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Yasmani Grandal

matchup for John Means

315th out of 436 (Worst 28%)

John Means

matchup for Yasmani Grandal

213th out of 567 (Best 38%)

Strong advantage for Grandal

Yasmani Grandal has a 32.2% chance of reaching base vs John Means, which is 2.1% lower than Grandal's typical expectations, and 1.2% higher than batters facing Means.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	32.2%	24.4%	3.3%	6.7%	14.4%	7.7%	18.0%
Grandal	-2.1	+2.5	+1.0	+1.6	-0.1	-4.6	-3.7
Means	+1.2	+0.4	-0.1	+0.1	+0.3	+0.8	-2.9

Yasmani Grandal is slightly better vs left-handed pitching. John Means is left handed with an over-the-top delivery. Grandal has a B- grade vs this particular release point.

John Means throws a 4-seam fastball 49% of the time. Yasmani Grandal has a B+ grade against left-handed 4-seamers

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (L)

49%

Changeup (L)

28%

Slider (L)

12%

Curve (L)

11%

9% of John Means's pitches are classified as Meatballs, which is 4% higher than the MLB average. Yasmani Grandal has an A+ grade against this type of pitch.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Meatball 9%

+4%

Likely Ball 21%

+1%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Strong Challenge 6%

+1%

Mid Challenge 12%

+1%

Chaser 6%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+0%

Non-Competitive 11%

-2%

Weak Challenge 3%

-6%

31% of John Means's pitches are classified as Extreme Ride, which is 27% higher than the MLB average. Yasmani Grandal has a D grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Extreme Ride 31%

+27%

Medium Break 40%

+21%

Offspeed (L) 28%

+15%

Medium Fast Velo 24%

+9%

12.1% of Yasmani Grandal's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 4.1% lower than the league average. John Means strikes out 14.7% of the batters he faces, which is 0.2% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Strikeout -4.1% -0.2% 3%

Walk +2.0% -2.7% 39%

In Play +2.1% +2.9% 39%

On Base +2.2% -4.8% 31%

Hit +0.2% -2.0% 14%

Single -0.3% -1.5% 13%

2B / 3B +0.1% -1.1% 3%

Home Run +0.5% +0.5%

33.5% of Yasmani Grandal's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 0.9% lower than the league average. John Means induces Standard Grounders at a 23.3% rate, which is 11.1% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.3% -0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder -0.9% -11.1% 7%

Hard Grounder 0.0% -1.7% 14%

Low Screamer -2.5% +0.6% 9%

Rising Liner +0.8% +0.6% 4%

Maybe Homer +1.5% +0.5% 3%

Likely Homer +0.1% 0.0% 1%

No Doubter +0.7% +0.5% 20%

Routine Flyout +0.7% +5.9% 3%

Pop up -0.1% +4.8%

27.6% of Yasmani Grandal's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 3.3% higher than the league average. 26.7% of batted balls allowed by John Means are hit at above 100 mph, which is 2.4% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -3.1% -0.5% 21%

75 to 86 mph -0.8% +1.1% 18%

87 to 93 mph +0.4% -3.4% 19%

94 to 99 mph +0.3% +0.4% 24%

Above 100 mph +3.3% +2.4%

11.8% of Yasmani Grandal's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 0.3% higher than the league average. 12.5% of batted balls allowed by John Means are hit at this angle, which is 1.0% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%