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Drake Baldwin

matchup for Blake Snell

out of 436 (Worst %)

Blake Snell

matchup for Drake Baldwin

503rd out of 564 (Worst 11%)

Extreme advantage for Snell

Drake Baldwin has a 24.7% chance of reaching base vs Blake Snell, which is 1.2% lower than Baldwin's typical expectations, and 3.5% lower than batters facing Snell.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	24.7%	14.8%	1.9%	2.8%	10.1%	9.9%	46.8%
Baldwin	-1.2	-3.2	-0.2	-0.8	-2.1	+1.9	+14.7
Snell	-3.5	-2.3	-0.1	-0.7	-1.4	-1.2	+9.8

Drake Baldwin hasn't faced much left-handed pitching. Blake Snell is left handed with a moderate release toward the first base side. Baldwin doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Blake Snell throws a 4-seam fastball 51% of the time. Drake Baldwin hasn't faced this pitch from left handers very often.

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (L)

51%

Slider (L)

18%

25% of Blake Snell's pitches are classified as Likely Balls, which is 5% higher than the MLB average. Drake Baldwin hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Likely Ball 25%

+5%

Strong Challenge 7%

+2%

Chaser 8%

+2%

Fringe Miss 13%

+0%

Mid Challenge 11%

Edge Painter 16%

-1%

Non-Competitive 11%

-2%

Weak Challenge 5%

-3%

Meatball 2%

-4%

22% of Blake Snell's pitches are classified as Extreme Ride, which is 18% higher than the MLB average. Drake Baldwin hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Extreme Ride 22%

+18%

Medium Break 36%

+17%

Fast Velo 27%

+17%

24.6% of Drake Baldwin's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 0.3% higher than the league average. Blake Snell strikes out 22.5% of the batters he faces, which is 10.9% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

24%

Strikeout +0.3% +10.9% 7%

Walk +0.0% +1.8% 66%

In Play -0.3% -12.7% 39%

On Base +17.8% -5.0% 31%

Hit +17.8% -6.8% 14%

Single +7.8% -2.9% 13%

2B / 3B +8.2% -2.7% 3%

Home Run +1.8% -1.2%

33.7% of Drake Baldwin's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 0.7% lower than the league average. Blake Snell induces Standard Grounders at a 37.5% rate, which is 3.0% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.8% +0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder -0.7% +3.0% 7%

Hard Grounder +3.5% -2.0% 14%

Low Screamer -15.0% +1.7% 9%

Rising Liner -9.6% -0.9% 4%

Maybe Homer +28.9% -0.6% 3%

Likely Homer -3.6% -0.8% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% +0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout +1.8% +0.1% 3%

Pop up -3.4% -0.9%

44.4% of Drake Baldwin's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 20.1% higher than the league average. 21.9% of batted balls allowed by Blake Snell are hit at above 100 mph, which is 2.4% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -16.2% +2.4% 21%

75 to 86 mph -10.0% +2.8% 18%

87 to 93 mph -18.9% -0.4% 19%

94 to 99 mph +25.0% -2.5% 24%

Above 100 mph +20.1% -2.4%

33.1% of Drake Baldwin's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 21.7% higher than the league average. 12.6% of batted balls allowed by Blake Snell are hit at this angle, which is 1.2% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%