The home runs are what is undoing his season
Poulin has given up 3 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 386 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .365 expected average against them, against .239 on his breaking balls.
65 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.5% of the contact against Poulin with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 56.1% with the bases empty.
128 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 250 with the bases empty.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.2 mph off the bat against Poulin, 7th percentile.
378 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 502nd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Poulin's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.6 mph, against 86.7 off his changeup.
113 and 65 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50.9% of the contact Poulin gives up is hit hard, 9th percentile.
378 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 488th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Poulin averages 84.2 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
378 pitches in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 521st in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .327 average against Poulin and left-handers to .280.
228 pitches to right-handed hitters, 150 to left-handed hitters.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Poulin's stuff spins at 2,122 rpm, 24th percentile in the league.
378 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 410th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50% of the contact against Poulin is on the ground and 41.1% of it is in the air.
56 tracked batted balls allowed.
Both sides hit him about the same
52.9% of the contact right-handers make against Poulin is hit hard, against 47.8% of what left-handers make.
228 pitches to right-handed hitters, 150 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Poulin projects a .308 average, 67th percentile.
378 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 178th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Poulin works off the plate, with only 41.8% of his pitches in the zone, 36th percentile.
378 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 343rd in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.4% of the balls put in play against Poulin have gone to right field.
25 of 59 located batted balls allowed.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Poulin has given up 3 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 386 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50% of the contact against Poulin is on the ground and 41.1% of it is in the air.
56 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.4% of the balls put in play against Poulin have gone to right field.
25 of 59 located batted balls allowed.
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 .365 expected average against them, against .239 on his breaking balls.
65 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.5% of the contact against Poulin with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 56.1% with the bases empty.
128 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 250 with the bases empty.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.2 mph off the bat against Poulin, 7th percentile.
378 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 502nd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50.9% of the contact Poulin gives up is hit hard, 9th percentile.
378 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 488th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Poulin projects a .308 average, 67th percentile.
378 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 178th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Poulin's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.6 mph, against 86.7 off his changeup.
113 and 65 of them thrown.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Poulin averages 84.2 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
378 pitches in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 521st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .327 average against Poulin and left-handers to .280.
228 pitches to right-handed hitters, 150 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
52.9% of the contact right-handers make against Poulin is hit hard, against 47.8% of what left-handers make.
228 pitches to right-handed hitters, 150 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Poulin's stuff spins at 2,122 rpm, 24th percentile in the league.
378 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 410th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Poulin works off the plate, with only 41.8% of his pitches in the zone, 36th percentile.
378 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 343rd in MLB.
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