Alex Young
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 3" 220LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2015 | Rd: 2, #43, Arizona Diamondbacks | TCU
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 1 1 2.36 25 1 0 26.2 21 1.50
2023 4 2 3.86 63 0 1 53.2 50 1.36
2024 0 0 2.87 17 0 0 15.2 15 1.40
6 Seasons 16 18 4.34 177 25 1 277.2 239 1.41
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 25 1-1 2.36 26.2 21 1.50
2023 63 4-2 3.86 53.2 50 1.36
2024 17 0-0 2.87 15.2 15 1.40
6 Seasons 177 16-18 4.34 277.2 239 1.41
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
2019 25 1325 247 18 7.3 5.2 87.8 109.1 10.2 27.9 .248 .433 .298 .318 .369 35.6 20.3 7.7 3.56 4.47
2020 26 797 150 19 12.7 9.3 90.0 111.8 15.3 41.3 .289 .551 .361 .378 .444 40.7 19.1 6.9 5.44 6.40
2021 27 912 173 16 9.2 6.5 90.2 111.9 9.9 38.2 .284 .483 .389 .365 .407 39.9 17.5 11.0 6.58 5.88
2022 28 445 83 2 2.4 1.7 88.9 109.8 7.3 30.1 .249 .334 .325 .297 .315 38.6 18.1 9.5 2.36 3.64
2023 29 877 165 10 6.1 4.2 90.2 112.4 12.4 28.5 .248 .393 .324 .311 .357 44.2 21.2 8.5 3.86 4.07
2024 30 267 46 3 6.5 4.4 88.4 112.4 12.2 30.4 .256 .388 .327 .319 .367 47.8 22.1 10.3 2.87 4.28
Player 4623 864 68 7.9 5.6 89.3 112.4 11.3 32.8 .263 .443 .336 .334 .382 39.9 19.6 8.7
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

Young relies on 5 pitches.
Changeup
(46.4%) ,
Sinker
(38.2%) ,
Curveball
(14.2%) ,
Four Seamer
(0.7%) ,
Slider
(0.4%) ,


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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
2019 50.2 25.1 19.4 5.3 44.1 37.2 18.6 4.5 35.2 22.7 25.1 4.5 7.3 5.2
2020 36.7 30.7 26.0 6.7 39.3 41.3 19.3 2.7 28.7 26.7 22.0 7.3 12.7 9.3
2021 46.2 25.4 24.3 4.0 48.0 31.8 20.2 2.9 34.1 23.7 27.7 2.3 9.2 6.5
2022 54.2 18.1 24.1 3.6 49.4 33.7 16.9 2.4 42.2 19.3 24.1 9.6 2.4 1.7
2023 49.7 19.4 22.4 8.5 46.1 31.5 22.4 5.5 32.7 23.6 24.8 6.1 6.1 4.2
2024 52.2 26.1 13.0 8.7 54.3 30.4 15.2 2.2 30.4 23.9 28.3 8.7 6.5 4.4
Player 47.5 24.4 22.2 5.9 45.5 35.1 19.4 3.7 33.8 23.5 25.1 5.6 7.9 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

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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
2024 4-Seam Fastball NYM L 2 88.7 21.9 -3.5 4.0ARM -2.3 12.0 -3.6 4.0ARM -4.2
2024 Sinker NYM L 102 90.2 27.6 2.1 16.5ARM 1.8 6.1 2.0 16.5ARM 1.3
2024 Changeup NYM L 124 85.2 36.2 4.9 10.9ARM -3.1 1.2 4.7 10.9ARM -3.2
2024 Curveball NYM L 38 81.1 41.1 -9.7 10.7GLV 1.1 0.7 -8.7 10.7GLV 3.3
2024 Slider NYM L 1 85.8 27.3 -8.0 1.2GLV -3.3 9.8 -8.3 1.2GLV -3.9
2023 Sinker CIN L 321 90.5 26.2 1.7 16.8ARM 1.9 7.2 1.1 16.8ARM 1.7
2023 Curveball CIN L 213 81.5 40.5 -10.0 8.8GLV 0.5 0.9 -9.3 8.8GLV 1.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball CIN L 28 91.3 18.0 -1.5 9.7ARM 3.0 14.8 -0.5 9.7ARM 1.8
2023 Changeup CIN L 315 85.7 35.7 4.9 12.0ARM -2.2 1.4 4.9 12.0ARM -2.0
! 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 %
2024 Changeup 0.2 0 124 46.4 33 .233 .333 .308 48.4 33.3 23.9 .206 .253 .267 36.8
2024 Sinker 1.6 2 102 38.2 28 .208 .458 .339 11.4 10.7 13.6 .296 .548 .408 61.9
2024 Curveball -0.2 0 38 14.2 5 .400 .600 .430 23.1 20.0 7.7 .361 .472 .361 50.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball -12.3 0 2 0.7 1 1.000 2.000 1.250 0.0 0.0 0.0 .374 .410 .337 0.0
2024 Slider 16.2 0 1 0.4 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .116 .133 .111 0.0
2023 Sinker -1.5 -5 321 36.6 86 .308 .513 .409 12.9 3.5 6.7 .338 .516 .396 50.7
2023 Changeup -0.3 -1 315 35.9 100 .196 .370 .288 39.9 34.0 28.6 .199 .326 .260 46.6
2023 Curveball -1.0 -2 213 24.3 42 .263 .395 .345 38.9 28.6 20.3 .179 .233 .228 23.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball -7.9 -2 28 3.2 8 .167 .667 .514 18.2 12.5 14.3 .289 .838 .494 33.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 112 85.1 76 11.5 10:15 9:00 75
2024 Curveball 36 81.2 30 11.6 3:30 3:00 30
2024 Sinker 101 90.2 81 18.1 10:30 9:30 60
2023 Changeup 283 85.7 82 12.7 10:00 9:00 60
2023 Curveball 201 81.6 23 9.6 3:00 3:00 0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 28 91.3 89 17.3 10:30 10:45 -15
2023 Sinker 289 90.5 84 18.5 10:30 9:45 45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 345 1,325 1 13 -6 -6 1
2020 204 797 0 4 -6 -4 -6
2021 242 912 -6 -3 -4 -6 -20
2022 116 445 -1 10 -4 -4 1
2023 236 877 -7 1 -2 -2 -10
2024 68 267 -1 6 -3 0 2
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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 %
2019 1,325 43.9 68.0 83.3 32.0 52.9 41.8 60.2 47.8 27.4 5.8 68.8
2020 797 47.9 70.2 81.3 30.1 62.4 44.0 64.2 49.3 24.4 5.9 80.9
2021 912 47.9 70.3 82.1 29.5 50.7 43.1 56.4 49.0 27.1 7.3 82.1
2022 445 43.1 67.7 82.3 37.5 47.4 42.0 62.1 50.6 31.6 5.8 96.2
2023 877 47.4 67.8 81.9 35.6 45.1 39.1 61.9 50.9 30.3 8.1 77.5
2024 267 44.2 66.1 87.2 30.2 35.6 43.1 64.7 46.1 31.7 6.0 68.8
Player 4,623 46.0 68.7 82.5 32.3 50.8 42.0 60.9 49.1 28.0 6.6 78.0
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
2019 44 43 36 35 50 46 43 73 58 27 57 63 77 6 40 30 18
2020 8 9 4 4 29 1 6 20 27 22 72 33 71 17 63 32 7
2021 5 8 9 17 3 54 25 18 38 12 18 56 65 9 52 30 13
2022 11 73 25 17
2023 54 43 57 67 50 79 80 18 15 33 47 78 99 9 81 32 12
2024 6 46 7
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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 %
2019 22.9 14 12.5 2 7 7 6 42.9
2020 23.3 11 10.7 0 6 4 7 63.6
2021 22.7 12 11.3 1 3 7 6 50.0
2022 -- 0 0.2 0 4 0 0 --
2023 22.3 10 7.6 2 3 8 2 20.0
2024 22.9 2 1.8 0 0 2 1 50.0
Player 22.8 49 44.1 5 23 28 22 44.9
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
2019 14 15 13 11 12 11 13 13 8 10 11 13 14 13 11 12 11 12 14 13 14 15 15 14 13 11 13 13 16 12 10
2020 11 10 12 12 11 11 11 11 8 10 10 12 11 10 10 10 12 11 10 10 11 11 13 10 11 10 10 10 11 12 9
2021 12 13 11 11 13 10 13 11 9 8 9 11 11 10 11 14 10 10 13 11 13 12 13 13 10 10 14 9 13 11 11
2022 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
2023 10 8 2 10 8 7 9 6 8 5 7 9 8 7 10 8 9 7 9 11 6 6 10 10 8 5 6 8 8 7 5
2024 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2
Player 49 48 40 49 45 42 49 43 35 34 39 49 45 41 44 45 44 42 48 48 45 45 55 49 43 37 44 44 49 44 37
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 2019 2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 87.6 89.2 1.6 ↑ 88.8 -0.4 ↓ 90.9 2.1 ↑ 90.6 -0.3 ↓ 90.2 -0.4 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 84.5 85.2 0.7 ↑ 85.3 0.1 ↑ 86.2 0.9 ↑ 85.7 -0.5 ↓ 85.2 -0.5 ↓
Breaking Velocity 81.5 81.6 0.1 ↑ 82.3 0.7 ↑ 82.7 0.4 ↑ 81.5 -1.2 ↓ 81.2 -0.3 ↓
Exit Velocity 87.8 90.0 2.2 ↑ 90.2 0.2 ↑ 88.9 -1.3 ↓ 90.2 1.3 ↑ 88.4 -1.8 ↓
Launch Angle 10.2 15.3 5.1 ↑ 9.9 -5.4 ↓ 7.3 -2.6 ↓ 12.4 5.1 ↑ 12.2 -0.2 ↓
Barrel % 7.3 12.7 5.4 ↑ 9.2 -3.5 ↓ 2.4 -6.8 ↓ 6.1 3.7 ↑ 6.5 0.4 ↑
Hard Hit % 35.6 40.7 5.1 ↑ 39.9 -0.8 ↓ 38.6 -1.3 ↓ 44.2 5.6 ↑ 47.8 3.6 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 27.9 41.3 13.4 ↑ 38.2 -3.1 ↓ 30.1 -8.1 ↓ 28.5 -1.6 ↓ 30.4 1.9 ↑
xBA .248 .289 0.041 ↑ .284 -0.005 ↓ .249 -0.035 ↓ .248 -0.001 ↓ .256 0.008 ↑
BA .229 .277 0.048 ↑ .307 0.030 ↑ .282 -0.025 ↓ .248 -0.034 ↓ .246 -0.002 ↓
xwOBA .318 .378 0.060 ↑ .365 -0.013 ↓ .297 -0.068 ↓ .311 0.014 ↑ .319 0.008 ↑
wOBA .298 .361 0.063 ↑ .389 0.028 ↑ .325 -0.064 ↓ .324 -0.001 ↓ .327 0.003 ↑
xSLG .433 .551 0.118 ↑ .483 -0.068 ↓ .334 -0.149 ↓ .393 0.059 ↑ .388 -0.005 ↓
SLG .413 .549 0.136 ↑ .538 -0.011 ↓ .379 -0.159 ↓ .435 0.056 ↑ .426 -0.009 ↓
K% 20.3 19.1 -1.2 ↓ 17.5 -1.6 ↓ 18.1 0.6 ↑ 21.2 3.1 ↑ 22.1 0.9 ↑
BB% 7.7 6.9 -0.8 ↓ 11.0 4.1 ↑ 9.5 -1.5 ↓ 8.5 -1.0 ↓ 10.3 1.8 ↑
Swing % 47.8 49.3 1.5 ↑ 49.0 -0.3 ↓ 50.6 1.6 ↑ 50.9 0.3 ↑ 46.1 -4.8 ↓
Whiff% 27.4 24.4 -3.0 ↓ 27.1 2.7 ↑ 31.6 4.5 ↑ 30.3 -1.3 ↓ 31.7 1.4 ↑
In Zone % 43.9 47.9 4.0 ↑ 47.9 0.0 43.1 -4.8 ↓ 47.4 4.3 ↑ 44.2 -3.2 ↓
Out of Zone % 56.1 52.1 -4.0 ↓ 52.1 0.0 56.9 4.8 ↑ 52.6 -4.3 ↓ 55.8 3.2 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 32.0 30.1 -1.9 ↓ 29.5 -0.6 ↓ 37.5 8.0 ↑ 35.6 -1.9 ↓ 30.2 -5.4 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 26.9 36.8 9.9 ↑ 30.9 -5.9 ↓ 37.1 6.2 ↑ 36.9 -0.2 ↓ 33.8 -3.1 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 60.2 64.2 4.0 ↑ 56.4 -7.8 ↓ 62.1 5.7 ↑ 61.9 -0.2 ↓ 64.7 2.8 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 345 .298 245 50 20.4 100 44 44.0
2020 Shifts 204 .361 141 45 31.9 63 32 50.8
2021 Shifts 242 .389 149 33 22.1 93 33 35.5
2022 Shifts 116 .325 62 11 17.7 54 23 42.6
2023 Shades 236 .324 118 8 6.8 118 60 50.8
2024 Shades 68 .327 43 0 0.0 25 10 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 %
2019 445 18.0 15.5% 1.1% 167 23.6 0.6% 14.4%
2020 260 14.7 54.2% 0.8% 95 21.6 0.0% 6.3%
2021 221 17.8 10.0% 1.4% 168 21.1 2.4% 7.1%
2022 71 14.3 59.2% 2.8% 101 21.8 0.0% 6.9%
2023 213 16.1 28.6% 0.5% 145 17.6 9.7% 0.0%
2024 62 15.4 43.5% 0.0% 58 16.7 19.0% 1.7%

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Pitch Distribution

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