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I’m trying something new today as you’ll see right away at the top of the report. I tried to get a readable table of every SP from yesterday to show their SwStr%, Strike%, Ball%, and BIP%.
I have it all looking super nice in the text file that gets generated:
But the dots didn’t line up on the Substack page… so I had to manually intervene on that, which I don’t want to do everyday, so sometimes that will look pretty wonky.
I’m also afraid of what it will look like on mobile, it might be insanely gross looking, and if that’s the case I’ll probably scrap it moving forward.
Plenty of interesting names took the bump last night, let’s start with Bobby Miller, who pitched well against the Braves going 5 innings and giving up just one run on four hits with five strikeouts and one walk.
He was pretty BLAH with the SwStr% at 10.5%, but he threw a ton of strikes:
That 52% strike rate is 5.5 points above the league average, and I always like to see that from young guys. The Braves put a ton of those fastballs in play (6.9% SwStr%), but they couldn’t do a ton of damage on them.
That gives Miller the 5th-highest average velo on a four-seamer this year, including relievers:
So the question is - does high velocity on a four-seamer help you get whiffs and limit barrels? Well that’s not THE question, but it’s MY question, and I am going to answer it!
Let me bust out my Python (rofl) real quick.
ff1=sav2223[sav2223['pitch_type']=='FF'].groupby(['player_name','pitcher','pitch_type'],as_index=False)['PitchesThrown','IsSwStr','IsBrl','BallInPlay'].sum()
ff1['SwStr%'] = round(ff1['IsSwStr']/ff1['PitchesThrown'],3)*100
ff1['Brl%'] = round(ff1['IsBrl']/ff1['BallInPlay'],3)*100
ff1 = ff1[ff1['PitchesThrown']>500]
ff2=sav2223[sav2223['pitch_type']=='FF'].groupby(['player_name','pitcher','pitch_type'],as_index=False)['release_speed'].mean()
ff2['release_speed'] = round(ff2['release_speed'], 0)
ffdata = pd.merge(ff1,ff2,on=['player_name','pitcher','pitch_type'],how='left')
ffdata = ffdata[['player_name','pitcher','pitch_type','PitchesThrown','release_speed','SwStr%','Brl%']]
ffdata.columns=['Pitcher','ID','Pitch','PC','Velo','SwStr%','Brl%']
ffdata.sort_values(by='Velo',ascending=False)
Here’s my Python’s output (lmao):
Lots of you are very confused and disgusted right now. Here are the scatter daddies that we want, that we need!
ffdata.plot.scatter(x='Velo',y='SwStr%',title='FF Velo vs. SwStr, 2022-2023')
ffdata.plot.scatter(x='Velo',y='Brl%',title='FF Velo vs. Brl%, 2022-2023')
Correlations:
So there’s a slight relationship with SwStr% and basically nothing for Brl%. The extra velo BY ITSELF seems to earn you a few more whiffs but it doesn’t help you limit the barrel. Controlling barrels is all about the command, and I can’t say too much about Miller’s command right now because we haven’t seen a ton of him in the pitch-tracking era.
I didn’t intend to go down that road, but interesting stuff to learn. I’d certainly rather have a 99mph fastball than a 96, but you need a lot more than velo to have a successful fastball.
The thing I like most about Miller’s profile is the DEPTH. He threw five different pitches and four of them more than 10% of the time. None of the SwStr% marks were great, but the presence of a slider, changeup, and curveball raises his floor and ceiling, I think.
I’m sure there will be plenty of bumps in the road and I don’t think Miller is a guy that should be started in every league, but I like him more than some of these other rookies that come up to the bigs with 2-3 pitches and start throwing a bunch of balls.
Taj Bradley waved the green flag for the Blue Jays hit parade yesterday, giving up nine of those 27 hits they racked up.
The Jays hit .519 yesterday and put up a team 1.365 OPS.
If I just told you that and you didn’t know what Bradley’s line was, you’d actually be a bit relieved that he only gave up four earned runs. He even had a sweet 7:0 K:BB ratio. There was plenty to like in that start:
A 17.5% SwStr% with a 28% Ball% is excellent. That’s only been done 32 times this year by these pitchers:
'Brandon Woodruff', 'Chris Sale', 'Clayton Kershaw', 'Corbin Burnes', 'Cristian Javier', 'Domingo German', 'Dylan Cease', 'Eduardo Rodriguez', 'Framber Valdez', 'Hunter Greene', 'Jesus Luzardo', 'Joe Ryan', 'Kevin Gausman', 'Lance Lynn', 'Logan Gilbert', 'Luis Castillo', 'Luis Garcia', 'Matthew Boyd', 'Merrill Kelly', 'Nathan Eovaldi', 'Pablo Lopez', 'Sandy Alcantara', 'Shane McClanahan', 'Spencer Strider', 'Zach Eflin'
Sorry about the funky formatting there, my Python likes to spit out commas and quote marks. You can see that’s a list of pretty elite pitchers. It’s not easy to throw that many strikes and get that many whiffs at the same time.
I don’t want to be too optimistic, but I’d rather see a start like from a guy like Bradley than one where he doesn’t allow many hits or runs but gets very few whiffs and throws a bunch of balls - I think you’re starting Bradley moving forward in all but the shallowest of leagues.
Brayan Bello pitched a beaut last night against the Angels even though he took the loss after giving up two solo homers. Everything else was strong though with six strikeouts in seven innings and most importantly, ZERO walks.
Interestingly, he used the four-seamer way more:
That’s kind of questionable to me. The reduced sinker usage predictably led to season-highs in both fly balls allowed (6) and line drives allowed (5), and the SwStr% came in at just 12.2%.
He also had a lower Strike% than his last two outings, which is confusing given that he went from five walks to zero, so this is all a bit confusing.
His four-seamer has a lower strike rate and a higher ball rate than his sinker and a much, much lower GB%, and a much worse Stuff+ (but a higher SwStr%):
So I don’t know, interesting choice there. Maybe he just didn’t have the “feel” for the sinker? Although I’ve never really heard of that… the sinker and four-seamer only differ by the grip, right? Kinda goofy, but it worked. I’m just a dude in a basement but I’d rather him throw that 67% GB% sinker as his primary weapon.
The news overall is good. He’s now had two good starts in a row with two different approaches, although they’ve been good for different reasons.
Start 1: Higher SI Usage, Lots of BB, Lots of K, Lots of GB
Start 2: Higher FF Usage, No BB, Less K, Less GB
He’s an interesting one to keep tabs on moving forward, and we will do that - he will definitely be getting another start next week for the Red Sox even after Whitlock’s return.
E-Rod said see ya later to the changeup last night (the changeup is orange below):
The results were great with an 18.9% SwStr%, a 54% Strike%, and a 29% Ball% - but he gave up nine hits and two walks and lost to the Royals, as the JA betting model predicted shout out to me.
Graham Ashcraft is a complete disaster. He’s now given up 25 earnies in his last 17.1 innings for a 12.98 ERA and a 2.13 WHIP. His K% has been 16% in those outings, but at least he’s not walking many hitters at 6%. He’s scored negative fantasy points overall in these last four starts.
Two of these starts have been in Cincy, and one has been in Coors, but I mean that’s no excuse for a double-digit ERA. He’s not this bad (nobody is, I don’t think), but it just goes to show you what can happen when you don’t have a good breaking ball or offspeed pitch.
Despite all of that, he shows up on the Hot Pitcher Tracker - which is hilarious. That just means he’s earning more strikes (higher CSW%) and walking fewer hitters than he has in the past. And you can’t say he’s not! He’s throwing a lot of strikes, but that’s kinda the problem! Stupid hot pitcher tracker!
Chris Morel gave you another chance to trade him today, hitting yet another homer but also whiffing three more times.
He now has nine homers on nine barrels, and they’ve all been blasts - meaning they’ve really, really been hit well.
His contact rate is now below 58% and he has a 35% K%. His 53% FB% leads the league by two whole points. This cannot go on!
I mean I’m dead serious if Chris Morel gets 400 PA this year and has a .900+ OPS I’ll eat a diaper. A clean one.
The MLB betting angle to the Substack continues on. Paid subs get a spreadsheet with bet value grades for tons of different bet types. Last night, for fun, I wrote down the top bet values for each game on the board:
Those bets went 12-3, and five of the wins were +money bets. I’m sure that won’t happen very often, but it makes me feel pretty cool. I’m like that cool guy in high school that had a bookie and would tell you about all the money he was winning betting on Kobe and Shaq. Except all the kids I’m thinking of from my high school experience right now didn’t turn out very well…
Anyways if you’re into MLB betting I do think the paid Sub here is well worth the $7/month just for that stuff alone - to say nothing about all the other stuff.
Please leave your feedback on the new “SP Roundup” thing below, it definitely gives you more information than in the past, but the clunkiness and ugliness might offset that benefit.
1. Nathan Eovaldi (vs. PIT): 28.05 Points
2. Griffin Canning (vs. BOS): 26.75 Points
3. Spencer Strider (vs. LAD): 26.7 Points
4. Alex Cobb (vs. MIN): 25.55 Points
5. Jose Berrios (vs. TB): 23.55 Points
6. J.P. France (vs. MIL): 23.16 Points
7. Colin Rea (vs. HOU): 20.39 Points
8. Mike Mayers (vs. DET): 20.31 Points
9. Bobby Miller (vs. ATL): 20.25 Points
10. Brayan Bello (vs. LAA): 20.15 Points
1. Spencer Strider (ATL): 22 Whiffs (104 Pitches)
2. Eduardo Rodriguez (DET): 17 Whiffs (90 Pitches)
3. MacKenzie Gore (WSH): 16 Whiffs (103 Pitches)
4. Taj Bradley (TB): 14 Whiffs (80 Pitches)
5. Eury Perez (MIA): 14 Whiffs (82 Pitches)
6. Mike Mayers (KC): 14 Whiffs (84 Pitches)
7. Marco Gonzales (SEA): 12 Whiffs (88 Pitches)
8. J.P. France (HOU): 12 Whiffs (97 Pitches)
9. Luis Medina (OAK): 12 Whiffs (88 Pitches)
10. Brayan Bello (BOS): 12 Whiffs (98 Pitches)
Spencer Strider.……...(ATL)...104 Pitches...21.2 SwStr%...54.8 Strike%...32.7 Ball%...12.5 BIP%
Eduardo Rodriguez...(DET)...90 Pitches....18.9 SwStr%...54.4 Strike%...28.9 Ball%...16.7 BIP%
Matt Strahm....………...(PHI)...28 Pitches....17.9 SwStr%...60.7 Strike%...21.4 Ball%...17.9 BIP%
Taj Bradley....…………....(TB)....80 Pitches....17.5 SwStr%...55.0 Strike%...27.5 Ball%...17.5 BIP%
Eury Perez...………......(MIA)...82 Pitches....17.1 SwStr%...40.2 Strike%...42.7 Ball%...17.1 BIP%
Mike Mayers..……….....(KC)....84 Pitches....16.7 SwStr%...51.2 Strike%...35.7 Ball%...13.1 BIP%
MacKenzie Gore.…..(WSH)...103 Pitches...15.5 SwStr%...44.7 Strike%...41.7 Ball%...13.6 BIP%
Tylor Megill..………......(NYM)...78 Pitches....14.1 SwStr%...39.7 Strike%...43.6 Ball%...16.7 BIP%
Marco Gonzales..…….(SEA)...88 Pitches....13.6 SwStr%...44.3 Strike%...36.4 Ball%...19.3 BIP%
Luis Medina.....…….…..(OAK)...88 Pitches....13.6 SwStr%...44.3 Strike%...36.4 Ball%...19.3 BIP%
J.P. France....……….…...(HOU)...97 Pitches....12.4 SwStr%...44.3 Strike%...41.2 Ball%...14.4 BIP%
Brayan Bello...……….....(BOS)...98 Pitches....12.2 SwStr%...46.9 Strike%...31.6 Ball%...21.4 BIP%
Graham Ashcraft…......(CIN)...91 Pitches....12.1 SwStr%...44.0 Strike%...36.3 Ball%...19.8 BIP%
Logan Allen………….......(CLE)...85 Pitches....11.8 SwStr%...48.2 Strike%...25.9 Ball%...25.9 BIP%
Drew Smyly....………......(CHC)...85 Pitches....11.8 SwStr%...47.1 Strike%...36.5 Ball%...16.5 BIP%
Bobby Miller...………...(LAD)...95 Pitches....10.5 SwStr%...51.6 Strike%...33.7 Ball%...14.7 BIP%
Griffin Canning……....(LAA)...91 Pitches....9.9 SwStr%....46.2 Strike%...34.1 Ball%...19.8 BIP%
Colin Rea....…………......(MIL)...82 Pitches....9.8 SwStr%....43.9 Strike%...37.8 Ball%...18.3 BIP%
Alex Cobb.....……………....(SF)....95 Pitches....9.5 SwStr%....48.4 Strike%...32.6 Ball%...18.9 BIP%
Sonny Gray...………........(MIN)...105 Pitches...9.5 SwStr%....51.4 Strike%...34.3 Ball%...14.3 BIP%
Rich Hill........…………….(PIT)...98 Pitches....9.2 SwStr%....53.1 Strike%...32.7 Ball%...14.3 BIP%
Yu Darvish...………….......(SD)....90 Pitches....8.9 SwStr%....53.3 Strike%...25.6 Ball%...21.1 BIP%
Nathan Eovaldi..………...(TEX)...104 Pitches...8.7 SwStr%....44.2 Strike%...31.7 Ball%...24.0 BIP%
Ryne Nelson..………….....(ARI)...82 Pitches....8.5 SwStr%....48.8 Strike%...31.7 Ball%...19.5 BIP%
Gerrit Cole...………….....(NYY)...99 Pitches....7.1 SwStr%....45.5 Strike%...36.4 Ball%...18.2 BIP%
Jose Berrios.……….….....(TOR)...91 Pitches....6.6 SwStr%....45.1 Strike%...34.1 Ball%...20.9 BIP%
Dylan Cease.………....….(CWS)...88 Pitches....5.7 SwStr%....38.6 Strike%...39.8 Ball%...21.6 BIP%
Austin Gomber..……………(COL)...75 Pitches....5.3 SwStr%....42.7 Strike%...32.0 Ball%....25.3 BIP%
Adam Wainwright..…………..(STL)...77 Pitches....5.2 SwStr%....37.7 Strike%...32.5 Ball%...29.9 BIP%
Kyle Bradish..…………….…....(BAL).....90 Pitches....4.4 SwStr%....36.7 Strike%...43.3 Ball%...20.0 BIP%
1. Spencer Strider - 6.0 IP - 148.5 JA Points
2. Nathan Eovaldi - 8.33 IP - 144.0 JA Points
3. Brayan Bello - 7.0 IP - 139.0 JA Points
4. Alex Cobb - 7.0 IP - 138.0 JA Points
5. Marco Gonzales - 6.0 IP - 124.5 JA Points
6. Griffin Canning - 7.0 IP - 122.0 JA Points
7. J.P. France - 5.67 IP - 121.5 JA Points
8. Sonny Gray - 5.0 IP - 121.0 JA Points
9. Eduardo Rodriguez - 5.0 IP - 118.0 JA Points
10. Mike Mayers - 4.67 IP - 114.0 JA Points
1. Jacob deGrom (TEX) - 6.0 GS - 125.08 JA Points
2. Spencer Strider (ATL) - 10.0 GS - 121.93 JA Points
3. Nick Lodolo (CIN) - 7.0 GS - 119.12 JA Points
4. Brayan Bello (BOS) - 7.0 GS - 112.43 JA Points
5. Shane McClanahan (TB) - 10.0 GS - 109.43 JA Points
6. David Peterson (NYM) - 8.0 GS - 109.05 JA Points
7. Clayton Kershaw (LAD) - 10.0 GS - 107.63 JA Points
8. Zack Wheeler (PHI) - 10.0 GS - 107.53 JA Points
9. Connor Brogdon (PHI) - 1.0 GS - 107.04 JA Points
10. Max Fried (ATL) - 5.0 GS - 106.35 JA Points
Spencer Strider's CH velo (13 pitches) UP 2.0mph to 88.5
Rich Hill's FF velo (35 pitches) UP 1.8mph to 89.3
Spencer Strider's SL velo (38 pitches) UP 1.7mph to 86.8
Gerrit Cole's SL velo (22 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 90.5
Rich Hill's FC velo (16 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 83.8
Jose Berrios's SV velo (25 pitches) DOWN -2.8mph to 79.8
Adam Wainwright's FC usage (36.4%) up 11.3 points
Austin Gomber's CH usage (40.0%) up 19.7 points
Brayan Bello's FF usage (32.7%) up 15.0 points
Dylan Cease's CU usage (27.3%) up 11.4 points
Dylan Covey's SL usage (28.9%) up 23.1 points
Eduardo Rodriguez's FF usage (53.3%) up 12.8 points
Eduardo Rodriguez's SL usage (17.8%) up 14.5 points
Graham Ashcraft's FC usage (58.2%) up 13.2 points
J.P. France's FF usage (51.5%) up 13.9 points
Kyle Bradish's SL usage (36.7%) up 11.3 points
Luis Medina's SL usage (30.7%) up 11.5 points
MacKenzie Gore's SL usage (34.0%) up 17.5 points
Sonny Gray's FF usage (27.6%) up 10.7 points
Taj Bradley's CH usage (20.0%) up 10.6 points
Spencer Strider - 94 TBF, 36.3% CSW%
Shohei Ohtani - 100 TBF, 36.3% CSW%
Charlie Morton - 76 TBF, 34.1% CSW%
Zach Eflin - 97 TBF, 34.0% CSW%
Braxton Garrett - 93 TBF, 33.6% CSW%
Eduardo Rodriguez - 102 TBF, 33.2% CSW%
Clayton Kershaw - 88 TBF, 32.9% CSW%
Framber Valdez - 102 TBF, 32.8% CSW%
Shane Bieber - 112 TBF, 32.7% CSW%
Aaron Nola - 104 TBF, 32.6% CSW%
Spencer Strider - 94 TBF, 42.6% K%
Mitch Keller - 102 TBF, 36.3% K%
Framber Valdez - 102 TBF, 34.3% K%
Shohei Ohtani - 100 TBF, 34.0% K%
Chris Sale - 80 TBF, 33.8% K%
Zach Eflin - 97 TBF, 32.0% K%
Cristian Javier - 91 TBF, 31.9% K%
Clayton Kershaw - 88 TBF, 31.8% K%
Logan Gilbert - 93 TBF, 31.2% K%
Joe Ryan - 74 TBF, 31.1% K%
Spencer Strider - 94 TBF, 36.2% K-BB%
Mitch Keller - 102 TBF, 34.3% K-BB%
Framber Valdez - 102 TBF, 30.4% K-BB%
Chris Sale - 80 TBF, 30.0% K-BB%
Zach Eflin - 97 TBF, 29.9% K-BB%
Joe Ryan - 74 TBF, 28.4% K-BB%
Shohei Ohtani - 100 TBF, 26.0% K-BB%
Logan Gilbert - 93 TBF, 25.8% K-BB%
Merrill Kelly - 95 TBF, 25.3% K-BB%
Cristian Javier - 91 TBF, 25.3% K-BB%
Josh Fleming - 81 TBF, 65.2% GB%
Alex Cobb - 102 TBF, 64.4% GB%
Logan Webb - 108 TBF, 63.6% GB%
Brayan Bello - 98 TBF, 59.7% GB%
Andrew Heaney - 97 TBF, 57.4% GB%
Framber Valdez - 102 TBF, 56.5% GB%
Nathan Eovaldi - 117 TBF, 56.0% GB%
Sonny Gray - 86 TBF, 55.8% GB%
Merrill Kelly - 95 TBF, 55.7% GB%
Mitch Keller - 102 TBF, 55.7% GB%
Adolis Garcia (TEX) 4 PA, 5 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Elias Diaz (COL) 4 PA, 5 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
George Springer (TOR) 5 PA, 6 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Matt Chapman (TOR) 6 PA, 5 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Paul Goldschmidt (STL) 5 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Ryan Mountcastle (BAL) 5 PA, 14 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Josh Jung, Yesterday: 109.6 Previous High: 108.9
Matt Chapman, Yesterday: 114.3 Previous High: 113.3
Romy Gonzalez, Yesterday: 112.8 Previous High: 111.6
Terrin Vavra, Yesterday: 106.3 Previous High: 105.8
1. Paul Goldschmidt - 5.0 PA - 39.0 JA Points
2. Elias Diaz - 4.0 PA - 37.5 JA Points
3. Adolis Garcia - 4.0 PA - 36.5 JA Points
4. Matt Mervis - 4.0 PA - 35.5 JA Points
5. Jeremy Pena - 4.0 PA - 27.5 JA Points
6. J.P. Crawford - 4.0 PA - 27.0 JA Points
7. George Springer - 5.0 PA - 26.5 JA Points
8. Harrison Bader - 5.0 PA - 25.5 JA Points
9. Lane Thomas - 4.0 PA - 25.0 JA Points
10. Bryce Harper - 4.0 PA - 24.0 JA Points
1. Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL) - 216.0 PA - 18.8 JA Points
2. Freddie Freeman (LAD) - 223.0 PA - 7.89 JA Points
3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR) - 203.0 PA - 6.4 JA Points
4. Bo Bichette (TOR) - 223.0 PA - 6.28 JA Points
5. Bryan Reynolds (PIT) - 198.0 PA - 2.22 JA Points
6. Yandy Diaz (TB) - 180.0 PA - -0.22 JA Points
7. Aaron Judge (NYY) - 167.0 PA - -0.24 JA Points
8. Will Smith (LAD) - 143.0 PA - -5.45 JA Points
9. Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 181.0 PA - -5.64 JA Points
10. Vinnie Pasquantino (KC) - 207.0 PA - -13.33 JA Points
Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL) - 114.3mph - field_out
Matt Chapman (TOR) - 114.3mph - home_run
Juan Soto (SD) - 113.8mph - single
Andrew Vaughn (CWS) - 113.3mph - nan
Juan Soto (SD) - 113.1mph - home_run
Sam Hilliard (ATL) - 113.0mph - nan
Romy Gonzalez (CWS) - 112.8mph - double
Willson Contreras (STL) - 112.3mph - field_out
Austin Riley (ATL) - 112.2mph - double
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR) - 111.5mph - home_run
Top 10
Miguel Rojas - 57 PA, 0.246 wOBA, 0.363 xwOBA, 0.117 Diff
Andy Ibanez - 64 PA, 0.261 wOBA, 0.376 xwOBA, 0.115 Diff
Brendan Donovan - 67 PA, 0.286 wOBA, 0.39 xwOBA, 0.104 Diff
Keibert Ruiz - 58 PA, 0.241 wOBA, 0.338 xwOBA, 0.097 Diff
Brett Baty - 63 PA, 0.276 wOBA, 0.368 xwOBA, 0.092 Diff
Bryan Reynolds - 77 PA, 0.274 wOBA, 0.365 xwOBA, 0.091 Diff
Cal Raleigh - 60 PA, 0.299 wOBA, 0.388 xwOBA, 0.089 Diff
Triston Casas - 58 PA, 0.368 wOBA, 0.449 xwOBA, 0.081 Diff
Mitch Haniger - 61 PA, 0.198 wOBA, 0.275 xwOBA, 0.077 Diff
J.D. Davis - 72 PA, 0.347 wOBA, 0.422 xwOBA, 0.075 Diff
Bottom 10
Isaac Paredes - 62 PA, 0.39 wOBA, 0.254 xwOBA, -0.136 Diff
Owen Miller - 59 PA, 0.464 wOBA, 0.346 xwOBA, -0.118 Diff
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. - 74 PA, 0.544 wOBA, 0.429 xwOBA, -0.115 Diff
Joey Meneses - 69 PA, 0.376 wOBA, 0.269 xwOBA, -0.107 Diff
Brandon Belt - 58 PA, 0.47 wOBA, 0.369 xwOBA, -0.101 Diff
Esteury Ruiz - 93 PA, 0.357 wOBA, 0.258 xwOBA, -0.099 Diff
Cedric Mullins II - 81 PA, 0.425 wOBA, 0.328 xwOBA, -0.097 Diff
Seiya Suzuki - 72 PA, 0.435 wOBA, 0.339 xwOBA, -0.096 Diff
Anthony Rizzo - 82 PA, 0.45 wOBA, 0.355 xwOBA, -0.095 Diff
Matt Thaiss - 56 PA, 0.372 wOBA, 0.278 xwOBA, -0.094 Diff
Aaron Judge - 60 PA, 35 BIP, 15 Brls, 42.9 Brl%
Christopher Morel - 51 PA, 30 BIP, 9 Brls, 30.0 Brl%
J.D. Martinez - 49 PA, 36 BIP, 9 Brls, 25.0 Brl%
Jake Bauers - 49 PA, 25 BIP, 6 Brls, 24.0 Brl%
Jose Siri - 52 PA, 34 BIP, 8 Brls, 23.5 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 76 PA, 54 BIP, 12 Brls, 22.2 Brl%
Matt Olson - 80 PA, 45 BIP, 10 Brls, 22.2 Brl%
Adolis Garcia - 79 PA, 50 BIP, 11 Brls, 22.0 Brl%
Triston Casas - 58 PA, 37 BIP, 8 Brls, 21.6 Brl%
Luis Robert - 80 PA, 52 BIP, 11 Brls, 21.2 Brl%
Aaron Judge - 60 PA, 0.576 xwOBA
Yordan Alvarez - 76 PA, 0.501 xwOBA
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 81 PA, 0.474 xwOBA
Juan Soto - 74 PA, 0.46 xwOBA
J.D. Martinez - 49 PA, 0.459 xwOBA
Christopher Morel - 51 PA, 0.454 xwOBA
Triston Casas - 58 PA, 0.449 xwOBA
Christian Yelich - 69 PA, 0.439 xwOBA
Pete Alonso - 79 PA, 0.438 xwOBA
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. - 74 PA, 0.429 xwOBA
Luis Arraez - 77 PA, 142 Swings, 93.7 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 77 PA, 120 Swings, 90.8 Cont%
Alex Bregman - 77 PA, 111 Swings, 88.3 Cont%
Mark Canha - 51 PA, 84 Swings, 88.1 Cont%
Wander Franco - 85 PA, 141 Swings, 87.9 Cont%
Masataka Yoshida - 71 PA, 115 Swings, 87.8 Cont%
Myles Straw - 59 PA, 98 Swings, 87.8 Cont%
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. - 74 PA, 112 Swings, 87.5 Cont%
Brendan Donovan - 67 PA, 117 Swings, 87.2 Cont%
Isaac Paredes - 62 PA, 109 Swings, 87.2 Cont%
Esteury Ruiz - 7 Attempts (7 steals)
Brice Turang - 4 Attempts (2 steals)
Josh Lowe - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Tommy Edman - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Bobby Witt Jr. - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Harrison Bader - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Jake Fraley - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Oscar Mercado - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Jose Caballero - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Luke Raley - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Byron Buxton - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Corbin Carroll - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Willi Castro - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Starling Marte - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Whit Merrifield - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Taylor Walls - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Wander Franco - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Esteury Ruiz - 23 Attempts (20 steals)
Ji Hwan Bae - 13 Attempts (9 steals)
Whit Merrifield - 12 Attempts (12 steals)
Wander Franco - 12 Attempts (10 steals)
Bobby Witt Jr. - 12 Attempts (9 steals)
Thairo Estrada - 10 Attempts (7 steals)
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 8 Attempts (8 steals)
Jazz Chisholm Jr. - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Shohei Ohtani - 7 Attempts (5 steals)
Josh Lowe - 7 Attempts (5 steals)
Jorge Mateo - 7 Attempts (6 steals)
Corbin Carroll - 7 Attempts (5 steals)
Taylor Walls - 7 Attempts (7 steals)
Jon Berti - 7 Attempts (3 steals)
Brenton Doyle - 7 Attempts (7 steals)
Mookie Betts - +5.8% Contact%, +5.0 mph exit velo, -12.0 Chase%
Corbin Carroll - +9.9% Contact%, +3.1 mph exit velo, -4.5 Chase%
Matt Vierling - +9.1% Contact%, +3.3 mph exit velo, -5.8 Chase%
Adolis Garcia - +6.5% Contact%, +4.4 mph exit velo, -3.8 Chase%
Bryson Stott - +3.2% Contact%, +5.0 mph exit velo, -6.9 Chase%
Freddie Freeman - 0.43 xwOBA, 16.3% Brl%, 82.3% Contact%, 20.4% Chase%, 12.7% K%
Juan Soto - 0.482 xwOBA, 16.7% Brl%, 80.2% Contact%, 19.4% Chase%, 18.2% K%
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. - 0.375 xwOBA, 11.4% Brl%, 86.7% Contact%, 24.4% Chase%, 17.2% K%
Michael Conforto - 0.395 xwOBA, 15.8% Brl%, 80.4% Contact%, 24.8% Chase%, 17.3% K%
Mookie Betts - 0.472 xwOBA, 19.0% Brl%, 87.4% Contact%, 10.7% Chase%, 13.1% K%
Orlando Arcia - 0.394 xwOBA, 13.2% Brl%, 75.0% Contact%, 23.4% Chase%, 14.6% K%
Pete Alonso - 0.465 xwOBA, 26.3% Brl%, 78.7% Contact%, 22.5% Chase%, 16.1% K%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 0.519 xwOBA, 20.9% Brl%, 83.7% Contact%, 23.3% Chase%, 13.8% K%
Yordan Alvarez - 0.549 xwOBA, 28.2% Brl%, 79.3% Contact%, 19.8% Chase%, 14.3% K%
James Outman - 40.4% Whiff%, 83.3% Weak%, 0.983 Cold Rating
Michael Harris II - 32.9% Whiff%, 82.8% Weak%, 0.918 Cold Rating
Wil Myers - 31.7% Whiff%, 79.2% Weak%, 0.894 Cold Rating
Francisco Alvarez - 32.2% Whiff%, 78.3% Weak%, 0.893 Cold Rating
William Contreras - 31.5% Whiff%, 80.0% Weak%, 0.891 Cold Rating
Matt Thaiss - 39.1% Whiff%, 68.2% Weak%, 0.879 Cold Rating
Christian Walker - 30.9% Whiff%, 78.6% Weak%, 0.872 Cold Rating
Willy Adames - 35.7% Whiff%, 69.0% Weak%, 0.87 Cold Rating
Garrett Hampson - 30.4% Whiff%, 78.3% Weak%, 0.864 Cold Rating
Trent Grisham - 31.2% Whiff%, 73.7% Weak%, 0.85 Cold Rating
Matt Reynolds (CIN): 4/6, 3R, 1HR, 4RBI, 1SB, 40FPts
Trevor Boone (COL): 3/3, 3R, 2HR, 4RBI, 0SB, 39FPts
Matt Rudick (NYM): 3/4, 3R, 1HR, 3RBI, 1SB, 37FPts
Jack Dunn (WSH): 1/2, 1R, 1HR, 2RBI, 3SB, 35FPts
Stephen Scott (BOS): 2/4, 2R, 2HR, 4RBI, 0SB, 34FPts
Jonathan Arauz (NYM): 2/5, 2R, 2HR, 5RBI, 0SB, 34FPts
Daz Cameron (BAL): 3/6, 3R, 1HR, 3RBI, 1SB, 33FPts
Ivan Herrera (STL): 2/5, 2R, 1HR, 4RBI, 0SB, 32FPts
Donta' Williams (BAL): 2/2, 2R, 1HR, 2RBI, 1SB, 32FPts
Chuckie Robinson (CIN): 2/5, 2R, 2HR, 4RBI, 0SB, 32FPts
Matt Dermody (BOS): 7IP, 7H, 3ER, 11K, 1BB, 30FPts
Mike Soroka (ATL): 6IP, 2H, 1ER, 8K, 3BB, 28FPts
Kyle Harrison (SF): 4IP, 0H, 0ER, 9K, 1BB, 26FPts
Daniel Lynch (KC): 6IP, 3H, 0ER, 5K, 0BB, 25FPts
Sawyer Gipson-Long (DET): 5IP, 2H, 1ER, 7K, 1BB, 25FPts
Emmet Sheehan (LAD): 4IP, 0H, 0ER, 9K, 3BB, 25FPts
Chih-Jung Liu (BOS): 5IP, 1H, 1ER, 8K, 4BB, 22FPts
Cade Povich (BAL): 5IP, 2H, 2ER, 7K, 2BB, 22FPts
Nick Bennett (MIL): 4IP, 1H, 0ER, 7K, 0BB, 22FPts
Caleb Kilian (CHC): 5IP, 3H, 1ER, 6K, 2BB, 22FPts
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