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Mat Latos

Reds Career team 2012–2014
Number #57
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 38
Height 6' 6"
Weight 245 lbs
Birth Place Alexandria, VA
Born Dec 9, 1987

Key Insights

2017
The home runs are what is undoing his season

Latos has given up 5 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 405 feet.

5 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .390 expected average against them, against .264 on his breaking balls.

154 of his fastballs thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud

45.7% of the contact Latos gives up is hit hard, 9th percentile.

262 pitches in 2017. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 638th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Latos's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 85.6 off his sinker.

108 and 46 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him

Right-handed hitters average 92.2 mph off the bat against Latos and left-handers 83.3.

30 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 16 from left-handers.
He cannot find the zone often enough

Latos works off the plate, with only 36% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.

262 pitches in 2017. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 684th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

Pitch
Outcome
Batter
Situation
Single
Double
Triple
Home Run
Out
Vs All Pitchers
Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 9, 1987
Birth Place Alexandria, VA
Height 6' 6"
Weight 245 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right