Matt Sauer
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 230LBS | Age: 25
Draft: 2017 | Rd: 2, #54, New York Yankees | Righetti (CA) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2024 0 0 1.93 8 0 0 9.1 4 1.71
1 Season 0 0 1.93 8 0 0 9.1 4 1.71
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 8 0-0 1.93 9.1 4 1.71
1 Season 8 0-0 1.93 9.1 4 1.71
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2024 25 180 32 3 9.4 6.8 90.1 106.2 23.3 25.0 .192 .325 .327 .307 .247 40.6 9.1 18.2 1.93 3.65
Player 180 32 3 9.4 6.8 90.1 106.2 23.3 25.0 .192 .325 .327 .307 .247 40.6 9.1 18.2
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .316 .369 36.3 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Sauer relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(46.7%) ,
Slider
(22.8%) ,
Curveball
(17.8%) ,
Split Finger
(7.2%) ,
Sinker
(5.6%) ,


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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
2024 37.5 43.8 6.3 12.5 28.1 50.0 21.9 0.0 31.3 43.8 15.6 0.0 9.4 6.8
Player 37.5 43.8 6.3 12.5 28.1 50.0 21.9 0.0 31.3 43.8 15.6 0.0 9.4 6.8
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2024 Sinker KC R 10 94.6 17.6 -3.3 -16 15.3 0.1 1
2024 Split-Finger KC R 13 85.5 31.7 -2.4 -7 3.4 -7.3 -68
2024 Slider KC R 41 85.6 29.3 -6.2 -17 7.5 2.4 48
2024 Curveball KC R 32 81.3 50.8 -0.6 -1 9.7 1.3 16
2024 4-Seam Fastball KC R 84 95.0 13.9 0.1 1 6.3 -1.1 -14
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 -0.3 0 84 46.7 22 .286 .286 .418 8.3 4.5 5.6 .232 .411 .427 46.2
2024 Slider 1.4 1 41 22.8 8 .250 .625 .363 23.8 25.0 13.3 .155 .344 .210 33.3
2024 Curveball 4.0 1 32 17.8 10 .200 .300 .215 18.8 10.0 6.3 .146 .209 .152 33.3
2024 Split-Finger -0.4 0 13 7.2 1 .000 .000 .000 25.0 0.0 0.0 .256 .270 .231 0.0
2024 Sinker 8.7 1 10 5.6 3 .000 .000 .000 28.6 0.0 -- .232 .279 .226 66.7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Curveball 31 81.4 71 15.5 7:45 7:15 30
2024 4-Seam Fastball 83 95.0 94 17.2 1:00 12:45 15
2024 Splitter 13 85.5 74 6.3 1:15 1:15 0
2024 Sinker 10 94.6 95 20.3 1:00 1:45 -45
2024 Slider 38 85.7 42 10.6 9:30 10:15 -45
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 44 180 2 2 -1 -1 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 %
2024 180 41.7 74.7 85.7 26.7 78.6 41.7 52.3 46.7 16.7 7.2 92.3
Player 180 41.7 74.7 85.7 26.7 78.6 41.7 52.3 46.7 16.7 7.2 92.3
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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
2024 55 88 75 59 36 46 28 25 38 1 3 6 40 70 22 58
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2024 23.4 1 1.3 0 3 2 0 0.0
Player 23.4 1 1.3 0 3 2 0 0.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2024 1 1 0 1 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 1
Player 1 1 0 1 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 1
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2024 Shades 44 .327 26 0 0.0 18 13 72.2
! 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 %
2024 47 16.3 25.5% 0.0% 32 18.6 0.0% 0.0%
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Pitch Distribution