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Vinnie Pasquantino

matchup for John Means

387th out of 436 (Worst 11%)

John Means

matchup for V. Pasquantino

251st out of 567 (Best 45%)

Extreme advantage for Pasquantino

Vinnie Pasquantino has a 31.1% chance of reaching base vs John Means, which is 2.5% lower than Pasquantino's typical expectations, and 0.2% higher than batters facing Means.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	31.1%	25.2%	4.3%	6.9%	14.0%	5.9%	13.1%
Pasquantino	-2.5	-0.3	+0.8	+1.2	-2.3	-2.2	-2.9
Means	+0.2	+1.2	+0.9	+0.4	-0.1	-1.0	-7.8

Vinnie Pasquantino is worse vs left-handed pitching. John Means is left handed with an over-the-top delivery. Pasquantino has a B+ grade vs this particular release point.

John Means throws a 4-seam fastball 49% of the time. Vinnie Pasquantino has a D+ grade against left-handed 4-seamers

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (L)

49%

Changeup (L)

28%

Slider (L)

12%

Curve (L)

11%

9% of John Means's pitches are classified as Meatballs, which is 4% higher than the MLB average. Vinnie Pasquantino hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Meatball 9%

+4%

Likely Ball 21%

+1%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Strong Challenge 6%

+1%

Mid Challenge 12%

+1%

Chaser 6%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+0%

Non-Competitive 11%

-2%

Weak Challenge 3%

-6%

31% of John Means's pitches are classified as Extreme Ride, which is 27% higher than the MLB average. Vinnie Pasquantino hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Extreme Ride 31%

+27%

Medium Break 40%

+21%

Offspeed (L) 28%

+15%

Medium Fast Velo 24%

+9%

8.9% of Vinnie Pasquantino's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 9.6% lower than the league average. John Means strikes out 14.7% of the batters he faces, which is 0.2% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

18%

Strikeout -9.6% -0.2% 5%

Walk -2.0% -2.7% 35%

In Play +11.6% +2.9% 39%

On Base -0.8% -4.8% 31%

Hit +1.2% -2.0% 14%

Single -0.4% -1.5% 13%

2B / 3B +0.0% -1.1% 3%

Home Run +1.6% +0.5%

31.2% of Vinnie Pasquantino's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 3.2% lower than the league average. John Means induces Standard Grounders at a 23.3% rate, which is 11.1% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.6% -0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder -3.2% -11.1% 7%

Hard Grounder -2.3% -1.7% 14%

Low Screamer +2.3% +0.6% 9%

Rising Liner -0.9% +0.6% 4%

Maybe Homer +0.7% +0.5% 3%

Likely Homer +0.4% 0.0% 1%

No Doubter -0.1% +0.5% 20%

Routine Flyout +2.1% +5.9% 3%

Pop up +1.5% +4.8%

27.7% of Vinnie Pasquantino's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 3.4% higher than the league average. 26.7% of batted balls allowed by John Means are hit at above 100 mph, which is 2.4% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -4.8% -0.5% 21%

75 to 86 mph -1.2% +1.1% 18%

87 to 93 mph -0.8% -3.4% 19%

94 to 99 mph +3.4% +0.4% 24%

Above 100 mph +3.4% +2.4%

11.3% of Vinnie Pasquantino's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 0.1% lower than the league average. 12.5% of batted balls allowed by John Means are hit at this angle, which is 1.0% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%