Ronel Blanco
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 265LBS | Age: 31
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 0 0 7.11 7 0 0 6.1 7 1.89
2023 2 1 4.50 17 7 0 52 52 1.48
2024 13 6 2.80 30 29 0 167.1 166 1.09
3 Seasons 15 7 3.31 54 36 0 225.2 225 1.20
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 7 0-0 7.11 6.1 7 1.89
2023 17 2-1 4.50 52 52 1.48
2024 30 13-6 2.80 167.1 166 1.09
3 Seasons 54 15-7 3.31 225.2 225 1.20
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 28 120 20 3 15.0 9.4 89.1 107.8 15.8 50.0 .295 .549 .414 .414 .488 40.0 21.9 12.5 7.11 7.88
2023 29 905 144 17 11.8 7.5 88.5 110.8 17.2 34.0 .245 .445 .352 .345 .396 34.7 23.0 12.4 4.50 5.13
2024 30 2751 439 41 9.3 6.1 88.7 118.7 16.4 30.1 .230 .399 .276 .311 .369 35.5 24.6 10.1 2.80 3.97
Player 3776 603 61 10.1 6.5 88.7 118.7 16.5 31.7 .235 .415 .299 .323 .379 35.5 24.1 10.7
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Blanco relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(38.3%) ,
Slider
(30.2%) ,
Changeup
(22.1%) ,
Curveball
(9.4%) ,


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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 25.0 40.0 35.0 0.0 20.0 40.0 40.0 5.0 15.0 20.0 35.0 10.0 15.0 9.4
2023 34.7 34.7 26.4 4.2 52.8 27.8 19.4 3.5 25.7 31.3 23.6 3.5 11.8 7.5
2024 39.9 31.0 20.7 8.4 41.7 35.5 22.8 3.0 28.7 28.7 25.3 4.8 9.3 6.1
Player 38.1 32.2 22.6 7.1 43.6 33.8 22.6 3.2 27.5 29.0 25.2 4.6 10.1 6.5
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


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 HOU R 830 86.4 28.8 -5.9 2.2GLV -2.2 7.7 -6.1 2.2GLV -3.0
2024 Changeup HOU R 608 85.2 32.5 0.8 13.4ARM -0.7 5.3 -0.4 13.4ARM -0.8
2024 Curveball HOU R 258 80.1 44.3 -8.2 9.5GLV 1.5 -1.5 -8.4 9.5GLV 0.1
2024 4-Seam Fastball HOU R 1055 93.4 12.9 1.9 7.3ARM 0.7 18.5 2.7 7.3ARM -0.2
2023 Slider HOU R 440 88.0 26.9 -6.0 1.9GLV -2.2 8.3 -6.8 1.9GLV -3.5
2023 Curveball HOU R 20 80.0 45.6 -7.5 10.2GLV 2.1 -2.6 -7.3 10.2GLV 1.3
2023 Changeup HOU R 81 85.5 30.7 -0.1 13.0ARM -1.1 6.8 -1.4 13.0ARM -1.4
2023 4-Seam Fastball HOU R 364 94.5 12.0 2.5 7.3ARM 0.5 18.9 3.1 7.3ARM -0.1
2022 4-Seam Fastball HOU R 55 95.2 11.7 1.9 5.0ARM -1.8 18.6 2.4 5.0ARM -2.3
2022 Curveball HOU R 5 81.0 47.2 -4.5 13.8GLV 6.0 -5.1 -4.8 13.8GLV 4.7
2022 Slider HOU R 51 87.3 32.1 -1.3 5.1GLV 0.8 3.7 -1.9 5.1GLV -0.6
2022 Changeup HOU R 9 87.3 25.8 -3.3 13.0ARM -1.1 9.9 -4.0 13.0ARM -1.2
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 -3 1,055 38.3 219 .232 .497 .371 19.2 16.9 14.8 .274 .581 .410 45.9
2024 Slider 2.3 19 830 30.2 231 .180 .284 .240 33.3 23.8 19.7 .234 .363 .289 31.9
2024 Changeup 0.7 4 608 22.1 180 .188 .356 .285 34.3 32.2 23.7 .197 .295 .260 29.8
2024 Curveball 1.8 5 258 9.4 45 .071 .071 .107 37.6 33.3 22.7 .146 .186 .180 22.2
2023 Slider 1.5 7 440 48.6 114 .189 .321 .260 42.6 28.1 21.6 .197 .326 .256 23.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -3.5 -13 364 40.2 91 .343 .714 .501 18.5 13.2 12.8 .317 .669 .472 54.2
2023 Changeup 0.8 1 81 9.0 21 .263 .316 .298 37.0 38.1 21.1 .251 .297 .283 9.1
2023 Curveball -0.9 0 20 2.2 -- -- -- 25.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2022 4-Seam Fastball -3.0 -2 55 45.8 11 .444 .889 .586 27.6 18.2 20.0 .352 .769 .519 28.6
2022 Slider -0.9 0 51 42.5 16 .154 .231 .266 34.4 18.8 14.3 .246 .436 .368 40.0
2022 Changeup -9.6 -1 9 7.5 5 .400 .800 .500 50.0 40.0 100.0 .321 .449 .333 66.7
2022 Curveball -2.8 0 5 4.2 -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 565 85.2 97 15.2 2:00 2:30 -30
2024 Curveball 258 80.1 38 11.1 7:00 8:15 -75
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1,025 93.4 99 19.7 12:45 12:45 0
2024 Slider 793 86.3 45 7.3 12:30 11:15 75
2023 Changeup 77 85.5 95 15.6 2:00 2:15 -15
2023 Curveball 20 80.0 43 12.2 7:00 8:15 -75
2023 4-Seam Fastball 364 94.5 98 19.9 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Slider 439 88.0 46 7.8 12:30 11:30 60
2022 4-Seam Fastball 53 95.2 93 18.9 12:45 12:30 15
2022 Slider 49 87.2 32 6.5 11:00 9:45 75
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 32 120 -4 3 -1 -1 -3
2023 226 905 -2 8 -6 -5 -5
2024 685 2,801 12 36 -12 -10 26
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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 120 46.7 91.1 78.4 29.7 31.6 35.8 62.5 58.3 34.3 4.2 100.0
2023 905 46.5 76.5 77.0 29.1 44.0 41.4 58.4 51.2 33.0 6.2 75.0
2024 2,751 48.1 68.4 82.0 30.3 47.0 43.7 60.5 48.6 29.0 6.9 80.5
Player 3,776 47.7 71.0 80.6 30.0 45.8 42.9 60.1 49.5 30.2 6.6 79.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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
2022 72 65 94
2023 17 47 24 15 16 52 2 61 80 46 7 90 53 58 60 84
2024 50 67 50 30 53 8 19 53 76 63 22 76 68 38 44 16 83
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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 22.4 1 0.6 0 0 1 0 0.0
2023 22.9 12 11.8 0 1 7 7 58.3
2024 23.6 22 20.2 2 9 15 8 36.4
Player 23.3 35 32.6 2 10 23 15 42.9
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 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
2023 12 11 11 13 13 12 14 10 12 10 9 12 11 12 13 14 13 11 12 13 10 11 15 14 9 11 12 13 11 12 10
2024 22 19 19 20 20 21 21 21 16 14 21 23 21 16 21 20 20 21 21 22 20 21 25 23 19 19 18 22 23 22 18
Player 35 31 30 34 33 33 36 32 28 24 30 35 33 29 35 35 34 33 34 35 31 32 41 38 29 30 30 36 35 34 28
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 95.2 94.5 -0.7 93.4 -1.1
Offspeed Velocity 87.3 85.5 -1.8 85.2 -0.3
Breaking Velocity 86.7 87.6 0.9 84.9 -2.7
Exit Velocity 89.1 88.5 -0.6 88.7 0.2
Launch Angle 15.8 17.2 1.4 16.4 -0.8
Barrel % 15.0 11.8 -3.2 9.3 -2.5
Hard Hit % 40.0 34.7 -5.3 35.5 0.8
LA Sweet-Spot % 50.0 34.0 -16.0 30.1 -3.9
xBA .295 .245 -0.050 .230 -0.015
BA .296 .251 -0.045 .190 -0.061
xwOBA .414 .345 -0.069 .311 -0.034
wOBA .414 .352 -0.062 .276 -0.076
xSLG .549 .445 -0.104 .399 -0.046
SLG .556 .462 -0.094 .354 -0.108
K% 21.9 23.0 1.1 24.6 1.6
BB% 12.5 12.4 -0.1 10.1 -2.3
Swing % 58.3 51.2 -7.1 48.6 -2.6
Whiff% 34.3 33.0 -1.3 29.0 -4.0
In Zone % 46.7 46.5 -0.2 48.1 1.6
Out of Zone % 53.3 53.5 0.2 51.9 -1.6
Out of Zone Swing % 29.7 29.1 -0.6 30.3 1.2
First Pitch Swing % 50.0 36.3 -13.7 31.4 -4.9
First Pitch Strike % 62.5 58.4 -4.1 60.5 2.1
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 32 .414 18 3 16.7 14 10 71.4
2023 Shades 226 .352 122 2 1.6 104 56 53.8
2024 Shades 649 .276 309 107 34.6 340 212 62.4
! 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 19 17.7 21.1% 0.0% 22 23.9 0.0% 13.6%
2023 233 13.8 65.2% 0.0% 144 18.8 0.7% 0.7%
2024 818 13.1 78.5% 0.0% 395 18.1 6.1% 0.3%

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Pitch Distribution