One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Delgado's changeup moves 93.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
71 thrown, averaging 85.7 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Delgado's sinker leaves the bat at 87.2 mph, against 74.5 off his changeup.
51 and 71 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Delgado lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.02 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
202 located pitches in 2018.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Delgado puts 56.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 30.4% when he is ahead.
51 located pitches behind, 56 ahead.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Delgado is weak: 84.1 mph off the bat on average, 99th percentile.
202 pitches in 2018. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 10th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Delgado's 4-seam fastball carries 15.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
57 thrown, averaging 92.1 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Delgado works off the plate, with only 41.6% of his pitches in the zone, 16th percentile.
202 pitches in 2018. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 610th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Delgado lands 49.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.2% of his offspeed pitches.
108 of his fastballs, 71 of his offspeed pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Delgado throws the changeup 49.3% of the time against left-handers and 27.8% against right-handers.
133 pitches to right-handers, 69 to left-handers.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Delgado projects a .306 average, 95th percentile.
202 pitches in 2018. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 40th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.9% of Delgado's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
30 of 202 located pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Delgado works with 4 pitches: Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Curveball. The changeup is 35.1% of everything he throws.
202 classified pitches in 2018.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Delgado goes to the changeup: 39.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 33.1% the rest of the time.
66 two-strike pitches in 2018.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Delgado releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 43 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
202 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Delgado's 4-seam fastball averages 92.1 mph, and has touched 94.1.
57 thrown, 28.2% of his pitches.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Delgado's stuff spins at 2,143 rpm, 32nd percentile in the league.
202 pitches in 2018. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 494th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Delgado throws a fastball 56.9% of the time, against 50% when he is ahead.
51 pitches behind in the count, 56 ahead.
He lives on one side of the plate
Delgado works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
202 located pitches in 2018.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.1% of the contact Delgado gives up is hit hard, 71st percentile.
202 pitches in 2018. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 213th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Delgado releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
202 tracked pitches in 2018.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.4 mph separates Delgado's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 92.1 against 85.7.
57 and 71 of them respectively.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Delgado throws a strike on the first pitch 61.2% of the time.
49 plate appearances started in 2018.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Delgado's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,287 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
57 thrown in 2018.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Delgado's changeup moves 93.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
71 thrown, averaging 85.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Delgado's 4-seam fastball carries 15.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
57 thrown, averaging 92.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Delgado's sinker leaves the bat at 87.2 mph, against 74.5 off his changeup.
51 and 71 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Delgado throws the changeup 49.3% of the time against left-handers and 27.8% against right-handers.
133 pitches to right-handers, 69 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Delgado works with 4 pitches: Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Curveball. The changeup is 35.1% of everything he throws.
202 classified pitches in 2018.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Delgado's 4-seam fastball averages 92.1 mph, and has touched 94.1.
57 thrown, 28.2% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.4 mph separates Delgado's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 92.1 against 85.7.
57 and 71 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Delgado's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,287 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
57 thrown in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Delgado lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.02 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
202 located pitches in 2018.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.9% of Delgado's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
30 of 202 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Delgado works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
202 located pitches in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Delgado puts 56.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 30.4% when he is ahead.
51 located pitches behind, 56 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Delgado goes to the changeup: 39.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 33.1% the rest of the time.
66 two-strike pitches in 2018.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Delgado throws a fastball 56.9% of the time, against 50% when he is ahead.
51 pitches behind in the count, 56 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Delgado throws a strike on the first pitch 61.2% of the time.
49 plate appearances started in 2018.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Delgado is weak: 84.1 mph off the bat on average, 99th percentile.
202 pitches in 2018. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 10th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Delgado projects a .306 average, 95th percentile.
202 pitches in 2018. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 40th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.1% of the contact Delgado gives up is hit hard, 71st percentile.
202 pitches in 2018. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 213th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Delgado works off the plate, with only 41.6% of his pitches in the zone, 16th percentile.
202 pitches in 2018. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 610th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Delgado lands 49.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.2% of his offspeed pitches.
108 of his fastballs, 71 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Delgado releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 43 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
202 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Delgado releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
202 tracked pitches in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Delgado's stuff spins at 2,143 rpm, 32nd percentile in the league.
202 pitches in 2018. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 494th in MLB.
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