Julian Merryweather
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 215LBS | Age: 33
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 5, #158, Cleveland Indians | Oklahoma Baptist
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 5 1 3.38 69 0 2 72 98 1.31
2024 1 1 6.60 15 0 0 15 14 1.80
2025 0 0 1.74 11 0 0 10.1 10 1.16
6 Seasons 6 6 4.38 142 5 4 150 172 1.37
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 69 5-1 3.38 72 98 1.31
2024 15 1-1 6.60 15 14 1.80
2025 11 0-0 1.74 10.1 10 1.16
6 Seasons 142 6-6 4.38 150 172 1.37
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
2020 28 233 34 1 2.9 1.8 86.6 111.2 10.2 29.4 .226 .294 .272 .277 .325 32.4 27.3 10.9 4.15 3.20
2021 29 217 38 5 13.2 9.1 90.3 109.7 8.5 31.6 .243 .492 .353 .343 .405 47.4 21.8 7.3 4.85 5.09
2022 30 417 87 9 10.3 7.6 90.3 110.5 14.3 28.7 .246 .456 .355 .327 .382 44.8 19.3 5.9 6.75 4.49
2023 31 1228 168 12 7.1 4.0 89.8 112.1 14.5 32.1 .211 .349 .291 .298 .386 40.5 32.3 11.9 3.38 3.71
2024 32 272 48 2 4.2 2.7 93.5 110.9 11.9 39.6 .278 .431 .377 .366 .391 53.2 18.9 12.2 6.60 5.86
2025 33 164 29 1 3.4 2.4 90.2 107.5 9.4 31.0 .245 .305 .266 .260 .319 37.9 23.8 7.1 1.74 2.48
Player 2531 404 30 7.4 4.6 90.2 112.1 12.8 31.9 .231 .382 .314 .311 .377 42.7 26.5 10.0
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.6 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Merryweather relies on 3 pitches.
Slider
(54.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(43.3%) ,
Changeup
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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 %
2020 47.1 52.9 17.6 29.4 5.9 41.2 35.3 23.5 26.5 17.6 2.9 14.7 17.6 20.6
2021 42.1 57.9 34.2 18.4 5.3 44.7 31.6 23.7 28.9 13.2 0.0 15.8 18.4 23.7
2022 49.4 50.6 21.8 16.1 12.6 33.3 36.8 29.9 18.4 26.4 4.6 14.9 10.3 25.3
2023 41.7 58.3 29.8 22.0 6.5 29.8 45.2 25.0 15.5 19.6 6.5 14.3 25.6 18.5
2024 39.6 58.3 25.0 27.1 6.3 37.5 31.3 29.2 20.8 14.6 4.2 16.7 16.7 25.0
2025 55.2 44.8 17.2 24.1 3.4 37.9 31.0 31.0 24.1 20.7 10.3 13.8 10.3 20.7
Player 44.6 55.2 26.0 21.8 7.4 34.4 38.6 26.7 19.6 19.8 5.2 14.9 18.8 21.5
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.8 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
2020 8.8 29.4 26.5 32.4 0.0 2.9 1.8
2021 5.3 34.2 18.4 18.4 10.5 13.2 9.1
2022 6.9 32.2 23.0 21.8 4.6 10.3 7.6
2023 3.6 30.4 29.8 23.2 4.2 7.1 4.0
2024 2.1 22.9 20.8 37.5 10.4 4.2 2.7
2025 0.0 41.4 20.7 31.0 3.4 3.4 2.4
Player 4.5 30.9 25.2 25.5 5.2 7.4 4.6
MLB 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

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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 Changeup CHC R 3 79.5 27.0 -7.0 7.7ARM -4.8 16.7 -12.6 7.7ARM -7.0
2025 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 71 96.2 12.6 0.4 5.6ARM -1.5 17.1 1.1 5.6ARM -2.0
2025 Slider CHC R 90 84.8 39.9 3.6 0.0GLV -4.5 -2.0 3.8 0.0GLV -5.1
2024 Slider CHC R 117 84.7 39.5 2.7 0.0GLV -5.0 -1.5 3.1 0.0GLV -4.9
2024 Changeup CHC R 33 78.6 31.5 -4.7 9.1ARM -3.5 12.9 -8.0 9.1ARM -5.1
2024 Sweeper CHC R 3 81.7 45.3 4.7 12.7GLV -1.1 -4.3 5.9 12.7GLV -1.5
2024 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 119 96.0 13.2 0.3 5.7ARM -1.5 16.5 0.8 5.7ARM -1.9
! 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 Slider 1.6 1 90 54.9 20 .250 .350 .260 38.6 40.0 24.2 .218 .248 .203 41.7
2025 4-Seam Fastball 2.4 2 71 43.3 20 .167 .278 .240 6.5 10.0 13.3 .238 .327 .288 37.5
2025 Changeup -21.5 -1 3 1.8 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .914 1.047 .850 0.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.2 0 119 43.8 35 .222 .407 .364 17.3 17.1 20.7 .274 .383 .379 61.9
2024 Slider -3.3 -4 117 43.0 29 .440 .600 .462 28.3 17.2 17.2 .302 .525 .381 42.9
2024 Changeup 0.9 0 33 12.1 9 .125 .250 .217 31.3 33.3 15.8 .216 .298 .271 60.0
2024 Sweeper -6.2 0 3 1.1 -- -- -- -- -- 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.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2025 4-Seam Fastball 64 96.1 94 17.6 1:00 12:45 15
2025 Slider 82 84.6 20 4.2 7:15 6:15 60
2024 Changeup 32 78.6 99 15.2 1:30 1:15 15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 119 96.0 94 17.1 1:00 12:45 15
2024 Slider 117 84.7 17 3.6 7:30 6:00 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
2020 55 233 4 1 -2 0 3
2021 55 217 1 2 -1 -2 0
2022 118 417 -6 6 -4 -1 -5
2023 303 1,228 1 18 -5 -5 9
2024 73 272 -1 1 -2 -2 -4
2025 41 164 1 2 0 -1 3
Player 645 2,531 0 30 -14 0 5
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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 %
2020 233 51.1 68.1 80.2 30.7 60.0 48.5 67.3 49.8 25.9 6.0 78.6
2021 217 57.6 67.2 83.3 22.8 57.1 37.3 63.6 48.4 21.9 10.1 81.8
2022 417 53.2 72.5 88.8 31.8 45.2 42.4 68.6 53.5 22.4 7.0 89.7
2023 1,228 47.6 66.4 78.9 30.0 35.8 41.2 65.7 47.3 35.1 7.7 83.0
2024 272 50.0 70.6 86.5 23.5 40.6 44.1 68.9 47.1 24.2 10.7 86.2
2025 164 51.2 60.7 84.3 31.3 48.0 50.6 63.4 46.3 25.0 6.7 63.6
Player 2,531 50.2 67.8 82.5 29.2 42.1 42.7 66.4 48.6 29.0 7.9 82.9
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.7 42.6 61.1 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 92 64 82
2021 96 60 86
2022 93 66 73
2023 69 86 81 74 57 68 63 28 40 96 10 95 65 96 76 52
2024 80 47 52
2025 87 50 84 94 66 80 86 36 61 60 66 45 74 82 31 58
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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 %
2021 24.0 4 4.0 0 0 1 3 75.0
2022 25.7 4 4.4 0 1 5 1 25.0
2023 24.9 8 7.7 0 4 3 5 62.5
2024 -- 0 0.2 0 1 0 0 --
Player 24.9 16 16.2 0 6 9 9 56.3
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
2021 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2022 4 4 3 3 5 5 6 2 3 3 3 3 5 4 4 5 5 4 3 4 3 7 6 6 3 4 5 6 6 6 5
2023 8 6 6 7 9 7 8 7 7 7 8 8 9 7 8 8 9 7 7 8 8 8 9 7 8 7 9 8 8 8 7
2024 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Player 16 15 13 14 18 16 18 14 13 14 15 15 19 15 16 17 18 15 14 16 15 19 20 17 15 15 18 18 19 18 16
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 2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-   2025
Fastball Velocity 96.7 0.8 ↑ 97.5 -0.2 ↓ 97.3 0.8 ↑ 98.1 -2.1 ↓ 96.0 0.2 ↑ 96.2
Offspeed Velocity 80.7 1.1 ↑ 81.8 -0.2 ↓ 81.6 -0.1 ↓ 81.5 -2.9 ↓ 78.6 0.9 ↑ 79.5
Breaking Velocity 83.4 1.9 ↑ 85.3 1.5 ↑ 86.8 0.1 ↑ 86.9 -2.3 ↓ 84.6 0.2 ↑ 84.8
Exit Velocity 86.6 3.7 ↑ 90.3 0.0 90.3 -0.5 ↓ 89.8 3.7 ↑ 93.5 -3.3 ↓ 90.2
Launch Angle 10.2 -1.7 ↓ 8.5 5.8 ↑ 14.3 0.2 ↑ 14.5 -2.6 ↓ 11.9 -2.5 ↓ 9.4
Barrel % 2.9 10.3 ↑ 13.2 -2.9 ↓ 10.3 -3.2 ↓ 7.1 -2.9 ↓ 4.2 -0.8 ↓ 3.4
Hard Hit % 32.4 15.0 ↑ 47.4 -2.6 ↓ 44.8 -4.3 ↓ 40.5 12.7 ↑ 53.2 -15.3 ↓ 37.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 29.4 2.2 ↑ 31.6 -2.9 ↓ 28.7 3.4 ↑ 32.1 7.5 ↑ 39.6 -8.6 ↓ 31.0
xBA .226 0.017 ↑ .243 0.003 ↑ .246 -0.035 ↓ .211 0.067 ↑ .278 -0.033 ↓ .245
BA .224 0.041 ↑ .265 0.027 ↑ .292 -0.073 ↓ .219 0.076 ↑ .295 -0.064 ↓ .231
xwOBA .277 0.066 ↑ .343 -0.016 ↓ .327 -0.029 ↓ .298 0.068 ↑ .366 -0.106 ↓ .260
wOBA .272 0.081 ↑ .353 0.002 ↑ .355 -0.064 ↓ .291 0.086 ↑ .377 -0.111 ↓ .266
xSLG .294 0.198 ↑ .492 -0.036 ↓ .456 -0.107 ↓ .349 0.082 ↑ .431 -0.126 ↓ .305
SLG .286 0.224 ↑ .510 -0.019 ↓ .491 -0.159 ↓ .332 0.127 ↑ .459 -0.126 ↓ .333
K% 27.3 -5.5 ↓ 21.8 -2.5 ↓ 19.3 13.0 ↑ 32.3 -13.4 ↓ 18.9 4.9 ↑ 23.8
BB% 10.9 -3.6 ↓ 7.3 -1.4 ↓ 5.9 6.0 ↑ 11.9 0.3 ↑ 12.2 -5.1 ↓ 7.1
Swing % 49.8 -1.4 ↓ 48.4 5.1 ↑ 53.5 -6.2 ↓ 47.3 -0.2 ↓ 47.1 -0.8 ↓ 46.3
Whiff% 25.9 -4.0 ↓ 21.9 0.5 ↑ 22.4 12.7 ↑ 35.1 -10.9 ↓ 24.2 0.8 ↑ 25.0
In Zone % 51.1 6.5 ↑ 57.6 -4.4 ↓ 53.2 -5.6 ↓ 47.6 2.4 ↑ 50.0 1.2 ↑ 51.2
Out of Zone % 48.9 -6.5 ↓ 42.4 4.4 ↑ 46.8 5.6 ↑ 52.4 -2.4 ↓ 50.0 -1.2 ↓ 48.8
Out of Zone Swing % 30.7 -7.9 ↓ 22.8 9.0 ↑ 31.8 -1.8 ↓ 30.0 -6.5 ↓ 23.5 7.8 ↑ 31.3
First Pitch Swing % 30.9 1.8 ↑ 32.7 4.6 ↑ 37.3 -4.6 ↓ 32.7 9.2 ↑ 41.9 -7.8 ↓ 34.1
First Pitch Strike % 67.3 -3.7 ↓ 63.6 5.0 ↑ 68.6 -2.9 ↓ 65.7 3.2 ↑ 68.9 -5.5 ↓ 63.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 55 .272 35 5 14.3 20 12 60.0
2021 Shifts 55 .353 36 6 16.7 19 7 36.8
2022 Shifts 118 .355 71 40 56.3 47 36 76.6
2023 Shades 299 .289 168 6 3.6 131 28 21.4
2024 Shades 71 .381 41 3 7.3 30 5 16.7
2025 Shades 41 .266 18 0 0.0 23 4 17.4
! 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 %
2020 68 17.5 11.8% 0.0% 37 24.9 0.0% 2.7%
2021 45 18.8 8.9% 0.0% 48 24.9 0.0% 10.4%
2022 89 18.4 4.5% 0.0% 80 21.5 0.0% 3.8%
2023 288 16.3 19.1% 1.0% 230 18.9 0.0% 0.0%
2024 61 16.6 19.7% 0.0% 45 18.3 0.0% 0.0%
2025 45 13.9 57.8% 0.0% 14 16.3 14.3% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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