He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .412 average against Skaggs and left-handers to .341.
1081 pitches to right-handed hitters, 305 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Skaggs has given up 9 tracked home runs, 6 of them to left field, the longest 472 feet.
9 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
Both sides hit him about the same
40.7% of the contact right-handers make against Skaggs is hit hard, against 30.8% of what left-handers make.
1081 pitches to right-handed hitters, 305 to left-handed hitters.
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 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.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
47.8% of the balls put in play against Skaggs have gone to centre field.
107 of 224 located batted balls allowed.
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.
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.
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 shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
40.9% of the contact against Skaggs is on the ground and 32.8% of it is in the air.
198 tracked batted balls allowed.
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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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .412 average against Skaggs and left-handers to .341.
1081 pitches to right-handed hitters, 305 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
40.7% of the contact right-handers make against Skaggs is hit hard, against 30.8% of what left-handers make.
1081 pitches to right-handed hitters, 305 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Skaggs has given up 9 tracked home runs, 6 of them to left field, the longest 472 feet.
9 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
47.8% of the balls put in play against Skaggs have gone to centre field.
107 of 224 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
40.9% of the contact against Skaggs is on the ground and 32.8% of it is in the air.
198 tracked batted balls allowed.
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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 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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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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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.
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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