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Santiago Espinal

matchup for Tanner Bibee

297th out of 436 (Worst 32%)

Tanner Bibee

matchup for S. Espinal

428th out of 567 (Worst 25%)

Moderate advantage for Espinal

Santiago Espinal has a 30.3% chance of reaching base vs Tanner Bibee, which is 1.9% lower than Espinal's typical expectations, and 0.8% lower than batters facing Bibee.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	30.3%	22.7%	2.3%	5.3%	15.0%	7.7%	14.3%
Espinal	-1.9	-1.9	+0.0	-0.2	-1.8	0.0	-0.5
Bibee	-0.8	+0.6	-0.5	+0.2	+0.9	-1.4	-10.8

Santiago Espinal is worse vs right-handed pitching. Tanner Bibee is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Espinal has a C grade vs this particular release point.

Tanner Bibee throws a 4-seam fastball 45% of the time. Santiago Espinal has a D+ grade against right-handed 4-seamers

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (R)

45%

Slider (R)

27%

Changeup (R)

17%

Curve (R)

13% of Tanner Bibee's pitches are classified as Mid Challenges, which is 2% higher than the MLB average. Santiago Espinal has a C- grade against this type of pitch.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Mid Challenge 13%

+2%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Meatball 7%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+0%

Strong Challenge 5%

Non-Competitive 12%

Weak Challenge 8%

-1%

Chaser 5%

-1%

Likely Ball 18%

-1%

28% of Tanner Bibee's pitches are classified as Fast Velocity, which is 13% higher than the MLB average. Santiago Espinal has a B grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Fast Velo 28%

+13%

Medium Break 22%

+13%

Medium Ride 24%

+11%

8.7% of Santiago Espinal's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 9.9% lower than the league average. Tanner Bibee strikes out 17.7% of the batters he faces, which is 2.8% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

18%

Strikeout -9.9% +2.8% 5%

Walk -2.3% -1.3% 35%

In Play +12.1% -1.5% 39%

On Base +7.9% -1.1% 31%

Hit +10.2% +0.2% 14%

Single +5.5% -0.3% 13%

2B / 3B +5.9% +0.2% 3%

Home Run -1.2% +0.2%

35.8% of Santiago Espinal's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 1.4% higher than the league average. Tanner Bibee induces Standard Grounders at a 26.6% rate, which is 7.8% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +1.6% -0.4% 34%

Standard Grounder +1.4% -7.8% 7%

Hard Grounder -0.6% +3.1% 14%

Low Screamer +5.6% -0.4% 9%

Rising Liner -1.3% +2.3% 4%

Maybe Homer -2.6% -1.2% 3%

Likely Homer -1.5% -2.0% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% +0.7% 20%

Routine Flyout -2.6% +1.8% 3%

Pop up +1.0% +3.9%

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. 24.6% of batted balls allowed by Tanner Bibee are hit at above 100 mph, which is 0.3% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph +1.7% -1.7% 21%

75 to 86 mph +9.3% +2.9% 18%

87 to 93 mph -0.1% -2.2% 19%

94 to 99 mph +1.5% +0.7% 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. 10.8% of batted balls allowed by Tanner Bibee are hit at this angle, which is 0.6% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%

Below -10° +2.7% -4.6% 12%

-10 to 0° -0.1% +0.5% 8%

1 to 6° -0.3% -2.7% 18%

7 to 18° +0.5% +5.2% 15%

19 to 28° +0.3% -2.9% 11%

29 to 38° -2.2% -0.6% 7%

39 to 50° -2.7% +0.1% 8%

Above 50° +1.8% +5.1%

Santiago Espinal has 6 plate appearances against Tanner Bibee in the last 3 years. He is 0 for 6 with 2 strikeouts.

	PA	AB	H	HR	2/3B	1B	K	BB	Avg
Actual	6	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.000
Expected From Contact →			0.57	0.01	0.04	0.52			0.095

		Expected From Contact
Date	Outcome	HR	2/3B	1B	Out
2024-09-24	Groundout			4%	96%
2024-09-24	Strikeout
2024-09-24	Flyout		1%	49%	50%
2023-08-08	Flyout		3%		96%
2023-08-08	Hit By Pitch
2023-08-08	Strikeout

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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