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Enmanuel Valdez

matchup for Tanner Houck

153rd out of 436 (Best 36%)

Tanner Houck

matchup for Enmanuel Valdez

421st out of 567 (Worst 26%)

Leans in favor of Houck

Enmanuel Valdez has a 29.5% chance of reaching base vs Tanner Houck, which is 2.0% lower than Valdez's typical expectations, and 2.3% lower than batters facing Houck.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	29.5%	20.0%	2.8%	3.9%	13.4%	9.4%	21.8%
Valdez	-2.0	-1.0	-0.2	-0.9	+0.1	-1.0	-2.1
Houck	-2.3	-2.1	+0.7	-0.5	-2.2	-0.3	+2.2

Enmanuel Valdez hasn't faced much right-handed pitching. Tanner Houck is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Valdez has an A grade vs this particular release point.

Tanner Houck throws a Slider 40% of the time. Enmanuel Valdez has a C grade against right-handed Sliders

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

Slider (R)

40%

Sinker (R)

28%

Splitter (R)

15%

4-Seam (R)

14%

10% of Tanner Houck's pitches are classified as Weak Challenges, which is 2% higher than the MLB average. Enmanuel Valdez hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Weak Challenge 10%

+2%

Chaser 7%

+1%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Likely Ball 20%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+1%

Strong Challenge 5%

Mid Challenge 10%

-1%

Non-Competitive 11%

-2%

Meatball 4%

-2%

53% of Tanner Houck's pitches are classified as Medium Drop, which is 41% higher than the MLB average. Enmanuel Valdez has an A grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Medium Drop 53%

+41%

Large Break 17%

+12%

Breaking (R) 40%

+9%

Very Slow Velo 22%

+9%

15.6% of Enmanuel Valdez's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 1.0% lower than the league average. Tanner Houck strikes out 14.2% of the batters he faces, which is 1.6% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Strikeout -1.0% -1.6% 5%

Walk -0.4% +0.2% 44%

In Play +1.3% +1.4% 39%

On Base -1.8% +0.4% 31%

Hit -1.4% +0.3% 14%

Single -1.3% +0.4% 13%

2B / 3B -0.9% +0.7% 3%

Home Run +0.8% -0.9%

36.1% of Enmanuel Valdez's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 1.7% higher than the league average. Tanner Houck induces Standard Grounders at a 41.9% rate, which is 7.5% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.4% -0.7% 34%

Standard Grounder +1.7% +7.5% 7%

Hard Grounder -4.4% +2.4% 14%

Low Screamer -6.1% -5.6% 9%

Rising Liner +0.9% +2.9% 4%

Maybe Homer +0.4% -1.1% 3%

Likely Homer +0.3% -1.1% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% -0.6% 20%

Routine Flyout +7.7% -2.8% 3%

Pop up +1.0% -0.9%

23.7% of Enmanuel Valdez's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 0.6% lower than the league average. 30.6% of batted balls allowed by Tanner Houck are hit at above 100 mph, which is 6.3% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph +1.7% -0.8% 21%

75 to 86 mph +3.0% -0.5% 18%

87 to 93 mph -1.9% -4.3% 19%

94 to 99 mph -2.2% -0.6% 24%

Above 100 mph -0.6% +6.3%

10.7% of Enmanuel Valdez's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 0.7% lower than the league average. 10.1% of batted balls allowed by Tanner Houck are hit at this angle, which is 1.3% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%