Blake Sabol
C | B/T: L/R | 6' 4" 225LBS | Age: 25

Draft: 2019 | Rd: 7, #214, Pittsburgh Pirates | USC

Stats

PA AB R H HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2023 157 142 18 36 7 18 2 .254 .325 .437 .762
1 Season 157 142 18 36 7 18 2 .254 .325 .437 .762
AVG HR RBI SB OPS
2023 .254 7 18 2 .762
1 Season .254 7 18 2 .762

Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2023 25 589 87 9 10.3 5.9 90.1 111.6 14.8 34.5 .207 .380 .327 .288 .401 41.4 34.6 6.5
Player 589 87 9 10.3 5.9 90.1 111.6 14.8 34.5 .207 .380 .327 .288 .401 41.4 34.6 6.5
MLB 6.8 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.1 33.0 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.0 22.1 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
2023 49.4 29.9 17.2 3.4 43.7 31.0 25.3 8.0 29.9 23.0 20.7 8.0 10.3 5.9
Player 49.4 29.9 17.2 3.4 43.7 31.0 25.3 8.0 29.9 23.0 20.7 8.0 10.3 5.9
MLB 44.8 23.2 24.9 7.1 36.8 37.6 25.4 3.9 33.0 24.6 24.4 5.8 6.8 4.7
! 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 %
2023 4-Seamer 0.2 0 169 28.7 45 .250 .450 .362 32.0 35.6 29.6 .208 .406 .307 54.2
2023 Changeup 1.1 1 97 16.5 27 .200 .360 .306 50.9 33.3 22.5 .191 .351 .265 25.0
2023 Slider -2.0 -2 79 13.4 21 .200 .350 .257 53.3 52.4 42.3 .186 .350 .250 33.3
2023 Curveball 2.9 2 79 13.4 16 .231 .462 .369 44.8 31.3 19.2 .160 .252 .276 50.0
2023 Sinker -2.7 -2 66 11.2 21 .250 .250 .248 18.8 42.9 42.9 .248 .361 .283 45.5
2023 Cutter -1.1 0 43 7.3 13 .385 .462 .373 23.8 15.4 28.6 .237 .321 .241 36.4
2023 Sweeper 10.0 3 30 5.1 5 .500 2.000 .940 47.1 20.0 8.3 .322 1.174 .634 66.7
2023 Splitter 7.5 2 21 3.6 3 .333 .667 1.017 33.3 0.0 0.0 .253 .596 .357 33.3
2023 Forkball 6.8 0 1 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 153 589 7 -7 2 2 4
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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 %
2023 589 52.8 73.6 66.4 28.4 38.0 43.0 49.7 52.3 38.3 8.1 83.3
Player 589 52.8 73.6 66.4 28.4 38.0 43.0 49.7 52.3 38.3 8.1 83.3
MLB 48.5 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.2 42.6 29.5 47.1 24.7 7.3 76.1
! 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
2023 14 5 29 54 5 34 64 61 76 51 3 24 1 42 58
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2023 21.8 7 6.0 1 0 6 3 42.9
Player 21.8 7 6.0 1 0 6 3 42.9

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2023 7 6 4 7 9 6 7 4 8 4 5 9 5 4 8 5 5 5 6 9 4 4 9 5 4 4 9 9 4 7 4
Player 7 6 4 7 9 6 7 4 8 4 5 9 5 4 8 5 5 5 6 9 4 4 9 5 4 4 9 9 4 7 4
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Statcast Shift Statistics

SeasonBat SidePAShifts%wOBA - No ShiftwOBA - Shift
2023 L 148 0 0.0 .320

Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2023 66 14.7 53.0% 0.0% 37 19.6 2.7% 0.0%
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