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MLBhitter vs arsenal

-11 pts

STRIKES OUT LESS

Published Wednesday, October 7, 2026

José Caballero is a safer bet to put the ball in play tonight than he usually is, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 14% of the time against the kind of pitches Nick Martinez throws, compared with 24% against everyone else — 11 points better. The reason is the sinker: Nick Martinez throws it 32% of the time, and José Caballero strikes out 6% of the time against it across 86 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it.

THE NUMBERS

player id
676609
player name
José Caballero
team
New York Yankees
matchup
Tampa Bay Rays @ New York Yankees
pitcher name
Nick Martinez
direction
comfortable
headline
-11 pts
weighted krate
0.135
own baseline
0.242
k delta
-0.107
weighted avg
0.236
mix covered
0.921
detail
José Caballero is a safer bet to put the ball in play tonight than he usually is, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 14% of the time against the kind of pitches Nick Martinez throws, compared with 24% against everyone else — 11 points better. The reason is the sinker: Nick Martinez throws it 32% of the time, and José Caballero strikes out 6% of the time against it across 86 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it.

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