MLB Daily Notes - August 6th
A daily automated report of what happened yesterday in Major League Baseball, along with other recent trends and further analysis.
I will do a good weekend recap tomorrow, but I have no extra time today to get into stuff.
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Fantasy Points Leaders - Yesterday
1. Kyle Gibson (vs. NYM): 28.75 Points
2. Kenta Maeda (vs. ARI): 28.3 Points
3. George Kirby (vs. LAA): 25.95 Points
4. Paul Blackburn (vs. SF): 24.5 Points
5. Tarik Skubal (vs. TB): 23.79 Points
6. Joan Adon (vs. CIN): 23.7 Points
7. Steven Matz (vs. COL): 23.3 Points
8. Ross Stripling (vs. OAK): 22.19 Points
9. Nestor Cortes (vs. HOU): 21.8 Points
10. Jose Berrios (vs. BOS): 19.16 Points
Whiffs Leaders - Yesterday
1. Nestor Cortes (NYY): 17 Whiffs (64 Pitches)
2. Kyle Gibson (BAL): 17 Whiffs (98 Pitches)
3. Ross Stripling (SF): 16 Whiffs (74 Pitches)
4. Tyler Anderson (LAA): 15 Whiffs (80 Pitches)
5. George Kirby (SEA): 15 Whiffs (96 Pitches)
6. Steven Matz (STL): 15 Whiffs (103 Pitches)
7. Tarik Skubal (DET): 15 Whiffs (88 Pitches)
8. Blake Snell (SD): 15 Whiffs (108 Pitches)
9. Paul Blackburn (OAK): 14 Whiffs (105 Pitches)
10. Jon Gray (TEX): 14 Whiffs (77 Pitches)
Strike% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Nestor Cortes (NYY): 59.4 Strike%, 32.8 Ball%
2. Tyler Anderson (LAA): 57.5 Strike%, 30.0 Ball%
3. Joan Adon (WSH): 54.7 Strike%, 29.1 Ball%
4. Ross Stripling (SF): 54.1 Strike%, 29.7 Ball%
5. Steven Matz (STL): 51.5 Strike%, 32.0 Ball%
6. Tarik Skubal (DET): 51.1 Strike%, 31.8 Ball%
7. Ryan Yarbrough (LAD): 50.8 Strike%, 28.6 Ball%
8. Ryne Nelson (ARI): 50.0 Strike%, 30.0 Ball%
9. George Kirby (SEA): 50.0 Strike%, 31.2 Ball%
10. Jon Gray (TEX): 49.4 Strike%, 29.9 Ball%
11. Cristopher Sanchez (PHI): 48.8 Strike%, 34.9 Ball%
12. Aaron Civale (TB): 47.8 Strike%, 32.2 Ball%
13. Corbin Burnes (MIL): 47.7 Strike%, 38.3 Ball%
14. Paul Blackburn (OAK): 47.6 Strike%, 40.0 Ball%
15. George Soriano (MIA): 47.5 Strike%, 39.0 Ball%
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Bailey Falter's SL velo (13 pitches) UP 2.4mph to 85.9
Alec Marsh's SL velo (14 pitches) UP 2.1mph to 89.2
Tyler Anderson's FC velo (14 pitches) UP 2.0mph to 87.0
Nestor Cortes's FC velo (19 pitches) UP 1.8mph to 88.3
Ryan Weathers's ST velo (27 pitches) UP 1.7mph to 82.1
Joan Adon's CU velo (35 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 81.4
Bailey Falter's CU velo (22 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 77.4
Jose Berrios's CH velo (14 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 85.2
Nestor Cortes's FF velo (25 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 93.0
Paul Blackburn's CU velo (11 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 80.3
Javier Assad's FC velo (24 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 87.9
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Blake Snell's CU usage (27.8%) up 10.0 points
Bryce Elder's SI usage (48.5%) up 10.2 points
Cristopher Sanchez's CH usage (39.5%) up 10.1 points
Javier Assad's SI usage (39.8%) up 12.1 points
Joan Adon's CU usage (40.7%) up 22.3 points
Jon Gray's SL usage (50.6%) up 18.6 points
Jose Berrios's SV usage (43.5%) up 14.2 points
Kenta Maeda's FF usage (37.9%) up 15.5 points
Noah Syndergaard's CU usage (29.3%) up 16.7 points
Paul Blackburn's CH usage (21.9%) up 14.4 points
Ross Stripling's CH usage (36.5%) up 10.7 points
Ryan Weathers's ST usage (28.4%) up 10.4 points
Ryan Yarbrough's SI usage (49.2%) up 20.5 points
Pitch Mix Changes - Last 3 Starts
Jon Gray Slider: +28.8%
Jake Irvin 4-Seam Fastball: +20.9%
Brandon Pfaadt 4-Seam Fastball: -20.1%
Yonny Chirinos Split-Finger: +19.4%
Luis Medina Sinker: +18.6%
Hogan Harris Cutter: -17.7%
Yonny Chirinos Slider: -16.8%
Luis Medina 4-Seam Fastball: -16.1%
Yu Darvish Sinker: +15.3%
Jake Irvin Sinker: -15.2%
Luis Severino 4-Seam Fastball: -14.8%
Rich Hill 4-Seam Fastball: -14.7%
Luke Weaver Changeup: -14.5%
Josiah Gray 4-Seam Fastball: -14.3%
Mike Clevinger Changeup: +14.3%
Gerrit Cole Cutter: +14.0%
Michael Grove 4-Seam Fastball: -13.8%
Bobby Miller Sinker: -13.6%
Noah Syndergaard Sinker: -13.3%
Dylan Cease Slider: -13.0%
Brandon Bielak 4-Seam Fastball: +13.0%
Ross Stripling Changeup: +12.8%
Dylan Cease 4-Seam Fastball: +12.7%
Bryce Elder Sinker: +12.7%
Hogan Harris 4-Seam Fastball: +12.1%
Ross Stripling 4-Seam Fastball: -12.0%
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Eduardo Rodriguez - 75 TBF, 38.9% CSW%
Spencer Strider - 77 TBF, 36.2% CSW%
Tyler Glasnow - 76 TBF, 35.2% CSW%
Brady Singer - 103 TBF, 34.5% CSW%
Braxton Garrett - 65 TBF, 34.3% CSW%
Jon Gray - 68 TBF, 33.3% CSW%
Shane McClanahan - 80 TBF, 33.1% CSW%
Aaron Nola - 104 TBF, 33.1% CSW%
Seth Lugo - 100 TBF, 33.0% CSW%
Kevin Gausman - 70 TBF, 32.9% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Spencer Strider - 77 TBF, 41.6% K%
Nick Pivetta - 86 TBF, 36.0% K%
Gerrit Cole - 95 TBF, 35.8% K%
Freddy Peralta - 70 TBF, 35.7% K%
Kenta Maeda - 89 TBF, 34.8% K%
George Kirby - 90 TBF, 34.4% K%
Kevin Gausman - 70 TBF, 34.3% K%
Tyler Glasnow - 76 TBF, 32.9% K%
Luis Castillo - 101 TBF, 32.7% K%
Michael Grove - 76 TBF, 31.6% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Spencer Strider - 77 TBF, 36.4% K-BB%
Gerrit Cole - 95 TBF, 31.6% K-BB%
George Kirby - 90 TBF, 31.1% K-BB%
Kenta Maeda - 89 TBF, 30.3% K-BB%
Nick Pivetta - 86 TBF, 30.2% K-BB%
Freddy Peralta - 70 TBF, 28.6% K-BB%
Tyler Glasnow - 76 TBF, 27.6% K-BB%
Michael Grove - 76 TBF, 27.6% K-BB%
Kevin Gausman - 70 TBF, 27.1% K-BB%
Zack Wheeler - 101 TBF, 26.7% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Tyler Glasnow - 76 TBF, 66.0% GB%
Logan Webb - 85 TBF, 63.1% GB%
Cristopher Sanchez - 88 TBF, 61.7% GB%
Kyle Gibson - 98 TBF, 61.5% GB%
Brady Singer - 103 TBF, 61.4% GB%
Ranger Suarez - 78 TBF, 61.0% GB%
Brayan Bello - 70 TBF, 60.4% GB%
Braxton Garrett - 65 TBF, 58.1% GB%
Grayson Rodriguez - 86 TBF, 57.9% GB%
Corbin Burnes - 100 TBF, 57.1% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Freddy Peralta - 70 TBF, 35.7 K%, 7.1 BB%, 46.2% GB%
Gerrit Cole - 95 TBF, 35.8 K%, 4.2 BB%, 45.6% GB%
Kevin Gausman - 70 TBF, 34.3 K%, 7.1 BB%, 46.3% GB%
Kyle Gibson - 98 TBF, 27.6 K%, 5.1 BB%, 61.5% GB%
Luis Medina - 64 TBF, 28.1 K%, 6.2 BB%, 48.8% GB%
Pablo Lopez - 71 TBF, 28.2 K%, 4.2 BB%, 52.1% GB%
Seth Lugo - 100 TBF, 29.0 K%, 6.0 BB%, 44.6% GB%
Shohei Ohtani - 71 TBF, 29.6 K%, 7.0 BB%, 50.0% GB%
Tarik Skubal - 78 TBF, 28.2 K%, 2.6 BB%, 50.0% GB%
Tyler Glasnow - 76 TBF, 32.9 K%, 5.3 BB%, 66.0% GB%
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Luis Castillo - +2.0% CSW%, -1.7 BB%
Kyle Gibson - +4.5% CSW%, -2.3 BB%
Ross Stripling - +4.1% CSW%, -4.9 BB%
Drew Smyly - +2.7% CSW%, -3.2 BB%
Matt Manning - +4.1% CSW%, -3.9 BB%
Kyle Bradish - +2.3% CSW%, -2.6 BB%
Michael Grove - +4.1% CSW%, -2.6 BB%
Brady Singer - +4.2% CSW%, -3.1 BB%
Yusei Kikuchi - +2.6% CSW%, -3.9 BB%
Braxton Garrett - +2.8% CSW%, -1.6 BB%
Luis Medina - +2.4% CSW%, -4.0 BB%
Sean Manaea - +2.5% CSW%, -2.0 BB%
Nick Martinez - +2.9% CSW%, -4.6 BB%
Griffin Canning - +7.6% CSW%, -2.0 BB%
Julian Merryweather - +2.3% CSW%, -4.1 BB%
Multiple Barrels
Bryce Harper (PHI) 4 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Ian Happ (CHC) 4 PA, 9 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Jake Bauers (NYY) 4 PA, 5 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Jeimer Candelario (CHC) 4 PA, 4 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Ryan Jeffers (MIN) 4 PA, 4 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
New Max Launch Velos
Alex Bregman, Yesterday: 110.2 Previous High: 109.2
Hardest Hit Balls
Ryan Jeffers (MIN) - 115.8mph - home_run
Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 113.0mph - grounded_into_double_play
Matt Olson (ATL) - 112.7mph - nan
Matt Olson (ATL) - 111.9mph - home_run
Bryce Harper (PHI) - 111.8mph - double
Giancarlo Stanton (NYY) - 111.8mph - single
Akil Baddoo (DET) - 111.7mph - home_run
J.D. Martinez (LAD) - 111.4mph - single
Willi Castro (MIN) - 111.2mph - triple
Matt Olson (ATL) - 111.2mph - field_out
Last 3 Weeks - wOBA vs. xwOBA Comparison
Top 10
Fernando Tatis Jr. - 79 PA, 0.241 wOBA, 0.336 xwOBA, 0.095 Diff
Patrick Bailey - 59 PA, 0.202 wOBA, 0.278 xwOBA, 0.076 Diff
Salvador Perez - 69 PA, 0.256 wOBA, 0.332 xwOBA, 0.076 Diff
Will Brennan - 69 PA, 0.247 wOBA, 0.321 xwOBA, 0.074 Diff
Spencer Torkelson - 79 PA, 0.29 wOBA, 0.363 xwOBA, 0.073 Diff
Carlos Correa - 82 PA, 0.233 wOBA, 0.302 xwOBA, 0.069 Diff
Brandon Nimmo - 59 PA, 0.272 wOBA, 0.334 xwOBA, 0.062 Diff
Randy Arozarena - 69 PA, 0.201 wOBA, 0.261 xwOBA, 0.06 Diff
Ezequiel Duran - 57 PA, 0.225 wOBA, 0.281 xwOBA, 0.056 Diff
Brett Baty - 63 PA, 0.203 wOBA, 0.258 xwOBA, 0.055 Diff
Bottom 10
Matt McLain - 80 PA, 0.453 wOBA, 0.317 xwOBA, -0.136 Diff
Wilmer Flores - 63 PA, 0.531 wOBA, 0.397 xwOBA, -0.134 Diff
Dansby Swanson - 58 PA, 0.466 wOBA, 0.338 xwOBA, -0.128 Diff
Ha-Seong Kim - 79 PA, 0.504 wOBA, 0.383 xwOBA, -0.121 Diff
Nico Hoerner - 92 PA, 0.378 wOBA, 0.266 xwOBA, -0.112 Diff
Whit Merrifield - 79 PA, 0.365 wOBA, 0.255 xwOBA, -0.11 Diff
Jeimer Candelario - 77 PA, 0.465 wOBA, 0.355 xwOBA, -0.11 Diff
Cal Raleigh - 68 PA, 0.419 wOBA, 0.314 xwOBA, -0.105 Diff
Justin Turner - 56 PA, 0.381 wOBA, 0.28 xwOBA, -0.101 Diff
Will Benson - 58 PA, 0.38 wOBA, 0.282 xwOBA, -0.098 Diff
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Shohei Ohtani - 74 PA, 35 BIP, 11 Brls, 31.4 Brl%
Nolan Gorman - 59 PA, 36 BIP, 11 Brls, 30.6 Brl%
Austin Riley - 73 PA, 51 BIP, 15 Brls, 29.4 Brl%
Max Muncy - 70 PA, 38 BIP, 8 Brls, 21.1 Brl%
Marcell Ozuna - 64 PA, 43 BIP, 9 Brls, 20.9 Brl%
Gary Sanchez - 55 PA, 39 BIP, 8 Brls, 20.5 Brl%
Matt Chapman - 82 PA, 40 BIP, 8 Brls, 20.0 Brl%
Chas McCormick - 75 PA, 41 BIP, 8 Brls, 19.5 Brl%
Cal Raleigh - 68 PA, 36 BIP, 7 Brls, 19.4 Brl%
Matt Wallner - 68 PA, 36 BIP, 7 Brls, 19.4 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Nolan Gorman - 59 PA, 0.547 xwOBA
Shohei Ohtani - 74 PA, 0.476 xwOBA
Austin Riley - 73 PA, 0.475 xwOBA
Juan Soto - 77 PA, 0.471 xwOBA
Freddie Freeman - 82 PA, 0.465 xwOBA
Triston Casas - 56 PA, 0.463 xwOBA
Kyle Tucker - 82 PA, 0.436 xwOBA
Gary Sanchez - 55 PA, 0.42 xwOBA
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 77 PA, 0.42 xwOBA
Ryan Mountcastle - 62 PA, 0.418 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Tony Kemp - 61 PA, 93 Swings, 92.5 Cont%
Ha-Seong Kim - 79 PA, 116 Swings, 91.4 Cont%
Jeff McNeil - 73 PA, 141 Swings, 90.8 Cont%
Alex Bregman - 81 PA, 134 Swings, 89.6 Cont%
Luis Arraez - 83 PA, 164 Swings, 89.6 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 88 PA, 133 Swings, 88.7 Cont%
Jake Cronenworth - 73 PA, 158 Swings, 88.6 Cont%
Cody Bellinger - 86 PA, 174 Swings, 88.5 Cont%
Alec Burleson - 46 PA, 95 Swings, 88.4 Cont%
Travis Jankowski - 54 PA, 85 Swings, 88.2 Cont%
Last 10 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Ha-Seong Kim - 5 Attempts (5 steals)
Corbin Carroll - 5 Attempts (5 steals)
C.J. Abrams - 5 Attempts (5 steals)
Bobby Witt Jr. - 5 Attempts (4 steals)
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 5 Attempts (4 steals)
Julio Rodriguez - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Jose Altuve - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Samad Taylor - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Dairon Blanco - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Cody Bellinger - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Mickey Moniak - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Anthony Volpe - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Jake Fraley - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Jarren Duran - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
TJ Friedl - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Geraldo Perdomo - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Maikel Garcia - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Freddie Freeman - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Luis Robert - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Willi Castro - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Kyle Tucker - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Jorge Mateo - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Jose Caballero - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Last 30 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
C.J. Abrams - 14 Attempts (14 steals)
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 13 Attempts (11 steals)
Corbin Carroll - 12 Attempts (11 steals)
Willi Castro - 11 Attempts (10 steals)
Ha-Seong Kim - 11 Attempts (9 steals)
Bobby Witt Jr. - 9 Attempts (6 steals)
Dairon Blanco - 9 Attempts (7 steals)
Kyle Tucker - 8 Attempts (8 steals)
Jarren Duran - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Francisco Lindor - 7 Attempts (6 steals)
Elly De La Cruz - 7 Attempts (5 steals)
Nico Hoerner - 7 Attempts (6 steals)
Julio Rodriguez - 7 Attempts (6 steals)
Lane Thomas - 7 Attempts (7 steals)
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Bobby Witt Jr. - 80 PA, 17.5 K%, 17.5 Brl%
Freddie Freeman - 82 PA, 14.6 K%, 14.8 Brl%
Gary Sanchez - 55 PA, 18.2 K%, 20.5 Brl%
Ian Happ - 84 PA, 19.0 K%, 17.0 Brl%
Juan Soto - 77 PA, 19.5 K%, 18.0 Brl%
Max Kepler - 72 PA, 18.1 K%, 14.5 Brl%
Mookie Betts - 76 PA, 14.5 K%, 17.0 Brl%
Pete Alonso - 73 PA, 17.8 K%, 14.8 Brl%
Riley Greene - 74 PA, 18.9 K%, 14.8 Brl%
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