Michael Grove
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 200LBS | Age: 28
Draft: 2018 | Rd: 2, #68, Los Angeles Dodgers | West Virginia
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 1 0 4.60 7 6 0 29.1 24 1.43
2023 2 3 6.13 18 12 0 69 73 1.48
2024 4 4 5.12 39 2 0 51 54 1.22
3 Seasons 7 7 5.48 64 20 0 149.1 151 1.38
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 7 1-0 4.60 29.1 24 1.43
2023 18 2-3 6.13 69 73 1.48
2024 39 4-4 5.12 51 54 1.22
3 Seasons 64 7-7 5.48 149.1 151 1.38
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
2022 25 472 99 6 6.1 4.5 91.6 107.7 16.0 28.3 .216 .353 .335 .275 .304 43.4 18.0 7.5 4.60 3.10
2023 26 1146 207 19 9.2 6.3 90.0 113.1 12.6 40.6 .273 .466 .363 .341 .423 42.0 24.2 6.3 6.13 5.00
2024 27 827 139 13 9.4 6.0 87.6 116.7 10.5 30.9 .222 .359 .308 .296 .348 33.8 25.0 7.4 5.12 3.64
Player 2445 445 38 8.5 5.8 89.6 116.7 12.7 34.8 .245 .408 .339 .313 .373 39.8 23.2 6.9
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

Grove relies on 5 pitches.
Slider
(53.1%) ,
Sinker
(22.1%) ,
Cutter
(16.0%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(7.0%) ,
Four Seamer
(1.8%) ,


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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 41.4 37.4 17.2 4.0 38.4 34.3 27.3 2.0 30.3 34.3 18.2 8.1 6.1 4.5
2023 39.6 23.7 30.0 6.8 41.5 39.1 19.3 4.8 26.6 23.2 28.0 8.2 9.2 6.3
2024 45.3 22.3 23.0 9.4 42.4 36.7 20.9 0.7 39.6 24.5 20.1 5.8 9.4 6.0
Player 41.8 26.3 24.9 7.0 41.1 37.3 21.6 2.9 31.5 26.1 23.4 7.4 8.5 5.8
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
2024 Sinker LAD R 183 96.0 14.0 -6.1 10.6ARM -4.0 15.7 -8.4 10.6ARM -4.2
2024 Cutter LAD R 132 92.9 18.0 3.8 4.5GLV 2.2 13.5 5.2 4.5GLV 1.8
2024 Slider LAD R 439 86.9 36.1 1.9 4.2GLV 0.1 0.0 1.6 4.2GLV -0.9
2024 Curveball LAD R 58 79.9 56.9 4.4 8.9GLV 0.5 -13.8 3.9 8.9GLV -0.5
2024 4-Seam Fastball LAD R 15 94.1 13.4 1.2 0.6ARM -6.4 17.4 1.6 0.6ARM -6.9
2023 Curveball LAD R 195 78.3 58.2 3.0 8.6GLV -0.2 -13.4 3.5 8.6GLV -0.3
2023 Changeup LAD R 4 88.0 24.1 -4.6 13.6ARM -0.9 11.1 -5.7 13.6ARM -0.8
2023 Cutter LAD R 86 89.2 27.2 -0.3 4.4GLV 1.5 7.0 -0.9 4.4GLV 1.8
2023 Slider LAD R 438 85.6 37.5 1.8 3.3GLV -1.2 -0.3 1.8 3.3GLV -2.0
2023 Sinker LAD R 50 94.7 16.3 -4.4 11.6ARM -3.2 14.1 -6.5 11.6ARM -3.4
2023 4-Seam Fastball LAD R 373 94.8 13.9 0.3 5.7ARM -1.1 16.5 0.7 5.7ARM -1.7
! 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 Slider 1.2 5 439 53.1 117 .204 .292 .226 32.1 30.8 23.4 .185 .316 .229 28.2
2024 Sinker 0.2 0 183 22.1 54 .233 .442 .370 18.5 24.1 30.2 .212 .323 .325 33.3
2024 Cutter -2.9 -4 132 16.0 37 .370 .667 .491 14.5 8.1 16.7 .364 .577 .472 48.0
2024 Curveball -1.9 -1 58 7.0 7 .429 .429 .386 35.0 14.3 6.7 .361 .466 .365 50.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.8 0 15 1.8 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 100.0 50.0 -- -- .000 --
2023 Slider 0.6 3 438 38.2 138 .200 .331 .254 44.9 38.4 29.0 .199 .330 .252 27.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball -3.5 -13 373 32.5 95 .442 .779 .537 8.4 8.4 9.5 .379 .658 .463 51.3
2023 Curveball -1.2 -2 195 17.0 29 .308 .423 .357 17.6 17.2 12.8 .235 .347 .295 33.3
2023 Cutter 2.2 2 86 7.5 24 .261 .565 .360 26.4 16.7 23.5 .298 .616 .394 68.4
2023 Sinker 2.0 1 50 4.4 15 .286 .357 .310 13.8 20.0 60.0 .317 .511 .372 54.5
2023 Changeup -21.5 -1 4 0.3 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .577 .603 .519 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 Curveball 50 79.9 78 18.8 7:15 7:00 15
2024 Cutter 123 92.9 67 13.5 12:00 11:15 45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 14 94.0 79 16.9 12:30 12:00 30
2024 Sinker 174 96.1 89 18.6 12:30 1:15 -45
2024 Slider 423 86.9 30 5.4 9:00 8:30 30
2023 Curveball 195 78.3 81 18.6 7:15 7:00 15
2023 Cutter 86 89.2 52 7.8 11:45 10:45 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 372 94.8 93 17.0 12:45 12:45 0
2023 Sinker 50 94.7 91 18.1 12:45 1:30 -45
2023 Slider 438 85.6 32 4.7 8:30 8:15 15
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 132 472 -2 2 -4 -1 -5
2023 311 1,193 -6 1 -2 -3 -10
2024 218 838 0 6 -4 -3 0
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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 472 52.5 69.4 84.3 29.5 59.1 41.3 59.1 50.4 22.3 7.4 60.0
2023 1,146 51.0 66.8 84.9 31.5 45.8 41.3 61.3 49.5 27.2 7.2 68.3
2024 827 50.2 63.9 82.3 28.6 50.8 39.4 57.4 46.3 26.6 7.9 83.1
Player 2,445 51.0 66.3 83.9 30.1 49.9 40.7 59.5 48.6 26.0 7.4 72.0
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
2022 59 38 60 66
2023 20 14 15 19 39 46 27 23 27 55 80 60 79 63 48 57 74
2024 64 74 70 64 63 64 18 79 85 67 59 58 49 79 66 58 87
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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 %
2022 22.1 6 4.4 2 5 3 2 33.3
2023 23.0 13 12.2 1 2 9 5 38.5
2024 24.6 7 5.7 1 1 7 0 0.0
Player 23.2 26 22.2 4 8 19 7 26.9
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
2022 6 4 3 6 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 9 5 4 4 6 3 4 4 4 5 2 7 6 3 3 7 6 5 3 3
2023 13 10 10 10 12 12 14 9 9 11 11 12 15 13 14 13 14 11 13 12 13 14 15 15 11 11 11 14 14 12 10
2024 7 3 5 5 6 7 6 5 6 4 6 6 5 4 6 5 6 5 6 6 5 5 7 8 5 7 6 7 6 7 5
Player 26 17 18 21 22 23 25 18 18 18 20 27 25 21 24 24 23 20 23 22 23 21 29 29 19 21 24 27 25 22 18
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 2022 2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.4 93.8 -0.6 94.7 0.9
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 88.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 81.5 83.3 1.8 86.1 2.8
Exit Velocity 91.6 90.0 -1.6 87.6 -2.4
Launch Angle 16.0 12.6 -3.4 10.5 -2.1
Barrel % 6.1 9.2 3.1 9.4 0.2
Hard Hit % 43.4 42.0 -1.4 33.8 -8.2
LA Sweet-Spot % 28.3 40.6 12.3 30.9 -9.7
xBA .216 .273 0.057 .222 -0.051
BA .260 .296 0.036 .241 -0.055
xwOBA .275 .341 0.066 .296 -0.045
wOBA .335 .363 0.028 .308 -0.055
xSLG .353 .466 0.113 .359 -0.107
SLG .463 .500 0.037 .382 -0.118
K% 18.0 24.2 6.2 25.0 0.8
BB% 7.5 6.3 -1.2 7.4 1.1
Swing % 50.4 49.5 -0.9 46.3 -3.2
Whiff% 22.3 27.2 4.9 26.6 -0.6
In Zone % 52.5 51.0 -1.5 50.2 -0.8
Out of Zone % 47.5 49.0 1.5 49.8 0.8
Out of Zone Swing % 29.5 31.5 2.0 28.6 -2.9
First Pitch Swing % 37.1 31.1 -6.0 29.2 -1.9
First Pitch Strike % 59.1 61.3 2.2 57.4 -3.9
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 132 .335 58 20 34.5 74 49 66.2
2023 Shades 302 .363 155 18 11.6 147 103 70.1
2024 Shades 203 .298 133 3 2.3 70 44 62.9
! 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 128 17.8 7.8% 2.3% 68 21.4 0.0% 2.9%
2023 295 15.4 39.7% 0.0% 166 17.8 3.0% 1.8%
2024 197 14.6 59.4% 0.5% 147 18.5 0.7% 0.7%

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Pitch Distribution