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Joey Meneses

matchup for N. Cortes Jr.

76th out of 436 (Best 18%)

Nestor Cortes Jr.

matchup for Joey Meneses

422nd out of 567 (Worst 26%)

Moderate advantage for Cortes Jr.

Joey Meneses has a 29.1% chance of reaching base vs Nestor Cortes Jr., which is 2.9% lower than Meneses's typical expectations, and 2.5% lower than batters facing Cortes Jr..

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	29.1%	21.4%	2.1%	4.5%	14.7%	7.7%	22.4%
Meneses	-2.9	-2.9	+0.4	-0.3	-3.0	+0.1	+1.0
Cortes Jr.	-2.5	-0.4	-1.2	-0.9	+1.7	-2.0	-1.5

Joey Meneses is about the same vs left-handed pitching as he is against right. Nestor Cortes Jr. is left handed with an over-the-top delivery. Meneses has a B grade vs this particular release point.

Nestor Cortes Jr. throws a 4-seam fastball 45% of the time. Joey Meneses has an A+ grade against left-handed 4-seamers

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (L)

45%

Cutter (L)

24%

Slider (L)

20%

Changeup (L)

19% of Nestor Cortes Jr.'s pitches are classified as Edge Painters, which is 2% higher than the MLB average. Joey Meneses has a D- grade against this type of pitch.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Edge Painter 19%

+2%

Mid Challenge 13%

+2%

Strong Challenge 6%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+1%

Meatball 6%

+0%

Chaser 6%

+0%

Likely Ball 19%

-1%

Non-Competitive 11%

-1%

Weak Challenge 6%

-3%

72% of Nestor Cortes Jr.'s pitches are classified as Fastball Pitches, which is 17% higher than the MLB average. Joey Meneses has an A- grade against this type of pitch from left handers.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Fastball (L) 72%

+17%

High Ride 22%

+12%

Small Break 18%

+10%

12.5% of Joey Meneses's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 3.4% lower than the league average. Nestor Cortes Jr. strikes out 15.7% of the batters he faces, which is 0.1% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

15%

Strikeout -3.4% -0.1% 5%

Walk -2.0% -0.6% 37%

In Play +5.5% +0.6% 39%

On Base +0.9% -2.1% 31%

Hit +3.0% -1.6% 14%

Single +1.9% -1.7% 13%

2B / 3B +2.0% -1.3% 3%

Home Run -0.9% +1.5%

40.9% of Joey Meneses's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 6.5% higher than the league average. Nestor Cortes Jr. induces Standard Grounders at a 27.5% rate, which is 7.0% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +0.1% -0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder +6.5% -7.0% 7%

Hard Grounder -1.2% -0.8% 14%

Low Screamer -3.7% +2.4% 9%

Rising Liner -0.1% -2.1% 4%

Maybe Homer -0.7% +0.7% 3%

Likely Homer +0.7% +0.2% 1%

No Doubter -0.7% +0.4% 20%

Routine Flyout 0.0% +1.2% 3%

Pop up -0.8% +5.1%

25.7% of Joey Meneses's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 1.4% higher than the league average. 24.0% of batted balls allowed by Nestor Cortes Jr. are hit at above 100 mph, which is 0.3% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -1.5% +0.8% 21%

75 to 86 mph -3.6% +2.3% 18%

87 to 93 mph -0.8% -4.1% 19%

94 to 99 mph +4.6% +1.3% 24%

Above 100 mph +1.4% -0.3%

12.2% of Joey Meneses's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 0.7% higher than the league average. 13.2% of batted balls allowed by Nestor Cortes Jr. are hit at this angle, which is 1.8% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%