This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Almonte goes to the sweeper: 59.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.5% the rest of the time.
79 two-strike pitches in 2024.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Almonte's sinker moves 125.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
99 thrown, averaging 93.7 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Almonte throws the sinker 52.2% of the time against right-handers and 5.7% against left-handers.
180 pitches to right-handers, 87 to left-handers.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Almonte works off the plate, with only 39.7% of his pitches in the zone, 6th percentile.
267 pitches in 2024. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 722nd in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Almonte throws a fastball 85.2% of the time, against 27.5% when he is ahead.
81 pitches behind in the count, 69 ahead.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Almonte is weak: 84.5 mph off the bat on average, 96th percentile.
267 pitches in 2024. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 32nd in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Almonte lands 47.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 26.3% of his breaking balls.
165 of his fastballs, 95 of his breaking balls.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Almonte lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.25 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
267 located pitches in 2024.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Almonte puts 58% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.3% when he is ahead.
81 located pitches behind, 69 ahead.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.4% of the contact Almonte gives up is hit hard, 89th percentile.
267 pitches in 2024. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 87th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .353 expected average against them, against .293 on his fastballs.
95 of his breaking balls thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Almonte works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Sweeper, Cutter and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 37.1% of everything he throws.
267 classified pitches in 2024.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Almonte throws a strike on the first pitch 53% of the time.
66 plate appearances started in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.2 mph separates Almonte's sinker from his sweeper, 93.7 against 81.5.
99 and 95 of them respectively.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.5% of Almonte's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
44 of 267 located pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Almonte releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 44 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
267 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Almonte's sweeper spins at 2,581 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
95 thrown in 2024.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Almonte throws 37.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.4% with the bases empty.
74 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 193 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Almonte projects a .303 average, 74th percentile.
267 pitches in 2024. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 197th in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Almonte releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
266 tracked pitches in 2024.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Almonte's sinker averages 93.7 mph, and has touched 96.3.
99 thrown, 37.1% of his pitches.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Almonte goes to the sweeper: 59.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.5% the rest of the time.
79 two-strike pitches in 2024.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Almonte throws a fastball 85.2% of the time, against 27.5% when he is ahead.
81 pitches behind in the count, 69 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Almonte puts 58% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.3% when he is ahead.
81 located pitches behind, 69 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Almonte throws a strike on the first pitch 53% of the time.
66 plate appearances started in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Almonte's sinker moves 125.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
99 thrown, averaging 93.7 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Almonte throws the sinker 52.2% of the time against right-handers and 5.7% against left-handers.
180 pitches to right-handers, 87 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Almonte works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Sweeper, Cutter and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 37.1% of everything he throws.
267 classified pitches in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.2 mph separates Almonte's sinker from his sweeper, 93.7 against 81.5.
99 and 95 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Almonte's sweeper spins at 2,581 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
95 thrown in 2024.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Almonte's sinker averages 93.7 mph, and has touched 96.3.
99 thrown, 37.1% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Almonte works off the plate, with only 39.7% of his pitches in the zone, 6th percentile.
267 pitches in 2024. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 722nd in MLB.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Almonte is weak: 84.5 mph off the bat on average, 96th percentile.
267 pitches in 2024. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 32nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.4% of the contact Almonte gives up is hit hard, 89th percentile.
267 pitches in 2024. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 87th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Almonte projects a .303 average, 74th percentile.
267 pitches in 2024. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 197th in MLB.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Almonte lands 47.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 26.3% of his breaking balls.
165 of his fastballs, 95 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .353 expected average against them, against .293 on his fastballs.
95 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Almonte lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.25 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
267 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.5% of Almonte's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
44 of 267 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Almonte releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 44 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
267 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Almonte releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
266 tracked pitches in 2024.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Almonte throws 37.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.4% with the bases empty.
74 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 193 with the bases empty.
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