One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Patino's sinker moves 104.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
117 thrown, averaging 94.4 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Patino throws a fastball 68.3% of the time, against 43.2% when he is ahead.
142 pitches behind in the count, 81 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .432 expected average against them, against .328 on his fastballs.
119 of his breaking balls thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Patino's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 82.1 off his slider.
106 and 112 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Patino's 4-seam fastball carries 17.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
106 thrown, averaging 95.0 mph.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Patino throws a strike on the first pitch 48% of the time.
98 plate appearances started in 2023.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Patino throws the slider 41.2% of the time against right-handers and 15.6% against left-handers.
204 pitches to right-handers, 179 to left-handers.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Patino 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.
383 located pitches in 2023.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Patino averages 90.9 mph across his arsenal, 75th percentile in the league.
383 pitches in 2023. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 193rd in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Patino goes to the changeup: 18.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 8.2% the rest of the time.
92 two-strike pitches in 2023.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Patino works off the plate, with only 43.1% of his pitches in the zone, 28th percentile.
383 pitches in 2023. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 561st in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Patino works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The sinker is 30.5% of everything he throws.
383 classified pitches in 2023.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Patino projects a .356 average, 20th percentile.
383 pitches in 2023. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 623rd in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Patino releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
383 tracked pitches in 2023.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Patino releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 58 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
383 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17% of Patino's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
65 of 383 located pitches.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Patino's sinker averages 94.4 mph, and has touched 96.8.
117 thrown, 30.5% of his pitches.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Patino is weak: 87.7 mph off the bat on average, 67th percentile.
383 pitches in 2023. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 259th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.0 mph separates Patino's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 95.0 against 85.0.
106 and 41 of them respectively.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Patino puts 50.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.2% when he is ahead.
142 located pitches behind, 81 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Patino's slider spins at 2,373 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
112 thrown in 2023.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Patino's sinker moves 104.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
117 thrown, averaging 94.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Patino's 4-seam fastball carries 17.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
106 thrown, averaging 95.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Patino throws a fastball 68.3% of the time, against 43.2% when he is ahead.
142 pitches behind in the count, 81 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Patino throws a strike on the first pitch 48% of the time.
98 plate appearances started in 2023.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Patino goes to the changeup: 18.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 8.2% the rest of the time.
92 two-strike pitches in 2023.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Patino puts 50.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.2% when he is ahead.
142 located pitches behind, 81 ahead.
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 .432 expected average against them, against .328 on his fastballs.
119 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Patino's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 82.1 off his slider.
106 and 112 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Patino throws the slider 41.2% of the time against right-handers and 15.6% against left-handers.
204 pitches to right-handers, 179 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Patino works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The sinker is 30.5% of everything he throws.
383 classified pitches in 2023.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Patino's sinker averages 94.4 mph, and has touched 96.8.
117 thrown, 30.5% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.0 mph separates Patino's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 95.0 against 85.0.
106 and 41 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Patino's slider spins at 2,373 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
112 thrown in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Patino 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.
383 located pitches in 2023.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17% of Patino's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
65 of 383 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Patino averages 90.9 mph across his arsenal, 75th percentile in the league.
383 pitches in 2023. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 193rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Patino works off the plate, with only 43.1% of his pitches in the zone, 28th percentile.
383 pitches in 2023. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 561st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Patino projects a .356 average, 20th percentile.
383 pitches in 2023. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 623rd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Patino is weak: 87.7 mph off the bat on average, 67th percentile.
383 pitches in 2023. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 259th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Patino releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
383 tracked pitches in 2023.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Patino releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 58 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
383 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
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Career team 2021–2023