One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ramirez's curveball moves 51.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
61 thrown, averaging 79.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ramirez's 4-seam fastball carries 18.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
257 thrown, averaging 94.4 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ramirez throws a fastball 67.9% of the time, against 47.8% when he is ahead.
131 pitches behind in the count, 136 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.1 mph separates Ramirez's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.4 against 79.4.
257 and 61 of them respectively.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Ramirez projects a .418 average, 9th percentile.
461 pitches in 2019. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 682nd in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Ramirez works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
461 located pitches in 2019.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Ramirez lands 52.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.4% of his breaking balls.
257 of his fastballs, 204 of his breaking balls.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ramirez works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 55.7% of everything he throws.
461 classified pitches in 2019.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Ramirez throws a strike on the first pitch 67% of the time.
112 plate appearances started in 2019.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ramirez's stuff spins at 2,450 rpm, 85th percentile in the league.
461 pitches in 2019. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 112th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ramirez throws the slider 40.5% of the time against right-handers and 19.6% against left-handers.
252 pitches to right-handers, 209 to left-handers.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ramirez throws 40.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.7% with the bases empty.
141 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 320 with the bases empty.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .451 expected average against them, against .401 on his fastballs.
204 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ramirez's curveball spins at 2,730 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
61 thrown in 2019.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.3% of Ramirez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
75 of 461 located pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ramirez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 44 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
461 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ramirez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.30 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
461 located pitches in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ramirez puts 51.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39% when he is ahead.
131 located pitches behind, 136 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ramirez's 4-seam fastball averages 94.4 mph, and has touched 96.6.
257 thrown, 55.7% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ramirez goes to the slider: 34.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 29.7% the rest of the time.
138 two-strike pitches in 2019.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.9% of the contact Ramirez gives up is hit hard, 64th percentile.
461 pitches in 2019. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 269th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Ramirez releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
461 tracked pitches in 2019.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ramirez's curveball moves 51.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
61 thrown, averaging 79.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ramirez's 4-seam fastball carries 18.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
257 thrown, averaging 94.4 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 Ramirez throws a fastball 67.9% of the time, against 47.8% when he is ahead.
131 pitches behind in the count, 136 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Ramirez throws a strike on the first pitch 67% of the time.
112 plate appearances started in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ramirez puts 51.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39% when he is ahead.
131 located pitches behind, 136 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ramirez goes to the slider: 34.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 29.7% the rest of the time.
138 two-strike pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.1 mph separates Ramirez's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.4 against 79.4.
257 and 61 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ramirez works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 55.7% of everything he throws.
461 classified pitches in 2019.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ramirez throws the slider 40.5% of the time against right-handers and 19.6% against left-handers.
252 pitches to right-handers, 209 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ramirez's curveball spins at 2,730 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
61 thrown in 2019.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ramirez's 4-seam fastball averages 94.4 mph, and has touched 96.6.
257 thrown, 55.7% of his pitches.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Ramirez projects a .418 average, 9th percentile.
461 pitches in 2019. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 682nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.9% of the contact Ramirez gives up is hit hard, 64th percentile.
461 pitches in 2019. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 269th in MLB.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Ramirez works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
461 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.3% of Ramirez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
75 of 461 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ramirez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.30 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
461 located pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Ramirez lands 52.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.4% of his breaking balls.
257 of his fastballs, 204 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .451 expected average against them, against .401 on his fastballs.
204 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ramirez's stuff spins at 2,450 rpm, 85th percentile in the league.
461 pitches in 2019. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 112th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ramirez throws 40.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.7% with the bases empty.
141 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 320 with the bases empty.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ramirez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 44 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
461 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Ramirez releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
461 tracked pitches in 2019.
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