Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 19.6% of the contact Yesavage gives up is hit hard, 98th percentile.
331 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 13th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Yesavage projects a .230 average, 98th percentile.
331 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 13th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Yesavage's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 81.2 off his splitter.
757 and 469 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
26.7% of the contact against Yesavage with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 16.7% with the bases empty.
115 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 216 with the bases empty.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .290 expected average against them, against .217 on his fastballs.
51 of his breaking balls thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Yesavage is weak: 84.2 mph off the bat on average, 91st percentile.
331 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 47th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Yesavage's stuff spins at 1,983 rpm, 7th percentile in the league.
331 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 500th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Yesavage works off the plate, with only 39.3% of his pitches in the zone, 16th percentile.
331 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 453rd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
33.2% of the contact against Yesavage is on the ground and 43.5% of it is in the air.
253 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.7% of the balls put in play against Yesavage have gone to centre field.
109 of 255 located batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Yesavage averages 88.8 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
331 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 352nd in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Yesavage has given up 12 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 413 feet.
12 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 19.6% of the contact Yesavage gives up is hit hard, 98th percentile.
331 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 13th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Yesavage projects a .230 average, 98th percentile.
331 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 13th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Yesavage is weak: 84.2 mph off the bat on average, 91st percentile.
331 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 47th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Yesavage's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 81.2 off his splitter.
757 and 469 of them thrown.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
26.7% of the contact against Yesavage with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 16.7% with the bases empty.
115 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 216 with the bases empty.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .290 expected average against them, against .217 on his fastballs.
51 of his breaking balls thrown.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Yesavage's stuff spins at 1,983 rpm, 7th percentile in the league.
331 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 500th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Yesavage works off the plate, with only 39.3% of his pitches in the zone, 16th percentile.
331 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 453rd in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
33.2% of the contact against Yesavage is on the ground and 43.5% of it is in the air.
253 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.7% of the balls put in play against Yesavage have gone to centre field.
109 of 255 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Yesavage has given up 12 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 413 feet.
12 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Yesavage averages 88.8 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
331 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 352nd in MLB.
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