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Michel Baez
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 8" 220LBS | Age: 28
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2019 1 1 3.03 24 1 0 29.2 28 1.31
2020 0 0 7.71 3 1 0 4.2 7 1.93
2022 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2 2 0.50
3 Seasons 1 1 3.47 29 2 0 36.1 37 1.35
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2019 24 1-1 3.03 29.2 28 1.31
2020 3 0-0 7.71 4.2 7 1.93
2022 2 0-0 0.00 2 2 0.50
3 Seasons 29 1-1 3.47 36.1 37 1.35
20222022 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value--NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Run Value1NOT QUALIFIEDBreaking Run Value0NOT QUALIFIEDOffspeed Run Value0NOT QUALIFIEDPitchingxERA1.22NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.156NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Velo94.8NOT QUALIFIEDAvg Exit Velocity87.9NOT QUALIFIEDChase %37.5NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %16.7NOT QUALIFIEDK %28.6NOT QUALIFIEDBB %0.0NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %0.0NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %40.0NOT QUALIFIEDGB %40.0NOT QUALIFIEDExtension5.9NOT QUALIFIED
20222022 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE45°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"14.3 INCHES TAIL16.8 INCHES RISE0.7 INCHES BREAK4.8 INCHES RISEAVG14.5 INCHES TAIL3.7 INCHES RISEAVG10.8 INCHES TAIL17.3 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHRHP AVG4-Seam52%94.894.3Change32%85.386.0Slider12%86.185.1Sinker4%95.193.6SAMPLE100 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
2019 23 521 86 4 4.7 3.1 87.7 111.2 16.9 34.9 .225 .361 .295 .299 .328 37.2 21.4 10.7 3.03 3.91
2020 24 99 14 1 7.1 4.3 92.1 105.7 14.0 42.9 .278 .438 .360 .339 .458 28.6 30.4 8.7 7.71 4.96
2022 26 25 5 0 0.0 0.0 87.9 111.0 12.4 0.0 .156 .234 .126 .169 .237 40.0 28.6 0.0 0.00 1.22
Player 645 105 5 4.8 3.1 88.3 111.2 16.3 34.3 .230 .367 .297 .299 .341 36.2 23.0 9.9
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

Baez relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(52.0%) ,
Changeup
(32.0%) ,
Slider
(12.0%) ,
Sinker
(4.0%) ,

Four Seamer13 Pitches (52%)
Changeup8 Pitches (32%)
Slider3 Pitches (12%)
Sinker1 Pitches (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
2019 39.5 19.8 30.2 10.5 33.7 38.4 27.9 4.7 26.7 29.1 26.7 7.0 4.7 3.1
2020 35.7 28.6 35.7 0.0 21.4 42.9 35.7 0.0 21.4 28.6 42.9 0.0 7.1 4.3
2022 40.0 40.0 20.0 0.0 60.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 40.0 40.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 0.0
Player 39.0 21.9 30.5 8.6 33.3 39.0 27.6 3.8 26.7 29.5 27.6 6.7 4.8 3.1
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 menuMichel Baez Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comChangeupFour SeamerSinkerSliderCurveball2019202020212022-7.5-5-2.502.557.5

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 Changeup SD R 8 85.3 33.9 4.8 14.5ARM 1.0 3.7 2.2 14.5ARM 0.3
2022 4-Seam Fastball SD R 13 94.8 13.3 0.0 10.8ARM 4.5 17.3 1.1 10.8ARM 3.5
2022 Sinker SD R 1 95.1 13.7 -6.2 14.3ARM 0.4 16.8 -8.5 14.3ARM -0.5
2022 Slider SD R 3 86.1 32.1 -2.7 0.7GLV -3.6 4.8 -3.0 0.7GLV -5.0
2020 Slider SD R 3 83.7 38.8 1.3 0.8GLV -4.3 0.1 1.3 0.8GLV -4.5
2020 Changeup SD R 41 86.7 29.6 2.6 12.7ARM 0.0 6.7 -0.3 12.7ARM -0.7
2020 4-Seam Fastball SD R 55 95.4 14.0 -0.9 7.8ARM 0.9 16.0 0.0 7.8ARM 0.5
! 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 4-Seam Fastball 7.4 1 13 52.0 3 .000 .000 .000 25.0 66.7 100.0 .265 .330 .262 100.0
2022 Changeup 1.1 0 8 32.0 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .084 .240 .136 50.0
2022 Slider -5.2 0 3 12.0 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 -- .119 .141 .111 0.0
2022 Sinker 15.6 0 1 4.0 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .011 .028 .016 0.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball -4.5 -2 55 55.6 14 .385 .538 .421 14.3 21.4 17.6 .330 .568 .402 30.0
2020 Changeup -0.1 0 41 41.4 9 .250 .250 .278 42.1 44.4 25.0 .193 .226 .242 25.0
2020 Slider -4.0 0 3 3.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! 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 4-Seam Fastball 13 94.8 98 20.1 1:15 1:15 0
2020 Changeup 40 86.7 97 14.5 1:45 2:15 -30
2020 4-Seam Fastball 55 95.4 94 17.4 1:00 1:00 0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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1212345678910114-SEAM FASTBALLSINKERCHANGEUPSLIDERMichel BaezObserved Movement by Pitch TypeSPIN DIRECTION - PITCHER POV
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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ARM ANGLE51°2020 ARM ANGLE45°2022
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2019 129 521 5 5 -4 -3 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 %
2019 521 40.3 75.7 79.2 30.5 70.5 42.2 58.5 48.8 24.0 6.7 91.4
2020 99 42.4 76.2 90.6 26.3 33.3 34.3 65.2 47.5 25.5 8.1 87.5
2022 25 36.0 66.7 83.3 37.5 83.3 52.0 28.6 48.0 16.7 8.0 50.0
Player 645 40.5 75.5 81.2 30.2 66.4 41.4 58.1 48.5 24.0 7.0 88.9
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
2019 87 78 23
2020 82 75 8
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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 %
2019 29.1 3 3.0 0 1 1 2 66.7
2020 -- 0 0.1 0 1 0 0 --
Player 29.1 3 3.2 0 2 1 2 66.7
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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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year
HR
2019 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 3
2020 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Player 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 3 3 3 5 3 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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Year to Year Changes

Metric
2019
2020
+/-
 
Fastball Velocity 96.0 95.4 -0.6
Offspeed Velocity 86.0 86.7 0.7
Breaking Velocity 82.4 83.7 1.3
Exit Velocity 87.7 92.1 4.4
Launch Angle 16.9 14.0 -2.9
Barrel % 4.7 7.1 2.4
Hard Hit % 37.2 28.6 -8.6
LA Sweet-Spot % 34.9 42.9 8.0
xBA .225 .278 0.053
BA .223 .333 0.110
xwOBA .299 .339 0.040
wOBA .295 .360 0.065
xSLG .361 .438 0.077
SLG .366 .429 0.063
K% 21.4 30.4 9.0
BB% 10.7 8.7 -2.0
Swing % 48.8 47.5 -1.3
Whiff% 24.0 25.5 1.5
In Zone % 40.3 42.4 2.1
Out of Zone % 59.7 57.6 -2.1
Out of Zone Swing % 30.5 26.3 -4.2
First Pitch Swing % 29.2 39.1 9.9
First Pitch Strike % 58.5 65.2 6.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2019 Shifts 129 .295 69 9 13.0 60 19 31.7
2020 Shifts 23 .360 13 0 0.0 10 4 40.0
2022 Shifts 7 .126 5 0 0.0 2 1 50.0
! 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 %
2019 139 15.3 46.0% 0.0% 97 22.0 0.0% 4.1%
2020 30 19.4 3.3% 6.7% 11 24.4 0.0% 9.1%
2022 10 18.6 0.0% 0.0% 2 17.6 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

Michel Baez - 2019 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupCurveballSliderAll Pitches75 MPH80 MPH85 MPH90 MPH95 MPH100 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%20%Frequency of Speed