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Rob Rasmussen

Blue Jays Career team 2014–2015
Number #57
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Left
Age 37
Height 5' 10"
Weight 175 lbs
Birth Place Pasadena, CA
Born Apr 2, 1989

Key Insights

2015
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Rasmussen throws a fastball 67% of the time, against 35.6% when he is ahead.

94 pitches behind in the count, 90 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Rasmussen throws the slider 51% of the time against left-handers and 15.7% against right-handers.

178 pitches to right-handers, 153 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Rasmussen goes to the slider: 43.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 26.2% the rest of the time.

110 two-strike pitches in 2015.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass

The quality of contact against Rasmussen projects a .429 average, 4th percentile.

331 pitches in 2015. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 656th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Rasmussen works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 55.9% of everything he throws.

331 classified pitches in 2015.
Too much of the contact against him is loud

50% of the contact Rasmussen gives up is hit hard, 9th percentile.

331 pitches in 2015. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 625th in MLB.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Apr 2, 1989
Birth Place Pasadena, CA
Height 5' 10"
Weight 175 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Left
College/Draft UCLA