MLB Daily Notes: Friday, September 16
Introduction / Explanation For New Readers
Another Showdown double-up last night, making the optimal lineup a perfect four-for-four this year.
Interestingly/weirdly, the lineup cashed by basically pushed in the multi-entry double up because of how many duplicate lineups get flooded into those things. I will be completely avoiding multi-entry double-ups from now on and just playing all the large-field single-entry ones I can find.
It was a pretty lax day for baseball yesterday, not much to comment on. Lance McCullers was awesome with 11 strikeouts, but the four walks - a classic McCullers line. McClanahan also looked sharp in his return, getting through five innings on 69 pitches. I wouldn’t expect to see many pitch counts over 90 for him moving forward, but the Rays are in the thick of the postseason chase so that may very well help.
If you’re looking for a hitter pickup for next week, you can check out my Hitter Streamers piece on RotoBaller here.
I’m going to cut it there and let you just see the rest of the report. Thanks for sticking with me here!
CSW% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Shane McClanahan (TB): 20.3 SwStr%, 36.2 CSW%
2. Dylan Bundy (MIN): 15.0 SwStr%, 35.0 CSW%
3. Lance McCullers Jr. (HOU): 16.2 SwStr%, 34.3 CSW%
4. Carlos Carrasco (NYM): 14.4 SwStr%, 32.7 CSW%
5. Drey Jameson (ARI): 8.9 SwStr%, 30.0 CSW%
6. Daniel Lynch (KC): 16.7 SwStr%, 29.2 CSW%
7. JT Brubaker (PIT): 11.3 SwStr%, 28.2 CSW%
8. Kevin Gausman (TOR): 12.6 SwStr%, 28.2 CSW%
9. Noah Syndergaard (PHI): 4.9 SwStr%, 26.8 CSW%
10. Pablo Lopez (MIA): 12.6 SwStr%, 26.3 CSW%
Top Pitcher JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Carlos Carrasco - 6.0 IP - 71.75 JA Points
2. Lance McCullers Jr. - 6.0 IP - 65.25 JA Points
3. Shane McClanahan - 5.0 IP - 52.0 JA Points
4. Daniel Lynch - 5.0 IP - 51.75 JA Points
5. Kevin Gausman - 7.0 IP - 51.0 JA Points
6. Lance Lynn - 6.33 IP - 49.0 JA Points
7. Drey Jameson - 7.0 IP - 44.0 JA Points
8. Sean Manaea - 5.0 IP - 39.0 JA Points
9. Pablo Lopez - 6.33 IP - 35.75 JA Points
10. Buck Farmer - 2.0 IP - 29.5 JA Points
Pitcher JA Scores - Season
1. Spencer Strider (ATL) - 19.0 GS - 57.58 JA Points
2. Corbin Burnes (MIL) - 28.0 GS - 52.67 JA Points
3. Shane McClanahan (TB) - 25.0 GS - 51.94 JA Points
4. Carlos Rodon (SF) - 29.0 GS - 50.07 JA Points
5. Shohei Ohtani (LAA) - 24.0 GS - 49.94 JA Points
6. Gerrit Cole (NYY) - 28.0 GS - 48.84 JA Points
7. Dylan Cease (CWS) - 29.0 GS - 48.42 JA Points
8. Max Scherzer (NYM) - 20.0 GS - 46.76 JA Points
9. Blake Snell (SD) - 20.0 GS - 45.6 JA Points
10. Brandon Woodruff (MIL) - 23.0 GS - 45.14 JA Points
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Noah Syndergaard's SL velo (21 pitches) UP 2.6mph to 87.1
Daniel Lynch's CU velo (15 pitches) UP 2.5mph to 83.1
Shane McClanahan's SL velo (15 pitches) UP 2.5mph to 91.5
Sean Manaea's SI velo (63 pitches) UP 1.9mph to 93.0
Noah Syndergaard's CU velo (12 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 77.9
Lance McCullers Jr.'s CH velo (26 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 88.0
Chase Anderson's CH velo (28 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 82.7
Chase Anderson's FC velo (23 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 87.5
Chase Anderson's SI velo (13 pitches) DOWN -2.0mph to 91.5
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Carlos Carrasco's CH usage (39.4%) up 15.8 points
Chase Anderson's CH usage (35.0%) up 10.9 points
Daniel Lynch's CU usage (15.6%) up 11.3 points
Hunter Gaddis's FC usage (30.4%) up 15.2 points
James Kaprielian's SL usage (36.2%) up 14.7 points
James Kaprielian's SI usage (13.3%) up 11.9 points
Lance Lynn's FF usage (63.2%) up 17.7 points
Lance McCullers Jr.'s CH usage (26.3%) up 12.1 points
Miles Mikolas's FF usage (40.6%) up 14.1 points
Noah Syndergaard's SI usage (43.9%) up 13.7 points
Sean Manaea's SI usage (82.9%) up 21.8 points
Shane McClanahan's FF usage (47.8%) up 12.6 points
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Jacob deGrom - 73 TBF, 39.6% CSW%
Andrew Heaney - 67 TBF, 37.8% CSW%
Corbin Burnes - 108 TBF, 36.5% CSW%
Spencer Strider - 100 TBF, 36.3% CSW%
Gerrit Cole - 106 TBF, 35.2% CSW%
Jeffrey Springs - 84 TBF, 33.7% CSW%
Paolo Espino - 71 TBF, 33.5% CSW%
Nick Lodolo - 100 TBF, 33.3% CSW%
Brandon Woodruff - 99 TBF, 33.2% CSW%
Shane Bieber - 105 TBF, 33.1% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Spencer Strider - 100 TBF, 41.0% K%
Carlos Rodon - 81 TBF, 38.3% K%
Jacob deGrom - 73 TBF, 37.0% K%
Zac Gallen - 68 TBF, 36.8% K%
Gerrit Cole - 106 TBF, 36.8% K%
Nick Lodolo - 100 TBF, 36.0% K%
Cristian Javier - 78 TBF, 34.6% K%
Blake Snell - 68 TBF, 33.8% K%
Luis Castillo - 101 TBF, 33.7% K%
Andrew Heaney - 67 TBF, 32.8% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Spencer Strider - 100 TBF, 36.0% K-BB%
Jacob deGrom - 73 TBF, 34.2% K-BB%
Nick Lodolo - 100 TBF, 34.0% K-BB%
Zac Gallen - 68 TBF, 33.8% K-BB%
Gerrit Cole - 106 TBF, 30.2% K-BB%
Luis Castillo - 101 TBF, 29.7% K-BB%
Shane Bieber - 105 TBF, 29.5% K-BB%
Andrew Heaney - 67 TBF, 28.4% K-BB%
Carlos Rodon - 81 TBF, 28.4% K-BB%
Kevin Gausman - 102 TBF, 27.5% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Kyle Wright - 69 TBF, 68.9% GB%
Alex Cobb - 94 TBF, 62.9% GB%
Brady Singer - 76 TBF, 59.0% GB%
Framber Valdez - 94 TBF, 58.1% GB%
Jose Urena - 70 TBF, 56.6% GB%
Jordan Montgomery - 97 TBF, 54.9% GB%
Mitch Keller - 72 TBF, 54.3% GB%
Daniel Lynch - 88 TBF, 53.3% GB%
Kyle Bradish - 94 TBF, 53.0% GB%
Martin Perez - 80 TBF, 52.7% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Andrew Heaney - 67 TBF, 32.8 K%, 4.5 BB%, 45.0% GB%
Brandon Woodruff - 99 TBF, 30.3 K%, 6.1 BB%, 45.2% GB%
Carlos Carrasco - 61 TBF, 31.1 K%, 6.6 BB%, 50.0% GB%
Clarke Schmidt - 62 TBF, 29.0 K%, 3.2 BB%, 51.2% GB%
Framber Valdez - 94 TBF, 28.7 K%, 5.3 BB%, 58.1% GB%
Jacob deGrom - 73 TBF, 37.0 K%, 2.7 BB%, 45.5% GB%
Luis Castillo - 101 TBF, 33.7 K%, 4.0 BB%, 52.5% GB%
Nick Lodolo - 100 TBF, 36.0 K%, 2.0 BB%, 48.3% GB%
Shane Bieber - 105 TBF, 32.4 K%, 2.9 BB%, 47.1% GB%
Trevor Rogers - 70 TBF, 31.4 K%, 4.3 BB%, 51.1% GB%
Zac Gallen - 68 TBF, 36.8 K%, 2.9 BB%, 46.3% GB%
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Corbin Burnes - +2.3% CSW%, -1.9 BB%
Lance Lynn - +2.5% CSW%, -3.1 BB%
Luis Castillo - +2.0% CSW%, -4.1 BB%
Framber Valdez - +2.1% CSW%, -3.1 BB%
Ross Stripling - +2.3% CSW%, -1.8 BB%
Luis Garcia - +2.1% CSW%, -2.7 BB%
Spencer Strider - +4.6% CSW%, -2.9 BB%
Logan Webb - +2.3% CSW%, -5.3 BB%
Michael Wacha - +2.2% CSW%, -4.4 BB%
Jacob deGrom - +2.8% CSW%, -1.6 BB%
Jose Suarez - +3.3% CSW%, -5.6 BB%
Paolo Espino - +4.9% CSW%, -3.5 BB%
Andrew Heaney - +7.2% CSW%, -2.4 BB%
Chad Kuhl - +2.7% CSW%, -3.5 BB%
Cristian Javier - +3.3% CSW%, -2.3 BB%
Corey Kluber - +2.7% CSW%, -5.7 BB%
Adam Oller - +4.9% CSW%, -3.2 BB%
Multiple Barrels
Bryan De La Cruz (MIA) 4 PA, 8 Swings, 3 Barrels, 1 HR
Yasmani Grandal (CWS) 4 PA, 5 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Yoan Moncada (CWS) 5 PA, 11 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Top Hitter JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Bryan De La Cruz - 4.0 PA - 76.0 JA Points
2. Yoan Moncada - 5.0 PA - 70.0 JA Points
3. Yasmani Grandal - 4.0 PA - 63.0 JA Points
4. Carlos Correa - 4.0 PA - 53.0 JA Points
5. Brandon Marsh - 4.0 PA - 50.0 JA Points
6. Isaac Paredes - 4.0 PA - 46.0 JA Points
7. Ketel Marte - 4.0 PA - 42.0 JA Points
8. Cal Mitchell - 4.0 PA - 33.0 JA Points
9. Kyle Schwarber - 4.0 PA - 32.0 JA Points
10. Nick Senzel - 4.0 PA - 29.0 JA Points
Hitter JA Scores - Season
1. Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 485.0 PA - 142.76 JA Points
2. Aaron Judge (NYY) - 596.0 PA - 141.68 JA Points
3. Juan Soto (SD) - 581.0 PA - 130.74 JA Points
4. Freddie Freeman (LAD) - 615.0 PA - 119.54 JA Points
5. Paul Goldschmidt (STL) - 592.0 PA - 111.28 JA Points
6. Alex Bregman (HOU) - 582.0 PA - 104.12 JA Points
7. Yandy Diaz (TB) - 532.0 PA - 103.46 JA Points
8. Alejandro Kirk (TOR) - 482.0 PA - 103.32 JA Points
9. Will Smith (LAD) - 505.0 PA - 91.49 JA Points
10. Bryce Harper (PHI) - 342.0 PA - 91.23 JA Points
Hardest Hit Balls
Carlos Correa (MIN) - 112.4mph - foul
Ketel Marte (ARI) - 111.9mph - single
Carlos Correa (MIN) - 111.6mph - home_run
Bryan De La Cruz (MIA) - 110.1mph - home_run
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR) - 109.9mph - field_out
Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 109.6mph - single
Salvador Perez (KC) - 109.5mph - home_run
Ketel Marte (ARI) - 109.3mph - home_run
Daniel Vogelbach (NYM) - 109.1mph - double
Mark Vientos (NYM) - 108.5mph - single
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Aaron Judge - 74 PA, 41 BIP, 11 Brls, 26.8 Brl%
Ryan Mountcastle - 74 PA, 49 BIP, 13 Brls, 26.5 Brl%
Eugenio Suarez - 69 PA, 49 BIP, 12 Brls, 24.5 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 51 PA, 37 BIP, 8 Brls, 21.6 Brl%
Oneil Cruz - 82 PA, 47 BIP, 10 Brls, 21.3 Brl%
Joey Gallo - 52 PA, 24 BIP, 5 Brls, 20.8 Brl%
Shohei Ohtani - 74 PA, 49 BIP, 10 Brls, 20.4 Brl%
Justin Turner - 68 PA, 49 BIP, 10 Brls, 20.4 Brl%
Eloy Jimenez - 72 PA, 52 BIP, 10 Brls, 19.2 Brl%
Carlos Correa - 83 PA, 59 BIP, 11 Brls, 18.6 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Yordan Alvarez - 51 PA, 0.503 xwOBA
Aaron Judge - 74 PA, 0.5 xwOBA
Eloy Jimenez - 72 PA, 0.475 xwOBA
Justin Turner - 68 PA, 0.458 xwOBA
Eduardo Escobar - 66 PA, 0.45 xwOBA
Yandy Diaz - 73 PA, 0.448 xwOBA
Bo Bichette - 94 PA, 0.437 xwOBA
Carlos Correa - 83 PA, 0.436 xwOBA
Freddie Freeman - 78 PA, 0.421 xwOBA
Salvador Perez - 63 PA, 0.412 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Tony Kemp - 67 PA, 96 Swings, 92.7 Cont%
Isiah Kiner-Falefa - 63 PA, 91 Swings, 92.3 Cont%
Yuli Gurriel - 70 PA, 113 Swings, 91.2 Cont%
Luis Arraez - 73 PA, 135 Swings, 90.4 Cont%
Santiago Espinal - 54 PA, 102 Swings, 90.2 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 86 PA, 145 Swings, 89.7 Cont%
Myles Straw - 61 PA, 105 Swings, 89.5 Cont%
David Fletcher - 62 PA, 84 Swings, 89.3 Cont%
Jeff McNeil - 80 PA, 159 Swings, 88.7 Cont%
Yandy Diaz - 73 PA, 104 Swings, 88.5 Cont%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Anthony Santander - 76 PA, 19.7 K%, 17.0 Brl%
Cal Raleigh - 53 PA, 18.9 K%, 15.8 Brl%
Carlos Correa - 83 PA, 18.1 K%, 18.6 Brl%
Eduardo Escobar - 66 PA, 16.7 K%, 17.3 Brl%
Eloy Jimenez - 72 PA, 16.7 K%, 19.2 Brl%
Justin Turner - 68 PA, 14.7 K%, 20.4 Brl%
Xander Bogaerts - 75 PA, 18.7 K%, 14.5 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 51 PA, 11.8 K%, 21.6 Brl%
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
Aristides Aquino - +6.6% Contact%, +6.0 mph exit velo, -3.4 Chase%
Adolis Garcia - +3.1% Contact%, +5.1 mph exit velo, -5.7 Chase%
Yordan Alvarez - +11.4% Contact%, +4.7 mph exit velo, -4.8 Chase%
Nick Senzel - +4.5% Contact%, +5.7 mph exit velo, -3.3 Chase%
Taylor Ward - +4.1% Contact%, +3.9 mph exit velo, -5.5 Chase%
Luis Rengifo - +5.3% Contact%, +3.4 mph exit velo, -5.0 Chase%
Jake Fraley - +11.0% Contact%, +3.1 mph exit velo, -8.0 Chase%
Tony Kemp - +5.0% Contact%, +4.5 mph exit velo, -5.2 Chase%
Spencer Torkelson - +5.0% Contact%, +7.8 mph exit velo, -10.9 Chase%
Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days
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Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
Chas McCormick - 36.4% Whiff%, 77.3% Weak%, 0.948 Cold Rating
Cody Bellinger - 35.6% Whiff%, 76.5% Weak%, 0.936 Cold Rating
Mitch Haniger - 41.1% Whiff%, 72.7% Weak%, 0.935 Cold Rating
Nick Pratto - 32.5% Whiff%, 80.0% Weak%, 0.929 Cold Rating
Tyler O'Neill - 38.5% Whiff%, 73.1% Weak%, 0.926 Cold Rating
Jose Siri - 32.3% Whiff%, 75.0% Weak%, 0.9 Cold Rating
Jorge Mateo - 30.3% Whiff%, 85.2% Weak%, 0.9 Cold Rating
Emmanuel Rivera - 35.4% Whiff%, 72.7% Weak%, 0.895 Cold Rating
Bryce Harper - 36.0% Whiff%, 72.0% Weak%, 0.894 Cold Rating
Kyle Garlick - 38.0% Whiff%, 70.0% Weak%, 0.876 Cold Rating
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