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Jorge Polanco

matchup for George Kirby

204th out of 436 (Best 48%)

George Kirby

matchup for Jorge Polanco

455th out of 567 (Worst 20%)

Leans in favor of Kirby

Jorge Polanco has a 27.5% chance of reaching base vs George Kirby, which is 4.7% lower than Polanco's typical expectations, and 0.7% lower than batters facing Kirby.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	27.5%	21.6%	3.3%	4.8%	13.4%	5.9%	23.6%
Polanco	-4.7	-0.4	-0.1	+0.3	-0.5	-4.4	-3.1
Kirby	-0.7	-1.1	+0.6	-0.3	-1.4	+0.4	+2.8

Jorge Polanco is about the same vs right-handed pitching as he is against left. George Kirby is right handed with a moderate release toward the third base side. Polanco has a C grade vs this particular release point.

George Kirby throws a 4-seam fastball 40% of the time. Jorge Polanco has an A grade against right-handed 4-seamers

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (R)

40%

Slider (R)

22%

Sinker (R)

19%

Curve (R)

Splitter (R)

12% of George Kirby's pitches are classified as Weak Challenges, which is 3% higher than the MLB average. Jorge Polanco has an A+ grade against this type of pitch.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Weak Challenge 12%

+3%

Edge Painter 19%

+2%

Mid Challenge 13%

+2%

Strong Challenge 6%

+1%

Chaser 6%

+0%

Fringe Miss 13%

+0%

Likely Ball 17%

-2%

Meatball 3%

-3%

Non-Competitive 8%

-4%

26% of George Kirby's pitches are classified as Very Fast Velocity, which is 18% higher than the MLB average. Jorge Polanco has an A grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Very Fast Velo 26%

+18%

Medium Break 18%

+9%

17.3% of Jorge Polanco's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 4.5% higher than the league average. George Kirby strikes out 15.6% of the batters he faces, which is 0.5% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

12%

Strikeout +4.5% +0.5% 4%

Walk +0.9% -5.1% 42%

In Play -5.3% +4.6% 39%

On Base -0.9% -3.9% 31%

Hit -1.7% +1.2% 14%

Single -1.6% +0.5% 13%

2B / 3B -1.2% +0.8% 3%

Home Run +1.1% -0.1%

28.7% of Jorge Polanco's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 5.7% lower than the league average. George Kirby induces Standard Grounders at a 36.4% rate, which is 2.0% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt 0.0% -0.6% 34%

Standard Grounder -5.7% +2.0% 7%

Hard Grounder -2.0% +0.1% 14%

Low Screamer +1.9% -1.4% 9%

Rising Liner +0.2% -2.7% 4%

Maybe Homer 0.0% -0.9% 3%

Likely Homer -0.6% -0.6% 1%

No Doubter 0.0% -1.1% 20%

Routine Flyout +6.0% +3.1% 3%

Pop up +0.3% +2.1%

17.8% of Jorge Polanco's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 6.5% lower than the league average. 22.6% of batted balls allowed by George Kirby are hit at above 100 mph, which is 1.7% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -0.4% -4.4% 21%

75 to 86 mph +3.2% +3.0% 18%

87 to 93 mph +3.6% +2.3% 19%

94 to 99 mph +0.1% +0.7% 24%

Above 100 mph -6.5% -1.7%

12.7% of Jorge Polanco's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 1.2% higher than the league average. 12.5% of batted balls allowed by George Kirby are hit at this angle, which is 1.0% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%