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P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 11" 210LBS | Age: 28
Draft: 2015 | Rd: 26, #785, Seattle Mariners | Chopticon (MD) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 0 1 5.17 5 4 0 15.2 9 1.34
2021 1 1 7.98 7 1 0 14.2 16 1.57
2 Seasons 1 2 6.53 12 5 0 30.1 25 1.45
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 5 0-1 5.17 15.2 9 1.34
2021 7 1-1 7.98 14.2 16 1.57
2 Seasons 12 1-2 6.53 30.1 25 1.45
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 23 255 57 4 7.0 5.9 87.7 108.1 17.0 28.1 .259 .431 .381 .305 .339 40.4 13.2 1.5 5.17 3.93
2021 24 276 49 6 12.2 8.6 92.0 110.5 16.5 49.0 .274 .551 .405 .361 .461 46.9 22.9 5.7 7.98 5.73
Player 531 106 10 9.4 7.2 89.7 110.5 16.7 37.7 .266 .489 .393 .333 .395 43.4 18.1 3.6
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

Newsome relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(58.0%) ,
Changeup
(23.6%) ,
Curveball
(18.5%) ,


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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
2020 42.1 21.1 22.8 14.0 35.1 42.1 22.8 3.5 28.1 26.3 29.8 5.3 7.0 5.9
2021 32.7 32.7 30.6 4.1 32.7 36.7 30.6 2.0 22.4 34.7 20.4 8.2 12.2 8.6
Player 37.7 26.4 26.4 9.4 34.0 39.6 26.4 2.8 25.5 30.2 25.5 6.6 9.4 7.2
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
2021 Curveball SEA R 51 77.6 46.2 -7.5 7.4GLV -3.3 -1.0 -9.1 7.4GLV -1.8
2021 4-Seam Fastball SEA R 160 92.6 16.1 0.5 8.2ARM -0.6 15.8 -0.4 8.2ARM 1.0
2021 Changeup SEA R 65 86.1 35.4 3.5 13.8ARM -1.3 1.4 4.9 13.8ARM -0.1
2020 Curveball SEA R 68 77.1 47.9 -6.3 5.0GLV -6.2 -2.1 -7.6 5.0GLV -4.2
2020 4-Seam Fastball SEA R 126 91.4 16.6 0.6 8.2ARM -0.6 16.2 0.2 8.2ARM 0.9
2020 Changeup SEA R 61 84.6 35.1 1.2 13.0ARM -1.2 2.9 3.5 13.0ARM -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 %
2021 4-Seam Fastball 1.8 3 160 58.0 41 .250 .444 .319 25.5 31.7 22.4 .219 .456 .314 40.0
2021 Changeup -11.5 -7 65 23.6 19 .333 .889 .608 13.9 10.5 6.9 .356 .783 .489 50.0
2021 Curveball -4.5 -2 51 18.5 9 .556 .889 .617 27.3 11.1 14.3 .331 .467 .340 62.5
2020 4-Seam Fastball -1.6 -2 126 49.4 33 .323 .516 .380 23.1 21.2 17.5 .233 .343 .273 50.0
2020 Curveball 2.5 2 68 26.7 18 .222 .556 .319 14.3 5.6 5.6 .201 .359 .237 35.3
2020 Changeup -2.1 -1 61 23.9 17 .353 .765 .468 26.5 5.9 7.7 .367 .666 .436 31.3
! 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
2021 Changeup 53 86.2 79 14.4 1:45 3:00 -75
2021 Curveball 49 77.6 38 8.4 8:45 8:15 30
2021 4-Seam Fastball 147 92.6 95 17.4 1:15 1:00 15
2020 Changeup 57 84.6 74 13.8 1:45 2:45 -60
2020 Curveball 55 77.2 37 7.0 9:00 7:45 75
2020 4-Seam Fastball 115 91.4 93 17.7 1:15 1:00 15
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 68 255 0 2 -4 -1 -2
2021 69 276 -5 0 -2 -1 -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 %
2020 255 54.9 69.3 80.4 32.2 70.3 44.3 72.1 52.5 21.6 9.4 75.0
2021 276 57.6 74.8 81.5 28.2 60.6 44.6 71.4 55.1 23.0 10.1 78.6
Player 531 56.3 72.2 81.0 30.2 65.7 44.4 71.7 53.9 22.4 9.8 76.9
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 21 14 2 33
2021 32 12 17 23
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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 23.3 4 4.2 0 1 1 3 75.0
2021 21.3 5 4.9 0 1 6 0 0.0
Player 22.2 9 9.1 0 2 7 3 33.3
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
2020 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 4
2021 5 6 5 4 7 5 6 5 2 4 5 5 5 4 5 6 4 5 4 6 5 5 6 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 3
Player 9 10 8 8 11 9 11 9 5 8 9 10 9 8 9 10 8 9 8 11 9 9 11 9 8 9 10 11 9 10 7
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 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.4 92.6 1.2
Offspeed Velocity 84.6 86.1 1.5
Breaking Velocity 77.1 77.6 0.5
Exit Velocity 87.7 92.0 4.3
Launch Angle 17.0 16.5 -0.5
Barrel % 7.0 12.2 5.2
Hard Hit % 40.4 46.9 6.5
LA Sweet-Spot % 28.1 49.0 20.9
xBA .259 .274 0.015
BA .303 .317 0.014
xwOBA .305 .361 0.056
wOBA .381 .405 0.024
xSLG .431 .551 0.120
SLG .591 .635 0.044
K% 13.2 22.9 9.7
BB% 1.5 5.7 4.2
Swing % 52.5 55.1 2.6
Whiff% 21.6 23.0 1.4
In Zone % 54.9 57.6 2.7
Out of Zone % 45.1 42.4 -2.7
Out of Zone Swing % 32.2 28.2 -4.0
First Pitch Swing % 32.4 47.1 14.7
First Pitch Strike % 72.1 71.4 -0.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 68 .381 38 5 13.2 30 19 63.3
2021 Shifts 69 .405 48 11 22.9 21 14 66.7
! 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 71 14.8 57.7% 0.0% 40 21.8 0.0% 2.5%
2021 64 15.9 31.3% 0.0% 43 24.2 0.0% 4.7%

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Pitch Distribution