MLB Daily Notes - September 11th
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It is playoff time for me in the home league. My high school buddies and I have been playing this ESPN H2H 6x6 categories league since way back in 2008, and really - that league is the whole reason I even have this blog in the first place. It’s a pretty awesome situation we have going on and the playoffs are always two of the most fun weeks of the year because of it, and especially because I make the playoffs every year (top 4 of 10 teams make it).
I ended up winning the regular season championship by 0.5 games, which is hilarious. So I’m the top seed - and that’s big because there has been a clear top three teams all year long, so I have a pretty soft matchup here - although of course anything can happen in one week.
It’s even more wild that I won the regular season because I started my draft with Mike Trout and Jacob deGrom, and I also wasted picks on Nick Lodolo and Carlos Rodon. I’ve played a really soft schedule, so that has helped - but my overall numbers put me second-best if this were a traditional roto league, so anyways - you’ll be hearing more about that matchup every day this week. I’m going to talk about it not because I think you care, but because I care and because I know you don’t.
The last two years I’ve been bounced this week in the semi-final, last year by Stupid Ass Clint, and I’m not sure if I can take that happening three times in a row. Keep me in your thoughts and prayers this week.
FOURTEEN punchies for Pablo Lopez last night
8 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 14 K, 0 BB
That’s quite a start. It was only the third outing of the year with 14+ strikeouts.
He racked up 25 whiffs for a 23.6% SwStr% and a 57% Strike% - just sick stuff.
It’s been a great year for Lopez and I’m pretty excited to see this Twins team in the playoffs.
Tanner Bibee had a good one as well
7 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 8 K, 0 BB
He went for a 21.1% SwStr%, which is way way above his season mark of 12.6%. But he hasn’t been bad this year by any means with a .293 xwOBA allowed and a non-awful 16% K-BB%.
Bryce Miller got hit around (9 H, 5 ER) but did have a good 19.4% SwStr% and a 52.7% Strike%.
Let’s just take a look at all of these rookies together since we’ve stopped talking about that group of pitchers as much - and this group has definitely been one of the big stories of the year.
Eury Perez is far and away the best pitcher of the bunch, it would seem. The 20.9% K-BB% is great and the 17.2% SwStr% is a mark that only a few pitchers in the league can put up over a significant amount of time.
Hunter Brown, Grayson Rodriguez, and Kodai Senga are the other three that clearly belong near the top of a Major League rotation right now. The rest of the group has had rough patches, which is to be expected, of course. Brown and Senga have their faults as well (Brown has a pretty low SwStr% ability, Grayson was bad at first, and Senga has a walk problem), but those two have stayed on the hill and delivered much more good than bad overall.
Hunter Greene had a great start despite four walks:
6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 9 K, 4 BB
He threw 109 pitches, so he’s clearly fully ramped up and ready to go after the long stint on the IL and the short stint with the sniffles. You can and should start him with confidence for the rest of the year.
Gerrit Cole and Corbin Burnes also just did it again with good starts. Cole has basically just never been bad, and he’s never missed a start, he’s just the man - so sturdy. Burnes has been less consistent and sturdy, but overall it’s another strong season for him - and yesterday he didn’t even give up a hit through eight innings.
Alright it’s 9:00 now so I’ve gotta get moving, we’ll talk more tomorrow!
Pitchers - Yesterday
Fantasy Points Leaders - Yesterday
1. Pablo Lopez (vs. NYM): 44.8 Points
2. Hunter Greene (vs. STL): 32.5 Points
3. Gerrit Cole (vs. MIL): 31.95 Points
4. Corbin Burnes (vs. NYY): 30.8 Points
5. Tanner Bibee (vs. LAA): 26.55 Points
6. Keaton Winn (vs. COL): 26.5 Points
7. Jose Berrios (vs. KC): 25.55 Points
8. Ranger Suarez (vs. MIA): 25.24 Points
9. Allan Winans (vs. PIT): 22.64 Points
10. Andrew Heaney (vs. OAK): 21.26 Points
Whiffs Leaders - Yesterday
1. Pablo Lopez (MIN): 25 Whiffs (106 Pitches)
2. Keaton Winn (SF): 22 Whiffs (80 Pitches)
3. Tanner Bibee (CLE): 19 Whiffs (90 Pitches)
4. Bryce Miller (SEA): 18 Whiffs (93 Pitches)
5. Gerrit Cole (NYY): 17 Whiffs (106 Pitches)
6. Hunter Greene (CIN): 17 Whiffs (109 Pitches)
7. Corbin Burnes (MIL): 16 Whiffs (109 Pitches)
8. Cole Ragans (KC): 16 Whiffs (105 Pitches)
9. Jose Berrios (TOR): 15 Whiffs (100 Pitches)
10. Allan Winans (ATL): 13 Whiffs (86 Pitches)
Strike% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Keaton Winn (SF): 60.0 Strike%, 22.5 Ball%
2. Pablo Lopez (MIN): 57.5 Strike%, 31.1 Ball%
3. Allan Winans (ATL): 55.8 Strike%, 24.4 Ball%
4. Andrew Heaney (TEX): 55.6 Strike%, 30.2 Ball%
5. Grayson Rodriguez (BAL): 53.9 Strike%, 29.2 Ball%
6. Gerrit Cole (NYY): 53.8 Strike%, 32.1 Ball%
7. Joe La Sorsa (WSH): 52.9 Strike%, 27.5 Ball%
8. Bryce Miller (SEA): 52.7 Strike%, 31.2 Ball%
9. Ryan Yarbrough (LAD): 52.6 Strike%, 32.1 Ball%
10. Tanner Bibee (CLE): 52.2 Strike%, 31.1 Ball%
11. Ranger Suarez (PHI): 51.7 Strike%, 35.6 Ball%
12. Jose Berrios (TOR): 51.0 Strike%, 31.0 Ball%
13. Rich Hill (SD): 50.9 Strike%, 32.7 Ball%
14. Hunter Greene (CIN): 50.5 Strike%, 39.4 Ball%
15. Kyle Hendricks (CHC): 50.0 Strike%, 26.8 Ball%
Pitcher/Pitch Trends
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Cole Ragans's FC velo (20 pitches) UP 2.1mph to 93.0
Jose Berrios's CH velo (11 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 85.6
Rich Hill's CU velo (14 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 73.5
Cole Ragans's FF velo (32 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 97.9
Gerrit Cole's FC velo (11 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 91.5
Corbin Burnes's SL velo (16 pitches) DOWN -1.6mph to 85.0
Tylor Megill's CH velo (14 pitches) DOWN -1.9mph to 86.2
Ranger Suarez's CH velo (19 pitches) DOWN -2.3mph to 81.2
Matt Waldron's KN velo (32 pitches) DOWN -3.2mph to 74.4
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Andrew Heaney's SL usage (41.3%) up 17.1 points
Bryce Miller's CH usage (20.4%) up 15.8 points
Gerrit Cole's CU usage (23.6%) up 12.4 points
Kyle Hendricks's CH usage (52.4%) up 12.9 points
Luis Medina's SI usage (26.2%) up 13.6 points
Matt Waldron's SI usage (50.0%) up 32.9 points
Matt Waldron's KN usage (36.4%) up 15.9 points
Miles Mikolas's FF usage (37.9%) up 13.7 points
Peter Lambert's CH usage (34.1%) up 15.0 points
Rich Hill's SL usage (21.8%) up 21.4 points
Rich Hill's SI usage (16.4%) up 12.3 points
Ryan Yarbrough's FC usage (34.6%) up 11.9 points
Tylor Megill's CU usage (18.3%) up 10.1 points
Pitch Mix Changes - Last 3 Starts
Zach Davies Sinker: -19.2%
Zack Littell Sinker: +18.9%
Bryan Woo Cutter: +18.7%
Michael Soroka 4-Seam Fastball: +16.6%
Bryce Miller 4-Seam Fastball: -16.5%
Jack Flaherty Slider: -16.4%
Zack Littell 4-Seam Fastball: -15.8%
Michael Soroka Sinker: -15.3%
Wade Miley 4-Seam Fastball: -14.9%
Lucas Giolito Changeup: +14.9%
Patrick Sandoval Slider: -14.8%
Joan Adon Curveball: -13.8%
Rich Hill 4-Seam Fastball: +13.6%
Seth Lugo Curveball: -13.6%
Tanner Houck Cutter: -13.4%
Matt Manning Slider: +13.4%
Kenta Maeda Slider: -13.4%
Rich Hill Curveball: -13.0%
Zach Davies 4-Seam Fastball: +12.9%
Sonny Gray Sweeper: +12.6%
Kyle Hendricks Changeup: +12.6%
Colin Rea Sinker: +12.6%
Touki Toussaint 4-Seam Fastball: -12.5%
Seth Lugo Sinker: +12.5%
Pitchers - Recent Leaders
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Tarik Skubal - 96 TBF, 35.6% CSW%
Logan Gilbert - 76 TBF, 35.5% CSW%
Kyle Harrison - 86 TBF, 35.3% CSW%
Spencer Strider - 66 TBF, 34.7% CSW%
Charlie Morton - 68 TBF, 34.5% CSW%
Aaron Civale - 85 TBF, 34.4% CSW%
Jameson Taillon - 93 TBF, 34.4% CSW%
Bobby Miller - 106 TBF, 34.1% CSW%
Brandon Woodruff - 70 TBF, 34.0% CSW%
Zack Wheeler - 68 TBF, 33.8% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Zack Wheeler - 68 TBF, 39.7% K%
Cole Ragans - 86 TBF, 38.4% K%
Brandon Woodruff - 70 TBF, 35.7% K%
Spencer Strider - 66 TBF, 34.8% K%
Kodai Senga - 78 TBF, 34.6% K%
Aaron Civale - 85 TBF, 34.1% K%
Gerrit Cole - 100 TBF, 34.0% K%
Tyler Glasnow - 71 TBF, 33.8% K%
Tarik Skubal - 96 TBF, 33.3% K%
Logan Gilbert - 76 TBF, 32.9% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Zack Wheeler - 68 TBF, 36.8% K-BB%
Gerrit Cole - 100 TBF, 32.0% K-BB%
Cole Ragans - 86 TBF, 30.2% K-BB%
Tyler Glasnow - 71 TBF, 29.6% K-BB%
Logan Gilbert - 76 TBF, 28.9% K-BB%
Jameson Taillon - 93 TBF, 28.0% K-BB%
Brandon Woodruff - 70 TBF, 27.1% K-BB%
Tarik Skubal - 96 TBF, 27.1% K-BB%
Aaron Civale - 85 TBF, 27.1% K-BB%
Kyle Bradish - 72 TBF, 26.4% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Pedro Avila - 67 TBF, 66.7% GB%
Framber Valdez - 80 TBF, 63.6% GB%
Logan Webb - 92 TBF, 63.5% GB%
Tanner Houck - 92 TBF, 61.5% GB%
Dean Kremer - 67 TBF, 57.1% GB%
Zac Gallen - 106 TBF, 56.9% GB%
Wade Miley - 87 TBF, 56.7% GB%
Andrew Heaney - 81 TBF, 54.7% GB%
Pablo Lopez - 110 TBF, 54.7% GB%
Kyle Bradish - 72 TBF, 54.5% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Freddy Peralta - 63 TBF, 36.5 K%, 6.3 BB%, 47.2% GB%
Gerrit Cole - 100 TBF, 34.0 K%, 2.0 BB%, 48.4% GB%
Jameson Taillon - 93 TBF, 30.1 K%, 2.2 BB%, 53.2% GB%
Justin Steele - 103 TBF, 31.1 K%, 4.9 BB%, 48.5% GB%
Kyle Bradish - 72 TBF, 31.9 K%, 5.6 BB%, 54.5% GB%
Robert Garcia - 50 TBF, 34.0 K%, 6.0 BB%, 60.0% GB%
Tarik Skubal - 96 TBF, 33.3 K%, 6.2 BB%, 50.9% GB%
Tyler Glasnow - 71 TBF, 33.8 K%, 4.2 BB%, 50.0% GB%
Zack Wheeler - 68 TBF, 39.7 K%, 2.9 BB%, 53.8% GB%
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Mike Clevinger - +3.2% CSW%, -1.5 BB%
Jameson Taillon - +6.6% CSW%, -3.5 BB%
Javier Assad - +2.5% CSW%, -4.6 BB%
Graham Ashcraft - +6.3% CSW%, -2.0 BB%
Kyle Bradish - +3.7% CSW%, -2.1 BB%
Zack Wheeler - +4.6% CSW%, -2.2 BB%
Alex Cobb - +2.7% CSW%, -5.3 BB%
Cristopher Sanchez - +2.8% CSW%, -4.9 BB%
Cole Irvin - +4.1% CSW%, -2.2 BB%
Ryan Yarbrough - +3.4% CSW%, -2.6 BB%
Hitters
Multiple Barrels
Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL) 4 PA, 5 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Hardest Hit Balls
Ronny Mauricio (NYM) - 115.7mph - nan
Corey Seager (TEX) - 114.4mph - home_run
Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL) - 113.9mph - field_out
D.J. Stewart (NYM) - 112.8mph - nan
Seth Brown (OAK) - 112.7mph - single
Austin Riley (ATL) - 111.3mph - single
Carlos Correa (MIN) - 110.6mph - double
Giancarlo Stanton (NYY) - 110.2mph - home_run
Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL) - 110.1mph - single
Isiah Kiner-Falefa (NYY) - 109.6mph - force_out
Last 3 Weeks - wOBA vs. xwOBA Comparison
Top 10
Ryan McMahon - 72 PA, 0.259 wOBA, 0.35 xwOBA, 0.091 Diff
Nolan Arenado - 70 PA, 0.202 wOBA, 0.273 xwOBA, 0.071 Diff
Alek Thomas - 61 PA, 0.221 wOBA, 0.292 xwOBA, 0.071 Diff
Everson Pereira - 67 PA, 0.209 wOBA, 0.275 xwOBA, 0.066 Diff
Salvador Perez - 66 PA, 0.217 wOBA, 0.278 xwOBA, 0.061 Diff
Adley Rutschman - 76 PA, 0.334 wOBA, 0.395 xwOBA, 0.061 Diff
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 90 PA, 0.462 wOBA, 0.515 xwOBA, 0.053 Diff
Drew Waters - 61 PA, 0.338 wOBA, 0.389 xwOBA, 0.051 Diff
Mike Tauchman - 71 PA, 0.253 wOBA, 0.303 xwOBA, 0.05 Diff
Jake Alu - 63 PA, 0.238 wOBA, 0.283 xwOBA, 0.045 Diff
Bottom 10
Davis Schneider - 58 PA, 0.57 wOBA, 0.423 xwOBA, -0.147 Diff
Trea Turner - 75 PA, 0.551 wOBA, 0.413 xwOBA, -0.138 Diff
Adam Duvall - 71 PA, 0.476 wOBA, 0.348 xwOBA, -0.128 Diff
Julio Rodriguez - 69 PA, 0.469 wOBA, 0.349 xwOBA, -0.12 Diff
Isaac Paredes - 70 PA, 0.397 wOBA, 0.28 xwOBA, -0.117 Diff
Luis Rengifo - 64 PA, 0.539 wOBA, 0.422 xwOBA, -0.117 Diff
Corbin Carroll - 77 PA, 0.458 wOBA, 0.347 xwOBA, -0.111 Diff
Mookie Betts - 72 PA, 0.475 wOBA, 0.367 xwOBA, -0.108 Diff
Anthony Santander - 76 PA, 0.468 wOBA, 0.36 xwOBA, -0.108 Diff
TJ Friedl - 82 PA, 0.351 wOBA, 0.246 xwOBA, -0.105 Diff
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Kyle Schwarber - 85 PA, 43 BIP, 13 Brls, 30.2 Brl%
Mike Ford - 58 PA, 32 BIP, 8 Brls, 25.0 Brl%
Davis Schneider - 58 PA, 29 BIP, 7 Brls, 24.1 Brl%
Shea Langeliers - 55 PA, 38 BIP, 9 Brls, 23.7 Brl%
Nelson Velazquez - 58 PA, 35 BIP, 8 Brls, 22.9 Brl%
Marcell Ozuna - 81 PA, 58 BIP, 13 Brls, 22.4 Brl%
Matt Wallner - 65 PA, 28 BIP, 6 Brls, 21.4 Brl%
Luis Robert - 59 PA, 38 BIP, 8 Brls, 21.1 Brl%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 90 PA, 77 BIP, 16 Brls, 20.8 Brl%
Trea Turner - 75 PA, 54 BIP, 11 Brls, 20.4 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 90 PA, 0.515 xwOBA
Kyle Schwarber - 85 PA, 0.515 xwOBA
Marcell Ozuna - 81 PA, 0.494 xwOBA
Yordan Alvarez - 82 PA, 0.481 xwOBA
Mitch Garver - 70 PA, 0.466 xwOBA
Yoan Moncada - 60 PA, 0.451 xwOBA
Jose Abreu - 59 PA, 0.428 xwOBA
Shea Langeliers - 55 PA, 0.425 xwOBA
Davis Schneider - 58 PA, 0.423 xwOBA
Luis Rengifo - 64 PA, 0.422 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Nick Madrigal - 62 PA, 98 Swings, 93.9 Cont%
Luis Arraez - 69 PA, 126 Swings, 92.9 Cont%
Ildemaro Vargas - 54 PA, 79 Swings, 91.1 Cont%
Yordan Alvarez - 82 PA, 122 Swings, 89.3 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 81 PA, 146 Swings, 88.4 Cont%
Alex Verdugo - 74 PA, 131 Swings, 87.8 Cont%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 90 PA, 164 Swings, 87.8 Cont%
Miguel Rojas - 55 PA, 88 Swings, 87.5 Cont%
Isaac Paredes - 70 PA, 154 Swings, 87.0 Cont%
Ryan O'Hearn - 48 PA, 92 Swings, 87.0 Cont%
Last 10 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Corbin Carroll - 6 Attempts (6 steals)
Esteury Ruiz - 6 Attempts (5 steals)
Ha-Seong Kim - 5 Attempts (5 steals)
Nico Hoerner - 5 Attempts (4 steals)
Andres Gimenez - 5 Attempts (4 steals)
Nolan Jones - 5 Attempts (5 steals)
Tommy Edman - 5 Attempts (4 steals)
Elly De La Cruz - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Cody Bellinger - 4 Attempts (2 steals)
Bobby Witt Jr. - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Brice Turang - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Steven Kwan - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Last 30 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 14 Attempts (11 steals)
Esteury Ruiz - 14 Attempts (12 steals)
C.J. Abrams - 13 Attempts (13 steals)
Corbin Carroll - 13 Attempts (11 steals)
Nico Hoerner - 12 Attempts (9 steals)
Elly De La Cruz - 11 Attempts (9 steals)
Randy Arozarena - 11 Attempts (8 steals)
Julio Rodriguez - 11 Attempts (9 steals)
Tommy Edman - 10 Attempts (9 steals)
Ha-Seong Kim - 9 Attempts (7 steals)
Francisco Lindor - 8 Attempts (8 steals)
Fernando Tatis Jr. - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Andres Gimenez - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Bobby Witt Jr. - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Bryce Harper - 78 PA, 16.7 K%, 15.1 Brl%
Jose Abreu - 59 PA, 8.5 K%, 14.9 Brl%
Julio Rodriguez - 69 PA, 17.4 K%, 15.1 Brl%
Marcell Ozuna - 81 PA, 18.5 K%, 22.4 Brl%
Mitch Garver - 70 PA, 18.6 K%, 18.6 Brl%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 90 PA, 6.7 K%, 20.8 Brl%
Seiya Suzuki - 88 PA, 18.2 K%, 15.6 Brl%
Trea Turner - 75 PA, 18.7 K%, 20.4 Brl%
William Contreras - 81 PA, 19.8 K%, 15.1 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 82 PA, 4.9 K%, 15.3 Brl%
Last 30 Days - xwOBA Improvers
Eddie Rosario - 100 PA, +0.122 xwOBA
Marcell Ozuna - 123 PA, +0.119 xwOBA
Kyle Schwarber - 121 PA, +0.098 xwOBA
D.J. Stewart - 81 PA, +0.092 xwOBA
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 137 PA, +0.087 xwOBA
Yoan Moncada - 93 PA, +0.085 xwOBA
Mitch Garver - 104 PA, +0.081 xwOBA
Spencer Torkelson - 118 PA, +0.077 xwOBA
Seiya Suzuki - 118 PA, +0.076 xwOBA
Mookie Betts - 105 PA, +0.071 xwOBA
Last 30 Days - Brl% Improvers
D.J. Stewart - 81 PA, +12.9 Brl%
Trea Turner - 109 PA, +10.6 Brl%
Spencer Torkelson - 118 PA, +9.4 Brl%
Luis Robert - 80 PA, +8.4 Brl%
Yoan Moncada - 93 PA, +8.1 Brl%
J.P. Crawford - 91 PA, +7.8 Brl%
Gabriel Arias - 97 PA, +7.6 Brl%
Kyle Schwarber - 121 PA, +6.9 Brl%
Nelson Velazquez - 88 PA, +6.9 Brl%
Brandon Nimmo - 119 PA, +6.5 Brl%
Last 30 Days - Cont% Improvers
Michael Massey - 101 PA, +12.3 Cont%
Kole Calhoun - 104 PA, +11.5 Cont%
Tyler O'Neill - 85 PA, +10.0 Cont%
Brice Turang - 99 PA, +9.6 Cont%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 137 PA, +9.3 Cont%
Anthony Santander - 103 PA, +8.9 Cont%
Jeremy Pena - 118 PA, +8.2 Cont%
Mitch Garver - 104 PA, +8.0 Cont%
Chas McCormick - 101 PA, +7.7 Cont%
Josh Lowe - 92 PA, +7.6 Cont%
Last 30 Days - K% Improvers
Yordan Alvarez - 120 PA, -13.7 K%
Jesus Sanchez - 80 PA, -13.3 K%
Drew Waters - 85 PA, -13.2 K%
Tyler O'Neill - 85 PA, -13.0 K%
Kole Calhoun - 104 PA, -11.7 K%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 137 PA, -11.6 K%
Jeremy Pena - 118 PA, -11.5 K%
Jake Burger - 113 PA, -10.5 K%
Chas McCormick - 101 PA, -10.0 K%
Mitch Garver - 104 PA, -9.3 K%
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
Tommy Pham - +5.9% Contact%, +3.0 mph exit velo, -4.0 Chase%
Yordan Alvarez - +6.6% Contact%, +4.4 mph exit velo, -9.8 Chase%
Ozzie Albies - +3.1% Contact%, +3.1 mph exit velo, -5.7 Chase%
Willy Adames - +4.2% Contact%, +3.6 mph exit velo, -11.5 Chase%
Lars Nootbaar - +7.5% Contact%, +4.6 mph exit velo, -12.6 Chase%
Michael Harris II - +3.1% Contact%, +6.7 mph exit velo, -5.6 Chase%
J.T. Realmuto - +8.5% Contact%, +4.4 mph exit velo, -5.2 Chase%
Ketel Marte - +4.6% Contact%, +3.6 mph exit velo, -5.2 Chase%
Edouard Julien - +13.0% Contact%, +7.9 mph exit velo, -5.7 Chase%
Ramon Laureano - +4.6% Contact%, +4.2 mph exit velo, -5.4 Chase%
Chris Taylor - +3.7% Contact%, +7.7 mph exit velo, -9.7 Chase%
Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days
Bryan Reynolds - 0.409 xwOBA, 10.0% Brl%, 75.5% Contact%, 25.0% Chase%, 17.6% K%
Kyle Tucker - 0.378 xwOBA, 10.0% Brl%, 83.8% Contact%, 18.5% Chase%, 12.3% K%
Matt Olson - 0.411 xwOBA, 15.6% Brl%, 78.7% Contact%, 23.5% Chase%, 15.6% K%
Mitch Garver - 0.467 xwOBA, 15.4% Brl%, 79.2% Contact%, 19.8% Chase%, 22.4% K%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 0.545 xwOBA, 22.4% Brl%, 87.6% Contact%, 23.9% Chase%, 4.5% K%
Seiya Suzuki - 0.419 xwOBA, 18.6% Brl%, 79.8% Contact%, 22.5% Chase%, 21.0% K%
Yandy Diaz - 0.406 xwOBA, 12.5% Brl%, 78.3% Contact%, 22.5% Chase%, 16.7% K%
Yordan Alvarez - 0.495 xwOBA, 18.6% Brl%, 88.8% Contact%, 21.1% Chase%, 6.2% K%
Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
Luke Raley - 41.9% Whiff%, 75.0% Weak%, 0.972 Cold Rating
Carter Kieboom - 37.9% Whiff%, 73.9% Weak%, 0.945 Cold Rating
Jose Siri - 34.1% Whiff%, 72.0% Weak%, 0.897 Cold Rating
Mike Moustakas - 31.5% Whiff%, 74.2% Weak%, 0.882 Cold Rating
Jeimer Candelario - 30.7% Whiff%, 78.3% Weak%, 0.882 Cold Rating
Bryce Harper - 37.4% Whiff%, 67.6% Weak%, 0.864 Cold Rating
Eugenio Suarez - 30.5% Whiff%, 71.0% Weak%, 0.84 Cold Rating
Oswald Peraza - 29.1% Whiff%, 75.0% Weak%, 0.834 Cold Rating
Nolan Jones - 35.8% Whiff%, 66.7% Weak%, 0.833 Cold Rating
Gabriel Arias - 37.7% Whiff%, 65.8% Weak%, 0.828 Cold Rating
Minor Leagues
Top Minor League Hitting Performances - Yesterday
Estevan Florial (NYY): 3/5, 4R, 2HR, 6RBI, 0SB, 47FPts
Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC): 4/5, 3R, 1HR, 4RBI, 0SB, 35FPts
Tristan Gray (TB): 3/4, 2R, 2HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 33FPts
Trevor Schwecke (TOR): 3/4, 1R, 1HR, 3RBI, 1SB, 33FPts
Victor Scott II (STL): 3/5, 3R, 0HR, 0RBI, 3SB, 32FPts
Juan Yepez (STL): 2/3, 1R, 1HR, 6RBI, 0SB, 29FPts
Cody Milligan (ATL): 3/5, 1R, 1HR, 3RBI, 1SB, 29FPts
Roman Anthony (BOS): 3/6, 2R, 0HR, 2RBI, 1SB, 28FPts
Yoelqui Cespedes (CWS): 2/4, 2R, 1HR, 3RBI, 1SB, 28FPts
Paul McIntosh (MIA): 2/3, 3R, 1HR, 2RBI, 0SB, 27FPts
Top Minor League Pitching Performances - Yesterday
Cade Povich (BAL): 0 Pitches, 5IP, 2H, 0ER, 9K, 4BB, 31FPts
Brandon Komar (STL): 0 Pitches, 8IP, 7H, 1ER, 9K, 0BB, 29FPts
Nick Krauth (TEX): 0 Pitches, 7IP, 5H, 2ER, 8K, 1BB, 28FPts
Kai-Wei Teng (SF): 0 Pitches, 5IP, 2H, 0ER, 8K, 3BB, 28FPts
Alemao Hernandez (WSH): 0 Pitches, 6IP, 1H, 1ER, 7K, 2BB, 27FPts
Mike Montgomery (LAD): 0 Pitches, 6IP, 2H, 0ER, 6K, 2BB, 27FPts
Edgar Barclay (NYY): 0 Pitches, 5IP, 6H, 1ER, 8K, 1BB, 25FPts
Chih-Jung Liu (BOS): 0 Pitches, 4IP, 2H, 2ER, 9K, 2BB, 24FPts
Jordan Geber (NYM): 0 Pitches, 6IP, 5H, 0ER, 3K, 0BB, 20FPts
Ryan Murphy (SF): 0 Pitches, 5IP, 2H, 0ER, 5K, 1BB, 19FPts
AA-AAA OPS Leaders
Michael Busch (AAA - LAD) 434 PA 1.028 OPS
Austin Shenton (AAA - TB) 521 PA 1.005 OPS
Jared Young (AAA - CHC) 355 PA 1.001 OPS
Coby Mayo (AAA - BAL) 557 PA 0.97 OPS
Troy Johnston (AAA - MIA) 549 PA 0.969 OPS
TJ Hopkins (AAA - CIN) 373 PA 0.962 OPS
Keston Hiura (AAA - MIL) 367 PA 0.96 OPS
Coco Montes (AAA - COL) 459 PA 0.953 OPS
Jacob Hurtubise (AAA - CIN) 394 PA 0.949 OPS
Bobby Dalbec (AAA - BOS) 476 PA 0.947 OPS
Estevan Florial (AAA - NYY) 482 PA 0.945 OPS
Trenton Brooks (AAA - SF) 478 PA 0.941 OPS
Michael Stefanic (AAA - LAA) 429 PA 0.938 OPS
Ivan Herrera (AAA - STL) 351 PA 0.937 OPS
Tristin English (AAA - ARI) 393 PA 0.934 OPS
Jamie Westbrook (AAA - NYY) 443 PA 0.934 OPS
Colt Keith (AAA - DET) 530 PA 0.931 OPS
Drew Lugbauer (AAA - ATL) 364 PA 0.931 OPS
Justyn-Henry Malloy (AAA - DET) 568 PA 0.929 OPS
Vaughn Grissom (AAA - ATL) 424 PA 0.928 OPS
AA-AAA Pitching K-BB% Leaders
Jackson Wolf (AA - PIT) 119 IP 20.8% K-BB
Tobias Myers (AA - MIL) 131 IP 20.8% K-BB
Dominic Hamel (AA - NYM) 118 IP 20.7% K-BB
Mason Black (AAA - SF) 113 IP 20.2% K-BB
Brant Hurter (AA - DET) 114 IP 19.9% K-BB
Robert Gasser (AAA - MIL) 130 IP 19.6% K-BB
Kai-Wei Teng (AAA - SF) 116 IP 19.3% K-BB
Carlos Rodriguez (AA - MIL) 117 IP 19.3% K-BB
Cade Povich (AAA - BAL) 115 IP 19.0% K-BB
Jack Cushing (AA - OAK) 121 IP 18.9% K-BB
Ty Madden (AA - DET) 114 IP 18.8% K-BB
Rhett Kouba (AAA - HOU) 122 IP 18.4% K-BB
Keider Montero (AAA - DET) 100 IP 18.2% K-BB
Richard Fitts (AA - NYY) 146 IP 18.2% K-BB
Domingo Robles (AA - ATL) 121 IP 18.2% K-BB
Jacob Lopez (AAA - TB) 97 IP 18.2% K-BB
Alan Rangel (AAA - ATL) 118 IP 17.8% K-BB
Blayne Enlow (AAA - MIN) 93 IP 17.8% K-BB
Walker Powell (AA - CHC) 116 IP 17.6% K-BB
Jared Jones (AAA - PIT) 115 IP 17.5% K-BB
Schedules & Streamers
Toughest Upcoming Hitter Schedules - Next 7 Days
KC - 110.4 Opposing SP Stuff+
WSH - 108.8 Opposing SP Stuff+
TB - 105.3 Opposing SP Stuff+
NYY - 104.5 Opposing SP Stuff+
MIN - 102.5 Opposing SP Stuff+
Softest Upcoming Hitter Schedules - Next 7 Days
ARI - 75.0 Opposing SP Stuff+
CHC - 79.6 Opposing SP Stuff+
CIN - 79.8 Opposing SP Stuff+
SF - 82.4 Opposing SP Stuff+
DET - 82.5 Opposing SP Stuff+
Today's SP Streamer Picks
Reid Detmers (30.0% Owned): Projected 5.88IP 2.72ER 6.86SO 2.4BB 17.31FPts
Jordan Wicks (28.0% Owned): Projected 5.69IP 2.69ER 5.96SO 1.6BB 15.89FPts
Clarke Schmidt (21.5% Owned): Projected 5.84IP 3.07ER 5.1SO 1.97BB 12.93FPts
OPS Leaders - Last 2 Weeks - LOW OWNED HITTERS
Willi Castro - 26 PA, 1.31 OPS
Will Benson - 28 PA, 1.256 OPS
Matt Vierling - 26 PA, 1.22 OPS
Jesus Sanchez - 29 PA, 1.208 OPS
Elehuris Montero - 35 PA, 1.157 OPS
Mike Yastrzemski - 26 PA, 1.157 OPS
Yoan Moncada - 29 PA, 1.118 OPS
J.D. Davis - 29 PA, 1.106 OPS
Kevin Kiermaier - 27 PA, 1.101 OPS
Nelson Velazquez - 34 PA, 1.095 OPS
Today's Hitter Streamer Picks
Christopher Morel CF (33.5% Owned): Projected 0.96R 0.24HR 0.68RBI 1.1SO 0.35BB 0.09SB 10.35FPts
Eddie Rosario RF (30.5% Owned): Projected 1.09R 0.15HR 1.12RBI 0.78SO 0.29BB 0.07SB 9.66FPts
Lars Nootbaar RF (44.0% Owned): Projected 0.83R 0.22HR 0.63RBI 0.79SO 0.58BB 0.08SB 9.6FPts
Nolan Gorman 2B (47.5% Owned): Projected 0.73R 0.29HR 0.72RBI 1.24SO 0.4BB 0.05SB 9.47FPts
Orlando Arcia 2B (47.5% Owned): Projected 1.09R 0.12HR 1.02RBI 0.74SO 0.29BB 0.02SB 8.82FPts
Jordan Lawlar SS (11.0% Owned): Projected 0.7R 0.16HR 0.54RBI 0.93SO 0.42BB 0.18SB 8.73FPts
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B (39.0% Owned): Projected 0.67R 0.11HR 0.49RBI 0.66SO 0.27BB 0.14SB 8.56FPts
Brandon Marsh LF (13.5% Owned): Projected 0.89R 0.08HR 0.93RBI 1.4SO 0.46BB 0.1SB 8.56FPts
Davis Schneider 2B (42.0% Owned): Projected 0.6R 0.18HR 0.63RBI 0.97SO 0.51BB 0.06SB 8.09FPts
Maikel Garcia SS (15.5% Owned): Projected 0.62R 0.1HR 0.43RBI 1.09SO 0.32BB 0.17SB 8.01FPts
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