He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .334 average against Diaz and left-handers to .422.
352 pitches to right-handed hitters, 189 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Diaz has given up 4 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 402 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
57.9% of the contact against Diaz with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.8% with the bases empty.
150 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 391 with the bases empty.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.1% of the contact Diaz gives up is hit hard, 20th percentile.
541 pitches in 2017. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 563rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Diaz's sinker leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 87.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
52 and 201 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.0 mph off the bat against Diaz, 24th percentile.
541 pitches in 2017. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 537th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Diaz averages 91.7 mph across his arsenal, 83rd percentile in the league.
541 pitches in 2017. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 118th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Diaz lives in the strike zone: 47.2% of his pitches are in it, 78th percentile.
541 pitches in 2017. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 159th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
40% of the contact right-handers make against Diaz is hit hard, against 46.2% of what left-handers make.
352 pitches to right-handed hitters, 189 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .387 expected average against them, against .346 on his fastballs.
285 of his breaking balls thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Diaz's stuff spins at 2,298 rpm, 68th percentile in the league.
541 pitches in 2017. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 224th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.2 mph off the bat against Diaz and left-handers 90.2.
49 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 25 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
39.4% of the contact against Diaz is on the ground and 45.1% of it is in the air.
71 tracked batted balls allowed.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .334 average against Diaz and left-handers to .422.
352 pitches to right-handed hitters, 189 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
40% of the contact right-handers make against Diaz is hit hard, against 46.2% of what left-handers make.
352 pitches to right-handed hitters, 189 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Diaz has given up 4 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 402 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.2 mph off the bat against Diaz and left-handers 90.2.
49 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 25 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
39.4% of the contact against Diaz is on the ground and 45.1% of it is in the air.
71 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
57.9% of the contact against Diaz with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.8% with the bases empty.
150 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 391 with the bases empty.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.1% of the contact Diaz gives up is hit hard, 20th percentile.
541 pitches in 2017. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 563rd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.0 mph off the bat against Diaz, 24th percentile.
541 pitches in 2017. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 537th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Diaz's sinker leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 87.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
52 and 201 of them thrown.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Diaz averages 91.7 mph across his arsenal, 83rd percentile in the league.
541 pitches in 2017. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 118th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Diaz lives in the strike zone: 47.2% of his pitches are in it, 78th percentile.
541 pitches in 2017. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 159th 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 .387 expected average against them, against .346 on his fastballs.
285 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Diaz's stuff spins at 2,298 rpm, 68th percentile in the league.
541 pitches in 2017. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 224th in MLB.
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