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Richie Palacios

matchup for Garrett Crochet

201st out of 436 (Best 47%)

Garrett Crochet

matchup for Richie Palacios

516th out of 567 (Worst 9%)

Strong advantage for Crochet

Richie Palacios has a 28.1% chance of reaching base vs Garrett Crochet, which is 3.2% lower than Palacios's typical expectations, and 0.7% higher than batters facing Crochet.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	28.1%	19.3%	1.4%	4.6%	13.3%	8.8%	35.0%
Palacios	-3.2	+0.2	-0.1	+0.4	-0.1	-3.3	+12.2
Crochet	+0.7	-1.6	-1.0	-0.4	-0.2	+2.3	-0.3

Richie Palacios is better vs left-handed pitching. Garrett Crochet is left handed with an extreme release toward the first base side. Palacios doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Garrett Crochet throws a 4-seam fastball 58% of the time. Richie Palacios hasn't faced this pitch from left handers very often.

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (L)

58%

Cutter (L)

18%

Slider (L)

16%

Changeup (L)

9% of Garrett Crochet's pitches are classified as Strong Challenges, which is 4% higher than the MLB average. Richie Palacios hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Strong Challenge 9%

+4%

Mid Challenge 15%

+4%

Edge Painter 17%

+0%

Chaser 6%

+0%

Fringe Miss 12%

Weak Challenge 8%

Likely Ball 19%

-1%

Non-Competitive 10%

-3%

Meatball 2%

-4%

34% of Garrett Crochet's pitches are classified as Very Fast Velocity, which is 30% 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 34%

+30%

Fastball (L) 78%

+23%

Medium Break 34%

+15%

Medium Ride 26%

+12%

11.2% of Richie Palacios's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 5.7% lower than the league average. Garrett Crochet strikes out 21.3% of the batters he faces, which is 9.4% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Strikeout -5.7% +9.4% 2%

Walk +4.5% -1.3% 39%

In Play +1.2% -8.1% 39%

On Base +2.4% -3.9% 31%

Hit -2.1% -2.5% 14%

Single -0.6% -1.4% 13%

2B / 3B -0.2% -1.1% 3%

Home Run -1.3% +0.1%

41.6% of Richie Palacios's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 7.2% higher than the league average. Garrett Crochet induces Standard Grounders at a 38.5% rate, which is 4.1% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.4% +0.7% 34%

Standard Grounder +7.2% +4.1% 7%

Hard Grounder -6.5% +1.1% 14%

Low Screamer +0.0% -4.6% 9%

Rising Liner +3.5% -1.2% 4%

Maybe Homer -2.6% +1.1% 3%

Likely Homer -1.8% +1.1% 1%

No Doubter -0.9% -0.8% 20%

Routine Flyout +2.1% -1.1% 3%

Pop up -0.7% -0.4%

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. 27.1% of batted balls allowed by Garrett Crochet are hit at above 100 mph, which is 2.8% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph +8.6% +2.2% 21%

75 to 86 mph +3.5% -1.2% 18%

87 to 93 mph +2.2% +0.0% 19%

94 to 99 mph -3.2% -3.8% 24%

Above 100 mph -11.2% +2.8%

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. 12.3% of batted balls allowed by Garrett Crochet are hit at this angle, which is 0.8% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%