MLB Daily Notes - August 17th
A daily automated report of what happened yesterday in Major League Baseball, along with other recent trends and further analysis.
It looks like any hope of Garrett Crochet being a useful fantasy pitcher is gone. He was dominating the Astros yesterday with a 9:0 K:BB and a 65.5% Strike% through four innings on 55 pitches, and they removed him. That’s a pretty clear indicator they’re laying off the pitch counts in a major way. If you’re in a league where starts themselves are valuable (if you have some kind of max starts per week or something like that), I don’t think you’re going to want to use those on Crochet. The chances of a win are very low for him, and he can only help your ratios so much going 3-5 innings per outing.
Corbin Burnes hasn’t been perfect this year, but he had yet to give you a truly bad start until last night. He gave up eight earned runs, a career-high, to the Red Sox. Three walks and a couple of ill-timed homers did him in.
Spencer Arrighetti came back to earth with just 5.2 innings, seven hits, and four earned runs against the White Sox. Those 25 strikeouts in his last two outings after showing pretty middling strikeout stuff all year didn’t fool us. I did expect better in this specific spot, but Arrighetti is just not a guy that you’re going to see develop into a fantasy ace. I think he has a nice SP2-SP3 upside with the depth of his arsenal, but the stuff isn’t all that great, and he has some command issues to keep working on.
Paul Skenes broke the Pirates’ long losing streak, but he has looked pretty human lately. Since the break, he has just a 12.3% SwStr%, a 48.1% Strike%, a 25.4% K%, and an 8.7% BB% in five starts. He has still kept runs off the board, but the command has gone downhill, and he has not been the dominant pitcher he was before.
A lot of other stuff happened yesterday, of course, but I don’t have time to figure it out and write about it. I’m striving for near perfection on the dad front on Saturdays and Sundays; that’s my new resolution. So… wish me luck.
Pitcher Reports
Algo SP Ranks - Yesterday
1. Garrett Crochet
2. Spencer Schwellenbach
3. Ryan Pepiot
4. Ryne Nelson
5. Jose Soriano
6. Andrew Heaney
7. Miles Mikolas
8. Yariel Rodriguez
9. Spencer Arrighetti
10. Sean Manaea
11. Nick Martinez
12. Gerrit Cole
13. Logan Gilbert
14. Matt Waldron
15. Aaron Nola
16. Aaron Civale
17. Patrick Corbin
18. Roddery Munoz
19. Corbin Burnes
20. Paul Skenes
21. Gavin Williams
22. Justin Wrobleski
23. Michael Lorenzen
24. Kyle Hendricks
25. Cal Quantrill
26. Simeon Woods Richardson
Fantasy Points Leaders - Yesterday
1. Gerrit Cole (vs. DET): 29.9 Points
2. Garrett Crochet (vs. HOU): 22.6 Points
3. Aaron Civale (vs. CLE): 22.5 Points
4. Paul Skenes (vs. SEA): 21.3 Points
5. Ryne Nelson (vs. TB): 21.24 Points
6. Ryan Pepiot (vs. ARI): 18.39 Points
7. Sean Manaea (vs. MIA): 18.15 Points
8. Michael Lorenzen (vs. CIN): 17.76 Points
9. Spencer Schwellenbach (vs. LAA): 17.65 Points
10. Aaron Nola (vs. WSH): 17.61 Points
Whiffs Leaders - Yesterday
1. Spencer Schwellenbach (ATL): 17 Whiffs (92 Pitches)
2. Garrett Crochet (CWS): 17 Whiffs (55 Pitches)
3. Andrew Heaney (TEX): 15 Whiffs (97 Pitches)
4. Spencer Arrighetti (HOU): 14 Whiffs (93 Pitches)
5. Yariel Rodriguez (TOR): 14 Whiffs (88 Pitches)
6. Logan Gilbert (SEA): 14 Whiffs (96 Pitches)
7. Sean Manaea (NYM): 13 Whiffs (106 Pitches)
8. Roddery Munoz (MIA): 13 Whiffs (93 Pitches)
9. Patrick Corbin (WSH): 12 Whiffs (96 Pitches)
10. Gerrit Cole (NYY): 12 Whiffs (95 Pitches)
Strike% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Garrett Crochet (CWS): 65.5 Strike%, 21.8 Ball%
2. Miles Mikolas (STL): 59.0 Strike%, 24.0 Ball%
3. Ryne Nelson (ARI): 55.3 Strike%, 25.5 Ball%
4. Spencer Schwellenbach (ATL): 54.3 Strike%, 33.7 Ball%
5. Andrew Heaney (TEX): 53.6 Strike%, 36.1 Ball%
6. Gavin Williams (CLE): 51.1 Strike%, 34.8 Ball%
7. Gerrit Cole (NYY): 50.5 Strike%, 35.8 Ball%
8. Matt Waldron (SD): 50.0 Strike%, 30.4 Ball%
9. Sean Manaea (NYM): 50.0 Strike%, 29.2 Ball%
10. Jose Soriano (LAA): 50.0 Strike%, 40.8 Ball%
11. Aaron Nola (PHI): 48.6 Strike%, 33.3 Ball%
12. Corbin Burnes (BAL): 48.4 Strike%, 35.8 Ball%
13. Yariel Rodriguez (TOR): 47.7 Strike%, 36.4 Ball%
14. Brant Hurter (DET): 47.4 Strike%, 30.8 Ball%
15. Nick Martinez (CIN): 46.2 Strike%, 26.2 Ball%
Pitches/Out (POUT) Leaders - Yesterday
1. Brant Hurter: 78 Pitches, 18 Outs, 4.33 POUT
2. Nick Martinez: 80 Pitches, 18 Outs, 4.44 POUT
3. Michael Lorenzen: 83 Pitches, 17 Outs, 4.88 POUT
4. Ryne Nelson: 94 Pitches, 19 Outs, 4.95 POUT
5. Logan Gilbert: 96 Pitches, 19 Outs, 5.05 POUT
6. Sean Manaea: 106 Pitches, 21 Outs, 5.05 POUT
7. Aaron Civale: 92 Pitches, 18 Outs, 5.11 POUT
8. Paul Skenes: 93 Pitches, 18 Outs, 5.17 POUT
9. Simeon Woods Richardson: 78 Pitches, 15 Outs, 5.2 POUT
10. Kyle Hendricks: 82 Pitches, 15 Outs, 5.47 POUT
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Patrick Corbin's FC velo (22 pitches) UP 2.7mph to 87.6
Cooper Criswell's FC velo (18 pitches) UP 1.9mph to 87.0
Gavin Williams's CU velo (19 pitches) UP 1.9mph to 79.6
Spencer Arrighetti's FC velo (27 pitches) UP 1.8mph to 89.9
Andrew Heaney's SL velo (16 pitches) UP 1.7mph to 83.8
Cal Quantrill's FS velo (25 pitches) UP 1.7mph to 88.1
Ryne Nelson's FC velo (10 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 90.2
Logan Gilbert's FF velo (32 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 97.5
Miles Mikolas's SL velo (31 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 88.0
Logan Gilbert's CU velo (17 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 83.0
Miles Mikolas's CU velo (11 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 77.5
Sean Manaea's FF velo (13 pitches) DOWN -2.1mph to 91.2
Sean Manaea's CH velo (16 pitches) DOWN -2.2mph to 84.0
Cal Quantrill's CU velo (16 pitches) DOWN -2.9mph to 77.8
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Aaron Civale's SI usage (32.6%) up 11.1 points
Cooper Criswell's CH usage (34.2%) up 11.3 points
Corbin Burnes's CH usage (25.3%) up 14.1 points
Gavin Williams's FC usage (19.6%) up 16.8 points
Gerrit Cole's CU usage (25.3%) up 12.1 points
Jose Soriano's SI usage (60.5%) up 19.3 points
Justin Wrobleski's CU usage (24.1%) up 14.9 points
Kyle Hendricks's SI usage (50.0%) up 14.3 points
Michael Lorenzen's CU usage (15.7%) up 11.7 points
Nick Martinez's FF usage (30.0%) up 12.3 points
Patrick Corbin's FC usage (22.9%) up 15.0 points
Roddery Munoz's SL usage (31.2%) up 12.2 points
Ryan Pepiot's FC usage (16.2%) up 14.0 points
Sean Manaea's SI usage (56.6%) up 34.8 points
Pitch Mix Changes - Last 3 Starts
James Paxton 4-Seam Fastball: -24.6%
Luis Gil Slider: +22.1%
JP Sears Sweeper: -20.0%
James Paxton Sinker: +19.1%
Framber Valdez Sinker: -18.7%
Yusei Kikuchi Curveball: -18.0%
Kyle Harrison 4-Seam Fastball: -17.0%
Luis L. Ortiz Sinker: +16.9%
Bowden Francis Curveball: -16.7%
Martin Perez Curveball: +16.6%
Luis Gil Changeup: -15.9%
Yusei Kikuchi Slider: +15.7%
Walker Buehler 4-Seam Fastball: -14.5%
Martin Perez Sinker: -14.3%
Tanner Gordon Sinker: +14.2%
Hayden Birdsong Curveball: +13.9%
JP Sears 4-Seam Fastball: +13.7%
Dakota Hudson Curveball: +13.2%
Walker Buehler Cutter: +13.2%
Dakota Hudson Slider: -13.0%
Taijuan Walker Sinker: +13.0%
James Paxton Curveball: +12.9%
Ben Lively Sinker: -12.9%
Jose Soriano Sinker: +12.9%
Edward Cabrera Changeup: +12.5%
Tyler Glasnow 4-Seam Fastball: -12.4%
Paul Blackburn Cutter: +12.4%
Josh Winckowski Sinker: +12.3%
Tyler Glasnow Slider: +12.2%
Zac Gallen 4-Seam Fastball: -12.1%
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Blake Snell - 97 TBF, 38.7% CSW%
Chris Sale - 75 TBF, 37.0% CSW%
Michael King - 69 TBF, 36.5% CSW%
Spencer Arrighetti - 96 TBF, 36.4% CSW%
Spencer Schwellenbach - 97 TBF, 35.3% CSW%
Framber Valdez - 75 TBF, 35.3% CSW%
Martin Perez - 71 TBF, 34.2% CSW%
Tarik Skubal - 105 TBF, 33.9% CSW%
Grant Holmes - 92 TBF, 33.6% CSW%
Tyler Anderson - 103 TBF, 33.2% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Blake Snell - 97 TBF, 46.4% K%
Spencer Arrighetti - 96 TBF, 39.6% K%
Michael King - 69 TBF, 37.7% K%
Chris Sale - 75 TBF, 37.3% K%
Spencer Schwellenbach - 97 TBF, 37.1% K%
Jack Flaherty - 72 TBF, 33.3% K%
Tarik Skubal - 105 TBF, 32.4% K%
Ryne Nelson - 96 TBF, 32.3% K%
Framber Valdez - 75 TBF, 32.0% K%
Gerrit Cole - 69 TBF, 31.9% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Blake Snell - 97 TBF, 37.1% K-BB%
Spencer Schwellenbach - 97 TBF, 33.0% K-BB%
Spencer Arrighetti - 96 TBF, 32.3% K-BB%
Michael King - 69 TBF, 31.9% K-BB%
Chris Sale - 75 TBF, 30.7% K-BB%
Jack Flaherty - 72 TBF, 27.8% K-BB%
Ryne Nelson - 96 TBF, 27.1% K-BB%
Framber Valdez - 75 TBF, 26.7% K-BB%
Gerrit Cole - 69 TBF, 26.1% K-BB%
Tarik Skubal - 105 TBF, 25.7% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Andre Pallante - 69 TBF, 68.0% GB%
Jose Soriano - 79 TBF, 61.2% GB%
Michael King - 69 TBF, 56.4% GB%
Cristopher Sanchez - 77 TBF, 55.0% GB%
Tanner Houck - 104 TBF, 53.8% GB%
Paul Blackburn - 71 TBF, 53.2% GB%
Framber Valdez - 75 TBF, 53.2% GB%
Edward Cabrera - 85 TBF, 52.8% GB%
Zac Gallen - 75 TBF, 52.6% GB%
Logan Webb - 112 TBF, 51.9% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Bryce Elder - 46 TBF, 28.3 K%, 6.5 BB%, 50.0% GB%
Framber Valdez - 75 TBF, 32.0 K%, 5.3 BB%, 53.2% GB%
Grant Holmes - 92 TBF, 28.3 K%, 4.3 BB%, 51.6% GB%
Joe Ryan - 54 TBF, 31.5 K%, 7.4 BB%, 48.5% GB%
Luis Castillo - 77 TBF, 28.6 K%, 3.9 BB%, 44.0% GB%
Matthew Liberatore - 46 TBF, 28.3 K%, 4.3 BB%, 53.3% GB%
Michael King - 69 TBF, 37.7 K%, 5.8 BB%, 56.4% GB%
Sean Manaea - 97 TBF, 28.9 K%, 7.2 BB%, 43.5% GB%
Spencer Schwellenbach - 97 TBF, 37.1 K%, 4.1 BB%, 51.8% GB%
Tyler Glasnow - 76 TBF, 27.6 K%, 2.6 BB%, 50.9% GB%
Zack Wheeler - 97 TBF, 29.9 K%, 6.2 BB%, 44.3% GB%
SIERA vs. ERA Comp, Last 30 Days
Unluckiest
Chris Bassitt: 7.42 ERA, 3.76 SIERA
Nathan Eovaldi: 6.58 ERA, 3.03 SIERA
Garrett Crochet: 7.27 ERA, 4.12 SIERA
Patrick Corbin: 7.12 ERA, 4.03 SIERA
Sonny Gray: 5.81 ERA, 2.79 SIERA
Nick Pivetta: 5.4 ERA, 2.74 SIERA
Matt Waldron: 6.25 ERA, 3.69 SIERA
Gavin Williams: 5.65 ERA, 3.14 SIERA
Charlie Morton: 6.17 ERA, 3.76 SIERA
Frankie Montas: 6.65 ERA, 4.43 SIERA
Luckiest
Javier Assad: 2.86 ERA, 6.21 SIERA
Hunter Greene: 1.09 ERA, 3.39 SIERA
Michael Wacha: 2.56 ERA, 4.78 SIERA
Bailey Ober: 1.59 ERA, 3.79 SIERA
Kevin Gausman: 3.31 ERA, 5.47 SIERA
Dylan Cease: 0.98 ERA, 3.13 SIERA
Tobias Myers: 1.98 ERA, 4.02 SIERA
David Peterson: 2.96 ERA, 4.88 SIERA
Logan Webb: 2.23 ERA, 4.07 SIERA
Ben Lively: 4.15 ERA, 5.95 SIERA
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Jose Berrios - +2.6% CSW%, -2.5 BB%
Spencer Arrighetti - +5.8% CSW%, -3.2 BB%
Logan Gilbert - +3.4% CSW%, -1.7 BB%
Framber Valdez - +5.5% CSW%, -2.4 BB%
Blake Snell - +5.3% CSW%, -2.1 BB%
Brandon Pfaadt - +2.9% CSW%, -2.7 BB%
Sonny Gray - +2.2% CSW%, -1.5 BB%
Martin Perez - +6.5% CSW%, -3.9 BB%
Carson Fulmer - +2.1% CSW%, -3.3 BB%
Derek Law - +2.2% CSW%, -4.2 BB%
James Paxton - +2.9% CSW%, -5.5 BB%
Michael King - +2.5% CSW%, -3.4 BB%
Jose Butto - +2.8% CSW%, -1.5 BB%
Bryce Elder - +2.4% CSW%, -2.0 BB%
Hitter Reports
Multiple Barrels
Adolis Garcia (TEX) 4 PA, 8 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Corbin Carroll (ARI) 5 PA, 13 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Ryan Mountcastle (BAL) 6 PA, 12 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
New Max Launch Velos
Hardest Hit Balls
Jesus Sanchez (MIA) - 114.5mph - single
Luke Raley (SEA) - 112.5mph - home_run
Matt Wallner (MIN) - 111.9mph - nan
Randal Grichuk (ARI) - 110.6mph - field_out
Ryan Mountcastle (BAL) - 110.5mph - field_out
Aaron Judge (NYY) - 110.0mph - home_run
Ryan Mountcastle (BAL) - 109.8mph - double
Ryan Mountcastle (BAL) - 109.6mph - double
Manny Machado (SD) - 109.1mph - nan
Masyn Winn (STL) - 108.8mph - home_run
Last 3 Weeks - wOBA vs. xwOBA Comparison
Top 10
Patrick Bailey - 65 PA, 0.106 wOBA, 0.245 xwOBA, 0.139 Diff
Logan O'Hoppe - 65 PA, 0.214 wOBA, 0.322 xwOBA, 0.108 Diff
Shohei Ohtani - 84 PA, 0.294 wOBA, 0.378 xwOBA, 0.084 Diff
Alec Burleson - 70 PA, 0.244 wOBA, 0.32 xwOBA, 0.076 Diff
Colt Keith - 71 PA, 0.239 wOBA, 0.309 xwOBA, 0.07 Diff
Brandon Lowe - 70 PA, 0.308 wOBA, 0.373 xwOBA, 0.065 Diff
Brice Turang - 67 PA, 0.242 wOBA, 0.306 xwOBA, 0.064 Diff
Corey Seager - 81 PA, 0.387 wOBA, 0.45 xwOBA, 0.063 Diff
Juan Soto - 87 PA, 0.481 wOBA, 0.543 xwOBA, 0.062 Diff
Gleyber Torres - 79 PA, 0.265 wOBA, 0.326 xwOBA, 0.061 Diff
Bottom 10
Jake McCarthy - 76 PA, 0.502 wOBA, 0.362 xwOBA, -0.14 Diff
Rhys Hoskins - 71 PA, 0.358 wOBA, 0.241 xwOBA, -0.117 Diff
Alex Call - 69 PA, 0.424 wOBA, 0.309 xwOBA, -0.115 Diff
Bobby Witt Jr. - 81 PA, 0.532 wOBA, 0.43 xwOBA, -0.102 Diff
Brendan Rodgers - 76 PA, 0.41 wOBA, 0.314 xwOBA, -0.096 Diff
Connor Wong - 72 PA, 0.316 wOBA, 0.221 xwOBA, -0.095 Diff
Freddy Fermin - 61 PA, 0.38 wOBA, 0.287 xwOBA, -0.093 Diff
Andrew Benintendi - 68 PA, 0.417 wOBA, 0.324 xwOBA, -0.093 Diff
Jazz Chisholm - 61 PA, 0.449 wOBA, 0.356 xwOBA, -0.093 Diff
Xavier Edwards - 84 PA, 0.4 wOBA, 0.307 xwOBA, -0.093 Diff
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Aaron Judge - 79 PA, 44 BIP, 13 Brls, 29.5 Brl%
Kyle Schwarber - 91 PA, 50 BIP, 13 Brls, 26.0 Brl%
Matt Wallner - 54 PA, 27 BIP, 7 Brls, 25.9 Brl%
Juan Soto - 87 PA, 58 BIP, 15 Brls, 25.9 Brl%
Jake Burger - 82 PA, 52 BIP, 13 Brls, 25.0 Brl%
Matt Olson - 86 PA, 50 BIP, 11 Brls, 22.0 Brl%
Joc Pederson - 51 PA, 32 BIP, 7 Brls, 21.9 Brl%
Jackson Merrill - 70 PA, 56 BIP, 12 Brls, 21.4 Brl%
Logan O'Hoppe - 65 PA, 35 BIP, 7 Brls, 20.0 Brl%
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 85 PA, 70 BIP, 14 Brls, 20.0 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Aaron Judge - 79 PA, 0.564 xwOBA
Juan Soto - 87 PA, 0.543 xwOBA
Joc Pederson - 51 PA, 0.537 xwOBA
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 85 PA, 0.51 xwOBA
Jake Burger - 82 PA, 0.489 xwOBA
Kyle Schwarber - 91 PA, 0.466 xwOBA
Corey Seager - 81 PA, 0.45 xwOBA
Yordan Alvarez - 75 PA, 0.445 xwOBA
Matt Wallner - 54 PA, 0.442 xwOBA
Jackson Merrill - 70 PA, 0.435 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Luis Arraez - 73 PA, 128 Swings, 96.1 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 80 PA, 123 Swings, 95.1 Cont%
Ildemaro Vargas - 48 PA, 74 Swings, 91.9 Cont%
Keibert Ruiz - 68 PA, 132 Swings, 91.7 Cont%
Sal Frelick - 64 PA, 105 Swings, 91.4 Cont%
Nico Hoerner - 79 PA, 151 Swings, 91.4 Cont%
Ryan O'Hearn - 62 PA, 114 Swings, 91.2 Cont%
Adley Rutschman - 58 PA, 99 Swings, 89.9 Cont%
Brice Turang - 67 PA, 129 Swings, 89.9 Cont%
Alex Bregman - 78 PA, 124 Swings, 89.5 Cont%
Last 10 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Xavier Edwards - 8 Attempts (8 steals)
Tyler Fitzgerald - 7 Attempts (7 steals)
Josh Lowe - 5 Attempts (5 steals)
Brice Turang - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Blake Perkins - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Parker Meadows - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Jose Caballero - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Andres Gimenez - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Brenton Doyle - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Victor Robles - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Otto Lopez - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Brandon Lowe - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Zach Neto - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Shohei Ohtani - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Jake McCarthy - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
David Hamilton - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
JJ Bleday - 3 Attempts (1 steals)
James Wood - 3 Attempts (1 steals)
Nico Hoerner - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Jackson Chourio - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Jose Ramirez - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Jazz Chisholm Jr. - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Ji Hwan Bae - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Dansby Swanson - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Leody Taveras - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Derek Hill - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Johan Rojas - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Kevin Newman - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Maikel Garcia - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Taylor Walls - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Last 30 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Xavier Edwards - 18 Attempts (17 steals)
Elly De La Cruz - 15 Attempts (13 steals)
Shohei Ohtani - 13 Attempts (12 steals)
Jose Ramirez - 10 Attempts (9 steals)
Jose Caballero - 10 Attempts (8 steals)
David Hamilton - 9 Attempts (8 steals)
Zach Neto - 9 Attempts (8 steals)
Lane Thomas - 9 Attempts (6 steals)
Jazz Chisholm Jr. - 9 Attempts (9 steals)
Maikel Garcia - 9 Attempts (9 steals)
Victor Robles - 9 Attempts (9 steals)
Nico Hoerner - 9 Attempts (8 steals)
Jacob Young - 9 Attempts (8 steals)
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Andrew Vaughn - 66 PA, 16.7 K%, 18.4 Brl%
Corey Seager - 81 PA, 16.0 K%, 19.4 Brl%
Giancarlo Stanton - 48 PA, 18.8 K%, 14.3 Brl%
Jackson Chourio - 80 PA, 20.0 K%, 15.3 Brl%
Jackson Merrill - 70 PA, 14.3 K%, 21.4 Brl%
Joc Pederson - 51 PA, 17.6 K%, 21.9 Brl%
Juan Soto - 87 PA, 11.5 K%, 25.9 Brl%
Manny Machado - 72 PA, 12.5 K%, 16.9 Brl%
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 85 PA, 8.2 K%, 20.0 Brl%
Last 30 Days - xwOBA Improvers
Juan Soto - 120 PA, +0.155 xwOBA
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 111 PA, +0.154 xwOBA
Jake Burger - 113 PA, +0.149 xwOBA
Jackson Chourio - 105 PA, +0.122 xwOBA
Jorge Soler - 105 PA, +0.111 xwOBA
Brent Rooker - 91 PA, +0.107 xwOBA
Bobby Witt Jr. - 111 PA, +0.106 xwOBA
Ceddanne Rafaela - 106 PA, +0.094 xwOBA
Zach Neto - 104 PA, +0.09 xwOBA
Gavin Lux - 93 PA, +0.087 xwOBA
Last 30 Days - Brl% Improvers
Juan Soto - 120 PA, +12.9 Brl%
Ketel Marte - 86 PA, +11.4 Brl%
Jackson Merrill - 100 PA, +9.7 Brl%
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 111 PA, +8.6 Brl%
Jake Burger - 113 PA, +8.5 Brl%
Jorge Polanco - 92 PA, +8.3 Brl%
Jackson Chourio - 105 PA, +7.2 Brl%
Gavin Lux - 93 PA, +7.0 Brl%
Geraldo Perdomo - 96 PA, +6.6 Brl%
Jeff McNeil - 97 PA, +6.3 Brl%
Last 30 Days - Cont% Improvers
Ryan O'Hearn - 90 PA, +11.5 Cont%
Brent Rooker - 91 PA, +11.1 Cont%
Jo Adell - 93 PA, +10.4 Cont%
Nick Castellanos - 103 PA, +9.7 Cont%
Andres Gimenez - 93 PA, +8.6 Cont%
Joey Bart - 83 PA, +8.5 Cont%
Dansby Swanson - 96 PA, +8.1 Cont%
Eugenio Suarez - 108 PA, +8.1 Cont%
Jake McCarthy - 88 PA, +7.7 Cont%
Brice Turang - 93 PA, +7.2 Cont%
Last 30 Days - K% Improvers
Brent Rooker - 91 PA, -13.9 K%
Nick Castellanos - 103 PA, -12.3 K%
Ceddanne Rafaela - 106 PA, -12.0 K%
Shea Langeliers - 83 PA, -12.0 K%
Jo Adell - 93 PA, -11.6 K%
Cal Raleigh - 103 PA, -11.4 K%
JJ Bleday - 92 PA, -10.0 K%
Bobby Witt Jr. - 111 PA, -8.9 K%
Miguel Andujar - 100 PA, -8.8 K%
Masyn Winn - 115 PA, -8.3 K%
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
Whit Merrifield - +5.2% Contact%, +4.0 mph exit velo, -20.0 Chase%
Steven Kwan - +9.4% Contact%, +4.3 mph exit velo, -9.4 Chase%
Xavier Edwards - +3.6% Contact%, +5.4 mph exit velo, -3.1 Chase%
Tyler Stephenson - +4.6% Contact%, +4.6 mph exit velo, -5.6 Chase%
Giancarlo Stanton - +7.5% Contact%, +4.4 mph exit velo, -3.2 Chase%
David Peralta - +3.4% Contact%, +6.5 mph exit velo, -12.5 Chase%
Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days
Alex Bregman - 0.471 xwOBA, 17.0% Brl%, 90.2% Contact%, 20.0% Chase%, 10.7% K%
Juan Soto - 0.555 xwOBA, 29.3% Brl%, 81.2% Contact%, 12.1% Chase%, 11.5% K%
Masataka Yoshida - 0.384 xwOBA, 12.8% Brl%, 85.7% Contact%, 21.6% Chase%, 11.5% K%
Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
Christopher Morel - 42.5% Whiff%, 76.7% Weak%, 0.981 Cold Rating
Logan O'Hoppe - 39.8% Whiff%, 72.7% Weak%, 0.95 Cold Rating
Anthony Volpe - 34.4% Whiff%, 86.7% Weak%, 0.945 Cold Rating
Joey Loperfido - 37.1% Whiff%, 73.7% Weak%, 0.944 Cold Rating
Kyle Stowers - 39.6% Whiff%, 70.0% Weak%, 0.893 Cold Rating
Victor Robles - 31.4% Whiff%, 81.8% Weak%, 0.884 Cold Rating
C.J. Abrams - 31.8% Whiff%, 75.9% Weak%, 0.877 Cold Rating
Orlando Arcia - 30.7% Whiff%, 80.6% Weak%, 0.872 Cold Rating
George Springer - 32.9% Whiff%, 72.4% Weak%, 0.864 Cold Rating
Rhys Hoskins - 29.7% Whiff%, 75.0% Weak%, 0.85 Cold Rating
Minor League Reports
Top Minor League Hitting Performances - Yesterday
Matt Shaw (CHC): 3/3, 2R, 1HR, 2RBI, 1SB, 33FPts
Tucker Flint (LAA): 3/4, 1R, 1HR, 1RBI, 1SB, 32FPts
Ryan Ward (LAD): 2/5, 2R, 2HR, 4RBI, 0SB, 32FPts
Luis Mieses (TEX): 2/5, 2R, 2HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 30FPts
Andrew Navigato (DET): 2/4, 2R, 2HR, 2RBI, 0SB, 28FPts
Troy Johnston (MIA): 2/3, 2R, 1HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 28FPts
Cody Milligan (ATL): 2/4, 1R, 0HR, 1RBI, 2SB, 26FPts
Luken Baker (STL): 2/3, 3R, 1HR, 1RBI, 0SB, 25FPts
Kody Hoese (LAD): 2/5, 2R, 1HR, 2RBI, 0SB, 23FPts
Marcus Lee Sang (PHI): 2/3, 3R, 1HR, 1RBI, 0SB, 23FPts
Top Minor League Pitching Performances - Yesterday
Reid Detmers (LAA): 98 Pitches, 8IP, 3H, 1ER, 11K, 2BB, 39FPts
Chase Dollander (COL): 98 Pitches, 7IP, 5H, 0ER, 9K, 3BB, 32FPts
Bubba Chandler (PIT): 93 Pitches, 6IP, 5H, 0ER, 11K, 2BB, 31FPts
Blas Castano (SEA): 97 Pitches, 6IP, 4H, 0ER, 8K, 1BB, 30FPts
Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang (OAK): 79 Pitches, 6IP, 2H, 0ER, 9K, 1BB, 29FPts
Isaac Coffey (BOS): 87 Pitches, 5IP, 3H, 1ER, 9K, 1BB, 28FPts
Drue Hackenberg (ATL): 92 Pitches, 6IP, 3H, 0ER, 6K, 1BB, 27FPts
Zack Thompson (STL): 84 Pitches, 5IP, 4H, 3ER, 10K, 1BB, 26FPts
Adrian Sampson (TEX): 88 Pitches, 7IP, 4H, 1ER, 8K, 1BB, 26FPts
Chris Kachmar (CHC): 87 Pitches, 6IP, 2H, 0ER, 5K, 1BB, 25FPts
AA-AAA OPS Leaders
Deyvison De Los Santos (AAA - MIA) 450 PA 0.975 OPS
Matthew Lugo (AAA - LAA) 314 PA 0.954 OPS
Kyle Manzardo (AAA - CLE) 310 PA 0.951 OPS
CJ Alexander (AAA - KC) 336 PA 0.928 OPS
Keston Hiura (AAA - LAA) 346 PA 0.923 OPS
Jimmy Crooks III (AA - STL) 324 PA 0.916 OPS
Ryan Noda (AAA - OAK) 362 PA 0.91 OPS
Shay Whitcomb (AAA - HOU) 481 PA 0.908 OPS
Tirso Ornelas (AAA - SD) 415 PA 0.908 OPS
Colby Thomas (AAA - OAK) 459 PA 0.906 OPS
Jordan Diaz (AAA - OAK) 372 PA 0.906 OPS
Ryan Ward (AAA - LAD) 398 PA 0.901 OPS
Dalton Rushing (AAA - LAD) 376 PA 0.9 OPS
Jason Vosler (AAA - SEA) 418 PA 0.898 OPS
Nick Allen (AAA - OAK) 342 PA 0.897 OPS
Tyler Locklear (AAA - SEA) 398 PA 0.894 OPS
Carson Taylor (AA - PHI) 365 PA 0.893 OPS
Jose Rojas (AAA - PIT) 313 PA 0.89 OPS
Ruben Cardenas (AAA - PHI) 322 PA 0.889 OPS
Andrew Navigato (AAA - DET) 393 PA 0.889 OPS
AA-AAA Pitching K-BB% Leaders
Shane Smith (AA - MIL) 79 IP 22.9% K-BB
Thomas Harrington (AAA - PIT) 78 IP 22.3% K-BB
Bubba Chandler (AAA - PIT) 93 IP 22.3% K-BB
Robinson Pina (AA - PHI) 100 IP 22.2% K-BB
Brandon Young (AAA - BAL) 80 IP 21.7% K-BB
Ian Seymour (AAA - TB) 117 IP 21.6% K-BB
Brady Basso (AAA - OAK) 82 IP 21.5% K-BB
Tyler Stuart (AA - WSH) 105 IP 21.3% K-BB
Noah Cameron (AAA - KC) 93 IP 21.2% K-BB
Carson Palmquist (AAA - COL) 96 IP 20.9% K-BB
Troy Melton (AA - DET) 92 IP 20.8% K-BB
Yilber Diaz (AAA - ARI) 86 IP 20.6% K-BB
Aaron Brown - 676345 (AA - HOU) 84 IP 20.5% K-BB
Lael Lockhart (AAA - DET) 92 IP 20.1% K-BB
Cade Povich (AAA - BAL) 77 IP 19.7% K-BB
Mason Barnett (AA - OAK) 108 IP 19.6% K-BB
Caden Dana (AA - LAA) 121 IP 19.4% K-BB
Chayce McDermott (AAA - BAL) 97 IP 19.3% K-BB
Alex Pham (AA - BAL) 94 IP 19.2% K-BB
Ty Madden (AAA - DET) 90 IP 18.6% K-BB
Schedules & Streamers
Toughest Upcoming Hitter Schedules - Next 7 Days
SF - 109.4 Opposing SP Stuff+
STL - 107.0 Opposing SP Stuff+
CHC - 104.8 Opposing SP Stuff+
CLE - 104.7 Opposing SP Stuff+
TEX - 104.3 Opposing SP Stuff+
Softest Upcoming Hitter Schedules - Next 7 Days
NYY - 83.8 Opposing SP Stuff+
MIA - 87.2 Opposing SP Stuff+
SD - 88.0 Opposing SP Stuff+
COL - 92.1 Opposing SP Stuff+
MIL - 92.6 Opposing SP Stuff+
Today's SP Streamer Picks
Jeffrey Springs (39.0% Owned): Projected 5.56IP 2.17ER 5.86SO 1.51BB 17.12FPts
Luis Severino (45.0% Owned): Projected 6.52IP 2.99ER 5.38SO 1.91BB 15.5FPts
Hayden Birdsong (18.0% Owned): Projected 4.65IP 2.15ER 5.7SO 1.79BB 15.21FPts
OPS Leaders - Last 2 Weeks - LOW OWNED HITTERS
David Peralta - 29 PA, 1.29 OPS
JJ Bleday - 31 PA, 1.138 OPS
Joey Bart - 26 PA, 1.066 OPS
Andrew Vaughn - 27 PA, 1.047 OPS
Andrew Benintendi - 28 PA, 1.025 OPS
Brendan Rodgers - 40 PA, 1.011 OPS
Michael Toglia - 37 PA, 1.008 OPS
Kyle Isbel - 27 PA, 0.991 OPS
Leo Jimenez - 33 PA, 0.976 OPS
Jonah Bride - 36 PA, 0.968 OPS
Today's Hitter Streamer Picks
Mark Vientos 3B (49.0% Owned): Projected 0.81R 0.3HR 0.64RBI 1.13SO 0.3BB 0.02SB 9.32FPts
TJ Friedl LF (38.0% Owned): Projected 0.61R 0.12HR 0.69RBI 0.62SO 0.34BB 0.16SB 8.43FPts
Brandon Lowe 2B (46.0% Owned): Projected 0.65R 0.22HR 0.55RBI 1.09SO 0.45BB 0.06SB 8.41FPts
Zach Dezenzo OF (2.0% Owned): Projected 0.63R 0.17HR 0.64RBI 0.74SO 0.36BB 0.13SB 8.35FPts
Tyler Stephenson C (45.0% Owned): Projected 0.65R 0.17HR 0.69RBI 0.94SO 0.35BB 0.02SB 8.23FPts
LaMonte Wade Jr. RF (6.0% Owned): Projected 0.66R 0.12HR 0.56RBI 0.82SO 0.74BB 0.03SB 8.17FPts
Weston Wilson 3B (0.0% Owned): Projected 0.63R 0.15HR 0.61RBI 0.92SO 0.41BB 0.16SB 8.09FPts
Dairon Blanco CF (0.0% Owned): Projected 0.58R 0.11HR 0.53RBI 0.9SO 0.24BB 0.37SB 7.99FPts
Jesus Sanchez CF (4.0% Owned): Projected 0.54R 0.18HR 0.55RBI 1.0SO 0.33BB 0.08SB 7.93FPts
Michael Conforto RF (21.0% Owned): Projected 0.58R 0.12HR 0.69RBI 0.95SO 0.56BB 0.03SB 7.92FPts
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