Matthew Liberatore
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 215LBS | Age: 25
Draft: 2018 | Rd: 1, #16, Tampa Bay Rays | Mountain Ridge HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 2 2 5.97 9 7 0 34.2 28 1.73
2023 3 6 5.25 22 11 0 61.2 46 1.48
2024 3 4 4.40 60 6 0 86 76 1.27
3 Seasons 8 12 4.99 91 24 0 182.1 150 1.43
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 9 2-2 5.97 34.2 28 1.73
2023 22 3-6 5.25 61.2 46 1.48
2024 60 3-4 4.40 86 76 1.27
3 Seasons 91 8-12 4.99 182.1 150 1.43
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
2022 22 650 114 10 8.8 6.2 91.2 110.3 16.4 38.6 .268 .460 .391 .357 .390 48.2 17.4 11.2 5.97 5.49
2023 23 1059 199 17 8.5 6.2 90.1 113.2 12.1 35.7 .289 .484 .341 .368 .405 42.7 16.7 9.1 5.25 5.96
2024 24 1358 252 18 7.1 5.0 89.7 111.3 13.2 31.7 .251 .415 .313 .316 .372 38.6 21.2 7.8 4.39 4.20
Player 3067 565 45 8.0 5.7 90.2 113.2 13.5 34.5 .267 .448 .338 .343 .387 42.0 18.9 8.9
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

Liberatore relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(28.3%) ,
Slider
(27.6%) ,
Sinker
(20.4%) ,
Cutter
(12.8%) ,
Curveball
(6.5%) ,
Changeup
(4.4%) ,


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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 39.5 26.3 24.6 9.6 40.4 36.0 23.7 4.4 27.2 24.6 25.4 9.6 8.8 6.2
2023 43.7 24.6 25.1 6.5 31.7 37.2 31.2 3.5 30.2 23.6 27.6 6.5 8.5 6.2
2024 44.0 27.0 22.2 6.7 35.3 38.9 25.8 5.6 31.7 25.8 22.2 7.1 7.1 5.0
Player 43.0 26.0 23.7 7.3 35.0 37.7 27.3 4.6 30.3 24.8 24.8 7.4 8.0 5.7
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

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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
2024 Changeup STL L 60 87.8 25.0 -4.5 12.3ARM -1.7 10.4 -4.5 12.3ARM -1.8
2024 Sinker STL L 277 95.4 16.4 -3.4 13.1ARM -1.0 13.6 -5.5 13.1ARM -2.1
2024 4-Seam Fastball STL L 384 94.7 14.2 -0.3 7.0ARM 0.3 16.3 0.7 7.0ARM -1.2
2024 Slider STL L 374 87.4 34.9 1.2 3.6GLV -0.4 0.6 0.9 3.6GLV -1.5
2024 Cutter STL L 174 91.4 22.9 1.2 1.4GLV -1.2 9.6 2.4 1.4GLV -0.7
2024 Curveball STL L 88 78.2 63.0 7.5 10.1GLV 2.1 -17.5 9.5 10.1GLV 2.7
2023 Curveball STL L 224 76.5 66.0 7.2 11.0GLV 2.5 -18.4 10.0 11.0GLV 3.2
2023 Changeup STL L 78 87.2 25.2 -4.3 12.2ARM -1.9 10.7 -4.3 12.2ARM -1.6
2023 Slider STL L 131 86.7 35.6 1.0 3.9GLV -0.5 0.6 1.3 3.9GLV -1.3
2023 Sinker STL L 180 94.3 16.8 -3.9 13.1ARM -1.5 14.0 -5.7 13.1ARM -1.9
2023 4-Seam Fastball STL L 390 94.2 14.6 -0.3 6.9ARM 0.5 16.2 0.9 6.9ARM -1.0
! 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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.3 -1 384 28.3 72 .262 .615 .382 19.5 12.5 12.2 .272 .605 .387 43.1
2024 Slider 1.1 4 374 27.5 116 .185 .250 .232 38.4 29.3 21.5 .214 .291 .253 32.4
2024 Sinker -0.6 -2 277 20.4 89 .284 .481 .361 14.2 20.2 17.8 .266 .462 .346 47.6
2024 Cutter -2.2 -4 174 12.8 44 .432 .622 .474 22.8 4.5 6.9 .347 .499 .403 35.1
2024 Curveball -1.4 -1 88 6.5 25 .174 .174 .172 27.3 52.0 21.7 .188 .224 .210 27.3
2024 Changeup 1.7 1 60 4.4 8 .000 .000 .000 20.0 0.0 0.0 .141 .237 .158 25.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.6 -2 405 38.2 110 .308 .490 .362 16.1 14.5 18.6 .323 .569 .395 46.6
2023 Curveball -2.0 -5 237 22.4 45 .222 .472 .341 33.8 28.9 16.0 .191 .325 .301 32.0
2023 Sinker 0.9 2 196 18.5 67 .208 .302 .326 9.8 14.9 17.5 .272 .475 .387 51.1
2023 Slider -3.8 -5 135 12.7 32 .333 .533 .391 28.6 21.9 16.7 .283 .410 .321 34.8
2023 Changeup -1.0 -1 86 8.1 20 .278 .389 .330 12.5 0.0 0.0 .347 .461 .384 27.8
! 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
2024 Changeup 60 87.8 99 16.1 10:15 10:15 0
2024 Curveball 88 78.2 92 23.3 5:00 5:00 0
2024 Cutter 174 91.4 47 9.2 11:30 12:30 -60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 384 94.7 95 17.3 11:00 11:15 -15
2024 Sinker 275 95.4 91 18.8 11:00 10:30 30
2024 Slider 374 87.4 21 4.7 2:30 3:15 -45
2023 Changeup 78 87.2 99 16.1 10:15 10:15 0
2023 Curveball 224 76.5 94 24.8 5:00 5:00 0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 389 94.2 93 17.2 11:00 11:15 -15
2023 Sinker 180 94.3 91 19.1 11:15 10:30 45
2023 Slider 131 86.7 22 4.9 2:30 3:15 -45
! 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
2022 161 650 1 -1 -4 -2 -5
2023 274 1,059 2 5 -11 -6 -11
2024 354 1,357 3 8 -8 -6 -3
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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 650 45.8 66.8 83.4 25.0 64.8 45.7 53.4 44.2 21.6 7.4 83.3
2023 1,059 49.4 66.3 89.0 23.9 60.2 41.2 53.6 44.9 18.7 8.0 76.5
2024 1,358 54.3 72.5 82.0 27.9 52.6 42.4 64.2 52.1 25.1 8.5 87.9
Player 3,067 50.8 69.3 84.5 25.8 57.8 42.7 58.4 47.9 22.4 8.1 83.1
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
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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 41 17 83 58
2023 5 6 9 18 4 52 37 20 22 10 38 5 6 53 21 93 39
2024 39 32 28 28 45 45 63 25 51 34 52 46 41 65 22 90 32
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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 22.7 5 5.1 0 5 5 1 20.0
2023 23.8 5 7.0 -2 11 7 1 20.0
2024 24.0 11 11.3 0 0 11 4 36.4
Player 23.7 21 23.4 -2 16 23 6 28.6
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 5 2 5 5 6 5 6 4 4 4 5 8 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 6 5 6 7 5 3 6 6 7 5 6 5
2023 5 5 4 8 7 6 8 5 6 5 6 10 7 6 9 9 11 4 7 8 6 8 11 12 7 5 7 7 6 6 5
2024 11 8 9 11 12 14 14 10 10 7 12 12 12 11 12 11 10 10 11 15 12 9 15 12 9 11 10 14 13 13 10
Player 21 15 18 24 25 25 28 19 20 16 23 30 24 21 26 25 25 18 23 29 23 23 33 29 19 22 23 28 24 25 20
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 2022 2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.4 94.2 0.8 ↑ 94.3 0.1 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 85.9 87.3 1.4 ↑ 87.8 0.5 ↑
Breaking Velocity 78.1 80.2 2.1 ↑ 85.7 5.5 ↑
Exit Velocity 91.2 90.1 -1.1 ↓ 89.7 -0.4 ↓
Launch Angle 16.4 12.1 -4.3 ↓ 13.2 1.1 ↑
Barrel % 8.8 8.5 -0.3 ↓ 7.1 -1.4 ↓
Hard Hit % 48.2 42.7 -5.5 ↓ 38.6 -4.1 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 38.6 35.7 -2.9 ↓ 31.7 -4.0 ↓
xBA .268 .289 0.021 ↑ .251 -0.038 ↓
BA .304 .274 -0.030 ↓ .251 -0.023 ↓
xwOBA .357 .368 0.011 ↑ .316 -0.052 ↓
wOBA .391 .341 -0.050 ↓ .313 -0.028 ↓
xSLG .460 .484 0.024 ↑ .415 -0.069 ↓
SLG .529 .444 -0.085 ↓ .415 -0.029 ↓
K% 17.4 16.7 -0.7 ↓ 21.2 4.5 ↑
BB% 11.2 9.1 -2.1 ↓ 7.8 -1.3 ↓
Swing % 44.2 44.9 0.7 ↑ 52.1 7.2 ↑
Whiff% 21.6 18.7 -2.9 ↓ 25.1 6.4 ↑
In Zone % 45.8 49.4 3.6 ↑ 54.3 4.9 ↑
Out of Zone % 54.2 50.6 -3.6 ↓ 45.7 -4.9 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 25.0 23.9 -1.1 ↓ 27.9 4.0 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 28.0 26.6 -1.4 ↓ 38.6 12.0 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 53.4 53.6 0.2 ↑ 64.2 10.6 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 161 .391 121 24 19.8 40 16 40.0
2023 Shades 260 .337 206 24 11.7 54 17 31.5
2024 Shades 351 .314 215 3 1.4 136 66 48.5
! 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 %
2022 158 15.5 41.1% 0.0% 148 21.2 1.4% 4.7%
2023 277 13.4 73.6% 0.4% 188 18.2 7.4% 1.6%
2024 357 13.8 68.3% 0.8% 176 17.7 7.4% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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