Cole Ragans
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 190LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 1, #30, Texas Rangers | North Florida Christian HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 0 3 4.95 9 9 0 40 27 1.48
2023 7 5 3.47 29 12 0 96 113 1.16
2024 2 2 3.44 7 7 0 36.2 46 1.36
3 Seasons 9 10 3.81 45 28 0 172.2 186 1.27
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 9 0-3 4.95 40 27 1.48
2023 29 7-5 3.47 96 113 1.16
2024 7 2-2 3.44 36.2 46 1.36
3 Seasons 45 9-10 3.81 172.2 186 1.27
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 Sweet
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2022 24 706 131 9 6.9 5.2 87.5 110.2 18.2 36.6 .276 .418 .346 .336 .362 32.8 15.5 9.2 4.95 4.78
2023 25 1586 236 15 6.4 3.8 87.8 113.6 10.6 31.8 .212 .331 .266 .283 .345 36.9 28.8 10.5 3.47 3.33
2024 26 626 99 5 5.1 3.1 87.9 109.7 11.3 37.4 .251 .351 .294 .296 .382 37.4 28.9 8.2 3.44 3.41
Player 2918 466 29 6.2 4.0 87.8 113.6 12.9 34.3 .236 .357 .291 .298 .358 35.8 25.7 9.7
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.5 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .316 .369 36.3 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Ragans relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(39.9%) ,
Changeup
(23.0%) ,
Cutter
(17.1%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(10.1%) ,
Slider
(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
2022 37.4 19.8 29.0 13.7 44.3 26.0 29.8 3.1 22.1 29.8 32.1 5.3 6.9 5.2
2023 44.5 26.3 24.2 5.1 33.9 37.7 28.4 3.8 33.1 26.3 23.7 5.5 6.4 3.8
2024 41.4 23.2 29.3 6.1 35.4 38.4 26.3 7.1 23.2 23.2 35.4 5.1 5.1 3.1
Player 41.8 23.8 26.6 7.7 37.1 34.5 28.3 4.3 27.9 26.6 28.5 5.4 6.2 4.0
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2024 Cutter KC L 107 92.8 21.3 0.7 3 3.1 -4.9 -277
2024 4-Seam Fastball KC L 250 96.3 12.1 0.9 7 12.6 5.0 67
2024 Changeup KC L 144 86.5 23.9 -6.3 -21 16.1 2.2 15
2024 Curveball KC L 63 81.5 53.6 2.4 5 11.2 3.3 42
2024 Slider KC L 62 86.5 37.0 2.4 7 1.3 -3.2 -71
2023 Changeup KC L 375 86.6 25.9 -4.1 -14 15.6 1.5 11
2023 Slider KC L 165 86.6 36.0 1.4 4 2.0 -2.3 -54
2023 4-Seam Fastball KC L 631 96.5 13.4 -0.1 -1 12.4 4.9 66
2023 Curveball KC L 194 81.8 52.5 1.5 3 10.3 3.5 50
2023 Cutter KC L 209 91.8 26.1 -2.2 -9 2.1 -4.3 -197
2022 Cutter TEX L 116 88.5 27.5 -0.3 -1 0.9 -3.9 -131
2022 Curveball TEX L 44 76.3 62.3 2.9 5 11.2 2.9 35
2022 Changeup TEX L 235 82.2 26.6 -4.9 -16 16.1 2.7 20
2022 4-Seam Fastball TEX L 311 92.1 13.9 0.8 6 10.7 4.7 79
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 4-Seam Fastball 2.9 7 250 39.9 64 .175 .246 .236 23.7 32.8 25.9 .225 .379 .301 48.6
2024 Changeup 0.2 0 144 23.0 44 .237 .316 .303 43.6 27.3 23.5 .195 .249 .261 15.4
2024 Cutter -1.1 -1 107 17.1 21 .381 .429 .360 25.5 4.8 20.0 .377 .493 .376 55.0
2024 Curveball -0.7 0 63 10.1 8 .286 .286 .313 52.9 50.0 25.0 .202 .249 .256 33.3
2024 Slider -7.9 -5 62 9.9 21 .381 .476 .376 24.3 38.1 22.9 .309 .353 .290 23.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.7 -4 636 40.1 147 .234 .411 .341 27.9 32.7 22.4 .193 .358 .305 52.6
2023 Changeup 2.8 11 376 23.7 110 .152 .192 .212 34.4 22.7 19.7 .195 .276 .248 20.0
2023 Cutter 1.2 3 212 13.4 43 .270 .378 .345 23.8 9.3 17.4 .263 .423 .350 38.2
2023 Curveball -0.1 0 197 12.4 39 .194 .306 .251 29.5 30.8 18.2 .278 .411 .327 37.5
2023 Slider 4.3 7 165 10.4 52 .180 .200 .179 40.0 46.2 30.0 .206 .246 .202 37.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball -4.1 -13 311 44.1 80 .388 .701 .513 11.7 12.5 10.6 .305 .516 .408 47.4
2022 Changeup 2.5 6 235 33.3 55 .151 .170 .179 36.2 21.8 15.2 .211 .255 .223 9.8
2022 Cutter 1.0 1 116 16.4 35 .235 .412 .322 18.8 14.3 15.2 .297 .462 .339 34.5
2022 Curveball 0.0 0 44 6.2 4 .250 .500 .313 25.0 0.0 0.0 .465 .591 .460 50.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 144 86.5 99 20.6 10:15 10:15 0
2024 Cutter 107 92.8 62 10.3 11:00 11:30 -30
2024 4-Seam Fastball 249 96.3 99 21.6 10:45 10:45 0
2024 Knuckle Curve 63 81.5 81 18.9 5:15 4:45 30
2024 Slider 61 86.5 16 3.4 5:15 4:30 45
2023 Changeup 365 86.6 99 19.0 10:00 10:00 0
2023 Cutter 207 91.8 44 5.9 11:15 11:15 0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 621 96.6 97 20.2 10:30 10:45 -15
2023 Knuckle Curve 196 81.8 79 17.8 5:00 4:45 15
2023 Slider 160 86.6 17 3.4 3:30 3:45 -15
2022 Changeup 235 82.2 97 21.3 10:15 10:15 0
2022 Curveball 44 76.3 88 21.3 5:15 5:00 15
2022 Cutter 116 88.5 53 6.5 11:15 11:45 -30
2022 4-Seam Fastball 311 92.1 99 21.1 10:45 11:00 -15
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 174 706 3 0 -6 -3 -6
2023 391 1,586 18 15 -13 -5 16
2024 158 626 2 6 -5 -2 1
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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 %
2022 706 43.5 77.5 84.9 29.6 61.9 43.1 60.3 50.4 22.5 7.5 86.8
2023 1,586 49.1 71.2 76.2 28.4 50.2 44.2 59.3 49.4 30.9 7.3 81.7
2024 626 49.8 69.2 75.9 31.2 53.1 42.7 62.3 50.2 30.6 7.0 84.1
Player 2,918 47.9 72.2 78.2 29.3 53.9 43.6 60.2 49.8 28.7 7.3 83.5
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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
2022 21 89 26
2023 84 85 88 83 72 60 75 75 64 85 21 83 44 88 95 50 22
2024 65 40 71 82 53 28 72 64 56 80 52 79 75 87 96 40 17
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2022 24.9 6 4.6 1 3 3 2 33.3
2023 22.2 7 8.5 -2 3 7 2 28.6
2024 21.9 1 2.4 -1 3 2 1 100.0
Player 23.4 14 15.5 -2 9 12 5 35.7

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2022 6 2 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 4 6 5 4 5 4 4 6 5 6 4 4 5 5 5 5 4
2023 7 7 6 8 9 9 9 8 7 8 8 7 11 8 8 10 9 9 8 10 7 9 11 10 7 8 9 8 10 9 7
2024 1 2 1 3 2 3 3 2 2 1 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 1 2 5 2 3 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 3 2
Player 14 11 11 16 16 17 17 14 13 13 15 15 19 16 15 18 17 14 15 19 13 18 18 19 12 14 16 15 18 17 13
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2022 2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.1 95.4 4.3 ↑ 95.3 -0.1 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 82.2 86.6 4.4 ↑ 86.5 -0.1 ↓
Breaking Velocity 76.3 84.0 7.7 ↑ 84.0 0.0
Exit Velocity 87.5 87.8 0.3 ↑ 87.9 0.1 ↑
Launch Angle 18.2 10.6 -7.6 ↓ 11.3 0.7 ↑
Barrel % 6.9 6.4 -0.5 ↓ 5.1 -1.3 ↓
Hard Hit % 32.8 36.9 4.1 ↑ 37.4 0.5 ↑
Sweet Spot % 36.6 31.8 -4.8 ↓ 37.4 5.6 ↑
xBA .276 .212 -0.064 ↓ .251 0.039 ↑
BA .272 .202 -0.070 ↓ .257 0.055 ↑
xwOBA .336 .283 -0.053 ↓ .296 0.013 ↑
wOBA .346 .266 -0.080 ↓ .294 0.028 ↑
xSLG .418 .331 -0.087 ↓ .351 0.020 ↑
SLG .456 .303 -0.153 ↓ .326 0.023 ↑
K% 15.5 28.8 13.3 ↑ 28.9 0.1 ↑
BB% 9.2 10.5 1.3 ↑ 8.2 -2.3 ↓
Swing % 50.4 49.4 -1.0 ↓ 50.2 0.8 ↑
Whiff% 22.5 30.9 8.4 ↑ 30.6 -0.3 ↓
In Zone % 43.5 49.1 5.6 ↑ 49.8 0.7 ↑
Out of Zone % 56.5 50.9 -5.6 ↓ 50.2 -0.7 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 29.6 28.4 -1.2 ↓ 31.2 2.8 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 33.9 34.3 0.4 ↑ 32.1 -2.2 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 60.3 59.3 -1.0 ↓ 62.3 3.0 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 174 .346 147 30 20.4 27 18 66.7
2023 Shades 390 .266 298 7 2.3 92 50 54.3
2024 Shades 158 .294 134 0 0.0 24 6 25.0
! 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 %
2022 189 16.7 29.6% 1.6% 117 22.6 0.0% 4.3%
2023 408 14.8 52.7% 0.0% 257 18.7 3.5% 0.0%
2024 135 14.4 60.0% 0.0% 79 18.0 2.5% 3.8%
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Pitch Distribution

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