Tony Zych
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 190LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2011 | Rd: 4, #129, Chicago Cubs | Louisville
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 0 0 2.45 13 1 0 18.1 24 1.09
2016 1 0 3.29 12 0 0 13.2 21 1.46
2017 6 3 2.66 45 0 1 40.2 35 1.25
3 Seasons 7 3 2.72 70 1 1 72.2 80 1.25
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 13 0-0 2.45 18.1 24 1.09
2016 12 1-0 3.29 13.2 21 1.46
2017 45 6-3 2.66 40.2 35 1.25
3 Seasons 70 7-3 2.72 72.2 80 1.25
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 24 274 47 3 6.4 3.9 84.7 105.0 9.7 25.5 .166 .279 .278 .228 .295 23.4 31.6 3.9 2.46 2.13
2016 25 252 28 0 0.0 0.0 87.0 107.2 9.8 21.4 .116 .165 .284 .208 .208 28.6 35.0 16.7 3.29 1.81
2017 26 639 112 3 2.7 1.7 84.3 110.3 9.1 32.1 .230 .326 .276 .304 .318 29.5 20.2 12.1 2.66 3.95
Player 1165 187 6 3.2 1.9 84.8 110.3 9.3 28.9 .192 .284 .278 .267 .296 27.8 25.9 11.0
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

Zych relies on 4 pitches.
Slider
(39.3%) ,
Sinker
(33.2%) ,
Four Seamer
(27.3%) ,
Curveball
(0.2%) ,


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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 53.2 12.8 23.4 10.6 27.7 55.3 17.0 8.5 38.3 25.5 17.0 2.1 6.4 3.9
2016 50.0 32.1 17.9 0.0 50.0 25.0 25.0 3.6 35.7 35.7 17.9 3.6 0.0 0.0
2017 50.0 17.0 25.0 8.0 39.3 37.5 23.2 8.0 35.7 23.2 25.0 4.5 2.7 1.7
Player 50.8 18.2 23.5 7.5 38.0 40.1 21.9 7.5 36.4 25.7 21.9 3.7 3.2 1.9
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 SEA R 174 94.6 16.1 -2.2 13.4ARM 4.9 15.1 -2.0 13.4ARM 5.3
2017 Sinker SEA R 212 94.4 21.1 1.1 18.0ARM 2.9 10.1 0.7 18.0ARM 2.6
2017 Slider SEA R 251 80.6 39.0 -2.5 18.5GLV 11.1 4.4 -0.8 18.5GLV 14.3
2017 Curveball SEA R 1 72.0 46.7 -16.4 19.0GLV 7.1 9.3 -17.3 19.0GLV 10.4
2016 4-Seam Fastball SEA R 143 95.9 20.9 -5.9 15.0ARM 7.1 9.5 -6.4 15.0ARM 8.6
2016 Slider SEA R 97 82.3 39.9 -0.4 15.3GLV 8.8 1.4 1.1 15.3GLV 9.3
2016 Changeup SEA R 1 84.8 35.6 3.3 13.0ARM -0.2 3.2 4.0 13.0ARM 1.7
! 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 %
2017 Slider 2.5 6 251 39.3 72 .098 .148 .187 37.8 33.3 20.3 .128 .201 .217 21.1
2017 Sinker 2.6 5 212 33.2 52 .273 .364 .323 15.6 13.5 26.9 .289 .414 .358 33.3
2017 4-Seam Fastball -0.5 -1 174 27.2 46 .308 .436 .380 11.0 8.7 14.8 .321 .422 .380 34.3
2017 Curveball -3.6 0 1 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! 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
2015 76 271 0 4 1 -1 4
2016 58 245 1 5 -2 -1 3
2017 170 638 7 17 -9 -4 11
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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 274 51.8 56.3 76.3 36.4 45.8 38.0 73.7 46.7 32.8 9.5 80.8
2016 252 47.6 55.0 83.3 25.8 44.1 41.7 48.3 39.7 30.0 4.4 54.5
2017 639 51.9 61.9 83.4 27.0 59.0 43.1 54.7 45.1 23.6 8.2 55.8
Player 1,165 50.9 59.2 81.8 28.9 52.1 41.6 58.2 44.3 27.1 7.6 62.9
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 94 36 34
2016 88 25 28
2017 73 12 39
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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 %
2017 24.0 2 3.0 -1 4 2 1 50.0
Player 24.0 2 3.0 -1 4 2 1 50.0
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
2017 2 3 4 4 3 2 4 3 2 2 2 6 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 2 3 5 3 3 1
Player 2 3 4 4 3 2 4 3 2 2 2 6 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 2 3 5 3 3 1
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 96.8 95.9 -0.9 94.5 -1.4
Offspeed Velocity 89.3 84.8 -4.5 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 83.8 82.3 -1.5 80.6 -1.7
Exit Velocity 84.7 87.0 2.3 84.3 -2.7
Launch Angle 9.7 9.8 0.1 9.1 -0.7
Barrel % 6.4 0.0 -6.4 2.7 2.7
Hard Hit % 23.4 28.6 5.2 29.5 0.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 25.5 21.4 -4.1 32.1 10.7
xBA .166 .116 -0.050 .230 0.114
BA .239 .208 -0.031 .208 0.000
xwOBA .228 .208 -0.020 .304 0.096
wOBA .278 .284 0.006 .276 -0.008
xSLG .279 .165 -0.114 .326 0.161
SLG .338 .292 -0.046 .292 0.000
K% 31.6 35.0 3.4 20.2 -14.8
BB% 3.9 16.7 12.8 12.1 -4.6
Swing % 46.7 39.7 -7.0 45.1 5.4
Whiff% 32.8 30.0 -2.8 23.6 -6.4
In Zone % 51.8 47.6 -4.2 51.9 4.3
Out of Zone % 48.2 52.4 4.2 48.1 -4.3
Out of Zone Swing % 36.4 25.8 -10.6 27.0 1.2
First Pitch Swing % 34.2 16.7 -17.5 21.2 4.5
First Pitch Strike % 73.7 48.3 -25.4 54.7 6.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 57 .289 27 0 0.0 30 13 43.3
2017 Shifts 170 .276 117 3 2.6 53 17 32.1
! 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 %
2015 87 20.8 8.0% 6.9% 40 25.3 0.0% 32.5%
2016 55 18.3 21.8% 9.1% 66 21.9 7.6% 13.6%
2017 157 20.1 1.9% 5.1% 151 22.9 0.0% 12.6%

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Pitch Distribution