MLB Daily Notes - September 13th
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Pitchers - Yesterday
Nice start for Bryan Woo as his rookie year winds down
5.2 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 8 K, 0 BB
A beautiful 24.1% SwStr% and massive 65% Strike%. He just attacked the Ohtani-less Angels lineup and it worked out very well.
Here’s the pitch mix on the year:
You know I love a good fastball, and he’s had that this year. The 16.3% SwStr% is up there with some of the best doing it:
And then you add on the two other fastball variations he has along with a decent slider, we could be looking at a very, very good pitcher next year. He’s now up to 119 innings thrown this year (between all levels), so that sets up him to push past 150 next year. I guess it turns out that the innings limitation stuff with him was overblown (by me as well), he’s soared past his previous season high (52 last year), and he’s still throwing the ball well.
The Mariners rotation is one of the most interesting ones in the league, ehre’s what that fivesome has looked like on the year:
Not a bad arm in sight and all of those names will return to the rotation next year (barring injury).
Freddy Peralta now has his ERA down to 3.79 with a 1.10 WHIP and a 22.8% K-BB%. He’s been cruising for months now and he has a 2.51 ERA and 0.80 WHIP in the second half. Pitching like a stud.
And hey, good starts from Dylan Cease and Carlos Rodon! That helped the old home league semi-final as I’ve held on to both of those losers and was finally rewarded for it when it mattered most. Neither got a quality start, but a lot of strikeouts and they both won their decisions. Here’s the data on them:
It shouldn’t be surprising to see them put up very good starts, both guys have been getting the swing and miss this year - it’s just been a problem with control. Cease has a long history of command issues, so it’s not surprising in his case - but it was reasonable to think that Rodon would eventually figure it out and finish the year in dominant fashion.
Both will probably still be more bad than good over these last few starts, but they could each finish the year with authority as well - so I’m just going to ride them out.
Speaking of my playoff matchup, here’s what it’s looking like:
We have a 30 inning weekly minimum, so my opponent doesn’t get to officially be winning ERA/WHIP/K9 until he gets there. He has very few SPs, so it will take him until the weekend to get there - and he’ll likely beat me in ERA and WHIP since I’m just throwing out 2-3 bad pitchers every day in an effort to take QS/W. I need six of these categories to advance, so it’s a good start for me - always a pleasure to see your opponent hitting .211 even if it’s only Wednesday.
Fantasy Points Leaders - Yesterday
1. Freddy Peralta (vs. MIA): 33.04 Points
2. Bryan Woo (vs. LAA): 30.36 Points
3. Dylan Cease (vs. KC): 26.99 Points
4. Carlos Rodon (vs. BOS): 26.45 Points
5. Jose Butto (vs. ARI): 24.25 Points
6. Nick Pivetta (vs. NYY): 22.99 Points
7. Zack Littell (vs. MIN): 22.75 Points
8. Bailey Falter (vs. WSH): 20.5 Points
9. Kutter Crawford (vs. NYY): 18.91 Points
10. Sean Manaea (vs. CLE): 18.36 Points
Whiffs Leaders - Yesterday
1. Freddy Peralta (MIL): 20 Whiffs (95 Pitches)
2. Bryan Woo (SEA): 20 Whiffs (83 Pitches)
3. Jose Butto (NYM): 17 Whiffs (91 Pitches)
4. Joe Ryan (MIN): 16 Whiffs (102 Pitches)
5. Carlos Rodon (NYY): 16 Whiffs (93 Pitches)
6. Nick Pivetta (BOS): 15 Whiffs (90 Pitches)
7. Dylan Cease (CWS): 14 Whiffs (102 Pitches)
8. Max Fried (ATL): 14 Whiffs (87 Pitches)
9. Kutter Crawford (BOS): 14 Whiffs (93 Pitches)
10. Zack Wheeler (PHI): 13 Whiffs (96 Pitches)
Strike% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Bryan Woo (SEA): 65.1 Strike%, 19.3 Ball%
2. Freddy Peralta (MIL): 57.9 Strike%, 29.5 Ball%
3. Joe Ryan (MIN): 57.8 Strike%, 30.4 Ball%
4. Zack Littell (TB): 57.6 Strike%, 21.2 Ball%
5. Nick Pivetta (BOS): 53.3 Strike%, 35.6 Ball%
6. Justin Verlander (HOU): 53.2 Strike%, 23.4 Ball%
7. Kutter Crawford (BOS): 51.6 Strike%, 38.7 Ball%
8. Carlos Rodon (NYY): 51.6 Strike%, 37.6 Ball%
9. Sean Manaea (SF): 51.2 Strike%, 30.0 Ball%
10. Hyun Jin Ryu (TOR): 50.0 Strike%, 28.0 Ball%
11. Dylan Cease (CWS): 49.0 Strike%, 39.2 Ball%
12. Randy Vasquez (NYY): 48.3 Strike%, 33.3 Ball%
13. John Means (BAL): 48.0 Strike%, 26.7 Ball%
14. Jose Butto (NYM): 47.3 Strike%, 41.8 Ball%
15. Max Fried (ATL): 47.1 Strike%, 39.1 Ball%
Pitcher/Pitch Trends
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Max Fried's SL velo (11 pitches) UP 2.3mph to 87.5
Carlos Rodon's CU velo (13 pitches) UP 2.1mph to 81.6
Edward Cabrera's CU velo (17 pitches) UP 2.0mph to 86.0
Carlos Rodon's SL velo (25 pitches) UP 1.8mph to 87.1
Max Scherzer's SL velo (10 pitches) UP 1.7mph to 85.6
Bailey Falter's CU velo (20 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 77.9
Michael Wacha's SI velo (12 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 93.3
JP Sears's CH velo (15 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 85.5
Nick Pivetta's CU velo (11 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 80.7
Randy Vasquez's FC velo (11 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 86.5
Hyun Jin Ryu's CU velo (16 pitches) DOWN -1.9mph to 67.1
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Bailey Falter's SL usage (28.4%) up 11.0 points
Cal Quantrill's FS usage (26.7%) up 20.7 points
Freddy Peralta's CH usage (26.3%) up 12.5 points
Lance Lynn's SI usage (27.9%) up 15.6 points
Ryne Nelson's SL usage (23.8%) up 12.4 points
Pitch Mix Changes - Last 3 Starts
Bailey Falter 4-Seam Fastball: -21.6%
Bailey Falter Slider: +21.3%
Alex Cobb Split-Finger: +20.8%
Zach Davies Sinker: -17.4%
Reid Detmers Slider: -17.3%
Bryce Miller 4-Seam Fastball: -16.5%
Jack Flaherty Slider: -16.4%
Zach Davies 4-Seam Fastball: +16.2%
Reid Detmers Changeup: +15.5%
Zack Littell Sinker: +15.0%
Wade Miley 4-Seam Fastball: -14.9%
Lucas Giolito Changeup: +14.9%
Kyle Wright 4-Seam Fastball: +14.1%
Seth Lugo Curveball: -13.6%
Tanner Houck Cutter: -13.4%
Kenta Maeda Slider: -13.4%
Hyun Jin Ryu Cutter: +13.4%
Matt Manning Slider: +13.4%
Kyle Hendricks Changeup: +12.6%
Colin Rea Sinker: +12.6%
Zack Littell 4-Seam Fastball: -12.6%
Seth Lugo Sinker: +12.5%
Pitchers - Recent Leaders
Let’s take a quick look at Aaron Civale with the Rays since he shows up here at the top of the CSW% board.
7 GS, 11.2% SwStr%, 50.9% Strike%, 26.1% K%, 5.2% BB%, .701 OPS, 41% GB%
Not much different than before. Some more strikeouts, but that’s not really supported by the SwStr%. The overall Strike% is up massively (it was 46.6% with Cleveland). I kind of think this is just the result of variance, it’s only been seven starts with Tampa so far - but we’ll take another look at him in the offseason when we’re putting together the 2024 pitcher rankings.
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Tarik Skubal - 96 TBF, 35.6% CSW%
Nick Pivetta - 70 TBF, 35.0% CSW%
Kyle Harrison - 70 TBF, 34.9% CSW%
Spencer Strider - 66 TBF, 34.7% CSW%
Aaron Civale - 85 TBF, 34.4% CSW%
Jameson Taillon - 93 TBF, 34.4% CSW%
Mike Clevinger - 70 TBF, 34.4% CSW%
Logan Gilbert - 103 TBF, 34.4% CSW%
Charlie Morton - 95 TBF, 34.0% CSW%
Bobby Miller - 80 TBF, 33.8% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Cole Ragans - 86 TBF, 38.4% K%
Freddy Peralta - 84 TBF, 38.1% K%
Nick Pivetta - 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 - 95 TBF, 33.7% K%
Tarik Skubal - 96 TBF, 33.3% K%
Zack Wheeler - 93 TBF, 33.3% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Freddy Peralta - 84 TBF, 33.3% K-BB%
Gerrit Cole - 100 TBF, 32.0% K-BB%
Cole Ragans - 86 TBF, 30.2% K-BB%
Tyler Glasnow - 95 TBF, 28.4% K-BB%
Zack Wheeler - 93 TBF, 28.0% K-BB%
Jameson Taillon - 93 TBF, 28.0% K-BB%
Tarik Skubal - 96 TBF, 27.1% K-BB%
Nick Pivetta - 70 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
Logan Webb - 92 TBF, 63.5% GB%
Wade Miley - 66 TBF, 60.8% GB%
Alex Cobb - 85 TBF, 60.6% GB%
Framber Valdez - 105 TBF, 59.4% GB%
Pedro Avila - 81 TBF, 59.3% GB%
Brady Singer - 72 TBF, 56.9% GB%
Zac Gallen - 81 TBF, 55.9% GB%
Andrew Heaney - 81 TBF, 54.7% GB%
Pablo Lopez - 110 TBF, 54.7% GB%
Dean Kremer - 90 TBF, 54.5% GB%
An update on Grayson Rodriguez’s season:
48.9% Strike%, 13.3% SwStr%, 24.9% K%, 8.8% BB%, .775 OPS, 46% GB%
Last 10:
50.4% Strike%, 14.2% SwStr%, 23.4% K%, 7.8% BB%, .611 OPS, 53% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
David Peterson - 72 TBF, 27.8 K%, 5.6 BB%, 47.8% GB%
Freddy Peralta - 84 TBF, 38.1 K%, 4.8 BB%, 50.0% GB%
Gerrit Cole - 100 TBF, 34.0 K%, 2.0 BB%, 48.4% GB%
Grayson Rodriguez - 68 TBF, 27.9 K%, 7.4 BB%, 44.2% 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 - 54 TBF, 33.3 K%, 7.4 BB%, 62.5% GB%
Tarik Skubal - 96 TBF, 33.3 K%, 6.2 BB%, 50.9% GB%
Tyler Glasnow - 95 TBF, 33.7 K%, 5.3 BB%, 46.6% GB%
Zack Wheeler - 93 TBF, 33.3 K%, 5.4 BB%, 49.1% GB%
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Kyle Bradish - +3.7% CSW%, -2.1 BB%
Cole Irvin - +3.0% CSW%, -2.4 BB%
Jameson Taillon - +8.5% CSW%, -4.3 BB%
Mike Clevinger - +7.0% CSW%, -4.9 BB%
Nick Pivetta - +5.6% CSW%, -1.9 BB%
Cristopher Sanchez - +2.8% CSW%, -4.9 BB%
Ryan Yarbrough - +3.4% CSW%, -2.6 BB%
Graham Ashcraft - +8.4% CSW%, -3.1 BB%
Hitters
Kris Bryant is back and he homered last night. He has played more this year than I thought, but it’s been bad
283 PA, .255/.339/.390, 9 HR, 6.0% Brl%, 17.7% K%, 9.2% BB%, .327 xwOBA
So okay that’s not terrible, but given the contract and the state of that team it’s just been a disastrous situation. But he will certainly not be the worst hitter on your fantasy team for the rest of the year.
Edouard Julien also double-barreled and homered, here’s what he’s up to this year:
338 PA, .273/.382/.457, .839 OPS, 12 HR, 13.2% Brl%, 30.8% K%, 14.8% BB%
Lots of strikeouts, but a lot of walks - and some really nice contact metrics despite a higher than we’d like 51% GB%.
The best Twins bat on a per-PA basis this year has been Royce Lewis:
208 PA, .306/.356/.528, .884 OPS, 12 HR, 10.4% Brl%, 23.6% K%, 6.3% BB%
Just a 35% GB% and that’s kept the homers coming at a high rate (17.3 PA/HR). The barrel rate might be a bit lower than you’d expect from a guy getting the ball in the air so much - but he’s been great and he’ll be a very enticing later-round pick next year - there’s already a long history of injuries with him so that will keep people down on him a bit, I would imagine.
Top hitters by fantasy points scored since August 1st:
Ronald Acuna Jr. 555
Julio Rodriguez 526
Trea Turner 504
Mookie Betts 493
Matt Olson 488
Cody Bellinger 443
Bobby Witt Jr. 435
Kyle Schwarber 434
Bryce Harper 426
Jose Altuve / Corey Seager 424
Trea Turner has 16 homers and six steals in these 164 PAs, he had 10 homers entering August. He’ll be a clear top-five pick next year again when it was previously seeming like he’d be a second-round guy for the first time in a while. He’s now at a .270 batting average with 26 homers and 27 steals - lol.
Multiple Barrels
Blake Sabol (SF) 4 PA, 8 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Edouard Julien (MIN) 4 PA, 3 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Kris Bryant (COL) 5 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Hardest Hit Balls
Rafael Devers (BOS) - 113.5mph - field_out
Matt Wallner (MIN) - 113.4mph - foul
Pete Alonso (NYM) - 113.2mph - home_run
Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL) - 113.2mph - field_out
Bryce Harper (PHI) - 112.8mph - home_run
Ronny Mauricio (NYM) - 112.4mph - home_run
Eloy Jimenez (CWS) - 112.2mph - field_out
Austin Riley (ATL) - 112.1mph - foul
Manny Machado (SD) - 111.7mph - single
Matt Vierling (DET) - 111.6mph - foul
Last 3 Weeks - wOBA vs. xwOBA Comparison
Top 10
Ryan McMahon - 76 PA, 0.261 wOBA, 0.355 xwOBA, 0.094 Diff
Alek Thomas - 60 PA, 0.224 wOBA, 0.296 xwOBA, 0.072 Diff
J.T. Realmuto - 63 PA, 0.312 wOBA, 0.382 xwOBA, 0.07 Diff
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 96 PA, 0.452 wOBA, 0.515 xwOBA, 0.063 Diff
Mike Tauchman - 65 PA, 0.255 wOBA, 0.316 xwOBA, 0.061 Diff
Adley Rutschman - 81 PA, 0.343 wOBA, 0.402 xwOBA, 0.059 Diff
Nolan Arenado - 72 PA, 0.209 wOBA, 0.266 xwOBA, 0.057 Diff
Connor Joe - 67 PA, 0.261 wOBA, 0.317 xwOBA, 0.056 Diff
Ozzie Albies - 67 PA, 0.253 wOBA, 0.307 xwOBA, 0.054 Diff
Jake Alu - 63 PA, 0.238 wOBA, 0.286 xwOBA, 0.048 Diff
Bottom 10
Trea Turner - 79 PA, 0.604 wOBA, 0.436 xwOBA, -0.168 Diff
Davis Schneider - 66 PA, 0.565 wOBA, 0.423 xwOBA, -0.142 Diff
Luis Rengifo - 63 PA, 0.548 wOBA, 0.416 xwOBA, -0.132 Diff
Xander Bogaerts - 80 PA, 0.425 wOBA, 0.305 xwOBA, -0.12 Diff
Julio Rodriguez - 78 PA, 0.503 wOBA, 0.389 xwOBA, -0.114 Diff
Matt Olson - 91 PA, 0.513 wOBA, 0.401 xwOBA, -0.112 Diff
Isaac Paredes - 69 PA, 0.366 wOBA, 0.261 xwOBA, -0.105 Diff
Mark Canha - 73 PA, 0.423 wOBA, 0.322 xwOBA, -0.101 Diff
TJ Friedl - 81 PA, 0.348 wOBA, 0.25 xwOBA, -0.098 Diff
Austin Hays - 67 PA, 0.402 wOBA, 0.307 xwOBA, -0.095 Diff
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Kyle Schwarber - 91 PA, 44 BIP, 12 Brls, 27.3 Brl%
Mike Ford - 50 PA, 28 BIP, 7 Brls, 25.0 Brl%
Shea Langeliers - 56 PA, 39 BIP, 9 Brls, 23.1 Brl%
Davis Schneider - 66 PA, 35 BIP, 8 Brls, 22.9 Brl%
Nelson Velazquez - 58 PA, 35 BIP, 8 Brls, 22.9 Brl%
Nolan Gorman - 58 PA, 27 BIP, 6 Brls, 22.2 Brl%
Matt Wallner - 65 PA, 28 BIP, 6 Brls, 21.4 Brl%
Trea Turner - 79 PA, 58 BIP, 12 Brls, 20.7 Brl%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 96 PA, 83 BIP, 17 Brls, 20.5 Brl%
Jake Burger - 74 PA, 51 BIP, 10 Brls, 19.6 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 96 PA, 0.515 xwOBA
Yordan Alvarez - 85 PA, 0.478 xwOBA
Kyle Schwarber - 91 PA, 0.469 xwOBA
Mitch Garver - 70 PA, 0.469 xwOBA
Yandy Diaz - 70 PA, 0.446 xwOBA
Bryce Harper - 83 PA, 0.443 xwOBA
Trea Turner - 79 PA, 0.436 xwOBA
Yoan Moncada - 61 PA, 0.431 xwOBA
Max Kepler - 76 PA, 0.431 xwOBA
Marcell Ozuna - 83 PA, 0.425 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Nick Madrigal - 64 PA, 101 Swings, 95.0 Cont%
Luis Arraez - 69 PA, 129 Swings, 94.6 Cont%
Ildemaro Vargas - 58 PA, 81 Swings, 90.1 Cont%
Myles Straw - 50 PA, 85 Swings, 89.4 Cont%
Ryan O'Hearn - 54 PA, 99 Swings, 88.9 Cont%
Alejandro Kirk - 50 PA, 80 Swings, 88.8 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 85 PA, 147 Swings, 88.4 Cont%
Alex Verdugo - 72 PA, 123 Swings, 87.8 Cont%
Lars Nootbaar - 49 PA, 80 Swings, 87.5 Cont%
Yordan Alvarez - 85 PA, 125 Swings, 87.2 Cont%
Last 10 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Ha-Seong Kim - 6 Attempts (6 steals)
Corbin Carroll - 6 Attempts (6 steals)
Tommy Edman - 5 Attempts (4 steals)
Esteury Ruiz - 5 Attempts (4 steals)
Nolan Jones - 5 Attempts (4 steals)
Jacob Young - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Bobby Witt Jr. - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 4 Attempts (2 steals)
Last 30 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Esteury Ruiz - 14 Attempts (12 steals)
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 14 Attempts (10 steals)
Corbin Carroll - 13 Attempts (11 steals)
C.J. Abrams - 12 Attempts (12 steals)
Nico Hoerner - 12 Attempts (10 steals)
Julio Rodriguez - 11 Attempts (9 steals)
Tommy Edman - 10 Attempts (9 steals)
Randy Arozarena - 10 Attempts (7 steals)
Ha-Seong Kim - 10 Attempts (8 steals)
Elly De La Cruz - 10 Attempts (8 steals)
Bobby Witt Jr. - 9 Attempts (8 steals)
Andres Gimenez - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Bryce Harper - 83 PA, 15.7 K%, 14.8 Brl%
Dominic Smith - 61 PA, 16.4 K%, 15.6 Brl%
Jorge Polanco - 70 PA, 20.0 K%, 15.9 Brl%
Jose Altuve - 82 PA, 19.5 K%, 15.5 Brl%
Julio Rodriguez - 78 PA, 15.4 K%, 17.7 Brl%
Luis Rengifo - 63 PA, 12.7 K%, 14.0 Brl%
Marcell Ozuna - 83 PA, 19.3 K%, 16.9 Brl%
Masataka Yoshida - 58 PA, 19.0 K%, 14.0 Brl%
Mitch Garver - 70 PA, 15.7 K%, 16.3 Brl%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 96 PA, 5.2 K%, 20.5 Brl%
Royce Lewis - 84 PA, 17.9 K%, 14.8 Brl%
Seiya Suzuki - 88 PA, 18.2 K%, 15.4 Brl%
Trea Turner - 79 PA, 17.7 K%, 20.7 Brl%
William Contreras - 85 PA, 20.0 K%, 14.0 Brl%
Yandy Diaz - 70 PA, 12.9 K%, 16.0 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 85 PA, 8.2 K%, 17.2 Brl%
Last 30 Days - xwOBA Improvers
Marcell Ozuna - 119 PA, +0.12 xwOBA
Eddie Rosario - 100 PA, +0.115 xwOBA
D.J. Stewart - 84 PA, +0.11 xwOBA
Mookie Betts - 110 PA, +0.082 xwOBA
Julio Rodriguez - 120 PA, +0.079 xwOBA
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 138 PA, +0.078 xwOBA
Seiya Suzuki - 118 PA, +0.076 xwOBA
Kyle Schwarber - 127 PA, +0.076 xwOBA
Trea Turner - 114 PA, +0.073 xwOBA
Yoan Moncada - 93 PA, +0.072 xwOBA
Last 30 Days - Brl% Improvers
D.J. Stewart - 84 PA, +11.2 Brl%
Trea Turner - 114 PA, +11.0 Brl%
Gabriel Arias - 97 PA, +8.4 Brl%
Dominic Smith - 82 PA, +7.1 Brl%
Yandy Diaz - 110 PA, +6.7 Brl%
Pete Alonso - 112 PA, +6.7 Brl%
Spencer Torkelson - 115 PA, +6.5 Brl%
J.P. Crawford - 101 PA, +6.2 Brl%
Jorge Polanco - 100 PA, +6.1 Brl%
Brandon Nimmo - 122 PA, +6.1 Brl%
Last 30 Days - Cont% Improvers
Kole Calhoun - 103 PA, +13.0 Cont%
Anthony Santander - 105 PA, +10.2 Cont%
Michael Massey - 98 PA, +9.6 Cont%
Jeremy Pena - 117 PA, +9.0 Cont%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 138 PA, +8.9 Cont%
Tyler O'Neill - 80 PA, +8.6 Cont%
Josh Lowe - 93 PA, +8.3 Cont%
Yordan Alvarez - 119 PA, +8.1 Cont%
Edouard Julien - 87 PA, +7.9 Cont%
Mitch Garver - 104 PA, +7.9 Cont%
Last 30 Days - K% Improvers
Yordan Alvarez - 119 PA, -12.8 K%
Jeremy Pena - 117 PA, -12.3 K%
Tyler O'Neill - 80 PA, -11.8 K%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 138 PA, -11.5 K%
Kole Calhoun - 103 PA, -11.4 K%
Mitch Garver - 104 PA, -11.2 K%
Drew Waters - 89 PA, -9.8 K%
Josh Lowe - 93 PA, -9.4 K%
Julio Rodriguez - 120 PA, -9.3 K%
Anthony Santander - 105 PA, -9.1 K%
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
Willy Adames - +10.9% Contact%, +4.9 mph exit velo, -16.2 Chase%
J.T. Realmuto - +5.5% Contact%, +7.5 mph exit velo, -13.1 Chase%
Ji Hwan Bae - +12.0% Contact%, +4.6 mph exit velo, -7.6 Chase%
Willi Castro - +3.3% Contact%, +5.5 mph exit velo, -7.2 Chase%
Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days
Matt Olson - 0.415 xwOBA, 16.0% Brl%, 79.8% Contact%, 21.8% Chase%, 13.2% K%
Mitch Garver - 0.461 xwOBA, 13.3% Brl%, 80.0% Contact%, 18.3% Chase%, 17.3% K%
Mookie Betts - 0.404 xwOBA, 12.5% Brl%, 82.3% Contact%, 20.5% Chase%, 15.1% K%
Seiya Suzuki - 0.425 xwOBA, 20.0% Brl%, 80.7% Contact%, 20.7% Chase%, 19.7% K%
Tommy Pham - 0.397 xwOBA, 12.2% Brl%, 80.6% Contact%, 21.3% Chase%, 22.8% K%
Yandy Diaz - 0.457 xwOBA, 17.5% Brl%, 78.1% Contact%, 20.4% Chase%, 14.0% K%
Yordan Alvarez - 0.46 xwOBA, 21.6% Brl%, 85.1% Contact%, 20.1% Chase%, 11.9% K%
Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
Luke Raley - 38.4% Whiff%, 81.0% Weak%, 0.977 Cold Rating
Carter Kieboom - 35.9% Whiff%, 77.3% Weak%, 0.933 Cold Rating
Adam Duvall - 48.5% Whiff%, 68.8% Weak%, 0.909 Cold Rating
Kyren Paris - 33.3% Whiff%, 71.4% Weak%, 0.862 Cold Rating
Oswald Peraza - 32.6% Whiff%, 71.4% Weak%, 0.856 Cold Rating
Luis Robert - 38.3% Whiff%, 66.7% Weak%, 0.852 Cold Rating
Jose Siri - 32.5% Whiff%, 70.8% Weak%, 0.849 Cold Rating
Bryce Harper - 36.2% Whiff%, 67.6% Weak%, 0.846 Cold Rating
Jeimer Candelario - 29.0% Whiff%, 80.0% Weak%, 0.841 Cold Rating
Gabriel Arias - 39.8% Whiff%, 65.6% Weak%, 0.835 Cold Rating
Minor Leagues
Top Minor League Hitting Performances - Yesterday
Jason Vosler (CIN): 5/6, 3R, 1HR, 4RBI, 0SB, 38FPts
Zach Dezenzo (HOU): 3/4, 2R, 2HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 33FPts
Jacob Buchberger (STL): 3/4, 2R, 2HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 33FPts
Niko Kavadas (BOS): 2/4, 2R, 2HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 30FPts
Rylan Bannon (HOU): 4/4, 1R, 1HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 29FPts
Samad Taylor (KC): 3/4, 2R, 0HR, 2RBI, 1SB, 28FPts
Oscar Gonzalez - 660757 (CLE): 3/5, 3R, 1HR, 2RBI, 0SB, 28FPts
Jacob Melton (HOU): 3/6, 2R, 1HR, 4RBI, 0SB, 28FPts
J.P. Martinez (TEX): 2/4, 2R, 2HR, 2RBI, 0SB, 28FPts
Tim Elko (CWS): 3/4, 1R, 1HR, 4RBI, 0SB, 26FPts
Top Minor League Pitching Performances - Yesterday
Ronel Blanco (HOU): 0 Pitches, 6IP, 2H, 0ER, 12K, 3BB, 38FPts
Blade Tidwell (NYM): 0 Pitches, 5IP, 3H, 0ER, 9K, 0BB, 31FPts
Joe Rock (COL): 0 Pitches, 5IP, 2H, 0ER, 10K, 1BB, 29FPts
Cory Abbott (WSH): 0 Pitches, 5IP, 0H, 0ER, 6K, 1BB, 26FPts
Nolan Kingham (ATL): 0 Pitches, 5IP, 3H, 0ER, 7K, 3BB, 21FPts
Dylan Ray (ARI): 0 Pitches, 5IP, 2H, 0ER, 4K, 2BB, 20FPts
Zak Kent (TEX): 0 Pitches, 5IP, 1H, 1ER, 6K, 0BB, 20FPts
Carson Seymour (SF): 0 Pitches, 5IP, 4H, 1ER, 5K, 1BB, 20FPts
Robbie Erlin (LAD): 0 Pitches, 6IP, 5H, 1ER, 6K, 1BB, 19FPts
Ross Carver (CLE): 0 Pitches, 5IP, 3H, 1ER, 6K, 1BB, 19FPts
AA-AAA OPS Leaders
Michael Busch (AAA - LAD) 436 PA 1.029 OPS
Austin Shenton (AAA - TB) 527 PA 1.005 OPS
Jared Young (AAA - CHC) 359 PA 0.998 OPS
Blake Dunn (AA - CIN) 351 PA 0.997 OPS
Troy Johnston (AAA - MIA) 553 PA 0.971 OPS
Trey Cabbage (AAA - LAA) 428 PA 0.97 OPS
Coby Mayo (AAA - BAL) 561 PA 0.97 OPS
TJ Hopkins (AAA - CIN) 373 PA 0.962 OPS
Keston Hiura (AAA - MIL) 367 PA 0.96 OPS
Coco Montes (AAA - COL) 463 PA 0.956 OPS
Jacob Hurtubise (AAA - CIN) 400 PA 0.954 OPS
Colton Cowser (AAA - BAL) 350 PA 0.949 OPS
Bobby Dalbec (AAA - BOS) 480 PA 0.945 OPS
Samad Taylor (AAA - KC) 366 PA 0.932 OPS
Tristin English (AAA - ARI) 398 PA 0.931 OPS
Trenton Brooks (AAA - SF) 482 PA 0.931 OPS
Colt Keith (AAA - DET) 535 PA 0.929 OPS
Jamie Westbrook (AAA - NYY) 447 PA 0.929 OPS
Ivan Herrera (AAA - STL) 355 PA 0.929 OPS
Michael Stefanic (AAA - LAA) 435 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) 118 IP 20.1% 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
Jacob Lopez (AAA - TB) 97 IP 18.2% K-BB
Domingo Robles (AA - ATL) 121 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
TJ Shook (AA - MIL) 92 IP 17.5% K-BB
Schedules & Streamers
Toughest Upcoming Hitter Schedules - Next 7 Days
TEX - 111.6 Opposing SP Stuff+
NYY - 109.9 Opposing SP Stuff+
WSH - 109.8 Opposing SP Stuff+
TOR - 108.1 Opposing SP Stuff+
ATL - 105.5 Opposing SP Stuff+
Softest Upcoming Hitter Schedules - Next 7 Days
SF - 81.9 Opposing SP Stuff+
ARI - 82.6 Opposing SP Stuff+
CHC - 83.7 Opposing SP Stuff+
MIL - 83.7 Opposing SP Stuff+
CIN - 84.4 Opposing SP Stuff+
Today's SP Streamer Picks
Taj Bradley (16.0% Owned): Projected 5.4IP 2.39ER 7.1SO 2.19BB 18.25FPts
Connor Phillips (0.0% Owned): Projected 4.95IP 2.01ER 5.66SO 2.07BB 15.35FPts
Braxton Garrett (42.5% Owned): Projected 5.43IP 2.61ER 5.43SO 1.55BB 14.22FPts
OPS Leaders - Last 2 Weeks - LOW OWNED HITTERS
Edward Olivares - 30 PA, 1.5 OPS
Mike Yastrzemski - 28 PA, 1.411 OPS
Matt Vierling - 26 PA, 1.196 OPS
Aaron Hicks - 32 PA, 1.174 OPS
J.D. Davis - 28 PA, 1.137 OPS
Mauricio Dubon - 26 PA, 1.131 OPS
Logan O'Hoppe - 32 PA, 1.11 OPS
Andy Ibanez - 26 PA, 1.066 OPS
Jack Suwinski - 32 PA, 1.049 OPS
Cavan Biggio - 34 PA, 1.047 OPS
Today's Hitter Streamer Picks
Christopher Morel CF (36.0% Owned): Projected 0.89R 0.24HR 0.63RBI 1.05SO 0.32BB 0.09SB 9.92FPts
Nolan Jones 3B (39.0% Owned): Projected 0.73R 0.24HR 0.75RBI 1.38SO 0.35BB 0.08SB 9.52FPts
Lars Nootbaar RF (43.5% Owned): Projected 0.81R 0.19HR 0.6RBI 0.83SO 0.6BB 0.09SB 9.49FPts
Ryan McMahon 3B (49.5% Owned): Projected 0.63R 0.21HR 0.66RBI 1.18SO 0.37BB 0.05SB 8.54FPts
Jake Burger 3B (31.0% Owned): Projected 0.66R 0.24HR 0.65RBI 1.38SO 0.25BB 0.01SB 8.51FPts
Davis Schneider 2B (42.0% Owned): Projected 0.6R 0.19HR 0.63RBI 1.01SO 0.49BB 0.06SB 8.26FPts
Mitch Garver C (35.0% Owned): Projected 0.61R 0.22HR 0.65RBI 1.18SO 0.55BB 0.02SB 8.2FPts
Charlie Blackmon RF (27.5% Owned): Projected 0.73R 0.13HR 0.51RBI 0.77SO 0.31BB 0.02SB 8.12FPts
Austin Hays LF (40.5% Owned): Projected 0.58R 0.15HR 0.7RBI 0.78SO 0.28BB 0.04SB 7.97FPts
Maikel Garcia SS (15.0% Owned): Projected 0.63R 0.09HR 0.44RBI 0.88SO 0.29BB 0.17SB 7.96FPts
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