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Maikel Garcia

matchup for Jack Flaherty

123rd out of 436 (Best 29%)

Jack Flaherty

matchup for Maikel Garcia

300th out of 567 (Worst 47%)

Moderate advantage for Garcia

Maikel Garcia has a 33.4% chance of reaching base vs Jack Flaherty, which is 0.9% higher than Garcia's typical expectations, and 0.8% lower than batters facing Flaherty.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	33.4%	24.8%	1.4%	4.3%	19.0%	8.6%	16.7%
Garcia	+0.9	+0.3	0.0	-0.9	+1.2	+0.6	+1.0
Flaherty	-0.8	+1.5	-2.2	-0.8	+4.5	-2.4	-6.1

Maikel Garcia is a bit worse vs right-handed pitching. Jack Flaherty is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Garcia has a C grade vs this particular release point.

Jack Flaherty throws a 4-seam fastball 44% of the time. Maikel Garcia has a D- grade against right-handed 4-seamers

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. Maikel Garcia has a B grade against this type of pitch.

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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. Maikel Garcia has an A- grade against this type of pitch from right handers.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Breaking (R) 45%

+14%

Medium Break 20%

+11%

10.1% of Maikel Garcia's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 7.5% lower 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

17%

Strikeout -7.5% +5.8% 5%

Walk -1.6% -1.5% 36%

In Play +9.1% -4.3% 39%

On Base +5.2% -2.0% 31%

Hit +6.8% -0.5% 14%

Single +4.2% +0.0% 13%

2B / 3B +4.6% -0.3% 3%

Home Run -1.9% -0.2%

39.1% of Maikel Garcia's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 4.7% 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 +0.3% -0.2% 34%

Standard Grounder +4.7% +1.9% 7%

Hard Grounder +1.1% -1.5% 14%

Low Screamer -4.1% +1.6% 9%

Rising Liner +2.5% +0.7% 4%

Maybe Homer -1.0% -0.3% 3%

Likely Homer -2.8% +0.1% 1%

No Doubter -1.1% -0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout -0.2% -1.3% 3%

Pop up +0.6% -0.8%

26.5% of Maikel Garcia's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 2.2% higher 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 -0.4% +1.6% 21%

75 to 86 mph -3.9% +2.0% 18%

87 to 93 mph +0.3% +0.5% 19%

94 to 99 mph +1.8% -1.3% 24%

Above 100 mph +2.2% -2.8%

10.9% of Maikel Garcia's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 0.6% 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%