"Despite that big swinging-strike rate and a healthy 32.3% opponents' chase rate on pitches off the plate, Chivilli comes to the Yankees with a below-average 17.4% strikeout rate in his career. His opponents have posted an awful 78.4% contact rate against Chivilli's pitches that fall within the strike zone - league average in 2025 was 85.4% - but he's put himself at a disadvantage by falling behind in counts far too often."
"It bears mentioning that Chivilli has struggled more at Coors Field than on the road, though his ERA in both settings (7.06 at home, 5.03 on the road) is sub-par. He's generated enormous swinging-strike rates on both his changeup (26.3%) and slider (23.4%) but struggled to miss bats with his four-seamer he threw in 2025 or the sinker he threw in 2024."
Angel Chivilli, a 23-year-old right-handed reliever, is being traded from the Rockies to the Yankees for minor-league first baseman T.J. Rumfield. Chivilli averaged 97.1 mph on his four-seamer in 2025 and owns a 14.4% swinging-strike rate and a 32.3% opponents' chase rate, while walking batters at an 8.1% clip. He has a career 17.4% strikeout rate and has allowed 1.99 homers per nine in his two partial MLB seasons. Chivilli's in-zone contact rate is 78.4% and he has a below-average first-pitch strike rate. He has higher ERAs at Coors Field and generates strong swing-and-miss on his changeup and slider but not consistently on his heaters.
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