Tayler Saucedo
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 205LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2015 | Rd: 21, #632, Toronto Blue Jays | Tennessee Wesleyan
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 0 0 13.50 4 0 0 2.2 0 2.63
2023 3 2 3.59 52 0 1 47.2 43 1.34
2024 2 0 3.49 53 0 3 38.2 38 1.37
4 Seasons 5 2 4.00 138 0 4 114.2 100 1.36
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 4 0-0 13.50 2.2 0 2.63
2023 52 3-2 3.59 47.2 43 1.34
2024 53 2-0 3.49 38.2 38 1.37
4 Seasons 138 5-2 4.00 114.2 100 1.36
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
2021 28 432 78 4 5.1 3.7 87.9 116.6 3.4 26.9 .255 .379 .294 .319 .339 35.9 17.4 9.2 4.56 4.32
2022 29 48 14 4 28.6 26.7 95.7 113.0 8.5 50.0 .416 1.015 .662 .604 .598 71.4 0.0 6.7 13.50 25.00
2023 30 789 135 7 5.2 3.4 85.9 115.3 0.8 25.9 .246 .337 .298 .313 .333 31.9 20.8 11.1 3.59 4.13
2024 31 626 108 5 4.6 3.0 85.2 111.4 7.3 25.9 .214 .307 .301 .275 .307 27.8 22.9 10.8 3.49 3.12
Player 1895 335 20 6.0 4.0 86.6 116.6 3.9 27.2 .243 .358 .310 .311 .337 33.1 20.1 10.5
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

Saucedo relies on 6 pitches.
Sinker
(45.4%) ,
Changeup
(23.5%) ,
Slider
(14.4%) ,
Sweeper
(10.2%) ,
Four Seamer
(3.8%) ,
Curveball
(2.7%) ,


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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
2021 59.0 10.3 23.1 7.7 34.6 48.7 16.7 6.4 44.9 12.8 25.6 5.1 5.1 3.7
2022 50.0 21.4 28.6 0.0 57.1 42.9 0.0 7.1 35.7 7.1 7.1 14.3 28.6 26.7
2023 58.5 14.1 23.7 3.0 45.2 31.1 23.0 8.9 43.0 14.1 26.7 0.7 5.2 3.4
2024 50.9 22.2 21.3 5.6 41.7 37.0 21.3 7.4 38.0 22.2 24.1 2.8 4.6 3.0
Player 55.8 16.1 23.0 4.8 42.1 37.6 20.0 7.8 41.5 16.1 24.8 3.0 6.0 4.0
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
2024 Sinker SEA L 284 91.3 29.5 4.0 17.6ARM 2.3 3.4 4.7 17.6ARM 2.4
2024 Curveball SEA L 17 76.1 56.9 -0.6 12.7GLV 1.5 -9.4 1.4 12.7GLV 5.3
2024 Sweeper SEA L 64 80.9 38.0 -2.1 11.4GLV -3.0 3.8 -2.8 11.4GLV -2.7
2024 Changeup SEA L 147 85.3 34.3 0.2 18.5ARM 4.0 3.5 2.4 18.5ARM 4.4
2024 Slider SEA L 90 82.8 39.4 0.6 5.1GLV -1.7 0.5 1.0 5.1GLV 0.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball SEA L 24 91.4 18.7 -1.6 11.1ARM 3.2 13.9 -1.7 11.1ARM 2.9
2023 Curveball SEA L 45 77.1 55.0 -1.1 11.9GLV 1.3 -9.0 0.6 11.9GLV 4.2
2023 Changeup SEA L 204 86.0 34.6 1.5 18.2ARM 3.6 2.6 3.7 18.2ARM 4.2
2023 Slider SEA L 110 82.6 41.7 2.9 6.1GLV -0.7 -1.7 3.5 6.1GLV 0.9
2023 Sinker SEA L 314 92.3 28.5 3.9 17.7ARM 2.5 3.7 4.6 17.7ARM 2.6
2023 4-Seam Fastball SEA L 18 92.9 16.7 -0.6 10.9ARM 3.6 14.9 -0.4 10.9ARM 3.0
2023 Sweeper SEA L 97 82.6 35.8 -2.4 9.4GLV -4.3 4.3 -3.2 9.4GLV -4.7
! 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 Sinker 1.3 4 284 45.4 82 .250 .306 .304 18.8 18.3 26.8 .231 .302 .290 31.6
2024 Changeup 0.7 1 147 23.5 39 .243 .270 .253 37.8 25.6 16.9 .195 .238 .217 18.5
2024 Slider -2.6 -2 90 14.4 20 .278 .611 .403 34.3 30.0 20.7 .200 .370 .290 25.0
2024 Sweeper -0.4 0 64 10.2 17 .176 .529 .288 46.2 35.3 33.3 .226 .443 .285 27.3
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.5 0 24 3.8 4 .000 .000 .350 25.0 25.0 12.5 .003 .005 .351 100.0
2024 Curveball -3.9 -1 17 2.7 1 -- -- .700 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
2023 Sinker 1.5 5 315 39.9 89 .236 .278 .312 17.5 10.1 18.0 .272 .354 .344 41.5
2023 Changeup 0.2 0 204 25.9 51 .208 .292 .242 38.5 27.5 17.1 .207 .254 .220 25.7
2023 Slider -1.6 -2 110 13.9 25 .261 .261 .344 38.8 24.0 20.7 .269 .364 .308 17.6
2023 Sweeper -2.6 -3 97 12.3 19 .267 .600 .432 38.1 31.6 27.3 .208 .415 .355 11.1
2023 Curveball 0.4 0 45 5.7 13 .182 .273 .273 20.0 38.5 23.8 .228 .432 .342 50.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.7 0 18 2.3 9 .333 .333 .433 44.4 33.3 33.3 .279 .313 .406 0.0
! 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
2024 Changeup 146 85.3 95 19.7 9:30 9:15 15
2024 Curveball 17 76.1 77 18.1 4:00 4:30 -30
2024 4-Seam Fastball 24 91.4 84 17.5 10:15 10:45 -30
2024 Sinker 278 91.3 90 18.6 10:00 9:15 45
2024 Slider 87 82.7 28 6.5 2:45 3:30 -45
2024 Sweeper 64 80.9 45 12.5 3:30 2:45 45
2023 Changeup 198 85.9 93 19.3 9:45 9:00 45
2023 Curveball 45 77.1 72 17.0 4:00 4:30 -30
2023 4-Seam Fastball 17 92.8 85 18.4 10:30 10:45 -15
2023 Sinker 310 92.3 89 18.8 10:00 9:15 45
2023 Slider 107 82.6 32 7.7 3:00 4:00 -60
2023 Sweeper 90 82.6 33 10.5 3:00 2:30 30
! 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
2021 109 432 -1 5 -1 -3 -1
2023 206 789 7 5 -7 -4 1
2024 163 626 6 5 -7 -3 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 %
2021 432 37.7 67.5 85.5 34.6 47.3 40.0 49.5 47.0 32.0 6.3 70.4
2022 48 50.0 70.8 94.1 25.0 50.0 37.5 53.3 47.9 17.4 6.3 100.0
2023 789 44.9 61.0 81.5 33.3 53.1 41.7 58.0 45.8 29.6 6.6 59.6
2024 626 44.4 60.4 79.8 34.5 59.2 41.4 58.8 46.0 28.1 6.2 64.1
Player 1,895 43.2 62.4 82.2 33.8 53.6 41.1 56.3 46.2 29.4 6.4 64.5
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
2021 52 85 59
2023 51 46 86 95 11 92 87 94 92 32 15 74 90 24 76 78
2024 12 63 70
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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 %
2021 22.7 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
2022 24.2 3 3.0 0 0 1 2 66.7
2023 24.3 2 3.3 -1 1 4 1 50.0
2024 22.7 3 3.0 0 1 2 1 33.3
Player 23.7 9 10.3 -1 2 7 5 55.6
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
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
2022 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2023 2 3 1 4 4 2 5 4 4 2 2 4 2 3 5 4 5 3 3 5 3 3 5 6 2 2 4 2 3 2 2
2024 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 3
Player 9 8 8 11 11 9 12 11 10 9 9 11 9 10 12 10 12 10 10 12 11 11 13 13 8 10 11 9 10 9 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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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2021 2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.7 92.7 -1.0 92.3 -0.4 91.3 -1.0
Offspeed Velocity 87.1 86.2 -0.9 86.0 -0.2 85.3 -0.7
Breaking Velocity 83.7 82.6 -1.1 81.6 -1.0 81.4 -0.2
Exit Velocity 87.9 95.7 7.8 85.9 -9.8 85.2 -0.7
Launch Angle 3.4 8.5 5.1 0.8 -7.7 7.3 6.5
Barrel % 5.1 28.6 23.5 5.2 -23.4 4.6 -0.6
Hard Hit % 35.9 71.4 35.5 31.9 -39.5 27.8 -4.1
LA Sweet-Spot % 26.9 50.0 23.1 25.9 -24.1 25.9 0.0
xBA .255 .416 0.161 .246 -0.170 .214 -0.032
BA .229 .429 0.200 .234 -0.195 .240 0.006
xwOBA .319 .604 0.285 .313 -0.291 .275 -0.038
wOBA .294 .662 0.368 .298 -0.364 .301 0.003
xSLG .379 1.015 0.636 .337 -0.678 .307 -0.030
SLG .354 1.143 0.789 .309 -0.834 .356 0.047
K% 17.4 0.0 -17.4 20.8 20.8 22.9 2.1
BB% 9.2 6.7 -2.5 11.1 4.4 10.8 -0.3
Swing % 47.0 47.9 0.9 45.8 -2.1 46.0 0.2
Whiff% 32.0 17.4 -14.6 29.6 12.2 28.1 -1.5
In Zone % 37.7 50.0 12.3 44.9 -5.1 44.4 -0.5
Out of Zone % 62.3 50.0 -12.3 55.1 5.1 55.6 0.5
Out of Zone Swing % 34.6 25.0 -9.6 33.3 8.3 34.5 1.2
First Pitch Swing % 22.0 40.0 18.0 27.5 -12.5 32.1 4.6
First Pitch Strike % 49.5 53.3 3.8 58.0 4.7 58.8 0.8
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 109 .294 68 7 10.3 41 19 46.3
2022 Shifts 15 .662 6 5 83.3 9 1 11.1
2023 Shades 206 .298 138 21 15.2 68 33 48.5
2024 Shades 161 .305 83 21 25.3 78 47 60.3
! 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 EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2021 117 18.3 16.2% 0.9% 74 22.0 1.4% 8.1%
2022 13 15.8 15.4% 0.0% 7 20.9 0.0% 0.0%
2023 181 13.1 85.6% 0.0% 170 16.9 24.7% 0.0%
2024 131 13.6 77.1% 0.0% 137 17.3 5.8% 0.7%

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Pitch Distribution