He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .286 average against Casilla and left-handers to .422.
227 pitches to right-handed hitters, 264 to left-handed hitters.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
29.2% of the contact against Casilla with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.8% with the bases empty.
154 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 337 with the bases empty.
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.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.2% of the contact against Casilla is on the ground and 35.1% of it is in the air.
74 tracked batted balls allowed.
Both sides hit him about the same
36.4% of the contact right-handers make against Casilla is hit hard, against 32.4% of what left-handers make.
227 pitches to right-handed hitters, 264 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.0 mph off the bat against Casilla and left-handers 86.1.
41 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 36 from left-handers.
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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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .286 average against Casilla and left-handers to .422.
227 pitches to right-handed hitters, 264 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
36.4% of the contact right-handers make against Casilla is hit hard, against 32.4% of what left-handers make.
227 pitches to right-handed hitters, 264 to left-handed hitters.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
29.2% of the contact against Casilla with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.8% with the bases empty.
154 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 337 with the bases empty.
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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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.2% of the contact against Casilla is on the ground and 35.1% of it is in the air.
74 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.0 mph off the bat against Casilla and left-handers 86.1.
41 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 36 from left-handers.
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