MLB Daily Notes - August 24th
A daily automated report of what happened yesterday in Major League Baseball, along with other recent trends and further analysis.
I have limited time once again so let’s hit the highlights of yesterday quickly.
Bobby Miller made a beautiful start with six innings and a 9:0 K:BB. He gave up three runs on seven hits, but the biggest thing we needed to see was him throwing strikes - and he did so (29.2% Ball%, 0 walks on 96 pitches). Great sign for Miller.
Joe Musgrove is fully healthy. he threw 75 pitches as he ramps up again, and they were spectacular. 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 9 K, 0 BB. That’s really impressive stuff - the 60% Strike% and 22.7% Ball% is one of the best combinations you’ll ever see. That was the 25th-lowest ball rate from a starter all season. Musgrove is good.
Looks like Tanner Bibee got BABIP’d a bit. He gave up four runs on eight hits in 5.2 innings, but otherwise, the numbers were strong (48.9% Strike%, 30.9% Ball%, 14.9% SwStr%).
Carlos Rodon got it done again. He earned himself a quality start with six scoreless innings on a 5:1 K:BB and a 13.7% SwStr%.
David Festa was limited to 75 pitches and didn’t do much with them. 3.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 2 BB. The 12.0% SwStr% was middling and the 40% Ball% was bad. He’s been all over the place in this first run at MLB hitting, so I wouldn’t trust him for fantasy this year.
Cade Povich made another start: 5 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 3 K, 2 BB. Just a 44% Strike% and a 10.7% SwStr%. He just doesn’t fool Major League hitting at this point.
Chris Sale had one of his worst whiff days of the season with just nine on 99 pitches (9.1% SwStr%), but still got the job done: 7 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 4 K, 1 BB. He’s lucky to have only given up two runs with those nine hits.
Brayan Bello has lost his command lately with a 42% Ball% last night and a string of starts with three walks now. My buddy Paul was sitting next to me at our fantasy football draft last night. He’s fighting for a fantasy baseball playoff spot and he started Bello and he was really mad at him.
Ryne Nelson had another good start for Arizona. He is on quite a run. Last night: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 7 K, 1 BB. The SwStr% (7.3%) doesn’t match the seven strikeouts, but Nelson is a weird pitcher and the #weirdness has been #working lately.
Max Meyer posted a quality start: 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 K, 2 BB. That’s not a very quality quality start with just four whiffs and a 34.1% Strike%, but a qualbanger is a qualbanger, I guess.
Shohei Ohtani joined the 40-40 club. That made me realize that my dashboard is missing two of his steals, so that’s a problem. I will have to do a full reload of the season after this year finishes up.
The other weird thing that happened yesterday was that Danny Jansen played for both teams in the same game. That’s also a database problem. I’m not sure how that will even go into the data, with one game being played on two different dates and with the same player on both sides.
This is all stuff for me to check on Monday.
But I’ve gotta run for now, off to grab breakfast with some of the guys, and then head back to Indiana to get back to where I should be.
Pitcher Reports
Algo SP Ranks - Yesterday
1. Joe Musgrove
2. Bobby Miller
3. MacKenzie Gore
4. Nathan Eovaldi
5. Tanner Bibee
6. Luis Castillo
7. Michael Wacha
8. Carlos Rodon
9. Andre Pallante
10. David Festa
11. Chris Flexen
12. Cade Povich
13. Keider Montero
14. Hayden Birdsong
15. Jack Kochanowicz
16. Hunter Brown
17. Brayan Bello
18. Chris Sale
19. Chris Bassitt
20. Ryne Nelson
21. Kyle Freeland
22. Bailey Falter
23. Taijuan Walker
24. Aaron Civale
25. Tyler Alexander
26. Paul Blackburn
27. JP Sears
28. Max Meyer
29. Kyle Hendricks
Fantasy Points Leaders - Yesterday
1. Joe Musgrove (vs. NYM): 37.15 Points
2. Carlos Rodon (vs. COL): 24.5 Points
3. Ryne Nelson (vs. BOS): 23.9 Points
4. Andre Pallante (vs. MIN): 23.55 Points
5. Bobby Miller (vs. TB): 21.3 Points
6. Hunter Brown (vs. BAL): 20.5 Points
7. Michael Wacha (vs. PHI): 19.9 Points
8. Luis Castillo - 622491 (vs. SF): 17.9 Points
9. Nathan Eovaldi (vs. CLE): 16.7 Points
10. Hayden Birdsong (vs. SEA): 16.0 Points
Whiffs Leaders - Yesterday
1. Bobby Miller (LAD): 18 Whiffs (96 Pitches)
2. Luis Castillo (SEA): 15 Whiffs (100 Pitches)
3. Carlos Rodon (NYY): 14 Whiffs (102 Pitches)
4. Nathan Eovaldi (TEX): 14 Whiffs (106 Pitches)
5. Tanner Bibee (CLE): 14 Whiffs (94 Pitches)
6. Michael Wacha (KC): 14 Whiffs (94 Pitches)
7. MacKenzie Gore (WSH): 13 Whiffs (88 Pitches)
8. Andre Pallante (STL): 13 Whiffs (99 Pitches)
9. Joe Musgrove (SD): 12 Whiffs (75 Pitches)
10. Chris Flexen (CWS): 11 Whiffs (98 Pitches)
Strike% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Joe Musgrove (SD): 60.0 Strike%, 22.7 Ball%
2. Bobby Miller (LAD): 55.2 Strike%, 29.2 Ball%
3. Ross Stripling (OAK): 54.4 Strike%, 30.9 Ball%
4. Hunter Brown (HOU): 52.3 Strike%, 32.7 Ball%
5. Luis Castillo (SEA): 51.0 Strike%, 34.0 Ball%
6. Nathan Eovaldi (TEX): 49.1 Strike%, 32.1 Ball%
7. Tanner Bibee (CLE): 48.9 Strike%, 30.9 Ball%
8. David Festa (MIN): 48.0 Strike%, 40.0 Ball%
9. Michael Wacha (KC): 47.9 Strike%, 31.9 Ball%
10. Ryne Nelson (ARI): 47.9 Strike%, 35.4 Ball%
11. Keider Montero (DET): 47.7 Strike%, 34.1 Ball%
12. Carlos Rodon (NYY): 47.1 Strike%, 36.3 Ball%
13. MacKenzie Gore (WSH): 46.6 Strike%, 30.7 Ball%
14. Aaron Civale (MIL): 45.1 Strike%, 39.0 Ball%
15. Chris Bassitt (TOR): 44.9 Strike%, 39.8 Ball%
Pitches/Out (POUT) Leaders - Yesterday
1. Joe Musgrove: 75 Pitches, 21 Outs, 3.57 POUT
2. Jack Kochanowicz: 74 Pitches, 18 Outs, 4.11 POUT
3. Andre Pallante: 99 Pitches, 21 Outs, 4.71 POUT
4. MacKenzie Gore: 88 Pitches, 18 Outs, 4.89 POUT
5. Chris Sale: 99 Pitches, 20 Outs, 4.95 POUT
6. Max Meyer: 91 Pitches, 18 Outs, 5.06 POUT
7. Michael Wacha: 94 Pitches, 18 Outs, 5.22 POUT
8. Ross Stripling: 68 Pitches, 13 Outs, 5.23 POUT
9. Kyle Freeland: 106 Pitches, 20 Outs, 5.3 POUT
10. Bobby Miller: 96 Pitches, 18 Outs, 5.33 POUT
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Ryne Nelson's FC velo (17 pitches) UP 2.6mph to 91.2
Kyle Freeland's CU velo (15 pitches) UP 2.4mph to 84.2
Kyle Freeland's SL velo (27 pitches) UP 2.4mph to 87.4
Michael Wacha's SI velo (15 pitches) UP 2.3mph to 95.1
Ross Stripling's CU velo (10 pitches) UP 2.3mph to 78.3
Kyle Freeland's SI velo (31 pitches) UP 2.2mph to 91.8
Kyle Freeland's FF velo (25 pitches) UP 2.0mph to 91.9
Hunter Brown's CU velo (15 pitches) UP 2.0mph to 84.8
Michael Wacha's CU velo (10 pitches) UP 1.9mph to 76.4
Hunter Brown's FC velo (12 pitches) UP 1.7mph to 94.1
Carlos Rodon's SL velo (38 pitches) UP 1.7mph to 88.1
Michael Wacha's FF velo (19 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 94.3
Michael Wacha's FC velo (11 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 89.3
Bailey Falter's SL velo (35 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 86.7
Tanner Bibee's CH velo (21 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 81.6
JP Sears's FF velo (47 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 91.2
Josh Winckowski's SI velo (16 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 94.3
JP Sears's ST velo (17 pitches) DOWN -1.9mph to 78.1
Luis Castillo's SL velo (25 pitches) DOWN -1.9mph to 83.8
Andre Pallante's SI velo (14 pitches) DOWN -2.0mph to 93.2
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Aaron Civale's SI usage (41.5%) up 19.2 points
Bailey Falter's SL usage (44.3%) up 24.4 points
Hayden Birdsong's FF usage (53.8%) up 11.7 points
Hunter Brown's SI usage (18.7%) up 10.9 points
Jack Kochanowicz's SI usage (79.7%) up 11.0 points
Joe Musgrove's ST usage (21.3%) up 11.9 points
Josh Winckowski's CH usage (20.0%) up 11.2 points
Kyle Hendricks's SI usage (46.8%) up 10.9 points
Luis Castillo's FF usage (55.0%) up 10.6 points
Ross Stripling's FC usage (38.2%) up 30.0 points
Tyler Alexander's ST usage (30.4%) up 18.1 points
Pitch Mix Changes - Last 3 Starts
Bowden Francis Curveball: -21.6%
Taijuan Walker Split-Finger: +20.1%
Bailey Falter Slider: +19.7%
Framber Valdez Sinker: -19.0%
Gavin Williams Cutter: +17.4%
Martin Perez Curveball: +16.7%
JP Sears Sweeper: -16.7%
Tanner Gordon Sinker: -16.4%
Yusei Kikuchi Slider: +16.3%
Luis L. Ortiz Sinker: +16.0%
Tanner Gordon 4-Seam Fastball: +15.1%
Ronel Blanco Curveball: +14.6%
Yusei Kikuchi Curveball: -14.3%
Aaron Civale Sinker: +13.9%
Luis Severino Sweeper: +13.6%
Ronel Blanco Slider: -13.6%
Frankie Montas Split-Finger: -13.4%
Luis Gil Slider: +13.4%
JP Sears 4-Seam Fastball: +12.9%
Roddery Munoz Cutter: -12.8%
Kyle Harrison 4-Seam Fastball: -12.7%
Tyler Holton Sinker: +12.5%
Kutter Crawford Cutter: -12.4%
Paul Blackburn Sinker: +12.4%
Luis Gil Changeup: -12.3%
Chris Sale Slider: +12.2%
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Tarik Skubal - 72 TBF, 38.5% CSW%
Chris Sale - 103 TBF, 36.8% CSW%
Blake Snell - 74 TBF, 36.1% CSW%
Michael King - 71 TBF, 36.0% CSW%
Spencer Schwellenbach - 71 TBF, 35.1% CSW%
Spencer Arrighetti - 94 TBF, 34.8% CSW%
Justin Steele - 85 TBF, 34.5% CSW%
Brandon Pfaadt - 78 TBF, 33.6% CSW%
Logan Webb - 105 TBF, 33.6% CSW%
Framber Valdez - 73 TBF, 33.4% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Blake Snell - 74 TBF, 39.2% K%
Spencer Arrighetti - 94 TBF, 38.3% K%
Robbie Ray - 76 TBF, 35.5% K%
Chris Sale - 103 TBF, 35.0% K%
Spencer Schwellenbach - 71 TBF, 33.8% K%
Luis Castillo - 98 TBF, 33.7% K%
Hunter Greene - 74 TBF, 32.4% K%
Michael King - 71 TBF, 32.4% K%
Bowden Francis - 68 TBF, 32.4% K%
Cole Ragans - 75 TBF, 32.0% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Spencer Arrighetti - 94 TBF, 31.9% K-BB%
Blake Snell - 74 TBF, 31.1% K-BB%
Bowden Francis - 68 TBF, 30.9% K-BB%
Chris Sale - 103 TBF, 30.1% K-BB%
Zack Wheeler - 98 TBF, 28.6% K-BB%
Luis Castillo - 98 TBF, 28.6% K-BB%
Hunter Greene - 74 TBF, 27.0% K-BB%
Spencer Schwellenbach - 71 TBF, 26.8% K-BB%
Robbie Ray - 76 TBF, 26.3% K-BB%
Bryce Miller - 65 TBF, 26.2% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Andre Pallante - 98 TBF, 65.3% GB%
Brant Hurter - 69 TBF, 64.7% GB%
Jack Kochanowicz - 79 TBF, 63.9% GB%
Cristopher Sanchez - 108 TBF, 62.8% GB%
Framber Valdez - 73 TBF, 57.8% GB%
Tanner Houck - 104 TBF, 57.3% GB%
Grant Holmes - 80 TBF, 55.4% GB%
David Peterson - 99 TBF, 55.1% GB%
Brayan Bello - 96 TBF, 54.0% GB%
Max Fried - 92 TBF, 53.6% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Charlie Morton - 63 TBF, 28.6 K%, 6.3 BB%, 48.7% GB%
Cole Ragans - 75 TBF, 32.0 K%, 6.7 BB%, 44.4% GB%
Framber Valdez - 73 TBF, 31.5 K%, 6.8 BB%, 57.8% GB%
Gavin Stone - 63 TBF, 28.6 K%, 4.8 BB%, 46.3% GB%
Joe Musgrove - 56 TBF, 28.6 K%, 5.4 BB%, 48.6% GB%
Justin Steele - 85 TBF, 31.8 K%, 5.9 BB%, 43.4% GB%
Luis Castillo - 98 TBF, 33.7 K%, 5.1 BB%, 44.1% GB%
Matthew Liberatore - 46 TBF, 39.1 K%, 4.3 BB%, 56.0% GB%
Michael King - 71 TBF, 32.4 K%, 7.0 BB%, 52.4% GB%
Shota Imanaga - 66 TBF, 28.8 K%, 4.5 BB%, 43.2% GB%
Spencer Schwellenbach - 71 TBF, 33.8 K%, 7.0 BB%, 43.9% GB%
Yusei Kikuchi - 69 TBF, 29.0 K%, 5.8 BB%, 44.4% GB%
SIERA vs. ERA Comp, Last 30 Days
Unluckiest
Matt Waldron: 10.5 ERA, 3.95 SIERA
Nick Lodolo: 8.22 ERA, 4.03 SIERA
Garrett Crochet: 7.27 ERA, 3.43 SIERA
Chris Bassitt: 6.97 ERA, 3.86 SIERA
Roddery Munoz: 7.82 ERA, 4.77 SIERA
Patrick Corbin: 7.12 ERA, 4.13 SIERA
Jameson Taillon: 6.84 ERA, 4.0 SIERA
Charlie Morton: 6.35 ERA, 3.63 SIERA
Nathan Eovaldi: 5.67 ERA, 3.0 SIERA
Max Meyer: 7.36 ERA, 4.69 SIERA
Luckiest
Michael Wacha: 2.25 ERA, 4.65 SIERA
Bryan Woo: 1.45 ERA, 3.5 SIERA
Kevin Gausman: 3.21 ERA, 5.24 SIERA
Tobias Myers: 2.08 ERA, 4.05 SIERA
Logan Webb: 1.7 ERA, 3.63 SIERA
Michael Lorenzen: 3.29 ERA, 5.21 SIERA
Javier Assad: 2.96 ERA, 4.87 SIERA
Bailey Ober: 1.91 ERA, 3.64 SIERA
Dylan Cease: 2.2 ERA, 3.82 SIERA
Alex Faedo: 3.6 ERA, 5.12 SIERA
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Zack Wheeler - +2.0% CSW%, -2.6 BB%
Sean Manaea - +2.7% CSW%, -2.1 BB%
Luis Castillo - +2.7% CSW%, -1.7 BB%
JP Sears - +2.3% CSW%, -1.7 BB%
Spencer Arrighetti - +4.3% CSW%, -3.8 BB%
Griffin Canning - +2.5% CSW%, -1.6 BB%
Brandon Pfaadt - +4.0% CSW%, -1.6 BB%
Cole Ragans - +2.9% CSW%, -2.0 BB%
Blake Snell - +4.9% CSW%, -3.3 BB%
Martin Perez - +2.6% CSW%, -2.4 BB%
Albert Suarez - +2.8% CSW%, -3.4 BB%
Bowden Francis - +3.5% CSW%, -4.5 BB%
Garrett Crochet - +4.8% CSW%, -5.4 BB%
Joe Boyle - +2.7% CSW%, -1.6 BB%
Matthew Liberatore - +8.6% CSW%, -4.5 BB%
Bryce Miller - +3.7% CSW%, -3.1 BB%
Jakob Junis - +3.1% CSW%, -5.1 BB%
Ryan Pepiot - +3.8% CSW%, -4.7 BB%
Hitter Reports
Multiple Barrels
Brandon Marsh (PHI) 4 PA, 6 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Giancarlo Stanton (NYY) 4 PA, 5 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Josh Jung (TEX) 4 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Rhys Hoskins (MIL) 5 PA, 9 Swings, 3 Barrels, 1 HR
New Max Launch Velos
Hardest Hit Balls
Bobby Witt Jr. (KC) - 114.6mph - field_out
Junior Caminero (TB) - 112.6mph - field_out
Matt Wallner (MIN) - 112.3mph - field_out
Oneil Cruz (PIT) - 112.3mph - field_out
Shohei Ohtani (LAD) - 111.8mph - field_out
Heliot Ramos (SF) - 111.8mph - home_run
Willson Contreras (STL) - 111.4mph - single
Gleyber Torres (NYY) - 111.2mph - double
Junior Caminero (TB) - 111.0mph - double
Nolan Jones (COL) - 110.4mph - field_out
Last 3 Weeks - wOBA vs. xwOBA Comparison
Top 10
Lenyn Sosa - 57 PA, 0.158 wOBA, 0.321 xwOBA, 0.163 Diff
Logan O'Hoppe - 66 PA, 0.181 wOBA, 0.287 xwOBA, 0.106 Diff
Brandon Lowe - 79 PA, 0.296 wOBA, 0.391 xwOBA, 0.095 Diff
Max Schuemann - 57 PA, 0.203 wOBA, 0.296 xwOBA, 0.093 Diff
Jonny DeLuca - 60 PA, 0.205 wOBA, 0.28 xwOBA, 0.075 Diff
Nathaniel Lowe - 74 PA, 0.245 wOBA, 0.314 xwOBA, 0.069 Diff
J.D. Martinez - 69 PA, 0.3 wOBA, 0.367 xwOBA, 0.067 Diff
Alex Verdugo - 72 PA, 0.222 wOBA, 0.287 xwOBA, 0.065 Diff
Maikel Garcia - 57 PA, 0.266 wOBA, 0.33 xwOBA, 0.064 Diff
Jake Cronenworth - 78 PA, 0.324 wOBA, 0.387 xwOBA, 0.063 Diff
Bottom 10
Gavin Sheets - 55 PA, 0.42 wOBA, 0.285 xwOBA, -0.135 Diff
Keibert Ruiz - 65 PA, 0.374 wOBA, 0.265 xwOBA, -0.109 Diff
David Hamilton - 55 PA, 0.381 wOBA, 0.273 xwOBA, -0.108 Diff
Marcell Ozuna - 81 PA, 0.442 wOBA, 0.348 xwOBA, -0.094 Diff
Jake McCarthy - 83 PA, 0.421 wOBA, 0.328 xwOBA, -0.093 Diff
Ramon Laureano - 55 PA, 0.434 wOBA, 0.346 xwOBA, -0.088 Diff
Daulton Varsho - 77 PA, 0.376 wOBA, 0.292 xwOBA, -0.084 Diff
Tyler Stephenson - 71 PA, 0.438 wOBA, 0.356 xwOBA, -0.082 Diff
Matt Vierling - 60 PA, 0.321 wOBA, 0.239 xwOBA, -0.082 Diff
Luis Garcia - 71 PA, 0.443 wOBA, 0.365 xwOBA, -0.078 Diff
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Aaron Judge - 72 PA, 49 BIP, 14 Brls, 28.6 Brl%
Giancarlo Stanton - 58 PA, 37 BIP, 9 Brls, 24.3 Brl%
Matt Wallner - 60 PA, 29 BIP, 7 Brls, 24.1 Brl%
Leo Jimenez - 52 PA, 26 BIP, 6 Brls, 23.1 Brl%
Juan Soto - 82 PA, 54 BIP, 12 Brls, 22.2 Brl%
Joc Pederson - 61 PA, 36 BIP, 8 Brls, 22.2 Brl%
Jorge Soler - 49 PA, 28 BIP, 6 Brls, 21.4 Brl%
Jackson Merrill - 73 PA, 60 BIP, 12 Brls, 20.0 Brl%
Jake Burger - 82 PA, 51 BIP, 10 Brls, 19.6 Brl%
Ian Happ - 71 PA, 42 BIP, 8 Brls, 19.0 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Aaron Judge - 72 PA, 0.531 xwOBA
Joc Pederson - 61 PA, 0.503 xwOBA
Juan Soto - 82 PA, 0.483 xwOBA
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 78 PA, 0.471 xwOBA
Bobby Witt Jr. - 76 PA, 0.46 xwOBA
Yordan Alvarez - 72 PA, 0.45 xwOBA
Michael Conforto - 65 PA, 0.444 xwOBA
Alex Bregman - 66 PA, 0.433 xwOBA
William Contreras - 80 PA, 0.421 xwOBA
Luke Raley - 49 PA, 0.421 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Luis Arraez - 80 PA, 151 Swings, 96.0 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 81 PA, 117 Swings, 93.2 Cont%
Sal Frelick - 65 PA, 114 Swings, 93.0 Cont%
Adley Rutschman - 57 PA, 98 Swings, 91.8 Cont%
Anthony Rendon - 52 PA, 90 Swings, 91.1 Cont%
Ryan O'Hearn - 46 PA, 98 Swings, 90.8 Cont%
Keibert Ruiz - 65 PA, 129 Swings, 90.7 Cont%
Alex Bregman - 66 PA, 112 Swings, 90.2 Cont%
Masataka Yoshida - 76 PA, 135 Swings, 89.6 Cont%
Geraldo Perdomo - 78 PA, 121 Swings, 89.3 Cont%
Last 10 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Luis Robert - 6 Attempts (3 steals)
Shohei Ohtani - 6 Attempts (6 steals)
Jonny Deluca - 5 Attempts (4 steals)
C.J. Abrams - 5 Attempts (4 steals)
Brice Turang - 5 Attempts (4 steals)
Taylor Walls - 5 Attempts (4 steals)
Oneil Cruz - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Jacob Young - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Parker Meadows - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Cedric Mullins - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Xavier Edwards - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Josh Lowe - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Jose Altuve - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Jose Caballero - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Andres Gimenez - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Dansby Swanson - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Jose Ramirez - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Last 30 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Xavier Edwards - 18 Attempts (18 steals)
Shohei Ohtani - 15 Attempts (15 steals)
Jose Ramirez - 13 Attempts (12 steals)
Luis Robert - 12 Attempts (8 steals)
Elly De La Cruz - 12 Attempts (9 steals)
Jose Caballero - 12 Attempts (10 steals)
Jarren Duran - 10 Attempts (10 steals)
Nico Hoerner - 10 Attempts (9 steals)
James Wood - 10 Attempts (5 steals)
C.J. Abrams - 10 Attempts (9 steals)
Taylor Walls - 9 Attempts (6 steals)
Josh Lowe - 8 Attempts (8 steals)
Jacob Young - 8 Attempts (6 steals)
Dylan Moore - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Tyler Fitzgerald - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Andres Gimenez - 8 Attempts (8 steals)
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Aaron Judge - 72 PA, 19.4 K%, 28.6 Brl%
Alex Bregman - 66 PA, 12.1 K%, 16.7 Brl%
Jackson Merrill - 73 PA, 12.3 K%, 20.0 Brl%
Joc Pederson - 61 PA, 16.4 K%, 22.2 Brl%
Juan Soto - 82 PA, 14.6 K%, 22.2 Brl%
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 78 PA, 9.0 K%, 17.5 Brl%
Last 30 Days - xwOBA Improvers
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 120 PA, +0.119 xwOBA
Matt Wallner - 82 PA, +0.111 xwOBA
Jorge Soler - 89 PA, +0.11 xwOBA
Joey Bart - 101 PA, +0.104 xwOBA
Jake Burger - 118 PA, +0.104 xwOBA
Pete Crow-Armstrong - 85 PA, +0.102 xwOBA
Michael Toglia - 108 PA, +0.097 xwOBA
Yainer Diaz - 116 PA, +0.096 xwOBA
Jackson Chourio - 113 PA, +0.091 xwOBA
Aaron Judge - 112 PA, +0.083 xwOBA
Last 30 Days - Brl% Improvers
Jackson Merrill - 107 PA, +11.6 Brl%
Michael Toglia - 108 PA, +7.7 Brl%
Logan O'Hoppe - 96 PA, +7.6 Brl%
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 120 PA, +7.4 Brl%
Alex Bregman - 101 PA, +7.3 Brl%
Geraldo Perdomo - 109 PA, +7.0 Brl%
Michael Conforto - 92 PA, +6.8 Brl%
Ian Happ - 111 PA, +6.7 Brl%
Juan Soto - 122 PA, +6.5 Brl%
Jackson Chourio - 113 PA, +6.5 Brl%
Last 30 Days - Cont% Improvers
Ryan O'Hearn - 92 PA, +11.2 Cont%
Joey Bart - 101 PA, +11.1 Cont%
Eugenio Suarez - 116 PA, +10.3 Cont%
Jake McCarthy - 109 PA, +9.2 Cont%
Aaron Judge - 112 PA, +8.9 Cont%
Gleyber Torres - 117 PA, +8.7 Cont%
Matt Wallner - 82 PA, +8.7 Cont%
Freddy Fermin - 84 PA, +8.7 Cont%
Shea Langeliers - 87 PA, +8.6 Cont%
William Contreras - 111 PA, +8.2 Cont%
Last 30 Days - K% Improvers
Pete Crow-Armstrong - 85 PA, -15.7 K%
Nick Castellanos - 106 PA, -10.6 K%
Masyn Winn - 120 PA, -10.6 K%
Eugenio Suarez - 116 PA, -10.0 K%
Cody Bellinger - 85 PA, -9.9 K%
Ceddanne Rafaela - 107 PA, -9.6 K%
Joey Bart - 101 PA, -9.5 K%
Brent Rooker - 100 PA, -9.3 K%
Shea Langeliers - 87 PA, -9.2 K%
Jake McCarthy - 109 PA, -9.0 K%
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
Elly De La Cruz - +3.7% Contact%, +5.1 mph exit velo, -10.0 Chase%
Geraldo Perdomo - +6.7% Contact%, +3.6 mph exit velo, -3.0 Chase%
Vinnie Pasquantino - +6.1% Contact%, +3.9 mph exit velo, -3.1 Chase%
Jared Triolo - +9.1% Contact%, +3.4 mph exit velo, -12.2 Chase%
Alejandro Kirk - +5.3% Contact%, +3.6 mph exit velo, -5.0 Chase%
Alex Call - +7.4% Contact%, +3.8 mph exit velo, -6.9 Chase%
Lars Nootbaar - +4.8% Contact%, +5.6 mph exit velo, -7.0 Chase%
J.D. Martinez - +12.8% Contact%, +3.7 mph exit velo, -9.0 Chase%
Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days
Aaron Judge - 0.551 xwOBA, 31.6% Brl%, 80.8% Contact%, 23.7% Chase%, 18.5% K%
Carlos Santana - 0.395 xwOBA, 11.9% Brl%, 81.4% Contact%, 20.3% Chase%, 14.0% K%
Masataka Yoshida - 0.385 xwOBA, 13.2% Brl%, 87.4% Contact%, 24.3% Chase%, 15.1% K%
Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
Michael A. Taylor - 37.3% Whiff%, 80.0% Weak%, 0.968 Cold Rating
Christopher Morel - 39.6% Whiff%, 72.4% Weak%, 0.921 Cold Rating
Kyle Stowers - 35.0% Whiff%, 73.9% Weak%, 0.902 Cold Rating
Zack Gelof - 37.7% Whiff%, 70.4% Weak%, 0.881 Cold Rating
Sean Murphy - 37.5% Whiff%, 69.6% Weak%, 0.871 Cold Rating
Anthony Volpe - 30.1% Whiff%, 80.6% Weak%, 0.868 Cold Rating
Michael Busch - 31.9% Whiff%, 76.0% Weak%, 0.866 Cold Rating
Victor Robles - 34.1% Whiff%, 72.0% Weak%, 0.859 Cold Rating
C.J. Abrams - 29.6% Whiff%, 81.8% Weak%, 0.856 Cold Rating
Francisco Alvarez - 36.5% Whiff%, 68.2% Weak%, 0.851 Cold Rating
Minor League Reports
Top Minor League Hitting Performances - Yesterday
Luis Urias (SEA): 5/5, 5R, 1HR, 5RBI, 0SB, 44FPts
Trey Cabbage (HOU): 2/3, 3R, 2HR, 3RBI, 1SB, 39FPts
Kristian Campbell (BOS): 3/5, 2R, 2HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 33FPts
Chase Meidroth (BOS): 4/5, 2R, 1HR, 2RBI, 0SB, 32FPts
Ignacio Alvarez (ATL): 3/5, 2R, 1HR, 3RBI, 1SB, 31FPts
Jasson Dominguez (NYY): 2/5, 3R, 1HR, 2RBI, 1SB, 30FPts
Victor Labrada (SEA): 2/3, 3R, 1HR, 1RBI, 0SB, 28FPts
Bryan Torres - 663494 (STL): 3/4, 1R, 1HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 28FPts
Rylan Bannon (MIN): 1/3, 2R, 1HR, 3RBI, 1SB, 27FPts
Eli White (ATL): 4/5, 2R, 0HR, 1RBI, 1SB, 25FPts
Top Minor League Pitching Performances - Yesterday
Quinn Mathews (STL): 99 Pitches, 7IP, 2H, 1ER, 12K, 1BB, 37FPts
Kevin Abel (CIN): 96 Pitches, 8IP, 1H, 0ER, 8K, 1BB, 36FPts
Michael McGreevy (STL): 94 Pitches, 6IP, 4H, 0ER, 7K, 2BB, 27FPts
Thomas Harrington (PIT): 90 Pitches, 6IP, 2H, 1ER, 6K, 0BB, 26FPts
Chase Dollander (COL): 105 Pitches, 5IP, 4H, 2ER, 10K, 2BB, 25FPts
Connor Noland (CHC): 94 Pitches, 6IP, 6H, 1ER, 7K, 2BB, 24FPts
Brett Kerry (LAA): 102 Pitches, 7IP, 5H, 3ER, 9K, 1BB, 24FPts
Reid VanScoter (SEA): 70 Pitches, 6IP, 3H, 1ER, 5K, 0BB, 23FPts
Nick Krauth (TEX): 75 Pitches, 5IP, 2H, 1ER, 5K, 2BB, 21FPts
Wikelman Gonzalez (BOS): 82 Pitches, 5IP, 0H, 0ER, 6K, 3BB, 21FPts
AA-AAA OPS Leaders
Deyvison De Los Santos (AAA - MIA) 471 PA 0.983 OPS
Coby Mayo (AAA - BAL) 360 PA 0.96 OPS
Keston Hiura (AAA - LAA) 364 PA 0.943 OPS
Kyle Manzardo (AAA - CLE) 340 PA 0.936 OPS
Nick Allen (AAA - OAK) 367 PA 0.93 OPS
Jason Vosler (AAA - SEA) 443 PA 0.922 OPS
Jimmy Crooks III (AA - STL) 349 PA 0.916 OPS
CJ Alexander (AAA - KC) 349 PA 0.906 OPS
Jordan Diaz (AAA - OAK) 392 PA 0.905 OPS
Pedro Leon (AAA - HOU) 441 PA 0.9 OPS
Dalton Rushing (AAA - LAD) 403 PA 0.899 OPS
Jose Rojas (AAA - PIT) 325 PA 0.898 OPS
Colby Thomas (AAA - OAK) 473 PA 0.895 OPS
Tirso Ornelas (AAA - SD) 442 PA 0.895 OPS
Ryan Ward (AAA - LAD) 421 PA 0.894 OPS
Matt Koperniak (AAA - STL) 439 PA 0.889 OPS
Tyler Locklear (AAA - SEA) 413 PA 0.884 OPS
Carson Taylor (AA - PHI) 386 PA 0.88 OPS
Ryan Noda (AAA - OAK) 391 PA 0.878 OPS
Andrew Navigato (AAA - DET) 417 PA 0.876 OPS
AA-AAA Pitching K-BB% Leaders
Shane Smith (AA - MIL) 84 IP 22.8% K-BB
Bubba Chandler (AAA - PIT) 98 IP 22.4% K-BB
Thomas Harrington (AAA - PIT) 91 IP 21.9% K-BB
Brandon Young (AAA - BAL) 85 IP 21.8% K-BB
Ian Seymour (AAA - TB) 123 IP 21.8% K-BB
Tyler Stuart (AAA - WSH) 112 IP 21.6% K-BB
Aaron Brown - 676345 (AA - HOU) 92 IP 21.3% K-BB
Robinson Pina (AAA - PHI) 105 IP 21.3% K-BB
Noah Cameron (AAA - KC) 99 IP 21.1% K-BB
Brady Basso (AAA - OAK) 88 IP 20.8% K-BB
Troy Melton (AA - DET) 98 IP 20.7% K-BB
Yilber Diaz (AAA - ARI) 91 IP 20.7% K-BB
Carson Palmquist (AAA - COL) 102 IP 19.9% K-BB
Caden Dana (AA - LAA) 129 IP 19.6% K-BB
Chayce McDermott (AAA - BAL) 97 IP 19.3% K-BB
Rhett Lowder (AAA - CIN) 83 IP 19.1% K-BB
Mason Barnett (AA - OAK) 113 IP 18.9% K-BB
Travis Adams (AA - MIN) 103 IP 18.8% K-BB
Alex Pham (AA - BAL) 101 IP 18.5% K-BB
Isaac Coffey (AA - BOS) 97 IP 18.5% K-BB
Schedules & Streamers
Toughest Upcoming Hitter Schedules - Next 7 Days
CHC - 109.8 Opposing SP Stuff+
LAA - 108.7 Opposing SP Stuff+
MIN - 105.8 Opposing SP Stuff+
SEA - 104.5 Opposing SP Stuff+
SF - 104.3 Opposing SP Stuff+
Softest Upcoming Hitter Schedules - Next 7 Days
CLE - 84.2 Opposing SP Stuff+
PIT - 87.1 Opposing SP Stuff+
ATL - 91.2 Opposing SP Stuff+
DET - 91.8 Opposing SP Stuff+
HOU - 93.4 Opposing SP Stuff+
Today's SP Streamer Picks
Will Warren (1.0% Owned): Projected 5.07IP 2.26ER 4.9SO 2.05BB 14.26FPts
Joe Boyle (2.0% Owned): Projected 5.0IP 2.22ER 5.06SO 3.06BB 13.78FPts
Jake Irvin (48.0% Owned): Projected 5.14IP 2.63ER 4.98SO 1.51BB 12.92FPts
OPS Leaders - Last 2 Weeks - LOW OWNED HITTERS
Ernie Clement - 33 PA, 1.108 OPS
Luke Raley - 31 PA, 1.093 OPS
Ramon Laureano - 36 PA, 1.038 OPS
Ramon Urias - 32 PA, 1.005 OPS
Keibert Ruiz - 30 PA, 0.967 OPS
Hunter Renfroe - 26 PA, 0.945 OPS
Freddy Fermin - 27 PA, 0.927 OPS
Nolan Schanuel - 38 PA, 0.916 OPS
Gavin Sheets - 27 PA, 0.907 OPS
Santiago Espinal - 26 PA, 0.903 OPS
Today's Hitter Streamer Picks
Wilyer Abreu RF (39.0% Owned): Projected 0.71R 0.16HR 0.57RBI 1.08SO 0.38BB 0.08SB 8.62FPts
Austin Wells C (31.0% Owned): Projected 0.65R 0.16HR 0.81RBI 0.71SO 0.56BB 0.05SB 8.56FPts
Spencer Horwitz 1B (10.0% Owned): Projected 0.62R 0.15HR 0.63RBI 0.73SO 0.53BB 0.05SB 8.37FPts
Lawrence Butler OF (40.0% Owned): Projected 0.61R 0.17HR 0.47RBI 1.18SO 0.27BB 0.12SB 8.18FPts
Masyn Winn SS (35.0% Owned): Projected 0.63R 0.08HR 0.46RBI 0.89SO 0.25BB 0.12SB 7.78FPts
Travis d'Arnaud C (12.0% Owned): Projected 0.56R 0.19HR 0.66RBI 0.94SO 0.21BB 0.02SB 7.74FPts
David Hamilton SS (24.0% Owned): Projected 0.52R 0.07HR 0.55RBI 0.84SO 0.28BB 0.3SB 7.7FPts
Keibert Ruiz C (28.0% Owned): Projected 0.55R 0.15HR 0.64RBI 0.51SO 0.18BB 0.02SB 7.65FPts
Lars Nootbaar RF (21.0% Owned): Projected 0.51R 0.15HR 0.57RBI 0.91SO 0.48BB 0.07SB 7.64FPts
Jose Caballero SS (41.0% Owned): Projected 0.51R 0.1HR 0.53RBI 1.08SO 0.31BB 0.28SB 7.63FPts
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