Zac Rosscup
P | Bats/Throws: R/L | 6' 2" 220LBS | Age: 36
Draft: 2009 | Rd: 28, #859, Tampa Bay Rays | Chemeketa CC
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2018 0 1 4.76 17 0 0 11.1 20 1.15
2019 2 0 5.00 28 0 0 18 26 2.28
2021 0 0 3.00 4 0 0 3 4 1.33
7 Seasons 5 2 5.09 120 0 0 86.2 117 1.64
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2018 17 0-1 4.76 11.1 20 1.15
2019 28 2-0 5.00 18 26 2.28
2021 4 0-0 3.00 3 4 1.33
7 Seasons 120 5-2 5.09 86.2 117 1.64
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 27 520 76 6 7.9 5.1 90.1 109.0 16.1 39.5 .241 .426 .364 .331 .407 31.6 24.8 10.3 4.39 4.61
2017 29 125 21 2 9.5 6.5 89.8 112.1 17.5 28.6 .244 .391 .337 .267 .394 47.6 32.3 0.0 4.70 3.01
2018 30 200 23 5 21.7 10.6 91.3 109.1 20.0 39.1 .204 .453 .308 .311 .515 43.5 42.6 8.5 4.76 4.09
2019 31 402 49 3 6.1 3.2 85.3 108.4 3.4 22.4 .209 .311 .377 .316 .348 32.6 27.7 20.2 5.00 4.41
2021 33 48 7 1 14.3 7.7 95.4 107.9 5.7 28.6 .278 .624 .398 .398 .537 57.1 30.8 7.7 3.00 7.25
Player 1295 176 17 9.7 5.6 89.1 112.1 12.9 33.0 .227 .402 .358 .319 .409 36.4 29.5 11.9
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

Rosscup relies on 3 pitches.
Curveball
(35.4%) ,
Slider
(33.3%) ,
Four Seamer
(31.3%) ,


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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 38.2 30.3 28.9 2.6 30.3 34.2 35.5 1.3 27.6 28.9 23.7 3.9 7.9 5.1
2017 33.3 33.3 23.8 9.5 33.3 38.1 23.8 4.8 19.0 38.1 19.0 9.5 9.5 6.5
2018 30.4 34.8 21.7 13.0 30.4 43.5 26.1 0.0 26.1 26.1 21.7 4.3 21.7 10.6
2019 59.2 18.4 20.4 2.0 44.9 32.7 22.4 4.1 40.8 14.3 28.6 0.0 6.1 3.2
2021 57.1 28.6 14.3 0.0 71.4 28.6 0.0 0.0 42.9 14.3 28.6 0.0 14.3 7.7
Player 43.2 27.8 24.4 4.5 36.4 35.2 27.8 2.3 30.7 25.0 24.4 3.4 9.7 5.6
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
2021 Curveball COL L 17 81.2 47.1 -4.9 11.3GLV 5.2 -5.1 -3.6 11.3GLV 3.4
2021 4-Seam Fastball COL L 15 90.7 15.7 0.1 6.8ARM 1.2 17.6 1.5 6.8ARM -0.8
2021 Slider COL L 16 85.8 33.1 -2.0 2.7GLV -1.6 4.6 -3.0 2.7GLV -2.1
2019 Slider LAD L 223 86.2 33.9 -0.4 6.2GLV 2.5 3.2 -1.6 6.2GLV 0.9
2019 Sinker LAD L 78 92.3 14.9 -6.1 7.8ARM -6.0 16.6 -7.1 7.8ARM -6.3
2019 4-Seam Fastball LAD L 71 92.4 13.9 1.2 4.1ARM -2.4 17.3 1.6 4.1ARM -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 %
2021 Curveball 5.3 1 17 35.4 3 .333 .333 .300 16.7 33.3 12.5 .241 .280 .222 50.0
2021 Slider -2.8 0 16 33.3 4 .333 1.333 .500 57.1 50.0 50.0 .333 1.333 .505 50.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball -5.9 -1 15 31.3 6 .250 .250 .383 33.3 16.7 25.0 .265 .351 .412 66.7
2019 Slider 1.4 3 223 55.5 52 .250 .292 .275 46.2 38.5 28.2 .165 .218 .207 25.0
2019 Sinker -4.7 -4 78 19.4 18 .385 .923 .636 20.0 5.6 10.0 .334 .675 .500 41.7
2019 4-Seam Fastball -5.5 -4 71 17.7 14 .500 .625 .646 45.5 14.3 15.4 .349 .394 .485 50.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2021 Curveball 17 81.2 40 14.2 4:30 4:00 30
2021 4-Seam Fastball 15 90.7 98 18.4 11:00 11:15 -15
2021 Slider 16 85.8 15 4.4 1:15 1:30 -15
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2013 29 114 0 2 0 -1 1
2014 65 291 -1 -1 -4 -2 -8
2015 117 520 -1 2 -2 -3 -4
2017 31 125 -2 2 0 0 1
2018 47 200 -1 0 0 0 -1
2019 84 372 0 1 -2 -3 -4
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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 520 41.2 72.0 81.2 29.1 51.7 42.7 58.1 46.7 28.8 4.6 91.7
2017 125 47.2 54.2 87.5 39.4 34.6 42.4 74.2 46.4 36.2 9.6 83.3
2018 200 39.5 69.6 76.4 36.4 34.1 35.5 53.2 49.5 42.4 4.0 87.5
2019 402 34.4 61.7 73.4 30.3 41.9 34.4 40.4 41.0 42.4 4.8 72.2
2021 48 47.9 73.9 76.5 32.0 50.0 29.2 53.8 52.1 32.0 8.3 100.0
Player 1,295 39.8 67.0 78.9 31.6 43.6 38.6 53.3 45.6 35.8 5.2 84.8
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 60 7 98
2017 54 12 96
2018 40 7 96
2019 34 6 97
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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 22.0 2 0.7 1 1 1 0 0.0
2018 23.2 3 2.7 0 1 2 1 33.3
2019 24.1 2 2.6 -1 1 2 1 50.0
2021 24.9 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
Player 23.3 8 7.1 1 3 5 3 37.5
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 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0
2018 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 3 2 2
2019 2 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2
2021 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 8 8 5 7 8 6 8 7 7 5 7 8 8 6 5 6 6 5 7 8 8 9 10 8 6 5 8 10 9 7 5
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 2017 2018 +/-   2019 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.2 92.3 -0.9 92.3 0.0
Offspeed Velocity 86.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 85.8 86.1 0.3 86.2 0.1
Exit Velocity 89.8 91.3 1.5 85.3 -6.0
Launch Angle 17.5 20.0 2.5 3.4 -16.6
Barrel % 9.5 21.7 12.2 6.1 -15.6
Hard Hit % 47.6 43.5 -4.1 32.6 -10.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 28.6 39.1 10.5 22.4 -16.7
xBA .244 .204 -0.040 .209 0.005
BA .290 .209 -0.081 .293 0.084
xwOBA .267 .311 0.044 .316 0.005
wOBA .337 .308 -0.029 .377 0.069
xSLG .391 .453 0.062 .311 -0.142
SLG .516 .442 -0.074 .427 -0.015
K% 32.3 42.6 10.3 27.7 -14.9
BB% 0.0 8.5 8.5 20.2 11.7
Swing % 46.4 49.5 3.1 41.0 -8.5
Whiff% 36.2 42.4 6.2 42.4 0.0
In Zone % 47.2 39.5 -7.7 34.4 -5.1
Out of Zone % 52.8 60.5 7.7 65.6 5.1
Out of Zone Swing % 39.4 36.4 -3.0 30.3 -6.1
First Pitch Swing % 35.5 27.7 -7.8 19.1 -8.6
First Pitch Strike % 74.2 53.2 -21.0 40.4 -12.8
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2017 Shifts 31 .337 16 0 0.0 15 5 33.3
2018 Shifts 47 .308 22 6 27.3 25 17 68.0
2019 Shifts 84 .383 39 3 7.7 45 20 44.4
2021 Shifts 13 .398 8 2 25.0 5 1 20.0
! 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 %
2013 18 19.0 0.0% 0.0% 35 22.7 0.0% 14.3%
2014 72 19.7 2.8% 2.8% 62 22.7 0.0% 9.7%
2015 134 19.7 9.7% 8.2% 98 23.4 13.3% 16.3%
2017 38 18.6 2.6% 0.0% 24 21.2 0.0% 4.2%
2018 58 20.0 1.7% 0.0% 32 23.2 0.0% 15.6%
2019 85 18.1 14.1% 0.0% 86 22.5 0.0% 4.7%
2021 6 19.5 16.7% 0.0% 12 20.6 0.0% 8.3%

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Pitch Distribution