MLB Daily Notes: Saturday, September 10
Introduction / Explanation For New Readers
No time for further analysis, sorry about that. I saw Nick Lodolo pitched beautifully and Josh Jung homered in his Major League debut. Jake McCarthy also kept up his fantasy greatness, Ketel Marte continued to slump, and CJ Cron got back on the horse with a 504-foot homer.
Yowza!
We’ll have a loooooong NFL DFS piece coming today from Johnny C. It’s extensive - so I hope you enjoy it. Have a great Saturday!
CSW% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Drew Smyly (CHC): 22.1 SwStr%, 37.5 CSW%
2. Brayan Bello (BOS): 18.4 SwStr%, 36.8 CSW%
3. Lucas Giolito (CWS): 19.8 SwStr%, 36.5 CSW%
4. Austin Pruitt (OAK): 18.2 SwStr%, 36.4 CSW%
5. Carlos Rodon (SF): 20.8 SwStr%, 35.4 CSW%
6. Charlie Morton (ATL): 9.9 SwStr%, 33.0 CSW%
7. Drew Rasmussen (TB): 23.4 SwStr%, 31.9 CSW%
8. Austin Voth (BAL): 11.4 SwStr%, 31.8 CSW%
9. Jason Alexander (MIL): 10.2 SwStr%, 31.8 CSW%
10. Miles Mikolas (STL): 11.0 SwStr%, 31.0 CSW%
Top Pitcher JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Drew Smyly - 7.0 IP - 88.0 JA Points
2. Carlos Rodon - 5.33 IP - 87.75 JA Points
3. Nick Lodolo - 7.67 IP - 85.0 JA Points
4. Drew Rasmussen - 6.0 IP - 83.75 JA Points
5. Joey Wentz - 6.67 IP - 51.0 JA Points
6. Cal Quantrill - 5.0 IP - 49.0 JA Points
7. Lucas Giolito - 6.0 IP - 48.0 JA Points
8. Lance McCullers Jr. - 7.0 IP - 47.75 JA Points
9. Austin Pruitt - 5.0 IP - 43.25 JA Points
10. Brayan Bello - 4.67 IP - 41.25 JA Points
Pitcher JA Scores - Season
1. Spencer Strider (ATL) - 18.0 GS - 57.41 JA Points
2. Corbin Burnes (MIL) - 28.0 GS - 52.76 JA Points
3. Shane McClanahan (TB) - 24.0 GS - 51.93 JA Points
4. Shohei Ohtani (LAA) - 23.0 GS - 50.36 JA Points
5. Carlos Rodon (SF) - 28.0 GS - 49.37 JA Points
6. Dylan Cease (CWS) - 28.0 GS - 48.5 JA Points
7. Gerrit Cole (NYY) - 28.0 GS - 48.33 JA Points
8. Blake Snell (SD) - 19.0 GS - 46.77 JA Points
9. Max Scherzer (NYM) - 20.0 GS - 46.76 JA Points
10. Cristian Javier (HOU) - 21.0 GS - 45.19 JA Points
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Nick Lodolo's FF velo (39 pitches) UP 3.1mph to 95.0
Zach Davies's SI velo (46 pitches) DOWN -1.7mph to 87.8
Drew Rasmussen's FC velo (48 pitches) DOWN -1.9mph to 88.7
Mike Clevinger's FC velo (10 pitches) DOWN -2.2mph to 85.0
Roansy Contreras's CU velo (14 pitches) DOWN -2.4mph to 76.9
Michael Lorenzen's CH velo (23 pitches) DOWN -2.4mph to 84.0
Joey Wentz's FC velo (19 pitches) DOWN -2.8mph to 84.5
Roansy Contreras's SL velo (38 pitches) DOWN -3.2mph to 81.3
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Austin Voth's CU usage (45.5%) up 14.2 points
Brayan Bello's FF usage (34.5%) up 14.5 points
Daniel Lynch's CH usage (31.8%) up 14.8 points
Drew Rasmussen's FC usage (51.1%) up 18.8 points
Drew Smyly's SI usage (51.0%) up 15.9 points
Dylan Bundy's CU usage (20.2%) up 10.1 points
German Marquez's FF usage (45.0%) up 14.8 points
Joey Wentz's FC usage (21.8%) up 10.1 points
Lance McCullers Jr.'s SL usage (30.5%) up 10.7 points
Lucas Giolito's SL usage (36.5%) up 12.1 points
Michael Lorenzen's SL usage (35.3%) up 16.0 points
Mike Clevinger's FF usage (47.8%) up 10.1 points
Miles Mikolas's FF usage (42.0%) up 16.2 points
Nick Lodolo's FF usage (36.4%) up 36.3 points
Patrick Corbin's SI usage (79.7%) up 34.5 points
Robbie Ray's SI usage (32.6%) up 12.1 points
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Jacob deGrom - 71 TBF, 38.7% CSW%
Andrew Heaney - 70 TBF, 38.3% CSW%
Corbin Burnes - 99 TBF, 36.9% CSW%
Aaron Nola - 82 TBF, 36.3% CSW%
Spencer Strider - 98 TBF, 34.9% CSW%
Lance Lynn - 73 TBF, 34.3% CSW%
Charlie Morton - 97 TBF, 33.9% CSW%
Drew Smyly - 91 TBF, 33.1% CSW%
Shane Bieber - 106 TBF, 32.9% CSW%
Corey Kluber - 73 TBF, 32.7% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Spencer Strider - 98 TBF, 41.8% K%
Carlos Rodon - 88 TBF, 37.5% K%
Andrew Heaney - 70 TBF, 37.1% K%
Lance Lynn - 73 TBF, 37.0% K%
Jacob deGrom - 71 TBF, 36.6% K%
Drew Rasmussen - 89 TBF, 34.8% K%
Blake Snell - 65 TBF, 33.8% K%
Cristian Javier - 80 TBF, 33.8% K%
Gerrit Cole - 107 TBF, 31.8% K%
Aaron Nola - 82 TBF, 31.7% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Spencer Strider - 98 TBF, 35.7% K-BB%
Andrew Heaney - 70 TBF, 34.3% K-BB%
Lance Lynn - 73 TBF, 34.2% K-BB%
Drew Rasmussen - 89 TBF, 32.6% K-BB%
Jacob deGrom - 71 TBF, 32.4% K-BB%
Carlos Rodon - 88 TBF, 29.5% K-BB%
Aaron Nola - 82 TBF, 29.3% K-BB%
Kevin Gausman - 72 TBF, 27.8% K-BB%
Blake Snell - 65 TBF, 27.7% K-BB%
Nick Lodolo - 97 TBF, 26.8% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Alex Cobb - 97 TBF, 65.2% GB%
Max Fried - 66 TBF, 63.8% GB%
Framber Valdez - 89 TBF, 61.1% GB%
Aaron Sanchez - 69 TBF, 60.0% GB%
Marcus Stroman - 101 TBF, 58.8% GB%
Kyle Wright - 72 TBF, 58.7% GB%
Jordan Montgomery - 101 TBF, 57.3% GB%
Chris Archer - 77 TBF, 55.9% GB%
Dakota Hudson - 71 TBF, 55.6% GB%
Luis Castillo - 100 TBF, 54.7% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Corbin Burnes - 99 TBF, 27.3 K%, 6.1 BB%, 45.3% GB%
David Peterson - 89 TBF, 29.2 K%, 5.6 BB%, 48.3% GB%
Drew Rasmussen - 89 TBF, 34.8 K%, 2.2 BB%, 46.4% GB%
George Kirby - 58 TBF, 27.6 K%, 1.7 BB%, 63.4% GB%
Gerrit Cole - 107 TBF, 31.8 K%, 6.5 BB%, 45.3% GB%
Justin Lawrence - 48 TBF, 33.3 K%, 4.2 BB%, 53.3% GB%
Logan Webb - 68 TBF, 27.9 K%, 5.9 BB%, 52.3% GB%
Luis Castillo - 100 TBF, 30.0 K%, 4.0 BB%, 54.7% GB%
Nick Lodolo - 97 TBF, 30.9 K%, 4.1 BB%, 49.2% GB%
Pablo Lopez - 65 TBF, 27.7 K%, 7.7 BB%, 47.6% GB%
Shane Bieber - 106 TBF, 29.2 K%, 4.7 BB%, 52.9% GB%
Trevor Rogers - 46 TBF, 28.3 K%, 2.2 BB%, 50.0% GB%
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Ross Stripling - +3.1% CSW%, -1.9 BB%
Aaron Nola - +3.5% CSW%, -2.3 BB%
Spencer Strider - +4.3% CSW%, -3.1 BB%
Spenser Watkins - +3.1% CSW%, -2.5 BB%
Lance Lynn - +6.4% CSW%, -3.3 BB%
Corey Kluber - +2.1% CSW%, -5.6 BB%
Andrew Heaney - +7.7% CSW%, -3.9 BB%
Mitch Keller - +2.4% CSW%, -1.5 BB%
Bailey Falter - +2.0% CSW%, -4.7 BB%
Paolo Espino - +4.7% CSW%, -4.9 BB%
Chad Kuhl - +3.6% CSW%, -4.6 BB%
George Kirby - +4.5% CSW%, -1.5 BB%
Justin Dunn - +2.1% CSW%, -3.4 BB%
Daniel Norris - +3.3% CSW%, -2.1 BB%
Multiple Barrels
Carlos Santana (SEA) 4 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Elias Diaz (COL) 5 PA, 9 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Eric Haase (DET) 5 PA, 8 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Freddie Freeman (LAD) 5 PA, 7 Swings, 3 Barrels, 1 HR
Jonathan India (CIN) 5 PA, 6 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Kyle Schwarber (PHI) 4 PA, 6 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Oscar Gonzalez (CLE) 5 PA, 12 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Rhys Hoskins (PHI) 4 PA, 6 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Ryan McMahon (COL) 5 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Taylor Ward (LAA) 4 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Top Hitter JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Freddie Freeman - 5.0 PA - 82.0 JA Points
2. Elias Diaz - 5.0 PA - 74.0 JA Points
3. Ryan McMahon - 5.0 PA - 68.0 JA Points
4. Oscar Gonzalez - 5.0 PA - 66.0 JA Points
5. Garrett Cooper - 4.0 PA - 58.0 JA Points
6. Chas McCormick - 4.0 PA - 57.0 JA Points
7. Carlos Correa - 5.0 PA - 54.0 JA Points
8. Alex Verdugo - 5.0 PA - 48.0 JA Points
9. Kyle Higashioka - 4.0 PA - 43.0 JA Points
10. Corey Seager - 4.0 PA - 43.0 JA Points
Hitter JA Scores - Season
1. Aaron Judge (NYY) - 582.0 PA - 140.48 JA Points
2. Juan Soto (SD) - 564.0 PA - 132.13 JA Points
3. Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 467.0 PA - 129.34 JA Points
4. Freddie Freeman (LAD) - 604.0 PA - 115.36 JA Points
5. Paul Goldschmidt (STL) - 575.0 PA - 113.53 JA Points
6. Alejandro Kirk (TOR) - 464.0 PA - 107.93 JA Points
7. Yandy Diaz (TB) - 509.0 PA - 104.44 JA Points
8. Alex Bregman (HOU) - 559.0 PA - 99.61 JA Points
9. Will Smith (LAD) - 486.0 PA - 92.59 JA Points
10. Adley Rutschman (BAL) - 372.0 PA - 90.75 JA Points
Hardest Hit Balls
Oneil Cruz (PIT) - 117.7mph - single
Pete Alonso (NYM) - 115.6mph - home_run
Kyle Schwarber (PHI) - 112.9mph - field_out
Kyle Schwarber (PHI) - 112.8mph - field_out
Giancarlo Stanton (NYY) - 112.4mph - field_out
Ke'Bryan Hayes (PIT) - 111.9mph - single
Freddie Freeman (LAD) - 111.1mph - home_run
Jose Abreu (CWS) - 111.1mph - field_out
Mike Trout (LAA) - 110.7mph - home_run
Jeimer Candelario (DET) - 110.7mph - home_run
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Aaron Judge - 77 PA, 41 BIP, 12 Brls, 29.3 Brl%
Oneil Cruz - 66 PA, 38 BIP, 10 Brls, 26.3 Brl%
Seth Brown - 71 PA, 38 BIP, 9 Brls, 23.7 Brl%
Eloy Jimenez - 69 PA, 48 BIP, 10 Brls, 20.8 Brl%
Ryan Mountcastle - 76 PA, 50 BIP, 10 Brls, 20.0 Brl%
Shohei Ohtani - 72 PA, 42 BIP, 8 Brls, 19.0 Brl%
Cal Raleigh - 54 PA, 38 BIP, 7 Brls, 18.4 Brl%
Joey Gallo - 49 PA, 22 BIP, 4 Brls, 18.2 Brl%
Trayce Thompson - 49 PA, 22 BIP, 4 Brls, 18.2 Brl%
Kyle Schwarber - 89 PA, 51 BIP, 9 Brls, 17.6 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Aaron Judge - 77 PA, 0.498 xwOBA
Nathaniel Lowe - 79 PA, 0.483 xwOBA
Eloy Jimenez - 69 PA, 0.468 xwOBA
Yandy Diaz - 71 PA, 0.464 xwOBA
Justin Turner - 68 PA, 0.443 xwOBA
Bo Bichette - 85 PA, 0.438 xwOBA
Cal Raleigh - 54 PA, 0.417 xwOBA
Freddie Freeman - 84 PA, 0.408 xwOBA
Joc Pederson - 49 PA, 0.402 xwOBA
Tyler O'Neill - 81 PA, 0.401 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Steven Kwan - 76 PA, 117 Swings, 92.3 Cont%
Isiah Kiner-Falefa - 63 PA, 91 Swings, 92.3 Cont%
Keibert Ruiz - 52 PA, 89 Swings, 92.1 Cont%
Nick Madrigal - 66 PA, 116 Swings, 91.4 Cont%
Luis Arraez - 83 PA, 149 Swings, 90.6 Cont%
Yandy Diaz - 71 PA, 122 Swings, 90.2 Cont%
Nicky Lopez - 57 PA, 115 Swings, 89.6 Cont%
Jeff McNeil - 77 PA, 154 Swings, 89.0 Cont%
Yuli Gurriel - 66 PA, 115 Swings, 88.7 Cont%
Brendan Donovan - 73 PA, 105 Swings, 88.6 Cont%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Anthony Santander - 81 PA, 17.3 K%, 16.9 Brl%
Bo Bichette - 85 PA, 16.5 K%, 15.9 Brl%
Cal Raleigh - 54 PA, 18.5 K%, 18.4 Brl%
Carlos Correa - 87 PA, 19.5 K%, 16.4 Brl%
Eloy Jimenez - 69 PA, 14.5 K%, 20.8 Brl%
Justin Turner - 68 PA, 14.7 K%, 16.0 Brl%
Luke Voit - 70 PA, 20.0 K%, 16.3 Brl%
Matt Olson - 73 PA, 15.1 K%, 14.8 Brl%
Nathaniel Lowe - 79 PA, 11.4 K%, 16.1 Brl%
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
Eloy Jimenez - +9.0% Contact%, +5.2 mph exit velo, -3.4 Chase%
Ryan Mountcastle - +8.7% Contact%, +5.0 mph exit velo, -8.5 Chase%
Oneil Cruz - +13.2% Contact%, +5.8 mph exit velo, -6.4 Chase%
Taylor Ward - +14.8% Contact%, +4.4 mph exit velo, -5.5 Chase%
C.J. Cron - +5.2% Contact%, +6.1 mph exit velo, -12.9 Chase%
Dansby Swanson - +5.8% Contact%, +7.2 mph exit velo, -14.1 Chase%
Eduardo Escobar - +5.1% Contact%, +4.1 mph exit velo, -3.9 Chase%
Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days
Nathaniel Lowe - 0.454 xwOBA, 12.2% Brl%, 80.3% Contact%, 23.7% Chase%, 10.9% K%
Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
Chris Taylor - 46.2% Whiff%, 70.6% Weak%, 0.931 Cold Rating
Mitch Haniger - 32.3% Whiff%, 75.7% Weak%, 0.905 Cold Rating
Giancarlo Stanton - 41.5% Whiff%, 69.6% Weak%, 0.9 Cold Rating
Trea Turner - 30.8% Whiff%, 78.0% Weak%, 0.899 Cold Rating
J.D. Davis - 43.2% Whiff%, 69.2% Weak%, 0.899 Cold Rating
Oswaldo Cabrera - 34.5% Whiff%, 70.0% Weak%, 0.875 Cold Rating
Jose Barrero - 30.3% Whiff%, 75.0% Weak%, 0.871 Cold Rating
Drew Waters - 31.5% Whiff%, 71.4% Weak%, 0.859 Cold Rating
Matt Olson - 29.8% Whiff%, 73.3% Weak%, 0.852 Cold Rating
Taylor Walls - 30.6% Whiff%, 71.4% Weak%, 0.847 Cold Rating
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