P | Tampa Bay Rays
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 200 lbs | Age: 26
Draft: 2017 | Rd. 1, No. 12, Pittsburgh Pirates | Concordia Lutheran (TX) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 1 2 5.00 6 6 0 27 30 1.33
2024 4 3 3.06 14 14 0 79.1 69 1.06
2025 10 12 4.87 31 31 0 166.1 176 1.33
4 Seasons 17 17 4.25 54 54 0 286 293 1.23
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 6 1-2 5.00 27 30 1.33
2024 14 4-3 3.06 79.1 69 1.06
2025 31 10-12 4.87 166.1 176 1.33
4 Seasons 54 17-17 4.25 286 293 1.23
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
2021 22 198 28 3 10.7 6.1 88.3 111.7 20.3 32.1 .167 .356 .226 .247 .358 32.1 36.7 6.1 2.02 2.55
2022 23 444 77 6 7.8 5.1 91.1 111.3 12.0 36.4 .248 .414 .333 .318 .394 51.9 25.6 7.7 5.00 4.23
2024 25 1206 219 16 7.3 5.0 90.5 109.2 18.1 28.3 .219 .371 .266 .296 .333 42.0 21.6 8.5 3.06 3.64
2025 26 2718 462 44 9.5 6.2 89.0 113.9 10.7 32.3 .232 .377 .330 .304 .359 39.4 24.8 9.0 4.87 3.85
Player 4566 786 69 8.8 5.8 89.6 113.9 13.3 31.6 .228 .378 .309 .301 .355 41.1 24.5 8.6
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Baz relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(43.9%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(26.9%) ,
Cutter
(14.7%) ,
Changeup
(11.4%) ,
Slider
(3.0%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2021 39.3 60.7 21.4 21.4 17.9 28.6 42.9 28.6 3.6 35.7 0.0 25.0 7.1 28.6
2022 44.2 55.8 18.2 27.3 10.4 40.3 42.9 16.9 22.1 16.9 5.2 18.2 26.0 11.7
2024 39.3 60.7 32.0 19.6 9.1 37.9 33.8 28.3 21.9 14.2 3.2 16.0 19.6 25.1
2025 47.0 53.0 22.7 21.6 8.7 39.4 37.0 23.6 21.9 19.5 5.6 17.5 17.5 18.0
Player 44.3 55.7 24.8 21.6 9.3 38.7 36.9 24.4 21.2 18.3 4.7 17.4 18.6 19.7
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2021 0.0 35.7 39.3 10.7 3.6 10.7 6.1
2022 3.9 33.8 23.4 24.7 6.5 7.8 5.1
2024 1.8 30.6 33.3 21.9 5.0 7.3 5.0
2025 4.5 35.3 22.5 24.0 4.1 9.5 6.2
Player 3.6 33.8 26.2 23.0 4.6 8.8 5.8
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! 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
2025 Changeup TB R 311 89.3 25.4 -5.0 16.7ARM 2.1 8.9 -4.8 16.7ARM 2.3
2025 4-Seam Fastball TB R 1194 97.0 12.6 1.1 9.9ARM 2.1 16.7 0.9 9.9ARM 2.3
2025 Cutter TB R 400 90.2 25.6 -0.3 2.5GLV 0.5 7.7 -0.6 2.5GLV 0.3
2025 Slider TB R 82 86.7 35.6 1.0 3.5GLV -0.9 0.6 1.1 3.5GLV -1.1
2025 Curveball TB R 731 85.0 50.5 2.7 7.6GLV 0.8 -12.5 2.6 7.6GLV -1.5
2024 Curveball TB R 247 83.6 52.4 4.2 7.5GLV 0.1 -12.9 2.9 7.5GLV -1.9
2024 Slider TB R 257 87.3 32.4 -1.5 2.1GLV -2.0 3.6 -1.9 2.1GLV -2.7
2024 Changeup TB R 124 88.1 26.6 -3.7 14.4ARM 0.0 8.9 -4.0 14.4ARM 0.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball TB R 578 95.6 12.6 1.5 10.2ARM 2.7 17.5 1.8 10.2ARM 2.6
! 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 %
2025 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 5 1,194 43.9 261 .244 .406 .350 23.5 23.8 20.6 .238 .384 .337 42.9
2025 Curveball 0.0 0 731 26.9 244 .214 .321 .276 29.5 35.2 26.8 .197 .301 .249 43.6
2025 Cutter -1.2 -5 400 14.7 99 .337 .598 .412 26.4 16.2 23.2 .291 .452 .341 32.5
2025 Changeup -0.2 -1 311 11.4 86 .215 .405 .301 27.8 12.8 13.6 .205 .316 .254 23.2
2025 Slider -9.6 -8 82 3.0 21 .429 1.286 .700 17.1 4.8 7.7 .399 1.020 .593 65.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.5 3 578 47.9 149 .252 .370 .324 22.1 18.1 19.4 .226 .385 .317 47.1
2024 Slider -0.8 -2 257 21.3 62 .164 .400 .290 22.2 14.5 11.7 .236 .445 .336 40.4
2024 Curveball 1.2 3 247 20.5 81 .169 .247 .217 31.1 33.3 25.0 .204 .304 .243 38.0
2024 Changeup 3.5 4 124 10.3 27 .115 .115 .126 27.6 22.2 17.1 .194 .343 .249 30.0
! 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
2025 Changeup 309 89.3 96 19.2 1:45 2:15 -30
2025 Cutter 394 90.2 49 7.4 12:15 11:15 60
2025 4-Seam Fastball 1,189 97.0 94 19.2 1:15 1:00 15
2025 Knuckle Curve 728 85.0 72 16.9 7:15 7:00 15
2025 Slider 82 86.7 23 4.3 9:45 8:30 75
2024 Changeup 124 88.1 98 17.1 2:00 2:00 0
2024 4-Seam Fastball 578 95.6 97 20.1 1:15 1:00 15
2024 Knuckle Curve 247 83.6 69 17.5 7:15 7:00 15
2024 Slider 257 87.3 22 3.8 11:30 10:30 60
! 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
2021 49 198 3 1 -1 -1 3
2022 117 444 3 1 -4 -2 -1
2024 319 1,206 11 11 -8 -6 8
2025 711 2,718 4 11 -16 -8 -8
Player 1,196 4,566 20 25 -29 20 0
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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 %
2021 198 52.0 70.9 68.5 30.5 55.2 46.5 53.1 51.5 35.3 6.1 75.0
2022 444 53.6 66.0 79.0 25.2 40.4 43.0 59.0 47.1 30.6 7.9 65.7
2024 1,206 53.0 73.6 83.4 24.0 47.8 42.9 62.7 50.2 24.6 7.1 79.1
2025 2,718 52.3 67.2 82.9 29.3 52.1 43.7 62.3 49.2 25.8 9.0 71.8
Player 4,566 52.6 68.9 82.1 27.6 50.3 43.5 61.7 49.3 26.4 8.3 73.0
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 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
2021 93 89 80
2022 84 92 84 68
2024 64 77 62 47 71 50 59 9 21 38 41 42 6 76 87 73 60
2025 57 64 61 58 54 11 28 57 59 67 32 54 62 88 89 72 47
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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 %
2021 25.34 4 4.2 0 0 3 2 50.0
2022 24.66 5 4.9 0 1 4 2 40.0
2024 22.68 9 7.9 1 9 5 3 33.3
2025 24.29 26 21.6 4 10 13 13 50.0
Player 24.08 44 38.5 6 20 25 20 45.5
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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
2021 4 5 3 3 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 3
2022 5 4 6 4 5 5 6 4 3 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 6 5 6 5
2024 9 8 8 9 7 7 7 9 7 6 7 10 10 5 7 5 5 7 9 10 10 8 13 12 6 7 7 7 10 6 7
2025 26 19 20 23 30 24 18 19 18 17 16 26 24 32 17 19 26 17 21 26 19 17 25 24 19 17 23 25 26 21 20
Player 44 36 37 39 46 40 36 36 31 31 31 44 45 46 33 34 40 32 40 44 39 35 49 46 34 33 38 42 46 37 35
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

2025 +/-   2024 +/-   2023 +/-   2022 +/-   2021
Results
BA .250 +.050 .200 -- -- -- -- +.122 .130
xBA .232 +.013 .219 -- -- -- -- +.081 .167
OBP .325 +.049 .276 -- -- -- -- +.132 .184
xOBP .310 +.015 .295 -- -- -- -- +.094 .218
SLG .433 +.114 .319 -- -- -- -- +.101 .348
xSLG .377 +.006 .371 -- -- -- -- +.058 .356
ISO .183 +.064 .119 -- -- -- -- -.021 .217
xISO .145 -.007 .152 -- -- -- -- -.023 .189
BABIP .303 +.074 .229 -- -- -- -- +.186 .120
wOBA .330 +.064 .266 -- -- -- -- +.107 .226
xwOBA .304 +.008 .296 -- -- -- -- +.071 .247
wOBACON .398 +.109 .289 -- -- -- -- +.094 .322
xwOBACON .359 +.026 .333 -- -- -- -- +.036 .358
BACON .343 +.083 .260 -- -- -- -- +.137 .214
xBACON .319 +.031 .288 -- -- -- -- +.070 .274
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 39.4 -2.6 42.0 -- -- -- -- +19.8 32.1
Avg Exit Velocity 89.0 -1.5 90.5 -- -- -- -- +2.8 88.3
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 32.3 +4.0 28.3 -- -- -- -- +4.3 32.1
Barrel % 9.5 +2.2 7.3 -- -- -- -- -2.9 10.7
Avg Launch Angle 10.7 -7.4 18.1 -- -- -- -- -8.3 20.3
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 71.8 -0.3 72.1 -- -- -- -- -- --
Attack Angle -2° 10° -- -- -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 52.8 +0.5 52.3 -- -- -- -- -- --
Attack Direction +3° -1° -- -- -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt 31° 31° -- -- -- -- -- --
Swing Length 7.2 0.0 7.2 -- -- -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 95.3 -0.3 95.6 -- -- -- -- -1.0 97.0
Breaking Velocity 85.2 -0.3 85.5 -- -- -- -- +1.4 84.7
Offspeed Velocity 89.3 +1.2 88.1 -- -- -- -- -0.2 88.7
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 44 +28 16 -- -- -- -- +3 3
Popup % 8.7 -0.4 9.1 -- -- -- -- -7.5 17.9
Flyball % 22.7 -9.3 32.0 -- -- -- -- -3.2 21.4
Line Drive % 21.6 +2.0 19.6 -- -- -- -- +5.9 21.4
Groundball % 47.0 +7.7 39.3 -- -- -- -- +4.9 39.3
Pull % 39.4 +1.5 37.9 -- -- -- -- +11.7 28.6
Straight Away % 37.0 +3.2 33.8 -- -- -- -- 0.0 42.9
Opposite Field % 23.6 -4.7 28.3 -- -- -- -- -11.7 28.6
Weak Contact % 4.5 +2.7 1.8 -- -- -- -- +3.9 0.0
Pull Airball % 17.5 +1.5 16.0 -- -- -- -- -6.8 25.0
Topped Contact % 35.3 +4.7 30.6 -- -- -- -- -1.9 35.7
Under Contact % 22.5 -10.8 33.3 -- -- -- -- -15.9 39.3
Flare/Burner Contact % 24.0 +2.1 21.9 -- -- -- -- +14.0 10.7
Solid Contact % 4.1 -0.9 5.0 -- -- -- -- +2.9 3.6
HR/FB % 24.8 +11.9 12.9 -- -- -- -- -14.3 50.0
Popups 40 +20 20 -- -- -- -- +3 5
Flyballs 105 +35 70 -- -- -- -- +8 6
Line Drives 100 +57 43 -- -- -- -- +15 6
Groundballs 217 +131 86 -- -- -- -- +23 11
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 52.3 -0.7 53.0 -- -- -- -- +1.6 52.0
Out of Zone % 47.7 +0.7 47.0 -- -- -- -- -1.6 48.0
Edge % 43.7 +0.8 42.9 -- -- -- -- -3.5 46.5
Zone Swing % 67.2 -6.4 73.6 -- -- -- -- -4.9 70.9
Out of Zone Swing % 29.3 +5.3 24.0 -- -- -- -- -5.3 30.5
In Zone Contact % 82.9 -0.5 83.4 -- -- -- -- +10.5 68.5
Out of Zone Contact % 52.1 +4.3 47.8 -- -- -- -- -14.8 55.2
Whiff % 25.8 +1.2 24.6 -- -- -- -- -4.7 35.3
First Strike % 62.3 -0.4 62.7 -- -- -- -- +5.9 53.1
First Pitch Swing % 36.4 +0.7 35.7 -- -- -- -- +6.3 24.5
Swing % 49.2 -1.0 50.2 -- -- -- -- -4.4 51.5
Meatball Swing % 71.8 -7.3 79.1 -- -- -- -- -9.3 75.0
Meatball % 9.0 +1.9 7.1 -- -- -- -- +1.8 6.1
Zone Swing & Miss % 17.1 +0.5 16.6 -- -- -- -- -10.5 31.5
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 47.9 -4.3 52.2 -- -- -- -- +14.8 44.8
In Zone 1,423 +784 639 -- -- -- -- +135 103
Out of Zone 1,297 +730 567 -- -- -- -- +111 95
Edge 1,189 +672 517 -- -- -- -- +99 92
In Zone Swings 956 +486 470 -- -- -- -- +84 73
Out of Zone Swings 380 +244 136 -- -- -- -- +23 29
In Zone Swing & Misses 163 +85 78 -- -- -- -- +10 23
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 182 +111 71 -- -- -- -- +18 13
Basic
Pitches 2,718 +1,512 1,206 -- -- -- -- +246 198
PA 711 +392 319 -- -- -- -- +68 49
AB 633 +348 285 -- -- -- -- +61 46
Hits 158 +101 57 -- -- -- -- +21 6
Singles 95 +54 41 -- -- -- -- +15 2
Doubles 36 +29 7 -- -- -- -- +3 1
Triples 1 +1 0 -- -- -- -- +1 0
Home Runs 26 +17 9 -- -- -- -- +2 3
Walks 64 +37 27 -- -- -- -- +6 3
Strikeouts 176 +107 69 -- -- -- -- +12 18
K% 24.8 +3.2 21.6 -- -- -- -- -11.1 36.7
BB% 9.0 +0.5 8.5 -- -- -- -- +1.6 6.1
HBP 9 +5 4 -- -- -- -- +1 0
Batted Balls 462 +243 219 -- -- -- -- +49 28
Number of Fastballs 1,594 +1,016 578 -- -- -- -- +70 108
Number of Offspeed 311 +187 124 -- -- -- -- +26 11
Number of Breaking 813 +309 504 -- -- -- -- +150 79
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 49 .226 31 6 19.4 18 6 33.3
2022 Shifts 117 .333 72 17 23.6 45 24 53.3
2024 Shades 319 .266 152 40 26.3 167 112 67.1
2025 Shades 711 .330 374 30 8.0 337 225 66.8
! 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 %
2021 76 21.4 0.0% 1.3% 10 25.0 0.0% 20.0%
2022 133 21.4 0.0% 5.3% 68 26.1 0.0% 16.2%
2024 329 17.8 1.5% 0.3% 167 20.0 0.0% 1.2%
2025 726 18.4 0.8% 0.8% 414 20.2 0.0% 1.7%

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Pitch Distribution