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Samuel Deduno

Twins Career team 2012–2014
Number #45
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 43
Height 6' 3"
Weight 190 lbs
Birth Place La Romana, Dominican Republic
Born Jul 2, 1983

Key Insights

2015
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Deduno's cutter averages 87.6 mph, and has touched 89.8.

142 thrown, 38.6% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Deduno goes to the curveball: 58.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 29.7% the rest of the time.

99 two-strike pitches in 2015.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him

Deduno averages 83.8 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.

368 pitches in 2015. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 634th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Deduno throws a fastball 86.5% of the time, against 30.8% when he is ahead.

96 pitches behind in the count, 107 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .463 expected average against them, against .372 on his breaking balls.

200 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Deduno's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.2 mph, against 88.0 off his curveball.

58 and 138 of them thrown.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 2, 1983
Birth Place La Romana, Dominican Republic
Height 6' 3"
Weight 190 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right