Tony Zych
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 190LBS | Age: 33
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
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
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 2.11
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 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 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 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2017 Slider SEA R 251 80.6 39.0 -2.5 -6 18.5 11.1 151
2017 Sinker SEA R 212 94.4 21.1 1.1 6 18.0 2.9 19
2017 4-Seam Fastball SEA R 174 94.6 16.1 -2.2 -15 13.4 4.9 58
2017 Curveball SEA R 1 72.0 46.7 -16.4 -26 19.0 7.1 59
2016 Changeup SEA R 1 84.8 35.6 3.3 10 13.0 -0.2 -1
2016 Slider SEA R 97 82.3 39.9 -0.4 -1 15.3 8.8 135
2016 4-Seam Fastball SEA R 143 95.9 20.9 -5.9 -39 15.0 7.1 90
2015 Changeup SEA R 7 89.3 27.7 -1.0 -4 11.1 -1.5 -12
2015 Slider SEA R 121 83.8 37.7 -0.8 -2 12.5 7.2 134
2015 4-Seam Fastball SEA R 143 96.8 19.9 -5.4 -37 15.4 7.8 103
! 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 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.
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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 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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 35 33
2016 88 25 28
2017 74 12 40
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2017 24.0 2 3.1 -1 4 2 1 50.0
Player 24.0 2 3.1 -1 4 2 1 50.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2017 2 3 4 4 3 2 4 3 2 2 2 6 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 2 3 5 4 3 1
Player 2 3 4 4 3 2 4 3 2 2 2 6 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 2 3 5 4 3 1
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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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
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 4 3.4 53 26 49.1
! 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