His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Milone's 4-seam fastball averages 86.6 mph, and has touched 87.9.
61 thrown, 37.4% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .362 expected average against them, against .208 on his fastballs.
71 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Milone's changeup moves 111.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
71 thrown, averaging 79.0 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Milone averages 81.4 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
163 pitches in 2023. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 760th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Milone's 4-seam fastball carries 18.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
61 thrown, averaging 86.6 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Milone lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.06 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
163 located pitches in 2023.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Milone works off the plate, with only 40.5% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
163 pitches in 2023. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 685th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Milone throws the changeup 55.6% of the time against right-handers and 13% against left-handers.
117 pitches to right-handers, 46 to left-handers.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Milone lands 55.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 26.8% of his offspeed pitches.
61 of his fastballs, 71 of his offspeed pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Milone goes to the changeup: 51.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 39.4% the rest of the time.
54 two-strike pitches in 2023.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.8% of the contact Milone gives up is hit hard, 98th percentile.
163 pitches in 2023. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 16th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Milone releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 2.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
163 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Milone throws a strike on the first pitch 67.5% of the time.
40 plate appearances started in 2023.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Milone is weak: 84.6 mph off the bat on average, 94th percentile.
163 pitches in 2023. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 44th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Milone's stuff spins at 2,033 rpm, 13th percentile in the league.
163 pitches in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 677th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.1% of Milone's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
23 of 163 located pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Milone's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 87.5 mph, against 82.0 off his changeup.
61 and 71 of them thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Milone projects a .292 average, 88th percentile.
163 pitches in 2023. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 92nd in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Milone puts 47.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 31.1% when he is ahead.
46 located pitches behind, 45 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Milone works with 3 pitches: Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The changeup is 43.6% of everything he throws.
163 classified pitches in 2023.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Milone releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
163 tracked pitches in 2023.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Milone's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,237 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
61 thrown in 2023.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Milone's 4-seam fastball averages 86.6 mph, and has touched 87.9.
61 thrown, 37.4% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Milone throws the changeup 55.6% of the time against right-handers and 13% against left-handers.
117 pitches to right-handers, 46 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Milone's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 87.5 mph, against 82.0 off his changeup.
61 and 71 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Milone works with 3 pitches: Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The changeup is 43.6% of everything he throws.
163 classified pitches in 2023.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Milone's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,237 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
61 thrown in 2023.
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 .362 expected average against them, against .208 on his fastballs.
71 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Milone lands 55.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 26.8% of his offspeed pitches.
61 of his fastballs, 71 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Milone's changeup moves 111.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
71 thrown, averaging 79.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Milone's 4-seam fastball carries 18.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
61 thrown, averaging 86.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Milone averages 81.4 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
163 pitches in 2023. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 760th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Milone lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.06 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
163 located pitches in 2023.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.1% of Milone's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
23 of 163 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Milone works off the plate, with only 40.5% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
163 pitches in 2023. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 685th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Milone goes to the changeup: 51.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 39.4% the rest of the time.
54 two-strike pitches in 2023.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Milone throws a strike on the first pitch 67.5% of the time.
40 plate appearances started in 2023.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Milone puts 47.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 31.1% when he is ahead.
46 located pitches behind, 45 ahead.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.8% of the contact Milone gives up is hit hard, 98th percentile.
163 pitches in 2023. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 16th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Milone is weak: 84.6 mph off the bat on average, 94th percentile.
163 pitches in 2023. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 44th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Milone projects a .292 average, 88th percentile.
163 pitches in 2023. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 92nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Milone releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 2.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
163 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Milone releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
163 tracked pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Milone's stuff spins at 2,033 rpm, 13th percentile in the league.
163 pitches in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 677th in MLB.
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Career team 2012–2014