Drew Rucinski
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 190LBS | Age: 35
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2017 0 0 10.38 2 0 0 4.1 5 2.77
2018 4 2 4.33 32 0 0 35.1 27 1.33
2023 0 4 9.00 4 4 0 18 6 2.28
5 Seasons 4 8 6.25 45 5 0 72 50 1.76
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2017 2 0-0 10.38 4.1 5 2.77
2018 32 4-2 4.33 35.1 27 1.33
2023 4 0-4 9.00 18 6 2.28
5 Seasons 45 4-8 6.25 72 50 1.76
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 26 154 24 1 4.2 2.9 88.2 109.9 10.4 29.2 .338 .510 .445 .435 .432 37.5 11.4 17.1 7.71 8.95
2017 28 88 16 2 12.5 8.7 81.7 104.0 3.4 31.3 .297 .585 .568 .398 .485 25.0 21.7 8.7 10.38 7.36
2018 29 562 110 4 3.6 2.6 85.6 108.5 8.1 31.8 .235 .347 .297 .292 .316 32.7 17.5 8.4 4.33 3.58
2023 34 350 74 7 9.5 7.4 88.6 109.3 13.1 29.7 .313 .491 .439 .401 .372 43.2 6.3 14.7 9.00 7.35
Player 1154 224 14 6.3 4.6 86.6 109.9 9.6 30.8 .274 .426 .379 .351 .359 36.2 13.7 11.4
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

Rucinski relies on 5 pitches.
Slider
(30.3%) ,
Four Seamer
(28.9%) ,
Sinker
(26.0%) ,
Changeup
(7.7%) ,
Curveball
(7.1%) ,


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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
2015 45.8 8.3 33.3 12.5 29.2 41.7 29.2 4.2 25.0 20.8 41.7 4.2 4.2 2.9
2017 50.0 18.8 25.0 6.3 25.0 25.0 50.0 12.5 31.3 18.8 25.0 0.0 12.5 8.7
2018 49.1 24.5 23.6 2.7 32.7 36.4 30.9 3.6 39.1 20.9 25.5 6.4 3.6 2.6
2023 43.2 28.4 23.0 5.4 41.9 40.5 17.6 1.4 35.1 21.6 27.0 4.1 9.5 7.4
Player 46.9 23.7 24.6 4.9 34.8 37.5 27.7 3.6 35.7 21.0 27.7 4.9 6.3 4.6
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
2023 Curveball OAK R 25 78.8 53.2 -1.1 4.2GLV -5.0 -9.0 -0.9 4.2GLV -4.7
2023 Sinker OAK R 91 89.1 25.7 -0.8 15.3ARM 0.4 8.9 -1.3 15.3ARM 0.3
2023 Changeup OAK R 27 83.6 32.8 -1.0 10.6ARM -3.6 6.3 -0.9 10.6ARM -3.8
2023 Slider OAK R 106 84.2 35.5 -1.9 4.5GLV -1.0 3.2 -1.7 4.5GLV -0.8
2023 4-Seam Fastball OAK R 101 89.0 21.3 -2.4 5.3ARM -2.0 13.2 -2.6 5.3ARM -2.1
2018 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 174 93.6 15.0 0.6 7.4ARM 0.0 15.9 0.2 7.4ARM 0.2
2018 Curveball MIA R 22 80.3 48.3 -4.2 1.6GLV -6.9 -5.5 -4.1 1.6GLV -7.6
2018 Cutter MIA R 199 90.1 25.2 -0.6 1.3GLV -0.7 8.3 0.0 1.3GLV -1.3
2018 Slider MIA R 25 85.0 37.7 1.8 0.5ARM -4.9 0.6 1.2 0.5ARM -5.8
2018 Sinker MIA R 99 93.5 18.6 -2.5 13.8ARM -0.5 12.4 -3.1 13.8ARM -0.9
2018 Changeup MIA R 42 85.6 34.4 3.4 8.9ARM -4.7 3.5 3.2 8.9ARM -4.4
! 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 %
2023 Slider -6.7 -7 106 30.3 30 .375 .833 .569 36.7 13.3 16.0 .384 .771 .530 57.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball -2.6 -3 101 28.9 24 .294 .471 .475 15.2 0.0 0.0 .236 .317 .371 23.5
2023 Sinker -1.7 -2 91 26.0 31 .259 .370 .365 2.3 0.0 0.0 .256 .358 .299 53.6
2023 Changeup -2.5 -1 27 7.7 1 .000 .000 .000 100.0 100.0 14.3 -- -- .000 --
2023 Curveball -12.1 -3 25 7.1 9 .667 1.000 .717 28.6 11.1 9.1 .484 .554 .459 12.5
2018 Cutter 2.1 4 199 35.4 57 .236 .309 .270 22.4 7.0 10.3 .224 .328 .256 23.5
2018 4-Seam Fastball -0.3 0 174 31.0 43 .270 .351 .323 21.3 18.6 14.8 .288 .471 .369 50.0
2018 Sinker -3.4 -3 99 17.6 25 .421 .579 .444 15.7 4.0 4.8 .292 .372 .356 30.0
2018 Changeup -1.2 -1 42 7.5 17 .133 .400 .274 38.1 52.9 25.7 .125 .183 .203 33.3
2018 Slider 5.5 1 25 4.4 7 .000 .000 .000 50.0 71.4 22.7 .030 .031 .028 50.0
2018 Curveball -0.7 0 22 3.9 1 1.000 1.000 .900 37.5 0.0 -- .913 1.056 .879 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.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2023 Changeup 25 83.6 98 13.3 2:00 2:00 0
2023 Curveball 25 78.8 54 12.5 7:30 6:45 45
2023 4-Seam Fastball 101 89.0 76 13.6 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Sinker 91 89.1 80 17.9 1:00 2:15 -75
2023 Slider 106 84.2 31 5.4 11:00 9:45 75
! 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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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2014 34 126 2 -1 0 -1 0
2015 35 153 -2 0 -1 -1 -4
2018 150 561 4 4 -5 -2 1
2023 95 350 -1 -7 -5 -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 154 45.5 67.1 87.2 15.5 69.2 43.5 68.6 39.0 16.7 8.4 69.2
2017 88 52.3 67.4 83.9 26.2 54.5 45.5 52.2 47.7 23.8 5.7 60.0
2018 562 46.2 74.9 84.0 31.8 59.4 37.4 62.7 51.8 23.7 7.0 84.6
2023 350 47.1 59.4 90.8 23.8 50.0 42.3 60.0 40.6 21.8 8.3 82.8
Player 1,154 46.8 68.5 86.2 26.8 57.3 40.3 61.7 46.4 22.4 7.5 80.2
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 29 2 93
2018 60 6 91
2023 4 8 75
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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 %
2017 22.5 2 2.0 0 0 0 2 100.0
2018 23.4 2 2.2 0 2 4 0 0.0
2023 23.2 5 4.7 0 3 5 0 0.0
Player 23.1 9 8.9 0 5 9 2 22.2
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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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2017 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2018 2 3 1 4 3 0 3 2 2 0 1 5 3 1 2 4 1 3 2 4 2 2 4 4 0 0 3 3 4 1 0
2023 5 3 2 3 5 5 6 5 4 5 5 4 3 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 3 5 5 6 4 6 5
Player 9 8 5 9 10 7 11 9 8 7 8 11 8 8 9 11 9 10 9 11 9 9 11 12 5 7 10 11 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 2017 2018 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.3 92.1 0.8
Offspeed Velocity 84.6 85.6 1.0
Breaking Velocity 83.1 82.8 -0.3
Exit Velocity 81.7 85.6 3.9
Launch Angle 3.4 8.1 4.7
Barrel % 12.5 3.6 -8.9
Hard Hit % 25.0 32.7 7.7
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.3 31.8 0.5
xBA .297 .235 -0.062
BA .476 .254 -0.222
xwOBA .398 .292 -0.106
wOBA .568 .297 -0.271
xSLG .585 .347 -0.238
SLG .857 .358 -0.499
K% 21.7 17.5 -4.2
BB% 8.7 8.4 -0.3
Swing % 47.7 51.8 4.1
Whiff% 23.8 23.7 -0.1
In Zone % 52.3 46.2 -6.1
Out of Zone % 47.7 53.8 6.1
Out of Zone Swing % 26.2 31.8 5.6
First Pitch Swing % 21.7 36.7 15.0
First Pitch Strike % 52.2 62.7 10.5
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2017 Shifts 23 .568 15 2 13.3 8 3 37.5
2018 Shifts 150 .297 88 16 18.2 62 17 27.4
2023 Shades 95 .439 49 0 0.0 46 29 63.0
! 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 36 17.9 19.4% 0.0% 21 20.2 0.0% 0.0%
2015 32 16.2 25.0% 0.0% 38 22.1 7.9% 15.8%
2017 18 17.6 5.6% 5.6% 23 21.5 0.0% 4.3%
2018 146 20.4 0.0% 0.7% 94 22.8 0.0% 16.0%
2023 99 17.1 2.0% 0.0% 69 19.5 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution