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Matt Thaiss
C | B/T: L/R | 6' 0" 215LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 1, #16, Los Angeles Angels | Virginia
Poor Avg Great

Stats

PA AB R H HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2021 8 7 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
3 Seasons 197 175 21 35 9 24 0 .200 .289 .394 .683
AVG HR RBI SB OPS
2021 .143 0 0 0 .393
3 Seasons .200 9 24 0 .683

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Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted Balls Barrels Barrel % Exit Velocity Max EV Launch Angle Sweet Spot % XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2019 24 711 95 6 6.3 89.1 106.6 15.9 34.7 .212 .361 .303 .285 .369 43.2 31.7 10.4
2020 25 110 13 1 7.7 88.1 104.6 8.9 30.8 .135 .221 .262 .239 .244 38.5 32 16
2021 26 27 6 0 0 86.2 110 19.9 33.3 .253 .306 .196 .299 .284 16.7 12.5 12.5
848 114 7 6.1 88.8 110 15.3 34.2 .204 .342 .293 .280 .350 41.2 31 11.2
6.6 88.3 122.2 12 32.9 .243 .403 .317 .313 .364 35.4 22 8.4




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Other
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Pitch Tracking

Year Pitch Type # % PA AB H 1B 2B 3B HR SO BBE BA XBA SLG XSLG WOBA XWOBA EV LA Whiff% PutAway%
2021 Fastballs 17 63.0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .270 .000 .311 .173 .365 86.5 12 0.0 0.0
2021 Offspeed 5 18.5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .069 .000 .079 .000 .062 74.2 2 66.7 33.3
2021 Breaking 5 18.5 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .500 .413 .500 .524 .440 .405 91.8 42 0.0 0.0
2020 Fastballs 57 52.3 14 11 1 1 0 0 0 4 7 .091 .167 .091 .236 .213 .286 87.4 6 30.4 23.5
2020 Breaking 31 28.4 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .333 .251 1.333 .582 .660 .343 96.4 36 17.6 6.7
2020 Offspeed 21 19.3 8 7 1 1 0 0 0 3 4 .143 .037 .143 .041 .198 .117 85.2 1 53.8 33.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel %
2019 38.9 28.4 25.3 7.4 49.5 31.6 18.9 2.1 27.4 28.4 28.4 7.4 6.3
2020 46.2 15.4 30.8 7.7 61.5 38.5 0 0 46.2 38.5 7.7 0 7.7
2021 33.3 16.7 33.3 16.7 66.7 33.3 0 0 33.3 33.3 16.7 16.7 0
39.5 26.3 26.3 7.9 51.8 32.5 15.8 1.8 29.8 29.8 25.4 7 6.1
45.1 22.5 25.4 7.1 36.6 37.8 25.4 3.7 33.2 24.4 24.4 5.7 6.6

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 Cutter -7.1 0 3 11.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .113 .121 .12 0
2021 Sinker -3.3 0 4 14.8 1 0 0 0 0 0 .686 .794 .636 0
2021 4-Seamer -1.1 0 10 37 2 0 0 .35 0 0 0 .011 .019 .355 0
2021 Changeup -5.7 0 5 18.5 2 0 0 0 66.7 50 33.3 .069 .079 .062 0
2021 Slider 0.1 0 5 18.5 2 .5 .5 .45 0 0 0 .413 .523 .405 50
2020 Slider -1.4 0 16 14.5 1 0 0 0 11.1 0 0 .013 .03 .02 0
2020 Curveball 6.1 1 16 14.5 2 .5 2 1 25 50 11.1 .37 .859 .504 100
2020 Cutter -8.1 0 6 5.5 2 0 0 0 40 0 0 .393 .616 .427 50
2020 4-Seamer -7 -2 27 24.5 6 0 0 .117 37.5 66.7 33.3 .001 .001 .118 0
2020 Sinker -0.2 0 24 21.8 6 .25 .25 .383 20 0 0 .26 .34 .408 50
2020 Changeup -3.2 -1 19 17.3 8 .143 .143 .2 53.8 37.5 33.3 .037 .041 .118 25
2020 N/A -0.2 0 2 1.8
2019 Splitter 1 0 7 1 3 .333 .333 .3 0 0 0 .467 .601 .448 66.7
2019 Cutter -5.3 -3 51 7.2 12 .083 .083 .075 19 25 23.1 .244 .274 .228 11.1
2019 Sinker -3.6 -3 83 11.7 14 0 0 .15 12.5 21.4 12.5 .186 .316 .315 50
2019 Slider 4 3 80 11.3 17 .267 .667 .424 48.4 47.1 22.2 .161 .263 .239 57.1
2019 Curveball -0.1 0 70 9.8 21 .3 .45 .34 25 33.3 24.1 .269 .32 .272 46.2
2019 Changeup -5.1 -7 133 18.7 31 .069 .069 .103 44.4 29 28.1 .142 .205 .186 25
2019 4-Seamer 2 6 286 40.2 66 .298 .684 .448 33.3 33.3 25 .225 .495 .347 54.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 164 710 -7 -9 8 4 -4
2020 25 110 -1 -3 1 1 -2
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2019 711 49.4 74.1 71.2 16.7 48.3 41.8 33.5 45.1 33 7 90
2020 110 47.3 73.1 76.3 25.9 46.7 43.6 24 48.2 32.1 8.2 88.9
2021 27 51.9 78.6 100 15.4 0 29.6 62.5 48.1 15.4 3.7 100
848 49.2 74.1 72.8 17.9 46.8 41.7 33.5 45.6 32.3 7.1 90
48.5 66.8 82 28.3 58.5 42.6 29.2 47 24.6 7.2 76

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV HardHit% K% BB% Whiff% Speed OAA
2019 24
2020 30
2021
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 22.2 8 5.1 3 4 2 3 37.5
2020 21.3 1 0.9 0 0 1 0 0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2019 8 9 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 6 6 4 6 5 5 4 7 4 6 3 5 5 4 4 6 5 4 6 4 6
2020 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 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 and distances, but does not attempt to adjust for environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-  
Exit Velocity 89.1 88.1 -1 ↓ 86.2 -1.9 ↓
Launch Angle 15.9 8.9 -7 ↓ 19.9 11 ↑
Barrel % 6.3 7.7 1.4 ↑ 0 -7.7 ↓
Hard Hit % 43.2 38.5 -4.7 ↓ 16.7 -21.8 ↓
Sweet Spot % 34.7 30.8 -3.9 ↓ 33.3 2.5 ↑
xBA .212 .135 -0.077 ↓ .253 0.118 ↑
BA .211 .143 -0.068 ↓ .143 0
xwOBA .285 .239 -0.046 ↓ .299 0.06 ↑
wOBA .303 .262 -0.041 ↓ .196 -0.066 ↓
xSLG .361 .221 -0.14 ↓ .306 0.085 ↑
SLG .422 .286 -0.136 ↓ .143 -0.143 ↓
K% 31.7 32 0.3 ↑ 12.5 -19.5 ↓
BB% 10.4 16 5.6 ↑ 12.5 -3.5 ↓
Swing % 45.1 48.2 3.1 ↑ 48.1 -0.1 ↓
Whiff% 33 32.1 -0.9 ↓ 15.4 -16.7 ↓
In Zone % 49.4 47.3 -2.1 ↓ 51.9 4.6 ↑
Out of Zone % 50.6 52.7 2.1 ↑ 48.1 -4.6 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 16.7 25.9 9.2 ↑ 15.4 -10.5 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 33.5 24 -9.5 ↓ 62.5 38.5 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 60.4 64 3.6 ↑ 62.5 -1.5 ↓
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Statcast Shift Statistics

SeasonBat SidePAShifts%wOBA - No ShiftwOBA - Shift
2019 L 164 96 58.5 .302 .303
2020 L 24 13 54.2 .307 .243
2021 L 8 7 87.5 .879 .099