Craig Breslow
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 0" 190LBS | Age: 44
Draft: 2002 | Rd: 26, #769, Milwaukee Brewers | Yale
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 0 4 4.15 45 2 1 65 46 1.42
2016 0 2 4.50 15 0 0 14 7 1.79
2017 1 1 5.09 37 0 0 35.1 23 1.56
12 Seasons 23 30 3.45 576 2 8 570.2 442 1.34
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 45 0-4 4.15 65 46 1.42
2016 15 0-2 4.50 14 7 1.79
2017 37 1-1 5.09 35.1 23 1.56
12 Seasons 576 23-30 3.45 570.2 442 1.34
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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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
2015 34 1029 209 10 4.8 3.6 88.0 110.9 18.4 30.6 .249 .425 .347 .319 .355 35.4 16.4 8.2 4.15 4.25
2016 35 210 52 3 5.8 4.8 86.0 102.9 20.1 32.7 .319 .494 .377 .371 .398 26.9 11.1 6.3 4.50 6.09
2017 36 593 120 8 6.7 5.0 89.9 112.9 13.0 37.5 .303 .526 .346 .379 .415 38.3 14.5 8.8 5.09 6.53
Player 1832 381 21 5.5 4.2 88.3 112.9 16.9 33.1 .275 .466 .351 .345 .380 35.2 15.1 8.2
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Breslow relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(58.7%) ,
Curveball
(19.2%) ,
Changeup
(18.4%) ,
Four Seamer
(3.7%) ,


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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
2015 38.3 28.7 22.0 11.0 33.0 44.0 23.0 3.3 26.3 33.5 21.5 8.1 4.8 3.6
2016 34.6 32.7 26.9 5.8 38.5 36.5 25.0 3.8 19.2 30.8 32.7 3.8 5.8 4.8
2017 42.5 19.2 31.7 6.7 29.2 47.5 23.3 2.5 26.7 24.2 28.3 10.0 6.7 5.0
Player 39.1 26.2 25.7 8.9 32.5 44.1 23.4 3.1 25.5 30.2 25.2 8.1 5.5 4.2
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2017 4-Seam Fastball CLE L 22 90.3 15.8 3.5 13.9ARM 4.5 19.1 2.1 13.9ARM 5.9
2017 Sinker CLE L 348 89.4 25.1 -3.4 18.2ARM 2.3 10.6 0.4 18.2ARM 4.4
2017 Curveball CLE L 114 78.2 45.9 -5.3 13.7GLV 2.2 1.6 -8.7 13.7GLV 4.9
2017 Changeup CLE L 109 78.9 30.7 -6.0 14.5ARM 0.5 15.3 -5.5 14.5ARM 1.1
2016 Changeup MIA L 36 78.8 27.5 -7.3 9.7ARM -2.2 17.5 -9.1 9.7ARM -5.1
2016 Slider MIA L 52 85.8 30.0 -5.8 1.9GLV -2.8 7.7 -6.2 1.9GLV -1.8
2016 Curveball MIA L 5 76.3 53.6 -4.1 10.1GLV -0.5 -5.8 -4.3 10.1GLV 3.8
2016 Sinker MIA L 7 89.9 21.4 -2.7 18.4ARM 4.2 13.2 -2.6 18.4ARM 3.0
2016 4-Seam Fastball MIA L 105 90.1 15.6 3.2 8.7ARM 0.9 18.8 3.0 8.7ARM -0.9
2015 4-Seam Fastball BOS L 432 90.5 15.5 2.6 11.7ARM 3.9 18.6 2.4 11.7ARM 3.0
2015 Slider BOS L 163 86.2 29.7 -5.5 1.2ARM -5.9 7.5 -6.4 1.2ARM -5.3
2015 Sinker BOS L 104 89.8 21.4 -3.3 17.2ARM 2.4 13.0 -2.3 17.2ARM 1.6
2015 Changeup BOS L 245 79.4 27.2 -7.5 12.5ARM -0.2 16.9 -8.2 12.5ARM -2.5
2015 Curveball BOS L 47 74.1 57.8 -2.8 4.2GLV -6.3 -6.8 -1.7 4.2GLV -2.7
! 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 %
2017 Sinker -1.3 -5 348 58.7 99 .337 .434 .392 9.6 11.1 12.9 .331 .481 .391 40.0
2017 Curveball 1.4 2 114 19.2 24 .136 .227 .142 20.9 29.2 16.7 .156 .286 .203 29.4
2017 Changeup -2.4 -3 109 18.4 28 .321 .750 .446 16.7 7.1 11.8 .333 .767 .454 34.6
2017 4-Seam Fastball -1.9 0 22 3.7 6 .200 .400 .325 40.0 50.0 23.1 .305 .973 .543 100.0
! 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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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 181 673 14 8 -4 -3 15
2009 277 1,093 9 14 -9 -4 11
2010 300 1,222 9 13 -6 -4 12
2011 259 1,021 7 -1 -5 -4 -4
2012 259 1,061 5 13 -8 -5 5
2013 272 988 1 14 -5 -4 6
2014 259 972 -5 2 -9 -4 -16
2015 275 1,009 4 -1 -3 -3 -3
2016 63 210 0 -2 -3 0 -5
2017 157 593 -1 6 -7 -4 -6
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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 %
2015 1,029 45.7 73.0 82.2 28.7 68.8 44.6 55.0 48.9 21.3 5.8 90.0
2016 210 53.3 74.1 84.3 23.5 65.2 45.2 61.9 50.5 17.9 5.2 72.7
2017 593 48.7 63.3 87.4 24.3 81.1 40.0 59.2 43.3 14.0 10.3 73.8
Player 1,832 47.6 69.9 84.1 26.8 72.0 43.1 57.2 47.3 18.7 7.2 81.1
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
! 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
2015 31 40 22 14 36 63 55 53 27 22 36 39 41 19 20 15
2016 13 18 6
2017 9 4 43 4
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 22.5 1 1.0 0 1 1 0 0.0
2017 21.9 4 3.8 0 1 2 2 50.0
Player 22.0 5 4.8 0 2 3 2 40.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
2017 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4
Player 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 4
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 90.4 90.1 -0.3 89.4 -0.7
Offspeed Velocity 79.4 78.8 -0.6 78.9 0.1
Breaking Velocity 83.6 84.9 1.3 78.2 -6.7
Exit Velocity 88.0 86.0 -2.0 89.9 3.9
Launch Angle 18.4 20.1 1.7 13.0 -7.1
Barrel % 4.8 5.8 1.0 6.7 0.9
Hard Hit % 35.4 26.9 -8.5 38.3 11.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 30.6 32.7 2.1 37.5 4.8
xBA .249 .319 0.070 .303 -0.016
BA .279 .362 0.083 .297 -0.065
xwOBA .319 .371 0.052 .379 0.008
wOBA .347 .377 0.030 .346 -0.031
xSLG .425 .494 0.069 .526 0.032
SLG .486 .466 -0.020 .464 -0.002
K% 16.4 11.1 -5.3 14.5 3.4
BB% 8.2 6.3 -1.9 8.8 2.5
Swing % 48.9 50.5 1.6 43.3 -7.2
Whiff% 21.3 17.9 -3.4 14.0 -3.9
In Zone % 45.7 53.3 7.6 48.7 -4.6
Out of Zone % 54.3 46.7 -7.6 51.3 4.6
Out of Zone Swing % 28.7 23.5 -5.2 24.3 0.8
First Pitch Swing % 32.5 34.9 2.4 24.8 -10.1
First Pitch Strike % 55.0 61.9 6.9 59.2 -2.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 62 .369 37 0 0.0 25 3 12.0
2017 Shifts 157 .346 105 12 11.4 52 13 25.0
! 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 %
2010 373 17.0 26.0% 2.1% 192 20.0 1.6% 3.1%
2011 244 17.5 19.3% 1.2% 202 20.5 1.0% 6.9%
2012 239 17.7 16.3% 2.1% 229 21.0 1.3% 3.5%
2013 233 18.4 12.0% 2.1% 150 21.4 2.0% 4.7%
2014 247 18.6 8.9% 2.0% 181 21.5 1.1% 5.0%
2015 267 19.2 16.1% 6.4% 183 22.5 7.1% 13.7%
2016 40 20.6 15.0% 7.5% 45 22.2 6.7% 20.0%
2017 161 17.6 17.4% 0.6% 137 22.2 0.0% 4.4%

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Pitch Distribution