One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Minor's changeup moves 117.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
405 thrown, averaging 84.2 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Minor's 4-seam fastball averages 90.4 mph, and has touched 94.0.
723 thrown, 41.3% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Minor throws a fastball 52.1% of the time, against 33.9% when he is ahead.
495 pitches behind in the count, 489 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Minor releases the ball 5.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1750 tracked pitches in 2022.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .360 expected average against them, against .288 on his breaking balls.
405 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Minor averages 86.5 mph across his arsenal, 18th percentile in the league.
1750 pitches in 2022. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 639th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Minor's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 86.2 off his slider.
182 and 435 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Minor's 4-seam fastball carries 13.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
723 thrown, averaging 90.4 mph.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Minor's stuff spins at 2,455 rpm, 87th percentile in the league.
1750 pitches in 2022. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 101st in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Minor puts 42.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 47.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
1349 pitches to right-handed hitters, 401 to left-handed hitters.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Minor's fastball averages 90.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 89.5 past his 75th.
204 early fastballs, 146 late ones.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Minor puts 55.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.6% when he is ahead.
495 located pitches behind, 489 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Minor's slider spins at 2,698 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
435 thrown in 2022.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.6% of Minor's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
291 of 1750 located pitches.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.9% of the contact Minor gives up is hit hard, 73rd percentile.
1750 pitches in 2022. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 212th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Minor throws the changeup 27.1% of the time against right-handers and 10% against left-handers.
1349 pitches to right-handers, 401 to left-handers.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Minor throws 41.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.4% with the bases empty.
369 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1381 with the bases empty.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Minor releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 59 degrees above horizontal and 0.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1750 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Minor works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Changeup and Knuckle Curve. The 4-seam fastball is 41.3% of everything he throws.
1750 classified pitches in 2022.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.2 mph separates Minor's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 90.4 against 79.2.
723 and 182 of them respectively.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Minor's changeup moves 117.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
405 thrown, averaging 84.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Minor's 4-seam fastball carries 13.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
723 thrown, averaging 90.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Minor's 4-seam fastball averages 90.4 mph, and has touched 94.0.
723 thrown, 41.3% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Minor's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 86.2 off his slider.
182 and 435 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Minor's slider spins at 2,698 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
435 thrown in 2022.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Minor throws the changeup 27.1% of the time against right-handers and 10% against left-handers.
1349 pitches to right-handers, 401 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Minor works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Changeup and Knuckle Curve. The 4-seam fastball is 41.3% of everything he throws.
1750 classified pitches in 2022.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.2 mph separates Minor's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 90.4 against 79.2.
723 and 182 of them respectively.
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 Minor throws a fastball 52.1% of the time, against 33.9% when he is ahead.
495 pitches behind in the count, 489 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Minor puts 55.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.6% when he is ahead.
495 located pitches behind, 489 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Minor releases the ball 5.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1750 tracked pitches in 2022.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Minor's fastball averages 90.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 89.5 past his 75th.
204 early fastballs, 146 late ones.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Minor releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 59 degrees above horizontal and 0.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1750 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
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 offspeed pitches: a .360 expected average against them, against .288 on his breaking balls.
405 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Minor averages 86.5 mph across his arsenal, 18th percentile in the league.
1750 pitches in 2022. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 639th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Minor's stuff spins at 2,455 rpm, 87th percentile in the league.
1750 pitches in 2022. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 101st in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Minor puts 42.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 47.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
1349 pitches to right-handed hitters, 401 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.6% of Minor's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
291 of 1750 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.9% of the contact Minor gives up is hit hard, 73rd percentile.
1750 pitches in 2022. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 212th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Minor throws 41.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.4% with the bases empty.
369 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1381 with the bases empty.
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Career team 2010–2014