Matthew Liberatore
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 215LBS | Age: 24
Draft: 2018 | Rd: 1, #16, Tampa Bay Rays | Mountain Ridge HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 2 2 5.97 9 7 0 34.2 28 1.73
2023 3 6 5.25 22 11 0 61.2 46 1.48
2024 1 1 4.56 15 2 0 23.2 17 1.31
3 Seasons 6 9 5.33 46 20 0 120 91 1.52
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 9 2-2 5.97 34.2 28 1.73
2023 22 3-6 5.25 61.2 46 1.48
2024 15 1-1 4.56 23.2 17 1.31
3 Seasons 46 6-9 5.33 120 91 1.52
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast 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% ERA xERA
2022 22 650 114 10 8.8 6.2 91.2 110.3 16.4 38.6 .269 .460 .391 .357 .390 48.2 17.4 11.2 5.97 5.49
2023 23 1059 199 17 8.5 6.2 90.1 113.2 12.1 35.7 .289 .484 .341 .368 .405 42.7 16.7 9.1 5.25 5.96
2024 24 357 67 5 7.5 5.3 90.1 110.8 9.2 28.4 .265 .415 .323 .330 .365 41.8 18.1 10.6 4.56 4.29
Player 2066 380 32 8.4 6.0 90.5 113.2 12.9 35.3 .279 .464 .353 .358 .394 44.2 17.2 10.0
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.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Liberatore relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(23.5%) ,
Sinker
(22.7%) ,
Cutter
(20.2%) ,
Slider
(19.6%) ,
Curveball
(9.5%) ,
Changeup
(4.5%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2022 39.5 26.3 24.6 9.6 40.4 36.0 23.7 4.4 27.2 24.6 25.4 9.6 8.8 6.2
2023 43.7 24.6 25.1 6.5 31.7 37.2 31.2 3.5 30.2 23.6 27.6 6.5 8.5 6.2
2024 50.7 22.4 22.4 4.5 28.4 49.3 22.4 7.5 37.3 16.4 23.9 7.5 7.5 5.3
Player 43.7 24.7 24.5 7.1 33.7 38.9 27.4 4.5 30.5 22.6 26.3 7.6 8.4 6.0
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.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2024 Changeup STL L 16 87.9 23.8 -5.4 -19 12.5 -1.9 -13
2024 Cutter STL L 72 91.4 23.5 0.1 0 1.4 -1.1 -43
2024 Curveball STL L 34 77.5 64.5 8.1 14 10.1 1.4 16
2024 4-Seam Fastball STL L 84 94.6 14.4 -0.6 -4 6.6 -0.2 -3
2024 Sinker STL L 81 95.2 16.3 -3.4 -17 13.5 -0.9 -6
2024 Slider STL L 70 86.6 36.1 1.4 4 4.0 -0.5 -10
2023 Sinker STL L 180 94.3 16.8 -3.9 -19 13.1 -1.5 -10
2023 4-Seam Fastball STL L 390 94.2 14.6 -0.3 -2 6.9 0.5 9
2023 Slider STL L 131 86.7 35.6 1.0 3 3.9 -0.6 -13
2023 Changeup STL L 78 87.2 25.2 -4.3 -14 12.2 -1.9 -13
2023 Curveball STL L 224 76.5 66.0 7.2 12 11.0 2.5 29
2022 Curveball STL L 151 74.3 67.2 4.2 7 11.6 1.5 15
2022 Sinker STL L 131 92.8 18.8 -2.2 -11 13.1 -0.9 -6
2022 Changeup STL L 73 85.9 28.2 -1.6 -5 12.8 -1.0 -8
2022 4-Seam Fastball STL L 223 93.7 14.7 -0.5 -4 6.9 0.7 12
2022 Slider STL L 71 86.0 34.9 0.0 0 4.0 -0.8 -16
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 0.5 0 84 23.5 12 .200 .300 .259 18.9 0.0 0.0 .295 .382 .334 36.4
2024 Sinker -6.8 -6 81 22.7 35 .379 .655 .486 13.3 17.1 22.2 .286 .535 .407 56.5
2024 Cutter -1.8 -1 72 20.2 17 .500 .688 .526 26.1 17.6 16.7 .334 .409 .344 38.5
2024 Slider 6.4 4 70 19.6 18 .000 .000 .039 45.7 27.8 22.7 .230 .375 .280 33.3
2024 Curveball 2.7 1 34 9.5 9 .000 .000 .000 15.4 33.3 17.6 .145 .191 .157 33.3
2024 Changeup -0.5 0 16 4.5 2 .000 .000 .000 50.0 0.0 0.0 .037 .105 .063 0.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.6 -2 405 38.2 110 .308 .490 .362 16.1 14.5 18.6 .323 .569 .395 46.6
2023 Curveball -2.0 -5 237 22.4 45 .222 .472 .341 33.8 28.9 16.0 .191 .325 .301 32.0
2023 Sinker 0.9 2 196 18.5 67 .208 .302 .326 9.8 14.9 17.5 .272 .475 .387 51.1
2023 Slider -3.8 -5 135 12.7 32 .333 .533 .391 28.6 21.9 16.7 .283 .410 .321 34.8
2023 Changeup -1.0 -1 86 8.1 20 .278 .389 .330 12.5 0.0 0.0 .347 .461 .384 27.8
2022 4-Seam Fastball -1.9 -4 224 34.5 64 .351 .649 .449 18.8 15.6 14.7 .303 .606 .417 43.8
2022 Curveball -0.5 -1 151 23.2 30 .222 .519 .347 35.2 30.0 22.5 .201 .287 .260 38.9
2022 Sinker 1.7 2 131 20.2 40 .250 .321 .341 3.8 7.5 9.4 .257 .395 .378 57.1
2022 Changeup -2.0 -1 73 11.2 12 .455 .818 .550 31.0 0.0 0.0 .399 .633 .463 63.6
2022 Slider -1.4 -1 71 10.9 15 .267 .267 .300 29.4 40.0 16.7 .186 .210 .176 44.4
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 16 87.9 98 17.1 10:15 10:15 0
2024 Curveball 34 77.5 92 24.1 5:00 5:15 -15
2024 Cutter 72 91.4 46 9.1 11:45 12:30 -45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 84 94.6 94 17.0 11:00 11:15 -15
2024 Sinker 80 95.2 92 19.4 11:00 10:30 30
2024 Slider 70 86.6 22 5.4 2:15 3:30 -75
2023 Changeup 78 87.2 99 16.1 10:15 10:15 0
2023 Curveball 224 76.5 94 24.8 5:00 5:00 0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 389 94.2 93 17.2 11:00 11:15 -15
2023 Sinker 180 94.3 91 19.1 11:15 10:30 45
2023 Slider 131 86.7 22 4.9 2:30 3:15 -45
2022 Changeup 73 85.9 99 15.7 10:15 10:00 15
2022 Curveball 150 74.3 96 23.7 5:00 5:00 0
2022 4-Seam Fastball 224 93.7 94 17.4 11:00 11:15 -15
2022 Sinker 119 92.9 90 18.4 11:00 10:30 30
2022 Slider 69 86.0 27 5.1 1:45 2:45 -60
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 161 650 1 -1 -4 -2 -5
2023 274 1,059 2 5 -11 -6 -11
2024 93 357 7 -4 -2 -2 -1
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2022 650 45.8 66.8 83.4 25.0 64.8 45.7 53.4 44.2 21.6 7.4 83.3
2023 1,059 49.4 66.3 89.0 23.9 60.2 41.2 53.6 44.9 18.7 8.0 76.5
2024 357 55.2 72.1 83.8 25.0 42.5 46.5 57.0 51.0 25.3 9.0 90.6
Player 2,066 49.3 67.6 86.3 24.4 59.0 43.5 54.2 45.7 20.9 8.0 81.2
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 60.9 47.2 24.8 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2022 41 18 83 58
2023 5 6 9 18 4 52 37 20 22 10 38 5 6 53 21 93 39
2024 35 25 39 54 29 46 47 21 30 22 26 51 22 66 22 32
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2022 22.7 5 5.8 -1 4 6 1 20.0
2023 23.8 5 8.1 -3 11 7 2 40.0
2024 21.2 2 2.4 0 2 3 0 0.0
Player 22.9 12 16.4 -4 17 16 3 25.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2022 5 3 6 6 7 6 7 5 4 5 5 9 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 7 6 6 8 5 4 6 7 8 6 6 5
2023 5 6 5 9 8 7 9 6 7 6 7 11 8 7 10 10 12 6 8 9 7 10 12 13 8 5 8 8 7 8 6
2024 2 2 1 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 1
Player 12 11 12 18 18 16 19 13 12 12 15 24 17 15 19 19 20 13 15 19 16 17 23 21 15 13 17 18 16 16 12
! 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 2022 2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.4 94.2 0.8 93.8 -0.4
Offspeed Velocity 85.9 87.3 1.4 87.9 0.6
Breaking Velocity 78.1 80.2 2.1 83.6 3.4
Exit Velocity 91.2 90.1 -1.1 90.1 0.0
Launch Angle 16.4 12.1 -4.3 9.2 -2.9
Barrel % 8.8 8.5 -0.3 7.5 -1.0
Hard Hit % 48.2 42.7 -5.5 41.8 -0.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 38.6 35.7 -2.9 28.4 -7.3
xBA .269 .289 0.020 .265 -0.024
BA .304 .274 -0.030 .256 -0.018
xwOBA .357 .368 0.011 .330 -0.038
wOBA .391 .341 -0.050 .323 -0.018
xSLG .460 .484 0.024 .415 -0.069
SLG .529 .444 -0.085 .402 -0.042
K% 17.4 16.7 -0.7 18.1 1.4
BB% 11.2 9.1 -2.1 10.6 1.5
Swing % 44.2 44.9 0.7 51.0 6.1
Whiff% 21.6 18.7 -2.9 25.3 6.6
In Zone % 45.8 49.4 3.6 55.2 5.8
Out of Zone % 54.2 50.6 -3.6 44.8 -5.8
Out of Zone Swing % 25.0 23.9 -1.1 25.0 1.1
First Pitch Swing % 28.0 26.6 -1.4 38.7 12.1
First Pitch Strike % 53.4 53.6 0.2 57.0 3.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 161 .391 121 26 21.5 40 16 40.0
2023 Shades 260 .337 206 24 11.7 54 17 31.5
2024 Shades 93 .323 60 0 0.0 33 17 51.5
! 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 %
2022 158 15.5 41.1% 0.0% 148 21.2 1.4% 4.7%
2023 277 13.4 73.6% 0.4% 188 18.2 7.4% 1.6%
2024 83 14.5 56.6% 0.0% 31 17.6 3.2% 0.0%
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Pitch Distribution