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Jake Meyers

matchup for Jack Flaherty

153rd out of 436 (Best 36%)

Jack Flaherty

matchup for Jake Meyers

96th out of 567 (Best 18%)

Moderate advantage for Meyers

Jake Meyers has a 31.8% chance of reaching base vs Jack Flaherty, which is 2.1% higher than Meyers's typical expectations, and 2.4% lower than batters facing Flaherty.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	31.8%	23.6%	3.0%	6.1%	14.5%	8.3%	23.4%
Meyers	+2.1	+1.8	+1.0	+0.8	+0.0	+0.4	-1.3
Flaherty	-2.4	+0.3	-0.6	+1.0	+0.0	-2.7	+0.6

Jake Meyers is about the same vs right-handed pitching as he is against left. Jack Flaherty is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Meyers has a B grade vs this particular release point.

Jack Flaherty throws a 4-seam fastball 44% of the time. Jake Meyers has a C- 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. Jake Meyers has a D+ 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. Jake Meyers has a D+ grade against this type of pitch from right handers.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Breaking (R) 45%

+14%

Medium Break 20%

+11%

14.3% of Jake Meyers's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 0.6% 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

14%

Strikeout -0.6% +5.8% 5%

Walk -1.3% -1.5% 39%

In Play +1.9% -4.3% 39%

On Base -4.7% -2.0% 31%

Hit -3.4% -0.5% 14%

Single -1.6% +0.0% 13%

2B / 3B -1.2% -0.3% 3%

Home Run -0.5% -0.2%

35.0% of Jake Meyers's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 0.6% 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 +0.4% -0.2% 34%

Standard Grounder +0.6% +1.9% 7%

Hard Grounder -0.2% -1.5% 14%

Low Screamer +0.5% +1.6% 9%

Rising Liner -2.6% +0.7% 4%

Maybe Homer -1.4% -0.3% 3%

Likely Homer -0.1% +0.1% 1%

No Doubter -0.1% -0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout +2.9% -1.3% 3%

Pop up +0.1% -0.8%

18.5% of Jake Meyers's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 5.8% 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 +5.7% +1.6% 21%

75 to 86 mph +2.2% +2.0% 18%

87 to 93 mph -1.4% +0.5% 19%

94 to 99 mph -0.7% -1.3% 24%

Above 100 mph -5.8% -2.8%

13.6% of Jake Meyers's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 2.2% higher 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%

Below -10° +0.0% +0.6% 12%

-10 to 0° +0.3% -1.0% 8%

1 to 6° -0.9% +0.2% 18%

7 to 18° -1.6% +1.4% 15%

19 to 28° +1.6% +0.2% 11%

29 to 38° +2.2% +0.7% 7%

39 to 50° -1.7% -0.2% 8%

Above 50° +0.1% -1.9%

Jake Meyers has 2 plate appearances against Jack Flaherty in the last 3 years. He is 0 for 2 with a strikeout.

	PA	AB	H	HR	2/3B	1B	K	BB	Avg
Actual	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.000
Expected From Contact →			0.05	0.00	0.04	0.00			0.024

		Expected From Contact
Date	Outcome	HR	2/3B	1B	Out
2024-06-15	Flyout		4%		95%
2024-06-15	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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