His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Sanchez's cutter averages 83.6 mph, and has touched 89.7.
211 thrown, 34% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Sanchez's changeup moves 124.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
194 thrown, averaging 85.4 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .349 expected average against them, against .245 on his offspeed pitches.
427 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sanchez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.2 mph, against 85.8 off his changeup.
185 and 194 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Sanchez lives in the strike zone: 49.8% of his pitches are in it, 87th percentile.
621 pitches in 2024. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 104th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Sanchez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
621 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Sanchez's 4-seam fastball carries 14.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
185 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Sanchez throws a strike on the first pitch 53.4% of the time.
163 plate appearances started in 2024.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Sanchez throws the changeup 41.8% of the time against left-handers and 18.3% against right-handers.
279 pitches to right-handers, 342 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Sanchez goes to the changeup: 37.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.5% the rest of the time.
183 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Sanchez averages 87.6 mph across his arsenal, 26th percentile in the league.
621 pitches in 2024. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 565th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Sanchez's stuff spins at 2,072 rpm, 17th percentile in the league.
621 pitches in 2024. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 639th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Sanchez gives up is hit hard, 23rd percentile.
621 pitches in 2024. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 589th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Sanchez puts 51.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
279 pitches to right-handed hitters, 342 to left-handed hitters.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Sanchez works with 3 pitches: Cutter, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball. The cutter is 34% of everything he throws.
621 classified pitches in 2024.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Sanchez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
621 located pitches in 2024.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Sanchez releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
621 tracked pitches in 2024.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Sanchez throws 51.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.8% with the bases empty.
193 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 428 with the bases empty.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.6% of Sanchez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
134 of 621 located pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Sanchez puts 59.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 50.3% when he is ahead.
189 located pitches behind, 171 ahead.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.2 mph off the bat against Sanchez, 34th percentile.
621 pitches in 2024. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 511th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.2 mph separates Sanchez's 4-seam fastball from his cutter, 93.8 against 83.6.
185 and 211 of them respectively.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Sanchez projects a .315 average, 63rd percentile.
621 pitches in 2024. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 286th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Sanchez's cutter spins at 2,300 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
211 thrown in 2024.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Sanchez has thrown 31 sinkers this season, 5% of his pitches, at 92.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
621 classified pitches in 2024.
Show more
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Sanchez's cutter averages 83.6 mph, and has touched 89.7.
211 thrown, 34% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sanchez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.2 mph, against 85.8 off his changeup.
185 and 194 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Sanchez throws the changeup 41.8% of the time against left-handers and 18.3% against right-handers.
279 pitches to right-handers, 342 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Sanchez works with 3 pitches: Cutter, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball. The cutter is 34% of everything he throws.
621 classified pitches in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.2 mph separates Sanchez's 4-seam fastball from his cutter, 93.8 against 83.6.
185 and 211 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Sanchez's cutter spins at 2,300 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
211 thrown in 2024.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Sanchez has thrown 31 sinkers this season, 5% of his pitches, at 92.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
621 classified pitches in 2024.
Show more
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Sanchez's changeup moves 124.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
194 thrown, averaging 85.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Sanchez's 4-seam fastball carries 14.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
185 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .349 expected average against them, against .245 on his offspeed pitches.
427 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Sanchez lives in the strike zone: 49.8% of his pitches are in it, 87th percentile.
621 pitches in 2024. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 104th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Sanchez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
621 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Sanchez releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
621 tracked pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He falls behind hitters far too often
Sanchez throws a strike on the first pitch 53.4% of the time.
163 plate appearances started in 2024.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Sanchez goes to the changeup: 37.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.5% the rest of the time.
183 two-strike pitches in 2024.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Sanchez puts 59.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 50.3% when he is ahead.
189 located pitches behind, 171 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Sanchez averages 87.6 mph across his arsenal, 26th percentile in the league.
621 pitches in 2024. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 565th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball is straighter than it should be
Sanchez's stuff spins at 2,072 rpm, 17th percentile in the league.
621 pitches in 2024. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 639th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
Take me there
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Sanchez gives up is hit hard, 23rd percentile.
621 pitches in 2024. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 589th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.2 mph off the bat against Sanchez, 34th percentile.
621 pitches in 2024. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 511th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Sanchez projects a .315 average, 63rd percentile.
621 pitches in 2024. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 286th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Sanchez puts 51.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
279 pitches to right-handed hitters, 342 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Sanchez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
621 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.6% of Sanchez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
134 of 621 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Sanchez throws 51.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.8% with the bases empty.
193 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 428 with the bases empty.
Marlins
Career team 2020 to 2024