Anthony Veneziano
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 5" 205LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2019 | Rd: 10, #289, Kansas City Royals | Coastal Carolina
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.1 1 1.71
2024 0 0 2.70 5 0 0 6.2 7 1.50
2 Seasons 0 0 2.00 7 0 0 9 8 1.56
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 2 0-0 0.00 2.1 1 1.71
2024 5 0-0 2.70 6.2 7 1.50
2 Seasons 7 0-0 2.00 9 8 1.56
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution
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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 25 55 9 2 22.2 16.7 88.9 108.9 19.4 44.4 .273 .520 .350 .387 .361 55.6 8.3 16.7 0.00 6.73
2024 26 123 20 1 5.0 3.4 93.1 108.2 12.8 25.0 .258 .380 .316 .302 .368 50.0 24.1 6.9 2.70 3.75
Player 178 29 3 10.3 7.3 91.8 108.9 14.8 31.0 .262 .418 .326 .327 .366 51.7 19.5 9.8
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Veneziano relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(48.8%) ,
Slider
(23.6%) ,
Sweeper
(19.5%) ,
Changeup
(8.1%) ,


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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
2023 33.3 33.3 22.2 11.1 44.4 22.2 33.3 0.0 22.2 22.2 22.2 11.1 22.2 16.7
2024 50.0 30.0 20.0 0.0 45.0 30.0 25.0 0.0 35.0 20.0 35.0 5.0 5.0 3.4
Player 44.8 31.0 20.7 3.4 44.8 27.6 27.6 0.0 31.0 20.7 31.0 6.9 10.3 7.3
MLB 44.5 23.7 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.7 24.8 24.4 5.8 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2024 Sweeper MIA L 24 81.8 39.4 -1.2 -3 13.8 -0.2 -1
2024 Changeup MIA L 10 86.2 31.2 0.3 1 17.0 3.1 22
2024 4-Seam Fastball MIA L 60 94.5 15.7 -1.2 -8 10.6 3.3 45
2024 Slider MIA L 29 85.2 35.5 -0.6 -2 4.2 -1.0 -19
2023 Slider KC L 8 83.5 40.5 2.4 6 4.8 -1.1 -18
2023 4-Seam Fastball KC L 27 94.7 14.4 0.2 1 8.1 0.9 13
2023 Changeup KC L 20 87.1 29.3 -0.7 -2 14.0 -0.3 -2
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 0.5 0 60 48.8 16 .286 .429 .356 15.2 18.8 15.0 .207 .331 .288 54.5
2024 Slider -0.4 0 29 23.6 6 .333 .333 .300 31.3 33.3 20.0 .259 .295 .241 25.0
2024 Sweeper 0.9 0 24 19.5 5 .200 .200 .180 25.0 20.0 14.3 .315 .549 .366 50.0
2024 Changeup -3.5 0 10 8.1 2 .500 .500 .450 66.7 50.0 33.3 .467 .549 .441 100.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 2.8 1 27 49.1 6 .200 .600 .383 7.7 16.7 10.0 .234 .390 .331 50.0
2023 Changeup -4.7 -1 20 36.4 4 .333 .667 .488 33.3 0.0 0.0 .458 .999 .624 100.0
2023 Slider -4.2 0 8 14.5 2 .000 .000 .450 25.0 0.0 0.0 .090 .126 .083 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 10 86.2 99 18.4 9:45 9:30 15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 54 94.6 93 18.2 10:30 10:45 -15
2024 Slider 26 85.7 31 5.9 1:30 2:30 -60
2024 Sweeper 23 81.9 45 14.7 3:45 3:00 45
2023 Changeup 20 87.1 98 16.0 10:00 9:45 15
2023 4-Seam Fastball 27 94.7 96 17.9 10:45 11:00 -15
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 29 123 1 0 0 0 0
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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 55 50.9 71.4 90.0 22.2 50.0 43.6 66.7 47.3 19.2 5.5 33.3
2024 123 52.8 76.9 84.0 31.0 55.6 47.2 58.6 55.3 23.5 7.3 88.9
Player 178 52.2 75.3 85.7 28.2 54.2 46.1 61.0 52.8 22.3 6.7 75.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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
2024 57 44 34
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2023 2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.7 94.5 -0.2 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 87.1 86.2 -0.9 ↓
Breaking Velocity 83.5 83.7 0.2 ↑
Exit Velocity 88.9 93.1 4.2 ↑
Launch Angle 19.4 12.8 -6.6 ↓
Barrel % 22.2 5.0 -17.2 ↓
Hard Hit % 55.6 50.0 -5.6 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 44.4 25.0 -19.4 ↓
xBA .273 .258 -0.015 ↓
BA .200 .296 0.096 ↑
xwOBA .387 .302 -0.085 ↓
wOBA .350 .316 -0.034 ↓
xSLG .520 .380 -0.140 ↓
SLG .500 .370 -0.130 ↓
K% 8.3 24.1 15.8 ↑
BB% 16.7 6.9 -9.8 ↓
Swing % 47.3 55.3 8.0 ↑
Whiff% 19.2 23.5 4.3 ↑
In Zone % 50.9 52.8 1.9 ↑
Out of Zone % 49.1 47.2 -1.9 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 22.2 31.0 8.8 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 33.3 27.6 -5.7 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 66.7 58.6 -8.1 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 12 .350 9 0 0.0 3 2 66.7
2024 Shades 29 .316 16 3 18.8 13 6 46.2
! 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 14 14.8 57.1% 0.0% 11 19.7 0.0% 0.0%
2024 15 15.5 46.7% 0.0% 26 18.8 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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