Nicholas Padilla
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 220LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2015 | Rd: 13, #388, Tampa Bay Rays | Grayson CC
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 0 0 5.40 1 0 0 1.2 1 2.40
2023 0 1 5.79 3 0 0 4.2 6 2.14
2 Seasons 0 1 5.68 4 0 0 6.1 7 2.21
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 1 0-0 5.40 1.2 1 2.40
2023 3 0-1 5.79 4.2 6 2.14
2 Seasons 4 0-1 5.68 6.1 7 2.21
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 25 39 6 0 0.0 0.0 88.8 102.5 11.0 50.0 .273 .375 .391 .372 .328 50.0 11.1 22.2 5.40 6.05
2023 26 100 16 4 25.0 17.4 96.7 110.1 16.4 75.0 .442 .752 .471 .516 .698 68.8 26.1 4.3 5.79 14.77
Player 139 22 4 18.2 12.5 94.5 110.1 14.9 68.2 .401 .661 .449 .475 .597 63.6 21.9 9.4
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

Padilla relies on 4 pitches.
Sweeper
(30.0%) ,
Cutter
(29.0%) ,
Sinker
(22.0%) ,
Curveball
(19.0%) ,


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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 33.3 33.3 33.3 0.0 33.3 33.3 33.3 16.7 0.0 33.3 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2023 12.5 18.8 62.5 6.3 31.3 37.5 31.3 0.0 6.3 18.8 37.5 12.5 25.0 17.4
Player 18.2 22.7 54.5 4.5 31.8 36.4 31.8 4.5 4.5 22.7 40.9 9.1 18.2 12.5
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
2023 Curveball CWS R 19 80.0 56.9 4.1 11.7GLV 2.9 -13.8 3.9 11.7GLV 2.8
2023 Cutter CWS R 29 92.2 23.7 -0.5 3.2GLV 1.5 8.1 0.2 3.2GLV 0.6
2023 Sinker CWS R 22 93.9 25.9 3.1 10.0ARM -5.2 4.8 2.8 10.0ARM -5.0
2023 Sweeper CWS R 30 81.9 48.1 7.8 17.0GLV 2.6 -7.2 8.7 17.0GLV 2.9
2022 Cutter CHC R 24 92.9 21.8 0.2 2.0GLV 0.2 9.7 1.4 2.0GLV -0.7
2022 Sinker CHC R 6 93.6 26.0 3.3 14.6ARM -0.6 5.6 2.7 14.6ARM -0.2
2022 Sweeper CHC R 9 82.2 42.5 2.5 16.7GLV 2.3 -2.0 3.6 16.7GLV 2.8
! 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 %
2023 Sweeper -8.3 -2 30 30.0 8 .500 1.000 .631 46.2 37.5 23.1 .405 .769 .498 40.0
2023 Cutter -1.3 0 29 29.0 6 .400 .600 .475 36.4 16.7 14.3 .501 .742 .559 100.0
2023 Sinker 4.2 1 22 22.0 7 .286 .286 .257 20.0 28.6 33.3 .477 .826 .555 80.0
2023 Curveball 0.9 0 19 19.0 2 .500 1.000 .625 40.0 0.0 0.0 .317 .452 .328 50.0
2022 Cutter -7.3 -2 24 61.5 5 .500 .750 .570 0.0 0.0 0.0 .366 .535 .451 75.0
2022 Sweeper 9.5 1 9 23.1 3 .000 .000 .000 33.3 33.3 33.3 .149 .162 .137 0.0
2022 Sinker -3.3 0 6 15.4 1 -- -- .700 50.0 0.0 -- -- -- .700 --
! 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
2023 Curveball 19 80.0 88 20.7 7:15 7:15 0
2023 Cutter 29 92.2 51 8.0 12:15 11:00 75
2023 Sinker 22 93.9 63 11.2 12:45 2:15 -90
2023 Sweeper 25 81.9 77 20.1 7:30 8:00 -30
2022 Cutter 24 92.9 56 9.0 12:30 11:30 60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 23 100 -1 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 39 41.0 43.8 100.0 21.7 60.0 33.3 22.2 30.8 16.7 7.7 33.3
2023 100 41.0 65.9 81.5 28.8 41.2 43.0 52.2 44.0 34.1 4.0 100.0
Player 139 41.0 59.6 85.3 26.8 45.5 40.3 43.8 40.3 30.4 5.0 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.

Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2023 21.9 1 1.0 0 1 0 1 100.0
Player 21.9 1 1.0 0 1 0 1 100.0
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
2023 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2022 2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.0 92.9 -0.1 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 82.2 81.2 -1.0 ↓
Exit Velocity 88.8 96.7 7.9 ↑
Launch Angle 11.0 16.4 5.4 ↑
Barrel % 0.0 25.0 25.0 ↑
Hard Hit % 50.0 68.8 18.8 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 50.0 75.0 25.0 ↑
xBA .273 .442 0.169 ↑
BA .286 .409 0.123 ↑
xwOBA .372 .516 0.144 ↑
wOBA .391 .471 0.080 ↑
xSLG .375 .752 0.377 ↑
SLG .429 .682 0.253 ↑
K% 11.1 26.1 15.0 ↑
BB% 22.2 4.3 -17.9 ↓
Swing % 30.8 44.0 13.2 ↑
Whiff% 16.7 34.1 17.4 ↑
In Zone % 41.0 41.0 0.0
Out of Zone % 59.0 59.0 0.0
Out of Zone Swing % 21.7 28.8 7.1 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 0.0 30.4 30.4 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 22.2 52.2 30.0 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 9 .391 4 0 0.0 5 1 20.0
2023 Shades 23 .471 15 0 0.0 8 3 37.5
! 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 5 18.1 0.0% 0.0% 19 22.3 0.0% 0.0%
2023 29 17.7 10.3% 0.0% 20 18.8 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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