P | Pittsburgh Pirates
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 225 lbs | Age: 26
Draft: 2020 | Rd. CB-B, No. 61, Miami Marlins | Ball State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 0 0 11.81 4 0 0 5.1 7 2.06
2024 2 2 3.95 51 0 0 54.2 55 1.50
2025 1 2 4.74 31 0 0 38 34 1.37
3 Seasons 3 4 4.68 86 0 0 98 96 1.48
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 4 0-0 11.81 5.1 7 2.06
2024 51 2-2 3.95 54.2 55 1.50
2025 31 1-2 4.74 38 34 1.37
3 Seasons 86 3-4 4.68 98 96 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
2023 24 111 14 0 0.0 0.0 93.7 106.3 1.5 35.7 .193 .334 .444 .315 .334 64.3 26.9 15.4 11.81 4.18
2024 25 950 153 13 8.5 5.3 90.0 112.4 10.8 34.0 .237 .357 .315 .322 .354 40.5 22.5 13.1 3.95 4.37
2025 26 652 113 8 7.1 4.8 90.0 109.6 14.3 32.7 .241 .381 .303 .318 .348 38.9 20.4 10.8 4.74 4.25
Player 1713 280 21 7.5 4.8 90.2 112.4 11.8 33.6 .236 .365 .318 .320 .350 41.1 22.0 12.4
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Nicolas relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(50.8%) ,
Slider
(26.8%) ,
Curveball
(22.1%) ,
Changeup
(0.2%) ,
Sinker
(0.2%) ,


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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 %
2023 50.0 50.0 21.4 28.6 0.0 64.3 21.4 14.3 35.7 14.3 0.0 28.6 7.1 14.3
2024 43.1 56.9 26.1 26.8 3.9 30.7 40.5 28.8 18.3 17.0 7.8 12.4 23.5 20.9
2025 41.6 58.4 26.5 23.9 8.0 38.9 36.3 24.8 21.2 17.7 2.7 17.7 18.6 22.1
Player 42.9 57.1 26.1 25.7 5.4 35.7 37.9 26.4 20.4 17.1 5.4 15.4 20.7 21.1
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 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
2023 0.0 50.0 7.1 14.3 28.6 0.0 0.0
2024 2.0 36.6 23.5 24.8 3.9 8.5 5.3
2025 1.8 31.9 27.4 23.9 8.0 7.1 4.8
Player 1.8 35.4 24.3 23.9 6.8 7.5 4.8
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
2025 Sinker PIT R 1 96.4 18.3 -2.5 17.4ARM 2.3 11.3 -3.9 17.4ARM 2.3
2025 Changeup PIT R 1 92.6 20.6 -7.1 13.0ARM -2.6 11.2 -7.1 13.0ARM -1.4
2025 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 331 97.6 11.6 0.8 6.9ARM -0.1 17.2 1.4 6.9ARM -0.7
2025 Slider PIT R 175 90.4 32.6 2.2 4.5GLV 0.8 0.8 0.9 4.5GLV -0.1
2025 Curveball PIT R 144 83.8 51.5 2.2 8.0GLV 1.1 -12.3 2.4 8.0GLV -1.1
2024 Curveball PIT R 218 85.6 46.9 1.3 4.9GLV -0.8 -9.7 -0.3 4.9GLV -4.5
2024 Slider PIT R 209 90.9 29.6 -0.3 4.7GLV 1.1 3.3 -1.6 4.7GLV -0.1
2024 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 523 97.4 11.9 0.7 9.2ARM 2.1 17.0 1.3 9.2ARM 1.6
! 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 %
2025 4-Seam Fastball 0.5 1 331 50.8 101 .279 .430 .357 14.8 10.9 14.7 .279 .440 .364 39.5
2025 Slider -1.8 -3 175 26.8 39 .257 .400 .372 45.1 25.6 17.2 .245 .402 .319 48.0
2025 Curveball 2.0 3 144 22.1 27 .040 .040 .085 50.0 48.1 28.3 .104 .145 .150 16.7
2025 Changeup -6.3 0 1 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2025 Sinker 7.2 0 1 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.6 3 523 55.1 142 .230 .327 .321 19.3 16.2 18.7 .239 .393 .354 47.3
2024 Curveball -0.2 0 218 22.9 38 .219 .250 .286 44.9 36.8 20.6 .176 .206 .253 22.2
2024 Slider -1.9 -4 209 22.0 63 .300 .417 .350 37.5 28.6 19.4 .268 .370 .297 33.3
! 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
2025 Curveball 140 83.8 73 16.9 7:30 7:00 30
2025 4-Seam Fastball 328 97.6 96 18.2 1:00 12:45 15
2025 Slider 170 90.4 28 5.3 10:15 8:45 90
2024 Curveball 212 85.6 61 12.8 7:30 6:45 45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 506 97.4 98 19.1 1:15 1:00 15
2024 Slider 198 90.9 33 5.7 11:00 9:45 75
! 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
2023 26 111 -2 2 -1 -1 -2
2024 243 950 1 12 -8 -5 -1
2025 167 652 4 4 -4 -3 1
Player 436 1,713 3 18 -13 3 -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 %
2023 111 48.6 70.4 86.8 26.3 33.3 37.8 69.2 47.7 28.3 7.2 100.0
2024 950 45.7 70.5 81.4 25.2 49.2 38.9 57.6 45.9 28.2 8.8 76.2
2025 652 47.7 68.8 83.2 28.2 42.7 41.6 56.9 47.5 29.4 6.6 83.7
Player 1,713 46.6 69.8 82.4 26.4 45.6 39.9 58.0 46.6 28.7 7.9 80.0
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 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
2023 90 87 82
2024 30 53 71 81 5 64 32 19 35 46 2 72 14 94 81 49 87
2025 93 72 69 93
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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 %
2023 23.45 1 0.2 1 1 0 0 0.0
2024 23.06 4 3.1 1 2 2 2 50.0
2025 20.90 3 2.6 0 3 3 1 33.3
Player 22.30 8 6.0 2 6 5 3 37.5
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
2023 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2024 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 2
2025 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 5 3 4 3 1 4 4 2 5 2 1 3 4 3 2 1 3 3 1 3
Player 8 7 4 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 4 8 7 6 6 4 8 7 6 8 5 7 7 8 5 5 4 7 8 5 5
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

2025 +/-   2024 +/-   2023
Results
BA .233 -.016 .249 -.084 .333
xBA .241 +.004 .237 +.044 .193
OBP .323 -.034 .357 -.105 .462
xOBP .333 -.019 .352 +.004 .348
SLG .356 +.015 .341 -.230 .571
xSLG .381 +.024 .357 +.023 .334
ISO .123 +.030 .093 -.145 .238
xISO .140 +.020 .120 -.021 .141
BABIP .282 -.033 .315 -.147 .462
wOBA .303 -.012 .315 -.129 .444
xwOBA .318 -.004 .322 +.007 .315
wOBACON .325 -.016 .341 -.232 .573
xwOBACON .348 -.006 .354 +.020 .334
BACON .301 -.032 .333 -.167 .500
xBACON .316 -.010 .326 +.037 .289
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 38.9 -1.6 40.5 -23.8 64.3
Avg Exit Velocity 90.0 0.0 90.0 -3.7 93.7
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 32.7 -1.3 34.0 -1.7 35.7
Barrel % 7.1 -1.4 8.5 +8.5 0.0
Avg Launch Angle 14.3 +3.5 10.8 +9.3 1.5
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 71.8 +1.3 70.5 -1.8 72.3
Attack Angle 10° +2°
Ideal Attack Angle % 54.4 +2.3 52.1 -16.0 68.1
Attack Direction -2° -4° +1°
Swing Path - Tilt 31° +1° 31° +2° 29°
Swing Length 7.3 +0.1 7.2 0.0 7.2
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 97.6 +0.2 97.4 +0.6 96.8
Breaking Velocity 87.4 -0.8 88.2 -0.3 88.5
Offspeed Velocity 92.6 -- -- -- --
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 8 -5 13 +13 0
Popup % 8.0 +4.1 3.9 +3.9 0.0
Flyball % 26.5 +0.4 26.1 +4.7 21.4
Line Drive % 23.9 -2.9 26.8 -1.8 28.6
Groundball % 41.6 -1.5 43.1 -6.9 50.0
Pull % 38.9 +8.2 30.7 -33.6 64.3
Straight Away % 36.3 -4.2 40.5 +19.1 21.4
Opposite Field % 24.8 -4.0 28.8 +14.5 14.3
Weak Contact % 1.8 -0.2 2.0 +2.0 0.0
Pull Airball % 17.7 +5.3 12.4 -16.2 28.6
Topped Contact % 31.9 -4.7 36.6 -13.4 50.0
Under Contact % 27.4 +3.9 23.5 +16.4 7.1
Flare/Burner Contact % 23.9 -0.9 24.8 +10.5 14.3
Solid Contact % 8.0 +4.1 3.9 -24.7 28.6
HR/FB % 10.0 0.0 10.0 -23.3 33.3
Popups 9 +3 6 +6 0
Flyballs 30 -10 40 +37 3
Line Drives 27 -14 41 +37 4
Groundballs 47 -19 66 +59 7
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 47.7 +2.0 45.7 -2.9 48.6
Out of Zone % 52.3 -2.0 54.3 +2.9 51.4
Edge % 41.6 +2.7 38.9 +1.1 37.8
Zone Swing % 68.8 -1.7 70.5 +0.1 70.4
Out of Zone Swing % 28.2 +3.0 25.2 -1.1 26.3
In Zone Contact % 83.2 +1.8 81.4 -5.4 86.8
Out of Zone Contact % 42.7 -6.5 49.2 +15.9 33.3
Whiff % 29.4 +1.2 28.2 -0.1 28.3
First Strike % 56.9 -0.7 57.6 -11.6 69.2
First Pitch Swing % 38.3 +4.1 34.2 -0.4 34.6
Swing % 47.5 +1.6 45.9 -1.8 47.7
Meatball Swing % 83.7 +7.5 76.2 -23.8 100.0
Meatball % 6.6 -2.2 8.8 +1.6 7.2
Zone Swing & Miss % 16.8 -1.8 18.6 +5.4 13.2
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 57.3 +6.5 50.8 -15.9 66.7
In Zone 311 -123 434 +380 54
Out of Zone 341 -175 516 +459 57
Edge 271 -99 370 +328 42
In Zone Swings 214 -92 306 +268 38
Out of Zone Swings 96 -34 130 +115 15
In Zone Swing & Misses 36 -21 57 +52 5
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 55 -11 66 +56 10
Basic
Pitches 652 -298 950 +839 111
PA 167 -77 244 +218 26
AB 146 -59 205 +184 21
Hits 34 -17 51 +44 7
Singles 23 -17 40 +36 4
Doubles 7 0 7 +5 2
Triples 1 +1 0 0 0
Home Runs 3 -1 4 +3 1
Walks 18 -14 32 +28 4
Strikeouts 34 -21 55 +48 7
K% 20.4 -2.1 22.5 -4.4 26.9
BB% 10.8 -2.3 13.1 -2.3 15.4
HBP 2 -2 4 +3 1
Batted Balls 113 -40 153 +139 14
Number of Fastballs 332 -191 523 +461 62
Number of Offspeed 1 +1 0 0 0
Number of Breaking 319 -108 427 +378 49
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 26 .444 18 1 5.6 8 5 62.5
2024 Shades 243 .315 147 6 4.1 96 10 10.4
2025 Shades 167 .303 97 1 1.0 70 20 28.6
! 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 %
2023 21 17.1 14.3% 0.0% 27 17.1 3.7% 0.0%
2024 218 16.7 11.0% 0.9% 189 17.6 2.6% 0.5%
2025 125 16.5 17.6% 0.8% 141 17.7 5.0% 0.7%

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Pitch Distribution