Loading games...

Tyler Saladino

White Sox Career team 2015–2018
Number #13
Position Shortstop
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 37
Height 6' 0"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place San Diego, CA
Born Jul 20, 1989

Key Insights

2019
He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Saladino's batting average is .123 but the quality of his contact projects .173, a gap of .050 in his favour once the bounces even out.

71 plate appearances in 2019.
The power is not there this season

Saladino is slugging .215, 11th percentile in the league.

71 plate appearances in 2019. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 577th in MLB.
He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Saladino's quality of contact only supports a .173 expected average, 15th percentile in the league.

71 plate appearances in 2019. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 551st in MLB.
The shape of his contact says what kind of hitter he is

Saladino averages 4.4 degrees off the bat: 26.5% of his contact is in the air and 50% of it is on the ground.

34 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.
There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Saladino does his damage against fastballs: a .535 OPS against them, against .304 on breaking balls.

41 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 24 on breaking balls.
He does not get on base enough to help

Saladino is on base at a .197 clip, 12th percentile in the league.

71 plate appearances in 2019. 12th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 571st in MLB.

Contextual Splits

Pitch
Outcome
Pitcher
Situation
Single
Double
Triple
Home Run
Out
Vs All Pitchers
Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 20, 1989
Birth Place San Diego, CA
Height 6' 0"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Oral Roberts