He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bleier puts 45.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 55.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
299 pitches to right-handed hitters, 156 to left-handed hitters.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bleier's sinker averages 88.0 mph, and has touched 90.1.
191 thrown, 42% of his pitches.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Bleier throws a strike on the first pitch 76.2% of the time.
130 plate appearances started in 2023.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bleier's sinker moves 111.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
191 thrown, averaging 88.0 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bleier releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 2.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
455 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bleier throws a fastball 98.6% of the time, against 73.4% when he is ahead.
74 pitches behind in the count, 173 ahead.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bleier averages 85.7 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
455 pitches in 2023. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 696th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bleier's slider leaves the bat at 91.2 mph, against 81.9 off his cutter.
46 and 177 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Bleier lives in the strike zone: 49.2% of his pitches are in it, 87th percentile.
455 pitches in 2023. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 104th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Bleier's stuff spins at 1,922 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
455 pitches in 2023. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 734th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bleier throws the cutter 53.2% of the time against right-handers and 11.5% against left-handers.
299 pitches to right-handers, 156 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bleier goes to the splitter: 14.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 1.6% the rest of the time.
133 two-strike pitches in 2023.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bleier lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.23 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
455 located pitches in 2023.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bleier puts 63.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.7% when he is ahead.
74 located pitches behind, 173 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bleier works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Cutter, Slider and Splitter. The sinker is 42% of everything he throws.
455 classified pitches in 2023.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Bleier is weak: 87.3 mph off the bat on average, 71st percentile.
455 pitches in 2023. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 223rd in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Bleier releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
455 tracked pitches in 2023.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.7 mph separates Bleier's sinker from his slider, 88.0 against 77.3.
191 and 46 of them respectively.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bleier projects a .319 average, 65th percentile.
455 pitches in 2023. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 271st in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Bleier has thrown 17 4-seam fastballs this season, 3.7% of his pitches, at 88.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
455 classified pitches in 2023.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bleier puts 45.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 55.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
299 pitches to right-handed hitters, 156 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bleier's sinker averages 88.0 mph, and has touched 90.1.
191 thrown, 42% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bleier's slider leaves the bat at 91.2 mph, against 81.9 off his cutter.
46 and 177 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bleier throws the cutter 53.2% of the time against right-handers and 11.5% against left-handers.
299 pitches to right-handers, 156 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bleier works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Cutter, Slider and Splitter. The sinker is 42% of everything he throws.
455 classified pitches in 2023.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.7 mph separates Bleier's sinker from his slider, 88.0 against 77.3.
191 and 46 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Bleier has thrown 17 4-seam fastballs this season, 3.7% of his pitches, at 88.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
455 classified pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Bleier throws a strike on the first pitch 76.2% of the time.
130 plate appearances started in 2023.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bleier throws a fastball 98.6% of the time, against 73.4% when he is ahead.
74 pitches behind in the count, 173 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bleier goes to the splitter: 14.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 1.6% the rest of the time.
133 two-strike pitches in 2023.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bleier puts 63.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.7% when he is ahead.
74 located pitches behind, 173 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bleier's sinker moves 111.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
191 thrown, averaging 88.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bleier releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 2.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
455 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Bleier releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
455 tracked pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bleier averages 85.7 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
455 pitches in 2023. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 696th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Bleier lives in the strike zone: 49.2% of his pitches are in it, 87th percentile.
455 pitches in 2023. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 104th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Bleier's stuff spins at 1,922 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
455 pitches in 2023. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 734th 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
Bleier lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.23 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
455 located pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Bleier is weak: 87.3 mph off the bat on average, 71st percentile.
455 pitches in 2023. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 223rd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bleier projects a .319 average, 65th percentile.
455 pitches in 2023. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 271st in MLB.
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