Joe La Sorsa
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 5" 232LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2019 | Rd: 18, #548, Tampa Bay Rays | St. John's
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 1 0 4.41 25 0 0 32.2 28 1.26
2024 0 0 4.58 16 0 0 17.2 14 1.25
2 Seasons 1 0 4.47 41 0 0 50.1 42 1.25
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 25 1-0 4.41 32.2 28 1.26
2024 16 0-0 4.58 17.2 14 1.25
2 Seasons 41 1-0 4.47 50.1 42 1.25
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
2023 25 540 102 2 2.0 1.4 85.7 107.3 12.2 33.3 .270 .374 .304 .323 .355 30.4 19.3 6.2 4.41 4.42
2024 26 271 54 5 9.3 6.8 86.6 113.7 15.2 31.5 .258 .450 .321 .327 .379 33.3 18.9 6.8 4.58 4.52
Player 811 156 7 4.5 3.2 86.0 113.7 13.2 32.7 .266 .400 .310 .324 .363 31.4 19.2 6.4
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

La Sorsa relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(56.1%) ,
Changeup
(21.0%) ,
Slider
(20.7%) ,
Four Seamer
(2.2%) ,


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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 41.2 26.5 25.5 6.9 48.0 24.5 27.5 2.0 30.4 31.4 31.4 2.0 2.0 1.4
2024 40.7 29.6 22.2 7.4 46.3 37.0 16.7 11.1 29.6 27.8 14.8 7.4 9.3 6.8
Player 41.0 27.6 24.4 7.1 47.4 28.8 23.7 5.1 30.1 30.1 25.6 3.8 4.5 3.2
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
2024 Slider WSH L 56 74.9 48.6 -1.5 13.5GLV 1.5 0.5 1.0 13.5GLV 8.4
2024 Sinker WSH L 152 87.8 31.2 2.9 18.1ARM 2.6 4.4 3.7 18.1ARM 2.9
2024 Changeup WSH L 57 82.8 31.1 -5.2 14.1ARM -0.2 8.7 -2.8 14.1ARM 0.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball WSH L 6 90.4 19.6 -2.1 14.1ARM 7.0 13.8 -1.8 14.1ARM 5.9
2023 4-Seam Fastball WSH L 3 92.6 20.7 -4.9 12.4ARM 5.3 11.2 -4.1 12.4ARM 4.5
2023 Changeup WSH L 23 82.1 34.1 -2.5 13.3ARM -1.0 6.6 -0.3 13.3ARM -0.7
2023 Slider WSH L 244 74.9 45.6 -1.8 12.4GLV 0.2 3.3 -1.5 12.4GLV 7.2
2023 Sinker WSH L 270 88.1 31.5 3.7 17.2ARM 2.0 3.8 4.5 17.2ARM 2.1
! 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 %
2024 Sinker -0.1 0 152 56.1 39 .343 .514 .397 13.6 17.9 21.2 .294 .494 .367 41.4
2024 Changeup 1.0 1 57 21.0 18 .118 .294 .200 6.3 22.2 13.3 .219 .372 .278 30.8
2024 Slider 0.1 0 56 20.7 15 .231 .462 .300 10.3 13.3 9.1 .232 .469 .310 16.7
2024 4-Seam Fastball 11.4 1 6 2.2 1 .000 .000 .000 -- 100.0 25.0 -- -- .000 --
2023 Sinker -1.5 -4 270 50.0 68 .379 .517 .443 12.7 10.3 11.7 .375 .499 .427 43.1
2023 Slider 2.5 6 244 45.2 68 .125 .172 .189 31.6 29.4 21.7 .173 .220 .201 15.9
2023 Changeup 3.9 1 23 4.3 7 .167 .167 .229 0.0 0.0 0.0 .259 .388 .341 16.7
2023 4-Seam Fastball -32.5 -1 3 0.6 2 .500 2.000 1.000 33.3 50.0 33.3 .439 1.708 .866 100.0
! 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
2024 Changeup 57 82.8 99 16.6 9:30 10:00 -30
2024 Sinker 152 87.8 94 19.3 10:00 9:15 45
2024 Slider 56 74.9 58 14.8 3:45 3:15 30
2023 Changeup 23 82.1 96 15.3 9:45 9:45 0
2023 Sinker 248 88.0 90 18.2 10:00 9:15 45
2023 Slider 242 74.9 53 13.8 3:15 2:45 30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 145 540 3 7 -5 -3 2
2024 73 271 -2 5 -1 -1 1
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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 540 55.6 65.7 81.7 23.3 62.5 38.5 61.4 46.9 22.5 10.2 72.7
2024 271 58.7 64.2 92.2 22.3 68.0 41.0 74.0 46.9 11.0 8.9 70.8
Player 811 56.6 65.1 85.3 23.0 64.2 39.3 65.6 46.9 18.7 9.7 72.2
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
2023 1 10 71
2024 1 9 62
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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 24.1 3 2.5 1 0 3 0 0.0
2024 24.6 4 3.6 0 1 1 3 75.0
Player 24.3 7 6.2 1 1 4 3 42.9
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
2023 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 1 3 3 3 3 2
2024 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4
Player 7 4 6 6 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 8 5 5 7 6 5 5 7 7 6 6 7 7 5 5 7 7 6 7 6
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 2023 2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 88.1 87.9 -0.2
Offspeed Velocity 82.1 82.8 0.7
Breaking Velocity 74.9 74.9 0.0
Exit Velocity 85.7 86.6 0.9
Launch Angle 12.2 15.2 3.0
Barrel % 2.0 9.3 7.3
Hard Hit % 30.4 33.3 2.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.3 31.5 -1.8
xBA .270 .258 -0.012
BA .246 .258 0.012
xwOBA .323 .327 0.004
wOBA .304 .321 0.017
xSLG .374 .450 0.076
SLG .354 .439 0.085
K% 19.3 18.9 -0.4
BB% 6.2 6.8 0.6
Swing % 46.9 46.9 0.0
Whiff% 22.5 11.0 -11.5
In Zone % 55.6 58.7 3.1
Out of Zone % 44.4 41.3 -3.1
Out of Zone Swing % 23.3 22.3 -1.0
First Pitch Swing % 26.2 27.4 1.2
First Pitch Strike % 61.4 74.0 12.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 145 .304 75 7 9.3 70 6 8.6
2024 Shades 73 .321 48 0 0.0 25 4 16.0
! 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 %
2023 137 11.0 97.8% 0.0% 109 19.3 0.0% 0.9%
2024 84 10.9 91.7% 1.2% 39 17.6 10.3% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution