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Vargas projects a .344 average, 74th percentile.
2505 pitches in 2019. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 193rd in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Vargas has given up 21 tracked home runs, 11 of them to left field, the longest 440 feet.
21 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
Both sides hit him about the same
38.9% of the contact right-handers make against Vargas is hit hard, against 34.1% of what left-handers make.
1961 pitches to right-handed hitters, 544 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.9% of the balls put in play against Vargas have gone to centre field.
195 of 455 located batted balls allowed.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.8% of the contact Vargas gives up is hit hard, 65th percentile.
2505 pitches in 2019. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 264th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
40.6% of the contact against Vargas is on the ground and 35.3% of it is in the air.
399 tracked batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Vargas's sinker leaves the bat at 90.4 mph, against 85.1 off his changeup.
555 and 879 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Vargas averages 80.2 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
2505 pitches in 2019. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 738th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .354 average against Vargas and left-handers to .308.
1961 pitches to right-handed hitters, 544 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
38.9% of the contact right-handers make against Vargas is hit hard, against 34.1% of what left-handers make.
1961 pitches to right-handed hitters, 544 to left-handed hitters.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Vargas is weak: 87.9 mph off the bat on average, 75th percentile.
2505 pitches in 2019. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 189th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Vargas projects a .344 average, 74th percentile.
2505 pitches in 2019. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 193rd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.8% of the contact Vargas gives up is hit hard, 65th percentile.
2505 pitches in 2019. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 264th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Vargas works off the plate, with only 39.2% of his pitches in the zone, 13th percentile.
2505 pitches in 2019. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 655th 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 fastballs: a .353 expected average against them, against .299 on his breaking balls.
1246 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Vargas has given up 21 tracked home runs, 11 of them to left field, the longest 440 feet.
21 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.9% of the balls put in play against Vargas have gone to centre field.
195 of 455 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
40.6% of the contact against Vargas is on the ground and 35.3% of it is in the air.
399 tracked batted balls allowed.
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