MLB Daily Notes - July 22nd
A daily automated report of what happened yesterday in Major League Baseball, along with other recent trends and further analysis.
Prop bet trackers:
Fantasy Points Leaders - Yesterday
1. Zach Eflin (vs. BAL): 33.95 Points
2. Justin Steele (vs. STL): 28.04 Points
3. Jake Irvin (vs. SF): 27.41 Points
4. Joe Ryan (vs. CWS): 24.7 Points
5. George Soriano (vs. COL): 24.4 Points
6. Yusei Kikuchi (vs. SEA): 24.39 Points
7. Seth Lugo (vs. DET): 22.1 Points
8. Shohei Ohtani (vs. PIT): 22.04 Points
9. Bryce Miller (vs. TOR): 18.99 Points
10. Peter Lambert (vs. MIA): 18.85 Points
Whiffs Leaders - Yesterday
1. Joe Ryan (MIN): 17 Whiffs (104 Pitches)
2. Johan Oviedo (PIT): 15 Whiffs (75 Pitches)
3. Alec Marsh (KC): 14 Whiffs (97 Pitches)
4. Shohei Ohtani (LAA): 14 Whiffs (87 Pitches)
5. Freddy Peralta (MIL): 14 Whiffs (97 Pitches)
6. Seth Lugo (SD): 14 Whiffs (99 Pitches)
7. George Soriano (MIA): 13 Whiffs (54 Pitches)
8. Yusei Kikuchi (TOR): 13 Whiffs (78 Pitches)
9. Lance Lynn (CWS): 13 Whiffs (100 Pitches)
10. Jake Irvin (WSH): 13 Whiffs (111 Pitches)
Strike% Leaders - Yesterday
1. George Soriano (MIA): 59.3 Strike%, 33.3 Ball%
2. Zach Eflin (TB): 55.2 Strike%, 27.6 Ball%
3. Grant Anderson (TEX): 54.9 Strike%, 35.3 Ball%
4. Jake Irvin (WSH): 54.1 Strike%, 32.4 Ball%
5. Seth Lugo (SD): 53.5 Strike%, 30.3 Ball%
6. Yusei Kikuchi (TOR): 51.3 Strike%, 33.3 Ball%
7. Justin Steele (CHC): 51.0 Strike%, 33.0 Ball%
8. Shohei Ohtani (LAA): 50.6 Strike%, 31.0 Ball%
9. Alec Marsh (KC): 50.5 Strike%, 30.9 Ball%
10. Tony Gonsolin (LAD): 50.0 Strike%, 39.1 Ball%
11. Bryce Miller (SEA): 49.3 Strike%, 33.3 Ball%
12. Ben Lively (CIN): 48.7 Strike%, 35.5 Ball%
13. Joe Ryan (MIN): 47.1 Strike%, 38.5 Ball%
14. Peter Lambert (COL): 46.8 Strike%, 33.8 Ball%
15. Braxton Garrett (MIA): 45.8 Strike%, 35.6 Ball%
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Tony Gonsolin's FF velo (42 pitches) UP 1.7mph to 94.0
Freddy Peralta's CU velo (10 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 77.8
Shohei Ohtani's FC velo (20 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 90.2
Gavin Williams's FF velo (50 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 94.2
Jake Irvin's SI velo (20 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 92.0
Johan Oviedo's CH velo (10 pitches) DOWN -1.9mph to 86.4
Johan Oviedo's CU velo (10 pitches) DOWN -2.0mph to 78.9
Yusei Kikuchi's SL velo (17 pitches) DOWN -2.1mph to 86.9
Johan Oviedo's SL velo (28 pitches) DOWN -2.2mph to 86.2
Yusei Kikuchi's CU velo (19 pitches) DOWN -3.0mph to 80.4
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Alec Marsh's SL usage (35.1%) up 13.9 points
Andrew Heaney's SL usage (37.5%) up 14.9 points
Ben Lively's FF usage (43.4%) up 10.1 points
JP Sears's SL usage (28.4%) up 19.1 points
Jake Irvin's FF usage (45.9%) up 12.6 points
Peter Lambert's SL usage (24.7%) up 10.6 points
Pitch Mix Changes - Last 3 Starts
Bobby Miller Sinker: -26.7%
Luis Medina Sinker: +26.6%
Luis Medina 4-Seam Fastball: -21.1%
Bobby Miller 4-Seam Fastball: +20.7%
Brandon Bielak 4-Seam Fastball: +16.5%
Bryan Woo Cutter: +16.3%
Taijuan Walker Cutter: +16.0%
Michael Grove Slider: -15.1%
Austin Gomber 4-Seam Fastball: +14.4%
Matt Manning 4-Seam Fastball: -14.3%
Josiah Gray Sinker: +14.3%
Sonny Gray Sweeper: +13.1%
Bryan Woo Slider: -12.7%
Edward Cabrera 4-Seam Fastball: +12.4%
Patrick Corbin Sinker: -12.4%
Jameson Taillon 4-Seam Fastball: +12.4%
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Spencer Strider - 101 TBF, 36.3% CSW%
Joe Musgrove - 70 TBF, 35.4% CSW%
Logan Webb - 84 TBF, 34.9% CSW%
Blake Snell - 91 TBF, 34.4% CSW%
Tyler Glasnow - 101 TBF, 34.1% CSW%
Pablo Lopez - 80 TBF, 33.6% CSW%
Bailey Ober - 72 TBF, 33.6% CSW%
Corbin Burnes - 99 TBF, 33.5% CSW%
Clarke Schmidt - 69 TBF, 33.5% CSW%
Aaron Nola - 81 TBF, 33.4% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Spencer Strider - 101 TBF, 42.6% K%
Joe Ryan - 96 TBF, 37.5% K%
Corbin Burnes - 99 TBF, 36.4% K%
Joe Musgrove - 70 TBF, 35.7% K%
Tyler Glasnow - 101 TBF, 34.7% K%
Domingo German - 68 TBF, 33.8% K%
Logan Webb - 84 TBF, 33.3% K%
Pablo Lopez - 80 TBF, 32.5% K%
Eduardo Rodriguez - 65 TBF, 32.3% K%
Blake Snell - 91 TBF, 31.9% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Spencer Strider - 101 TBF, 39.6% K-BB%
Joe Musgrove - 70 TBF, 32.9% K-BB%
Logan Webb - 84 TBF, 31.0% K-BB%
Tyler Glasnow - 101 TBF, 30.7% K-BB%
Joe Ryan - 96 TBF, 30.2% K-BB%
Eduardo Rodriguez - 65 TBF, 29.2% K-BB%
Zack Wheeler - 73 TBF, 27.4% K-BB%
Corbin Burnes - 99 TBF, 27.3% K-BB%
Aaron Nola - 81 TBF, 27.2% K-BB%
Hunter Brown - 63 TBF, 27.0% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Kyle Gibson - 105 TBF, 60.0% GB%
Sandy Alcantara - 103 TBF, 58.1% GB%
Nathan Eovaldi - 72 TBF, 58.0% GB%
Logan Webb - 84 TBF, 57.4% GB%
Touki Toussaint - 88 TBF, 56.4% GB%
Tyler Glasnow - 101 TBF, 55.7% GB%
Steven Matz - 68 TBF, 54.8% GB%
Alex Cobb - 71 TBF, 54.7% GB%
Brandon Bielak - 68 TBF, 54.5% GB%
Kyle Hendricks - 95 TBF, 53.4% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Aaron Nola - 81 TBF, 28.4 K%, 1.2 BB%, 49.1% GB%
Chris Stratton - 49 TBF, 28.6 K%, 6.1 BB%, 56.2% GB%
Gerrit Cole - 76 TBF, 27.6 K%, 5.3 BB%, 44.9% GB%
Joe Musgrove - 70 TBF, 35.7 K%, 2.9 BB%, 44.7% GB%
Jose Berrios - 69 TBF, 27.5 K%, 7.2 BB%, 45.5% GB%
Josh Winckowski - 42 TBF, 28.6 K%, 7.1 BB%, 51.9% GB%
Kodai Senga - 51 TBF, 39.2 K%, 5.9 BB%, 51.9% GB%
Logan Webb - 84 TBF, 33.3 K%, 2.4 BB%, 57.4% GB%
Luis Medina - 46 TBF, 32.6 K%, 2.2 BB%, 56.7% GB%
Spencer Strider - 101 TBF, 42.6 K%, 3.0 BB%, 45.3% GB%
Steven Matz - 68 TBF, 30.9 K%, 7.4 BB%, 54.8% GB%
Tarik Skubal - 48 TBF, 29.2 K%, 6.2 BB%, 56.7% GB%
Trevor Richards - 46 TBF, 37.0 K%, 6.5 BB%, 46.2% GB%
Tyler Glasnow - 101 TBF, 34.7 K%, 4.0 BB%, 55.7% GB%
Zack Wheeler - 73 TBF, 27.4 K%, 0.0 BB%, 52.8% GB%
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Logan Webb - +3.8% CSW%, -3.3 BB%
Justin Steele - +2.8% CSW%, -5.7 BB%
Joe Musgrove - +3.5% CSW%, -3.0 BB%
Clarke Schmidt - +4.0% CSW%, -4.6 BB%
Matt Manning - +2.6% CSW%, -3.4 BB%
Eduardo Rodriguez - +2.9% CSW%, -4.0 BB%
Kodai Senga - +4.0% CSW%, -6.2 BB%
Dylan Cease - +3.7% CSW%, -3.9 BB%
Ryan Yarbrough - +4.9% CSW%, -2.6 BB%
Luis Medina - +3.2% CSW%, -8.5 BB%
Multiple Barrels
Henry Davis (PIT) 4 PA, 6 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Isaac Paredes (TB) 4 PA, 5 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Juan Soto (SD) 4 PA, 3 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Kyle Tucker (HOU) 4 PA, 6 Swings, 4 Barrels, 3 HR
Michael Massey (KC) 4 PA, 8 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Teoscar Hernandez (SEA) 5 PA, 8 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
New Max Launch Velos
Blake Sabol, Yesterday: 113.1 Previous High: 111.6
Hardest Hit Balls
Byron Buxton (MIN) - 114.3mph - home_run
Jake Burger (CWS) - 113.9mph - nan
Christian Encarnacion-Strand (CIN) - 113.2mph - nan
Blake Sabol (SF) - 113.1mph - nan
Trey Cabbage (LAA) - 112.8mph - home_run
Josh Bell (CLE) - 111.8mph - double
Juan Soto (SD) - 111.8mph - home_run
Elias Diaz (COL) - 111.7mph - home_run
Adolis Garcia (TEX) - 111.6mph - double
Jose Abreu (HOU) - 111.3mph - single
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