One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Adon's sinker moves 105.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
42 thrown, averaging 94.4 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Adon throws the sinker 37% of the time against right-handers and 6.4% against left-handers.
100 pitches to right-handers, 78 to left-handers.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Adon throws a strike on the first pitch 50% of the time.
48 plate appearances started in 2024.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Adon works off the plate, with only 41.6% of his pitches in the zone, 13th percentile.
178 pitches in 2024. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 665th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Adon is weak: 82.6 mph off the bat on average, 99th percentile.
178 pitches in 2024. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 9th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Adon lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.13 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
178 located pitches in 2024.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Adon puts 61.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.6% when he is ahead.
52 located pitches behind, 43 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Adon's 4-seam fastball carries 13.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
62 thrown, averaging 94.8 mph.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 29.7% of the contact Adon gives up is hit hard, 95th percentile.
178 pitches in 2024. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 40th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Adon releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 36 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
178 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14% of Adon's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
25 of 178 located pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Adon goes to the curveball: 20.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 9% the rest of the time.
44 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Adon averages 91.1 mph across his arsenal, 74th percentile in the league.
178 pitches in 2024. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 199th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Adon works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Changeup and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 34.8% of everything he throws.
178 classified pitches in 2024.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Adon throws a fastball 65.4% of the time, against 48.8% when he is ahead.
52 pitches behind in the count, 43 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Adon's 4-seam fastball averages 94.8 mph, and has touched 97.4.
62 thrown, 34.8% of his pitches.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Adon's stuff spins at 2,122 rpm, 26th percentile in the league.
178 pitches in 2024. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 570th in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Adon releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
178 tracked pitches in 2024.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Adon projects a .311 average, 66th percentile.
178 pitches in 2024. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 261st in MLB.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Adon's sinker moves 105.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
42 thrown, averaging 94.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Adon's 4-seam fastball carries 13.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
62 thrown, averaging 94.8 mph.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Adon throws the sinker 37% of the time against right-handers and 6.4% against left-handers.
100 pitches to right-handers, 78 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Adon works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Changeup and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 34.8% of everything he throws.
178 classified pitches in 2024.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Adon's 4-seam fastball averages 94.8 mph, and has touched 97.4.
62 thrown, 34.8% of his pitches.
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He falls behind hitters far too often
Adon throws a strike on the first pitch 50% of the time.
48 plate appearances started in 2024.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Adon puts 61.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.6% when he is ahead.
52 located pitches behind, 43 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Adon goes to the curveball: 20.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 9% the rest of the time.
44 two-strike pitches in 2024.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Adon throws a fastball 65.4% of the time, against 48.8% when he is ahead.
52 pitches behind in the count, 43 ahead.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Adon works off the plate, with only 41.6% of his pitches in the zone, 13th percentile.
178 pitches in 2024. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 665th in MLB.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Adon is weak: 82.6 mph off the bat on average, 99th percentile.
178 pitches in 2024. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 9th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 29.7% of the contact Adon gives up is hit hard, 95th percentile.
178 pitches in 2024. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 40th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Adon projects a .311 average, 66th percentile.
178 pitches in 2024. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 261st in MLB.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Adon lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.13 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
178 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14% of Adon's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
25 of 178 located pitches.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Adon releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 36 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
178 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Adon releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
178 tracked pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Adon averages 91.1 mph across his arsenal, 74th percentile in the league.
178 pitches in 2024. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 199th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Adon's stuff spins at 2,122 rpm, 26th percentile in the league.
178 pitches in 2024. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 570th in MLB.
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