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Mark Appel
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 220LBS | Age: 33
Draft: 2013 | Rd: 1, #1, Houston Astros | Stanford
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2022 0 0 1.74 6 0 0 10.1 5 1.16
1 Season 0 0 1.74 6 0 0 10.1 5 1.16
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2022 6 0-0 1.74 10.1 5 1.16
1 Season 6 0-0 1.74 10.1 5 1.16
20222022 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value2NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Run Value3NOT QUALIFIEDBreaking Run Value0NOT QUALIFIEDOffspeed Run Value-1NOT QUALIFIEDPitchingxERA3.12NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.241NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Velo95.0NOT QUALIFIED70Avg Exit Velocity91.5NOT QUALIFIEDChase %17.1NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %21.1NOT QUALIFIEDK %12.5NOT QUALIFIEDBB %7.5NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %6.3NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %50.0NOT QUALIFIEDGB %53.1NOT QUALIFIEDExtension7.1NOT QUALIFIED96
20222022 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE42°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"13.0 INCHES TAIL7.6 INCHES RISE4.7 INCHES BREAK2.6 INCHES DROPAVG14.3 INCHES TAIL11.7 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHRHP AVGSinker75%95.093.6Slider20%83.185.1Change5%86.186.0SAMPLE100 PITCH

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
2022 30 149 32 2 6.3 5.0 91.5 108.9 6.4 28.1 .241 .313 .269 .276 .281 50.0 12.5 7.5 1.74 3.12
Player 149 32 2 6.3 5.0 91.5 108.9 6.4 28.1 .241 .313 .269 .276 .281 50.0 12.5 7.5
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

Appel relies on 3 pitches.
Sinker
(75.2%) ,
Slider
(20.1%) ,
Changeup
(4.7%) ,

Sinker112 Pitches (75.2%)
Slider30 Pitches (20.1%)
Changeup7 Pitches (4.7%)

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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
2022 53.1 15.6 21.9 9.4 28.1 53.1 18.8 0.0 46.9 18.8 21.9 6.3 6.3 5.0
Player 53.1 15.6 21.9 9.4 28.1 53.1 18.8 0.0 46.9 18.8 21.9 6.3 6.3 5.0
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

Created with Highcharts 6.2.0Chart context menuMark Appel Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comSinkerSliderChangeup2022-2-1012345

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)
Year
Pitch
Team
Hand
#
MPH
Vertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. Avg
Horizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2022 Sinker PHI R 112 95.0 18.7 -1.1 14.3ARM -0.4 11.7 -3.4 14.3ARM -0.5
2022 Slider PHI R 30 83.1 42.5 4.3 4.7GLV -1.3 -2.6 4.4 4.7GLV -1.0
2022 Changeup PHI R 7 86.1 29.5 -0.9 13.0ARM -1.7 7.6 -1.7 13.0ARM -1.2
! 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 %
2022 Sinker 2.4 3 112 75.2 32 .200 .233 .223 11.9 9.4 15.8 .265 .351 .297 55.6
2022 Slider 0.9 0 30 20.1 6 .333 .333 .300 50.0 33.3 28.6 .075 .080 .070 25.0
2022 Changeup -7.5 -1 7 4.7 2 1.000 2.000 .975 33.3 0.0 0.0 .531 .563 .589 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
2022 Sinker 112 95.0 94 18.6 1:15 1:45 -30
2022 Slider 30 83.1 61 7.2 7:45 7:30 15
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
121234567891011SINKERCHANGEUPSLIDERMark AppelSpin-Based Movement by Pitch TypeSPIN DIRECTION - PITCHER POV
121234567891011SINKERCHANGEUPSLIDERMark AppelObserved Movement by Pitch TypeSPIN DIRECTION - PITCHER POV
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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ARM ANGLE42°2022
! 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
2022 40 149 4 0 -1 0 2
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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 %
2022 149 45.0 64.2 90.7 17.1 42.9 41.6 40.0 38.3 21.1 9.4 71.4
Player 149 45.0 64.2 90.7 17.1 42.9 41.6 40.0 38.3 21.1 9.4 71.4
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
2022 70 1 96
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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 %
2022 -- 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 --
Player -- 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 --
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
2022 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2022 Shifts 40 .269 26 5 19.2 14 10 71.4
! 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 Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
2022 46 15.8 34.8% 0.0% 35 20.8 0.0% 2.9%

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Pitch Distribution

Mark Appel - 2022 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch SpeedChangeupSinkerSliderAll Pitches80 MPH85 MPH90 MPH95 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%20%25%Frequency of Speed