MLB Daily Notes - April 29th
Saturday! Some family is here so we’re taking all of the kids to Sky Zone, so the report today is presented without further comment.
Whiffs Leaders - Yesterday
1. Tyler Anderson (LAA): 20 Whiffs (109 Pitches)
2. Max Fried (ATL): 17 Whiffs (86 Pitches)
3. Jack Flaherty (STL): 15 Whiffs (110 Pitches)
4. Jordan Lyles (KC): 13 Whiffs (94 Pitches)
5. Alek Manoah (TOR): 13 Whiffs (100 Pitches)
6. Merrill Kelly (ARI): 13 Whiffs (94 Pitches)
7. Jesus Luzardo (MIA): 13 Whiffs (96 Pitches)
8. David Peterson (NYM): 13 Whiffs (73 Pitches)
9. Luis Castillo (SEA): 11 Whiffs (95 Pitches)
10. Aaron Nola (PHI): 11 Whiffs (107 Pitches)
CSW% Leaders - Yesterday
1. David Peterson (NYM): 17.8 SwStr%, 34.2 CSW%
2. Jack Flaherty (STL): 13.6 SwStr%, 33.6 CSW%
3. Jesus Luzardo (MIA): 13.5 SwStr%, 33.3 CSW%
4. Kutter Crawford (BOS): 15.4 SwStr%, 32.7 CSW%
5. Max Fried (ATL): 19.8 SwStr%, 31.4 CSW%
6. Tyler Anderson (LAA): 18.3 SwStr%, 31.2 CSW%
7. Shane Bieber (CLE): 6.1 SwStr%, 30.3 CSW%
8. Jacob deGrom (TEX): 14.0 SwStr%, 30.0 CSW%
9. Pablo Lopez (MIN): 12.0 SwStr%, 29.3 CSW%
10. Aaron Nola (PHI): 10.3 SwStr%, 29.0 CSW%
Top Pitcher JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Aaron Nola - 8.0 IP - 153.5 JA Points
2. Jack Flaherty - 4.67 IP - 146.0 JA Points
3. Lucas Giolito - 6.67 IP - 146.0 JA Points
4. Shane Bieber - 7.0 IP - 143.5 JA Points
5. Max Fried - 5.0 IP - 128.0 JA Points
6. Tyler Anderson - 6.67 IP - 119.5 JA Points
7. Framber Valdez - 7.0 IP - 119.0 JA Points
8. Jesus Luzardo - 6.33 IP - 115.5 JA Points
9. David Peterson - 5.0 IP - 115.5 JA Points
10. Merrill Kelly - 6.0 IP - 108.0 JA Points
Pitcher JA Scores - Season
1. Jacob deGrom (TEX) - 6.0 GS - 125.08 JA Points
2. Nick Lodolo (CIN) - 5.0 GS - 118.93 JA Points
3. Shane McClanahan (TB) - 6.0 GS - 118.01 JA Points
4. Spencer Strider (ATL) - 5.0 GS - 116.17 JA Points
5. Josiah Gray (WSH) - 5.0 GS - 115.43 JA Points
6. Trevor Rogers (MIA) - 4.0 GS - 114.76 JA Points
7. Johan Oviedo (PIT) - 5.0 GS - 113.01 JA Points
8. Zack Wheeler (PHI) - 5.0 GS - 112.69 JA Points
9. Jesus Luzardo (MIA) - 6.0 GS - 112.35 JA Points
10. Patrick Sandoval (LAA) - 5.0 GS - 109.97 JA Points
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Tyler Anderson's CH velo (45 pitches) UP 2.1mph to 80.6
Tyler Anderson's FF velo (22 pitches) UP 1.9mph to 91.2
Dustin May's CU velo (31 pitches) UP 1.8mph to 87.3
Kutter Crawford's FC velo (14 pitches) UP 1.8mph to 90.0
Jordan Lyles's FF velo (34 pitches) DOWN -1.6mph to 89.3
Pablo Lopez's ST velo (14 pitches) DOWN -1.8mph to 81.8
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Aaron Nola's SI usage (24.3%) up 13.7 points
Dustin May's SI usage (44.2%) up 18.1 points
Jack Flaherty's CU usage (26.4%) up 11.0 points
Kutter Crawford's FF usage (44.2%) up 12.2 points
Lucas Giolito's FF usage (62.9%) up 17.8 points
Marcus Stroman's SL usage (17.4%) up 11.0 points
Pablo Lopez's CU usage (22.8%) up 14.9 points
Shane Bieber's FF usage (45.5%) up 14.5 points
Tyler Anderson's CH usage (41.3%) up 12.5 points
Tyler Anderson's FC usage (31.2%) up 11.3 points
Wade Miley's FF usage (36.9%) up 15.3 points
Zach Eflin's CU usage (35.1%) up 12.2 points
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Shane McClanahan - 89 TBF, 39.0% CSW%
Jacob deGrom - 76 TBF, 38.5% CSW%
Zac Gallen - 91 TBF, 35.5% CSW%
Johan Oviedo - 104 TBF, 34.4% CSW%
Nathan Eovaldi - 75 TBF, 33.8% CSW%
Joe Ryan - 99 TBF, 33.5% CSW%
Jose Berrios - 88 TBF, 33.5% CSW%
Yu Darvish - 76 TBF, 33.0% CSW%
Matt Strahm - 72 TBF, 32.8% CSW%
David Peterson - 95 TBF, 32.5% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Zac Gallen - 91 TBF, 44.0% K%
Matt Strahm - 72 TBF, 38.9% K%
Jacob deGrom - 76 TBF, 35.5% K%
Kevin Gausman - 76 TBF, 35.5% K%
Shohei Ohtani - 83 TBF, 33.7% K%
Shane McClanahan - 89 TBF, 33.7% K%
Zack Wheeler - 73 TBF, 30.1% K%
Yusei Kikuchi - 88 TBF, 29.5% K%
Joe Ryan - 99 TBF, 29.3% K%
Yu Darvish - 76 TBF, 28.9% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Zac Gallen - 91 TBF, 42.9% K-BB%
Jacob deGrom - 76 TBF, 32.9% K-BB%
Kevin Gausman - 76 TBF, 32.9% K-BB%
Matt Strahm - 72 TBF, 30.6% K-BB%
Joe Ryan - 99 TBF, 27.3% K-BB%
Clarke Schmidt - 84 TBF, 25.0% K-BB%
Eduardo Rodriguez - 72 TBF, 25.0% K-BB%
Kutter Crawford - 74 TBF, 24.3% K-BB%
Pablo Lopez - 104 TBF, 24.0% K-BB%
Yusei Kikuchi - 88 TBF, 23.9% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Framber Valdez - 109 TBF, 64.9% GB%
Kyle Wright - 79 TBF, 64.7% GB%
Logan Webb - 103 TBF, 63.9% GB%
Alex Cobb - 75 TBF, 63.8% GB%
Jake Woodford - 87 TBF, 58.8% GB%
Marcus Stroman - 93 TBF, 58.2% GB%
Graham Ashcraft - 97 TBF, 57.8% GB%
Hunter Brown - 98 TBF, 57.4% GB%
Taijuan Walker - 88 TBF, 55.9% GB%
Bryce Elder - 97 TBF, 55.7% GB%
Multiple Barrels
Bobby Witt Jr. (KC) 5 PA, 12 Swings, 3 Barrels, 0 HR
Jake Burger (CWS) 4 PA, 6 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Robbie Grossman (TEX) 4 PA, 5 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
New Max Launch Velos
Adolis Garcia, Yesterday: 115.1 Previous High: 113.0
Tyler Stephenson, Yesterday: 111.1 Previous High: 106.8
Top Hitter JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Bobby Witt Jr. - 5.0 PA - 39.5 JA Points
2. Robbie Grossman - 4.0 PA - 39.0 JA Points
3. Brent Rooker - 5.0 PA - 38.0 JA Points
4. Ryan Noda - 5.0 PA - 34.5 JA Points
5. Jake Fraley - 5.0 PA - 30.5 JA Points
6. Isaac Paredes - 4.0 PA - 29.0 JA Points
7. Jake Burger - 4.0 PA - 29.0 JA Points
8. Jose Miranda - 4.0 PA - 23.0 JA Points
9. Andrew Benintendi - 5.0 PA - 21.5 JA Points
10. Jonah Heim - 4.0 PA - 18.5 JA Points
Hitter JA Scores - Season
1. Matt Chapman (TOR) - 105.0 PA - 39.62 JA Points
2. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR) - 116.0 PA - 37.07 JA Points
3. Jarred Kelenic (SEA) - 92.0 PA - 33.48 JA Points
4. Paul Goldschmidt (STL) - 118.0 PA - 21.86 JA Points
5. Bryan Reynolds (PIT) - 103.0 PA - 20.97 JA Points
6. Brent Rooker (OAK) - 76.0 PA - 15.26 JA Points
7. Vinnie Pasquantino (KC) - 110.0 PA - 12.0 JA Points
8. Bo Bichette (TOR) - 117.0 PA - 11.79 JA Points
9. Yandy Diaz (TB) - 110.0 PA - 11.09 JA Points
10. Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL) - 124.0 PA - 10.81 JA Points
Hardest Hit Balls
Mike Trout (LAA) - 115.4mph - nan
Adolis Garcia (TEX) - 115.1mph - single
Ketel Marte (ARI) - 113.0mph - home_run
Kyle Schwarber (PHI) - 112.7mph - home_run
Ryan Noda (OAK) - 112.2mph - single
Ian Happ (CHC) - 112.0mph - single
Matt Chapman (TOR) - 111.9mph - double
Shohei Ohtani (LAA) - 111.8mph - single
Oswald Peraza (NYY) - 111.4mph - nan
Byron Buxton (MIN) - 111.4mph - double
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Max Muncy - 60 PA, 33 BIP, 11 Brls, 33.3 Brl%
Matt Chapman - 72 PA, 43 BIP, 13 Brls, 30.2 Brl%
Jake Burger - 57 PA, 31 BIP, 8 Brls, 25.8 Brl%
Sean Murphy - 74 PA, 43 BIP, 11 Brls, 25.6 Brl%
Brandon Lowe - 73 PA, 40 BIP, 10 Brls, 25.0 Brl%
Jack Suwinski - 56 PA, 32 BIP, 8 Brls, 25.0 Brl%
Aaron Judge - 76 PA, 44 BIP, 11 Brls, 25.0 Brl%
Brent Rooker - 69 PA, 45 BIP, 11 Brls, 24.4 Brl%
Patrick Wisdom - 73 PA, 39 BIP, 9 Brls, 23.1 Brl%
Austin Hays - 63 PA, 42 BIP, 9 Brls, 21.4 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Max Muncy - 60 PA, 0.526 xwOBA
Brent Rooker - 69 PA, 0.491 xwOBA
Matt Chapman - 72 PA, 0.467 xwOBA
Jonah Heim - 68 PA, 0.464 xwOBA
Jack Suwinski - 56 PA, 0.463 xwOBA
Jarred Kelenic - 72 PA, 0.463 xwOBA
Sean Murphy - 74 PA, 0.461 xwOBA
Austin Hays - 63 PA, 0.444 xwOBA
Yandy Diaz - 83 PA, 0.436 xwOBA
Paul Goldschmidt - 87 PA, 0.434 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Luis Arraez - 61 PA, 110 Swings, 93.6 Cont%
Nico Hoerner - 90 PA, 145 Swings, 91.0 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 79 PA, 130 Swings, 90.8 Cont%
Alec Burleson - 65 PA, 111 Swings, 90.1 Cont%
Keibert Ruiz - 61 PA, 101 Swings, 89.1 Cont%
Ke'Bryan Hayes - 77 PA, 127 Swings, 88.2 Cont%
Jeff McNeil - 79 PA, 124 Swings, 87.9 Cont%
Bryson Stott - 90 PA, 178 Swings, 87.6 Cont%
Myles Straw - 63 PA, 109 Swings, 87.2 Cont%
Anthony Rendon - 74 PA, 124 Swings, 86.3 Cont%
Last 10 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Esteury Ruiz - 7 Attempts (7 steals)
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 6 Attempts (6 steals)
Jazz Chisholm Jr. - 6 Attempts (6 steals)
Thairo Estrada - 5 Attempts (5 steals)
Corbin Carroll - 5 Attempts (4 steals)
Ji Hwan Bae - 5 Attempts (5 steals)
Ezequiel Duran - 4 Attempts (2 steals)
Jack Suwinski - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Ha-Seong Kim - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
J.T. Realmuto - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Conner Capel - 3 Attempts (1 steals)
Victor Robles - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Shohei Ohtani - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Wander Franco - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Whit Merrifield - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
George Springer - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Travis Jankowski - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Julio Rodriguez - 3 Attempts (1 steals)
Last 30 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 15 Attempts (13 steals)
Jazz Chisholm Jr. - 12 Attempts (11 steals)
Nico Hoerner - 12 Attempts (10 steals)
Jorge Mateo - 11 Attempts (10 steals)
Esteury Ruiz - 11 Attempts (11 steals)
Starling Marte - 11 Attempts (8 steals)
Corbin Carroll - 11 Attempts (10 steals)
Ji Hwan Bae - 11 Attempts (10 steals)
Cedric Mullins - 10 Attempts (10 steals)
Julio Rodriguez - 9 Attempts (5 steals)
Gleyber Torres - 9 Attempts (5 steals)
Thairo Estrada - 8 Attempts (8 steals)
Steven Kwan - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Myles Straw - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Anthony Volpe - 8 Attempts (8 steals)
Wander Franco - 8 Attempts (5 steals)
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
Paul Goldschmidt - +6.2% Contact%, +5.4 mph exit velo, -4.1 Chase%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - +3.5% Contact%, +8.8 mph exit velo, -5.7 Chase%
Justin Turner - +7.1% Contact%, +4.3 mph exit velo, -6.2 Chase%
Kyle Isbel - +4.2% Contact%, +5.0 mph exit velo, -11.0 Chase%
Jonah Heim - +3.4% Contact%, +4.9 mph exit velo, -4.9 Chase%
Whit Merrifield - +5.0% Contact%, +3.7 mph exit velo, -4.8 Chase%
Salvador Perez - +4.1% Contact%, +3.1 mph exit velo, -3.3 Chase%
Nick Castellanos - +15.7% Contact%, +3.1 mph exit velo, -9.7 Chase%
Willson Contreras - +7.8% Contact%, +5.9 mph exit velo, -4.3 Chase%
Alan Trejo - +4.9% Contact%, +6.0 mph exit velo, -9.5 Chase%
Ian Happ - +13.1% Contact%, +3.7 mph exit velo, -7.8 Chase%
Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days
Brandon Nimmo - 0.403 xwOBA, 10.6% Brl%, 75.8% Contact%, 13.9% Chase%, 18.5% K%
Ian Happ - 0.43 xwOBA, 12.5% Brl%, 78.1% Contact%, 17.9% Chase%, 20.7% K%
Jonah Heim - 0.502 xwOBA, 13.5% Brl%, 79.3% Contact%, 22.9% Chase%, 9.8% K%
Paul Goldschmidt - 0.446 xwOBA, 18.2% Brl%, 80.8% Contact%, 24.8% Chase%, 13.6% K%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 0.445 xwOBA, 10.9% Brl%, 81.6% Contact%, 24.2% Chase%, 12.9% K%
Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
Eloy Jimenez - 41.8% Whiff%, 75.0% Weak%, 0.964 Cold Rating
Nick Maton - 33.8% Whiff%, 85.7% Weak%, 0.936 Cold Rating
MJ Melendez - 41.1% Whiff%, 69.2% Weak%, 0.917 Cold Rating
Luis Robert - 35.1% Whiff%, 73.3% Weak%, 0.913 Cold Rating
Michael A. Taylor - 33.8% Whiff%, 69.6% Weak%, 0.867 Cold Rating
Trea Turner - 32.4% Whiff%, 70.3% Weak%, 0.855 Cold Rating
Triston Casas - 31.6% Whiff%, 71.4% Weak%, 0.855 Cold Rating
Esteury Ruiz - 29.7% Whiff%, 72.1% Weak%, 0.837 Cold Rating
C.J. Cron - 34.9% Whiff%, 65.5% Weak%, 0.832 Cold Rating
Yasmani Grandal - 30.0% Whiff%, 70.4% Weak%, 0.829 Cold Rating
Top Minor League Hitting Performances - Yesterday
David Calabrese (LAA): 3/4, 2R, 2HR, 4RBI, 0SB, 37FPts
Nick Yorke (BOS): 3/5, 3R, 1HR, 2RBI, 0SB, 33FPts
Tyler McDonough (BOS): 3/5, 3R, 1HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 30FPts
Freddy Zamora (MIL): 2/4, 2R, 2HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 30FPts
C.J. Stubbs (HOU): 2/4, 2R, 2HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 30FPts
Jonah Bride (OAK): 2/3, 2R, 2HR, 2RBI, 0SB, 30FPts
SÃmon Muzziotti (PHI): 4/5, 1R, 1HR, 4RBI, 0SB, 29FPts
Josh Palacios (PIT): 3/4, 1R, 1HR, 2RBI, 0SB, 28FPts
Jax Biggers (TEX): 1/2, 3R, 1HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 28FPts
Victor Mesa Jr. (MIA): 2/4, 1R, 1HR, 3RBI, 1SB, 28FPts
Top Minor League Pitching Performances - Yesterday
Cory Abbott (WSH): 5IP, 1H, 0ER, 12K, 3BB, 34FPts
Pat Monteverde (MIA): 7IP, 5H, 0ER, 9K, 2BB, 33FPts
Cristian Mena (CWS): 6IP, 6H, 2ER, 10K, 2BB, 28FPts
Andrew Quezada (COL): 5IP, 3H, 0ER, 7K, 1BB, 26FPts
Colton Gordon (HOU): 5IP, 5H, 2ER, 10K, 3BB, 26FPts
Kenny Hernandez (STL): 5IP, 4H, 1ER, 8K, 1BB, 26FPts
David Griffin (NYM): 5IP, 2H, 0ER, 6K, 0BB, 26FPts
Justin Jarvis (MIL): 6IP, 6H, 1ER, 6K, 0BB, 23FPts
Jesse Scholtens (CWS): 6IP, 7H, 3ER, 8K, 2BB, 22FPts
Drew Parrish (KC): 6IP, 1H, 0ER, 5K, 2BB, 21FPts
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