Jorge Alcala
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 205LBS | Age: 29
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 0 1 6.23 11 0 0 17.1 16 1.38
2024 4 3 3.24 54 0 0 58.1 58 1.03
2025 0 2 6.89 31 0 0 32.2 37 1.62
7 Seasons 9 13 4.18 175 0 1 196 202 1.17
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 11 0-1 6.23 17.1 16 1.38
2024 54 4-3 3.24 58.1 58 1.03
2025 31 0-2 6.89 32.2 37 1.62
7 Seasons 175 9-13 4.18 196 202 1.17
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
2019 23 29 5 0 0.0 0.0 87.2 96.3 37.7 40.0 .258 .314 .223 .307 .291 20.0 14.3 14.3 0.00 4.14
2020 24 403 59 3 5.1 3.2 86.7 106.2 17.5 37.3 .223 .360 .299 .287 .363 32.2 28.7 8.5 2.63 3.45
2021 25 869 153 14 9.2 6.1 86.9 113.3 11.7 30.7 .226 .403 .275 .293 .374 37.3 26.6 5.7 3.92 3.63
2022 26 40 6 0 0.0 0.0 80.0 96.0 15.0 16.7 .248 .284 .315 .330 .321 16.7 20.0 20.0 0.00 4.59
2023 27 319 48 8 16.7 10.7 86.4 111.5 14.5 31.3 .220 .456 .356 .362 .407 33.3 21.3 13.3 6.23 5.74
2024 28 931 153 11 7.2 4.7 86.6 109.0 19.0 32.0 .194 .344 .273 .275 .319 32.7 24.7 8.5 3.24 3.12
2025 29 612 92 9 9.8 6.1 87.8 111.5 18.5 31.5 .226 .382 .363 .310 .359 32.6 25.2 11.6 6.89 3.65
Player 3203 516 45 8.7 5.6 86.9 113.3 16.3 32.0 .216 .379 .301 .297 .355 33.7 25.3 8.9
MLB 7.1 4.8 88.5 122.9 12.4 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .316 .369 36.8 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Alcala relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(45.8%) ,
Slider
(19.1%) ,
Curveball
(19.1%) ,
Sinker
(12.4%) ,
Changeup
(3.6%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



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 %
2019 0.0 100.0 60.0 40.0 0.0 60.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 60.0 20.0 20.0
2020 40.7 59.3 25.4 23.7 10.2 32.2 37.3 30.5 16.9 13.6 10.2 15.3 23.7 20.3
2021 43.1 56.9 29.4 20.3 7.2 38.6 40.5 20.9 22.2 16.3 4.6 16.3 24.2 16.3
2022 50.0 50.0 33.3 16.7 0.0 33.3 66.7 0.0 33.3 16.7 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0
2023 37.5 62.5 39.6 20.8 2.1 33.3 39.6 27.1 20.8 12.5 4.2 12.5 27.1 22.9
2024 35.3 64.7 31.4 19.6 13.7 45.1 34.6 20.3 19.0 13.7 2.6 26.1 20.9 17.6
2025 39.1 60.9 28.3 20.7 12.0 41.3 33.7 25.0 20.7 16.3 2.2 20.7 17.4 22.8
Player 39.0 61.0 30.6 20.7 9.7 39.9 37.2 22.9 20.2 14.7 4.1 19.8 22.5 18.8
MLB 44.3 55.7 23.9 24.7 7.1 37.3 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.7 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
2019 0.0 0.0 60.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2020 3.4 28.8 28.8 28.8 5.1 5.1 3.2
2021 5.2 32.7 28.1 20.3 3.9 9.2 6.1
2022 0.0 50.0 33.3 16.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
2023 10.4 25.0 31.3 10.4 4.2 16.7 10.7
2024 4.6 27.5 37.3 17.0 6.5 7.2 4.7
2025 5.4 26.1 33.7 21.7 3.3 9.8 6.1
Player 5.2 28.7 32.6 19.8 4.7 8.7 5.6
MLB 4.0 32.5 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.1 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
2025 Slider BOS R 117 89.9 28.4 -2.1 2.7GLV -0.4 5.5 -3.8 2.7GLV -2.1
2025 Sinker BOS R 76 96.6 17.1 -2.7 14.7ARM 0.3 12.3 -5.0 14.7ARM -0.5
2025 4-Seam Fastball BOS R 280 97.3 11.1 1.1 9.2ARM 2.7 18.1 2.3 9.2ARM 1.5
2025 Curveball BOS R 117 85.3 42.7 -2.2 3.5GLV -0.9 -5.2 -4.6 3.5GLV -5.8
2025 Changeup BOS R 22 90.9 20.7 -8.0 15.1ARM 0.7 12.5 -8.5 15.1ARM 0.5
2024 Slider MIN R 359 89.9 29.4 -1.1 3.6GLV 0.4 4.4 -2.8 3.6GLV -1.2
2024 Changeup MIN R 91 91.1 21.4 -6.7 15.9ARM 1.2 11.6 -6.7 15.9ARM 1.7
2024 4-Seam Fastball MIN R 408 98.1 11.1 0.9 9.8ARM 2.2 17.5 1.8 9.8ARM 2.2
2024 Sinker MIN R 72 97.4 17.4 -3.0 15.3ARM 0.7 11.5 -4.3 15.3ARM 0.4
! 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 %
2025 4-Seam Fastball 0.8 2 280 45.8 68 .175 .404 .304 25.7 26.5 19.1 .172 .341 .284 32.5
2025 Slider -1.2 -1 117 19.1 26 .381 .524 .425 16.0 26.9 18.9 .290 .378 .345 60.0
2025 Curveball -0.3 0 117 19.1 31 .241 .241 .226 26.5 32.3 16.1 .179 .250 .205 20.0
2025 Sinker -1.9 -1 76 12.4 13 .500 .833 .581 22.5 7.7 14.3 .338 .615 .428 27.3
2025 Changeup -13.7 -3 22 3.6 9 .714 1.143 .778 12.5 11.1 14.3 .475 .870 .600 16.7
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.6 -3 408 43.8 88 .224 .513 .360 29.9 21.6 16.8 .211 .461 .340 49.1
2024 Slider 1.0 4 360 38.7 102 .204 .323 .277 32.6 30.4 22.3 .189 .297 .253 25.8
2024 Changeup 3.6 3 91 9.8 25 .080 .120 .122 11.1 20.0 16.1 .174 .259 .190 10.0
2024 Sinker 4.7 3 72 7.7 19 .125 .125 .168 15.0 15.8 30.0 .173 .193 .236 28.6
! 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
2025 Changeup 22 90.9 95 19.6 1:15 1:45 -30
2025 Curveball 117 85.3 41 8.1 7:45 7:00 45
2025 4-Seam Fastball 280 97.3 96 20.0 1:00 1:00 0
2025 Sinker 76 96.6 95 19.2 1:15 1:45 -30
2025 Slider 117 89.9 34 6.0 11:45 10:45 60
2024 Changeup 89 91.0 95 19.8 1:30 2:00 -30
2024 4-Seam Fastball 407 98.1 96 19.9 1:00 1:00 0
2024 Sinker 72 97.4 96 19.3 1:15 2:00 -45
2024 Slider 359 89.9 27 5.4 11:45 10:15 90
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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
2019 7 29 1 0 0 0 1
2020 94 403 3 3 -2 -2 2
2021 228 869 8 9 -5 -4 8
2022 10 40 1 1 -1 0 0
2023 75 319 -3 3 -3 -3 -6
2024 234 931 6 12 -7 -3 8
2025 147 612 -1 3 -3 -3 -4
Player 795 3,203 14 30 -20 14 9
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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 %
2019 29 41.4 66.7 75.0 35.3 50.0 31.0 71.4 48.3 35.7 6.9 100.0
2020 403 45.9 69.7 72.9 25.2 54.5 42.2 53.2 45.7 32.1 6.5 92.3
2021 869 52.5 72.8 77.7 34.1 54.6 43.5 64.9 54.4 29.2 7.8 85.3
2022 40 52.5 71.4 73.3 10.5 0.0 40.0 60.0 42.5 35.3 5.0 100.0
2023 319 46.7 59.7 80.9 24.1 61.0 38.2 49.3 40.8 25.4 8.5 63.0
2024 931 51.7 70.3 76.9 26.0 55.6 43.4 64.7 48.9 28.1 7.2 88.1
2025 612 51.1 67.4 80.6 26.8 63.7 43.5 63.9 47.5 23.4 9.2 73.2
Player 3,203 50.5 69.4 77.6 27.9 56.8 42.6 61.8 48.8 27.9 7.7 81.9
MLB 48.8 67.0 82.1 28.4 57.6 42.6 61.1 47.3 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
2020 73 65 67 68 74 74 75 79 80 75 51 80 25 94 80 8
2021 72 67 46 33 87 61 25 84 61 70 86 72 96 95 72 6
2023 76 75 6
2024 88 94 78 49 88 77 61 91 91 64 41 70 19 97 88 8
2025 60 78 67 55 53 60 27 83 91 71 10 38 34 89 77 50 9
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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 %
2020 25.02 3 2.9 0 2 2 1 33.3
2021 23.89 10 8.4 2 5 4 5 50.0
2023 22.55 5 6.4 -1 0 4 3 60.0
2024 25.00 8 8.2 0 1 7 3 37.5
2025 24.15 5 3.9 1 1 1 3 60.0
Player 24.11 31 29.8 1 9 18 15 48.4
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
2020 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 4 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 3
2021 10 9 6 8 8 9 9 9 6 7 8 10 9 9 9 10 9 8 9 9 8 9 10 10 8 7 8 8 8 8 8
2023 5 5 7 5 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 7 5 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 4 7 7 7 6 7 6
2024 8 9 8 8 8 10 10 8 7 5 9 9 7 8 10 10 9 8 9 10 8 6 11 10 6 6 7 9 8 7 6
2025 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4
Player 31 30 27 28 30 34 34 29 24 25 31 34 28 30 33 30 30 29 32 34 30 28 36 33 24 27 28 32 29 28 27
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 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-   2025
Fastball Velocity 94.0 2.9 96.9 0.4 97.3 -3.0 94.3 1.2 95.5 2.4 97.9 -0.8 97.1
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 89.2 0.8 90.0 -3.2 86.8 2.0 88.8 2.3 91.1 -0.2 90.9
Breaking Velocity 85.9 2.7 88.6 1.1 89.7 -3.6 86.1 1.9 88.0 1.9 89.9 -2.3 87.6
Exit Velocity 87.2 -0.5 86.7 0.2 86.9 -6.9 80.0 6.4 86.4 0.2 86.6 1.2 87.8
Launch Angle 37.7 -20.2 17.5 -5.8 11.7 3.3 15.0 -0.5 14.5 4.5 19.0 -0.5 18.5
Barrel % 0.0 5.1 5.1 4.1 9.2 -9.2 0.0 16.7 16.7 -9.5 7.2 2.6 9.8
Hard Hit % 20.0 12.2 32.2 5.1 37.3 -20.6 16.7 16.6 33.3 -0.6 32.7 -0.1 32.6
LA Sweet-Spot % 40.0 -2.7 37.3 -6.6 30.7 -14.0 16.7 14.6 31.3 0.7 32.0 -0.5 31.5
xBA .258 -0.035 .223 0.003 .226 0.022 .248 -0.028 .220 -0.026 .194 0.032 .226
BA .167 0.077 .244 -0.030 .214 0.036 .250 -0.028 .222 -0.032 .190 0.096 .286
xwOBA .307 -0.020 .287 0.006 .293 0.037 .330 0.032 .362 -0.087 .275 0.035 .310
wOBA .223 0.076 .299 -0.024 .275 0.040 .315 0.041 .356 -0.083 .273 0.090 .363
xSLG .314 0.046 .360 0.043 .403 -0.119 .284 0.172 .456 -0.112 .344 0.038 .382
SLG .167 0.205 .372 0.009 .381 -0.131 .250 0.258 .508 -0.156 .352 0.116 .468
K% 14.3 14.4 28.7 -2.1 26.6 -6.6 20.0 1.3 21.3 3.4 24.7 0.5 25.2
BB% 14.3 -5.8 8.5 -2.8 5.7 14.3 20.0 -6.7 13.3 -4.8 8.5 3.1 11.6
Swing % 48.3 -2.6 45.7 8.7 54.4 -11.9 42.5 -1.7 40.8 8.1 48.9 -1.4 47.5
Whiff% 35.7 -3.6 32.1 -2.9 29.2 6.1 35.3 -9.9 25.4 2.7 28.1 -4.7 23.4
In Zone % 41.4 4.5 45.9 6.6 52.5 0.0 52.5 -5.8 46.7 5.0 51.7 -0.6 51.1
Out of Zone % 58.6 -4.5 54.1 -6.6 47.5 0.0 47.5 5.8 53.3 -5.0 48.3 0.6 48.9
Out of Zone Swing % 35.3 -10.1 25.2 8.9 34.1 -23.6 10.5 13.6 24.1 1.9 26.0 0.8 26.8
First Pitch Swing % 57.1 -30.5 26.6 11.6 38.2 1.8 40.0 -18.7 21.3 15.3 36.6 -1.9 34.7
First Pitch Strike % 71.4 -18.2 53.2 11.7 64.9 -4.9 60.0 -10.7 49.3 15.4 64.7 -0.8 63.9
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 7 .223 6 0 0.0 1 0 0.0
2020 Shifts 94 .299 55 10 18.2 39 16 41.0
2021 Shifts 228 .275 134 14 10.4 94 63 67.0
2022 Shifts 10 .315 7 2 28.6 3 3 100.0
2023 Shades 75 .356 46 10 21.7 29 22 75.9
2024 Shades 234 .273 128 2 1.6 106 57 53.8
2025 Shades 147 .363 85 6 7.1 62 48 77.4
! 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 %
2019 1 15.0 100.0% 0.0% 10 23.6 0.0% 0.0%
2020 112 16.8 26.8% 1.8% 81 23.6 0.0% 9.9%
2021 241 20.0 11.6% 6.6% 111 25.7 0.0% 18.9%
2022 12 21.2 0.0% 0.0% 8 24.6 0.0% 0.0%
2023 106 16.2 32.1% 0.0% 51 19.3 2.0% 0.0%
2024 256 14.3 59.8% 0.4% 135 18.5 5.2% 0.0%
2025 139 15.3 48.9% 0.0% 104 18.8 3.8% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution