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Eric Skoglund
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 7" 215LBS | Age: 32
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 3, #92, Kansas City Royals | Central Florida
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2017 1 2 9.50 7 5 0 18 14 2.33
2018 1 6 5.14 14 13 0 70 49 1.21
2019 0 3 9.00 6 4 0 21 4 1.86
3 Seasons 2 11 6.61 27 22 0 109 67 1.52
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2017 7 1-2 9.50 18 14 2.33
2018 14 1-6 5.14 70 49 1.21
2019 6 0-3 9.00 21 4 1.86
3 Seasons 27 2-11 6.61 109 67 1.52
20192019 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value-10NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Run Value-5NOT QUALIFIEDBreaking Run Value-4NOT QUALIFIEDOffspeed Run Value-1NOT QUALIFIEDPitchingxERA10.40NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.346NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Velo89.7NOT QUALIFIED9Avg Exit Velocity91.3NOT QUALIFIEDChase %24.2NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %12.0NOT QUALIFIEDK %4.0NOT QUALIFIEDBB %8.9NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %12.6NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %49.4NOT QUALIFIEDGB %35.6NOT QUALIFIEDExtension6.5NOT QUALIFIED82
20192019 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"9.7 INCHES TAIL8.5 INCHES RISEAVG15.2 INCHES TAIL10.3 INCHES RISEAVG4.1 INCHES BREAK3.4 INCHES DROPAVG12.1 INCHES TAIL14.4 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHLHP AVG4-Seam39%89.892.1Curve23%78.877.3Sinker20%89.691.6Change17%84.183.2SAMPLE100 PITCH

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
2017 24 387 67 2 3.0 2.2 89.6 112.0 14.4 32.8 .291 .430 .434 .354 .367 35.8 15.1 12.9 9.50 5.55
2018 25 1088 219 17 7.8 5.8 91.5 113.6 13.7 32.0 .275 .481 .334 .355 .396 45.4 16.7 6.5 5.14 5.51
2019 26 395 87 11 12.6 10.9 91.3 113.2 17.0 42.5 .346 .675 .414 .450 .443 49.4 4.0 8.9 9.00 10.40
Player 1870 373 30 8.0 6.2 91.1 113.6 14.6 34.6 .292 .511 .370 .374 .401 44.6 13.8 8.2
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

Skoglund relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(39.5%) ,
Curveball
(23.0%) ,
Sinker
(20.0%) ,
Changeup
(17.5%) ,

Four Seamer156 Pitches (39.5%)
Curveball91 Pitches (23%)
Sinker79 Pitches (20%)
Changeup69 Pitches (17.5%)

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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
2017 38.8 23.9 28.4 9.0 31.3 35.8 32.8 3.0 26.9 26.9 34.3 6.0 3.0 2.2
2018 44.3 24.7 23.7 7.3 32.0 40.2 27.4 1.8 32.0 25.1 23.7 8.2 7.8 5.8
2019 35.6 27.6 27.6 9.2 43.7 33.3 23.0 2.3 28.7 25.3 21.8 9.2 12.6 10.9
Player 41.3 25.2 25.5 8.0 34.6 37.8 27.3 2.1 30.3 25.5 25.2 8.0 8.0 6.2
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

Created with Highcharts 6.2.0Chart context menuEric Skoglund Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comSinkerChangeupFour SeamerCurveballSlider201720182019-8-6-4-202

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)
Year
Pitch
Team
Hand
#
MPH
Vertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. Avg
Horizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2019 Sinker KC L 79 89.6 23.5 -0.9 15.2ARM 1.1 10.3 -0.8 15.2ARM 1.1
2019 Changeup KC L 69 84.1 29.6 -1.1 9.7ARM -3.7 8.5 -0.6 9.7ARM -4.6
2019 4-Seam Fastball KC L 156 89.8 19.3 -1.7 12.1ARM 5.2 14.4 -1.3 12.1ARM 4.4
2019 Curveball KC L 91 78.8 47.8 -7.5 4.1GLV -5.1 -3.4 -5.3 4.1GLV -4.0
2018 Sinker KC L 308 91.3 22.2 -0.7 15.2ARM 0.9 10.6 -1.1 15.2ARM 0.9
2018 4-Seam Fastball KC L 344 91.3 16.7 0.1 10.1ARM 3.1 16.2 0.6 10.1ARM 2.2
2018 Changeup KC L 146 85.5 27.6 -2.9 11.5ARM -2.1 9.8 -2.2 11.5ARM -2.6
2018 Curveball KC L 285 81.1 45.9 -5.8 4.5GLV -3.4 -4.0 -5.1 4.5GLV -3.8
! 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 -0.7 -1 156 39.5 34 .250 .458 .397 15.4 5.9 4.7 .251 .468 .397 34.8
2019 Curveball -4.3 -4 91 23.0 20 .316 .632 .413 16.7 5.0 2.6 .378 .738 .473 50.0
2019 Sinker -5.4 -4 79 20.0 25 .360 .800 .556 4.7 4.0 7.7 .334 .851 .485 41.7
2019 Changeup -1.2 -1 69 17.5 22 .429 .571 .416 9.8 0.0 0.0 .440 .646 .474 72.7
2018 4-Seam Fastball -0.4 -1 344 31.6 83 .276 .632 .404 17.5 19.3 17.4 .272 .514 .365 41.7
2018 Sinker -1.6 -5 310 28.5 86 .264 .500 .399 7.9 5.8 10.9 .322 .575 .435 53.7
2018 Curveball -0.9 -3 285 26.2 80 .237 .434 .332 29.9 28.7 20.0 .233 .399 .291 41.5
2018 Changeup 1.6 2 147 13.5 43 .186 .209 .197 8.6 11.6 16.1 .274 .411 .295 42.1
! 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 93 387 -1 -5 -3 -1 -10
2018 292 1,086 -1 3 -5 -4 -7
2019 101 395 -4 -1 -3 -2 -10
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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 %
2017 387 58.1 66.7 86.7 22.2 80.6 41.9 61.3 48.1 14.5 11.9 78.3
2018 1,088 50.0 68.9 90.1 25.6 62.6 40.8 60.4 47.2 16.9 8.7 81.1
2019 395 47.6 75.0 92.2 24.2 76.0 43.3 58.4 48.4 12.0 6.3 96.0
Player 1,870 51.2 69.6 89.8 24.7 68.4 41.5 60.2 47.6 15.4 8.9 82.5
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 29 44 27 82
2018 6 10 5 6 19 46 23 1 1 15 79 3 23 26 37 32 75
2019 9 12 13 82
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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 23.2 2 2.4 0 5 2 0 0.0
2018 22.8 12 12.7 -1 4 8 7 58.3
2019 24.5 5 5.3 0 5 2 4 80.0
Player 23.2 19 20.4 -1 14 12 11 57.9
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 1 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 1 2 4 2 3 4 3 4 1 2 2 3 3 2 2
2018 12 16 10 13 13 11 14 13 11 9 11 15 15 10 12 16 10 12 12 16 13 11 16 14 10 9 12 16 17 13 10
2019 5 5 4 6 6 6 6 4 6 5 6 7 6 4 5 5 4 5 5 6 4 6 6 5 4 5 5 7 6 6 5
Player 19 24 15 22 21 19 22 18 19 16 19 27 23 16 19 23 15 19 21 24 20 21 25 23 15 16 19 26 26 21 17
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 91.6 91.3 -0.3 89.7 -1.6
Offspeed Velocity 85.8 85.5 -0.3 84.1 -1.4
Breaking Velocity 82.1 81.1 -1.0 78.8 -2.3
Exit Velocity 89.6 91.5 1.9 91.3 -0.2
Launch Angle 14.4 13.7 -0.7 17.0 3.3
Barrel % 3.0 7.8 4.8 12.6 4.8
Hard Hit % 35.8 45.4 9.6 49.4 4.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.8 32.0 -0.8 42.5 10.5
xBA .291 .275 -0.016 .346 0.071
BA .375 .246 -0.129 .337 0.091
xwOBA .354 .355 0.001 .450 0.095
wOBA .434 .334 -0.100 .414 0.080
xSLG .430 .481 0.051 .675 0.194
SLG .575 .470 -0.105 .618 0.148
K% 15.1 16.7 1.6 4.0 -12.7
BB% 12.9 6.5 -6.4 8.9 2.4
Swing % 48.1 47.2 -0.9 48.4 1.2
Whiff% 14.5 16.9 2.4 12.0 -4.9
In Zone % 58.1 50.0 -8.1 47.6 -2.4
Out of Zone % 41.9 50.0 8.1 52.4 2.4
Out of Zone Swing % 22.2 25.6 3.4 24.2 -1.4
First Pitch Swing % 24.7 31.7 7.0 33.7 2.0
First Pitch Strike % 61.3 60.4 -0.9 58.4 -2.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2017 Shifts 93 .434 82 3 3.7 11 0 0.0
2018 Shifts 293 .334 239 66 27.6 54 26 48.1
2019 Shifts 101 .414 83 4 4.8 18 6 33.3
! 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 Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
2017 68 15.4 36.8% 0.0% 104 19.5 1.9% 1.9%
2018 329 15.2 48.6% 1.2% 167 21.8 0.0% 6.6%
2019 98 16.4 28.6% 1.0% 78 22.8 0.0% 7.7%

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Pitch Distribution

Eric Skoglund - 2019 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupCurveballSinkerAll Pitches75 MPH80 MPH85 MPH90 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%20%Frequency of Speed