While not exactly known for his strikeout stuff (backed up by a ho-hum 7.70 K/9 last season), Chirinos flaunted some serious punchout potential with his splitter. While a 40.5% K-BB rate buoyed by a 20% swinging-strike rate are the flashy numbers, Chirinos also whittled his HR/FB rate from 25% in 2018 to 10% last season and held opposing batters to a .139 BAA and .165 wOBA.
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Blurb written by Erik van Rheenen