P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 6" 185 lbs | Age: 35
Draft: 2010 | Rd. 21, No. 649, St. Louis Cardinals | State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2017 0 0 3.68 5 0 0 7.1 7 1.50
2018 0 0 6.28 8 1 0 14.1 14 1.74
2019 0 0 5.74 9 0 1 15.2 16 1.34
3 Seasons 0 0 5.54 22 1 1 37.1 37 1.53
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2017 5 0-0 3.68 7.1 7 1.50
2018 8 0-0 6.28 14.1 14 1.74
2019 9 0-0 5.74 15.2 16 1.34
3 Seasons 22 0-0 5.54 37.1 37 1.53
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
2017 26 119 20 3 15.0 9.4 87.4 107.7 2.6 30.0 .282 .495 .391 .386 .443 45.0 21.9 12.5 3.68 6.82
2018 27 248 42 2 4.8 3.0 84.9 104.9 4.1 28.6 .233 .341 .363 .319 .337 31.0 21.2 13.6 6.28 4.33
2019 28 273 46 3 6.5 4.3 88.5 112.3 12.3 30.4 .237 .377 .288 .304 .351 37.0 23.2 10.1 5.75 4.06
Player 640 108 8 7.4 4.8 86.9 112.3 7.3 29.6 .244 .385 .337 .326 .363 36.1 22.2 12.0
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Lucas relies on 4 pitches.
Slider
(42.5%) ,
Sinker
(27.5%) ,
Four Seamer
(26.4%) ,
Curveball
(3.7%) ,


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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 %
2017 60.0 40.0 10.0 25.0 5.0 45.0 50.0 5.0 20.0 35.0 5.0 25.0 15.0 0.0
2018 52.4 47.6 21.4 19.0 7.1 38.1 38.1 23.8 23.8 19.0 9.5 14.3 19.0 14.3
2019 45.7 54.3 26.1 19.6 8.7 43.5 41.3 15.2 28.3 17.4 0.0 15.2 23.9 15.2
Player 50.9 49.1 21.3 20.4 7.4 41.7 41.7 16.7 25.0 21.3 4.6 16.7 20.4 12.0
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 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
2017 10.0 40.0 10.0 25.0 0.0 15.0 9.4
2018 4.8 45.2 19.0 23.8 2.4 4.8 3.0
2019 2.2 34.8 30.4 23.9 2.2 6.5 4.3
Player 4.6 39.8 22.2 24.1 1.9 7.4 4.8
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! 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
2019 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 72 90.3 22.1 -3.9 13.3ARM 5.7 12.7 -2.9 13.3ARM 5.8
2019 Sinker BAL R 75 89.8 29.2 3.7 18.6ARM 3.6 6.1 3.0 18.6ARM 3.7
2019 Slider BAL R 116 83.3 41.4 1.4 2.2GLV -3.6 -0.5 2.4 2.2GLV -2.8
2019 Curveball BAL R 10 81.5 54.2 2.2 6.1GLV -1.1 -10.9 1.2 6.1GLV -3.1
2018 4-Seam Fastball OAK R 59 90.6 21.6 -3.9 14.8ARM 7.3 13.0 -2.7 14.8ARM 7.6
2018 Sinker OAK R 66 91.4 28.0 4.6 18.4ARM 3.6 5.7 3.6 18.4ARM 3.7
2018 Slider OAK R 122 82.9 44.7 4.5 2.7GLV -2.8 -3.5 5.3 2.7GLV -2.4
2018 Curveball OAK R 1 77.1 55.3 -2.7 3.5GLV -6.1 -8.2 -1.4 3.5GLV -5.7
! 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 %
2019 Slider 0.1 0 116 42.5 33 .267 .400 .311 34.5 30.3 28.6 .220 .345 .261 31.8
2019 Sinker 1.1 1 75 27.5 17 .214 .429 .306 12.9 17.6 30.0 .250 .358 .306 41.7
2019 4-Seam Fastball 1.0 1 72 26.4 17 .154 .154 .271 3.4 11.8 13.3 .224 .270 .328 36.4
2019 Curveball -6.1 -1 10 3.7 2 .500 1.000 .625 25.0 50.0 25.0 .483 1.681 .847 100.0
2018 Slider -1.7 -2 122 49.2 35 .324 .412 .333 27.9 31.4 21.6 .271 .385 .298 39.1
2018 Sinker 0.4 0 66 26.6 19 .200 .267 .355 19.2 5.3 25.0 .151 .180 .271 21.4
2018 4-Seam Fastball -2.2 -1 59 23.8 12 .286 .857 .563 23.8 16.7 14.3 .222 .471 .464 20.0
2018 Curveball -4.8 0 1 0.4 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2017 32 119 -1 0 -2 0 -2
2018 66 248 0 1 -4 -1 -3
2019 69 273 2 3 -2 -1 1
Player 167 640 2 4 -8 2 -4
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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 %
2017 119 42.0 74.0 75.7 29.0 50.0 44.5 53.1 47.9 33.3 2.5 33.3
2018 248 45.2 66.1 81.1 30.1 63.4 38.7 60.6 46.4 25.2 6.9 76.5
2019 273 43.2 66.9 86.1 27.7 65.1 44.7 46.4 44.7 21.3 5.5 73.3
Player 640 43.8 67.9 82.1 28.9 61.5 42.3 53.3 45.9 25.2 5.5 71.4
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 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
2017 45 37 7
2018 23 34 10
2019 11 32 5
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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 %
2017 24.60 2 2.0 0 0 0 2 100.0
2018 22.14 1 1.0 0 0 2 0 0.0
2019 22.18 2 2.1 0 0 3 0 0.0
Player 23.14 5 5.2 0 0 5 2 40.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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
2017 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2018 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 2
2019 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 3 1 2 2 2 1
Player 5 7 4 4 5 4 7 4 3 3 6 3 6 4 5 6 6 5 5 6 7 5 7 7 5 6 3 5 6 6 5
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

2019 +/-   2018 +/-   2017
Results
BA .237 -.049 .286 +.027 .259
xBA .237 +.004 .233 -.049 .282
OBP .304 -.090 .394 +.019 .375
xOBP .314 -.035 .349 -.045 .394
SLG .373 -.056 .429 -.127 .556
xSLG .377 +.036 .341 -.154 .495
ISO .136 -.007 .143 -.153 .296
xISO .140 +.032 .108 -.104 .212
BABIP .273 -.093 .366 +.088 .278
wOBA .288 -.075 .363 -.028 .391
xwOBA .304 -.015 .319 -.067 .386
wOBACON .326 -.080 .406 -.045 .451
xwOBACON .351 +.014 .337 -.106 .443
BACON .304 -.077 .381 +.031 .350
xBACON .319 +.008 .311 -.070 .381
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 37.0 +6.0 31.0 -14.0 45.0
Avg Exit Velocity 88.5 +3.6 84.9 -2.5 87.4
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 30.4 +1.8 28.6 -1.4 30.0
Barrel % 6.5 +1.7 4.8 -10.2 15.0
Avg Launch Angle 12.3 +8.2 4.1 +1.5 2.6
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Angle -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 90.0 -1.0 91.0 -1.6 92.6
Breaking Velocity 83.2 +0.4 82.8 -2.0 84.8
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 -- -- -- --
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 3 +1 2 -1 3
Popup % 8.7 +1.6 7.1 +2.1 5.0
Flyball % 26.1 +4.7 21.4 +11.4 10.0
Line Drive % 19.6 +0.6 19.0 -6.0 25.0
Groundball % 45.7 -6.7 52.4 -7.6 60.0
Pull % 43.5 +5.4 38.1 -6.9 45.0
Straight Away % 41.3 +3.2 38.1 -11.9 50.0
Opposite Field % 15.2 -8.6 23.8 +18.8 5.0
Weak Contact % 2.2 -2.6 4.8 -5.2 10.0
Pull Airball % 15.2 +0.9 14.3 -10.7 25.0
Topped Contact % 34.8 -10.4 45.2 +5.2 40.0
Under Contact % 30.4 +11.4 19.0 +9.0 10.0
Flare/Burner Contact % 23.9 +0.1 23.8 -1.2 25.0
Solid Contact % 2.2 -0.2 2.4 +2.4 0.0
HR/FB % 16.7 +5.6 11.1 -88.9 100.0
Popups 4 +1 3 +2 1
Flyballs 12 +3 9 +7 2
Line Drives 9 +1 8 +3 5
Groundballs 21 -1 22 +10 12
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 43.2 -2.0 45.2 +3.2 42.0
Out of Zone % 56.8 +2.0 54.8 -3.2 58.0
Edge % 44.7 +6.0 38.7 -5.8 44.5
Zone Swing % 66.9 +0.8 66.1 -7.9 74.0
Out of Zone Swing % 27.7 -2.4 30.1 +1.1 29.0
In Zone Contact % 86.1 +5.0 81.1 +5.4 75.7
Out of Zone Contact % 65.1 +1.7 63.4 +13.4 50.0
Whiff % 21.3 -3.9 25.2 -8.1 33.3
First Strike % 46.4 -14.2 60.6 +7.5 53.1
First Pitch Swing % 21.7 -8.6 30.3 -1.0 31.3
Swing % 44.7 -1.7 46.4 -1.5 47.9
Meatball Swing % 73.3 -3.2 76.5 +43.2 33.3
Meatball % 5.5 -1.4 6.9 +4.4 2.5
Zone Swing & Miss % 13.9 -5.0 18.9 -5.4 24.3
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 34.9 -1.7 36.6 -13.4 50.0
In Zone 118 +6 112 +62 50
Out of Zone 155 +19 136 +67 69
Edge 122 +26 96 +43 53
In Zone Swings 79 +5 74 +37 37
Out of Zone Swings 43 +2 41 +21 20
In Zone Swing & Misses 11 -3 14 +5 9
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 15 0 15 +5 10
Basic
Pitches 273 +25 248 +129 119
PA 69 +3 66 +34 32
AB 59 +3 56 +29 27
Hits 14 -2 16 +9 7
Singles 10 0 10 +6 4
Doubles 2 -3 5 +5 0
Triples 0 0 0 -1 1
Home Runs 2 +1 1 -1 2
Walks 7 -2 9 +5 4
Strikeouts 16 +2 14 +7 7
K% 23.2 +2.0 21.2 -0.7 21.9
BB% 10.1 -3.5 13.6 +1.1 12.5
HBP 0 -1 1 0 1
Batted Balls 46 +4 42 +22 20
Number of Fastballs 147 +22 125 +73 52
Number of Offspeed 0 0 0 0 0
Number of Breaking 126 +3 123 +56 67
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2017 Shifts 32 .391 19 0 0.0 13 1 7.7
2018 Shifts 65 .356 33 1 3.0 32 7 21.9
2019 Shifts 69 .288 44 19 43.2 25 15 60.0
! 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 %
2017 27 16.9 22.2% 0.0% 25 20.9 0.0% 8.0%
2018 53 15.3 47.2% 0.0% 54 19.7 1.9% 1.9%
2019 82 17.4 20.7% 2.4% 53 21.4 3.8% 11.3%

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Pitch Distribution