MLB Daily Notes - July 1st
A daily automated report of what happened yesterday in Major League Baseball, along with other recent trends and further analysis.
Fantasy Points Leaders - Yesterday
1. James Paxton (vs. TOR): 32.26 Points
2. Justin Steele (vs. CLE): 27.84 Points
3. Josiah Gray (vs. PHI): 27.3 Points
4. Tommy Henry (vs. LAA): 27.16 Points
5. Austin Gomber (vs. DET): 25.55 Points
6. Graham Ashcraft (vs. SD): 24.01 Points
7. Pablo Lopez (vs. BAL): 23.9 Points
8. Mike Soroka (vs. MIA): 22.5 Points
9. Seth Lugo (vs. CIN): 22.5 Points
10. Freddy Peralta (vs. PIT): 18.99 Points
Whiffs Leaders - Yesterday
1. Griffin Canning (LAA): 20 Whiffs (112 Pitches)
2. Josiah Gray (WSH): 20 Whiffs (99 Pitches)
3. Bryce Miller (SEA): 19 Whiffs (61 Pitches)
4. Carlos Carrasco (NYM): 18 Whiffs (92 Pitches)
5. Graham Ashcraft (CIN): 18 Whiffs (94 Pitches)
6. Freddy Peralta (MIL): 16 Whiffs (108 Pitches)
7. Cristopher Sanchez (PHI): 15 Whiffs (87 Pitches)
8. James Paxton (BOS): 15 Whiffs (110 Pitches)
9. Pablo Lopez (MIN): 14 Whiffs (100 Pitches)
10. Ronel Blanco (HOU): 13 Whiffs (88 Pitches)
Strike% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Bryce Miller (SEA): 55.7 Strike%, 34.4 Ball%
2. Josiah Gray (WSH): 55.6 Strike%, 29.3 Ball%
3. Griffin Canning (LAA): 53.6 Strike%, 35.7 Ball%
4. Cristopher Sanchez (PHI): 51.7 Strike%, 27.6 Ball%
5. Graham Ashcraft (CIN): 51.1 Strike%, 31.9 Ball%
6. Pablo Lopez (MIN): 51.0 Strike%, 34.0 Ball%
7. Justin Steele (CHC): 50.0 Strike%, 32.3 Ball%
8. Freddy Peralta (MIL): 49.1 Strike%, 40.7 Ball%
9. Jose Berrios (TOR): 49.0 Strike%, 35.7 Ball%
10. Michael Lorenzen (DET): 48.4 Strike%, 33.7 Ball%
11. James Paxton (BOS): 48.2 Strike%, 36.4 Ball%
12. Michael Soroka (ATL): 48.0 Strike%, 34.7 Ball%
13. Seth Lugo (SD): 47.9 Strike%, 33.0 Ball%
14. Bobby Miller (LAD): 47.8 Strike%, 32.6 Ball%
15. Austin Gomber (COL): 47.6 Strike%, 28.6 Ball%
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Seth Lugo's SL velo (11 pitches) UP 3.4mph to 88.2
Shane McClanahan's SL velo (10 pitches) UP 2.5mph to 91.2
Seth Lugo's CU velo (22 pitches) UP 2.3mph to 81.4
Bobby Miller's SL velo (22 pitches) UP 2.0mph to 92.4
Jose Berrios's CH velo (25 pitches) UP 1.8mph to 84.9
Cal Quantrill's FC velo (16 pitches) UP 1.7mph to 89.8
Carlos Carrasco's SL velo (28 pitches) DOWN -1.6mph to 82.7
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Alex Cobb's SL usage (15.2%) up 10.2 points
Bobby Miller's FF usage (29.3%) up 13.9 points
Bryce Miller's FF usage (88.5%) up 14.1 points
Carlos Carrasco's SL usage (30.4%) up 10.9 points
Dean Kremer's FC usage (33.7%) up 11.8 points
Jon Gray's SL usage (49.5%) up 13.7 points
Josiah Gray's SI usage (25.3%) up 17.3 points
Luis Medina's SL usage (32.9%) up 13.2 points
Michael Lorenzen's SL usage (34.7%) up 10.9 points
Michael Soroka's SI usage (39.8%) up 15.3 points
Osvaldo Bido's SL usage (45.2%) up 12.9 points
Ronel Blanco's FF usage (50.0%) up 12.1 points
Seth Lugo's CH usage (13.8%) up 11.4 points
Tommy Henry's SL usage (24.2%) up 11.7 points
Pitch Mix Changes - Last 3 Starts
Shintaro Fujinami Split-Finger: -27.4%
Shintaro Fujinami 4-Seam Fastball: +26.9%
Josiah Gray Sinker: +21.1%
Shohei Ohtani Sweeper: -19.0%
Adrian Houser Sinker: +18.6%
Cole Irvin 4-Seam Fastball: -16.9%
Patrick Sandoval Slider: -16.2%
Taijuan Walker Cutter: +16.1%
Shohei Ohtani 4-Seam Fastball: +16.1%
Dane Dunning Slider: +15.6%
Cole Irvin Sinker: +15.6%
Yusei Kikuchi Curveball: +15.6%
Paul Blackburn Sinker: -15.1%
Blake Snell 4-Seam Fastball: -14.9%
Shintaro Fujinami Sweeper: +14.9%
Merrill Kelly 4-Seam Fastball: +14.5%
Julio Teheran Cutter: +14.5%
Tommy Henry Slider: +14.1%
Jon Gray Slider: +13.3%
Adrian Houser 4-Seam Fastball: -13.2%
Kutter Crawford Cutter: -12.9%
Michael Grove Slider: +12.9%
Josiah Gray Sweeper: +12.8%
Paul Blackburn 4-Seam Fastball: +12.8%
Sandy Alcantara 4-Seam Fastball: -12.6%
Josiah Gray 4-Seam Fastball: -12.5%
Trevor Williams Slider: +12.4%
Zach Davies 4-Seam Fastball: +12.4%
Drew Smyly Cutter: +12.3%
Bryce Miller Slider: +12.1%
Jameson Taillon Sinker: -12.1%
Daniel Lynch Slider: -12.0%
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Blake Snell - 91 TBF, 39.9% CSW%
Garrett Whitlock - 80 TBF, 35.3% CSW%
Charlie Morton - 73 TBF, 35.1% CSW%
Spencer Strider - 75 TBF, 35.0% CSW%
Shane Bieber - 97 TBF, 35.0% CSW%
James Kaprielian - 70 TBF, 34.3% CSW%
Gerrit Cole - 73 TBF, 34.2% CSW%
Braxton Garrett - 84 TBF, 34.0% CSW%
Dylan Cease - 71 TBF, 33.8% CSW%
Zac Gallen - 105 TBF, 33.5% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Blake Snell - 91 TBF, 49.5% K%
Dylan Cease - 71 TBF, 40.8% K%
Braxton Garrett - 84 TBF, 38.1% K%
Reid Detmers - 73 TBF, 35.6% K%
Lance Lynn - 102 TBF, 35.3% K%
Spencer Strider - 75 TBF, 33.3% K%
Bryan Woo - 81 TBF, 33.3% K%
Pablo Lopez - 100 TBF, 33.0% K%
Shohei Ohtani - 77 TBF, 32.5% K%
Gerrit Cole - 73 TBF, 31.5% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Blake Snell - 91 TBF, 44.0% K-BB%
Braxton Garrett - 84 TBF, 34.5% K-BB%
Dylan Cease - 71 TBF, 33.8% K-BB%
Lance Lynn - 102 TBF, 29.4% K-BB%
Gerrit Cole - 73 TBF, 28.8% K-BB%
Spencer Strider - 75 TBF, 28.0% K-BB%
Reid Detmers - 73 TBF, 27.4% K-BB%
Lucas Giolito - 103 TBF, 27.2% K-BB%
Bryan Woo - 81 TBF, 27.2% K-BB%
Shohei Ohtani - 77 TBF, 26.0% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Logan Webb - 108 TBF, 68.3% GB%
Justin Steele - 70 TBF, 62.5% GB%
Hunter Brown - 73 TBF, 62.5% GB%
Bryce Elder - 98 TBF, 58.1% GB%
Keaton Winn - 71 TBF, 57.7% GB%
Sandy Alcantara - 110 TBF, 57.5% GB%
Brayan Bello - 105 TBF, 56.6% GB%
Shane Bieber - 97 TBF, 56.5% GB%
Luis L. Ortiz - 99 TBF, 54.8% GB%
Brady Singer - 97 TBF, 54.7% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Blake Snell - 91 TBF, 49.5 K%, 5.5 BB%, 50.0% GB%
Braxton Garrett - 84 TBF, 38.1 K%, 3.6 BB%, 54.2% GB%
Griffin Canning - 92 TBF, 30.4 K%, 6.5 BB%, 52.6% GB%
James Paxton - 87 TBF, 28.7 K%, 4.6 BB%, 47.4% GB%
Jesus Luzardo - 90 TBF, 28.9 K%, 4.4 BB%, 50.8% GB%
Josh Sborz - 45 TBF, 35.6 K%, 4.4 BB%, 53.8% GB%
Ranger Suarez - 77 TBF, 28.6 K%, 6.5 BB%, 53.1% GB%
Shane Bieber - 97 TBF, 29.9 K%, 6.2 BB%, 56.5% GB%
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Zac Gallen - +4.4% CSW%, -2.3 BB%
Lucas Giolito - +2.5% CSW%, -3.6 BB%
Josiah Gray - +2.6% CSW%, -4.0 BB%
Austin Gomber - +3.5% CSW%, -4.3 BB%
Griffin Canning - +2.5% CSW%, -2.1 BB%
Dean Kremer - +4.2% CSW%, -1.8 BB%
Blake Snell - +9.7% CSW%, -5.6 BB%
Braxton Garrett - +2.4% CSW%, -3.1 BB%
Framber Valdez - +2.4% CSW%, -3.2 BB%
Garrett Whitlock - +3.5% CSW%, -3.3 BB%
Ranger Suarez - +2.7% CSW%, -1.5 BB%
George Kirby - +5.0% CSW%, -1.9 BB%
Ryne Nelson - +4.5% CSW%, -1.9 BB%
Dylan Cease - +3.1% CSW%, -2.9 BB%
James Kaprielian - +6.4% CSW%, -3.9 BB%
Anthony DeSclafani - +2.7% CSW%, -2.3 BB%
Tanner Banks - +2.1% CSW%, -2.5 BB%
Cristopher Sanchez - +5.4% CSW%, -5.2 BB%
Ken Waldichuk - +4.8% CSW%, -4.9 BB%
Matthew Boyd - +3.6% CSW%, -5.7 BB%
Graham Ashcraft - +3.9% CSW%, -3.3 BB%
Multiple Barrels
Andrew McCutchen (PIT) 5 PA, 14 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Austin Riley (ATL) 5 PA, 6 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Carlos Perez (OAK) 4 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Kyle Farmer (MIN) 3 PA, 4 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Matt Olson (ATL) 5 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Mookie Betts (LAD) 6 PA, 5 Swings, 3 Barrels, 2 HR
New Max Launch Velos
Zack Short, Yesterday: 109.6 Previous High: 108.2
Hardest Hit Balls
Elly De La Cruz (CIN) - 115.4mph - double
Shohei Ohtani (LAA) - 115.1mph - home_run
Jorge Soler (MIA) - 112.4mph - home_run
Sean Murphy (ATL) - 112.3mph - home_run
Austin Riley (ATL) - 112.0mph - single
Triston Casas (BOS) - 110.9mph - single
Luke Raley (TB) - 110.8mph - field_error
Anthony Santander (BAL) - 110.8mph - nan
Teoscar Hernandez (SEA) - 110.5mph - double
Tommy Pham (NYM) - 110.3mph - single
Last 3 Weeks - wOBA vs. xwOBA Comparison
Top 10
Connor Joe - 62 PA, 0.231 wOBA, 0.302 xwOBA, 0.071 Diff
Jesus Sanchez - 62 PA, 0.222 wOBA, 0.292 xwOBA, 0.07 Diff
Ryan Noda - 75 PA, 0.243 wOBA, 0.308 xwOBA, 0.065 Diff
Michael Conforto - 61 PA, 0.263 wOBA, 0.317 xwOBA, 0.054 Diff
Alex Kirilloff - 64 PA, 0.263 wOBA, 0.311 xwOBA, 0.048 Diff
Marcell Ozuna - 71 PA, 0.396 wOBA, 0.443 xwOBA, 0.047 Diff
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 74 PA, 0.342 wOBA, 0.388 xwOBA, 0.046 Diff
Rafael Devers - 77 PA, 0.354 wOBA, 0.399 xwOBA, 0.045 Diff
Dominic Smith - 70 PA, 0.308 wOBA, 0.352 xwOBA, 0.044 Diff
Brian Anderson - 59 PA, 0.249 wOBA, 0.293 xwOBA, 0.044 Diff
Bottom 10
Lane Thomas - 82 PA, 0.474 wOBA, 0.33 xwOBA, -0.144 Diff
Nick Madrigal - 59 PA, 0.41 wOBA, 0.286 xwOBA, -0.124 Diff
Jake McCarthy - 72 PA, 0.396 wOBA, 0.274 xwOBA, -0.122 Diff
Austin Hays - 73 PA, 0.389 wOBA, 0.285 xwOBA, -0.104 Diff
Royce Lewis - 60 PA, 0.403 wOBA, 0.305 xwOBA, -0.098 Diff
Brandon Drury - 76 PA, 0.404 wOBA, 0.306 xwOBA, -0.098 Diff
Michael Harris II - 70 PA, 0.471 wOBA, 0.373 xwOBA, -0.098 Diff
Elly De La Cruz - 78 PA, 0.358 wOBA, 0.264 xwOBA, -0.094 Diff
Bryson Stott - 65 PA, 0.39 wOBA, 0.3 xwOBA, -0.09 Diff
Nico Hoerner - 79 PA, 0.355 wOBA, 0.266 xwOBA, -0.089 Diff
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