P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 3" 195 lbs | Age: 34
Draft: 2010 | Rd. 2, No. 80, Toronto Blue Jays | University HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 5 4 4.01 12 12 0 74 23 1.24
2016 3 6 4.99 18 13 0 79.1 37 1.46
2017 2 3 5.06 20 8 0 48 26 1.79
3 Seasons 10 13 4.65 50 33 0 201.1 86 1.46
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 12 5-4 4.01 74 23 1.24
2016 18 3-6 4.99 79.1 37 1.46
2017 20 2-3 5.06 48 26 1.79
3 Seasons 50 10-13 4.65 201.1 86 1.46
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 23 1047 255 18 7.1 6.0 88.1 112.2 11.4 33.7 .279 .478 .325 .353 .357 34.5 7.6 6.6 4.01 5.34
2016 24 1209 286 17 5.9 4.9 90.3 113.2 10.7 34.6 .309 .488 .341 .359 .381 38.8 10.7 5.8 4.99 5.63
2017 25 840 182 9 4.9 3.9 88.4 114.5 6.7 38.5 .329 .512 .377 .383 .410 34.1 11.4 8.7 5.06 6.70
Player 3096 723 44 6.1 5.0 89.0 114.5 9.9 35.3 .304 .491 .345 .363 .380 36.1 9.8 6.8
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

Nicolino relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(52.8%) ,
Changeup
(20.3%) ,
Curveball
(16.9%) ,
Cutter
(10.0%) ,


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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 45.9 54.1 21.2 27.5 5.5 31.4 38.4 30.2 17.6 20.4 7.8 13.7 18.0 22.4
2016 49.3 50.7 19.2 25.9 5.6 39.2 39.9 21.0 20.3 21.7 7.3 18.9 18.2 13.6
2017 47.8 52.2 18.1 31.9 2.2 30.8 41.8 27.5 13.2 26.4 8.2 17.6 15.4 19.2
Player 47.7 52.3 19.6 27.9 4.7 34.3 39.8 25.9 17.6 22.4 7.7 16.7 17.4 18.1
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 2.4 34.1 23.9 24.7 5.1 7.1 6.0
2016 1.7 33.9 20.6 29.0 4.2 5.9 4.9
2017 6.6 31.9 17.0 30.2 8.2 4.9 3.9
Player 3.2 33.5 20.9 27.8 5.5 6.1 5.0
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


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 Curveball MIA L 142 77.1 52.2 -5.2 6.9GLV -1.2 -3.3 -3.8 6.9GLV -1.9
2017 4-Seam Fastball MIA L 443 90.9 19.4 -3.5 14.3ARM 6.2 15.5 -1.5 14.3ARM 6.3
2017 Cutter MIA L 84 88.1 25.5 0.7 3.7ARM -5.8 11.4 1.5 3.7ARM -5.2
2017 Changeup MIA L 170 83.5 31.2 0.8 14.5ARM 0.7 9.8 0.0 14.5ARM 1.1
2016 Cutter MIA L 203 87.0 28.0 -1.0 4.0ARM -4.9 8.7 0.4 4.0ARM -2.9
2016 Changeup MIA L 218 83.2 31.8 0.7 15.7ARM 3.1 8.4 0.0 15.7ARM 0.9
2016 4-Seam Fastball MIA L 639 89.7 21.7 -4.0 15.2ARM 7.7 13.0 -2.8 15.2ARM 5.6
2016 Curveball MIA L 145 77.5 50.6 -6.1 3.8GLV -3.9 -4.3 -3.8 3.8GLV -2.9
! 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 4-Seam Fastball -2.3 -10 443 52.8 109 .368 .653 .485 9.7 10.1 10.3 .345 .573 .423 40.7
2017 Changeup -0.1 0 170 20.3 50 .239 .370 .307 28.7 12.0 13.3 .285 .455 .336 24.4
2017 Curveball 0.2 0 142 16.9 34 .303 .455 .318 16.2 8.8 8.8 .390 .545 .404 35.5
2017 Cutter -0.8 -1 84 10.0 31 .333 .400 .335 7.1 19.4 14.6 .281 .374 .296 25.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2015 298 1,041 -5 10 -7 -3 -4
2016 345 1,205 -5 11 -8 -4 -6
2017 224 839 -4 2 -6 -3 -11
Player 867 3,085 -13 23 -21 -13 -21
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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 1,047 51.7 67.8 91.8 29.9 82.8 44.4 64.8 49.6 10.8 7.6 81.3
2016 1,209 49.7 65.2 92.6 27.8 77.5 43.1 62.7 46.4 11.9 7.7 69.9
2017 840 52.6 64.6 87.4 23.6 76.6 45.1 60.4 45.1 15.3 7.4 77.4
Player 3,096 51.2 66.0 90.9 27.4 79.2 44.1 62.8 47.1 12.4 7.6 75.7
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 5 9 4 5 17 38 12 50 36 1 65 1 54 10 12 28 1
2016 6 1 6 23 9 42 51 6 16 1 82 1 36 10 8 34 1
2017 2 1 4 27 1 72 70 19 42 1 43 3 11 21 8 34 1
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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 21.15 8 9.6 -2 14 6 5 62.5
2017 22.70 8 7.0 1 1 6 2 25.0
Player 21.93 16 16.6 -1 15 12 7 43.8
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 8 11 5 12 9 6 10 7 8 6 8 16 10 7 9 10 6 8 10 12 10 9 15 12 9 9 9 17 12 9 7
2017 8 8 6 5 7 6 8 7 5 6 7 8 8 8 7 8 7 8 8 7 7 9 8 8 7 8 6 7 8 7 2
Player 16 19 11 17 16 12 18 14 13 12 15 24 18 15 16 18 13 16 18 19 17 18 23 20 16 17 15 24 20 16 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

2017 +/-   2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .324 +.017 .307 +.040 .267
xBA .329 +.020 .309 +.030 .279
OBP .385 +.037 .348 +.027 .321
xOBP .393 +.041 .352 +.017 .335
SLG .520 +.070 .450 +.013 .437
xSLG .512 +.024 .488 +.010 .478
ISO .196 +.052 .144 -.026 .170
xISO .183 +.003 .180 -.019 .199
BABIP .339 +.018 .321 +.057 .264
wOBA .377 +.036 .341 +.016 .325
xwOBA .383 +.024 .359 +.006 .353
wOBACON .404 +.046 .358 +.034 .324
xwOBACON .410 +.029 .381 +.024 .357
BACON .369 +.029 .340 +.052 .288
xBACON .378 +.033 .345 +.041 .304
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 34.1 -4.7 38.8 +4.3 34.5
Avg Exit Velocity 88.4 -1.9 90.3 +2.2 88.1
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 38.5 +3.9 34.6 +0.9 33.7
Barrel % 4.9 -1.0 5.9 -1.2 7.1
Avg Launch Angle 6.7 -4.0 10.7 -0.7 11.4
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Angle -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 90.4 +1.3 89.1 +0.6 88.5
Breaking Velocity 77.1 -0.4 77.5 +1.5 76.0
Offspeed Velocity 83.5 +0.3 83.2 +1.5 81.7
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 9 -8 17 -1 18
Popup % 2.2 -3.4 5.6 +0.1 5.5
Flyball % 18.1 -1.1 19.2 -2.0 21.2
Line Drive % 31.9 +6.0 25.9 -1.6 27.5
Groundball % 47.8 -1.5 49.3 +3.4 45.9
Pull % 30.8 -8.4 39.2 +7.8 31.4
Straight Away % 41.8 +1.9 39.9 +1.5 38.4
Opposite Field % 27.5 +6.5 21.0 -9.2 30.2
Weak Contact % 6.6 +4.9 1.7 -0.7 2.4
Pull Airball % 17.6 -1.3 18.9 +5.2 13.7
Topped Contact % 31.9 -2.0 33.9 -0.2 34.1
Under Contact % 17.0 -3.6 20.6 -3.3 23.9
Flare/Burner Contact % 30.2 +1.2 29.0 +4.3 24.7
Solid Contact % 8.2 +4.0 4.2 -0.9 5.1
HR/FB % 24.2 +9.7 14.5 -0.3 14.8
Popups 4 -12 16 +2 14
Flyballs 33 -22 55 +1 54
Line Drives 58 -16 74 +4 70
Groundballs 87 -54 141 +24 117
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 52.6 +2.9 49.7 -2.0 51.7
Out of Zone % 47.4 -2.9 50.3 +2.0 48.3
Edge % 45.1 +2.0 43.1 -1.3 44.4
Zone Swing % 64.6 -0.6 65.2 -2.6 67.8
Out of Zone Swing % 23.6 -4.2 27.8 -2.1 29.9
In Zone Contact % 87.4 -5.2 92.6 +0.8 91.8
Out of Zone Contact % 76.6 -0.9 77.5 -5.3 82.8
Whiff % 15.3 +3.4 11.9 +1.1 10.8
First Strike % 60.4 -2.3 62.7 -2.1 64.8
First Pitch Swing % 21.1 -6.9 28.0 -3.6 31.6
Swing % 45.1 -1.3 46.4 -3.2 49.6
Meatball Swing % 77.4 +7.5 69.9 -11.4 81.3
Meatball % 7.4 -0.3 7.7 +0.1 7.6
Zone Swing & Miss % 12.6 +5.2 7.4 -0.8 8.2
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 23.4 +0.9 22.5 +5.3 17.2
In Zone 441 -160 601 +60 541
Out of Zone 398 -210 608 +103 505
Edge 378 -143 521 +57 464
In Zone Swings 285 -107 392 +25 367
Out of Zone Swings 94 -75 169 +18 151
In Zone Swing & Misses 36 +7 29 -1 30
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 22 -16 38 +12 26
Basic
Pitches 840 -369 1,209 +162 1,047
PA 229 -117 346 +45 301
AB 204 -109 313 +43 270
Hits 66 -30 96 +24 72
Singles 44 -25 69 +23 46
Doubles 12 -5 17 +3 14
Triples 2 0 2 -2 4
Home Runs 8 0 8 0 8
Walks 20 0 20 0 20
Strikeouts 26 -11 37 +14 23
K% 11.4 +0.7 10.7 +3.1 7.6
BB% 8.7 +2.9 5.8 -0.8 6.6
HBP 1 -2 3 0 3
Batted Balls 182 -104 286 +31 255
Number of Fastballs 527 -315 842 +71 771
Number of Offspeed 170 -48 218 +33 185
Number of Breaking 142 -3 145 +60 85
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 328 .341 240 2 0.8 88 2 2.3
2017 Shifts 224 .377 165 1 0.6 59 5 8.5
! 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 317 16.4 37.9% 3.8% 154 23.4 8.4% 18.8%
2016 364 16.7 34.1% 3.0% 190 23.4 3.7% 18.9%
2017 250 18.3 18.8% 0.4% 160 24.9 0.0% 15.6%

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Pitch Distribution