Blaze Alexander
SS | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 11" 160LBS | Age: 25
Draft: 2018 | Rd: 11, #339, Arizona Diamondbacks | IMG Academy
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2024 185 166 19 41 3 3 .247 .321 .343 .664
1 Season 185 166 19 41 3 3 .247 .321 .343 .664
AVG HR SB OPS
2024 .247 3 3 .664
1 Season .247 3 3 .664
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Statcast Batting 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%
2024 25 714 118 4 3.4 2.2 88.5 110.6 8.5 22.9 .204 .281 .298 .258 .300 34.7 26.5 8.1
Player 714 118 4 3.4 2.2 88.5 110.6 8.5 22.9 .204 .281 .298 .258 .300 34.7 26.5 8.1
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.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2024 52.5 25.4 16.1 5.9 25.4 36.4 38.1 6.8 37.3 23.7 22.9 5.9 3.4 2.2
Player 52.5 25.4 16.1 5.9 25.4 36.4 38.1 6.8 37.3 23.7 22.9 5.9 3.4 2.2
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.

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 3.2 8 246 34.5 52 .364 .591 .449 26.4 26.9 17.1 .261 .421 .348 61.3
2024 Slider -4.1 -6 139 19.5 45 .116 .209 .163 35.4 33.3 27.3 .136 .181 .163 21.4
2024 Sinker -0.7 -1 126 17.6 37 .250 .250 .314 24.2 18.9 35.0 .212 .253 .272 36.0
2024 Changeup -0.9 -1 59 8.3 18 .222 .333 .239 29.4 22.2 13.3 .143 .204 .153 7.1
2024 Curveball -2.3 -1 50 7.0 10 .222 .222 .250 35.0 30.0 23.1 .269 .323 .306 33.3
2024 Sweeper -4.9 -2 44 6.2 11 .091 .091 .082 47.6 45.5 38.5 .145 .175 .140 16.7
2024 Cutter 5.2 2 30 4.2 7 .750 .750 .686 28.6 14.3 14.3 .323 .349 .469 66.7
2024 Slurve 10.0 1 6 0.8 2 .500 .500 .450 25.0 0.0 0.0 .447 .559 .433 50.0
2024 Knuckleball -1.2 0 6 0.8 -- -- -- 25.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2024 Split-Finger -0.2 0 4 0.6 2 .500 .500 .450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .494 .610 .486 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 185 714 -1 -7 4 3 -1
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2024 714 48.6 75.2 81.2 29.2 43.9 44.8 38.4 51.5 29.6 7.4 86.8
Player 714 48.6 75.2 81.2 29.2 43.9 44.8 38.4 51.5 29.6 7.4 86.8
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
Bat
Speed
Squared-up
Rate
Swing
Length
2024 66 84 89
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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 %
2024 22.3 3 2.5 1 0 5 0 0.0
Player 22.3 3 2.5 1 0 5 0 0.0
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2024 3 2 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 1 3 5 1 2 4 3 3 1 1 4 2 0 5 1 1 2 2 3 1 5 4
Player 3 2 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 1 3 5 1 2 4 3 3 1 1 4 2 0 5 1 1 2 2 3 1 5 4
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs 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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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2024 Shades R 185 5 2.7 .297 .314
! 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 %
2024 159 15.1 47.8% 0.6% 118 17.6 11.9% 0.0%
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