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Pounds the zone, but too much of it gets hit hard.
The simulator expects 0.512 bases allowed per batter faced against him — better than 13th percentile of qualified pitchers. The soft spot is Quiet Contact (2nd percentile). Short relief stints inflate strikeout rates a touch, so read the Strikeouts spoke with that in mind.
Same archetype, nearest by rate — the pitchers whose profile looks most like this one.
| Blas Castaño | League | Percentile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bases per ball in play(fewer = better) | .622 | .529 | 13th |
| Walk rate(fewer = better) | 8% | 9% | 58th |
| Strikeout rate(higher = better) | 21% | 22% | 35th |
100th percentile = best in MLB.
Blas Castaño mixes his sinker (41%) and sweeper (25%). His best pitch has been the sinker, saving 1.0 bases per 100 thrown vs average.
What they throw, how hard, and what misses bats — from pitch tracking, regular season only.
allowed 44 bases vs a replacement arm's 43 over the same batters faced
How the mix shifts against lefty and righty bats. Overall results by batter side are under Platoon splits.
One point per outing — how his velocity, movement, and pitch mix have moved across the season, with league context for scale. Each pitch keeps the same color in every chart.
vs LHB: shrunk estimate 0.520 EB/PA, 50% probable range 0.498 to 0.542, based on 43 plate appearances. Raw (unshrunk) rate: 0.656 EB/PA. League median vs LHB: 0.422 EB/PA.
Raw vs LHB rate (0.656) is off this scale — small samples like this are exactly why the shrunk estimate (the dot) is the trustworthy number, not the raw one.
vs RHB: shrunk estimate 0.477 EB/PA, 50% probable range 0.456 to 0.500, based on 43 plate appearances. Raw (unshrunk) rate: 0.384 EB/PA. League median vs RHB: 0.406 EB/PA.
Raw vs RHB rate (0.384) is off this scale — small samples like this are exactly why the shrunk estimate (the dot) is the trustworthy number, not the raw one.
About the typical split for a righty arm (median 0.041). He allows more than the league median against both sides.
Batters go to the pull side off him most often, and that's where the hardest contact comes from.
Pull and oppo are relative to each batter's stance, so this pools all the hitters he faced.
Burned 2 times — balls with a hit probability under 20% that found grass anyway.
Every ball in play is worth the bases its exit velocity and direction usually earn. Comparing those earned bases with the bases batters were actually credited shows whether his results have been lucky, unlucky, or fair.
Results have matched the contact quality — batters have been credited about what they earned off Blas Castaño.
over 59 balls in play · walks and strikeouts excluded on both sides
ERA 3.92 · WHIP 1.35 · BABIP against 0.327 (lg 0.288)
His best outings this season by bases saved vs a replacement arm.
6 BF · 2 K
4 BF · 1 K
14 BF · 3 K, 4 H, 1 HBP
2 BF · 1 K
12 BF · 2 K, 2 BB, 3 H
