There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Espino's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.1 mph, against 84.4 off his curveball.
52 and 50 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Espino, 14th percentile.
158 pitches in 2024. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 658th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .433 expected average against them, against .352 on his breaking balls.
52 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Espino averages 80.0 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.
158 pitches in 2024. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 760th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Espino has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 425 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Espino projects a .363 average, 14th percentile.
158 pitches in 2024. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 662nd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.7% of the contact Espino gives up is hit hard, 16th percentile.
158 pitches in 2024. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 645th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Espino works off the plate, with only 42.4% of his pitches in the zone, 18th percentile.
158 pitches in 2024. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 629th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
29.4% of the contact against Espino is on the ground and 41.2% of it is in the air.
34 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.8 mph off the bat against Espino and left-handers 91.8.
15 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 20 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.7% of the balls put in play against Espino have gone to right field.
16 of 35 located batted balls allowed.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Espino's stuff spins at 2,323 rpm, 63rd percentile in the league.
158 pitches in 2024. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 283rd in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Espino's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.1 mph, against 84.4 off his curveball.
52 and 50 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Espino, 14th percentile.
158 pitches in 2024. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 658th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Espino projects a .363 average, 14th percentile.
158 pitches in 2024. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 662nd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.7% of the contact Espino gives up is hit hard, 16th percentile.
158 pitches in 2024. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 645th 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 .433 expected average against them, against .352 on his breaking balls.
52 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Espino averages 80.0 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.
158 pitches in 2024. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 760th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Espino has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 425 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
29.4% of the contact against Espino is on the ground and 41.2% of it is in the air.
34 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.8 mph off the bat against Espino and left-handers 91.8.
15 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 20 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.7% of the balls put in play against Espino have gone to right field.
16 of 35 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Espino works off the plate, with only 42.4% of his pitches in the zone, 18th percentile.
158 pitches in 2024. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 629th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Espino's stuff spins at 2,323 rpm, 63rd percentile in the league.
158 pitches in 2024. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 283rd in MLB.
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