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Eddy Alvarez

matchup for Jack Flaherty

out of 436 (Worst %)

Jack Flaherty

matchup for Eddy Alvarez

138th out of 567 (Best 25%)

Moderate advantage for Flaherty

Eddy Alvarez has a 28.5% chance of reaching base vs Jack Flaherty, which is 1.6% higher than Alvarez's typical expectations, and 5.7% lower than batters facing Flaherty.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	28.5%	20.6%	3.2%	4.9%	12.4%	7.9%	29.4%
Alvarez	+1.6	+1.5	+0.8	+0.9	-0.2	+0.1	-1.4
Flaherty	-5.7	-2.7	-0.4	-0.2	-2.1	-3.0	+6.6

Eddy Alvarez hasn't faced much right-handed pitching. Jack Flaherty is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Alvarez doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Jack Flaherty throws a 4-seam fastball 44% of the time. Eddy Alvarez hasn't faced this pitch from right handers very often

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (R)

44%

Slider (R)

27%

Kn-Curve (R)

18%

21% of Jack Flaherty's pitches are classified as Likely Balls, which is 2% higher than the MLB average. Eddy Alvarez hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Likely Ball 21%

+2%

Fringe Miss 13%

+1%

Edge Painter 17%

Mid Challenge 11%

Chaser 6%

Weak Challenge 8%

Meatball 6%

Non-Competitive 12%

-1%

Strong Challenge 4%

-1%

45% of Jack Flaherty's pitches are classified as Breaking Pitches, which is 14% higher than the MLB average. Eddy Alvarez hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Breaking (R) 45%

+14%

Medium Break 20%

+11%

26.6% of Eddy Alvarez's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 7.0% higher than the league average. Jack Flaherty strikes out 20.5% of the batters he faces, which is 5.8% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

19%

Strikeout +7.0% +5.8% 7%

Walk -3.1% -1.5% 57%

In Play -3.9% -4.3% 39%

On Base -8.3% -2.0% 31%

Hit -5.2% -0.5% 14%

Single -2.2% +0.0% 13%

2B / 3B -1.7% -0.3% 3%

Home Run -1.3% -0.2%

76.6% of Eddy Alvarez's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 42.2% higher than the league average. Jack Flaherty induces Standard Grounders at a 36.3% rate, which is 1.9% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.8% -0.2% 34%

Standard Grounder +42.2% +1.9% 7%

Hard Grounder -7.8% -1.5% 14%

Low Screamer -1.0% +1.6% 9%

Rising Liner -9.6% +0.7% 4%

Maybe Homer +5.1% -0.3% 3%

Likely Homer -3.6% +0.1% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% -0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout -20.1% -1.3% 3%

Pop up -3.4% -0.8%

5.4% of Eddy Alvarez's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 18.9% lower than the league average. 21.5% of batted balls allowed by Jack Flaherty are hit at above 100 mph, which is 2.8% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph +23.6% +1.6% 21%

75 to 86 mph -3.7% +2.0% 18%

87 to 93 mph -4.6% +0.5% 19%

94 to 99 mph +3.7% -1.3% 24%

Above 100 mph -18.9% -2.8%

9.4% of Eddy Alvarez's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 2.0% lower than the league average. 12.2% of batted balls allowed by Jack Flaherty are hit at this angle, which is 0.7% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%