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Alex Meyer
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 9" 225LBS | Age: 35
Draft: 2011 | Rd: 1, #23, Washington Nationals | Kentucky
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2015 0 0 16.88 2 0 0 2.2 3 2.63
2016 1 3 5.68 7 6 0 25.1 29 1.66
2017 4 5 3.74 13 13 0 67.1 75 1.34
3 Seasons 5 8 4.63 22 19 0 95.1 107 1.46
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2015 2 0-0 16.88 2.2 3 2.63
2016 7 1-3 5.68 25.1 29 1.66
2017 13 4-5 3.74 67.1 75 1.34
3 Seasons 22 5-8 4.63 95.1 107 1.46
20172017 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value7NOT QUALIFIED66Fastball Run Value5NOT QUALIFIED71Breaking Run Value3NOT QUALIFIED62Offspeed Run Value-1NOT QUALIFIED35PitchingxERA4.36NOT QUALIFIED44xBA.226NOT QUALIFIED76Fastball Velo95.7NOT QUALIFIED88Avg Exit Velocity86.9NOT QUALIFIED57Chase %24.2NOT QUALIFIED17Whiff %27.9NOT QUALIFIED76K %25.7NOT QUALIFIED73BB %14.4NOT QUALIFIED2Barrel %5.8NOT QUALIFIED52Hard-Hit %30.0NOT QUALIFIED74GB %46.8NOT QUALIFIED60Extension7.1NOT QUALIFIED98
20172017 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"13.4 INCHES TAIL10.2 INCHES RISE5.3 INCHES BREAK5.1 INCHES DROP12.5 INCHES TAIL15.1 INCHES RISEAVG17.2 INCHES TAIL9.0 INCHES RISEAVG6.3 INCHES BREAK5.6 INCHES DROPAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHRHP AVGCurve36%85.179.0Sinker30%95.392.54-Seam27%96.193.5Slider3%85.585.0Change1%90.084.7SAMPLE100 PITCH

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 25 65 9 1 11.1 6.7 89.6 104.2 27.3 22.2 .208 .536 .568 .396 .435 33.3 20.0 20.0 16.88 7.03
2016 26 476 71 7 9.9 6.0 89.4 109.6 15.0 36.6 .245 .453 .354 .352 .414 40.8 24.8 14.5 5.68 5.38
2017 27 1169 171 10 5.8 3.4 86.9 113.6 10.1 34.5 .226 .349 .293 .318 .356 30.0 25.7 14.4 3.74 4.36
Player 1710 251 18 7.2 4.2 87.7 113.6 12.0 34.7 .231 .384 .319 .330 .375 33.2 25.2 14.6
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

Meyer relies on 5 pitches.
Curveball
(37.0%) ,
Sinker
(30.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(27.4%) ,
Slider
(3.3%) ,
Changeup
(1.4%) ,

Curveball426 Pitches (37%)
Sinker356 Pitches (30.9%)
Four Seamer315 Pitches (27.4%)
Slider38 Pitches (3.3%)
Changeup16 Pitches (1.4%)

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Created with Highcharts 6.2.0%Chart context menuAlex Meyer Pitch % by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comCurveballSinkerFour SeamerSliderChangeup2015201620170204060
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Pitch Tracking

Year
Pitch Type
#
# RHB
# LHB
%
MPH
PA
AB
H
1B
2B
3B
HR
SO
BBE
BA
XBA
SLG
XSLG
WOBA
XWOBA
EV
LA
Spin
Ext.
Whiff%
PutAway%
2017 Curveball 426 227 199 37.0 85.1 99 93 13 7 3 0 3 49 44 .140 .148 .269 .229 .202 .194 83.7 5 2478 6.5 44.8 28.2
2017 Sinker 356 133 223 30.9 95.3 98 84 18 12 5 0 1 8 77 .214 .284 .310 .421 .282 .357 86.6 6 2328 7.0 13.2 11.9
2017 Four Seamer 315 194 121 27.4 96.1 83 57 15 9 5 0 1 16 41 .263 .272 .404 .435 .411 .425 92.0 24 2359 7.1 23.3 24.2
2017 Slider 38 18 20 3.3 85.5 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .120 .000 .135 .000 .112 75.3 -6 2479 6.6 18.2 25.0
2017 Changeup 16 0 16 1.4 90.0 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 .667 .412 1.667 1.022 .952 .595 89.9 14 2018 7.2 16.7
2016 Four Seamer 271 171 100 56.9 95.9 69 51 17 7 7 0 3 6 47 .333 .305 .647 .606 .463 .451 91.9 20 2299 7.0 15.1 15.0
2016 Curveball 149 106 43 31.3 84.9 43 42 8 4 3 1 0 23 19 .190 .178 .310 .298 .221 .213 87.2 9 2415 6.3 40.4 26.7
2016 Changeup 50 18 32 10.5 89.9 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .172 .000 .181 .000 .156 83.4 -15 1966 7.0 25.0
2016 Sinker 6 2 4 1.3 94.6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .277 .000 .232 42.0 2 2208 7.0 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Batted Ball Profile

Season
GB %
FB %
LD %
PU %
Pull %
Straight %
Oppo %
Weak %
Topped %
Under %
Flare/Burner %
Solid %
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
2015 22.2 55.6 22.2 0.0 22.2 33.3 44.4 11.1 11.1 33.3 11.1 22.2 11.1 6.7
2016 39.4 23.9 31.0 5.6 26.8 43.7 29.6 2.8 29.6 23.9 19.7 14.1 9.9 6.0
2017 46.8 21.1 26.3 5.8 33.3 41.5 25.1 4.1 32.7 22.8 26.9 6.4 5.8 3.4
Player 43.8 23.1 27.5 5.6 31.1 41.8 27.1 4.0 31.1 23.5 24.3 9.2 7.2 4.2
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.

Pitch Movement

Created with Highcharts 6.2.0Chart context menuAlex Meyer Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comFour SeamerSinkerChangeupSliderCurveball201520162017-5-2.502.557.510

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)
Year
Pitch
Team
Hand
#
MPH
Vertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. Avg
Horizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2017 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 315 96.1 13.8 -0.8 12.5ARM 3.9 15.1 -2.0 12.5ARM 4.4
2017 Sinker LAA R 356 95.3 20.3 2.1 17.2ARM 2.5 9.0 1.8 17.2ARM 1.8
2017 Changeup LAA R 16 90.0 22.6 -3.2 13.4ARM -0.9 10.2 -1.7 13.4ARM -0.2
2017 Slider LAA R 38 85.5 42.3 9.1 5.3GLV 1.9 -5.1 8.7 5.3GLV 1.1
2017 Curveball LAA R 426 85.1 43.2 0.2 6.3GLV -0.7 -5.6 -2.4 6.3GLV -2.3
2016 Sinker LAA R 6 94.6 24.0 3.0 17.8ARM 3.9 7.2 2.4 17.8ARM 4.5
2016 Curveball LAA R 149 84.9 44.3 0.6 8.6GLV -1.8 -5.8 -4.2 8.6GLV -2.4
2016 Changeup LAA R 50 89.9 25.5 -3.5 14.0ARM 0.7 9.0 -1.8 14.0ARM 2.7
2016 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 270 95.9 16.7 -1.5 11.9ARM 4.4 13.7 -2.1 11.9ARM 5.5
! 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 %
2017 Curveball 0.4 2 426 36.4 99 .140 .269 .232 44.8 49.5 28.2 .148 .229 .193 20.5
2017 Sinker 1.3 5 356 30.5 98 .214 .310 .296 13.2 8.2 11.9 .284 .421 .358 31.2
2017 4-Seam Fastball 0.2 1 315 26.9 83 .263 .404 .421 23.3 19.3 24.2 .272 .435 .426 41.5
2017 Slider 2.3 1 38 3.3 6 .000 .000 .000 18.2 16.7 25.0 .120 .135 .112 0.0
2017 Changeup -7.3 -1 16 1.4 3 .667 1.667 .967 16.7 0.0 -- .412 1.022 .595 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.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2016 117 476 2 4 -3 -3 0
2017 289 1,151 12 10 -9 -7 7
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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 65 40.0 61.5 93.8 23.1 77.8 44.6 40.0 38.5 12.0 4.6 100.0
2016 476 48.5 56.3 83.1 20.8 58.8 37.8 45.3 38.0 23.8 9.0 67.4
2017 1,169 45.1 58.8 83.3 24.2 49.0 41.5 52.7 39.9 27.9 7.5 70.9
Player 1,710 45.9 58.1 83.6 23.3 52.6 40.6 50.2 39.3 26.2 7.8 70.5
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
2016 88 67 48 98
2017 44 76 82 83 14 66 52 57 74 73 2 76 17 88 78 49 98
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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 25.2 3 2.3 1 2 5 0 0.0
2017 22.7 6 4.9 1 5 5 1 16.7
Player 23.8 9 7.2 2 7 10 1 11.1
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 3 4 1 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 5 2 3 4 3 0 1 4 2 3 0 5 5 3 3 1 4 4 0 0
2017 6 5 3 5 4 5 6 4 2 3 4 7 7 6 5 7 4 5 7 4 5 5 6 6 5 4 3 5 7 6 2
Player 9 9 4 9 4 5 10 8 2 3 4 12 9 9 9 10 4 6 11 6 8 5 11 11 8 7 4 9 11 6 2
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
+/-
 
Fastball Velocity 96.3 95.9 -0.4 95.7 -0.2
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 89.9 0.0 90.0 0.1
Breaking Velocity 85.7 84.9 -0.8 85.1 0.2
Exit Velocity 89.6 89.4 -0.2 86.9 -2.5
Launch Angle 27.3 15.0 -12.3 10.1 -4.9
Barrel % 11.1 9.9 -1.2 5.8 -4.1
Hard Hit % 33.3 40.8 7.5 30.0 -10.8
LA Sweet-Spot % 22.2 36.6 14.4 34.5 -2.1
xBA .208 .245 0.037 .226 -0.019
BA .364 .255 -0.109 .197 -0.058
xwOBA .396 .352 -0.044 .318 -0.034
wOBA .568 .354 -0.214 .293 -0.061
xSLG .536 .453 -0.083 .349 -0.104
SLG .909 .469 -0.440 .324 -0.145
K% 20.0 24.8 4.8 25.7 0.9
BB% 20.0 14.5 -5.5 14.4 -0.1
Swing % 38.5 38.0 -0.5 39.9 1.9
Whiff% 12.0 23.8 11.8 27.9 4.1
In Zone % 40.0 48.5 8.5 45.1 -3.4
Out of Zone % 60.0 51.5 -8.5 54.9 3.4
Out of Zone Swing % 23.1 20.8 -2.3 24.2 3.4
First Pitch Swing % 13.3 21.4 8.1 20.9 -0.5
First Pitch Strike % 40.0 45.3 5.3 52.7 7.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2016 Shifts 116 .357 70 5 7.1 46 16 34.8
2017 Shifts 289 .291 142 0 0.0 147 6 4.1
! 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 Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
2015 11 16.5 27.3% 0.0% 22 23.7 9.1% 4.5%
2016 138 18.1 19.6% 2.9% 108 24.8 0.9% 19.4%
2017 355 17.8 14.9% 3.1% 211 25.5 0.0% 17.5%

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Pitch Distribution

Alex Meyer - 2017 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupCurveballSinkerSliderAll Pitches80 MPH85 MPH90 MPH95 MPH100 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%Frequency of Speed