MLB Daily Notes - July 10th
A daily automated report of what happened yesterday in Major League Baseball, along with other recent trends and further analysis.
We have reached the all-star break! It will be nice for me to have a few mornings here where I don’t have to immediately start stuff for the projections/notes/dashboards - maybe I’ll even try to sleep past 7 once or twice here.
I’m not going to write anything extra here, I think people are probably checked out today to give themselves a break, but I will most likely come out with a few posts over the next couple of days. I still have to do outfield and SP rest of season ranks, which I’m kind of dreading given the challenge that presents… but hopefully, I will make myself do it because it’s not cool to not finish what you start.
I finished and sent out a new research piece yesterday. This one is a very general, “evergreen” post about plate discipline stats. If you haven’t read that yet, it’s here. You can also see all the research posts by going to this link whenever you want.
Now let’s finish up the first half of the daily notes. I am proud to say I didn’t miss a day!
Fantasy Points Leaders - Yesterday
1. Logan Webb (vs. COL): 40.05 Points
2. Kyle Gibson (vs. MIN): 35.35 Points
3. Joe Musgrove (vs. NYM): 29.7 Points
4. Wade Miley (vs. CIN): 29.3 Points
5. Jesus Luzardo (vs. PHI): 29.24 Points
6. Steven Matz (vs. CWS): 28.79 Points
7. Logan Gilbert (vs. HOU): 27.95 Points
8. Domingo German (vs. CHC): 27.1 Points
9. Patrick Corbin (vs. TEX): 26.15 Points
10. Ryan Yarbrough (vs. CLE): 21.3 Points
Whiffs Leaders - Yesterday
1. Kyle Gibson (BAL): 23 Whiffs (94 Pitches)
2. Logan Gilbert (SEA): 18 Whiffs (94 Pitches)
3. Steven Matz (STL): 17 Whiffs (75 Pitches)
4. Jesus Luzardo (MIA): 16 Whiffs (83 Pitches)
5. Domingo German (NYY): 15 Whiffs (74 Pitches)
6. Max Scherzer (NYM): 15 Whiffs (100 Pitches)
7. Joe Ryan (MIN): 14 Whiffs (98 Pitches)
8. Logan Webb (SF): 14 Whiffs (103 Pitches)
9. Ryan Yarbrough (KC): 13 Whiffs (78 Pitches)
10. Joe Musgrove (SD): 13 Whiffs (88 Pitches)
Strike% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Steven Matz (STL): 62.7 Strike%, 24.0 Ball%
2. Joe Musgrove (SD): 59.1 Strike%, 28.4 Ball%
3. Zach Eflin (TB): 58.4 Strike%, 24.7 Ball%
4. Tarik Skubal (DET): 55.6 Strike%, 31.7 Ball%
5. Kyle Gibson (BAL): 54.3 Strike%, 31.9 Ball%
6. Joe Ryan (MIN): 54.1 Strike%, 37.8 Ball%
7. Domingo German (NYY): 54.1 Strike%, 33.8 Ball%
8. Ryan Yarbrough (KC): 52.6 Strike%, 24.4 Ball%
9. Logan Webb (SF): 52.4 Strike%, 27.2 Ball%
10. Shane Bieber (CLE): 51.6 Strike%, 26.4 Ball%
11. Jesus Luzardo (MIA): 50.6 Strike%, 33.7 Ball%
12. Aaron Nola (PHI): 50.5 Strike%, 27.5 Ball%
13. Wade Miley (MIL): 49.5 Strike%, 36.8 Ball%
14. Max Scherzer (NYM): 49.0 Strike%, 37.0 Ball%
15. Logan Gilbert (SEA): 48.9 Strike%, 33.0 Ball%
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Wade Miley's FF velo (20 pitches) UP 2.9mph to 92.9
Wade Miley's FC velo (50 pitches) UP 2.3mph to 89.2
Chris Bassitt's FC velo (11 pitches) UP 2.0mph to 89.0
Aaron Nola's FC velo (10 pitches) UP 1.9mph to 87.8
Ben Lively's FF velo (25 pitches) UP 1.9mph to 92.3
Aaron Nola's CU velo (30 pitches) UP 1.8mph to 80.7
Ben Lively's SI velo (30 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 92.9
Chris Bassitt's CU velo (10 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 71.9
Kyle Gibson's CU velo (14 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 80.8
Kyle Freeland's SI velo (31 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 86.8
Logan Gilbert's CU velo (18 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 79.7
Kyle Freeland's FF velo (19 pitches) DOWN -1.9mph to 86.5
Kyle Freeland's SL velo (17 pitches) DOWN -2.3mph to 81.3
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Ben Lively's SI usage (40.0%) up 20.9 points
Chris Bassitt's FF usage (20.2%) up 10.5 points
Chris Murphy's SL usage (38.8%) up 10.6 points
Joe Musgrove's CU usage (35.2%) up 13.3 points
Joe Ryan's ST usage (25.5%) up 16.4 points
Kyle Hendricks's SI usage (51.0%) up 17.5 points
Logan Gilbert's SL usage (38.3%) up 11.1 points
Logan Webb's CH usage (49.5%) up 13.4 points
Lucas Giolito's CH usage (36.7%) up 14.5 points
Patrick Corbin's FF usage (33.0%) up 18.2 points
Ryan Yarbrough's SI usage (39.7%) up 12.3 points
Wade Miley's SI usage (13.7%) up 11.0 points
Pitch Mix Changes - Last 3 Starts
Cole Irvin 4-Seam Fastball: -26.6%
Cole Irvin Cutter: +24.8%
Shohei Ohtani Sweeper: -21.7%
Eury Perez Slider: +19.9%
Jon Gray Slider: +19.8%
Josiah Gray Sinker: +18.0%
Shohei Ohtani Cutter: +17.4%
Hunter Brown 4-Seam Fastball: +17.1%
Jaime Barria Changeup: -15.6%
Blake Snell 4-Seam Fastball: -15.5%
Joe Ryan Sweeper: +14.2%
Brandon Bielak Slider: -14.0%
Josiah Gray Sweeper: +13.8%
Patrick Corbin 4-Seam Fastball: +13.8%
Michael Lorenzen 4-Seam Fastball: -13.8%
Bryan Woo Slider: -13.3%
Jon Gray Sweeper: -13.2%
Luis L. Ortiz Sinker: +13.1%
Lance Lynn Slider: +13.0%
Patrick Corbin Sinker: -13.0%
J.P. France Cutter: +12.8%
Matthew Liberatore 4-Seam Fastball: -12.5%
Jameson Taillon 4-Seam Fastball: +12.5%
Zach Davies 4-Seam Fastball: +12.4%
Patrick Sandoval Slider: -12.4%
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Blake Snell - 90 TBF, 37.1% CSW%
Spencer Strider - 103 TBF, 36.3% CSW%
Tyler Glasnow - 88 TBF, 35.7% CSW%
Joe Musgrove - 97 TBF, 35.0% CSW%
Dylan Cease - 101 TBF, 34.8% CSW%
Zach Eflin - 99 TBF, 33.9% CSW%
Andrew Abbott - 94 TBF, 33.7% CSW%
Jesus Luzardo - 94 TBF, 33.7% CSW%
Braxton Garrett - 88 TBF, 33.5% CSW%
Pablo Lopez - 106 TBF, 33.4% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Blake Snell - 90 TBF, 43.3% K%
Tyler Glasnow - 88 TBF, 43.2% K%
Spencer Strider - 103 TBF, 37.9% K%
Andrew Abbott - 94 TBF, 37.2% K%
Jesus Luzardo - 94 TBF, 37.2% K%
Joe Ryan - 94 TBF, 35.1% K%
Reid Detmers - 91 TBF, 34.1% K%
Pablo Lopez - 106 TBF, 34.0% K%
Kevin Gausman - 94 TBF, 34.0% K%
Joe Musgrove - 97 TBF, 32.0% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Tyler Glasnow - 88 TBF, 37.5% K-BB%
Spencer Strider - 103 TBF, 34.0% K-BB%
Blake Snell - 90 TBF, 33.3% K-BB%
Jesus Luzardo - 94 TBF, 31.9% K-BB%
Andrew Abbott - 94 TBF, 31.9% K-BB%
Joe Ryan - 94 TBF, 31.9% K-BB%
Joe Musgrove - 97 TBF, 29.9% K-BB%
Kevin Gausman - 94 TBF, 28.7% K-BB%
Reid Detmers - 91 TBF, 28.6% K-BB%
Pablo Lopez - 106 TBF, 27.4% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Logan Webb - 110 TBF, 58.7% GB%
Nathan Eovaldi - 94 TBF, 58.5% GB%
Zach Eflin - 99 TBF, 54.4% GB%
Luis Medina - 93 TBF, 53.4% GB%
Marcus Stroman - 93 TBF, 53.1% GB%
Sonny Gray - 100 TBF, 52.9% GB%
Sandy Alcantara - 107 TBF, 52.6% GB%
Kyle Bradish - 94 TBF, 52.5% GB%
Brady Singer - 107 TBF, 52.3% GB%
Bryce Elder - 100 TBF, 52.0% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Braxton Garrett - 88 TBF, 27.3 K%, 1.1 BB%, 48.3% GB%
Eury Perez - 73 TBF, 34.2 K%, 4.1 BB%, 47.7% GB%
Jesus Luzardo - 94 TBF, 37.2 K%, 5.3 BB%, 48.1% GB%
Kenta Maeda - 64 TBF, 32.8 K%, 7.8 BB%, 44.7% GB%
Kyle Bradish - 94 TBF, 28.7 K%, 7.4 BB%, 52.5% GB%
Logan Webb - 110 TBF, 28.2 K%, 3.6 BB%, 58.7% GB%
Tyler Glasnow - 88 TBF, 43.2 K%, 5.7 BB%, 43.2% GB%
Zach Eflin - 99 TBF, 28.3 K%, 2.0 BB%, 54.4% GB%
Zack Wheeler - 75 TBF, 28.0 K%, 2.7 BB%, 54.9% GB%
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Zac Gallen - +2.2% CSW%, -3.0 BB%
Dylan Cease - +4.0% CSW%, -4.7 BB%
Zach Eflin - +4.0% CSW%, -1.7 BB%
Joe Musgrove - +3.1% CSW%, -3.9 BB%
Jesus Luzardo - +3.2% CSW%, -3.2 BB%
Braxton Garrett - +2.0% CSW%, -5.3 BB%
Pablo Lopez - +3.8% CSW%, -1.5 BB%
Lance Lynn - +4.4% CSW%, -2.2 BB%
Ken Waldichuk - +4.2% CSW%, -1.5 BB%
Shawn Armstrong - +2.9% CSW%, -2.5 BB%
Multiple Barrels
Brent Rooker (OAK) 5 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Bryan De La Cruz (MIA) 4 PA, 10 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Edouard Julien (MIN) 4 PA, 4 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Ji-Man Choi (PIT) 4 PA, 5 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Manny Machado (SD) 4 PA, 5 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Riley Greene (DET) 5 PA, 15 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
New Max Launch Velos
Brent Rooker, Yesterday: 112.6 Previous High: 112.0
Jean Segura, Yesterday: 114.0 Previous High: 113.8
Hardest Hit Balls
Jean Segura (MIA) - 114.0mph - field_out
Ketel Marte (ARI) - 113.7mph - double
William Contreras (MIL) - 113.2mph - single
Gunnar Henderson (BAL) - 112.7mph - single
Brent Rooker (OAK) - 112.6mph - single
Gary Sanchez (SD) - 112.2mph - double
Randy Arozarena (TB) - 111.9mph - single
Anthony Santander (BAL) - 111.8mph - field_out
Brent Rooker (OAK) - 111.6mph - home_run
Spencer Torkelson (DET) - 111.2mph - double
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