Aaron Sanchez
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 212LBS | Age: 32
Draft: 2010 | Rd: C-A, #34, Toronto Blue Jays | Barstow HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2019 5 14 5.89 27 27 0 131.1 115 1.62
2021 1 1 3.06 9 7 0 35.1 26 1.33
2022 3 4 6.60 15 10 0 60 41 1.55
8 Seasons 38 38 4.16 174 113 3 685 541 1.38
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2019 27 5-14 5.89 131.1 115 1.62
2021 9 1-1 3.06 35.1 26 1.33
2022 15 3-4 6.60 60 41 1.55
8 Seasons 174 38-38 4.16 685 541 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
2015 22 1449 272 12 4.4 3.2 89.4 114.0 0.3 26.5 .253 .371 .297 .324 .337 37.5 16.1 11.6 3.22 4.40
2016 23 2919 561 34 6.1 4.3 90.0 116.5 4.5 27.5 .251 .399 .277 .313 .357 39.8 20.4 8.0 3.00 4.13
2017 24 613 122 8 6.6 4.8 87.1 112.0 7.5 34.4 .286 .486 .362 .371 .389 36.4 14.4 12.0 4.25 6.20
2018 25 1794 323 27 8.4 5.7 89.2 113.3 8.2 32.2 .263 .436 .337 .350 .377 39.0 18.1 12.2 4.89 5.33
2019 26 2305 410 31 7.6 5.1 89.8 114.1 8.9 29.5 .261 .435 .353 .343 .373 42.2 19.0 11.2 5.89 5.30
2021 28 595 111 5 4.5 3.2 86.5 113.2 5.6 27.9 .232 .343 .296 .302 .305 36.0 16.7 9.6 3.06 3.84
2022 29 1006 204 12 5.9 4.5 92.4 113.2 8.0 28.4 .277 .417 .372 .328 .359 48.0 15.5 5.7 6.60 4.53
Player 10681 2003 129 6.4 4.5 89.6 116.5 6.0 29.1 .259 .413 .321 .331 .360 40.3 18.1 10.0
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

Sanchez relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(41.3%) ,
Curveball
(28.4%) ,
Four Seamer
(19.6%) ,
Changeup
(10.7%) ,


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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
2015 61.8 15.4 21.3 1.5 35.3 41.2 23.5 2.2 49.6 14.7 25.4 3.3 4.4 3.2
2016 55.3 17.5 22.6 4.6 32.6 38.9 28.5 2.0 45.1 16.0 23.9 5.7 6.1 4.3
2017 48.4 17.2 28.7 5.7 32.0 44.3 21.3 4.9 36.9 21.3 25.4 4.1 6.6 4.8
2018 50.5 20.4 23.5 5.6 36.8 38.7 24.1 2.5 38.1 21.7 25.1 4.0 8.4 5.7
2019 48.3 20.5 24.9 6.3 36.1 39.3 24.6 2.7 36.3 21.7 26.6 5.1 7.6 5.1
2021 53.2 21.6 19.8 5.4 36.9 39.6 23.4 6.3 36.0 23.4 23.4 6.3 4.5 3.2
2022 54.9 21.6 21.1 2.5 34.8 44.1 21.1 3.4 35.3 16.2 31.4 7.4 5.9 4.5
Player 53.4 18.9 23.1 4.6 34.8 40.1 24.9 2.8 40.8 18.7 25.7 5.1 6.4 4.5
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

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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
2022 Sinker MIN R 415 92.1 22.5 -0.1 16.4ARM 1.8 9.7 -1.4 16.4ARM 1.6
2022 4-Seam Fastball MIN R 197 92.4 18.2 -2.5 11.2ARM 4.0 13.8 -2.4 11.2ARM 3.9
2022 Curveball MIN R 285 79.1 54.6 1.4 12.8GLV 2.9 -10.7 0.8 12.8GLV 3.7
2022 Changeup MIN R 107 87.8 29.3 -0.4 15.7ARM 1.2 6.2 -0.3 15.7ARM 1.6
2021 Sinker SF R 182 89.8 24.3 0.4 16.1ARM 2.0 9.6 -0.8 16.1ARM 1.3
2021 4-Seam Fastball SF R 111 90.1 19.9 -2.7 9.6ARM 3.3 13.7 -2.5 9.6ARM 2.4
2021 Changeup SF R 120 83.3 33.5 0.4 13.2ARM -0.7 5.8 0.5 13.2ARM -0.7
2021 Curveball SF R 182 74.2 61.4 0.0 14.1GLV 2.7 -11.4 1.3 14.1GLV 4.9
! 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 %
2022 Sinker -1.9 -8 415 41.3 125 .364 .545 .427 12.1 12.0 17.6 .299 .445 .359 51.0
2022 Curveball -2.3 -7 286 28.4 74 .300 .514 .366 28.4 27.0 17.9 .268 .443 .327 42.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball 0.1 0 197 19.6 37 .303 .424 .338 18.9 8.1 7.1 .243 .356 .288 45.2
2022 Changeup 0.8 1 108 10.7 28 .250 .286 .270 14.8 10.7 12.0 .258 .318 .249 52.0
2021 Curveball 0.7 1 182 30.6 44 .209 .233 .208 32.1 25.0 23.4 .218 .268 .224 31.3
2021 Sinker 3.1 6 182 30.6 57 .220 .340 .297 9.8 8.8 12.2 .243 .389 .322 37.8
2021 Changeup -0.8 -1 120 20.2 33 .250 .393 .341 21.2 24.2 22.2 .191 .329 .294 40.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball -1.4 -2 111 18.7 22 .313 .438 .468 16.2 9.1 8.0 .304 .423 .417 35.7
! 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
2022 Changeup 105 87.8 97 17.4 2:00 2:30 -30
2022 Curveball 284 79.1 71 18.9 7:45 7:30 15
2022 4-Seam Fastball 197 92.4 95 17.5 1:30 1:30 0
2022 Sinker 410 92.1 93 19.3 1:30 2:00 -30
2021 Changeup 120 83.3 98 14.9 2:00 2:30 -30
2021 Curveball 176 74.2 81 20.6 7:45 7:30 15
2021 4-Seam Fastball 110 90.1 94 16.3 1:30 1:15 15
2021 Sinker 179 89.8 92 18.9 1:15 2:00 -45
! 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
2014 121 465 5 6 0 -1 10
2015 404 1,550 2 20 -10 -5 6
2016 836 3,106 42 21 -22 -12 29
2017 166 611 -8 8 -3 -4 -7
2018 472 1,793 2 12 -11 -11 -9
2019 603 2,304 7 10 -28 -14 -25
2021 156 595 9 6 -6 -4 4
2022 264 1,006 -4 0 -6 -3 -13
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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 %
2015 1,449 50.7 60.8 87.3 22.3 61.8 43.1 53.4 41.7 18.9 7.3 68.3
2016 2,919 52.0 60.9 84.3 24.6 62.9 42.9 60.9 43.5 21.0 7.9 73.7
2017 613 48.6 59.3 87.5 23.2 75.3 39.1 59.3 40.8 16.0 7.5 69.6
2018 1,794 47.2 64.8 81.4 23.0 57.3 43.6 58.9 42.8 24.6 6.5 77.8
2019 2,305 47.1 66.6 83.5 24.9 64.0 41.9 59.8 44.5 21.8 7.7 71.8
2021 595 47.7 66.2 84.0 21.5 64.2 40.3 49.4 42.9 20.4 9.4 75.0
2022 1,006 49.3 65.5 86.2 29.6 70.9 45.0 61.9 47.3 18.3 7.5 69.3
Player 10,681 49.3 63.3 84.4 24.3 63.8 42.6 58.7 43.5 20.9 7.6 72.6
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
2015 26 33 59 75 7 55 67 15 11 20 5 16 1 87 72 97 78
2016 48 44 52 58 48 12 46 9 10 46 47 30 8 85 62 94 56
2017 79 73 94 67
2018 9 17 20 28 3 24 17 23 19 21 7 48 4 62 66 96 80
2019 18 28 35 45 8 20 37 20 8 22 14 22 9 55 50 89 80
2021 8 10 54 94
2022 23 6 25 52 20 68 75 1 1 7 82 4 50 24 26 71 90
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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 %
2016 22.3 17 21.0 -4 9 21 7 41.2
2017 23.5 6 5.7 0 2 5 2 33.3
2018 21.6 11 12.2 -1 8 11 5 45.5
2019 23.9 20 17.9 2 5 14 8 40.0
2021 22.8 2 1.3 1 0 2 0 0.0
2022 23.9 8 5.7 2 3 4 3 37.5
Player 23.1 64 63.8 0 27 57 25 39.1
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
2016 17 22 20 22 18 16 24 19 13 14 20 22 23 19 19 25 11 15 26 21 22 21 32 32 20 21 20 29 28 22 14
2017 6 5 5 4 6 6 7 5 3 5 5 7 6 6 6 5 6 5 7 5 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 8 7 6 3
2018 11 15 10 13 13 9 14 12 9 7 11 15 16 9 10 15 11 10 11 14 14 12 20 14 9 8 10 17 17 13 9
2019 20 21 14 18 20 20 21 16 15 13 15 21 18 18 17 18 17 16 18 22 18 19 23 21 16 15 15 21 21 17 12
2021 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1
2022 8 6 6 4 6 5 7 5 4 3 4 5 7 6 4 5 5 6 4 5 8 7 9 7 3 5 5 7 8 7 7
Player 64 70 57 62 64 57 75 58 44 43 55 71 72 59 57 69 51 53 68 68 71 68 93 82 56 55 56 84 83 66 46
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 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 95.6 95.4 -0.2 ↓ 94.9 -0.5 ↓ 93.7 -1.2 ↓ -- -0.1 ↓ -- -- 89.9 -- 92.2 2.3 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 90.0 88.8 -1.2 ↓ 88.8 0.0 88.4 -0.4 ↓ -- -0.4 ↓ -- -- 83.3 -- 87.8 4.5 ↑
Breaking Velocity 80.3 78.6 -1.7 ↓ 79.5 0.9 ↑ 79.0 -0.5 ↓ -- -0.6 ↓ -- -- 74.2 -- 79.1 4.9 ↑
Exit Velocity 89.4 90.0 0.6 ↑ 87.1 -2.9 ↓ 89.2 2.1 ↑ -- 0.6 ↑ -- -- 86.5 -- 92.4 5.9 ↑
Launch Angle 0.3 4.5 4.2 ↑ 7.5 3.0 ↑ 8.2 0.7 ↑ -- 0.7 ↑ -- -- 5.6 -- 8.0 2.4 ↑
Barrel % 4.4 6.1 1.7 ↑ 6.6 0.5 ↑ 8.4 1.8 ↑ -- -0.8 ↓ -- -- 4.5 -- 5.9 1.4 ↑
Hard Hit % 37.5 39.8 2.3 ↑ 36.4 -3.4 ↓ 39.0 2.6 ↑ -- 3.2 ↑ -- -- 36.0 -- 48.0 12.0 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 26.5 27.5 1.0 ↑ 34.4 6.9 ↑ 32.2 -2.2 ↓ -- -2.7 ↓ -- -- 27.9 -- 28.4 0.5 ↑
xBA .253 .251 -0.002 ↓ .286 0.035 ↑ .263 -0.023 ↓ -- -0.002 ↓ -- -- .232 -- .277 0.045 ↑
BA .224 .224 0.000 .288 0.064 ↑ .262 -0.026 ↓ -- 0.016 ↑ -- -- .234 -- .324 0.090 ↑
xwOBA .324 .313 -0.011 ↓ .371 0.058 ↑ .350 -0.021 ↓ -- -0.007 ↓ -- -- .302 -- .328 0.026 ↑
wOBA .297 .277 -0.020 ↓ .362 0.085 ↑ .337 -0.025 ↓ -- 0.016 ↑ -- -- .296 -- .372 0.076 ↑
xSLG .371 .399 0.028 ↑ .486 0.087 ↑ .436 -0.050 ↓ -- -0.001 ↓ -- -- .343 -- .417 0.074 ↑
SLG .345 .335 -0.010 ↓ .459 0.124 ↑ .407 -0.052 ↓ -- 0.050 ↑ -- -- .328 -- .490 0.162 ↑
K% 16.1 20.4 4.3 ↑ 14.4 -6.0 ↓ 18.1 3.7 ↑ -- 0.9 ↑ -- -- 16.7 -- 15.5 -1.2 ↓
BB% 11.6 8.0 -3.6 ↓ 12.0 4.0 ↑ 12.2 0.2 ↑ -- -1.0 ↓ -- -- 9.6 -- 5.7 -3.9 ↓
Swing % 41.7 43.5 1.8 ↑ 40.8 -2.7 ↓ 42.8 2.0 ↑ -- 1.7 ↑ -- -- 42.9 -- 47.3 4.4 ↑
Whiff% 18.9 21.0 2.1 ↑ 16.0 -5.0 ↓ 24.6 8.6 ↑ -- -2.8 ↓ -- -- 20.4 -- 18.3 -2.1 ↓
In Zone % 50.7 52.0 1.3 ↑ 48.6 -3.4 ↓ 47.2 -1.4 ↓ -- -0.1 ↓ -- -- 47.7 -- 49.3 1.6 ↑
Out of Zone % 49.3 48.0 -1.3 ↓ 51.4 3.4 ↑ 52.8 1.4 ↑ -- 0.1 ↑ -- -- 52.3 -- 50.7 -1.6 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 22.3 24.6 2.3 ↑ 23.2 -1.4 ↓ 23.0 -0.2 ↓ -- 1.9 ↑ -- -- 21.5 -- 29.6 8.1 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 24.2 29.2 5.0 ↑ 25.7 -3.5 ↓ 28.3 2.6 ↑ -- -1.5 ↓ -- -- 24.4 -- 26.8 2.4 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 53.4 60.9 7.5 ↑ 59.3 -1.6 ↓ 58.9 -0.4 ↓ -- 0.9 ↑ -- -- 49.4 -- 61.9 12.5 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 778 .277 372 0 0.0 406 85 20.9
2017 Shifts 167 .362 99 0 0.0 68 14 20.6
2018 Shifts 472 .337 232 5 2.2 240 58 24.2
2019 Shifts 603 .353 294 24 8.2 309 88 28.5
2021 Shifts 156 .296 87 8 9.2 69 36 52.2
2022 Shifts 264 .372 156 28 17.9 108 66 61.1
! 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 %
2014 158 15.1 46.2% 0.6% 70 22.1 0.0% 4.3%
2015 495 15.5 47.7% 3.4% 223 24.4 4.5% 23.8%
2016 1024 16.4 38.7% 3.6% 437 23.6 4.3% 17.6%
2017 176 17.1 29.5% 1.7% 135 24.4 0.0% 16.3%
2018 533 15.7 39.6% 0.8% 344 22.8 0.3% 7.8%
2019 669 16.6 29.6% 1.5% 403 24.2 0.0% 11.9%
2021 177 17.8 22.0% 2.3% 113 23.8 0.0% 11.5%
2022 311 17.8 18.3% 1.9% 149 23.0 0.0% 6.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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