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Ricky Vanasco

Tigers Career team 2024 to 2026
Number #70
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 28
Height 6' 3"
Weight 180 lbs
Birth Place Morriston, FL
Born Oct 13, 1998

Key Insights

2026
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Vanasco throws a fastball 71.4% of the time, against 35.7% when he is ahead.

56 pitches behind in the count, 42 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Vanasco throws the changeup 43.2% of the time against left-handers and 12.5% against right-handers.

96 pitches to right-handers, 74 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Vanasco's 4-seam fastball carries 14.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

87 thrown, averaging 93.7 mph.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle

12.9% of Vanasco's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.

22 of 170 located pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Vanasco goes to the changeup: 35.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 22.1% the rest of the time.

48 two-strike pitches in 2026.
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.

170 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.

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