Matchup Machine

      Dairon Blanco

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      matchup for Clarke Schmidt

      131st out of 436 (Best 31%)

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      Clarke Schmidt

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      matchup for Dairon Blanco

      337th out of 564 (Worst 40%)

      Moderate advantage for Schmidt
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      Model Prediction

      Dairon Blanco has a 29.2% chance of reaching base vs Clarke Schmidt, which is 0.2% higher than Blanco's typical expectations, and 2.8% lower than batters facing Schmidt.

      Handedness and Release Point

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      Dairon Blanco is much worse vs right-handed pitching. Clarke Schmidt is right handed with an over-the-top delivery. Blanco doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

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      On the Way to the Plate

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      Clarke Schmidt throws a Slider 28% of the time. Dairon Blanco hasn't faced this pitch from right handers very often

      Pitch Type % of Arsenal    Slider (R)
      28%
         Cutter (R)
      24%
         Sinker (R)
      23%
         Kn-Curve (R)
      19%

      Contact and Outcomes

      19.0% of Dairon Blanco's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 1.2% higher than the league average. Clarke Schmidt strikes out 15.8% of the batters he faces, which is 0.3% higher than the typical MLB rate.

      MLB Typical BP Label 17%         Strikeout +1.2% +0.3% 6%         Walk -1.2% +1.6% 49%         In Play -0.1% -1.9% 39%         On Base -6.6% -0.4% 31%         Hit -5.5% -2.0% 14%         Single -3.1% -1.1% 13%         2B / 3B -2.6% -0.8% 3%         Home Run +0.2% 0.0%

      History

      Dairon Blanco has 1 plate appearance against Clarke Schmidt in the last 3 years. He is 0 for 1.

      PA AB H HR 2/3B 1B K BB Avg
      Actual110000000.000
      Expected From Contact →0.010.000.000.000.006
      Expected From Contact
      Date Outcome HR 2/3B 1B Out
      2023-09-30Pop Out99%

      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.