Grae Kessinger
3B | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 204LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2019 | Rd: 2, #68, Houston Astros | Ole Miss
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2023 45 40 3 8 1 0 .200 .289 .325 .614
2024 25 21 4 0 0 0 .000 .160 .000 .160
2 Seasons 70 61 7 8 1 0 .131 .243 .213 .456
AVG HR SB OPS
2023 .200 1 0 .614
2024 .000 0 0 .160
2 Seasons .131 1 0 .456
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Statcast Batting 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%
2023 25 165 28 3 10.7 6.7 86.3 106.5 13.6 32.1 .194 .404 .275 .299 .357 32.1 26.7 11.1
2024 26 115 14 0 0.0 0.0 85.1 98.9 11.0 21.4 .116 .207 .112 .226 .205 21.4 28.0 12.0
Player 280 42 3 7.1 4.3 85.9 106.5 12.8 28.6 .167 .336 .217 .273 .306 28.6 27.1 11.4
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.6 22.2 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

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2023 42.9 57.1 39.3 14.3 3.6 39.3 46.4 14.3 14.3 21.4 7.1 25.0 25.0 7.1
2024 50.0 50.0 28.6 14.3 7.1 21.4 64.3 14.3 14.3 35.7 0.0 7.1 28.6 14.3
Player 45.2 54.8 35.7 14.3 4.8 33.3 52.4 14.3 14.3 26.2 4.8 19.0 26.2 9.5
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.8 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2023 3.6 35.7 35.7 14.3 0.0 10.7 6.7
2024 7.1 35.7 28.6 14.3 14.3 0.0 0.0
Player 4.8 35.7 33.3 14.3 4.8 7.1 4.3
MLB 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.

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 -5.6 -2 43 37.4 10 .000 .000 .070 33.3 20.0 12.5 .137 .293 .234 28.6
2024 Slider -2.5 -1 20 17.4 4 .000 .000 .175 37.5 25.0 11.1 .060 .067 .217 0.0
2024 Sinker -5.0 -1 14 12.2 5 .000 .000 .140 50.0 60.0 50.0 .010 .010 .150 0.0
2024 Curveball 4.1 1 13 11.3 1 -- -- .700 25.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
2024 Changeup -8.8 -1 7 6.1 3 .000 .000 .000 50.0 33.3 33.3 .091 .224 .126 50.0
2024 Sweeper -3.9 0 6 5.2 -- -- -- 75.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2024 Cutter 1.9 0 6 5.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2024 Split-Finger 5.5 0 1 0.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2023 4-Seam Fastball -2.2 -1 57 34.5 10 .000 .000 .140 40.9 50.0 33.3 .125 .437 .323 66.7
2023 Sinker -4.1 -1 34 20.6 8 .000 .000 .175 23.1 0.0 0.0 .075 .087 .227 33.3
2023 Slider -2.7 -1 23 13.9 6 .167 .167 .150 30.0 33.3 20.0 .178 .235 .175 25.0
2023 Cutter -7.3 -1 15 9.1 6 .167 .167 .150 33.3 16.7 100.0 .048 .049 .045 0.0
2023 Changeup 3.6 0 11 6.7 5 .400 .600 .430 57.1 60.0 50.0 .250 .691 .385 100.0
2023 Curveball 14.4 1 10 6.1 5 .400 1.000 .580 14.3 20.0 100.0 .466 1.068 .640 25.0
2023 Sweeper 10.1 1 9 5.5 3 .500 1.000 .650 0.0 0.0 0.0 .426 .515 .502 50.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 45 165 0 -4 2 1 -1
2024 25 115 -2 -4 1 1 -4
Player 70 280 -2 -8 2 -2 -6
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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 165 49.7 62.2 76.5 27.7 52.2 43.0 33.3 44.8 31.1 8.5 50.0
2024 115 48.7 69.6 66.7 22.0 53.8 43.5 28.0 45.2 36.5 6.1 85.7
Player 280 49.3 65.2 72.2 25.4 52.8 43.2 31.4 45.0 33.3 7.5 61.9
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.7 42.6 29.9 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! 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 		Bat
Speed 		Squared-up
Rate 		Swing
Length
2023 24 31
2024 4 23
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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 %
2023 20.7 1 1.0 0 1 1 0 0.0
2024 -- 0 0.1 0 1 0 0 --
Player 20.7 1 1.1 0 2 1 0 0.0
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2023 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
2024 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs 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 2023 +/-   2024
Exit Velocity 86.3 -1.2 ↓ 85.1
Launch Angle 13.6 -2.6 ↓ 11.0
Barrel % 10.7 -10.7 ↓ 0.0
Hard Hit % 32.1 -10.7 ↓ 21.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.1 -10.7 ↓ 21.4
xBA .194 -0.078 ↓ .116
BA .200 -0.200 ↓ .000
xwOBA .299 -0.073 ↓ .226
wOBA .275 -0.163 ↓ .112
xSLG .404 -0.197 ↓ .207
SLG .325 -0.325 ↓ .000
K% 26.7 1.3 ↑ 28.0
BB% 11.1 0.9 ↑ 12.0
Swing % 44.8 0.4 ↑ 45.2
Whiff% 31.1 5.4 ↑ 36.5
In Zone % 49.7 -1.0 ↓ 48.7
Out of Zone % 50.3 1.0 ↑ 51.3
Out of Zone Swing % 27.7 -5.7 ↓ 22.0
First Pitch Swing % 33.3 -5.3 ↓ 28.0
First Pitch Strike % 60.0 4.0 ↑ 64.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2023 Shades R 45 1 2.2 .281 .000
2024 Shades R 24 1 4.2 .121 .000
! 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 57 15.4 42.1% 0.0% 15 18.6 0.0% 0.0%
2024 29 15.6 44.8% 0.0% 21 16.8 23.8% 0.0%
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