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Miguel Rojas

matchup for Aaron Civale

337th out of 436 (Worst 23%)

Aaron Civale

matchup for Miguel Rojas

338th out of 567 (Worst 41%)

Moderate advantage for Rojas

Miguel Rojas has a 30.3% chance of reaching base vs Aaron Civale, which is 1.5% lower than Rojas's typical expectations, and 0.8% higher than batters facing Civale.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	30.3%	25.0%	1.9%	4.9%	18.2%	5.2%	10.0%
Rojas	-1.5	-0.5	+0.0	-0.4	-0.1	-1.0	-3.6
Civale	+0.8	+3.5	-1.3	+0.6	+4.2	-2.7	-11.5

Miguel Rojas is worse vs right-handed pitching. Aaron Civale is right handed with an over-the-top delivery. Rojas has a B grade vs this particular release point.

Aaron Civale throws a Cutter 32% of the time. Miguel Rojas has an A grade against right-handed Cutters

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

Cutter (R)

32%

Sinker (R)

21%

Curve (R)

20%

4-Seam (R)

11%

Slider (R)

10%

21% of Aaron Civale's pitches are classified as Likely Balls, which is 2% higher than the MLB average. Miguel Rojas has a D+ grade against this type of pitch.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Likely Ball 21%

+2%

Chaser 7%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+1%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Strong Challenge 5%

Weak Challenge 8%

Meatball 6%

Mid Challenge 10%

-1%

Non-Competitive 11%

-2%

20% of Aaron Civale's pitches are classified as Extreme Drop, which is 15% higher than the MLB average. Miguel Rojas has a C grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Extreme Drop 20%

+15%

Medium Break 24%

+15%

Extreme Slow Velo 16%

+11%

Fastball (R) 64%

+10%

6.3% of Miguel Rojas's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 14.0% lower than the league average. Aaron Civale strikes out 16.0% of the batters he faces, which is 0.4% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

20%

Strikeout -14.0% +0.4% 5%

Walk -1.2% -1.3% 33%

In Play +15.2% +1.0% 39%

On Base +9.8% -0.9% 31%

Hit +11.0% +0.5% 14%

Single +6.1% 0.0% 13%

2B / 3B +6.5% +0.3% 3%

Home Run -1.5% +0.1%

38.8% of Miguel Rojas's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 4.4% higher than the league average. Aaron Civale induces Standard Grounders at a 34.5% rate, which is 0.1% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +0.9% -0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder +4.4% +0.1% 7%

Hard Grounder -0.5% -0.7% 14%

Low Screamer +4.6% -1.3% 9%

Rising Liner -0.4% +1.8% 4%

Maybe Homer -2.7% -1.1% 3%

Likely Homer -2.2% +0.2% 1%

No Doubter -1.0% +0.1% 20%

Routine Flyout -3.7% -0.7% 3%

Pop up +0.7% +1.8%

13.6% of Miguel Rojas's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 10.7% lower than the league average. 25.0% of batted balls allowed by Aaron Civale are hit at above 100 mph, which is 0.7% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph +5.1% +0.4% 21%

75 to 86 mph +4.2% +1.9% 18%

87 to 93 mph +2.9% +0.0% 19%

94 to 99 mph -1.5% -3.0% 24%

Above 100 mph -10.7% +0.7%

10.6% of Miguel Rojas's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 0.8% lower than the league average. 11.7% of batted balls allowed by Aaron Civale are hit at this angle, which is 0.2% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%

Below -10° +1.3% -0.8% 12%

-10 to 0° +2.8% -0.4% 8%

1 to 6° +0.1% +0.7% 18%

7 to 18° +0.7% -1.1% 15%

19 to 28° -2.7% +0.4% 11%

29 to 38° -0.8% +0.2% 7%

39 to 50° -1.5% -0.2% 8%

Above 50° +0.2% +1.2%

Miguel Rojas has 2 plate appearances against Aaron Civale in the last 3 years. He is 0 for 2.

	PA	AB	H	HR	2/3B	1B	K	BB	Avg
Actual	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Expected From Contact →			0.14	0.00	0.03	0.11			0.070

		Expected From Contact
Date	Outcome	HR	2/3B	1B	Out
2024-07-05	Groundout			7%	93%
2024-07-05	Flyout		3%	4%	93%

Expected From Contact: A model predicts the outcome of every ball hit in play based on how it leaves the bat (exit velocity, launch angle, direction, and batter handedness). This helps control for luck, weather, and the park the hitter was in.

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