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Dairon Blanco

matchup for Jack Flaherty

121st out of 436 (Best 29%)

Jack Flaherty

matchup for Dairon Blanco

116th out of 567 (Best 21%)

Moderate advantage for Blanco

Dairon Blanco has a 31.5% chance of reaching base vs Jack Flaherty, which is 2.5% higher than Blanco's typical expectations, and 2.7% lower than batters facing Flaherty.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	31.5%	23.5%	3.6%	5.4%	14.5%	8.0%	27.1%
Blanco	+2.5	+1.8	+0.7	+0.9	+0.2	+0.6	-0.3
Flaherty	-2.7	+0.2	0.0	+0.2	+0.0	-3.0	+4.3

Dairon Blanco is much worse vs right-handed pitching. Jack Flaherty is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Blanco doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Jack Flaherty throws a 4-seam fastball 44% of the time. Dairon Blanco hasn't faced this pitch from right handers very often

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. Dairon Blanco hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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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. Dairon Blanco has an A grade against this type of pitch from right handers.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Breaking (R) 45%

+14%

Medium Break 20%

+11%

19.0% of Dairon Blanco's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 1.2% higher 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 +1.2% +5.8% 6%

Walk -1.1% -1.5% 49%

In Play -0.1% -4.3% 39%

On Base -6.6% -2.0% 31%

Hit -5.5% -0.5% 14%

Single -3.1% +0.0% 13%

2B / 3B -2.6% -0.3% 3%

Home Run +0.2% -0.2%

53.5% of Dairon Blanco's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 19.1% 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 +8.9% -0.2% 34%

Standard Grounder +19.1% +1.9% 7%

Hard Grounder -6.7% -1.5% 14%

Low Screamer -14.0% +1.6% 9%

Rising Liner -1.5% +0.7% 4%

Maybe Homer -4.3% -0.3% 3%

Likely Homer +2.3% +0.1% 1%

No Doubter +2.0% -0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout -8.1% -1.3% 3%

Pop up +2.2% -0.8%

24.2% of Dairon Blanco's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 0.1% 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 +16.9% +1.6% 21%

75 to 86 mph -7.9% +2.0% 18%

87 to 93 mph +1.5% +0.5% 19%

94 to 99 mph -10.5% -1.3% 24%

Above 100 mph -0.1% -2.8%

6.2% of Dairon Blanco's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 5.3% 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%