One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Verrett's 4-seam fastball carries 17.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
48 thrown, averaging 90.7 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Verrett throws the slider 47.6% of the time against right-handers and 5.8% against left-handers.
105 pitches to right-handers, 52 to left-handers.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Verrett lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.07 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
157 located pitches in 2017.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Verrett's 4-seam fastball averages 90.7 mph, and has touched 93.1.
48 thrown, 30.6% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .442 expected average against them, against .364 on his fastballs.
61 of his breaking balls thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 26.7% of the contact Verrett gives up is hit hard, 95th percentile.
157 pitches in 2017. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 38th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
13.4% of Verrett's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
21 of 157 located pitches.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Verrett is weak: 84.3 mph off the bat on average, 94th percentile.
157 pitches in 2017. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 40th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Verrett works with 5 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Changeup, and a little else. The slider is 33.8% of everything he throws.
157 classified pitches in 2017.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Verrett releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
157 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Verrett throws a strike on the first pitch 63% of the time.
46 plate appearances started in 2017.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Verrett averages 87.7 mph across his arsenal, 33rd percentile in the league.
157 pitches in 2017. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 471st in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Verrett works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
157 located pitches in 2017.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Verrett works off the plate, with only 42.7% of his pitches in the zone, 34th percentile.
157 pitches in 2017. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 466th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Verrett releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
157 tracked pitches in 2017.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Verrett projects a .380 average, 26th percentile.
157 pitches in 2017. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 520th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Verrett's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 82.2 mph, against 79.8 off his slider.
48 and 53 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Verrett's stuff spins at 2,145 rpm, 34th percentile in the league.
157 pitches in 2017. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 462nd in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
5.6 mph separates Verrett's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 90.7 against 85.2.
48 and 53 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Verrett's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,222 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
48 thrown in 2017.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Verrett's 4-seam fastball carries 17.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
48 thrown, averaging 90.7 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Verrett throws the slider 47.6% of the time against right-handers and 5.8% against left-handers.
105 pitches to right-handers, 52 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Verrett's 4-seam fastball averages 90.7 mph, and has touched 93.1.
48 thrown, 30.6% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Verrett works with 5 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Changeup, and a little else. The slider is 33.8% of everything he throws.
157 classified pitches in 2017.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Verrett's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 82.2 mph, against 79.8 off his slider.
48 and 53 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
5.6 mph separates Verrett's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 90.7 against 85.2.
48 and 53 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Verrett's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,222 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
48 thrown in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Verrett lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.07 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
157 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
13.4% of Verrett's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
21 of 157 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Verrett works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
157 located pitches in 2017.
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 breaking balls: a .442 expected average against them, against .364 on his fastballs.
61 of his breaking balls thrown.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 26.7% of the contact Verrett gives up is hit hard, 95th percentile.
157 pitches in 2017. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 38th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Verrett is weak: 84.3 mph off the bat on average, 94th percentile.
157 pitches in 2017. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 40th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Verrett projects a .380 average, 26th percentile.
157 pitches in 2017. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 520th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Verrett releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
157 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Verrett releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
157 tracked pitches in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Verrett throws a strike on the first pitch 63% of the time.
46 plate appearances started in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Verrett averages 87.7 mph across his arsenal, 33rd percentile in the league.
157 pitches in 2017. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 471st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Verrett works off the plate, with only 42.7% of his pitches in the zone, 34th percentile.
157 pitches in 2017. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 466th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Verrett's stuff spins at 2,145 rpm, 34th percentile in the league.
157 pitches in 2017. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 462nd in MLB.
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