His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Cordero's sinker averages 97.3 mph, and has touched 100.1.
362 thrown, 70.2% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Cordero throws a fastball 90.8% of the time, against 50% when he is ahead.
152 pitches behind in the count, 138 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Cordero's sinker moves 109.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
362 thrown, averaging 97.3 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Cordero goes to the slider: 42.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.8% the rest of the time.
145 two-strike pitches in 2023.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Cordero throws 38.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48% with the bases empty.
124 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 392 with the bases empty.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Cordero averages 94.3 mph across his arsenal, 96th percentile in the league.
516 pitches in 2023. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 32nd in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Cordero lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.00 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
516 located pitches in 2023.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Cordero releases the ball 7.2 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
516 tracked pitches in 2023.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .344 expected average against them, against .274 on his breaking balls.
365 of his fastballs thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Cordero works with 2 pitches: Sinker and Slider. The sinker is 70.2% of everything he throws.
516 classified pitches in 2023.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Cordero's sinker carries 12.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
362 thrown, averaging 97.3 mph.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Cordero puts 44.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 47.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
314 pitches to right-handed hitters, 202 to left-handed hitters.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Cordero lands 49% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.1% of his breaking balls.
365 of his fastballs, 143 of his breaking balls.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Cordero throws a strike on the first pitch 56.9% of the time.
130 plate appearances started in 2023.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.4 mph separates Cordero's sinker from his slider, 97.3 against 86.8.
362 and 143 of them respectively.
He lives on one side of the plate
Cordero works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
516 located pitches in 2023.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18% of Cordero's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
93 of 516 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Cordero throws the slider 30.9% of the time against right-handers and 22.8% against left-handers.
314 pitches to right-handers, 202 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Cordero's slider spins at 2,378 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
143 thrown in 2023.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Cordero puts 54.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 48.6% when he is ahead.
152 located pitches behind, 138 ahead.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Cordero has thrown 8 changeups this season, 1.6% of his pitches, at 90.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
516 classified pitches in 2023.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Cordero's sinker averages 97.3 mph, and has touched 100.1.
362 thrown, 70.2% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Cordero works with 2 pitches: Sinker and Slider. The sinker is 70.2% of everything he throws.
516 classified pitches in 2023.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.4 mph separates Cordero's sinker from his slider, 97.3 against 86.8.
362 and 143 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Cordero throws the slider 30.9% of the time against right-handers and 22.8% against left-handers.
314 pitches to right-handers, 202 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Cordero's slider spins at 2,378 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
143 thrown in 2023.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Cordero has thrown 8 changeups this season, 1.6% of his pitches, at 90.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
516 classified pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Cordero throws a fastball 90.8% of the time, against 50% when he is ahead.
152 pitches behind in the count, 138 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Cordero goes to the slider: 42.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.8% the rest of the time.
145 two-strike pitches in 2023.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Cordero throws a strike on the first pitch 56.9% of the time.
130 plate appearances started in 2023.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Cordero puts 54.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 48.6% when he is ahead.
152 located pitches behind, 138 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Cordero's sinker moves 109.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
362 thrown, averaging 97.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Cordero's sinker carries 12.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
362 thrown, averaging 97.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Cordero throws 38.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48% with the bases empty.
124 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 392 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Cordero averages 94.3 mph across his arsenal, 96th percentile in the league.
516 pitches in 2023. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 32nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Cordero lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.00 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
516 located pitches in 2023.
He lives on one side of the plate
Cordero works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
516 located pitches in 2023.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18% of Cordero's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
93 of 516 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Cordero releases the ball 7.2 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
516 tracked pitches in 2023.
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 .344 expected average against them, against .274 on his breaking balls.
365 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Cordero lands 49% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.1% of his breaking balls.
365 of his fastballs, 143 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Cordero puts 44.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 47.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
314 pitches to right-handed hitters, 202 to left-handed hitters.
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Career team 2019–2020