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 6.39 11 0 0 12.2 12 1.58
2 Seasons 1 0 4.96 36 0 0 45.1 40 1.35
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 25 1-0 4.41 32.2 28 1.26
2024 11 0-0 6.39 12.2 12 1.58
2 Seasons 36 1-0 4.96 45.1 40 1.35
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 25 540 102 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 26 211 40 4 10.0 7.0 85.3 107.6 13.7 37.5 .286 .526 .392 .362 .440 35.0 21.1 7.0 6.39 5.61
Player 751 142 6 4.2 3.0 85.6 107.6 12.6 34.5 .274 .417 .328 .334 .379 31.7 19.8 6.4
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .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

La Sorsa relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(57.8%) ,
Changeup
(21.3%) ,
Slider
(19.0%) ,
Four Seamer
(1.9%) ,


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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 40.0 27.5 25.0 7.5 47.5 35.0 17.5 12.5 27.5 22.5 17.5 10.0 10.0 7.0
Player 40.8 26.8 25.4 7.0 47.9 27.5 24.6 4.9 29.6 28.9 27.5 4.2 4.2 3.0
MLB 44.5 23.8 24.7 7.0 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.7 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: 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 4-Seam Fastball WSH L 4 90.3 19.9 -2.4 -14 14.3 7.2 101
2024 Changeup WSH L 45 82.6 31.5 -5.2 -14 14.3 0.0 0
2024 Slider WSH L 40 75.0 49.5 -0.7 -1 14.1 2.0 17
2024 Sinker WSH L 122 87.8 31.1 2.8 10 18.2 2.7 17
2023 4-Seam Fastball WSH L 3 92.6 20.7 -4.9 -31 12.4 5.3 75
2023 Changeup WSH L 23 82.1 34.1 -2.5 -7 13.3 -1.0 -7
2023 Slider WSH L 244 74.9 45.6 -1.8 -4 12.4 0.2 2
2023 Sinker WSH L 270 88.1 31.5 3.7 13 17.2 2.1 14
! 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 Sinker -1.5 -2 122 57.8 30 .423 .654 .490 13.2 20.0 20.7 .310 .551 .398 38.1
2024 Changeup 1.1 0 45 21.3 16 .125 .313 .181 8.3 25.0 18.2 .228 .395 .265 33.3
2024 Slider -2.2 -1 40 19.0 9 .429 .857 .500 9.5 11.1 5.9 .367 .807 .462 28.6
2024 4-Seam Fastball 18.2 1 4 1.9 1 .000 .000 .000 -- 100.0 50.0 -- -- .000 --
2023 Sinker -1.5 -4 270 50.0 68 .379 .517 .443 11.8 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.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 45 82.6 99 16.8 9:30 9:45 -15
2024 Sinker 122 87.8 94 19.4 10:00 9:15 45
2024 Slider 40 75.0 59 15.4 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
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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 56 211 -3 3 -1 -1 -2
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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 22.1 10.2 72.7
2024 211 60.2 63.8 90.1 20.2 76.5 38.4 73.2 46.4 11.2 9.0 73.7
Player 751 56.9 65.1 84.2 22.5 65.8 38.5 64.7 46.7 19.1 9.9 73.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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 0 1 3 75.0
Player 24.3 7 6.2 1 0 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 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Player 7 4 6 6 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 5 7 6 5 5 7 7 6 6 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 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 82.6 0.5
Breaking Velocity 74.9 75.0 0.1
Exit Velocity 85.7 85.3 -0.4
Launch Angle 12.2 13.7 1.5
Barrel % 2.0 10.0 8.0
Hard Hit % 30.4 35.0 4.6
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.3 37.5 4.2
xBA .270 .286 0.016
BA .246 .320 0.074
xwOBA .323 .362 0.039
wOBA .304 .392 0.088
xSLG .374 .526 0.152
SLG .354 .560 0.206
K% 19.3 21.1 1.8
BB% 6.2 7.0 0.8
Swing % 46.9 46.4 -0.5
Whiff% 22.1 11.2 -10.9
In Zone % 55.6 60.2 4.6
Out of Zone % 44.4 39.8 -4.6
Out of Zone Swing % 23.3 20.2 -3.1
First Pitch Swing % 26.2 25.0 -1.2
First Pitch Strike % 61.4 73.2 11.8
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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 56 .392 39 0 0.0 17 3 17.6
! 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 43 11.0 90.7% 2.3% 29 17.6 10.3% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution