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Santiago Espinal

matchup for N. Cortes Jr.

387th out of 436 (Worst 11%)

Nestor Cortes Jr.

matchup for S. Espinal

121st out of 567 (Best 22%)

Strong advantage for Espinal

Santiago Espinal has a 33.0% chance of reaching base vs Nestor Cortes Jr., which is 0.8% higher than Espinal's typical expectations, and 1.5% higher than batters facing Cortes Jr..

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	33.0%	25.1%	3.2%	6.7%	15.2%	7.9%	14.9%
Espinal	+0.8	+0.6	+0.9	+1.2	-1.5	+0.2	+0.1
Cortes Jr.	+1.5	+3.3	-0.1	+1.3	+2.2	-1.8	-9.0

Santiago Espinal is better vs left-handed pitching. Nestor Cortes Jr. is left handed with an over-the-top delivery. Espinal has a C grade vs this particular release point.

Nestor Cortes Jr. throws a 4-seam fastball 45% of the time. Santiago Espinal 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. Santiago Espinal 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. Santiago Espinal has a B 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%

8.7% of Santiago Espinal's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 9.9% 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

18%

Strikeout -9.9% -0.1% 5%

Walk -2.3% -0.6% 35%

In Play +12.1% +0.6% 39%

On Base +7.9% -2.1% 31%

Hit +10.2% -1.6% 14%

Single +5.5% -1.7% 13%

2B / 3B +5.9% -1.3% 3%

Home Run -1.2% +1.5%

35.8% of Santiago Espinal's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 1.4% 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 +1.6% -0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder +1.4% -7.0% 7%

Hard Grounder -0.6% -0.8% 14%

Low Screamer +5.6% +2.4% 9%

Rising Liner -1.3% -2.1% 4%

Maybe Homer -2.6% +0.7% 3%

Likely Homer -1.5% +0.2% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% +0.4% 20%

Routine Flyout -2.6% +1.2% 3%

Pop up +1.0% +5.1%

11.8% of Santiago Espinal's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 12.5% lower 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 +1.7% +0.8% 21%

75 to 86 mph +9.3% +2.3% 18%

87 to 93 mph -0.1% -4.1% 19%

94 to 99 mph +1.5% +1.3% 24%

Above 100 mph -12.5% -0.3%

9.3% of Santiago Espinal's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 2.2% lower 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%

Below -10° +2.7% -5.7% 12%

-10 to 0° -0.1% -1.9% 8%

1 to 6° -0.3% +0.4% 18%

7 to 18° +0.5% -4.2% 15%

19 to 28° +0.3% +1.7% 11%

29 to 38° -2.2% +1.8% 7%

39 to 50° -2.7% +3.2% 8%

Above 50° +1.8% +4.7%

Santiago Espinal has 7 plate appearances against Nestor Cortes Jr. in the last 3 years. He is 0 for 5 with 2 walks

	PA	AB	H	HR	2/3B	1B	K	BB	Avg
Actual	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.000
Expected From Contact →			0.38	0.01	0.29	0.08			0.076

		Expected From Contact
Date	Outcome	HR	2/3B	1B	Out
2023-05-18	Groundout		1%	3%	96%
2023-05-18	Lineout		28%	2%	70%
2022-08-21	Walk
2022-08-21	Pop Out				100%
2022-05-04	Walk
2022-05-04	Forceout			3%	97%
2022-04-12	Pop Out				99%

Expected From Contact: A model predicts the outcome of every ball hit in play based on how it leaves the bat (exit velocity, launch angle, direction, and batter handedness). This helps control for luck, weather, and the park the hitter was in.

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