P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 1" 210 lbs | Age: 39
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2014 6 9 5.37 38 22 0 142.1 100 1.62
2015 4 2 3.18 67 0 0 62.1 41 1.16
2016 0 1 9.00 5 0 0 4 2 1.25
10 Seasons 23 30 4.56 305 47 11 490 385 1.44
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2014 38 6-9 5.37 142.1 100 1.62
2015 67 4-2 3.18 62.1 41 1.16
2016 5 0-1 9.00 4 2 1.25
10 Seasons 305 23-30 4.56 490 385 1.44
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 29 949 199 6 3.0 2.3 87.8 110.2 6.7 30.7 .251 .377 .299 .301 .328 31.2 15.9 5.4 3.18 3.74
2016 30 59 12 0 0.0 0.0 86.2 105.3 14.2 58.3 .260 .381 .322 .326 .319 41.7 12.5 12.5 9.00 4.52
Player 1008 211 6 2.8 2.2 87.7 110.2 7.1 32.2 .252 .377 .300 .302 .327 31.8 15.7 5.8
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Morales relies on 5 pitches.
Changeup
(40.7%) ,
Curveball
(22.0%) ,
Sinker
(16.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(10.2%) ,
Slider
(10.2%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2015 50.8 49.2 17.1 26.1 6.0 37.7 40.2 21.6 23.6 21.1 5.5 14.1 19.1 16.1
2016 25.0 75.0 41.7 25.0 8.3 50.0 41.7 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 41.7 33.3 0.0
Player 49.3 50.7 18.5 26.1 6.2 38.4 40.3 20.9 22.7 20.4 5.7 15.6 19.9 15.2
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 2.5 40.2 23.6 23.1 4.5 3.0 2.3
2016 8.3 16.7 25.0 33.3 16.7 0.0 0.0
Player 2.8 38.9 23.7 23.7 5.2 2.8 2.2
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! 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
2016 4-Seam Fastball TOR L 6 90.3 18.2 -0.7 7.7ARM 0.5 16.0 0.2 7.7ARM -1.9
2016 Curveball TOR L 13 73.5 64.2 1.9 11.4GLV 1.2 -12.2 4.1 11.4GLV 4.8
2016 Slider TOR L 6 86.5 29.6 -5.1 0.4ARM -5.6 7.5 -5.5 0.4ARM -3.0
2016 Changeup TOR L 24 84.3 31.6 0.9 2.3ARM -10.2 7.6 0.9 2.3ARM -12.4
2016 Sinker TOR L 10 89.4 22.6 -0.4 13.7ARM 0.3 12.5 -1.9 13.7ARM -1.7
2015 Curveball KC L 81 75.8 58.9 0.3 11.5GLV 1.3 -10.1 1.5 11.5GLV 4.6
2015 Slider KC L 186 88.7 27.2 -5.4 2.3GLV -1.7 8.1 -7.0 2.3GLV -2.0
2015 Changeup KC L 10 86.6 24.5 -5.9 7.7ARM -4.9 12.7 -4.0 7.7ARM -7.3
2015 Sinker KC L 267 93.4 19.4 -2.2 14.2ARM 0.0 12.6 -1.8 14.2ARM -1.4
2015 4-Seam Fastball KC L 405 92.7 17.5 -1.0 5.6ARM -2.2 14.9 -1.2 5.6ARM -3.1
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 118 471 3 1 -3 -4 -3
2009 174 695 8 4 -6 -4 3
2010 137 556 4 0 -3 -4 -4
2011 192 767 4 2 -4 -5 -3
2012 322 1,335 4 9 -7 -7 0
2013 110 440 0 4 -4 -3 -2
2014 641 2,413 1 -3 -18 -12 -33
2015 258 949 -1 13 -6 -4 2
2016 16 59 2 -1 -1 0 0
Player 1,968 7,685 25 30 -52 25 -39
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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 949 50.7 61.3 88.5 26.1 68.9 41.5 52.7 43.9 17.3 8.5 66.7
2016 59 52.5 61.3 100.0 25.0 71.4 37.3 37.5 44.1 7.7 6.8 25.0
Player 1,008 50.8 61.3 89.2 26.0 69.0 41.3 51.8 43.9 16.7 8.4 64.7
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 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 59 37 55 68 55 85 91 59 65 19 82 9 15 53 58 63 6
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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 18.86 1 0.7 0 0 1 0 0.0
Player 18.86 1 0.7 0 0 1 0 0.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
Player 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .214 -.032 .246
xBA .260 +.009 .251
OBP .313 +.016 .297
xOBP .352 +.049 .303
SLG .429 +.039 .390
xSLG .381 +.004 .377
ISO .214 +.070 .144
xISO .121 -.005 .126
BABIP .182 -.098 .280
wOBA .322 +.023 .299
xwOBA .326 +.025 .301
wOBACON .314 -.011 .325
xwOBACON .319 -.009 .328
BACON .250 -.044 .294
xBACON .303 .000 .303
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 41.7 +10.5 31.2
Avg Exit Velocity 86.2 -1.6 87.8
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 58.3 +27.6 30.7
Barrel % 0.0 -3.0 3.0
Avg Launch Angle 14.2 +7.5 6.7
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- --
Attack Angle -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- --
Attack Direction -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 89.7 -3.3 93.0
Breaking Velocity 77.5 -7.3 84.8
Offspeed Velocity 84.2 -2.4 86.6
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 0 -6 6
Popup % 8.3 +2.3 6.0
Flyball % 41.7 +24.6 17.1
Line Drive % 25.0 -1.1 26.1
Groundball % 25.0 -25.8 50.8
Pull % 50.0 +12.3 37.7
Straight Away % 41.7 +1.5 40.2
Opposite Field % 8.3 -13.3 21.6
Weak Contact % 8.3 +5.8 2.5
Pull Airball % 41.7 +27.6 14.1
Topped Contact % 16.7 -23.5 40.2
Under Contact % 25.0 +1.4 23.6
Flare/Burner Contact % 33.3 +10.2 23.1
Solid Contact % 16.7 +12.2 4.5
HR/FB % 20.0 +8.2 11.8
Popups 1 -11 12
Flyballs 5 -29 34
Line Drives 3 -49 52
Groundballs 3 -98 101
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 52.5 +1.8 50.7
Out of Zone % 47.5 -1.8 49.3
Edge % 37.3 -4.2 41.5
Zone Swing % 61.3 0.0 61.3
Out of Zone Swing % 25.0 -1.1 26.1
In Zone Contact % 100.0 +11.5 88.5
Out of Zone Contact % 71.4 +2.5 68.9
Whiff % 7.7 -9.6 17.3
First Strike % 37.5 -15.2 52.7
First Pitch Swing % 12.5 -6.9 19.4
Swing % 44.1 +0.2 43.9
Meatball Swing % 25.0 -41.7 66.7
Meatball % 6.8 -1.7 8.5
Zone Swing & Miss % 0.0 -11.5 11.5
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 28.6 -2.5 31.1
In Zone 31 -450 481
Out of Zone 28 -440 468
Edge 22 -372 394
In Zone Swings 19 -276 295
Out of Zone Swings 7 -115 122
In Zone Swing & Misses 0 -34 34
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 2 -36 38
Basic
Pitches 59 -890 949
PA 16 -242 258
AB 14 -222 236
Hits 3 -55 58
Singles 2 -33 35
Doubles 0 -16 16
Triples 0 -3 3
Home Runs 1 -3 4
Walks 2 -12 14
Strikeouts 2 -39 41
K% 12.5 -3.4 15.9
BB% 12.5 +7.1 5.4
HBP 0 -4 4
Batted Balls 12 -187 199
Number of Fastballs 16 -656 672
Number of Offspeed 24 +14 10
Number of Breaking 19 -248 267
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 16 .322 6 0 0.0 10 1 10.0
! 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 163 17.0 26.4% 3.1% 104 21.0 5.8% 9.6%
2011 216 20.5 5.6% 8.8% 116 24.2 0.0% 12.1%
2012 413 18.2 20.3% 4.8% 190 23.9 0.0% 12.6%
2013 127 19.0 20.5% 5.5% 83 22.6 2.4% 8.4%
2014 632 16.7 27.4% 1.9% 474 21.8 0.8% 8.6%
2015 267 18.2 28.1% 3.4% 188 20.7 9.0% 16.5%
2016 19 17.2 21.1% 5.3% 9 20.9 11.1% 22.2%

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Pitch Distribution