MLB Daily Notes - August 20th
A daily automated report of what happened yesterday in Major League Baseball, along with other recent trends and further analysis.
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Pitchers - Yesterday
Fantasy Points Leaders - Yesterday
1. Freddy Peralta (vs. TEX): 33.16 Points
2. Mitch Keller (vs. MIN): 32.7 Points
3. Eury Perez (vs. LAD): 32.3 Points
4. Kodai Senga (vs. STL): 25.35 Points
5. Julio Urias (vs. MIA): 24.75 Points
6. Justin Steele (vs. KC): 23.9 Points
7. Kutter Crawford (vs. NYY): 23.7 Points
8. Jake Irvin (vs. PHI): 23.3 Points
9. Chris Bassitt (vs. CIN): 23.1 Points
10. Zach Eflin (vs. LAA): 20.5 Points
Whiffs Leaders - Yesterday
1. Eury Perez (MIA): 22 Whiffs (90 Pitches)
2. Freddy Peralta (MIL): 22 Whiffs (109 Pitches)
3. Mitch Keller (PIT): 18 Whiffs (98 Pitches)
4. Tyler Glasnow (TB): 16 Whiffs (89 Pitches)
5. Patrick Sandoval (LAA): 15 Whiffs (100 Pitches)
6. Framber Valdez (HOU): 14 Whiffs (88 Pitches)
7. Jake Irvin (WSH): 14 Whiffs (94 Pitches)
8. Ken Waldichuk (OAK): 14 Whiffs (81 Pitches)
9. Brady Singer (KC): 14 Whiffs (91 Pitches)
10. Ryan Pepiot (LAD): 14 Whiffs (75 Pitches)
Strike% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Mitch Keller (PIT): 57.1 Strike%, 30.6 Ball%
2. Justin Steele (CHC): 56.6 Strike%, 27.3 Ball%
3. Eury Perez (MIA): 55.6 Strike%, 33.3 Ball%
4. Nick Martinez (SD): 54.2 Strike%, 37.3 Ball%
5. Freddy Peralta (MIL): 52.3 Strike%, 38.5 Ball%
6. Chris Bassitt (TOR): 51.9 Strike%, 29.1 Ball%
7. Jake Irvin (WSH): 51.1 Strike%, 33.0 Ball%
8. Cole Irvin (BAL): 50.6 Strike%, 29.9 Ball%
9. Tanner Bibee (CLE): 50.5 Strike%, 34.1 Ball%
10. Griffin Canning (LAA): 50.0 Strike%, 36.5 Ball%
11. Andrew Suarez (STL): 50.0 Strike%, 32.8 Ball%
12. Matt Waldron (SD): 50.0 Strike%, 34.4 Ball%
13. Kyle Freeland (COL): 49.5 Strike%, 34.7 Ball%
14. Ryan Pepiot (LAD): 49.3 Strike%, 34.7 Ball%
15. Jaime Barria (LAA): 49.1 Strike%, 26.4 Ball%
Pitcher/Pitch Trneds
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Yu Darvish's CU velo (18 pitches) UP 3.2mph to 79.1
Julio Urias's FC velo (12 pitches) UP 2.5mph to 89.3
Patrick Sandoval's CU velo (12 pitches) UP 2.5mph to 78.7
Patrick Sandoval's SI velo (15 pitches) UP 2.3mph to 95.0
Jake Irvin's CU velo (33 pitches) UP 2.2mph to 82.8
Yonny Chirinos's SL velo (12 pitches) UP 2.2mph to 90.9
Patrick Sandoval's SL velo (13 pitches) UP 2.1mph to 88.9
Patrick Sandoval's FF velo (30 pitches) UP 1.9mph to 94.5
Sonny Gray's CU velo (15 pitches) UP 1.8mph to 81.2
Tyler Glasnow's SL velo (34 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 91.2
Martin Perez's FC velo (14 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 90.6
Chris Bassitt's FC velo (10 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 89.0
Kodai Senga's FF velo (38 pitches) DOWN -1.9mph to 93.9
Kodai Senga's FO velo (13 pitches) DOWN -2.1mph to 81.3
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Chris Bassitt's SI usage (49.4%) up 10.4 points
Framber Valdez's CH usage (23.9%) up 10.5 points
Freddy Peralta's CU usage (23.9%) up 11.4 points
Gerrit Cole's FC usage (16.3%) up 10.4 points
Jake Irvin's SI usage (38.3%) up 11.2 points
Kodai Senga's FC usage (36.1%) up 11.4 points
Matt Manning's FF usage (57.5%) up 10.2 points
Matt Waldron's FC usage (30.2%) up 18.9 points
Merrill Kelly's FF usage (40.2%) up 11.5 points
Tanner Bibee's SL usage (39.6%) up 11.9 points
Tyler Glasnow's CU usage (32.6%) up 11.6 points
Yonny Chirinos's FS usage (36.4%) up 11.9 points
Pitch Mix Changes - Last 3 Starts
Bryce Miller Sinker: +20.8%
Bryce Miller 4-Seam Fastball: -20.5%
Luis Severino 4-Seam Fastball: -19.3%
Bobby Miller 4-Seam Fastball: +18.1%
Noah Syndergaard Sinker: -18.0%
Jon Gray Slider: +17.5%
JP Sears Slider: +17.4%
Ryan Walker Slider: +17.4%
Ryan Walker Sinker: -17.4%
Luis Severino Cutter: +16.2%
Kenta Maeda 4-Seam Fastball: +16.0%
Gerrit Cole Cutter: +15.8%
Noah Syndergaard 4-Seam Fastball: +15.8%
Noah Syndergaard Slider: +15.1%
Logan Webb Changeup: +14.8%
Lance Lynn Cutter: -14.1%
Austin Gomber Slider: +13.9%
Grayson Rodriguez Slider: +13.7%
Bailey Falter Slider: +13.6%
Noah Syndergaard Cutter: -13.5%
Patrick Sandoval Slider: -13.3%
Josiah Gray 4-Seam Fastball: -13.2%
Bailey Falter 4-Seam Fastball: -13.1%
Bobby Miller Sinker: -13.1%
Patrick Sandoval Sinker: +12.9%
Logan Webb Sinker: -12.9%
Quinn Priester Slider: +12.4%
James Paxton Cutter: -12.3%
Johan Oviedo Slider: -12.3%
Jordan Lyles 4-Seam Fastball: -12.2%
Pitchers - Recent Leaders
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Tyler Glasnow - 76 TBF, 35.9% CSW%
Freddy Peralta - 94 TBF, 35.5% CSW%
Spencer Strider - 93 TBF, 34.1% CSW%
Gavin Williams - 88 TBF, 33.9% CSW%
Cole Ragans - 101 TBF, 33.8% CSW%
Dane Dunning - 103 TBF, 33.7% CSW%
Charlie Morton - 96 TBF, 33.4% CSW%
Julio Urias - 91 TBF, 33.3% CSW%
Jose Berrios - 94 TBF, 32.6% CSW%
Chris Bassitt - 100 TBF, 32.6% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Freddy Peralta - 94 TBF, 39.4% K%
Gavin Williams - 88 TBF, 36.4% K%
Max Scherzer - 73 TBF, 34.2% K%
Cole Ragans - 101 TBF, 32.7% K%
Blake Snell - 90 TBF, 32.2% K%
Dane Dunning - 103 TBF, 32.0% K%
Sonny Gray - 101 TBF, 31.7% K%
Nick Pivetta - 87 TBF, 31.0% K%
Brandon Williamson - 91 TBF, 30.8% K%
Spencer Strider - 93 TBF, 30.1% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Freddy Peralta - 94 TBF, 31.9% K-BB%
Gavin Williams - 88 TBF, 28.4% K-BB%
Julio Urias - 91 TBF, 27.5% K-BB%
Max Scherzer - 73 TBF, 27.4% K-BB%
Dane Dunning - 103 TBF, 27.2% K-BB%
Sonny Gray - 101 TBF, 25.7% K-BB%
Brandon Williamson - 91 TBF, 25.3% K-BB%
Pablo Lopez - 96 TBF, 25.0% K-BB%
Cole Ragans - 101 TBF, 24.8% K-BB%
Jordan Montgomery - 74 TBF, 24.3% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Cristopher Sanchez - 90 TBF, 65.6% GB%
Logan Webb - 107 TBF, 63.4% GB%
Sandy Alcantara - 111 TBF, 60.8% GB%
Dane Dunning - 103 TBF, 60.0% GB%
Dakota Hudson - 75 TBF, 60.0% GB%
Grayson Rodriguez - 72 TBF, 59.2% GB%
Brayan Bello - 98 TBF, 58.7% GB%
Braxton Garrett - 89 TBF, 57.1% GB%
Pedro Avila - 72 TBF, 56.5% GB%
Jordan Montgomery - 74 TBF, 55.8% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Andrew Heaney - 69 TBF, 27.5 K%, 7.2 BB%, 53.3% GB%
Brandon Williamson - 91 TBF, 30.8 K%, 5.5 BB%, 43.1% GB%
Chase Silseth - 85 TBF, 29.4 K%, 7.1 BB%, 43.4% GB%
Cole Ragans - 101 TBF, 32.7 K%, 7.9 BB%, 43.3% GB%
Dane Dunning - 103 TBF, 32.0 K%, 4.9 BB%, 60.0% GB%
Jordan Montgomery - 74 TBF, 27.0 K%, 2.7 BB%, 55.8% GB%
Julio Urias - 91 TBF, 29.7 K%, 2.2 BB%, 46.7% GB%
Max Scherzer - 73 TBF, 34.2 K%, 6.8 BB%, 53.5% GB%
Pablo Lopez - 96 TBF, 28.1 K%, 3.1 BB%, 52.3% GB%
Pedro Avila - 72 TBF, 27.8 K%, 6.9 BB%, 56.5% GB%
Sonny Gray - 101 TBF, 31.7 K%, 5.9 BB%, 48.4% GB%
Tyler Glasnow - 76 TBF, 28.9 K%, 6.6 BB%, 49.0% GB%
Zack Thompson - 57 TBF, 31.6 K%, 3.5 BB%, 54.1% GB%
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Dane Dunning - +5.1% CSW%, -3.2 BB%
Mitch Keller - +4.5% CSW%, -1.6 BB%
Kyle Gibson - +4.1% CSW%, -2.3 BB%
Freddy Peralta - +3.9% CSW%, -1.7 BB%
Julio Urias - +2.9% CSW%, -3.0 BB%
Ken Waldichuk - +3.2% CSW%, -1.8 BB%
Nick Pivetta - +2.8% CSW%, -1.5 BB%
Adrian Houser - +8.4% CSW%, -5.0 BB%
Max Fried - +2.5% CSW%, -1.9 BB%
Kenta Maeda - +2.1% CSW%, -3.5 BB%
Drew Smyly - +4.4% CSW%, -1.6 BB%
Cole Irvin - +3.3% CSW%, -1.5 BB%
Jakob Junis - +7.5% CSW%, -3.6 BB%
Hitters
Multiple Barrels
Aaron Judge (NYY) 4 PA, 5 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Brandon Drury (LAA) 8 PA, 15 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Carlos Santana (MIL) 5 PA, 10 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Manny Machado (SD) 8 PA, 18 Swings, 3 Barrels, 2 HR
Mookie Betts (LAD) 8 PA, 15 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Rafael Devers (BOS) 5 PA, 6 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Randal Grichuk (LAA) 8 PA, 10 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Trea Turner (PHI) 5 PA, 8 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
New Max Launch Velos
None
Hardest Hit Balls
Avisail Garcia (MIA) - 111.9mph - double
Gary Sanchez (SD) - 111.8mph - single
Kyle Schwarber (PHI) - 111.7mph - field_out
Pete Alonso (NYM) - 111.4mph - home_run
Carlos Santana (MIL) - 111.3mph - double
Randal Grichuk (LAA) - 111.1mph - double
Lane Thomas (WSH) - 110.5mph - single
Max Kepler (MIN) - 110.5mph - single
Ke'Bryan Hayes (PIT) - 110.3mph - single
Leody Taveras (TEX) - 110.2mph - force_out
Last 3 Weeks - wOBA vs. xwOBA Comparison
Top 10
Fernando Tatis Jr. - 89 PA, 0.275 wOBA, 0.395 xwOBA, 0.12 Diff
Joc Pederson - 64 PA, 0.205 wOBA, 0.318 xwOBA, 0.113 Diff
Aaron Judge - 75 PA, 0.379 wOBA, 0.477 xwOBA, 0.098 Diff
Jose Ramirez - 65 PA, 0.298 wOBA, 0.394 xwOBA, 0.096 Diff
Yordan Alvarez - 77 PA, 0.339 wOBA, 0.427 xwOBA, 0.088 Diff
Francisco Alvarez - 59 PA, 0.241 wOBA, 0.321 xwOBA, 0.08 Diff
Andrew Benintendi - 68 PA, 0.214 wOBA, 0.293 xwOBA, 0.079 Diff
Juan Soto - 88 PA, 0.341 wOBA, 0.417 xwOBA, 0.076 Diff
Alex Call - 65 PA, 0.219 wOBA, 0.283 xwOBA, 0.064 Diff
J.D. Davis - 62 PA, 0.213 wOBA, 0.273 xwOBA, 0.06 Diff
Bottom 10
Jose Altuve - 83 PA, 0.491 wOBA, 0.354 xwOBA, -0.137 Diff
Cody Bellinger - 74 PA, 0.458 wOBA, 0.332 xwOBA, -0.126 Diff
Johan Rojas - 65 PA, 0.327 wOBA, 0.203 xwOBA, -0.124 Diff
Elvis Andrus - 60 PA, 0.399 wOBA, 0.289 xwOBA, -0.11 Diff
Ezequiel Duran - 60 PA, 0.333 wOBA, 0.226 xwOBA, -0.107 Diff
Joey Votto - 64 PA, 0.375 wOBA, 0.269 xwOBA, -0.106 Diff
Kerry Carpenter - 71 PA, 0.472 wOBA, 0.368 xwOBA, -0.104 Diff
Bobby Witt Jr. - 82 PA, 0.479 wOBA, 0.38 xwOBA, -0.099 Diff
Austin Riley - 92 PA, 0.412 wOBA, 0.315 xwOBA, -0.097 Diff
Jeff McNeil - 88 PA, 0.373 wOBA, 0.277 xwOBA, -0.096 Diff
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Gary Sanchez - 53 PA, 31 BIP, 9 Brls, 29.0 Brl%
Spencer Torkelson - 75 PA, 46 BIP, 13 Brls, 28.3 Brl%
Max Kepler - 63 PA, 43 BIP, 11 Brls, 25.6 Brl%
Shohei Ohtani - 78 PA, 46 BIP, 10 Brls, 21.7 Brl%
Aaron Judge - 75 PA, 42 BIP, 9 Brls, 21.4 Brl%
Bryce Harper - 80 PA, 47 BIP, 10 Brls, 21.3 Brl%
Pete Alonso - 85 PA, 52 BIP, 11 Brls, 21.2 Brl%
Jake Bauers - 68 PA, 33 BIP, 7 Brls, 21.2 Brl%
Nolan Jones - 74 PA, 43 BIP, 9 Brls, 20.9 Brl%
Mookie Betts - 78 PA, 58 BIP, 12 Brls, 20.7 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Wander Franco - 54 PA, 0.487 xwOBA
Aaron Judge - 75 PA, 0.477 xwOBA
Mookie Betts - 78 PA, 0.473 xwOBA
Stone Garrett - 53 PA, 0.465 xwOBA
Corey Seager - 62 PA, 0.451 xwOBA
Max Kepler - 63 PA, 0.45 xwOBA
Ty France - 80 PA, 0.448 xwOBA
Matt Olson - 86 PA, 0.448 xwOBA
Spencer Torkelson - 75 PA, 0.446 xwOBA
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 95 PA, 0.436 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Keibert Ruiz - 74 PA, 130 Swings, 92.3 Cont%
Alejandro Kirk - 57 PA, 96 Swings, 90.6 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 76 PA, 136 Swings, 90.4 Cont%
Brice Turang - 64 PA, 111 Swings, 90.1 Cont%
Jose Ramirez - 65 PA, 114 Swings, 89.5 Cont%
Michael Massey - 76 PA, 151 Swings, 89.4 Cont%
Jeff McNeil - 88 PA, 170 Swings, 88.8 Cont%
TJ Friedl - 68 PA, 116 Swings, 88.8 Cont%
Adley Rutschman - 87 PA, 159 Swings, 88.7 Cont%
Luis Arraez - 84 PA, 144 Swings, 88.2 Cont%
Last 10 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Julio Rodriguez - 8 Attempts (6 steals)
C.J. Abrams - 7 Attempts (6 steals)
Nico Hoerner - 6 Attempts (4 steals)
Fernando Tatis Jr. - 5 Attempts (5 steals)
Randy Arozarena - 5 Attempts (3 steals)
Sal Frelick - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Trevor Story - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Jose Caballero - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Gleyber Torres - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Dairon Blanco - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Esteury Ruiz - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Ezequiel Tovar - 3 Attempts (1 steals)
Francisco Lindor - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Ozzie Albies - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Corbin Carroll - 3 Attempts (1 steals)
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Michael Harris II - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Matt McLain - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Last 30 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
C.J. Abrams - 16 Attempts (15 steals)
Julio Rodriguez - 15 Attempts (11 steals)
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 14 Attempts (11 steals)
Nico Hoerner - 13 Attempts (11 steals)
Ha-Seong Kim - 12 Attempts (9 steals)
Bobby Witt Jr. - 11 Attempts (9 steals)
Corbin Carroll - 10 Attempts (8 steals)
TJ Friedl - 9 Attempts (7 steals)
Dairon Blanco - 9 Attempts (8 steals)
Lane Thomas - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Francisco Lindor - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Jose Altuve - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Jose Ramirez - 8 Attempts (8 steals)
Jose Caballero - 8 Attempts (8 steals)
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