The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Jimenez projects a .411 average, 9th percentile.
2587 pitches in 2017. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 642nd in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .380 average against Jimenez and left-handers to .451.
1311 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1276 to left-handed hitters.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Jimenez, 13th percentile.
2587 pitches in 2017. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 612th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Jimenez's curveball leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 86.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
110 and 489 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44% of the contact Jimenez gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
2587 pitches in 2017. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 606th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.9% of the contact against Jimenez is on the ground and 30.1% of it is in the air.
392 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Jimenez's stuff spins at 2,056 rpm, 19th percentile in the league.
2587 pitches in 2017. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 569th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .431 expected average against them, against .384 on his offspeed pitches.
1436 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Jimenez averages 86.9 mph across his arsenal, 24th percentile in the league.
2587 pitches in 2017. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 537th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Jimenez has given up 33 tracked home runs, 12 of them to right field, the longest 443 feet.
33 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Jimenez works off the plate, with only 42.3% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
2587 pitches in 2017. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 482nd in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.7 mph off the bat against Jimenez and left-handers 91.0.
220 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 177 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.8% of the balls put in play against Jimenez have gone to centre field.
194 of 443 located batted balls allowed.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Jimenez projects a .411 average, 9th percentile.
2587 pitches in 2017. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 642nd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Jimenez, 13th percentile.
2587 pitches in 2017. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 612th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44% of the contact Jimenez gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
2587 pitches in 2017. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 606th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .380 average against Jimenez and left-handers to .451.
1311 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1276 to left-handed hitters.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Jimenez's curveball leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 86.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
110 and 489 of them thrown.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.9% of the contact against Jimenez is on the ground and 30.1% of it is in the air.
392 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Jimenez has given up 33 tracked home runs, 12 of them to right field, the longest 443 feet.
33 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.7 mph off the bat against Jimenez and left-handers 91.0.
220 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 177 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.8% of the balls put in play against Jimenez have gone to centre field.
194 of 443 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Jimenez's stuff spins at 2,056 rpm, 19th percentile in the league.
2587 pitches in 2017. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 569th in MLB.
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 fastballs: a .431 expected average against them, against .384 on his offspeed pitches.
1436 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Jimenez averages 86.9 mph across his arsenal, 24th percentile in the league.
2587 pitches in 2017. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 537th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Jimenez works off the plate, with only 42.3% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
2587 pitches in 2017. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 482nd in MLB.
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