One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Solís's sinker moves 100.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
463 thrown, averaging 93.3 mph.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.2 mph separates Solís's sinker from his knuckle curve, 93.3 against 78.1.
463 and 144 of them respectively.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Solís's sinker carries 14.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
463 thrown, averaging 93.3 mph.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Solís works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Knuckle Curve and Changeup. The sinker is 63.9% of everything he throws.
725 classified pitches in 2018.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Solís puts 55.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.3% when he is ahead.
216 located pitches behind, 204 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Solís's sinker leaves the bat at 90.9 mph, against 85.5 off his knuckle curve.
463 and 144 of them thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.3% of the contact Solís gives up is hit hard, 80th percentile.
725 pitches in 2018. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 145th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Solís goes to the knuckle curve: 24.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 17.5% the rest of the time.
239 two-strike pitches in 2018.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Solís throws the changeup 26% of the time against right-handers and 5.3% against left-handers.
385 pitches to right-handers, 340 to left-handers.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Solís releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 42 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
725 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .403 expected average against them, against .367 on his fastballs.
118 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He lives on one side of the plate
Solís works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
725 located pitches in 2018.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Solís projects a .376 average, 27th percentile.
725 pitches in 2018. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 529th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Solís throws a fastball 67.6% of the time, against 61.3% when he is ahead.
216 pitches behind in the count, 204 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Solís's knuckle curve spins at 2,540 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
144 thrown in 2018.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.5% of Solís's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
134 of 725 located pitches.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Solís, 33rd percentile.
725 pitches in 2018. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 490th in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Solís releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
725 tracked pitches in 2018.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Solís throws a strike on the first pitch 61.5% of the time.
174 plate appearances started in 2018.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Solís's sinker averages 93.3 mph, and has touched 96.9.
463 thrown, 63.9% of his pitches.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Solís's sinker moves 100.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
463 thrown, averaging 93.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Solís's sinker carries 14.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
463 thrown, averaging 93.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.2 mph separates Solís's sinker from his knuckle curve, 93.3 against 78.1.
463 and 144 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Solís works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Knuckle Curve and Changeup. The sinker is 63.9% of everything he throws.
725 classified pitches in 2018.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Solís's sinker leaves the bat at 90.9 mph, against 85.5 off his knuckle curve.
463 and 144 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Solís throws the changeup 26% of the time against right-handers and 5.3% against left-handers.
385 pitches to right-handers, 340 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Solís's knuckle curve spins at 2,540 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
144 thrown in 2018.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Solís's sinker averages 93.3 mph, and has touched 96.9.
463 thrown, 63.9% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Solís puts 55.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.3% when he is ahead.
216 located pitches behind, 204 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Solís goes to the knuckle curve: 24.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 17.5% the rest of the time.
239 two-strike pitches in 2018.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Solís throws a fastball 67.6% of the time, against 61.3% when he is ahead.
216 pitches behind in the count, 204 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Solís throws a strike on the first pitch 61.5% of the time.
174 plate appearances started in 2018.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.3% of the contact Solís gives up is hit hard, 80th percentile.
725 pitches in 2018. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 145th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Solís projects a .376 average, 27th percentile.
725 pitches in 2018. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 529th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Solís, 33rd percentile.
725 pitches in 2018. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 490th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Solís releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 42 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
725 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Solís releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
725 tracked pitches in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .403 expected average against them, against .367 on his fastballs.
118 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Solís works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
725 located pitches in 2018.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.5% of Solís's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
134 of 725 located pitches.
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Career team 2015–2018