Fernando Salas
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 200LBS | Age: 39
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2017 2 2 5.22 61 0 0 58.2 56 1.52
2018 4 4 4.50 41 0 0 40 30 1.33
2019 0 0 6.75 3 0 0 2.2 3 3.00
10 Seasons 25 28 3.91 496 0 30 489.2 474 1.22
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2017 61 2-2 5.22 58.2 56 1.52
2018 41 4-4 4.50 40 30 1.33
2019 3 0-0 6.75 2.2 3 3.00
10 Seasons 496 25-28 3.91 489.2 474 1.22
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 30 1035 180 16 8.9 5.9 88.7 112.1 16.2 33.3 .227 .402 .300 .291 .398 28.3 27.5 4.5 4.24 3.48
2016 31 1212 210 15 7.1 5.1 89.2 112.3 16.5 29.5 .241 .424 .297 .307 .369 34.8 21.8 6.5 3.91 3.96
2017 32 1038 185 14 7.6 5.3 89.0 111.9 11.7 27.0 .256 .430 .326 .320 .388 33.3 21.3 8.4 5.22 4.42
2018 33 663 125 9 7.2 5.3 89.4 113.0 14.8 28.8 .235 .405 .307 .298 .338 40.0 17.6 7.6 4.50 3.73
2019 34 61 12 1 8.3 6.7 94.4 106.1 12.8 33.3 .315 .460 .558 .332 .415 58.3 20.0 0.0 6.75 4.92
Player 4009 712 55 7.7 5.4 89.2 113.0 14.8 29.8 .241 .417 .311 .305 .376 34.1 22.5 6.5
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Salas relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(50.8%) ,
Changeup
(36.1%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(11.5%) ,
Slider
(1.6%) ,


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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 28.9 25.6 7.2 32.2 38.3 27.8 2.2 26.1 28.3 21.7 3.9 8.9 5.9
2016 39.5 30.0 21.4 9.0 40.0 29.0 31.0 2.4 26.7 31.4 26.2 3.8 7.1 5.1
2017 49.2 23.8 21.1 5.9 34.6 40.0 25.4 2.2 35.1 21.6 24.3 4.9 7.6 5.3
2018 42.4 24.8 23.2 9.6 34.4 36.0 29.6 1.6 31.2 27.2 24.8 6.4 7.2 5.3
2019 41.7 16.7 33.3 8.3 0.0 58.3 41.7 0.0 25.0 25.0 41.7 0.0 8.3 6.7
Player 42.3 27.0 22.9 7.9 35.0 36.0 28.7 2.1 29.5 27.2 24.6 4.5 7.7 5.4
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
2019 Curveball PHI R 7 80.7 41.7 -10.8 1.1ARM -9.9 1.2 -10.9 1.1ARM -10.3
2019 Slider PHI R 1 87.5 19.1 -13.7 4.6ARM -8.2 17.2 -15.4 4.6ARM -9.7
2019 Changeup PHI R 22 84.4 27.2 -3.4 10.9ARM -2.5 11.5 -4.6 10.9ARM -2.6
2019 4-Seam Fastball PHI R 31 90.0 17.0 0.8 5.3ARM -1.8 17.1 1.5 5.3ARM -2.2
2018 4-Seam Fastball AZ R 391 90.5 15.3 2.2 4.5ARM -2.8 18.7 3.0 4.5ARM -2.7
2018 Curveball AZ R 106 81.5 44.4 -7.2 1.7GLV -6.3 -2.2 -7.4 1.7GLV -7.5
2018 Changeup AZ R 166 86.4 23.5 -6.7 9.7ARM -4.0 13.6 -6.9 9.7ARM -3.6
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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 %
2019 4-Seam Fastball -4.1 -1 31 50.8 10 .600 .900 .650 9.5 10.0 8.3 .315 .491 .346 66.7
2019 Changeup -4.5 -1 22 36.1 4 .500 .750 .538 50.0 50.0 22.2 .393 .496 .382 50.0
2019 Curveball -2.7 0 7 11.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2019 Slider 110.2 1 1 1.6 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .000 .000 .000 0.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball 0.6 2 391 59.0 100 .244 .411 .312 20.7 21.0 16.7 .222 .436 .310 49.3
2018 Changeup 0.7 1 166 25.0 49 .289 .378 .322 17.6 8.2 7.0 .254 .369 .286 23.3
2018 Curveball -1.1 -1 106 16.0 17 .313 .438 .347 38.9 29.4 16.7 .254 .338 .284 45.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2010 130 552 4 0 0 -3 1
2011 349 1,378 13 14 -5 -5 17
2012 271 1,093 7 6 -7 -3 2
2013 117 444 2 4 -5 -1 0
2014 240 946 0 6 -6 -1 0
2015 264 1,018 -3 11 -4 -2 2
2016 292 1,207 -1 18 -4 -4 8
2017 255 1,035 -4 15 -8 -3 -1
2018 166 663 7 0 -2 -2 3
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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 1,035 50.5 70.7 78.4 32.8 60.1 44.2 65.8 52.0 27.0 8.0 77.1
2016 1,212 50.2 70.4 80.8 32.5 67.3 43.7 65.9 51.5 22.6 7.6 78.3
2017 1,038 49.7 73.2 76.3 32.2 64.9 44.9 61.0 52.6 26.6 7.4 89.6
2018 663 52.2 66.8 80.1 26.2 65.1 47.4 73.7 47.4 22.0 6.2 95.1
2019 61 50.8 77.4 79.2 26.7 75.0 36.1 60.0 52.5 18.8 3.3 50.0
Player 4,009 50.5 70.7 78.9 31.4 64.5 44.6 65.8 51.2 24.6 7.4 83.1
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 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 69 71 36 15 84 45 2 30 85 86 94 79 83 26 34 11 44
2016 54 60 34 21 79 49 24 30 50 58 72 44 84 28 43 4 37
2017 40 36 33 36 47 51 18 10 49 46 49 67 90 23 51 7 46
2018 18 43 12 35
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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 24.0 12 10.3 2 5 3 8 66.7
2017 23.6 7 8.5 -2 8 3 5 71.4
2018 21.4 5 4.0 1 2 5 0 0.0
2019 22.7 1 0.6 0 0 1 0 0.0
Player 23.2 25 23.3 2 15 12 13 52.0
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 12 11 9 12 9 9 10 10 9 9 10 13 11 9 9 10 9 9 12 10 10 10 14 12 9 10 10 11 13 10 9
2017 7 9 7 10 8 9 10 9 8 7 8 12 7 7 8 9 8 8 9 8 8 7 11 8 9 6 6 15 9 8 7
2018 5 4 1 6 3 3 5 5 3 2 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 3 6 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
2019 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1
Player 25 25 17 29 21 22 26 24 21 18 23 31 22 20 22 23 21 22 25 25 22 21 32 24 21 20 21 31 26 23 21
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 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.2 91.5 0.3 91.1 -0.4 90.5 -0.6 90.0 -0.5
Offspeed Velocity 85.4 86.2 0.8 86.2 0.0 86.4 0.2 84.4 -2.0
Breaking Velocity 83.7 84.1 0.4 83.0 -1.1 81.5 -1.5 81.5 0.0
Exit Velocity 88.7 89.2 0.5 89.0 -0.2 89.4 0.4 94.4 5.0
Launch Angle 16.2 16.5 0.3 11.7 -4.8 14.8 3.1 12.8 -2.0
Barrel % 8.9 7.1 -1.8 7.6 0.5 7.2 -0.4 8.3 1.1
Hard Hit % 28.3 34.8 6.5 33.3 -1.5 40.0 6.7 58.3 18.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.3 29.5 -3.8 27.0 -2.5 28.8 1.8 33.3 4.5
xBA .227 .241 0.014 .256 0.015 .235 -0.021 .315 0.080
BA .249 .232 -0.017 .293 0.061 .265 -0.028 .533 0.268
xwOBA .291 .307 0.016 .320 0.013 .298 -0.022 .332 0.034
wOBA .300 .297 -0.003 .326 0.029 .307 -0.019 .558 0.251
xSLG .402 .424 0.022 .430 0.006 .405 -0.025 .460 0.055
SLG .429 .419 -0.010 .441 0.022 .404 -0.037 .800 0.396
K% 27.5 21.8 -5.7 21.3 -0.5 17.6 -3.7 20.0 2.4
BB% 4.5 6.5 2.0 8.4 1.9 7.6 -0.8 0.0 -7.6
Swing % 52.0 51.5 -0.5 52.6 1.1 47.4 -5.2 52.5 5.1
Whiff% 27.0 22.6 -4.4 26.6 4.0 22.0 -4.6 18.8 -3.2
In Zone % 50.5 50.2 -0.3 49.7 -0.5 52.2 2.5 50.8 -1.4
Out of Zone % 49.5 49.8 0.3 50.3 0.5 47.8 -2.5 49.2 1.4
Out of Zone Swing % 32.8 32.5 -0.3 32.2 -0.3 26.2 -6.0 26.7 0.5
First Pitch Swing % 33.8 35.2 1.4 28.6 -6.6 29.3 0.7 40.0 10.7
First Pitch Strike % 65.8 65.9 0.1 61.0 -4.9 73.7 12.7 60.0 -13.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 284 .287 151 8 5.3 133 24 18.0
2017 Shifts 255 .329 167 0 0.0 88 10 11.4
2018 Shifts 166 .307 114 7 6.1 52 27 51.9
2019 Shifts 15 .558 9 1 11.1 6 3 50.0
! 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 147 17.0 16.3% 2.0% 112 20.0 4.5% 5.4%
2011 342 17.6 11.4% 1.2% 157 22.1 0.6% 9.6%
2012 237 18.4 5.1% 1.7% 168 23.3 0.6% 12.5%
2013 111 18.9 4.5% 1.8% 68 22.4 2.9% 10.3%
2014 297 20.6 0.0% 2.4% 130 24.5 0.8% 9.2%
2015 240 20.1 11.3% 6.3% 183 22.9 6.0% 18.6%
2016 340 20.4 7.9% 5.6% 156 23.6 6.4% 16.7%
2017 210 18.9 1.9% 3.3% 208 23.8 0.0% 11.5%
2018 196 19.7 0.5% 1.5% 118 23.8 0.0% 8.5%
2019 11 18.3 9.1% 0.0% 14 19.2 7.1% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution