Adalberto Mejía
P | Bats/Throws: R/L | 6' 3" 265LBS | Age: 31
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2017 4 7 4.50 21 21 0 98 85 1.57
2018 2 0 2.01 5 4 0 22.1 13 1.16
2019 0 2 6.61 35 0 0 31.1 30 1.72
4 Seasons 6 9 4.62 62 25 0 154 128 1.56
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2017 21 4-7 4.50 98 85 1.57
2018 5 2-0 2.01 22.1 13 1.16
2019 35 0-2 6.61 31.1 30 1.72
4 Seasons 62 6-9 4.62 154 128 1.56
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
2016 23 42 12 0 0.0 0.0 92.4 103.3 20.0 33.3 .327 .456 .447 .358 .328 41.7 0.0 7.7 7.71 5.60
2017 24 1752 309 20 6.5 4.5 87.9 113.5 13.6 38.2 .270 .453 .349 .345 .390 32.9 19.2 9.9 4.50 5.23
2018 25 357 68 3 4.4 3.3 82.9 111.5 14.7 38.2 .249 .391 .261 .329 .332 30.9 14.1 9.8 2.02 4.63
2019 26 629 94 10 10.6 6.9 90.3 111.4 19.8 38.3 .288 .533 .351 .388 .445 46.8 20.7 14.5 6.61 7.09
Player 2780 483 33 6.8 4.8 87.8 113.5 15.1 38.1 .272 .461 .340 .352 .391 35.6 18.5 10.8
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

Mejía relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(44.0%) ,
Slider
(30.0%) ,
Changeup
(16.1%) ,
Sinker
(9.9%) ,


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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
2016 41.7 16.7 25.0 16.7 33.3 41.7 25.0 0.0 16.7 33.3 33.3 8.3 0.0 0.0
2017 40.8 23.0 30.1 6.1 34.0 42.4 23.6 3.2 30.4 25.9 26.9 5.5 6.5 4.5
2018 39.7 23.5 26.5 10.3 36.8 33.8 29.4 5.9 30.9 26.5 26.5 4.4 4.4 3.3
2019 28.7 31.9 29.8 9.6 38.3 35.1 26.6 4.3 18.1 31.9 29.8 5.3 10.6 6.9
Player 38.3 24.6 29.4 7.7 35.2 39.8 25.1 3.7 27.7 27.3 27.5 5.4 6.8 4.8
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
2019 Slider LAA L 189 84.5 36.9 -0.9 3.6GLV -1.5 2.6 -1.0 3.6GLV -1.7
2019 4-Seam Fastball LAA L 277 93.0 17.1 -0.5 8.5ARM 0.6 15.3 -0.4 8.5ARM 0.8
2019 Changeup LAA L 101 81.1 34.8 0.8 15.2ARM 1.5 6.9 1.0 15.2ARM 0.9
2019 Sinker LAA L 62 92.0 24.5 1.4 15.5ARM 0.6 8.7 0.8 15.5ARM 1.4
2018 Changeup MIN L 62 81.6 34.9 0.9 14.1ARM 0.4 6.5 1.1 14.1ARM 0.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball MIN L 163 92.7 17.1 -0.4 6.6ARM -1.2 15.7 0.1 6.6ARM -1.3
2018 Slider MIN L 84 85.2 36.7 -0.4 3.4GLV -1.4 2.3 -0.6 3.4GLV -2.0
2018 Sinker MIN L 48 91.4 25.0 1.8 14.2ARM -0.5 8.9 0.6 14.2ARM -0.1
! 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 %
2019 4-Seam Fastball -3.7 -10 277 44.0 82 .314 .514 .416 19.0 19.5 17.8 .334 .634 .442 50.0
2019 Slider -1.7 -3 189 30.0 34 .231 .423 .376 30.1 29.4 14.7 .190 .386 .347 56.3
2019 Changeup -1.5 -2 101 16.1 19 .222 .222 .226 35.9 21.1 12.1 .295 .409 .323 35.7
2019 Sinker 2.0 1 62 9.9 10 .111 .444 .200 13.8 0.0 0.0 .203 .410 .232 30.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball 2.8 5 163 45.7 48 .154 .231 .257 14.6 12.5 11.3 .245 .424 .356 26.5
2018 Slider 3.4 3 84 23.5 19 .125 .125 .168 20.0 21.1 13.3 .305 .507 .391 61.5
2018 Changeup -0.7 0 62 17.4 14 .308 .308 .307 43.5 21.4 18.8 .112 .133 .151 10.0
2018 Sinker -5.5 -3 48 13.4 11 .455 .455 .409 16.7 0.0 -- .346 .409 .335 27.3
! 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
2017 437 1,745 2 15 -10 -9 -2
2018 92 357 8 2 -4 -2 4
2019 145 629 -4 2 -7 -5 -14
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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 %
2016 42 47.6 80.0 93.8 13.6 33.3 47.6 61.5 45.2 15.8 0.0 --
2017 1,752 47.1 70.0 83.0 28.9 60.7 42.1 57.1 48.3 23.6 7.6 78.2
2018 357 47.1 69.0 87.9 28.6 61.1 40.9 54.3 47.6 20.0 6.4 78.3
2019 629 45.8 71.9 83.1 23.8 59.3 41.5 53.8 45.8 23.6 5.7 80.6
Player 2,780 46.8 70.4 83.8 27.5 60.2 41.9 56.1 47.6 23.1 6.9 78.6
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
2017 18 20 23 28 12 34 38 31 52 31 25 44 64 42 94 20
2018 42 96 8
2019 42 97 14
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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 -- 0 0.1 0 1 0 0 --
2017 23.1 13 11.8 1 10 8 5 38.5
2018 23.2 1 1.3 0 2 0 1 100.0
2019 23.5 4 5.0 -1 3 5 2 50.0
Player 23.2 18 18.2 0 16 13 8 44.4
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
2016 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 13 11 10 10 12 11 15 10 9 9 11 15 12 10 13 13 10 10 12 12 12 14 14 14 11 11 11 18 14 13 8
2018 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
2019 4 5 2 6 7 5 6 5 6 3 3 6 6 4 6 6 3 3 3 7 4 7 7 6 4 4 5 7 6 5 3
Player 18 18 13 18 20 17 22 17 16 13 15 23 21 15 20 20 14 14 16 20 18 22 23 22 16 16 17 26 22 19 12
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 2016 2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 90.9 92.4 1.5 92.4 0.0 92.8 0.4
Offspeed Velocity 81.3 83.4 2.1 81.6 -1.8 81.1 -0.5
Breaking Velocity 80.3 83.7 3.4 85.2 1.5 84.5 -0.7
Exit Velocity 92.4 87.9 -4.5 82.9 -5.0 90.3 7.4
Launch Angle 20.0 13.6 -6.4 14.7 1.1 19.8 5.1
Barrel % 0.0 6.5 6.5 4.4 -2.1 10.6 6.2
Hard Hit % 41.7 32.9 -8.8 30.9 -2.0 46.8 15.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.3 38.2 4.9 38.2 0.0 38.3 0.1
xBA .327 .270 -0.057 .249 -0.021 .288 0.039
BA .455 .281 -0.174 .215 -0.066 .268 0.053
xwOBA .358 .345 -0.013 .329 -0.016 .388 0.059
wOBA .447 .349 -0.098 .261 -0.088 .351 0.090
xSLG .456 .453 -0.003 .391 -0.062 .533 0.142
SLG .636 .463 -0.173 .253 -0.210 .447 0.194
K% 0.0 19.2 19.2 14.1 -5.1 20.7 6.6
BB% 7.7 9.9 2.2 9.8 -0.1 14.5 4.7
Swing % 45.2 48.3 3.1 47.6 -0.7 45.8 -1.8
Whiff% 15.8 23.6 7.8 20.0 -3.6 23.6 3.6
In Zone % 47.6 47.1 -0.5 47.1 0.0 45.8 -1.3
Out of Zone % 52.4 52.9 0.5 52.9 0.0 54.2 1.3
Out of Zone Swing % 13.6 28.9 15.3 28.6 -0.3 23.8 -4.8
First Pitch Swing % 15.4 30.9 15.5 30.4 -0.5 28.3 -2.1
First Pitch Strike % 61.5 57.1 -4.4 54.3 -2.8 53.8 -0.5
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 12 .411 10 0 0.0 2 1 50.0
2017 Shifts 437 .348 362 39 10.8 75 19 25.3
2018 Shifts 92 .261 73 15 20.5 19 10 52.6
2019 Shifts 145 .351 90 31 34.4 55 22 40.0
! 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 %
2016 8 14.4 50.0% 0.0% 13 21.5 7.7% 7.7%
2017 453 16.2 37.5% 2.6% 323 25.3 0.3% 20.7%
2018 96 15.3 44.8% 2.1% 69 21.5 0.0% 7.2%
2019 161 20.0 9.9% 6.2% 124 23.4 0.0% 15.3%

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Pitch Distribution