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Ricky Vanasco

Tigers Career team 2024–2026
Number #70
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 27
Height 6' 3"
Weight 180 lbs
Birth Place Morriston, FL
Born Oct 13, 1998

Key Insights

2026
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Vanasco throws the changeup 41.9% of the time against left-handers and 9.8% against right-handers.

61 pitches to right-handers, 62 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Vanasco's 4-seam fastball carries 14.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

60 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Vanasco releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

123 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Vanasco lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

123 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle

14.6% of Vanasco's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.

18 of 123 located pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Vanasco's 4-seam fastball moves 12.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

60 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Oct 13, 1998
Birth Place Morriston, FL
Height 6' 3"
Weight 180 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R