This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Casilla goes to the knuckle curve: 49.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 22.9% the rest of the time.
103 two-strike pitches in 2018.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .400 expected average against them, against .256 on his breaking balls.
270 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Casilla's sinker moves 123.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
157 thrown, averaging 92.8 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Casilla works off the plate, with only 38.3% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.
491 pitches in 2018. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 703rd in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Casilla's 4-seam fastball carries 16.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
113 thrown, averaging 93.2 mph.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
12.6% of Casilla's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
62 of 491 located pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Casilla releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
491 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Casilla throws a strike on the first pitch 50% of the time.
130 plate appearances started in 2018.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Casilla throws the slider 22% of the time against right-handers and 1.1% against left-handers.
227 pitches to right-handers, 264 to left-handers.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Casilla throws 34.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.1% with the bases empty.
154 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 337 with the bases empty.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Casilla lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.16 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
491 located pitches in 2018.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.5 mph separates Casilla's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 93.2 against 79.7.
113 and 140 of them respectively.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Casilla is weak: 87.1 mph off the bat on average, 81st percentile.
491 pitches in 2018. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 139th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Casilla's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 85.8 off his sinker.
113 and 157 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Casilla's stuff spins at 2,366 rpm, 78th percentile in the league.
491 pitches in 2018. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 164th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Casilla throws a fastball 59% of the time, against 47.2% when he is ahead.
195 pitches behind in the count, 89 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Casilla works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Knuckle Curve, 4-Seam Fastball and Slider, and a little else. The sinker is 32% of everything he throws.
491 classified pitches in 2018.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.6% of the contact Casilla gives up is hit hard, 78th percentile.
491 pitches in 2018. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 158th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Casilla puts 47.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.7% when he is ahead.
195 located pitches behind, 89 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Casilla's sinker averages 92.8 mph, and has touched 95.4.
157 thrown, 32% of his pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Casilla releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
491 tracked pitches in 2018.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Casilla lands 42.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.2% of his breaking balls.
270 of his fastballs, 193 of his breaking balls.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Casilla's knuckle curve spins at 2,404 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
140 thrown in 2018.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Casilla projects a .349 average, 61st percentile.
491 pitches in 2018. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 284th in MLB.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Casilla goes to the knuckle curve: 49.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 22.9% the rest of the time.
103 two-strike pitches in 2018.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Casilla throws a strike on the first pitch 50% of the time.
130 plate appearances started in 2018.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Casilla throws a fastball 59% of the time, against 47.2% when he is ahead.
195 pitches behind in the count, 89 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Casilla puts 47.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.7% when he is ahead.
195 located pitches behind, 89 ahead.
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 fastballs: a .400 expected average against them, against .256 on his breaking balls.
270 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Casilla lands 42.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.2% of his breaking balls.
270 of his fastballs, 193 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Casilla's sinker moves 123.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
157 thrown, averaging 92.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Casilla's 4-seam fastball carries 16.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
113 thrown, averaging 93.2 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Casilla works off the plate, with only 38.3% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.
491 pitches in 2018. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 703rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
12.6% of Casilla's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
62 of 491 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Casilla lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.16 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
491 located pitches in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Casilla releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
491 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Casilla releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
491 tracked pitches in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Casilla throws the slider 22% of the time against right-handers and 1.1% against left-handers.
227 pitches to right-handers, 264 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.5 mph separates Casilla's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 93.2 against 79.7.
113 and 140 of them respectively.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Casilla's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 85.8 off his sinker.
113 and 157 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Casilla works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Knuckle Curve, 4-Seam Fastball and Slider, and a little else. The sinker is 32% of everything he throws.
491 classified pitches in 2018.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Casilla's sinker averages 92.8 mph, and has touched 95.4.
157 thrown, 32% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Casilla's knuckle curve spins at 2,404 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
140 thrown in 2018.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Casilla throws 34.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.1% with the bases empty.
154 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 337 with the bases empty.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Casilla is weak: 87.1 mph off the bat on average, 81st percentile.
491 pitches in 2018. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 139th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.6% of the contact Casilla gives up is hit hard, 78th percentile.
491 pitches in 2018. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 158th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Casilla projects a .349 average, 61st percentile.
491 pitches in 2018. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 284th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Casilla's stuff spins at 2,366 rpm, 78th percentile in the league.
491 pitches in 2018. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 164th in MLB.
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