Grae Kessinger
3B | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 204LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2019 | Rd: 2, #68, Houston Astros | Ole Miss
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2023 45 40 3 8 1 0 .200 .289 .325 .614
2024 11 11 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2 Seasons 56 51 4 8 1 0 .157 .232 .255 .487
AVG HR SB OPS
2023 .200 1 0 .614
2024 .000 0 0 .000
2 Seasons .157 1 0 .487
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Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2023 25 165 28 3 10.7 6.7 86.3 106.5 13.6 32.1 .194 .404 .275 .299 .357 32.1 26.7 11.1
2024 26 48 6 0 0.0 0.0 75.2 95.5 -5.2 33.3 .093 .125 .000 .092 .169 16.7 45.5 0.0
Player 213 34 3 8.8 5.4 84.3 106.5 10.3 32.4 .172 .344 .221 .259 .324 29.4 30.4 8.9
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.5 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.4 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2023 42.9 39.3 14.3 3.6 39.3 46.4 14.3 3.6 35.7 35.7 14.3 0.0 10.7 6.7
2024 66.7 16.7 16.7 0.0 33.3 50.0 16.7 16.7 50.0 16.7 16.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Player 47.1 35.3 14.7 2.9 38.2 47.1 14.7 5.9 38.2 32.4 14.7 0.0 8.8 5.4
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 4-Seam Fastball -11.2 -2 14 29.2 3 .000 .000 .000 44.4 33.3 25.0 .178 .194 .162 0.0
2024 Slider -6.1 -1 12 25.0 2 .000 .000 .000 40.0 50.0 25.0 .034 .036 .031 0.0
2024 Sinker -8.7 -1 9 18.8 3 .000 .000 .000 66.7 66.7 50.0 .015 .018 .013 0.0
2024 Curveball 2.3 0 4 8.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2024 Changeup -6.1 0 4 8.3 2 .000 .000 .000 50.0 50.0 50.0 .069 .209 .109 100.0
2024 Sweeper -5.6 0 2 4.2 -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2024 Cutter 0.4 0 2 4.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2023 4-Seam Fastball -2.8 -2 57 34.5 10 .000 .000 .140 40.9 50.0 33.3 .125 .437 .323 66.7
2023 Sinker -4.8 -2 34 20.6 8 .000 .000 .175 23.1 0.0 0.0 .075 .087 .227 33.3
2023 Slider -2.0 0 24 14.5 7 .143 .143 .129 27.3 28.6 20.0 .280 .341 .269 20.0
2023 Cutter -3.4 -1 15 9.1 6 .167 .167 .150 33.3 16.7 100.0 .048 .049 .045 0.0
2023 Changeup 2.5 0 11 6.7 5 .400 .600 .430 57.1 60.0 50.0 .250 .691 .385 100.0
2023 Sweeper 7.4 1 9 5.5 3 .500 1.000 .650 0.0 0.0 0.0 .426 .515 .502 50.0
2023 Curveball 16.1 1 9 5.5 4 .500 1.250 .725 16.7 25.0 100.0 .359 1.092 .593 33.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 45 165 1 -4 1 1 -2
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2023 165 49.7 62.2 76.5 27.7 52.2 43.0 33.3 44.8 31.1 8.5 50.0
2024 48 52.1 60.0 60.0 34.8 50.0 41.7 27.3 47.9 43.5 6.3 66.7
Player 213 50.2 61.7 72.7 29.2 51.6 42.7 32.1 45.5 34.0 8.0 52.9
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 29.7 47.2 24.8 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		Speed OAA Arm
Strength 		Bat
Speed 		Swing
Length
2023 24 31
2024 3 53
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2023 20.7 1 1.0 0 1 1 0 0.0
2024 -- 0 0.2 0 1 0 0 --
Player 20.7 1 1.2 0 2 1 0 0.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2023 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
2024 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Player 1 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 1
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2023 2024 +/-  
Exit Velocity 86.3 75.2 -11.1 ↓
Launch Angle 13.6 -5.2 -18.8 ↓
Barrel % 10.7 0.0 -10.7 ↓
Hard Hit % 32.1 16.7 -15.4 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.1 33.3 1.2 ↑
xBA .194 .093 -0.101 ↓
BA .200 .000 -0.200 ↓
xwOBA .299 .092 -0.207 ↓
wOBA .275 .000 -0.275 ↓
xSLG .404 .125 -0.279 ↓
SLG .325 .000 -0.325 ↓
K% 26.7 45.5 18.8 ↑
BB% 11.1 0.0 -11.1 ↓
Swing % 44.8 47.9 3.1 ↑
Whiff% 31.1 43.5 12.4 ↑
In Zone % 49.7 52.1 2.4 ↑
Out of Zone % 50.3 47.9 -2.4 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 27.7 34.8 7.1 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 33.3 27.3 -6.0 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 60.0 54.5 -5.5 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2023 Shades R 45 1 2.2 .281 .000
2024 Shades R 10 0 0.0 .000
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2023 57 15.4 42.1% 0.0% 15 18.6 0.0% 0.0%
2024 11 14.5 63.6% 0.0% 11 17.0 27.3% 0.0%
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