One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .480 expected average against them, against .336 on his breaking balls.
73 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .390 average against Vasquez and left-handers to .322.
339 pitches to right-handed hitters, 463 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
53.8% of the contact against Vasquez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.2% with the bases empty.
144 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 658 with the bases empty.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Vasquez's stuff spins at 2,604 rpm, 96th percentile in the league.
802 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 22nd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Vasquez's sinker leaves the bat at 92.5 mph, against 87.6 off his slider.
369 and 126 of them thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Vasquez projects a .351 average, 27th percentile.
802 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 393rd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.4% of the contact Vasquez gives up is hit hard, 28th percentile.
802 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 386th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.8% of the balls put in play against Vasquez have gone to centre field.
205 of 458 located batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Vasquez, 30th percentile.
802 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 374th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Vasquez lives in the strike zone: 44.6% of his pitches are in it, 69th percentile.
802 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 166th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.9 mph off the bat against Vasquez and left-handers 91.8.
192 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 266 from left-handers.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Vasquez averages 90.7 mph across his arsenal, 65th percentile in the league.
802 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 187th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .480 expected average against them, against .336 on his breaking balls.
73 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .390 average against Vasquez and left-handers to .322.
339 pitches to right-handed hitters, 463 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
53.8% of the contact against Vasquez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.2% with the bases empty.
144 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 658 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Vasquez's stuff spins at 2,604 rpm, 96th percentile in the league.
802 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 22nd 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 Vasquez's sinker leaves the bat at 92.5 mph, against 87.6 off his slider.
369 and 126 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Vasquez projects a .351 average, 27th percentile.
802 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 393rd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.4% of the contact Vasquez gives up is hit hard, 28th percentile.
802 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 386th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Vasquez, 30th percentile.
802 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 374th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.8% of the balls put in play against Vasquez have gone to centre field.
205 of 458 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.9 mph off the bat against Vasquez and left-handers 91.8.
192 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 266 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Vasquez lives in the strike zone: 44.6% of his pitches are in it, 69th percentile.
802 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 166th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Vasquez averages 90.7 mph across his arsenal, 65th percentile in the league.
802 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 187th in MLB.
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