Nick Vespi
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 3" 235LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2015 | Rd: 18, #553, Baltimore Orioles | Palm Beach CC
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 5 0 4.10 25 0 1 26.1 28 1.41
2023 1 0 4.30 9 0 0 14.2 9 1.23
2024 0 0 2.92 11 0 0 12.1 9 1.05
3 Seasons 6 0 3.88 45 0 1 53.1 46 1.28
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 25 5-0 4.10 26.1 28 1.41
2023 9 1-0 4.30 14.2 9 1.23
2024 11 0-0 2.92 12.1 9 1.05
3 Seasons 45 6-0 3.88 53.1 46 1.28
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 26 446 75 8 10.7 7.1 87.7 110.5 10.0 44.0 .286 .491 .361 .357 .454 40.0 25.0 7.1 4.10 5.49
2023 27 202 47 3 6.4 5.1 87.2 108.6 14.2 36.2 .256 .412 .344 .299 .338 36.2 15.3 3.4 4.29 3.74
2024 28 169 37 2 5.4 4.1 89.1 107.5 14.4 32.4 .247 .399 .276 .296 .338 35.1 18.4 6.1 2.92 3.64
Player 817 159 13 8.2 5.9 87.9 110.5 12.3 39.0 .269 .449 .338 .328 .393 37.7 20.9 5.9
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

Vespi relies on 3 pitches.
Cutter
(56.8%) ,
Slider
(24.9%) ,
Curveball
(18.3%) ,


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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 41.3 22.7 33.3 2.7 45.3 38.7 16.0 4.0 30.7 16.0 34.7 4.0 10.7 7.1
2023 46.8 23.4 25.5 4.3 53.2 31.9 14.9 4.3 36.2 23.4 17.0 12.8 6.4 5.1
2024 45.9 27.0 24.3 2.7 37.8 43.2 18.9 2.7 35.1 24.3 18.9 10.8 5.4 4.1
Player 44.0 23.9 28.9 3.1 45.9 37.7 16.4 3.8 33.3 20.1 25.8 8.2 8.2 5.9
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 Slider BAL L 42 83.9 37.1 -0.8 10.2GLV 5.3 1.8 -0.3 10.2GLV 5.1
2024 Curveball BAL L 31 80.0 47.7 -5.4 11.0GLV 4.2 -4.6 -3.4 11.0GLV 3.6
2024 Cutter BAL L 96 89.5 27.5 -1.6 1.6GLV -0.9 6.6 -0.6 1.6GLV -0.5
2023 Cutter BAL L 101 89.0 29.1 -2.4 2.5GLV 0.1 5.3 -1.6 2.5GLV 0.7
2023 Curveball BAL L 39 80.4 48.1 -4.7 11.1GLV 4.6 -5.6 -2.8 11.1GLV 3.4
2023 Slider BAL L 60 83.4 38.3 -0.4 10.9GLV 5.0 1.1 0.7 10.9GLV 5.7
2023 Sinker BAL L 2 90.0 26.7 2.8 7.3ARM -6.6 6.9 1.4 7.3ARM -7.7
! 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 Cutter 0.3 0 96 56.8 30 .259 .407 .327 17.8 6.7 12.5 .303 .418 .350 44.0
2024 Slider 2.3 1 42 24.9 13 .167 .417 .223 32.1 38.5 26.3 .128 .400 .201 12.5
2024 Curveball 1.7 1 31 18.3 6 .167 .167 .180 33.3 33.3 28.6 .224 .298 .226 25.0
2023 Cutter 1.2 1 101 50.0 26 .250 .500 .344 10.2 0.0 0.0 .269 .358 .305 37.5
2023 Slider -3.6 -2 60 29.7 22 .364 .636 .425 27.3 27.3 28.6 .263 .503 .322 37.5
2023 Curveball 2.1 1 39 19.3 10 .200 .200 .180 30.0 30.0 20.0 .211 .339 .230 28.6
2023 Sinker 0.8 0 2 1.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! 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
2024 Curveball 31 80.0 66 13.6 4:30 4:00 30
2024 Cutter 85 89.5 42 5.8 11:30 12:45 -75
2024 Slider 41 83.9 38 11.1 3:45 3:00 45
2023 Curveball 39 80.4 63 14.2 4:15 4:15 0
2023 Cutter 101 89.0 36 5.2 11:45 1:00 -75
2023 Slider 60 83.4 42 11.7 3:30 3:00 30
! 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 111 446 0 0 0 0 -1
2023 58 202 1 0 0 -1 0
2024 49 169 0 2 0 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 446 44.6 64.3 82.8 36.4 46.7 40.1 59.5 48.9 31.7 5.6 64.0
2023 202 52.5 67.9 91.7 31.3 53.3 35.1 62.1 50.5 19.6 9.9 95.0
2024 169 52.1 65.9 86.2 37.0 53.3 42.6 61.2 52.1 25.0 7.7 69.2
Player 817 48.1 65.6 86.0 35.4 49.3 39.4 60.6 49.9 27.2 7.1 75.9
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 38
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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 23.5 5 5.4 0 1 2 4 80.0
2023 24.8 2 1.4 1 1 1 1 50.0
2024 23.2 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
Player 23.8 8 7.8 0 2 3 6 75.0
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
2022 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 4 5 6 5 5 6 6 4 5 5 6 6 5 7 6 4 4 6 6 6 5 5
2023 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2024 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 8 7 7 9 8 8 9 9 9 6 7 9 7 7 9 9 7 7 7 9 8 7 11 9 6 6 8 8 8 7 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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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2022 2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 88.6 89.0 0.4 ↑ 89.5 0.5 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 82.7 82.2 -0.5 ↓ 82.2 0.0
Exit Velocity 87.7 87.2 -0.5 ↓ 89.1 1.9 ↑
Launch Angle 10.0 14.2 4.2 ↑ 14.4 0.2 ↑
Barrel % 10.7 6.4 -4.3 ↓ 5.4 -1.0 ↓
Hard Hit % 40.0 36.2 -3.8 ↓ 35.1 -1.1 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 44.0 36.2 -7.8 ↓ 32.4 -3.8 ↓
xBA .286 .256 -0.030 ↓ .247 -0.009 ↓
BA .284 .286 0.002 ↑ .222 -0.064 ↓
xwOBA .357 .299 -0.058 ↓ .296 -0.003 ↓
wOBA .361 .344 -0.017 ↓ .276 -0.068 ↓
xSLG .491 .412 -0.079 ↓ .399 -0.013 ↓
SLG .510 .500 -0.010 ↓ .378 -0.122 ↓
K% 25.0 15.3 -9.7 ↓ 18.4 3.1 ↑
BB% 7.1 3.4 -3.7 ↓ 6.1 2.7 ↑
Swing % 48.9 50.5 1.6 ↑ 52.1 1.6 ↑
Whiff% 31.7 19.6 -12.1 ↓ 25.0 5.4 ↑
In Zone % 44.6 52.5 7.9 ↑ 52.1 -0.4 ↓
Out of Zone % 55.4 47.5 -7.9 ↓ 47.9 0.4 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 36.4 31.3 -5.1 ↓ 37.0 5.7 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 20.7 29.3 8.6 ↑ 34.7 5.4 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 59.5 62.1 2.6 ↑ 61.2 -0.9 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 111 .361 59 8 13.6 52 19 36.5
2023 Shades 58 .344 39 2 5.1 19 17 89.5
2024 Shades 49 .276 36 5 13.9 13 6 46.2
! 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 %
2022 115 14.5 56.5% 0.0% 83 19.2 2.4% 1.2%
2023 64 12.4 82.8% 0.0% 28 17.4 7.1% 0.0%
2024 47 12.1 87.2% 0.0% 19 16.5 10.5% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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