Casey Sadler
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 223LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2010 | Rd: 25, #747, Pittsburgh Pirates | Western Oklahoma State College
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2019 4 0 2.14 33 1 1 46.1 31 1.17
2020 1 2 5.12 17 0 0 19.1 21 1.40
2021 0 1 0.67 42 0 0 40.1 37 0.72
6 Seasons 6 4 2.86 101 2 1 125.2 104 1.15
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2019 33 4-0 2.14 46.1 31 1.17
2020 17 1-2 5.12 19.1 21 1.40
2021 42 0-1 0.67 40.1 37 0.72
6 Seasons 101 6-4 2.86 125.2 104 1.15
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 24 77 13 2 15.4 10.5 90.7 111.8 8.5 46.2 .247 .503 .323 .342 .447 46.2 26.3 5.3 3.60 4.96
2018 27 86 19 1 5.3 4.0 90.7 104.5 0.7 21.1 .248 .397 .473 .327 .321 42.1 12.0 12.0 8.31 4.57
2019 28 696 146 4 2.7 2.1 88.6 112.5 9.1 26.7 .249 .376 .284 .300 .323 36.3 16.0 6.7 2.14 3.94
2020 29 348 53 2 3.8 2.3 87.3 107.6 12.3 32.1 .244 .347 .314 .317 .358 26.4 24.4 14.0 5.12 4.27
2021 30 581 97 3 3.1 2.1 85.4 109.7 3.5 18.6 .197 .273 .185 .241 .281 30.9 25.5 6.9 0.67 2.41
Player 1788 328 12 3.7 2.6 87.6 112.5 7.4 25.6 .232 .345 .270 .288 .321 33.8 20.7 8.3
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

Sadler relies on 5 pitches.
Cutter
(40.8%) ,
Curveball
(31.5%) ,
Sinker
(27.0%) ,
Changeup
(0.3%) ,
Four Seamer
(0.3%) ,


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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 46.2 15.4 30.8 7.7 53.8 46.2 0.0 0.0 46.2 23.1 7.7 7.7 15.4 10.5
2018 57.9 15.8 26.3 0.0 31.6 47.4 21.1 0.0 52.6 15.8 21.1 5.3 5.3 4.0
2019 53.4 23.3 17.8 5.5 43.8 40.4 15.8 4.1 41.1 24.0 22.6 4.1 2.7 2.1
2020 43.4 22.6 28.3 5.7 49.1 26.4 24.5 5.7 28.3 26.4 30.2 3.8 3.8 2.3
2021 63.9 15.5 13.4 7.2 47.4 39.2 13.4 7.2 44.3 19.6 22.7 3.1 3.1 2.1
Player 54.9 20.1 19.2 5.8 45.4 38.4 16.2 4.9 40.9 22.6 23.2 4.0 3.7 2.6
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


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
2021 Curveball SEA R 183 79.6 53.4 0.3 12.1GLV 2.9 -9.9 -0.2 12.1GLV 2.9
2021 Sinker SEA R 157 93.1 22.8 0.8 16.6ARM 1.7 8.8 0.0 16.6ARM 1.8
2021 Cutter SEA R 237 88.2 29.5 -2.1 3.7GLV 1.3 5.4 -2.6 3.7GLV 0.8
2021 Changeup SEA R 2 90.4 25.1 -2.4 23.2ARM 8.7 8.4 -2.1 23.2ARM 9.3
2021 4-Seam Fastball SEA R 2 93.4 17.3 -2.1 4.6ARM -2.8 14.1 -2.1 4.6ARM -2.6
2020 Changeup SEA R 16 86.7 32.0 1.7 15.7ARM 1.9 4.6 1.8 15.7ARM 2.3
2020 Cutter SEA R 80 88.9 27.4 -1.3 3.2GLV 1.1 6.8 -1.4 3.2GLV 0.4
2020 4-Seam Fastball SEA R 1 93.1 15.4 0.3 7.5ARM 0.1 16.1 0.1 7.5ARM 0.2
2020 Sinker SEA R 122 92.9 21.5 -0.6 16.6ARM 1.8 10.2 -1.1 16.6ARM 1.8
2020 Curveball SEA R 129 80.7 50.0 -0.4 10.7GLV 1.6 -8.0 -1.7 10.7GLV 1.5
! 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 %
2021 Cutter 1.2 3 237 40.8 50 .239 .326 .282 24.3 18.0 20.0 .224 .327 .273 32.4
2021 Curveball 3.3 6 183 31.5 51 .067 .133 .143 31.3 27.5 20.0 .186 .286 .251 31.3
2021 Sinker 4.4 7 157 27.0 44 .119 .119 .155 13.1 31.8 25.9 .178 .200 .193 28.6
2021 4-Seam Fastball -2.7 0 2 0.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2021 Changeup -6.6 0 2 0.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2020 Curveball 2.3 3 129 37.1 32 .138 .138 .220 44.4 43.8 28.0 .157 .197 .212 18.8
2020 Sinker -0.7 -1 122 35.1 28 .227 .500 .388 24.5 10.7 14.3 .273 .404 .379 31.6
2020 Cutter -1.0 -1 80 23.0 26 .273 .636 .462 19.6 15.4 16.7 .328 .480 .399 27.8
2020 Changeup 1.0 0 16 4.6 -- -- -- 50.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2020 4-Seam Fastball -14.0 0 1 0.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! 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
2021 Curveball 177 79.5 62 17.9 7:45 7:30 15
2021 Cutter 232 88.2 27 6.6 11:45 10:30 75
2021 Sinker 153 93.1 82 19.1 1:15 2:15 -60
2020 Changeup 12 86.9 87 17.3 1:30 2:30 -60
2020 Curveball 94 80.7 58 15.5 8:00 7:30 30
2020 Cutter 56 88.9 31 7.2 12:00 11:00 60
2020 Sinker 102 93.0 86 19.8 1:15 2:00 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2014 49 161 -1 1 -2 -1 -2
2019 192 696 5 7 -1 -4 8
2020 86 348 -1 6 -1 -3 1
2021 145 581 13 8 -3 -2 15
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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 77 55.8 58.1 80.0 23.5 62.5 57.1 57.9 42.9 18.2 2.6 50.0
2018 86 46.5 70.0 92.9 28.3 61.5 39.5 52.0 47.7 17.1 7.0 83.3
2019 696 44.4 66.0 87.3 30.2 57.3 45.5 55.7 46.1 22.7 6.5 75.6
2020 348 42.8 58.4 85.1 31.7 49.2 43.4 53.5 43.1 30.0 5.2 66.7
2021 581 47.0 59.3 89.5 30.8 53.7 39.2 56.6 44.2 23.7 8.3 64.6
Player 1,788 45.5 62.2 87.5 30.4 54.7 43.3 55.5 44.9 23.9 6.7 69.7
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 28 2 59
2018 36 37 44
2019 51 70 94 45
2020 49 45 74 88 20 88 87 68 96 54 8 73 84 42 85 90 32
2021 42 43 88 32
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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 %
2018 -- 0 0.9 -1 0 1 0 --
2019 22.2 5 4.5 1 1 3 2 40.0
2020 25.0 3 2.7 0 2 2 1 33.3
2021 20.9 1 1.1 0 1 0 1 100.0
Player 23.0 9 9.2 0 4 6 4 44.4
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
2018 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
2019 5 5 3 4 4 4 5 5 3 3 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 5 4 4
2020 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 5 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 2
2021 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 9 10 8 9 9 8 10 10 7 7 8 11 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 10 11 10 8 9 8 9 10 9 7
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 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.3 92.0 0.7 91.3 -0.7 90.2 -1.1
Offspeed Velocity 86.4 86.8 0.4 86.7 -0.1 90.4 3.7
Breaking Velocity 82.4 81.7 -0.7 80.7 -1.0 79.6 -1.1
Exit Velocity 90.7 88.6 -2.1 87.3 -1.3 85.4 -1.9
Launch Angle 0.7 9.1 8.4 12.3 3.2 3.5 -8.8
Barrel % 5.3 2.7 -2.6 3.8 1.1 3.1 -0.7
Hard Hit % 42.1 36.3 -5.8 26.4 -9.9 30.9 4.5
LA Sweet-Spot % 21.1 26.7 5.6 32.1 5.4 18.6 -13.5
xBA .248 .249 0.001 .244 -0.005 .197 -0.047
BA .409 .236 -0.173 .205 -0.031 .143 -0.062
xwOBA .327 .300 -0.027 .317 0.017 .241 -0.076
wOBA .473 .284 -0.189 .314 0.030 .185 -0.129
xSLG .397 .376 -0.021 .347 -0.029 .273 -0.074
SLG .636 .362 -0.274 .397 0.035 .195 -0.202
K% 12.0 16.0 4.0 24.4 8.4 25.5 1.1
BB% 12.0 6.7 -5.3 14.0 7.3 6.9 -7.1
Swing % 47.7 46.1 -1.6 43.1 -3.0 44.2 1.1
Whiff% 17.1 22.7 5.6 30.0 7.3 23.7 -6.3
In Zone % 46.5 44.4 -2.1 42.8 -1.6 47.0 4.2
Out of Zone % 53.5 55.6 2.1 57.2 1.6 53.0 -4.2
Out of Zone Swing % 28.3 30.2 1.9 31.7 1.5 30.8 -0.9
First Pitch Swing % 28.0 26.0 -2.0 23.3 -2.7 22.1 -1.2
First Pitch Strike % 52.0 55.7 3.7 53.5 -2.2 56.6 3.1
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 25 .473 11 2 18.2 14 0 0.0
2019 Shifts 192 .284 96 55 57.3 96 78 81.3
2020 Shifts 85 .309 43 4 9.3 42 17 40.5
2021 Shifts 145 .185 97 21 21.6 48 28 58.3
! 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 42 15.4 40.5% 0.0% 23 20.8 8.7% 4.3%
2015 31 14.9 54.8% 0.0% 7 20.5 14.3% 0.0%
2018 14 13.6 64.3% 0.0% 24 18.7 4.2% 0.0%
2019 223 16.0 39.5% 1.3% 98 21.4 0.0% 14.3%
2020 89 18.8 12.4% 1.1% 68 24.0 0.0% 8.8%
2021 186 17.6 18.3% 2.2% 94 25.7 0.0% 20.2%

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Pitch Distribution