His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ramirez's sinker averages 87.6 mph, and has touched 89.7.
94 thrown, 48.5% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ramirez throws a fastball 60% of the time, against 23.5% when he is ahead.
50 pitches behind in the count, 51 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .499 expected average against them, against .264 on his fastballs.
53 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ramirez's sinker moves 118.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
94 thrown, averaging 87.6 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ramirez averages 83.2 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
194 pitches in 2024. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 753rd in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ramirez releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 23 degrees above horizontal and 2.9 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
194 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 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 2.05 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
194 located pitches in 2024.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ramirez's sweeper leaves the bat at 98.0 mph, against 89.8 off his changeup.
45 and 53 of them thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ramirez throws 38.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.5% with the bases empty.
73 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 121 with the bases empty.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.7 mph off the bat against Ramirez, 3rd percentile.
194 pitches in 2024. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 745th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Ramirez releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
194 tracked pitches in 2024.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Ramirez works off the plate, with only 42.8% of his pitches in the zone, 20th percentile.
194 pitches in 2024. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 616th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ramirez throws the changeup 38% of the time against right-handers and 9.6% against left-handers.
121 pitches to right-handers, 73 to left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Ramirez's stuff spins at 1,986 rpm, 9th percentile in the league.
194 pitches in 2024. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 701st in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
51% of the contact Ramirez gives up is hit hard, 4th percentile.
194 pitches in 2024. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 735th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Ramirez throws a strike on the first pitch 66.7% of the time.
63 plate appearances started in 2024.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Ramirez projects a .371 average, 10th percentile.
194 pitches in 2024. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 695th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ramirez works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Changeup and Sweeper. The sinker is 48.5% of everything he throws.
194 classified pitches in 2024.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ramirez puts 50% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.3% when he is ahead.
50 located pitches behind, 51 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ramirez's sweeper spins at 2,398 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
45 thrown in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.2 mph separates Ramirez's sinker from his changeup, 87.6 against 78.4.
94 and 53 of them respectively.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ramirez's sinker averages 87.6 mph, and has touched 89.7.
94 thrown, 48.5% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ramirez's sweeper leaves the bat at 98.0 mph, against 89.8 off his changeup.
45 and 53 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ramirez throws the changeup 38% of the time against right-handers and 9.6% against left-handers.
121 pitches to right-handers, 73 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ramirez works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Changeup and Sweeper. The sinker is 48.5% of everything he throws.
194 classified pitches in 2024.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ramirez's sweeper spins at 2,398 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
45 thrown in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.2 mph separates Ramirez's sinker from his changeup, 87.6 against 78.4.
94 and 53 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 Ramirez throws a fastball 60% of the time, against 23.5% when he is ahead.
50 pitches behind in the count, 51 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Ramirez throws a strike on the first pitch 66.7% of the time.
63 plate appearances started in 2024.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ramirez puts 50% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.3% when he is ahead.
50 located pitches behind, 51 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 offspeed pitches: a .499 expected average against them, against .264 on his fastballs.
53 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ramirez's sinker moves 118.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
94 thrown, averaging 87.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ramirez averages 83.2 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
194 pitches in 2024. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 753rd in MLB.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ramirez releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 23 degrees above horizontal and 2.9 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
194 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Ramirez releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
194 tracked pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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 2.05 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
194 located pitches in 2024.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ramirez throws 38.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.5% with the bases empty.
73 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 121 with the bases empty.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.7 mph off the bat against Ramirez, 3rd percentile.
194 pitches in 2024. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 745th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
51% of the contact Ramirez gives up is hit hard, 4th percentile.
194 pitches in 2024. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 735th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Ramirez projects a .371 average, 10th percentile.
194 pitches in 2024. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 695th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Ramirez works off the plate, with only 42.8% of his pitches in the zone, 20th percentile.
194 pitches in 2024. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 616th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Ramirez's stuff spins at 1,986 rpm, 9th percentile in the league.
194 pitches in 2024. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 701st in MLB.
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