Declan Cronin
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 225LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2019 | Rd: 36, #1070, Chicago White Sox | Holy Cross
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 0 1 9.00 9 0 0 11 8 1.64
2024 2 2 3.40 35 0 0 50.1 54 1.37
2 Seasons 2 3 4.40 44 0 0 61.1 62 1.42
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 9 0-1 9.00 11 8 1.64
2024 35 2-2 3.40 50.1 54 1.37
2 Seasons 44 2-3 4.40 61.1 62 1.42
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

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 25 193 34 2 5.9 3.9 88.6 111.5 -0.6 32.4 .296 .490 .387 .398 .412 35.3 15.7 13.7 9.00 7.21
2024 26 785 142 8 5.6 3.7 90.8 112.0 3.1 32.4 .241 .357 .290 .293 .353 46.5 25.0 7.9 3.40 3.42
Player 978 176 10 5.7 3.7 90.4 112.0 2.4 32.4 .250 .381 .309 .313 .364 44.3 23.2 9.0
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.1 .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

Cronin relies on 4 pitches.
Slider
(53.2%) ,
Sinker
(40.6%) ,
Four Seamer
(5.4%) ,
Sweeper
(0.8%) ,


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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 52.9 8.8 32.4 5.9 35.3 38.2 26.5 5.9 41.2 14.7 26.5 5.9 5.9 3.9
2024 54.2 23.2 21.8 0.7 35.9 36.6 27.5 2.1 42.3 16.9 27.5 5.6 5.6 3.7
Player 54.0 20.5 23.9 1.7 35.8 36.9 27.3 2.8 42.0 16.5 27.3 5.7 5.7 3.7
MLB 44.5 23.7 24.8 7.0 37.1 37.5 25.3 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


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 R 6 81.0 43.4 2.5 6 10.8 -3.5 -25
2024 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 42 93.4 17.7 -1.1 -6 9.3 -0.2 -2
2024 Sinker MIA R 319 93.3 29.5 4.1 16 12.2 -3.5 -22
2024 Slider MIA R 418 86.9 37.9 2.6 7 5.7 0.2 5
2023 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 6 93.5 23.0 -6.3 -38 8.1 -1.3 -14
2023 Sweeper CWS R 10 83.8 38.0 -0.3 -1 11.0 -2.6 -19
2023 Sinker CWS R 84 93.5 30.2 5.6 23 11.1 -4.5 -29
2023 Slider CWS R 93 86.5 38.1 3.2 9 9.8 5.0 104
! 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 Slider 0.6 2 418 53.2 117 .252 .288 .280 33.6 30.8 29.3 .245 .360 .277 40.8
2024 Sinker -0.3 -1 319 40.6 84 .319 .403 .382 16.2 13.1 17.5 .269 .406 .349 55.7
2024 4-Seam Fastball 4.0 2 42 5.4 12 .091 .091 .133 33.3 50.0 24.0 .031 .042 .087 20.0
2024 Sweeper -2.1 0 6 0.8 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2023 Slider -0.1 0 93 48.2 25 .217 .522 .338 22.2 24.0 23.1 .261 .483 .344 41.2
2023 Sinker -2.5 -2 84 43.5 20 .286 .286 .435 10.7 10.0 10.0 .260 .287 .378 25.0
2023 Sweeper -5.4 -1 10 5.2 3 .333 1.333 .667 0.0 0.0 0.0 .565 1.380 .796 66.7
2023 4-Seam Fastball -6.2 0 6 3.1 3 .500 .500 .533 33.3 0.0 -- .550 .648 .581 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 4-Seam Fastball 42 93.4 73 16.2 1:45 1:15 30
2024 Sinker 312 93.3 71 13.0 1:45 3:00 -75
2024 Slider 418 86.9 28 7.5 7:45 8:00 -15
2023 Sinker 82 93.5 61 11.7 1:45 3:00 -75
2023 Slider 92 86.5 41 11.3 7:30 8:15 -45
2023 Sweeper 10 83.8 72 11.7 7:30 9:00 -90
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 51 193 -3 5 -4 -1 -3
2024 213 785 4 5 -4 -2 3
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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 193 50.8 60.2 89.8 24.2 65.2 44.6 49.0 42.5 17.1 4.1 100.0
2024 785 51.8 68.6 84.2 25.9 40.8 39.4 60.0 48.0 27.1 7.6 78.3
Player 978 51.6 66.9 85.2 25.6 45.5 40.4 57.9 46.9 25.3 7.0 80.9
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.8 7.3 76.2
! 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
2023 41 97 26
2024 69 51 75 84 55 66 81 5 5 68 51 64 24 36 98 11
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR

Year to Year Changes

Metric 2023 2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.5 93.3 -0.2
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 86.2 86.8 0.6
Exit Velocity 88.6 90.8 2.2
Launch Angle -0.6 3.1 3.7
Barrel % 5.9 5.6 -0.3
Hard Hit % 35.3 46.5 11.2
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.4 32.4 0.0
xBA .296 .241 -0.055
BA .262 .267 0.005
xwOBA .398 .293 -0.105
wOBA .387 .290 -0.097
xSLG .489 .357 -0.132
SLG .500 .318 -0.182
K% 15.7 25.0 9.3
BB% 13.7 7.9 -5.8
Swing % 42.5 48.0 5.5
Whiff% 17.1 27.1 10.0
In Zone % 50.8 51.8 1.0
Out of Zone % 49.2 48.2 -1.0
Out of Zone Swing % 24.2 25.9 1.7
First Pitch Swing % 25.5 31.2 5.7
First Pitch Strike % 49.0 60.0 11.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 51 .387 27 0 0.0 24 5 20.8
2024 Shades 210 .296 137 11 8.0 73 23 31.5
! 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 48 14.8 54.2% 0.0% 42 17.1 14.3% 0.0%
2024 181 15.3 41.4% 0.6% 149 17.1 3.4% 0.0%
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Pitch Distribution