One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Skaggs's changeup moves 70.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
220 thrown, averaging 83.8 mph.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Skaggs puts 43.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 52.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
1081 pitches to right-handed hitters, 305 to left-handed hitters.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Skaggs goes to the curveball: 45.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.5% the rest of the time.
429 two-strike pitches in 2019.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Skaggs averages 84.6 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
1386 pitches in 2019. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 691st in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
16.3 mph separates Skaggs's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.3 against 75.1.
699 and 467 of them respectively.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Skaggs's 4-seam fastball carries 17.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
699 thrown, averaging 91.3 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Skaggs's 4-seam fastball averages 91.3 mph, and has touched 95.0.
699 thrown, 50.4% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Skaggs throws a fastball 58.3% of the time, against 46% when he is ahead.
386 pitches behind in the count, 398 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Skaggs works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 50.4% of everything he throws.
1386 classified pitches in 2019.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Skaggs's fastball averages 91.5 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 90.6 past his 75th.
209 early fastballs, 121 late ones.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Skaggs projects a .394 average, 22nd percentile.
1386 pitches in 2019. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 586th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Skaggs throws 41.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.7% with the bases empty.
227 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1159 with the bases empty.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Skaggs puts 55.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.2% when he is ahead.
386 located pitches behind, 398 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .421 expected average against them, against .385 on his fastballs.
220 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Skaggs's curveball spins at 2,608 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
467 thrown in 2019.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Skaggs releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1386 tracked pitches in 2019.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Skaggs lands 49.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.1% of his offspeed pitches.
699 of his fastballs, 220 of his offspeed pitches.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Skaggs lives in the strike zone: 45.1% of his pitches are in it, 62nd percentile.
1386 pitches in 2019. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 286th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Skaggs releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 56 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1386 tracked release points, averaging 6.6 feet off the ground.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Skaggs throws the changeup 18.4% of the time against right-handers and 6.9% against left-handers.
1081 pitches to right-handers, 305 to left-handers.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 38.1% of the contact Skaggs gives up is hit hard, 64th percentile.
1386 pitches in 2019. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 274th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Skaggs's curveball leaves the bat at 89.6 mph, against 87.0 off his changeup.
467 and 220 of them thrown.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Skaggs's changeup moves 70.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
220 thrown, averaging 83.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Skaggs's 4-seam fastball carries 17.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
699 thrown, averaging 91.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Skaggs puts 43.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 52.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
1081 pitches to right-handed hitters, 305 to left-handed hitters.
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 Skaggs goes to the curveball: 45.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.5% the rest of the time.
429 two-strike pitches in 2019.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Skaggs throws a fastball 58.3% of the time, against 46% when he is ahead.
386 pitches behind in the count, 398 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Skaggs puts 55.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.2% when he is ahead.
386 located pitches behind, 398 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Skaggs averages 84.6 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
1386 pitches in 2019. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 691st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
16.3 mph separates Skaggs's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.3 against 75.1.
699 and 467 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Skaggs's 4-seam fastball averages 91.3 mph, and has touched 95.0.
699 thrown, 50.4% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Skaggs works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 50.4% of everything he throws.
1386 classified pitches in 2019.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Skaggs's curveball spins at 2,608 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
467 thrown in 2019.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Skaggs throws the changeup 18.4% of the time against right-handers and 6.9% against left-handers.
1081 pitches to right-handers, 305 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Skaggs's curveball leaves the bat at 89.6 mph, against 87.0 off his changeup.
467 and 220 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Skaggs's fastball averages 91.5 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 90.6 past his 75th.
209 early fastballs, 121 late ones.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Skaggs releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1386 tracked pitches in 2019.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Skaggs releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 56 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1386 tracked release points, averaging 6.6 feet off the ground.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Skaggs projects a .394 average, 22nd percentile.
1386 pitches in 2019. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 586th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 38.1% of the contact Skaggs gives up is hit hard, 64th percentile.
1386 pitches in 2019. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 274th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Skaggs throws 41.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.7% with the bases empty.
227 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1159 with the bases empty.
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 .421 expected average against them, against .385 on his fastballs.
220 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Skaggs lands 49.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.1% of his offspeed pitches.
699 of his fastballs, 220 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Skaggs lives in the strike zone: 45.1% of his pitches are in it, 62nd percentile.
1386 pitches in 2019. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 286th in MLB.
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