MLB Daily Notes: Saturday, October 1
Hope you checked the projections and got a piece of that Ken Waldichuk gem last night! Here is your report, happy October!
CSW% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Sandy Alcantara (MIA): 26.0 SwStr%, 41.0 CSW%
2. Reid Detmers (LAA): 22.6 SwStr%, 39.8 CSW%
3. Domingo German (NYY): 16.7 SwStr%, 35.9 CSW%
4. Jack Flaherty (STL): 18.9 SwStr%, 35.8 CSW%
5. Jordan Lyles (BAL): 15.1 SwStr%, 35.8 CSW%
6. Jacob deGrom (NYM): 24.4 SwStr%, 34.9 CSW%
7. Davis Martin (CWS): 11.7 SwStr%, 34.0 CSW%
8. Bailey Falter (PHI): 11.9 SwStr%, 33.3 CSW%
9. Ken Waldichuk (OAK): 15.6 SwStr%, 32.3 CSW%
10. Joe Ryan (MIN): 17.6 SwStr%, 31.9 CSW%
Top Pitcher JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Sandy Alcantara - 8.0 IP - 98.25 JA Points
2. Reid Detmers - 6.0 IP - 77.75 JA Points
3. Jordan Lyles - 7.0 IP - 73.25 JA Points
4. Jacob deGrom - 5.67 IP - 65.5 JA Points
5. Davis Martin - 5.33 IP - 61.75 JA Points
6. Corbin Burnes - 8.0 IP - 61.0 JA Points
7. Jack Flaherty - 6.0 IP - 57.5 JA Points
8. Joe Ryan - 6.0 IP - 57.25 JA Points
9. Ken Waldichuk - 5.0 IP - 54.0 JA Points
10. Yusei Kikuchi - 3.0 IP - 50.75 JA Points
Pitcher JA Scores - Season
1. Spencer Strider (ATL) - 20.0 GS - 57.89 JA Points
2. Corbin Burnes (MIL) - 31.0 GS - 50.99 JA Points
3. Carlos Rodon (SF) - 31.0 GS - 50.54 JA Points
4. Shohei Ohtani (LAA) - 27.0 GS - 49.87 JA Points
5. Shane McClanahan (TB) - 27.0 GS - 49.13 JA Points
6. Blake Snell (SD) - 23.0 GS - 47.9 JA Points
7. Gerrit Cole (NYY) - 31.0 GS - 47.89 JA Points
8. Max Scherzer (NYM) - 22.0 GS - 47.01 JA Points
9. Brandon Woodruff (MIL) - 26.0 GS - 46.81 JA Points
10. Dylan Cease (CWS) - 31.0 GS - 46.53 JA Points
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Johan Oviedo's SL velo (35 pitches) UP 2.4mph to 87.8
Johan Oviedo's CU velo (19 pitches) UP 2.0mph to 80.1
Joe Ryan's CH velo (10 pitches) UP 1.9mph to 86.4
Merrill Kelly's FF velo (25 pitches) DOWN -1.6mph to 91.0
Corbin Burnes's CU velo (17 pitches) DOWN -1.7mph to 80.0
Alek Manoah's FF velo (21 pitches) DOWN -1.9mph to 92.0
Merrill Kelly's CU velo (13 pitches) DOWN -2.0mph to 80.2
Max Fried's CH velo (10 pitches) DOWN -2.1mph to 84.5
Merrill Kelly's FC velo (25 pitches) DOWN -2.1mph to 88.9
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Aaron Civale's FC usage (47.4%) up 12.1 points
Alek Manoah's SI usage (40.6%) up 15.0 points
Bailey Falter's FF usage (46.4%) up 17.1 points
Connor Overton's SI usage (32.8%) up 10.3 points
Corbin Burnes's SL usage (24.3%) up 15.9 points
Davis Martin's SL usage (43.7%) up 12.2 points
Drew Rasmussen's SI usage (26.0%) up 23.2 points
Glenn Otto's SL usage (47.3%) up 20.5 points
Graham Ashcraft's SI usage (32.8%) up 13.2 points
Jack Flaherty's CU usage (35.8%) up 21.1 points
Jacob deGrom's FF usage (57.0%) up 10.5 points
Max Fried's CU usage (32.4%) up 10.9 points
Nick Pivetta's FF usage (63.0%) up 12.8 points
Sandy Alcantara's CH usage (43.0%) up 15.7 points
Yu Darvish's FF usage (36.5%) up 11.5 points
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Aaron Nola - 87 TBF, 36.5% CSW%
Jacob deGrom - 87 TBF, 36.4% CSW%
Brandon Woodruff - 100 TBF, 35.1% CSW%
Triston McKenzie - 108 TBF, 34.8% CSW%
Logan Webb - 87 TBF, 34.8% CSW%
Gerrit Cole - 92 TBF, 34.4% CSW%
Clayton Kershaw - 98 TBF, 33.8% CSW%
Jeffrey Springs - 93 TBF, 33.5% CSW%
Jameson Taillon - 100 TBF, 33.2% CSW%
Luis Ortiz - 74 TBF, 32.6% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Jacob deGrom - 87 TBF, 44.8% K%
Brandon Woodruff - 100 TBF, 42.0% K%
Zac Gallen - 97 TBF, 35.1% K%
Blake Snell - 90 TBF, 34.4% K%
Shohei Ohtani - 95 TBF, 33.7% K%
Gerrit Cole - 92 TBF, 32.6% K%
Kevin Gausman - 103 TBF, 30.1% K%
Yu Darvish - 97 TBF, 29.9% K%
Aaron Nola - 87 TBF, 29.9% K%
Triston McKenzie - 108 TBF, 29.6% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Jacob deGrom - 87 TBF, 40.2% K-BB%
Brandon Woodruff - 100 TBF, 37.0% K-BB%
Zac Gallen - 97 TBF, 30.9% K-BB%
Triston McKenzie - 108 TBF, 26.9% K-BB%
Yu Darvish - 97 TBF, 26.8% K-BB%
Blake Snell - 90 TBF, 25.6% K-BB%
Kevin Gausman - 103 TBF, 25.2% K-BB%
Aaron Nola - 87 TBF, 24.1% K-BB%
Gerrit Cole - 92 TBF, 23.9% K-BB%
Shohei Ohtani - 95 TBF, 23.2% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Alex Cobb - 72 TBF, 70.4% GB%
Framber Valdez - 112 TBF, 66.3% GB%
Corbin Burnes - 104 TBF, 62.2% GB%
Shohei Ohtani - 95 TBF, 61.5% GB%
Brady Singer - 101 TBF, 60.9% GB%
Eduardo Rodriguez - 105 TBF, 59.3% GB%
Drey Jameson - 73 TBF, 58.0% GB%
Sandy Alcantara - 118 TBF, 54.2% GB%
Matt Manning - 74 TBF, 52.7% GB%
Aaron Nola - 87 TBF, 52.7% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Aaron Nola - 87 TBF, 29.9 K%, 5.7 BB%, 52.7% GB%
Brandon Woodruff - 100 TBF, 42.0 K%, 5.0 BB%, 46.2% GB%
Nick Lodolo - 70 TBF, 34.3 K%, 5.7 BB%, 57.9% GB%
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Sandy Alcantara - +2.5% CSW%, -3.4 BB%
Taijuan Walker - +2.4% CSW%, -2.9 BB%
Zac Gallen - +3.3% CSW%, -3.7 BB%
Luis Garcia - +2.0% CSW%, -2.3 BB%
Johan Oviedo - +2.1% CSW%, -2.1 BB%
Jordan Lyles - +3.7% CSW%, -3.7 BB%
Triston McKenzie - +9.2% CSW%, -7.1 BB%
Kyle Gibson - +3.0% CSW%, -3.8 BB%
Nick Lodolo - +2.8% CSW%, -2.4 BB%
Logan Webb - +2.8% CSW%, -1.6 BB%
Cristian Javier - +4.5% CSW%, -3.1 BB%
Roansy Contreras - +4.5% CSW%, -5.3 BB%
Multiple Barrels
Cody Bellinger (LAD) 4 PA, 8 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Evan Longoria (SF) 4 PA, 10 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Mark Contreras (MIN) 5 PA, 10 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Top Hitter JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Albert Pujols - 4.0 PA - 55.0 JA Points
2. Mike Yastrzemski - 4.0 PA - 47.0 JA Points
3. Brendan Rodgers - 4.0 PA - 47.0 JA Points
4. Evan Longoria - 4.0 PA - 46.0 JA Points
5. Jake Fraley - 4.0 PA - 44.0 JA Points
6. Mark Contreras - 5.0 PA - 39.0 JA Points
7. Raimel Tapia - 4.0 PA - 38.0 JA Points
8. Cody Bellinger - 4.0 PA - 37.0 JA Points
9. Jo Adell - 4.0 PA - 35.0 JA Points
10. Joc Pederson - 5.0 PA - 35.0 JA Points
Hitter JA Scores - Season
1. Aaron Judge (NYY) - 653.0 PA - 154.06 JA Points
2. Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 529.0 PA - 147.37 JA Points
3. Juan Soto (SD) - 640.0 PA - 132.69 JA Points
4. Freddie Freeman (LAD) - 667.0 PA - 121.38 JA Points
5. Alejandro Kirk (TOR) - 525.0 PA - 104.69 JA Points
6. Alex Bregman (HOU) - 632.0 PA - 102.47 JA Points
7. Yandy Diaz (TB) - 552.0 PA - 102.39 JA Points
8. Paul Goldschmidt (STL) - 641.0 PA - 102.09 JA Points
9. Luis Arraez (MIN) - 584.0 PA - 87.12 JA Points
10. Taylor Ward (LAA) - 542.0 PA - 86.49 JA Points
Hardest Hit Balls
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR) - 117.5mph - home_run
Patrick Wisdom (CHC) - 113.1mph - foul
Sam Huff (TEX) - 112.4mph - double
George Springer (TOR) - 111.5mph - home_run
Rodolfo Castro (PIT) - 111.4mph - single
Lewin Diaz (MIA) - 111.1mph - foul
Emmanuel Rivera (ARI) - 110.9mph - single
Gary Sanchez (MIN) - 110.7mph - field_out
Harold Ramirez (TB) - 110.7mph - single
Jeremy Pena (HOU) - 110.4mph - field_out
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Yordan Alvarez - 66 PA, 47 BIP, 16 Brls, 34.0 Brl%
Aaron Judge - 75 PA, 42 BIP, 14 Brls, 33.3 Brl%
Christopher Morel - 50 PA, 22 BIP, 6 Brls, 27.3 Brl%
Adolis Garcia - 75 PA, 46 BIP, 11 Brls, 23.9 Brl%
Ryan Mountcastle - 74 PA, 43 BIP, 10 Brls, 23.3 Brl%
Seth Brown - 67 PA, 35 BIP, 8 Brls, 22.9 Brl%
Giancarlo Stanton - 67 PA, 28 BIP, 6 Brls, 21.4 Brl%
Ryan McMahon - 68 PA, 43 BIP, 9 Brls, 20.9 Brl%
Bryan De La Cruz - 65 PA, 48 BIP, 10 Brls, 20.8 Brl%
Jack Suwinski - 67 PA, 35 BIP, 7 Brls, 20.0 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Yordan Alvarez - 66 PA, 0.566 xwOBA
Aaron Judge - 75 PA, 0.551 xwOBA
Bryan De La Cruz - 65 PA, 0.48 xwOBA
Gleyber Torres - 71 PA, 0.447 xwOBA
Taylor Ward - 76 PA, 0.444 xwOBA
Freddie Freeman - 67 PA, 0.429 xwOBA
George Springer - 91 PA, 0.408 xwOBA
Ryan Mountcastle - 74 PA, 0.405 xwOBA
Danny Jansen - 58 PA, 0.4 xwOBA
Mike Trout - 72 PA, 0.399 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Luis Arraez - 66 PA, 118 Swings, 97.5 Cont%
Isiah Kiner-Falefa - 57 PA, 87 Swings, 92.0 Cont%
Yuli Gurriel - 67 PA, 127 Swings, 90.6 Cont%
Tony Kemp - 66 PA, 117 Swings, 90.6 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 96 PA, 172 Swings, 90.1 Cont%
Wander Franco - 82 PA, 142 Swings, 89.4 Cont%
Ildemaro Vargas - 61 PA, 112 Swings, 89.3 Cont%
Jose Altuve - 72 PA, 118 Swings, 89.0 Cont%
Myles Straw - 77 PA, 114 Swings, 88.6 Cont%
Miguel Rojas - 57 PA, 91 Swings, 87.9 Cont%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Albert Pujols - 62 PA, 19.4 K%, 18.6 Brl%
Bryan De La Cruz - 65 PA, 20.0 K%, 20.8 Brl%
George Springer - 91 PA, 17.6 K%, 14.5 Brl%
J.T. Realmuto - 69 PA, 18.8 K%, 17.0 Brl%
Pete Alonso - 78 PA, 16.7 K%, 15.8 Brl%
Shohei Ohtani - 75 PA, 17.3 K%, 14.0 Brl%
Taylor Ward - 76 PA, 19.7 K%, 16.7 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 66 PA, 13.6 K%, 34.0 Brl%
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
Michael Harris II - +8.2% Contact%, +3.7 mph exit velo, -3.6 Chase%
Bryan De La Cruz - +9.1% Contact%, +3.3 mph exit velo, -3.5 Chase%
Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days
Juan Soto - 0.408 xwOBA, 14.6% Brl%, 87.6% Contact%, 12.7% Chase%, 13.6% K%
Marcus Semien - 0.404 xwOBA, 11.6% Brl%, 83.3% Contact%, 22.2% Chase%, 14.3% K%
Taylor Ward - 0.486 xwOBA, 20.9% Brl%, 80.6% Contact%, 15.5% Chase%, 16.1% K%
Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
Aristides Aquino - 38.5% Whiff%, 90.9% Weak%, 0.976 Cold Rating
Dermis Garcia - 38.8% Whiff%, 75.0% Weak%, 0.934 Cold Rating
Shea Langeliers - 37.3% Whiff%, 74.1% Weak%, 0.915 Cold Rating
Elias Diaz - 34.7% Whiff%, 75.0% Weak%, 0.905 Cold Rating
Michael Massey - 32.5% Whiff%, 79.2% Weak%, 0.905 Cold Rating
Leody Taveras - 33.3% Whiff%, 77.3% Weak%, 0.9 Cold Rating
Jose Siri - 33.7% Whiff%, 75.0% Weak%, 0.893 Cold Rating
Giancarlo Stanton - 50.6% Whiff%, 70.6% Weak%, 0.89 Cold Rating
Jake McCarthy - 31.2% Whiff%, 77.8% Weak%, 0.884 Cold Rating
Josh Donaldson - 41.6% Whiff%, 69.2% Weak%, 0.872 Cold Rating
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