This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Cisnero goes to the 4-seam fastball: 49.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.8% the rest of the time.
99 two-strike pitches in 2024.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Cisnero's sinker moves 129.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
79 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cisnero's slider leaves the bat at 91.2 mph, against 81.7 off his sinker.
91 and 79 of them thrown.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Cisnero puts 37.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
148 pitches to right-handed hitters, 165 to left-handed hitters.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Cisnero works off the plate, with only 41.2% of his pitches in the zone, 11th percentile.
313 pitches in 2024. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 680th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Cisnero throws the sinker 40.5% of the time against right-handers and 11.5% against left-handers.
148 pitches to right-handers, 165 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Cisnero's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
100 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Cisnero 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.
313 located pitches in 2024.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Cisnero releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
313 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Cisnero projects a .371 average, 10th percentile.
313 pitches in 2024. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 693rd in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Cisnero averages 91.3 mph across his arsenal, 78th percentile in the league.
313 pitches in 2024. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 173rd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .422 expected average against them, against .363 on his fastballs.
91 of his breaking balls thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Cisnero throws a fastball 70.3% of the time, against 55.2% when he is ahead.
101 pitches behind in the count, 87 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Cisnero's 4-seam fastball averages 95.2 mph, and has touched 97.3.
100 thrown, 31.9% of his pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Cisnero puts 57.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.1% when he is ahead.
101 located pitches behind, 87 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Cisnero works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 31.9% of everything he throws.
313 classified pitches in 2024.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Cisnero is weak: 86.8 mph off the bat on average, 79th percentile.
313 pitches in 2024. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 163rd in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Cisnero releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
313 tracked pitches in 2024.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Cisnero's slider spins at 2,464 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
91 thrown in 2024.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Cisnero throws a strike on the first pitch 58.1% of the time.
74 plate appearances started in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.4 mph separates Cisnero's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 95.2 against 84.8.
100 and 91 of them respectively.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Cisnero goes to the 4-seam fastball: 49.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.8% the rest of the time.
99 two-strike pitches in 2024.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Cisnero throws a fastball 70.3% of the time, against 55.2% when he is ahead.
101 pitches behind in the count, 87 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Cisnero puts 57.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.1% when he is ahead.
101 located pitches behind, 87 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Cisnero throws a strike on the first pitch 58.1% of the time.
74 plate appearances started in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Cisnero's sinker moves 129.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
79 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Cisnero's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
100 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 Cisnero's slider leaves the bat at 91.2 mph, against 81.7 off his sinker.
91 and 79 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Cisnero throws the sinker 40.5% of the time against right-handers and 11.5% against left-handers.
148 pitches to right-handers, 165 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Cisnero's 4-seam fastball averages 95.2 mph, and has touched 97.3.
100 thrown, 31.9% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Cisnero works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 31.9% of everything he throws.
313 classified pitches in 2024.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Cisnero's slider spins at 2,464 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
91 thrown in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.4 mph separates Cisnero's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 95.2 against 84.8.
100 and 91 of them respectively.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Cisnero puts 37.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
148 pitches to right-handed hitters, 165 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Cisnero works off the plate, with only 41.2% of his pitches in the zone, 11th percentile.
313 pitches in 2024. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 680th 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
Cisnero 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.
313 located pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Cisnero releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
313 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Cisnero releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
313 tracked pitches in 2024.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Cisnero projects a .371 average, 10th percentile.
313 pitches in 2024. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 693rd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Cisnero is weak: 86.8 mph off the bat on average, 79th percentile.
313 pitches in 2024. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 163rd in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Cisnero averages 91.3 mph across his arsenal, 78th percentile in the league.
313 pitches in 2024. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 173rd in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .422 expected average against them, against .363 on his fastballs.
91 of his breaking balls thrown.
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