P | Washington Nationals
Bats/Throws: R/L | 6' 1" 195 lbs | Age: 29
Draft: 2018 | Rd. 11, No. 336, Colorado Rockies | Connecticut
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2025 2 1 3.65 28 0 1 24.2 27 1.46
2026 0 0 5.68 6 1 0 6.1 6 1.58
2 Seasons 2 1 4.06 34 1 1 31 33 1.48
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2025 28 2-1 3.65 24.2 27 1.46
2026 6 0-0 5.68 6.1 6 1.58
2 Seasons 34 2-1 4.06 31 33 1.48
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
2025 28 419 68 3 4.4 2.7 89.3 107.1 13.8 35.3 .230 .346 .307 .308 .345 41.2 24.5 11.8 3.65 3.93
2026 29 96 14 2 14.3 9.1 86.1 106.2 22.0 42.9 .225 .495 .325 .376 .389 35.7 18.2 18.2 5.40 5.98
Player 515 82 5 6.1 3.8 88.8 107.1 15.2 36.6 .229 .370 .310 .319 .353 40.2 23.5 12.9
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .243 .408 .315 .316 .369 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Poulin relies on 4 pitches.
Sweeper
(39.6%) ,
Changeup
(25.0%) ,
Four Seamer
(21.9%) ,
Sinker
(13.5%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2025 41.2 58.8 29.4 22.1 7.4 35.3 38.2 26.5 17.6 17.6 5.9 17.6 20.6 20.6
2026 21.4 78.6 50.0 14.3 14.3 28.6 35.7 35.7 7.1 7.1 7.1 21.4 28.6 28.6
Player 37.8 62.2 32.9 20.7 8.5 34.1 37.8 28.0 15.9 15.9 6.1 18.3 22.0 22.0
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.1 24.6 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.7 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2025 1.5 33.8 25.0 27.9 5.9 4.4 2.7
2026 7.1 14.3 35.7 14.3 14.3 14.3 9.1
Player 2.4 30.5 26.8 25.6 7.3 6.1 3.8
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! 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
2026 Sinker WSH L 13 88.7 33.3 -0.6 17.1ARM 0.2 1.8 5.7 17.1ARM 1.2
2026 Changeup WSH L 24 80.8 45.9 0.9 13.4ARM -0.3 -3.7 7.8 13.4ARM -0.9
2026 4-Seam Fastball WSH L 21 90.4 24.6 -3.8 14.4ARM 2.0 9.0 -7.3 14.4ARM 6.3
2026 Sweeper WSH L 38 79.3 38.2 -2.3 7.1GLV -7.2 5.7 -5.0 7.1GLV -6.5
2025 4-Seam Fastball WSH L 186 90.8 24.2 -3.0 14.9ARM 2.4 9.1 -6.8 14.9ARM 6.8
2025 Sinker WSH L 38 89.8 31.7 -1.2 18.1ARM 1.6 2.4 5.1 18.1ARM 2.7
2025 Sweeper WSH L 101 78.6 39.1 -1.9 9.4GLV -4.6 5.6 -4.6 9.4GLV -3.6
2025 Changeup WSH L 94 80.3 44.7 2.0 13.4ARM -2.5 -2.0 7.2 13.4ARM -0.8
! 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 %
2026 Sweeper 0.0 0 38 39.6 10 .111 .444 .270 25.0 30.0 21.4 .135 .457 .290 33.3
2026 Changeup 0.4 0 24 25.0 2 .000 .000 .000 20.0 50.0 12.5 .036 .039 .036 0.0
2026 4-Seam Fastball -1.2 0 21 21.9 9 .333 .500 .472 0.0 0.0 0.0 .443 .765 .576 50.0
2026 Sinker 1.1 0 13 13.5 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .108 .121 .097 0.0
2025 4-Seam Fastball 1.0 2 186 44.4 41 .229 .257 .287 17.1 24.4 21.7 .237 .359 .320 56.0
2025 Sweeper -0.7 -1 101 24.1 29 .208 .458 .364 40.0 31.0 26.5 .217 .434 .350 33.3
2025 Changeup 0.2 0 94 22.4 28 .304 .304 .300 33.3 17.9 21.7 .261 .309 .295 25.0
2025 Sinker 0.9 0 38 9.1 12 .273 .364 .388 16.7 25.0 37.5 .169 .194 .205 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.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2026 Changeup 24 80.8 99 15.4 9:00 8:15 45
2026 4-Seam Fastball 21 90.4 96 17.0 9:45 10:00 -15
2026 Sinker 13 88.8 95 17.7 9:30 9:00 30
2026 Sweeper 38 79.3 22 9.0 2:30 2:00 30
2025 Changeup 94 80.3 99 14.9 8:45 8:30 15
2025 4-Seam Fastball 186 90.8 97 17.6 9:45 10:00 -15
2025 Sinker 38 89.8 95 19.1 9:30 9:00 30
2025 Sweeper 101 78.6 30 11.3 3:00 2:15 45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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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
2025 110 419 4 1 -2 -2 2
2026 22 96 -1 2 -1 0 0
Player 132 515 3 3 -3 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 %
2025 419 46.5 62.6 79.5 27.7 61.3 44.6 56.4 43.9 26.6 8.1 67.6
2026 96 45.8 54.5 91.7 23.1 75.0 39.6 63.6 37.5 13.9 6.3 66.7
Player 515 46.4 61.1 81.5 26.8 63.5 43.7 57.6 42.7 24.5 7.8 67.5
MLB 48.8 67.0 82.6 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.4 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Run Value Pitching
Year Pitching Fastball Breaking Off
Speed
xERA Fastball
MPH
Fastball
Spin
Curve
Spin
Avg
EV
Chase% Whiff% K% BB% Barrel% Hard-
Hit%
GB% Extension
2025 8 22 55
2026 42 44 41 51 21 78 18 5 28 13 17 62 5
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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 %
2025 24.33 2 1.9 0 1 1 1 50.0
2026 24.62 1 1.2 0 2 1 0 0.0
Player 24.42 3 3.1 0 3 2 1 33.3
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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
2025 2 2 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2
2026 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 1
Player 3 5 1 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 6 3 2 4 3 4 2 2 2 4 3 3
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

2026 +/-   2025
Results
BA .167 -.080 .247
xBA .225 -.005 .230
OBP .318 -.027 .345
xOBP .366 +.030 .336
SLG .389 +.056 .333
xSLG .495 +.149 .346
ISO .222 +.136 .086
xISO .270 +.154 .116
BABIP .154 -.164 .318
wOBA .325 +.018 .307
xwOBA .376 +.068 .308
wOBAcon .308 -.035 .343
xwOBAcon .389 +.044 .345
BACON .214 -.124 .338
xBACON .289 -.034 .323
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 35.7 -5.5 41.2
Avg Exit Velocity 86.1 -3.2 89.3
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 42.9 +7.6 35.3
Barrel % 14.3 +9.9 4.4
Avg Launch Angle 22.0 +8.2 13.8
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 70.8 -1.7 72.5
Attack Angle 13° +3° 10°
Ideal Attack Angle % 63.3 +15.2 48.1
Attack Direction -6° -4° -2°
Swing Path - Tilt 34° +1° 34°
Swing Length 7.4 +0.1 7.3
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 89.8 -0.9 90.7
Breaking Velocity 79.3 +0.7 78.6
Offspeed Velocity 80.8 +0.5 80.3
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 2 -1 3
Popup % 14.3 +6.9 7.4
Flyball % 50.0 +20.6 29.4
Line Drive % 14.3 -7.8 22.1
Groundball % 21.4 -19.8 41.2
Pull % 28.6 -6.7 35.3
Straight Away % 35.7 -2.5 38.2
Opposite Field % 35.7 +9.2 26.5
Weak Contact % 7.1 +5.6 1.5
Pull Airball % 21.4 +3.8 17.6
Topped Contact % 14.3 -19.5 33.8
Under Contact % 35.7 +10.7 25.0
Flare/Burner Contact % 14.3 -13.6 27.9
Solid Contact % 14.3 +8.4 5.9
HR/FB % 14.3 +4.3 10.0
Popups 2 -3 5
Flyballs 7 -13 20
Line Drives 2 -13 15
Groundballs 3 -25 28
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 45.8 -0.7 46.5
Out of Zone % 54.2 +0.7 53.5
Edge % 39.6 -5.0 44.6
Zone Swing % 54.5 -8.1 62.6
Out of Zone Swing % 23.1 -4.6 27.7
In Zone Contact % 91.7 +12.2 79.5
Out of Zone Contact % 75.0 +13.7 61.3
Whiff % 13.9 -12.7 26.6
First Strike % 63.6 +7.2 56.4
First Pitch Swing % 22.7 -4.6 27.3
Swing % 37.5 -6.4 43.9
Meatball Swing % 66.7 -0.9 67.6
Meatball % 6.3 -1.8 8.1
Zone Swing & Miss % 8.3 -12.2 20.5
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 25.0 -13.7 38.7
In Zone 44 -151 195
Out of Zone 52 -172 224
Edge 38 -149 187
In Zone Swings 24 -98 122
Out of Zone Swings 12 -50 62
In Zone Swing & Misses 2 -23 25
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 3 -21 24
Basic
Pitches 96 -323 419
PA 22 -88 110
AB 18 -75 93
Hits 3 -20 23
Singles 1 -18 19
Doubles 1 -1 2
Triples 0 0 0
Home Runs 1 -1 2
Walks 4 -9 13
Strikeouts 4 -23 27
K% 18.2 -6.3 24.5
BB% 18.2 +6.4 11.8
HBP 0 -2 2
Batted Balls 14 -54 68
Number of Fastballs 34 -190 224
Number of Offspeed 24 -70 94
Number of Breaking 0 0 0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2025 Shades 110 .307 67 0 0.0 43 17 39.5
2026 Shades 22 .325 13 1 7.7 9 6 66.7
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2025 98 17.5 3.1% 0.0% 92 20.4 0.0% 2.2%
2026 11 19.2 0.0% 0.0% 21 20.7 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution