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Nick Castellanos

matchup for Hunter Greene

365th out of 436 (Worst 17%)

Hunter Greene

matchup for N. Castellanos

519th out of 567 (Worst 9%)

Moderate advantage for Greene

Nick Castellanos has a 27.2% chance of reaching base vs Hunter Greene, which is 4.6% lower than Castellanos's typical expectations, and 1.5% higher than batters facing Greene.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	27.2%	20.6%	3.1%	4.6%	12.9%	6.6%	28.3%
Castellanos	-4.6	-4.3	+0.2	-1.8	-2.7	-0.3	+5.7
Greene	+1.5	+4.1	+0.3	+1.0	+2.8	-2.6	-2.9

Nick Castellanos is about the same vs right-handed pitching as he is against left. Hunter Greene is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Castellanos has an A grade vs this particular release point.

Hunter Greene throws a 4-seam fastball 55% of the time. Nick Castellanos has an A grade against right-handed 4-seamers

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (R)

55%

Slider (R)

38%

14% of Hunter Greene's pitches are classified as Mid Challenges, which is 3% higher than the MLB average. Nick Castellanos has an A+ grade against this type of pitch.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Mid Challenge 14%

+3%

Strong Challenge 7%

+2%

Chaser 7%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+1%

Likely Ball 20%

+0%

Edge Painter 17%

+0%

Non-Competitive 11%

-2%

Weak Challenge 6%

-2%

Meatball 3%

-3%

32% of Hunter Greene's pitches are classified as Extreme Fast Velocity, which is 29% higher than the MLB average. Nick Castellanos has an A grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Extreme Fast Velo 32%

+29%

Large Break 37%

+16%

Medium Ride 27%

+14%

Breaking (R) 39%

+8%

11.7% of Nick Castellanos's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 4.8% lower than the league average. Hunter Greene strikes out 19.6% of the batters he faces, which is 8.0% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Strikeout -4.8% +8.0% 5%

Walk -1.7% +0.5% 37%

In Play +6.5% -8.5% 39%

On Base +8.2% -6.2% 31%

Hit +9.9% -6.7% 14%

Single +4.1% -3.4% 13%

2B / 3B +4.3% -3.0% 3%

Home Run +1.5% -0.3%

31.2% of Nick Castellanos's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 3.2% lower than the league average. Hunter Greene induces Standard Grounders at a 29.6% rate, which is 4.9% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +0.0% -0.3% 34%

Standard Grounder -3.2% -4.9% 7%

Hard Grounder -0.5% -2.6% 14%

Low Screamer -0.6% -1.1% 9%

Rising Liner +0.7% -4.0% 4%

Maybe Homer +1.1% -1.8% 3%

Likely Homer -0.2% -0.2% 1%

No Doubter +0.5% +1.7% 20%

Routine Flyout +3.4% +8.6% 3%

Pop up -1.3% +4.5%

23.8% of Nick Castellanos's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 0.5% lower than the league average. 20.2% of batted balls allowed by Hunter Greene are hit at above 100 mph, which is 4.1% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph +0.4% +1.9% 21%

75 to 86 mph +1.2% +2.3% 18%

87 to 93 mph -1.1% +1.1% 19%

94 to 99 mph +0.1% -1.2% 24%

Above 100 mph -0.5% -4.1%

13.9% of Nick Castellanos's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 2.5% higher than the league average. 13.6% of batted balls allowed by Hunter Greene are hit at this angle, which is 2.1% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%

Below -10° -4.3% -2.9% 12%

-10 to 0° -0.9% -1.3% 8%

1 to 6° -1.2% -4.8% 18%

7 to 18° +1.9% -3.0% 15%

19 to 28° +3.5% -3.8% 11%

29 to 38° +2.5% +2.1% 7%

39 to 50° +1.1% +5.8% 8%

Above 50° -2.6% +7.9%

Nick Castellanos has 6 plate appearances against Hunter Greene in the last 3 years. He is 4 for 6 with 2 doubles and

	PA	AB	H	HR	2/3B	1B	K	BB	Avg
Actual	6	6	4	0	2	2	1	0	0.667
Expected From Contact →			3.02	0.00	1.06	1.96			0.503

		Expected From Contact
Date	Outcome	HR	2/3B	1B	Out
2024-04-22	Single		19%	52%	29%
2024-04-22	Flyout				99%
2024-04-22	Single			88%	11%
2023-04-07	Strikeout
2023-04-07	Double		38%	48%	14%
2023-04-07	Double		48%	7%	44%

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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