His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Osich's cutter averages 87.2 mph, and has touched 91.2.
150 thrown, 64.9% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Osich's changeup moves 84.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
44 thrown, averaging 81.6 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Osich throws the changeup 32.4% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
136 pitches to right-handers, 95 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Osich puts 63.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.1% when he is ahead.
65 located pitches behind, 56 ahead.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Osich averages 86.1 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
231 pitches in 2021. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 675th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Osich releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
231 tracked pitches in 2021.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Osich throws a fastball 78.5% of the time, against 60.7% when he is ahead.
65 pitches behind in the count, 56 ahead.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Osich projects a .286 average, 91st percentile.
231 pitches in 2021. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 73rd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Osich works with 4 pitches: Cutter, Changeup, Sinker and Slider. The cutter is 64.9% of everything he throws.
231 classified pitches in 2021.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Osich lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
231 located pitches in 2021.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Osich is weak: 86.0 mph off the bat on average, 84th percentile.
231 pitches in 2021. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 131st in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Osich goes to the 4-seam fastball: 10.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 1.2% the rest of the time.
59 two-strike pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Osich's changeup carries 11.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
44 thrown, averaging 81.6 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Osich's changeup leaves the bat at 90.0 mph, against 85.6 off his cutter.
44 and 150 of them thrown.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Osich throws a strike on the first pitch 54.1% of the time.
61 plate appearances started in 2021.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Osich's stuff spins at 2,117 rpm, 28th percentile in the league.
231 pitches in 2021. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 580th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.8% of the contact Osich gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
231 pitches in 2021. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 194th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Osich releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 47 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
231 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.6% of Osich's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
43 of 231 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
5.6 mph separates Osich's cutter from his changeup, 87.2 against 81.6.
150 and 44 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Osich has thrown 8 4-seam fastballs this season, 3.5% of his pitches, at 93.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
231 classified pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Osich's cutter spins at 2,231 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
150 thrown in 2021.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Osich's cutter averages 87.2 mph, and has touched 91.2.
150 thrown, 64.9% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Osich throws the changeup 32.4% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
136 pitches to right-handers, 95 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Osich works with 4 pitches: Cutter, Changeup, Sinker and Slider. The cutter is 64.9% of everything he throws.
231 classified pitches in 2021.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Osich's changeup leaves the bat at 90.0 mph, against 85.6 off his cutter.
44 and 150 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
5.6 mph separates Osich's cutter from his changeup, 87.2 against 81.6.
150 and 44 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Osich has thrown 8 4-seam fastballs this season, 3.5% of his pitches, at 93.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
231 classified pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Osich's cutter spins at 2,231 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
150 thrown in 2021.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Osich's changeup moves 84.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
44 thrown, averaging 81.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Osich's changeup carries 11.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
44 thrown, averaging 81.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Osich puts 63.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.1% when he is ahead.
65 located pitches behind, 56 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Osich throws a fastball 78.5% of the time, against 60.7% when he is ahead.
65 pitches behind in the count, 56 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Osich goes to the 4-seam fastball: 10.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 1.2% the rest of the time.
59 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Osich throws a strike on the first pitch 54.1% of the time.
61 plate appearances started in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Osich averages 86.1 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
231 pitches in 2021. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 675th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Osich releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
231 tracked pitches in 2021.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Osich releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 47 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
231 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Osich projects a .286 average, 91st percentile.
231 pitches in 2021. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 73rd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Osich is weak: 86.0 mph off the bat on average, 84th percentile.
231 pitches in 2021. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 131st in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.8% of the contact Osich gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
231 pitches in 2021. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 194th 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
Osich lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
231 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.6% of Osich's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
43 of 231 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Osich's stuff spins at 2,117 rpm, 28th percentile in the league.
231 pitches in 2021. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 580th in MLB.
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