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Richie Palacios

matchup for Yunior Marte

115th out of 436 (Best 27%)

Yunior Marte

matchup for Richie Palacios

106th out of 567 (Best 20%)

Moderate advantage for Palacios

Richie Palacios has a 34.9% chance of reaching base vs Yunior Marte, which is 3.6% higher than Palacios's typical expectations, and 1.2% lower than batters facing Marte.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	34.9%	20.0%	1.5%	4.2%	14.2%	14.9%	20.3%
Palacios	+3.6	+0.8	0.0	+0.0	+0.8	+2.7	-2.5
Marte	-1.2	-3.6	-1.1	-0.4	-2.1	+2.4	-1.5

Richie Palacios is worse vs right-handed pitching. Yunior Marte is right handed with a moderate release toward the third base side. Palacios has a C grade vs this particular release point.

Yunior Marte throws a Slider 41% of the time. Richie Palacios has a D grade against right-handed Sliders

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

Slider (R)

41%

Sinker (R)

40%

4-Seam (R)

18%

8% of Yunior Marte's pitches are classified as Chasers, which is 2% higher than the MLB average. Richie Palacios hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Chaser 8%

+2%

Fringe Miss 13%

+1%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Weak Challenge 9%

+1%

Mid Challenge 11%

+0%

Strong Challenge 5%

+0%

Likely Ball 19%

Non-Competitive 12%

-1%

Meatball 3%

-3%

33% of Yunior Marte's pitches are classified as Very Fast Velocity, which is 25% higher than the MLB average. Richie Palacios hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Very Fast Velo 33%

+25%

Extreme Break 39%

+24%

Low Ride 37%

+13%

Breaking (R) 41%

+10%

11.2% of Richie Palacios's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 5.7% lower than the league average. Yunior Marte strikes out 13.2% of the batters he faces, which is 2.5% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Strikeout -5.7% -2.5% 2%

Walk +4.5% +1.0% 39%

In Play +1.2% +1.5% 39%

On Base +2.4% +11.4% 31%

Hit -2.1% +10.4% 14%

Single -0.6% +5.3% 13%

2B / 3B -0.2% +5.7% 3%

Home Run -1.3% -0.5%

41.6% of Richie Palacios's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 7.2% higher than the league average. Yunior Marte induces Standard Grounders at a 44.2% rate, which is 9.8% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.4% +0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder +7.2% +9.8% 7%

Hard Grounder -6.5% -4.0% 14%

Low Screamer +0.0% -1.9% 9%

Rising Liner +3.5% -0.7% 4%

Maybe Homer -2.6% -0.9% 3%

Likely Homer -1.8% -0.7% 1%

No Doubter -0.9% +1.4% 20%

Routine Flyout +2.1% -5.0% 3%

Pop up -0.7% +1.9%

13.1% of Richie Palacios's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 11.2% lower than the league average. 22.0% of batted balls allowed by Yunior Marte are hit at above 100 mph, which is 2.3% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph +8.6% +3.3% 21%

75 to 86 mph +3.5% +2.4% 18%

87 to 93 mph +2.2% -5.3% 19%

94 to 99 mph -3.2% +1.9% 24%

Above 100 mph -11.2% -2.3%

12.5% of Richie Palacios's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 1.1% higher than the league average. 11.8% of batted balls allowed by Yunior Marte are hit at this angle, which is 0.3% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%