Rafe Schlesinger

Rafe Schlesinger

School
Miami
Born
2003-01-22
Hometown
Stony Brook, NY
Bats / Throws
L/L
Height / Weight
6-2 · 188
Drafted
2024 · Rd 4 (#113 overall) · Cleveland Guardians

Cape League Pitching (expand stats for Game Logs)

2023 — Cotuit Kettleers · Miami
Date Team Opp Result Dec GS IPABBF HRERHR BBIBBSO HBPSHSFWPBK ERAWHIPK/9BB/9FIPERA+
▸ 2023
Season Total  1-0, 2 SV 0 18.2 80 87 22 9 8 0 5 — 20 2 — — 3 — 3.86 1.45 9.64 2.41 2.84 125

Professional Pitching

YearLevelTeamOrg GGSIPHRER BBSOHRWLSV ERAWHIPK/9
2024A LynchburgCleveland Guardians 337.1 644 3111 020 4.91 1.23 13.50
2025A Hill CityCleveland Guardians 201683.2 763531 34882 460 3.33 1.31 9.47
2025A+ Lake CountyCleveland Guardians 5320.0 211010 9241 121 4.50 1.50 10.80
2026A+ Lake CountyCleveland Guardians 111045.0 502822 18636 320 4.40 1.51 12.60
2026AA AkronCleveland Guardians 141461.2 673632 30597 440 4.67 1.57 8.61
2026 AA Career (1 yr) 141461.2 673632 30597 440 4.67 1.57 8.61
2025–2026 A+ Career (2 yrs) 161365.0 713832 27877 441 4.43 1.51 12.05
2024–2025 A Career (2 yrs) 231991.0 823935 37993 480 3.46 1.31 9.79

2023 Advanced Metrics (Trackman)

Pitching
Pitching
Exit Velo Against
73
77.5 mph
Hard-Hit % Against
32
19.3%
Ground Ball %
98
78.9%
K %
68
24.7%
BB %
83
6.2%
Whiff %
49
25.0%
Chase %
80
33.3%
Fastball Velocity
59
90.8 mph
Pitch-level percentiles vs. 2023 qualified pitchers (min 50 pitches); K%/BB% vs. qualified pitchers (min 8 IP); bar = percentile rank, value on right = actual stat
Pitch movement (catcher's-eye view, inches)
-20 -20 -10 -10 10 10 20 20 Slider Sinker Sinker Slider Slider Slider Slider Slider Sinker Slider Sinker Sinker Sinker Sinker Sinker Slider Slider Slider Sinker Slider Slider Slider Sinker Slider Slider Sinker Slider Sinker Slider Slider Slider Slider Slider Slider Slider Sinker Slider Sinker Sinker Slider Slider Slider Slider Sinker Slider Slider Slider Sinker Sinker Slider Sinker Sinker Slider Slider Slider Sinker Sinker Sinker Fastball Fastball Slider Fastball Slider Knuckleball Slider Slider Fastball Slider Slider Slider Fastball Fastball Slider Fastball Slider Fastball Fastball Slider Fastball Sinker ChangeUp Sinker Sinker ChangeUp Sinker ChangeUp Slider ChangeUp Sinker Slider ChangeUp Slider Sinker Slider Slider Sinker Slider Sinker Sinker ChangeUp Sinker Sinker Slider ChangeUp Slider Sinker Sinker Slider ChangeUp Sinker ChangeUp Sinker ChangeUp Sinker Sinker Sinker Sinker ChangeUp Sinker Sinker ChangeUp ChangeUp Sinker Sinker ChangeUp Sinker Slider Slider Sinker Fastball Fastball Slider Fastball ChangeUp Fastball Slider Fastball Fastball Slider Fastball Fastball Slider Fastball Fastball Slider Fastball Slider Fastball Fastball Fastball ChangeUp Fastball Slider Slider Slider Fastball Fastball Slider Fastball Fastball Slider Slider ChangeUp Slider Fastball Fastball Slider Fastball Fastball Slider Fastball Slider Slider Slider Fastball Fastball Fastball ChangeUp Fastball Fastball Slider Fastball Slider Slider Fastball Fastball Fastball Slider Slider ChangeUp Slider Fastball Slider Slider Fastball Slider Fastball Slider Fastball Slider Fastball Slider Fastball Fastball Slider Fastball Slider Fastball Slider Slider Slider Fastball Fastball Fastball Slider Fastball Slider Slider Fastball Slider ChangeUp Fastball Fastball Fastball Fastball Fastball TwoSeamFastBall TwoSeamFastBall TwoSeamFastBall Curveball Slider ChangeUp ChangeUp TwoSeamFastBall TwoSeamFastBall Curveball ChangeUp Slider Curveball Slider Curveball Slider Curveball ChangeUp Slider TwoSeamFastBall Slider ChangeUp Curveball Slider Slider Slider Curveball Slider Slider Fastball Fastball Slider Slider Slider Slider Slider Fastball Fastball Slider Fastball Slider Fastball Slider Slider Fastball Slider Fastball Slider ChangeUp Fastball Slider Fastball Slider Slider Fastball Fastball Fastball TwoSeamFastBall Curveball TwoSeamFastBall Slider TwoSeamFastBall TwoSeamFastBall TwoSeamFastBall TwoSeamFastBall ChangeUp TwoSeamFastBall TwoSeamFastBall Curveball TwoSeamFastBall Slider Slider TwoSeamFastBall Slider TwoSeamFastBall Slider Slider Slider Slider TwoSeamFastBall Curveball TwoSeamFastBall TwoSeamFastBall TwoSeamFastBall Slider TwoSeamFastBall Slider Sinker Slider Sinker Sinker Slider Sinker Sinker Fastball Curveball Curveball TwoSeamFastBall Slider Slider Horizontal Break (in) Induced Vertical Break (in)
PitchUsage%VeloSpiniVBHBWhiff%
● Slider 41.0% 81.8 2316 1.5 7.4 39.3
● Fastball 23.5% 90.8 1940 5.9 -16.5 19.5
● Sinker 16.2% 88.6 1973 1.9 -14.3 11.8
● ChangeUp 8.3% 82.0 1631 -0.0 -8.0 20.0
● TwoSeamFastBall 7.0% 89.7 1885 3.7 -15.1 10.0
● Curveball 3.7% 82.2 1665 -2.6 -4.5 0.0
● Knuckleball 0.3% 80.0 2528 3.5 17.5 100.0
Rolling velo by game (2023-06-15 – 2023-07-09)
86.8 84.2
Run Value/100 replicates MLB's own published methodology: a count-conditioned run-expectancy model (base-out state × ball-strike count, same RE24 approach as the baserunning model but extended to the pitch level) values every single pitch, not just PA outcomes — a called strike moving the count from 1-1 to 1-2 has real value even though nothing "happened." Doesn't use Trackman at all, just play-by-play + pitch sequencing, so it isn't restricted to Trackman-covered games the way most of this section is. The Fielding row is a range-runs estimate: batted balls are bucketed by position + Trackman-derived difficulty (hang time/distance/exit velo, same buckets as the baserunning model), and the fielder — parsed directly from that specific play's PBP description, not a per-game starting lineup — is credited or debited the run-value gap between the bucket's expected out rate and what actually happened. Barrel% uses MLB's actual published EV/launch-angle lookup table — a ball must be hit 98+ mph, with the qualifying launch-angle window widening as EV climbs (a tight 26-30° band right at 98 mph, up to a wide 8-50° band at 116+ mph); Solid Contact % is a CCBL-only complement using that same table shifted 10 mph lower (88+ mph and up), since MLB's absolute 98+ mph Barrel threshold leaves ~70% of CCBL hitters flat at 0%. Hard-Hit % is exit velo alone, no launch-angle requirement: 95+ mph off the bat. xBA/xSLG/xwOBA use a k-nearest-neighbor model on this season's own batted balls, not MLB's own published model or league-wide MLB data — those, Fielding, and Run Value should be read as CCBL-relative, not compared directly to MLB's own advanced tracking numbers.