P | Bats/Throws: R/L | 6' 4" 222 lbs | Age: 38
Draft: 2008 | Rd. 1, No. 25, Colorado Rockies | Eastern Kentucky
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2014 0 4 5.92 16 3 0 24.1 27 1.44
2015 0 4 5.25 68 0 0 58.1 45 1.71
2016 5 12 4.80 24 23 0 129.1 100 1.41
4 Seasons 10 28 5.37 124 42 0 296.2 246 1.52
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2014 16 0-4 5.92 24.1 27 1.44
2015 68 0-4 5.25 58.1 45 1.71
2016 24 5-12 4.80 129.1 100 1.41
4 Seasons 124 10-28 5.37 296.2 246 1.52
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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 27 975 199 8 4.0 3.0 88.0 110.9 8.2 33.2 .285 .414 .354 .343 .383 31.7 16.7 9.3 5.25 5.00
2016 28 2139 413 17 4.1 3.0 88.4 110.5 14.2 28.8 .246 .376 .317 .306 .332 32.9 17.6 9.2 4.80 3.93
Player 3114 612 25 4.1 3.0 88.3 110.9 12.3 30.2 .258 .388 .329 .317 .348 32.5 17.3 9.2
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

Friedrich relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(34.3%) ,
Slider
(19.6%) ,
Curveball
(18.6%) ,
Four Seamer
(14.5%) ,
Changeup
(13.0%) ,


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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 49.2 50.8 13.1 33.2 4.5 27.6 40.2 32.2 19.1 19.1 11.1 8.5 21.1 21.1
2016 46.7 53.3 19.4 25.2 8.7 41.2 32.7 26.2 21.8 17.7 7.3 19.4 15.0 18.9
Player 47.5 52.5 17.3 27.8 7.4 36.8 35.1 28.1 20.9 18.1 8.5 15.8 17.0 19.6
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 4.5 32.2 17.6 28.1 6.0 4.0 3.0
2016 3.6 31.7 27.6 24.0 6.5 4.1 3.0
Player 3.9 31.9 24.3 25.3 6.4 4.1 3.0
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

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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 Sinker SD L 731 90.0 18.2 -3.5 10.9ARM -1.7 16.0 -5.4 10.9ARM -4.5
2016 Slider SD L 418 82.8 39.6 1.4 1.9GLV -4.7 0.9 0.5 1.9GLV -1.8
2016 Changeup SD L 276 84.8 25.7 -2.9 7.9ARM -3.6 13.0 -4.5 7.9ARM -6.9
2016 Curveball SD L 396 76.9 58.3 0.1 5.4GLV -3.6 -11.4 3.3 5.4GLV -1.3
2016 4-Seam Fastball SD L 308 89.9 16.5 0.0 4.1ARM -1.7 17.8 2.0 4.1ARM -5.5
2015 Curveball COL L 118 78.0 57.4 0.7 5.4GLV -3.9 -11.6 3.0 5.4GLV -1.3
2015 Changeup COL L 35 86.8 29.5 1.9 4.7ARM -7.0 7.3 1.1 4.7ARM -10.3
2015 4-Seam Fastball COL L 412 91.8 18.0 -2.3 2.8ARM -3.8 15.1 -1.0 2.8ARM -5.9
2015 Slider COL L 338 86.6 33.0 -0.5 3.6GLV -1.7 4.1 -3.0 3.6GLV -0.5
2015 Sinker COL L 64 91.5 18.5 -3.0 9.7ARM -3.5 14.7 -3.9 9.7ARM -5.9
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2012 377 1,392 -10 3 -11 -3 -21
2014 109 395 -3 3 -2 -2 -4
2015 268 967 -6 6 -3 -3 -7
2016 565 2,131 12 12 -15 -6 4
Player 1,319 4,885 -7 24 -31 -7 -28
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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 975 44.4 67.4 88.7 34.5 56.1 41.6 54.4 49.1 24.0 7.8 73.7
2016 2,139 48.0 63.7 89.6 30.3 63.5 41.9 60.5 46.3 19.3 7.4 70.3
Player 3,114 46.9 64.8 89.3 31.7 60.9 41.8 58.5 47.2 20.8 7.5 71.4
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 12 5 29 65 3 74 77 53 62 24 17 61 91 34 42 91 38
2016 56 53 63 73 43 42 83 55 64 24 29 18 68 12 44 77 25
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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 21.87 13 11.8 1 7 10 5 38.5
Player 21.87 13 11.8 1 7 10 5 38.5
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 13 13 11 10 13 11 14 10 12 7 10 18 9 9 11 11 9 10 13 17 10 11 17 15 9 9 14 19 12 11 9
Player 13 13 11 10 13 11 14 10 12 7 10 18 9 9 11 11 9 10 13 17 10 11 17 15 9 9 14 19 12 11 9
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 .259 -.062 ↓ .321
xBA .246 -.039 ↓ .285
OBP .328 -.052 ↓ .380
xOBP .319 -.038 ↓ .357
SLG .404 -.036 ↓ .440
xSLG .376 -.038 ↓ .414
ISO .145 +.025 ↑ .120
xISO .130 +.002 ↑ .128
BABIP .297 -.071 ↓ .368
wOBA .317 -.037 ↓ .354
xwOBA .306 -.037 ↓ .343
wOBACON .347 -.047 ↓ .394
xwOBACON .332 -.051 ↓ .383
BACON .320 -.065 ↓ .385
xBACON .306 -.047 ↓ .353
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 32.9 +1.2 ↑ 31.7
Avg Exit Velocity 88.4 +0.4 ↑ 88.0
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 28.8 -4.4 ↓ 33.2
Barrel % 4.1 +0.1 ↑ 4.0
Avg Launch Angle 14.2 +6.0 ↑ 8.2
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- --
Attack Angle 0° -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- --
Attack Direction 0° -- --
Swing Path - Tilt 0° -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 89.9 -1.8 ↓ 91.7
Breaking Velocity 79.9 -4.4 ↓ 84.3
Offspeed Velocity 84.8 -2.0 ↓ 86.8
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 17 +9 ↑ 8
Popup % 8.7 +4.2 ↑ 4.5
Flyball % 19.4 +6.3 ↑ 13.1
Line Drive % 25.2 -8.0 ↓ 33.2
Groundball % 46.7 -2.5 ↓ 49.2
Pull % 41.2 +13.6 ↑ 27.6
Straight Away % 32.7 -7.5 ↓ 40.2
Opposite Field % 26.2 -6.0 ↓ 32.2
Weak Contact % 3.6 -0.9 ↓ 4.5
Pull Airball % 19.4 +10.9 ↑ 8.5
Topped Contact % 31.7 -0.5 ↓ 32.2
Under Contact % 27.6 +10.0 ↑ 17.6
Flare/Burner Contact % 24.0 -4.1 ↓ 28.1
Solid Contact % 6.5 +0.5 ↑ 6.0
HR/FB % 16.3 -2.9 ↓ 19.2
Popups 36 +27 ↑ 9
Flyballs 80 +54 ↑ 26
Line Drives 104 +38 ↑ 66
Groundballs 193 +95 ↑ 98
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 48.0 +3.6 ↑ 44.4
Out of Zone % 52.0 -3.6 ↓ 55.6
Edge % 41.9 +0.3 ↑ 41.6
Zone Swing % 63.7 -3.7 ↓ 67.4
Out of Zone Swing % 30.3 -4.2 ↓ 34.5
In Zone Contact % 89.6 +0.9 ↑ 88.7
Out of Zone Contact % 63.5 +7.4 ↑ 56.1
Whiff % 19.3 -4.7 ↓ 24.0
First Strike % 60.5 +6.1 ↑ 54.4
First Pitch Swing % 26.6 -2.7 ↓ 29.3
Swing % 46.3 -2.8 ↓ 49.1
Meatball Swing % 70.3 -3.4 ↓ 73.7
Meatball % 7.4 -0.4 ↓ 7.8
Zone Swing & Miss % 10.4 -0.9 ↓ 11.3
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 36.5 -7.4 ↓ 43.9
In Zone 1,027 +594 ↑ 433
Out of Zone 1,112 +570 ↑ 542
Edge 897 +491 ↑ 406
In Zone Swings 654 +362 ↑ 292
Out of Zone Swings 337 +150 ↑ 187
In Zone Swing & Misses 68 +35 ↑ 33
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 123 +41 ↑ 82
Basic
Pitches 2,139 +1,164 ↑ 975
PA 567 +297 ↑ 270
AB 505 +271 ↑ 234
Hits 131 +56 ↑ 75
Singles 88 +30 ↑ 58
Doubles 26 +15 ↑ 11
Triples 4 +3 ↑ 1
Home Runs 13 +8 ↑ 5
Walks 52 +27 ↑ 25
Strikeouts 100 +55 ↑ 45
K% 17.6 +0.9 ↑ 16.7
BB% 9.2 -0.1 ↓ 9.3
HBP 2 +1 ↑ 1
Batted Balls 413 +214 ↑ 199
Number of Fastballs 1,039 +563 ↑ 476
Number of Offspeed 276 +241 ↑ 35
Number of Breaking 814 +358 ↑ 456
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 553 .314 433 28 6.5 120 55 45.8
! 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 %
2012 406 15.9 35.2% 0.5% 225 22.9 0.4% 10.7%
2014 82 17.3 20.7% 3.7% 78 25.3 0.0% 19.2%
2015 223 17.6 32.3% 5.4% 193 23.9 5.7% 20.7%
2016 624 18.0 21.5% 3.7% 379 24.8 5.5% 18.5%

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Pitch Distribution

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