Jorge Alcala
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 205LBS | Age: 29
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.1 2 1.71
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
6 Seasons 9 11 3.64 144 0 1 163.1 165 1.08
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 2 0-0 0.00 2.1 2 1.71
2023 11 0-1 6.23 17.1 16 1.38
2024 54 4-3 3.24 58.1 58 1.03
6 Seasons 144 9-11 3.64 163.1 165 1.08
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 3.60
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 .221 .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
Player 2591 424 36 8.5 5.5 86.6 113.3 15.8 32.1 .214 .379 .287 .294 .354 34.0 25.4 8.3
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

Alcala relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(44.3%) ,
Slider
(38.7%) ,
Changeup
(9.6%) ,
Sinker
(7.5%) ,


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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
2019 0.0 60.0 40.0 0.0 60.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 60.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2020 40.7 25.4 23.7 10.2 32.2 37.3 30.5 3.4 28.8 28.8 28.8 5.1 5.1 3.2
2021 43.1 29.4 20.3 7.2 38.6 40.5 20.9 5.2 32.7 28.1 20.3 3.9 9.2 6.1
2022 50.0 33.3 16.7 0.0 33.3 66.7 0.0 0.0 50.0 33.3 16.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
2023 37.5 39.6 20.8 2.1 33.3 39.6 27.1 10.4 25.0 31.3 10.4 4.2 16.7 10.7
2024 35.3 31.4 19.6 13.7 45.1 34.6 20.3 4.6 27.5 37.3 17.0 6.5 7.2 4.7
Player 38.9 31.1 20.8 9.2 39.6 38.0 22.4 5.2 29.2 32.3 19.3 5.0 8.5 5.5
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 Sinker MIN R 70 97.3 17.5 -2.7 15.4ARM 1.1 11.4 -4.1 15.4ARM 0.6
2024 Slider MIN R 359 89.9 29.4 -1.0 3.6GLV 0.4 4.4 -2.8 3.6GLV -1.5
2024 Changeup MIN R 89 91.0 21.6 -6.6 16.0ARM 1.2 11.5 -6.6 16.0ARM 1.8
2024 4-Seam Fastball MIN R 412 98.0 11.1 0.9 9.8ARM 2.2 17.5 1.7 9.8ARM 2.3
2023 Changeup MIN R 68 88.8 24.2 -4.3 15.9ARM 1.6 10.6 -5.2 15.9ARM 1.5
2023 4-Seam Fastball MIN R 70 96.0 13.1 0.1 9.7ARM 2.5 16.6 0.8 9.7ARM 2.3
2023 Slider MIN R 133 88.0 30.7 -2.3 3.0GLV -1.3 4.5 -3.0 3.0GLV -2.3
2023 Sinker MIN R 48 94.7 17.8 -3.1 14.6ARM 0.3 12.8 -5.2 14.6ARM -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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 2 412 44.3 88 .224 .513 .360 29.8 21.6 16.8 .211 .461 .340 49.1
2024 Slider -0.1 0 360 38.7 102 .204 .323 .277 32.6 30.4 22.3 .189 .298 .253 25.8
2024 Changeup 2.7 2 89 9.6 25 .080 .120 .122 11.1 20.0 16.7 .174 .259 .190 10.0
2024 Sinker 4.1 3 70 7.5 19 .125 .125 .168 15.4 15.8 27.3 .175 .196 .237 28.6
2023 Slider -3.4 -5 133 41.7 36 .250 .594 .400 32.8 27.8 20.8 .228 .517 .354 27.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.3 0 70 21.9 11 .222 .667 .505 24.0 18.2 13.3 .171 .389 .316 57.1
2023 Changeup 2.3 2 68 21.3 18 .133 .133 .178 29.6 16.7 15.0 .186 .275 .332 38.5
2023 Sinker -4.0 -2 48 15.0 10 .286 .714 .500 0.0 10.0 14.3 .323 .662 .498 16.7
! 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 87 91.0 95 19.8 1:30 2:00 -30
2024 4-Seam Fastball 411 98.0 96 19.9 1:00 1:00 0
2024 Sinker 70 97.3 95 19.3 1:15 2:00 -45
2024 Slider 359 89.9 27 5.4 11:45 10:15 90
2023 Changeup 63 88.9 91 19.4 1:15 2:00 -45
2023 4-Seam Fastball 70 96.0 96 19.0 1:15 1:00 15
2023 Sinker 45 94.8 96 19.4 1:00 1:45 -45
2023 Slider 129 88.0 28 5.3 11:45 10:30 75
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 94 403 6 4 -2 -2 6
2021 228 869 6 9 -5 -4 6
2023 75 319 -3 4 -3 -3 -5
2024 234 931 4 11 -6 -3 7
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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
Player 2,591 50.3 69.9 76.9 28.1 55.2 42.4 61.3 49.1 29.0 7.4 84.4
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
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 87 77 61 91 91 64 41 70 19 97 88 8
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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 25.0 3 2.9 0 2 2 1 33.3
2021 23.9 10 8.4 2 5 4 5 50.0
2023 22.5 5 6.4 -1 0 4 3 60.0
2024 25.0 8 8.3 0 1 7 3 37.5
Player 24.1 26 26.0 0 8 17 12 46.2
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
2020 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 3
2021 10 9 6 8 8 9 9 9 6 6 9 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 6 6 7 6
2024 8 9 7 8 8 11 10 8 7 6 9 9 7 8 10 10 9 8 9 10 8 6 11 10 6 6 8 10 8 7 6
Player 26 26 23 24 26 31 30 25 21 21 28 30 24 25 29 27 26 25 28 29 25 25 32 29 20 23 26 28 25 25 23
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 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.0 96.9 2.9 97.3 0.4 94.3 -3.0 95.5 1.2 97.9 2.4
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 89.2 0.0 90.0 0.8 86.8 -3.2 88.8 2.0 91.0 2.2
Breaking Velocity 85.9 88.6 2.7 89.7 1.1 86.1 -3.6 88.0 1.9 89.9 1.9
Exit Velocity 87.2 86.7 -0.5 86.9 0.2 80.0 -6.9 86.4 6.4 86.6 0.2
Launch Angle 37.7 17.5 -20.2 11.7 -5.8 15.0 3.3 14.5 -0.5 19.0 4.5
Barrel % 0.0 5.1 5.1 9.2 4.1 0.0 -9.2 16.7 16.7 7.2 -9.5
Hard Hit % 20.0 32.2 12.2 37.3 5.1 16.7 -20.6 33.3 16.6 32.7 -0.6
LA Sweet-Spot % 40.0 37.3 -2.7 30.7 -6.6 16.7 -14.0 31.3 14.6 32.0 0.7
xBA .258 .223 -0.035 .226 0.003 .248 0.022 .221 -0.027 .194 -0.027
BA .167 .244 0.077 .214 -0.030 .250 0.036 .222 -0.028 .190 -0.032
xwOBA .307 .287 -0.020 .293 0.006 .330 0.037 .362 0.032 .275 -0.087
wOBA .223 .299 0.076 .275 -0.024 .315 0.040 .356 0.041 .273 -0.083
xSLG .314 .360 0.046 .403 0.043 .284 -0.119 .456 0.172 .344 -0.112
SLG .167 .372 0.205 .381 0.009 .250 -0.131 .508 0.258 .352 -0.156
K% 14.3 28.7 14.4 26.6 -2.1 20.0 -6.6 21.3 1.3 24.7 3.4
BB% 14.3 8.5 -5.8 5.7 -2.8 20.0 14.3 13.3 -6.7 8.5 -4.8
Swing % 48.3 45.7 -2.6 54.4 8.7 42.5 -11.9 40.8 -1.7 48.9 8.1
Whiff% 35.7 32.1 -3.6 29.2 -2.9 35.3 6.1 25.4 -9.9 28.1 2.7
In Zone % 41.4 45.9 4.5 52.5 6.6 52.5 0.0 46.7 -5.8 51.7 5.0
Out of Zone % 58.6 54.1 -4.5 47.5 -6.6 47.5 0.0 53.3 5.8 48.3 -5.0
Out of Zone Swing % 35.3 25.2 -10.1 34.1 8.9 10.5 -23.6 24.1 13.6 26.0 1.9
First Pitch Swing % 57.1 26.6 -30.5 38.2 11.6 40.0 1.8 21.3 -18.7 36.6 15.3
First Pitch Strike % 71.4 53.2 -18.2 64.9 11.7 60.0 -4.9 49.3 -10.7 64.7 15.4
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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
! 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%

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Pitch Distribution