P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 230 lbs | Age: 30
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2017 0 1 5.11 7 0 0 12.1 7 1.30
2018 2 2 5.53 8 5 0 27.2 18 1.55
2019 1 0 5.79 3 0 0 4.2 8 1.93
4 Seasons 3 3 6.23 20 5 0 47.2 33 1.57
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2017 7 0-1 5.11 12.1 7 1.30
2018 8 2-2 5.53 27.2 18 1.55
2019 3 1-0 5.79 4.2 8 1.93
4 Seasons 20 3-3 6.23 47.2 33 1.57
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
2016 21 73 15 0 0.0 0.0 87.4 102.8 21.0 33.3 .272 .389 .382 .329 .281 26.7 0.0 11.8 18.00 4.61
2017 22 191 41 2 4.9 3.8 86.8 109.5 15.7 36.6 .287 .541 .364 .372 .404 39.0 13.5 5.8 5.11 6.24
2018 23 492 88 5 5.7 4.1 88.0 110.6 17.5 34.1 .212 .353 .345 .296 .290 28.4 14.9 12.4 5.53 3.68
2019 24 100 8 2 25.0 9.5 91.0 107.8 20.5 37.5 .233 .548 .432 .407 .636 37.5 38.1 23.8 5.79 7.99
Player 856 152 9 5.9 4.3 87.7 110.6 17.5 34.9 .238 .422 .362 .329 .338 31.6 15.6 11.8
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

Méndez relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(45.0%) ,
Changeup
(37.0%) ,
Slider
(18.0%) ,


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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 %
2016 33.3 66.7 20.0 33.3 13.3 46.7 20.0 33.3 20.0 13.3 0.0 26.7 6.7 33.3
2017 36.6 63.4 29.3 24.4 9.8 36.6 36.6 26.8 14.6 17.1 4.9 22.0 19.5 22.0
2018 39.8 60.2 21.6 26.1 12.5 46.6 28.4 25.0 23.9 11.4 4.5 22.7 17.0 20.5
2019 25.0 75.0 37.5 25.0 12.5 25.0 50.0 25.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 25.0 25.0 25.0
Player 37.5 62.5 24.3 26.3 11.8 42.8 30.9 26.3 19.7 13.8 3.9 23.0 17.1 22.4
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
2016 0.0 26.7 46.7 20.0 6.7 0.0 0.0
2017 9.8 22.0 34.1 19.5 9.8 4.9 3.8
2018 2.3 31.8 38.6 14.8 6.8 5.7 4.1
2019 0.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 0.0 25.0 9.5
Player 3.9 28.3 37.5 17.1 7.2 5.9 4.3
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
2019 Changeup TEX L 37 85.0 30.5 0.2 13.9ARM 0.6 7.8 0.1 13.9ARM -0.4
2019 4-Seam Fastball TEX L 45 93.3 16.8 -1.1 9.8ARM 2.7 15.0 -0.7 9.8ARM 2.1
2019 Slider TEX L 18 86.2 29.4 -5.4 0.9GLV -3.1 7.9 -6.3 0.9GLV -4.5
2018 Curveball TEX L 24 78.4 44.8 -10.9 5.6GLV -2.6 1.0 -10.3 5.6GLV -2.6
2018 Sinker TEX L 75 90.4 22.9 -0.4 14.9ARM 0.7 10.9 -1.4 14.9ARM 0.6
2018 Changeup TEX L 113 82.8 31.0 -1.5 11.8ARM -1.5 9.3 -1.7 11.8ARM -2.3
2018 Slider TEX L 63 84.0 33.2 -4.3 3.4GLV -1.3 6.1 -4.5 3.4GLV -2.1
2018 4-Seam Fastball TEX L 216 92.2 17.6 -1.3 7.9ARM 0.9 15.0 -0.6 7.9ARM 0.0
! 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 %
2019 4-Seam Fastball -3.7 -2 45 45.0 11 .250 1.000 .555 46.2 36.4 30.8 .244 .826 .497 50.0
2019 Changeup -0.9 0 37 37.0 7 .200 .200 .329 46.2 42.9 33.3 .213 .270 .351 0.0
2019 Slider 1.9 0 18 18.0 3 .333 .333 .300 20.0 33.3 33.3 .236 .271 .222 50.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball -0.3 -1 216 44.0 52 .227 .455 .350 15.5 11.5 10.0 .196 .349 .303 34.2
2018 Changeup 1.7 2 113 23.0 34 .226 .226 .274 41.0 26.5 27.3 .159 .192 .201 9.1
2018 Sinker -1.2 -1 75 15.3 17 .214 .429 .347 12.0 17.6 20.0 .174 .276 .282 18.2
2018 Slider -5.8 -4 63 12.8 13 .500 .917 .608 16.7 0.0 0.0 .402 .867 .542 50.0
2018 Curveball -1.1 0 24 4.9 5 .400 .400 .360 0.0 0.0 0.0 .327 .376 .311 40.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2016 17 73 -1 1 -1 0 -2
2017 52 191 1 -1 0 -1 -2
2018 121 492 8 -2 -6 -2 -4
2019 21 100 -1 1 -1 -1 -2
Player 211 856 7 -2 -9 7 -9
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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 %
2016 73 43.8 75.0 83.3 24.4 50.0 39.7 41.2 46.6 26.5 9.6 57.1
2017 191 48.2 72.8 85.1 29.3 69.0 45.0 51.9 50.3 19.8 7.3 78.6
2018 492 48.8 67.1 82.6 23.4 66.1 40.9 42.1 44.7 21.8 6.9 79.4
2019 100 38.0 52.6 70.0 17.7 36.4 32.0 57.1 31.0 41.9 5.0 60.0
Player 856 47.0 67.7 82.4 24.0 62.4 40.7 46.0 44.5 23.4 7.0 75.0
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
2017 42 28 51
2018 33 16 44
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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 %
2017 23.12 3 2.7 0 1 1 2 66.7
2018 21.24 4 4.3 0 1 3 2 50.0
2019 23.16 2 1.8 0 0 2 0 0.0
Player 22.29 9 8.8 0 2 6 4 44.4
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
2017 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 4 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
2018 4 5 3 3 5 4 5 4 5 3 5 6 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 3 3 5 5 5 5 4
2019 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1
Player 9 10 7 8 10 9 10 8 9 7 9 11 8 7 9 9 8 8 10 10 8 10 11 8 7 7 9 9 10 10 8
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

2019 +/-   2018 +/-   2017 +/-   2016
Results
BA .250 -.014 .264 -.007 .271 -.062 .333
xBA .233 +.021 .212 -.075 .287 +.015 .272
OBP .429 +.074 .355 +.028 .327 -.085 .412
xOBP .416 +.107 .309 -.033 .342 -.016 .358
SLG .625 +.191 .434 -.108 .542 +.075 .467
xSLG .548 +.195 .353 -.188 .541 +.152 .389
ISO .375 +.205 .170 -.101 .271 +.138 .133
xISO .315 +.173 .142 -.112 .254 +.137 .117
BABIP .333 +.047 .286 +.023 .263 -.070 .333
wOBA .432 +.087 .345 -.019 .364 -.018 .382
xwOBA .407 +.111 .296 -.076 .372 +.043 .329
wOBACON .702 +.345 .357 -.036 .393 +.052 .341
xwOBACON .636 +.346 .290 -.114 .404 +.123 .281
BACON .500 +.182 .318 +.001 .317 -.016 .333
xBACON .466 +.211 .255 -.081 .336 +.064 .272
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 37.5 +9.1 28.4 -10.6 39.0 +12.3 26.7
Avg Exit Velocity 91.0 +3.0 88.0 +1.2 86.8 -0.6 87.4
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 37.5 +3.4 34.1 -2.5 36.6 +3.3 33.3
Barrel % 25.0 +19.3 5.7 +0.8 4.9 +4.9 0.0
Avg Launch Angle 20.5 +3.0 17.5 +1.8 15.7 -5.3 21.0
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
Attack Angle -- -- -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -- -- -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- -- -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 93.3 +1.5 91.8 -0.6 92.4 -0.1 92.5
Breaking Velocity 86.2 +3.8 82.4 -1.0 83.4 +1.5 81.9
Offspeed Velocity 85.0 +2.2 82.8 -0.8 83.6 -1.8 85.4
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 2 -3 5 +3 2 +2 0
Popup % 12.5 0.0 12.5 +2.7 9.8 -3.5 13.3
Flyball % 37.5 +15.9 21.6 -7.7 29.3 +9.3 20.0
Line Drive % 25.0 -1.1 26.1 +1.7 24.4 -8.9 33.3
Groundball % 25.0 -14.8 39.8 +3.2 36.6 +3.3 33.3
Pull % 25.0 -21.6 46.6 +10.0 36.6 -10.1 46.7
Straight Away % 50.0 +21.6 28.4 -8.2 36.6 +16.6 20.0
Opposite Field % 25.0 0.0 25.0 -1.8 26.8 -6.5 33.3
Weak Contact % 0.0 -2.3 2.3 -7.5 9.8 +9.8 0.0
Pull Airball % 25.0 +2.3 22.7 +0.7 22.0 -4.7 26.7
Topped Contact % 25.0 -6.8 31.8 +9.8 22.0 -4.7 26.7
Under Contact % 25.0 -13.6 38.6 +4.5 34.1 -12.6 46.7
Flare/Burner Contact % 25.0 +10.2 14.8 -4.7 19.5 -0.5 20.0
Solid Contact % 0.0 -6.8 6.8 -3.0 9.8 +3.1 6.7
HR/FB % 66.7 +45.6 21.1 -3.9 25.0 +25.0 0.0
Popups 1 -10 11 +7 4 +2 2
Flyballs 3 -16 19 +7 12 +9 3
Line Drives 2 -21 23 +13 10 +5 5
Groundballs 2 -33 35 +20 15 +10 5
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 38.0 -10.8 48.8 +0.6 48.2 +4.4 43.8
Out of Zone % 62.0 +10.8 51.2 -0.6 51.8 -4.4 56.2
Edge % 32.0 -8.9 40.9 -4.1 45.0 +5.3 39.7
Zone Swing % 52.6 -14.5 67.1 -5.7 72.8 -2.2 75.0
Out of Zone Swing % 17.7 -5.7 23.4 -5.9 29.3 +4.9 24.4
In Zone Contact % 70.0 -12.6 82.6 -2.5 85.1 +1.8 83.3
Out of Zone Contact % 36.4 -29.7 66.1 -2.9 69.0 +19.0 50.0
Whiff % 41.9 +20.1 21.8 +2.0 19.8 -6.7 26.5
First Strike % 57.1 +15.0 42.1 -9.8 51.9 +10.7 41.2
First Pitch Swing % 19.0 -4.1 23.1 -7.7 30.8 +1.4 29.4
Swing % 31.0 -13.7 44.7 -5.6 50.3 +3.7 46.6
Meatball Swing % 60.0 -19.4 79.4 +0.8 78.6 +21.5 57.1
Meatball % 5.0 -1.9 6.9 -0.4 7.3 -2.3 9.6
Zone Swing & Miss % 30.0 +12.6 17.4 +2.5 14.9 -1.8 16.7
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 63.6 +29.7 33.9 +2.9 31.0 -19.0 50.0
In Zone 38 -202 240 +148 92 +60 32
Out of Zone 62 -190 252 +153 99 +58 41
Edge 32 -169 201 +115 86 +57 29
In Zone Swings 20 -141 161 +94 67 +43 24
Out of Zone Swings 11 -48 59 +30 29 +19 10
In Zone Swing & Misses 6 -22 28 +18 10 +6 4
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 7 -13 20 +11 9 +4 5
Basic
Pitches 100 -392 492 +301 191 +118 73
PA 21 -100 121 +69 52 +35 17
AB 16 -90 106 +58 48 +33 15
Hits 4 -24 28 +15 13 +8 5
Singles 2 -16 18 +12 6 +3 3
Doubles 0 -6 6 +2 4 +2 2
Triples 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Home Runs 2 -2 4 +1 3 +3 0
Walks 5 -10 15 +12 3 +1 2
Strikeouts 8 -10 18 +11 7 +7 0
K% 38.1 +23.2 14.9 +1.4 13.5 +13.5 0.0
BB% 23.8 +11.4 12.4 +6.6 5.8 -6.0 11.8
HBP 0 0 0 -1 1 +1 0
Batted Balls 8 -80 88 +47 41 +26 15
Number of Fastballs 45 -246 291 +175 116 +89 27
Number of Offspeed 37 -76 113 +83 30 -1 31
Number of Breaking 18 -69 87 +42 45 +30 15
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 17 .382 11 1 9.1 6 2 33.3
2017 Shifts 52 .364 34 1 2.9 18 6 33.3
2018 Shifts 121 .345 95 3 3.2 26 3 11.5
2019 Shifts 21 .432 11 2 18.2 10 3 30.0
! 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 EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2016 15 15.5 40.0% 0.0% 15 21.7 13.3% 13.3%
2017 55 13.8 54.5% 0.0% 32 20.6 3.1% 9.4%
2018 152 14.2 60.5% 0.0% 85 22.5 0.0% 5.9%
2019 36 18.6 2.8% 0.0% 20 21.1 0.0% 5.0%

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Pitch Distribution