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Jake Cave

matchup for Felix Bautista

88th out of 436 (Best 21%)

Felix Bautista

matchup for Jake Cave

out of 567 (Worst %)

Extreme advantage for Bautista

Jake Cave has a 26.6% chance of reaching base vs Felix Bautista, which is 3.0% lower than Cave's typical expectations, and 2.5% lower than batters facing Bautista.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	26.6%	16.2%	2.3%	3.2%	10.8%	10.3%	42.6%
Cave	-3.0	-5.9	+0.1	-2.1	-3.9	+3.0	+13.1
Bautista	-2.5	-0.2	-0.3	+0.2	-0.1	-2.3	+6.9

Jake Cave is better vs right-handed pitching. Felix Bautista is right handed with an over-the-top delivery. Cave has a C- grade vs this particular release point.

Felix Bautista throws a 4-seam fastball 65% of the time. Jake Cave has a C+ grade against right-handed 4-seamers

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (R)

65%

Splitter (R)

25%

Slider (R)

10% of Felix Bautista's pitches are classified as Strong Challenges, which is 5% higher than the MLB average. Jake Cave has an F grade against this type of pitch.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Strong Challenge 10%

+5%

Chaser 9%

+3%

Mid Challenge 14%

+3%

Edge Painter 17%

+0%

Likely Ball 19%

Fringe Miss 11%

-1%

Non-Competitive 11%

-1%

Meatball 2%

-5%

Weak Challenge 3%

-5%

54% of Felix Bautista's pitches are classified as Extreme Fast Velocity, which is 51% higher than the MLB average. Jake Cave hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Extreme Fast Velo 54%

+51%

Medium Break 67%

+48%

Extreme Ride 47%

+43%

Offspeed (R) 25%

+14%

Fastball (R) 66%

+12%

17.5% of Jake Cave's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 5.0% higher than the league average. Felix Bautista strikes out 25.5% of the batters he faces, which is 19.3% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

12%

Strikeout +5.0% +19.3% 5%

Walk -2.8% +2.3% 40%

In Play -2.1% -21.6% 39%

On Base -3.3% -10.2% 31%

Hit -0.5% -12.5% 14%

Single -0.1% -5.8% 13%

2B / 3B +0.3% -5.4% 3%

Home Run -0.7% -1.3%

37.4% of Jake Cave's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 3.0% higher than the league average. Felix Bautista induces Standard Grounders at a 34.5% rate, which is 0.0% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.3% -0.8% 34%

Standard Grounder +3.0% +0.0% 7%

Hard Grounder -2.9% -2.4% 14%

Low Screamer +0.1% +0.3% 9%

Rising Liner -2.6% -3.9% 4%

Maybe Homer +1.8% +2.9% 3%

Likely Homer +1.3% -0.5% 1%

No Doubter -0.6% -0.6% 20%

Routine Flyout +2.9% -0.6% 3%

Pop up -2.7% +5.6%

23.2% of Jake Cave's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 1.1% lower than the league average. 16.6% of batted balls allowed by Felix Bautista are hit at above 100 mph, which is 7.7% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph +0.9% +2.6% 21%

75 to 86 mph +1.5% +5.5% 18%

87 to 93 mph -1.5% -1.7% 19%

94 to 99 mph +0.2% +1.4% 24%

Above 100 mph -1.1% -7.7%

11.7% of Jake Cave's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 0.3% higher than the league average. 10.8% of batted balls allowed by Felix Bautista are hit at this angle, which is 0.6% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%