His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Frias's cutter averages 89.8 mph, and has touched 93.0.
106 thrown, 46.3% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Frias's 4-seam fastball moves 34.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
63 thrown, averaging 95.8 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Frias works off the plate, with only 39.3% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
229 pitches in 2024. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 727th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Frias throws a strike on the first pitch 50% of the time.
52 plate appearances started in 2024.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Frias's 4-seam fastball carries 16.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
63 thrown, averaging 95.8 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Frias throws the 4-seam fastball 48.5% of the time against left-handers and 11.5% against right-handers.
130 pitches to right-handers, 99 to left-handers.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Frias projects a .458 average, 1st percentile.
229 pitches in 2024. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 760th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Frias goes to the slider: 25% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.4% the rest of the time.
60 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Frias lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
229 located pitches in 2024.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
52.9% of the contact Frias gives up is hit hard, 3rd percentile.
229 pitches in 2024. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 743rd in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Frias throws 36% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.3% with the bases empty.
86 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 143 with the bases empty.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Frias throws a fastball 92.3% of the time, against 74.5% when he is ahead.
78 pitches behind in the count, 51 ahead.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Frias averages 91.1 mph across his arsenal, 75th percentile in the league.
229 pitches in 2024. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 195th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Frias works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
229 located pitches in 2024.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.7 mph off the bat against Frias, 6th percentile.
229 pitches in 2024. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 724th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Frias works with 4 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Sinker. The cutter is 46.3% of everything he throws.
229 classified pitches in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.8% of Frias's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
34 of 229 located pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Frias releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 57 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
229 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Frias puts 47.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.3% when he is ahead.
78 located pitches behind, 51 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.0 mph separates Frias's 4-seam fastball from his cutter, 95.8 against 89.8.
63 and 106 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Frias's cutter spins at 2,241 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
106 thrown in 2024.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Frias's cutter averages 89.8 mph, and has touched 93.0.
106 thrown, 46.3% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Frias throws the 4-seam fastball 48.5% of the time against left-handers and 11.5% against right-handers.
130 pitches to right-handers, 99 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Frias works with 4 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Sinker. The cutter is 46.3% of everything he throws.
229 classified pitches in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.0 mph separates Frias's 4-seam fastball from his cutter, 95.8 against 89.8.
63 and 106 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Frias's cutter spins at 2,241 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
106 thrown 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
Frias's 4-seam fastball moves 34.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
63 thrown, averaging 95.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Frias's 4-seam fastball carries 16.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
63 thrown, averaging 95.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Frias works off the plate, with only 39.3% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
229 pitches in 2024. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 727th in MLB.
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He falls behind hitters far too often
Frias throws a strike on the first pitch 50% of the time.
52 plate appearances started in 2024.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Frias goes to the slider: 25% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.4% the rest of the time.
60 two-strike pitches in 2024.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Frias throws a fastball 92.3% of the time, against 74.5% when he is ahead.
78 pitches behind in the count, 51 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Frias puts 47.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.3% when he is ahead.
78 located pitches behind, 51 ahead.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Frias projects a .458 average, 1st percentile.
229 pitches in 2024. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 760th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
52.9% of the contact Frias gives up is hit hard, 3rd percentile.
229 pitches in 2024. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 743rd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.7 mph off the bat against Frias, 6th percentile.
229 pitches in 2024. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 724th in MLB.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Frias lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
229 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on one side of the plate
Frias works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
229 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.8% of Frias's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
34 of 229 located pitches.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Frias throws 36% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.3% with the bases empty.
86 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 143 with the bases empty.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Frias averages 91.1 mph across his arsenal, 75th percentile in the league.
229 pitches in 2024. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 195th in MLB.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Frias releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 57 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
229 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
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