Runners on base do not change how he is hit
48.7% of the contact against Cotts with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 30.8% with the bases empty.
295 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 774 with the bases empty.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.2 mph off the bat against Cotts and left-handers 91.6.
100 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 56 from left-handers.
Both sides hit him about the same
31% of the contact right-handers make against Cotts is hit hard, against 42.9% of what left-handers make.
600 pitches to right-handed hitters, 469 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cotts's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.4 mph, against 85.2 off his slider.
428 and 549 of them thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Cotts has given up 12 tracked home runs, 8 of them to left field, the longest 447 feet.
12 tracked home runs allowed in 2015.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Cotts is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 76th percentile.
1069 pitches in 2015. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 163rd in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Cotts's stuff spins at 1,471 rpm, 17th percentile in the league.
1069 pitches in 2015. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 567th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.3% of the contact Cotts gives up is hit hard, 70th percentile.
1069 pitches in 2015. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 209th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .376 expected average against them, against .339 on his breaking balls.
506 of his fastballs thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.6% of the balls put in play against Cotts have gone to centre field.
78 of 183 located batted balls allowed.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
48.7% of the contact against Cotts with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 30.8% with the bases empty.
295 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 774 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.2 mph off the bat against Cotts and left-handers 91.6.
100 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 56 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Cotts has given up 12 tracked home runs, 8 of them to left field, the longest 447 feet.
12 tracked home runs allowed in 2015.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.6% of the balls put in play against Cotts have gone to centre field.
78 of 183 located batted balls allowed.
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Both sides hit him about the same
31% of the contact right-handers make against Cotts is hit hard, against 42.9% of what left-handers make.
600 pitches to right-handed hitters, 469 to left-handed hitters.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cotts's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.4 mph, against 85.2 off his slider.
428 and 549 of them thrown.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Cotts is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 76th percentile.
1069 pitches in 2015. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 163rd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.3% of the contact Cotts gives up is hit hard, 70th percentile.
1069 pitches in 2015. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 209th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Cotts's stuff spins at 1,471 rpm, 17th percentile in the league.
1069 pitches in 2015. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 567th in MLB.
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 fastballs: a .376 expected average against them, against .339 on his breaking balls.
506 of his fastballs thrown.
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