His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Neshek's sinker averages 88.5 mph, and has touched 90.5.
104 thrown, 36.9% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Neshek releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 6 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
282 tracked release points, averaging 4.6 feet off the ground.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .388 expected average against them, against .264 on his fastballs.
174 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Neshek's sinker moves 113.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
104 thrown, averaging 88.5 mph.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Neshek puts 50.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
178 pitches to right-handed hitters, 105 to left-handed hitters.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Neshek averages 84.2 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
283 pitches in 2019. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 701st in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Neshek puts 69.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.7% when he is ahead.
62 located pitches behind, 96 ahead.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Neshek lives in the strike zone: 47.2% of his pitches are in it, 82nd percentile.
283 pitches in 2019. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 134th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Neshek works with 2 pitches: Slider and Sinker. The slider is 61.7% of everything he throws.
282 classified pitches in 2019.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Neshek releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
282 tracked pitches in 2019.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Neshek throws a strike on the first pitch 67.1% of the time.
79 plate appearances started in 2019.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.9% of the contact Neshek gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
283 pitches in 2019. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 178th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Neshek throws a fastball 45.2% of the time, against 33.3% when he is ahead.
62 pitches behind in the count, 96 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Neshek's sinker carries 10.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
104 thrown, averaging 88.5 mph.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Neshek is weak: 87.9 mph off the bat on average, 75th percentile.
283 pitches in 2019. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 186th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Neshek lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.37 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
282 located pitches in 2019.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Neshek's sinker leaves the bat at 89.6 mph, against 87.1 off his slider.
104 and 174 of them thrown.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
22% of Neshek's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
62 of 282 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Neshek throws the slider 65.5% of the time against right-handers and 55.2% against left-handers.
177 pitches to right-handers, 105 to left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Neshek's stuff spins at 2,178 rpm, 35th percentile in the league.
283 pitches in 2019. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 487th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Neshek projects a .349 average, 70th percentile.
283 pitches in 2019. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 230th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.9 mph separates Neshek's sinker from his slider, 88.5 against 81.6.
104 and 174 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Neshek's slider spins at 2,233 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
174 thrown in 2019.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Neshek's sinker averages 88.5 mph, and has touched 90.5.
104 thrown, 36.9% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Neshek works with 2 pitches: Slider and Sinker. The slider is 61.7% of everything he throws.
282 classified pitches in 2019.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Neshek's sinker leaves the bat at 89.6 mph, against 87.1 off his slider.
104 and 174 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Neshek throws the slider 65.5% of the time against right-handers and 55.2% against left-handers.
177 pitches to right-handers, 105 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.9 mph separates Neshek's sinker from his slider, 88.5 against 81.6.
104 and 174 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Neshek's slider spins at 2,233 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
174 thrown in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Neshek releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 6 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
282 tracked release points, averaging 4.6 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Neshek releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
282 tracked pitches in 2019.
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 breaking balls: a .388 expected average against them, against .264 on his fastballs.
174 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Neshek's sinker moves 113.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
104 thrown, averaging 88.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Neshek's sinker carries 10.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
104 thrown, averaging 88.5 mph.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Neshek puts 50.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
178 pitches to right-handed hitters, 105 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Neshek averages 84.2 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
283 pitches in 2019. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 701st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Neshek puts 69.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.7% when he is ahead.
62 located pitches behind, 96 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Neshek throws a strike on the first pitch 67.1% of the time.
79 plate appearances started in 2019.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Neshek throws a fastball 45.2% of the time, against 33.3% when he is ahead.
62 pitches behind in the count, 96 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Neshek lives in the strike zone: 47.2% of his pitches are in it, 82nd percentile.
283 pitches in 2019. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 134th in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.9% of the contact Neshek gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
283 pitches in 2019. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 178th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Neshek is weak: 87.9 mph off the bat on average, 75th percentile.
283 pitches in 2019. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 186th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Neshek projects a .349 average, 70th percentile.
283 pitches in 2019. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 230th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Neshek lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.37 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
282 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
22% of Neshek's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
62 of 282 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Neshek's stuff spins at 2,178 rpm, 35th percentile in the league.
283 pitches in 2019. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 487th in MLB.
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