MLB Daily Notes - September 14th
A daily automated report of what happened yesterday in Major League Baseball, along with other recent trends and further analysis.
Added a Saturday morning update to the NFL DFS Preview. It’s going to be another smash tomorrow.
Pitcher Review
Dylan Cease snapped back with a ten-strikeout performance.
6 IP, 4 Hh, 0 R, 10 K, 2 BB, 22.7% SwStr%, 55.7% Strike%
His velocity had been down, but some of it returned last night.
Alec Marsh struck out 11 Pirates.
5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 11 K, 2 BB, 18.8% SwStr%
That tied his career-best (last July). He’s at a decent 15.7% K-BB% on the year but a weak 4.52 ERA and 1.23 WHIP. Weird pitcher. He’s been inefficient this year, very rarely getting through six innings.
The return wasn’t all that special for Jacob Degrom.
3.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 4 K, 0 BB, 16.4% SwStr%, 49.2% Strike%
~Only~ ten whiffs on his 61 pitches.
The fastball velocity wasn’t quite what we’d come to expect from him. Maybe he’s not going full-out here since the season is basically over. He maxed out at 98.7
If we look at what he did last year before the injury, he averaged 98.7 and reached 101.2.
Clarke Schmidt looked pretty good:
5.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 1 BB, 15.1% SwStr%
His marks since the return:
The cutter has been the key for him. It has a 17% SwStr% and a .369 SLG allowed this year on 36% usage. The dude shows a 114.3 Stuff+ via FanGraphs; that’s much higher than I would have guessed. He’s a bit of a late pitching breakout at age 28.
These pitcher profile dashboards are just so nice I can’t stop talking about them.
It’s funny; my favorite time of the year in baseball writing is smack in the middle of the off-season when I’m taking my time going through each team and position, putting everything in perspective. I’m really looking forward to that again this year. Fantasy baseball doesn’t stop here.
Spencer Schwellenbach had a nice bounce-back against the Dodgers.
6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 6 K, 1 BB, 14.1% SwStr%, 35.9% Ball%
That’s a higher ball rate than his usual, but that’s an impressive line against a fully healthy LA lineup. He’s now at a 15.1% SwStr% and 30.8% Ball% on the season. That’s the second-lowest Ball% for all SPs with a SwStr% above 14%.
Here’s your full list of SPs with at least 12 starts, a SwStr% above 14%, and a Ball% below 34%.
I’m really going to focus in on that stat combo when drafting pitchers next year, it seems to work really well. That was the reason we identified Schwellenbach so early. Seems like we might be buying heavily into Grayson Rodriguez next year. He should be a bit cheaper with all of this time he’s missed in 2024.
One last guy. Tanner Bibee had a sweet 9:0 K:BB, but gave up eight hits and three earned runs. He has been spotty this year, but overall the numbers are strong:
→ 26.6% K%
→ 6.2% BB%
→ 20.4% K-BB%
→ 13.5% SwStr%
→ 50.1% Strike%
→ 33.6% Ball%
→ 1.95 WHIP+
His ERA is right in line with his SIERA, both right around 3.60. I think he’s going to be a very nice floor pitcher for us moving forward. He’s just 25, so there’s room for growth - but the fastball doesn’t seem to to the level where we could say he has fantasy-ace upside.
Hitter Review
Hunter Goodman was the hitter of the day, scoring 41 fantasy points with two dingers and seven RBI. He’s not interesting for anything fantasy-related, but I can show off my hitter profile page with him at least.
The ole .289 xwOBA. Not good, man.
Julio Rodriguez had 31 fantasy points. For the season:
.263/.219/.382, 25.5% K%, 9.6% Brl%, .340 xwOBA
Since this last IL stint:
.263/.333/.415, 20.5% K%, 9.8% Brl%, .334 xwOBA
He’s been one of the biggest disappointments of the year. He has just 15 homers and 22 steals, and we were hoping for something like a 30-40 season from him. I wonder if he’ll fall into the second round next year. I would have to guess he does.
That’ll do it for the Saturday notes; I’ve been writing this and really ignoring my kids. And that’s been nice because they’re making a lot of noise. Noise becomes the enemy when you have multiple young kids. The noise didn’t stop until like 9:30 last night. Bedtime has been pretty easy for us to this point, but this week has been a real disaster. Andrea and I are really dreading it, but I think it will turn around soon. And that’s right, my wife’s name is Andrea. I’ve spilled the beans. Andrea Anderson, lots of A-N-D-R in there.
I love her and I love baseball and I love writing and I love you all, except the ones of you who sometimes criticize me.
Pitcher Reports
Algo SP Ranks - Yesterday
1. Zack Littell
2. Bailey Ober
3. Dylan Cease
4. Garrett Crochet
5. Edward Cabrera
6. Tanner Bibee
7. Jacob deGrom
8. Alec Marsh
9. Clarke Schmidt
10. Austin Gomber
11. Emerson Hancock
12. Spencer Schwellenbach
13. Aaron Nola
14. Julian Aguiar
15. Eduardo Rodriguez
16. DJ Herz
17. Yusei Kikuchi
18. Kevin Gausman
19. Luis L. Ortiz
20. Brady Basso
21. Jose Quintana
22. Freddy Peralta
23. Javier Assad
24. Zach Eflin
25. Logan Webb
26. Erick Fedde
27. Landon Knack
28. Richard Fitts
29. Samuel Aldegheri
Fantasy Points Leaders - Yesterday
1. Dylan Cease (vs. SF): 33.9 Points
2. Brant Hurter (vs. BAL): 32.16 Points
3. Alec Marsh (vs. PIT): 31.79 Points
4. Edward Cabrera (vs. WSH): 30.3 Points
5. Zack Littell (vs. CLE): 26.3 Points
6. Jose Quintana (vs. PHI): 25.95 Points
7. Yusei Kikuchi (vs. LAA): 22.75 Points
8. Spencer Schwellenbach (vs. LAD): 22.5 Points
9. Tanner Bibee (vs. TB): 20.7 Points
10. DJ Herz (vs. MIA): 20.25 Points
Whiffs Leaders - Yesterday
1. Dylan Cease (SD): 22 Whiffs (97 Pitches)
2. Bailey Ober (MIN): 20 Whiffs (90 Pitches)
3. Zack Littell (TB): 18 Whiffs (89 Pitches)
4. Alec Marsh (KC): 18 Whiffs (96 Pitches)
5. Edward Cabrera (MIA): 16 Whiffs (100 Pitches)
6. Tanner Bibee (CLE): 16 Whiffs (91 Pitches)
7. Emerson Hancock (SEA): 14 Whiffs (90 Pitches)
8. Austin Gomber (COL): 14 Whiffs (94 Pitches)
9. Spencer Schwellenbach (ATL): 13 Whiffs (92 Pitches)
10. Garrett Crochet (CWS): 13 Whiffs (56 Pitches)
Strike% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Brant Hurter (DET): 62.0 Strike%, 25.4 Ball%
2. Zack Littell (TB): 56.2 Strike%, 27.0 Ball%
3. Dylan Cease (SD): 55.7 Strike%, 33.0 Ball%
4. Jose Suarez (LAA): 54.5 Strike%, 27.3 Ball%
5. Edward Cabrera (MIA): 54.0 Strike%, 35.0 Ball%
6. Tanner Bibee (CLE): 53.8 Strike%, 28.6 Ball%
7. Luis L. Ortiz (PIT): 53.6 Strike%, 33.0 Ball%
8. Alec Marsh (KC): 53.1 Strike%, 36.5 Ball%
9. Clarke Schmidt (NYY): 52.3 Strike%, 29.1 Ball%
10. DJ Herz (WSH): 51.7 Strike%, 32.2 Ball%
11. Aaron Nola (PHI): 51.1 Strike%, 35.6 Ball%
12. Eduardo Rodriguez (ARI): 50.0 Strike%, 36.7 Ball%
13. Jacob deGrom (TEX): 49.2 Strike%, 32.8 Ball%
14. Emerson Hancock (SEA): 48.9 Strike%, 33.3 Ball%
15. Garrett Crochet (CWS): 48.2 Strike%, 32.1 Ball%
Pitches/Out (POUT) Leaders - Yesterday
1. Brant Hurter: 71 Pitches, 17 Outs, 4.18 POUT
2. Yusei Kikuchi: 85 Pitches, 20 Outs, 4.25 POUT
3. Bailey Ober: 90 Pitches, 20 Outs, 4.5 POUT
4. Julian Aguiar: 86 Pitches, 19 Outs, 4.53 POUT
5. Jose Suarez: 55 Pitches, 12 Outs, 4.58 POUT
6. Garrett Crochet: 56 Pitches, 12 Outs, 4.67 POUT
7. Jose Quintana: 94 Pitches, 20 Outs, 4.7 POUT
8. Brady Basso: 77 Pitches, 16 Outs, 4.81 POUT
9. Zack Littell: 89 Pitches, 18 Outs, 4.94 POUT
10. Kevin Gausman: 104 Pitches, 21 Outs, 4.95 POUT
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Freddy Peralta's CU velo (17 pitches) UP 2.3mph to 79.6
Tanner Bibee's SL velo (29 pitches) UP 2.0mph to 87.5
Yusei Kikuchi's SL velo (33 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 87.1
Emerson Hancock's CH velo (21 pitches) DOWN -1.6mph to 84.8
Jacob deGrom's SL velo (31 pitches) DOWN -1.7mph to 89.7
Austin Gomber's SL velo (32 pitches) DOWN -1.9mph to 82.4
Javier Assad's SI velo (25 pitches) DOWN -2.4mph to 89.5
Emerson Hancock's SL velo (11 pitches) DOWN -2.5mph to 82.2
Yusei Kikuchi's CU velo (15 pitches) DOWN -3.8mph to 79.1
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Alec Marsh's SI usage (29.2%) up 18.3 points
Austin Gomber's SL usage (34.0%) up 15.8 points
Bailey Ober's CH usage (42.2%) up 14.2 points
Jacob deGrom's SL usage (50.8%) up 12.1 points
Logan Webb's ST usage (31.3%) up 19.6 points
Yusei Kikuchi's SL usage (38.8%) up 14.5 points
Zach Eflin's FC usage (46.0%) up 19.0 points
Zach Eflin's CH usage (16.0%) up 11.0 points
Pitch Mix Changes - Last 3 Starts
Emerson Hancock Sinker: +24.5%
Emerson Hancock 4-Seam Fastball: -23.9%
Sean Manaea Sinker: +23.5%
Yusei Kikuchi Slider: +21.8%
Jameson Taillon Sinker: +18.9%
Hunter Brown Sinker: +17.0%
Ryan Feltner Slider: -16.1%
Walker Buehler Curveball: +15.8%
Ryan Pepiot 4-Seam Fastball: +15.7%
JP Sears Sweeper: -15.6%
Logan Webb Changeup: -15.6%
Kutter Crawford Cutter: +15.2%
Tylor Megill Sinker: +14.6%
Ryan Pepiot Slider: -14.5%
Cooper Criswell Sweeper: -14.1%
Shane Baz Slider: -13.5%
Nick Pivetta Sweeper: -13.4%
Albert Suarez 4-Seam Fastball: -13.3%
Zach Eflin Sinker: -13.1%
Jameson Taillon 4-Seam Fastball: -13.0%
Taj Bradley Cutter: +12.7%
Kyle Freeland Changeup: +12.5%
Logan Webb Sinker: +12.4%
Dean Kremer 4-Seam Fastball: +12.4%
Seth Lugo Cutter: +12.4%
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Blake Snell - 70 TBF, 35.2% CSW%
Sean Manaea - 100 TBF, 34.3% CSW%
Carlos Rodon - 73 TBF, 33.7% CSW%
Logan Gilbert - 72 TBF, 33.4% CSW%
Bryan Woo - 95 TBF, 33.2% CSW%
Sonny Gray - 95 TBF, 33.0% CSW%
Jack Flaherty - 73 TBF, 32.8% CSW%
Michael King - 93 TBF, 32.5% CSW%
Matthew Boyd - 88 TBF, 32.4% CSW%
Yusei Kikuchi - 99 TBF, 32.4% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Logan Gilbert - 72 TBF, 40.3% K%
Carlos Rodon - 73 TBF, 38.4% K%
Zac Gallen - 87 TBF, 35.6% K%
Reynaldo Lopez - 74 TBF, 33.8% K%
Gerrit Cole - 69 TBF, 33.3% K%
Sean Manaea - 100 TBF, 33.0% K%
Blake Snell - 70 TBF, 32.9% K%
Cole Ragans - 87 TBF, 32.2% K%
Tobias Myers - 70 TBF, 31.4% K%
Paul Skenes - 68 TBF, 30.9% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Logan Gilbert - 72 TBF, 37.5% K-BB%
Carlos Rodon - 73 TBF, 31.5% K-BB%
Tarik Skubal - 95 TBF, 30.5% K-BB%
Gerrit Cole - 69 TBF, 29.0% K-BB%
Reynaldo Lopez - 74 TBF, 28.4% K-BB%
Matthew Boyd - 88 TBF, 27.3% K-BB%
Chris Sale - 74 TBF, 27.0% K-BB%
Pablo Lopez - 111 TBF, 25.2% K-BB%
Chris Bassitt - 80 TBF, 25.0% K-BB%
Sean Manaea - 100 TBF, 25.0% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Framber Valdez - 99 TBF, 69.4% GB%
Max Fried - 104 TBF, 62.5% GB%
Logan Webb - 96 TBF, 61.3% GB%
Jose Quintana - 95 TBF, 59.7% GB%
Pablo Lopez - 111 TBF, 59.2% GB%
Brayan Bello - 75 TBF, 58.3% GB%
Mitch Spence - 93 TBF, 57.7% GB%
Marcus Stroman - 95 TBF, 56.3% GB%
Andre Pallante - 76 TBF, 55.8% GB%
MacKenzie Gore - 69 TBF, 55.8% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Brandon Pfaadt - 74 TBF, 28.4 K%, 6.8 BB%, 44.7% GB%
Chris Bassitt - 80 TBF, 30.0 K%, 5.0 BB%, 46.9% GB%
Edward Cabrera - 93 TBF, 28.0 K%, 6.5 BB%, 53.3% GB%
Nick Pivetta - 73 TBF, 28.8 K%, 6.8 BB%, 44.7% GB%
Pablo Lopez - 111 TBF, 27.9 K%, 2.7 BB%, 59.2% GB%
Reynaldo Lopez - 74 TBF, 33.8 K%, 5.4 BB%, 43.2% GB%
Sonny Gray - 95 TBF, 28.4 K%, 5.3 BB%, 44.4% GB%
Yusei Kikuchi - 99 TBF, 27.3 K%, 5.1 BB%, 47.8% GB%
Zack Wheeler - 98 TBF, 29.6 K%, 6.1 BB%, 46.0% GB%
SIERA vs. ERA Comp, Last 30 Days
Unluckiest
Zebby Matthews: 7.97 ERA, 3.94 SIERA
Bobby Miller: 8.28 ERA, 4.67 SIERA
Miles Mikolas: 6.94 ERA, 3.49 SIERA
Taj Bradley: 7.57 ERA, 4.21 SIERA
Garrett Crochet: 4.67 ERA, 1.7 SIERA
Jake Irvin: 6.67 ERA, 4.37 SIERA
Colin Rea: 6.66 ERA, 4.43 SIERA
Yariel Rodriguez: 6.17 ERA, 4.14 SIERA
Mitchell Parker: 5.77 ERA, 3.81 SIERA
Logan Gilbert: 4.35 ERA, 2.56 SIERA
Luckiest
Beau Brieske: 2.57 ERA, 5.6 SIERA
Freddy Peralta: 2.25 ERA, 5.27 SIERA
Edward Cabrera: 2.12 ERA, 4.73 SIERA
Michael King: 1.71 ERA, 4.17 SIERA
Bowden Francis: 1.25 ERA, 3.66 SIERA
Pablo Lopez: 0.79 ERA, 3.17 SIERA
Gerrit Cole: 1.24 ERA, 3.59 SIERA
Jose Quintana: 3.18 ERA, 5.51 SIERA
Austin Gomber: 3.0 ERA, 4.87 SIERA
Aaron Civale: 2.63 ERA, 4.4 SIERA
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Austin Gomber - +4.4% CSW%, -1.6 BB%
Yusei Kikuchi - +2.6% CSW%, -2.9 BB%
Bryan Woo - +3.5% CSW%, -4.1 BB%
Alec Marsh - +3.2% CSW%, -3.9 BB%
Cristopher Sanchez - +2.7% CSW%, -2.9 BB%
David Peterson - +3.5% CSW%, -3.2 BB%
Albert Suarez - +2.7% CSW%, -2.1 BB%
Logan Gilbert - +4.8% CSW%, -2.3 BB%
Jose Urena - +2.9% CSW%, -2.1 BB%
MacKenzie Gore - +2.1% CSW%, -2.6 BB%
Casey Mize - +5.2% CSW%, -2.6 BB%
Aaron Civale - +3.8% CSW%, -2.1 BB%
Tylor Megill - +3.8% CSW%, -2.8 BB%
Blake Snell - +5.5% CSW%, -2.5 BB%
Osvaldo Bido - +2.9% CSW%, -5.5 BB%
Matthew Liberatore - +2.7% CSW%, -2.2 BB%
Hitter Reports
Multiple Barrels
Brent Rooker (OAK) 4 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Bryan Reynolds (PIT) 5 PA, 10 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Hunter Goodman (COL) 4 PA, 8 Swings, 3 Barrels, 2 HR
Julio Rodriguez (SEA) 5 PA, 11 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Logan Driscoll (TB) 3 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Marcell Ozuna (ATL) 4 PA, 10 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Otto Lopez (MIA) 4 PA, 5 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR) 4 PA, 6 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
New Max Launch Velos
Kerry Carpenter, Yesterday: 109.6 Previous High: 109.3
Hardest Hit Balls
Giancarlo Stanton (NYY) - 115.6mph - field_out
Oneil Cruz (PIT) - 115.5mph - nan
Ketel Marte (ARI) - 113.3mph - grounded_into_double_play
Julio Rodriguez (SEA) - 112.2mph - single
Kyle Schwarber (PHI) - 112.2mph - field_out
Julio Rodriguez (SEA) - 112.1mph - single
Julio Rodriguez (SEA) - 111.7mph - home_run
Shohei Ohtani (LAD) - 111.6mph - nan
Eric Wagaman (LAA) - 111.5mph - field_out
Lars Nootbaar (STL) - 111.3mph - single
Last 3 Weeks - wOBA vs. xwOBA Comparison
Top 10
Jake Burger - 75 PA, 0.253 wOBA, 0.349 xwOBA, 0.096 Diff
Michael Conforto - 56 PA, 0.26 wOBA, 0.354 xwOBA, 0.094 Diff
Juan Soto - 85 PA, 0.328 wOBA, 0.414 xwOBA, 0.086 Diff
Giancarlo Stanton - 66 PA, 0.288 wOBA, 0.368 xwOBA, 0.08 Diff
Jorge Polanco - 65 PA, 0.204 wOBA, 0.281 xwOBA, 0.077 Diff
Anthony Volpe - 70 PA, 0.222 wOBA, 0.299 xwOBA, 0.077 Diff
Rhys Hoskins - 63 PA, 0.246 wOBA, 0.318 xwOBA, 0.072 Diff
Heliot Ramos - 73 PA, 0.224 wOBA, 0.293 xwOBA, 0.069 Diff
Aaron Judge - 81 PA, 0.353 wOBA, 0.419 xwOBA, 0.066 Diff
Rafael Devers - 71 PA, 0.244 wOBA, 0.309 xwOBA, 0.065 Diff
Bottom 10
Victor Robles - 60 PA, 0.507 wOBA, 0.388 xwOBA, -0.119 Diff
Lane Thomas - 67 PA, 0.407 wOBA, 0.293 xwOBA, -0.114 Diff
Tommy Edman - 72 PA, 0.374 wOBA, 0.269 xwOBA, -0.105 Diff
Jonny DeLuca - 65 PA, 0.409 wOBA, 0.306 xwOBA, -0.103 Diff
Brent Rooker - 85 PA, 0.464 wOBA, 0.375 xwOBA, -0.089 Diff
Eugenio Suarez - 75 PA, 0.532 wOBA, 0.443 xwOBA, -0.089 Diff
Tyler Fitzgerald - 68 PA, 0.314 wOBA, 0.228 xwOBA, -0.086 Diff
Brandon Marsh - 67 PA, 0.431 wOBA, 0.346 xwOBA, -0.085 Diff
Tyler Stephenson - 71 PA, 0.314 wOBA, 0.23 xwOBA, -0.084 Diff
Nathaniel Lowe - 74 PA, 0.441 wOBA, 0.358 xwOBA, -0.083 Diff
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Kyle Schwarber - 82 PA, 49 BIP, 13 Brls, 26.5 Brl%
Giancarlo Stanton - 66 PA, 38 BIP, 10 Brls, 26.3 Brl%
Shohei Ohtani - 81 PA, 54 BIP, 13 Brls, 24.1 Brl%
Tyler O'Neill - 74 PA, 35 BIP, 8 Brls, 22.9 Brl%
Taylor Ward - 76 PA, 54 BIP, 12 Brls, 22.2 Brl%
Kerry Carpenter - 63 PA, 37 BIP, 8 Brls, 21.6 Brl%
Eugenio Suarez - 75 PA, 53 BIP, 11 Brls, 20.8 Brl%
Luke Raley - 57 PA, 34 BIP, 7 Brls, 20.6 Brl%
Francisco Lindor - 81 PA, 55 BIP, 11 Brls, 20.0 Brl%
Juan Soto - 85 PA, 52 BIP, 10 Brls, 19.2 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Yordan Alvarez - 73 PA, 0.465 xwOBA
Paul Goldschmidt - 72 PA, 0.449 xwOBA
Eugenio Suarez - 75 PA, 0.443 xwOBA
Jackson Merrill - 68 PA, 0.441 xwOBA
Kyle Schwarber - 82 PA, 0.441 xwOBA
Kerry Carpenter - 63 PA, 0.432 xwOBA
Matt Olson - 80 PA, 0.43 xwOBA
Manny Machado - 79 PA, 0.429 xwOBA
Lawrence Butler - 79 PA, 0.422 xwOBA
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 71 PA, 0.419 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Luis Arraez - 74 PA, 128 Swings, 95.3 Cont%
Jose Ramirez - 88 PA, 194 Swings, 90.2 Cont%
TJ Friedl - 83 PA, 118 Swings, 89.8 Cont%
Geraldo Perdomo - 74 PA, 131 Swings, 89.3 Cont%
Alex Bregman - 58 PA, 100 Swings, 89.0 Cont%
Sal Frelick - 49 PA, 100 Swings, 89.0 Cont%
Nick Fortes - 49 PA, 86 Swings, 88.4 Cont%
Yandy Diaz - 62 PA, 103 Swings, 88.3 Cont%
Jurickson Profar - 78 PA, 148 Swings, 87.2 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 83 PA, 133 Swings, 87.2 Cont%
Last 10 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Jose Ramirez - 6 Attempts (5 steals)
Dylan Crews - 6 Attempts (6 steals)
Elly De La Cruz - 5 Attempts (3 steals)
Victor Robles - 5 Attempts (5 steals)
Jazz Chisholm Jr. - 5 Attempts (3 steals)
Jose Caballero - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Xavier Edwards - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Andres Gimenez - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Romy Gonzalez - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Noelvi Marte - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Corbin Carroll - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Dairon Blanco - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Jake Fraley - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Marcus Semien - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Luke Williams - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Leody Taveras - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Lars Nootbaar - 3 Attempts (1 steals)
Johan Rojas - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Jose Tena - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Brent Rooker - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Zack Gelof - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Zach Neto - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Willy Adames - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Last 30 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Jose Ramirez - 16 Attempts (12 steals)
Shohei Ohtani - 12 Attempts (12 steals)
Victor Robles - 11 Attempts (11 steals)
Andres Gimenez - 10 Attempts (8 steals)
Jonny Deluca - 10 Attempts (7 steals)
Jazz Chisholm Jr. - 10 Attempts (8 steals)
Oneil Cruz - 10 Attempts (10 steals)
Dylan Crews - 9 Attempts (8 steals)
Dairon Blanco - 9 Attempts (8 steals)
Cedric Mullins - 9 Attempts (8 steals)
Dylan Moore - 9 Attempts (8 steals)
C.J. Abrams - 9 Attempts (7 steals)
Josh Lowe - 9 Attempts (9 steals)
Jose Caballero - 9 Attempts (8 steals)
Elly De La Cruz - 9 Attempts (5 steals)
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Bobby Witt Jr. - 86 PA, 16.3 K%, 15.2 Brl%
Jackson Chourio - 77 PA, 18.2 K%, 15.1 Brl%
Jackson Merrill - 68 PA, 16.2 K%, 15.1 Brl%
Lawrence Butler - 79 PA, 15.2 K%, 18.8 Brl%
Manny Machado - 79 PA, 12.7 K%, 15.6 Brl%
Matt Olson - 80 PA, 15.0 K%, 14.5 Brl%
Salvador Perez - 83 PA, 19.3 K%, 17.9 Brl%
Taylor Ward - 76 PA, 18.4 K%, 22.2 Brl%
Wyatt Langford - 76 PA, 19.7 K%, 16.7 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 73 PA, 13.7 K%, 16.9 Brl%
Last 30 Days - xwOBA Improvers
Luke Raley - 91 PA, +0.111 xwOBA
Cedric Mullins II - 86 PA, +0.102 xwOBA
Corbin Carroll - 121 PA, +0.097 xwOBA
Michael Toglia - 109 PA, +0.092 xwOBA
Francisco Lindor - 126 PA, +0.092 xwOBA
Miguel Rojas - 81 PA, +0.081 xwOBA
Victor Robles - 91 PA, +0.079 xwOBA
Lars Nootbaar - 94 PA, +0.075 xwOBA
Jackson Chourio - 114 PA, +0.074 xwOBA
Eugenio Suarez - 112 PA, +0.071 xwOBA
Last 30 Days - Brl% Improvers
Wyatt Langford - 108 PA, +11.2 Brl%
Tyler O'Neill - 91 PA, +10.8 Brl%
Giancarlo Stanton - 94 PA, +10.4 Brl%
Francisco Lindor - 126 PA, +10.3 Brl%
Corbin Carroll - 121 PA, +9.8 Brl%
Luke Raley - 91 PA, +8.9 Brl%
Taylor Ward - 115 PA, +8.4 Brl%
Brandon Marsh - 87 PA, +7.9 Brl%
Michael Harris II - 121 PA, +7.7 Brl%
Jared Triolo - 93 PA, +7.6 Brl%
Last 30 Days - Cont% Improvers
Lawrence Butler - 111 PA, +10.8 Cont%
Bryce Harper - 114 PA, +9.5 Cont%
Xander Bogaerts - 107 PA, +8.7 Cont%
Jacob Young - 92 PA, +8.2 Cont%
Jonny DeLuca - 92 PA, +7.0 Cont%
Jake McCarthy - 114 PA, +6.9 Cont%
Masataka Yoshida - 94 PA, +6.6 Cont%
Cedric Mullins II - 86 PA, +6.6 Cont%
Eugenio Suarez - 112 PA, +6.5 Cont%
Shea Langeliers - 100 PA, +6.5 Cont%
Last 30 Days - K% Improvers
Michael Busch - 100 PA, -11.4 K%
Lawrence Butler - 111 PA, -11.3 K%
Jonny DeLuca - 92 PA, -10.8 K%
Parker Meadows - 112 PA, -10.6 K%
Josh Jung - 105 PA, -10.0 K%
Cody Bellinger - 115 PA, -9.9 K%
Brenton Doyle - 97 PA, -9.1 K%
Eugenio Suarez - 112 PA, -8.8 K%
Oneil Cruz - 110 PA, -8.4 K%
Julio Rodriguez - 124 PA, -8.3 K%
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
Michael Harris II - +5.3% Contact%, +3.1 mph exit velo, -6.4 Chase%
Jonathan Aranda - +10.3% Contact%, +6.8 mph exit velo, -5.5 Chase%
Salvador Perez - +4.9% Contact%, +4.3 mph exit velo, -7.4 Chase%
Isaac Paredes - +6.3% Contact%, +5.3 mph exit velo, -4.3 Chase%
Eugenio Suarez - +5.2% Contact%, +8.2 mph exit velo, -4.3 Chase%
Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days
Corbin Carroll - 0.377 xwOBA, 12.5% Brl%, 77.3% Contact%, 23.2% Chase%, 22.6% K%
Manny Machado - 0.399 xwOBA, 14.3% Brl%, 77.8% Contact%, 24.4% Chase%, 14.8% K%
Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
Jose Siri - 51.9% Whiff%, 77.8% Weak%, 0.999 Cold Rating
Mike Siani - 39.4% Whiff%, 76.0% Weak%, 0.967 Cold Rating
Tyler Stephenson - 35.2% Whiff%, 73.9% Weak%, 0.913 Cold Rating
Rafael Devers - 38.5% Whiff%, 71.1% Weak%, 0.912 Cold Rating
George Springer - 30.3% Whiff%, 76.7% Weak%, 0.857 Cold Rating
Colton Cowser - 33.0% Whiff%, 71.4% Weak%, 0.85 Cold Rating
Luis Robert - 37.6% Whiff%, 66.7% Weak%, 0.833 Cold Rating
Griffin Conine - 30.0% Whiff%, 72.7% Weak%, 0.826 Cold Rating
Jordan Walker - 37.9% Whiff%, 65.2% Weak%, 0.816 Cold Rating
Orlando Arcia - 32.6% Whiff%, 70.0% Weak%, 0.813 Cold Rating
Minor League Reports
Top Minor League Hitting Performances - Yesterday
Kevin Plawecki (SD): 3/5, 3R, 2HR, 5RBI, 0SB, 41FPts
Abimelec Ortiz (TEX): 2/4, 3R, 2HR, 3RBI, 1SB, 41FPts
Logan Davidson (OAK): 3/5, 3R, 1HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 37FPts
Luis Mieses (TEX): 3/5, 2R, 2HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 35FPts
Yolmer Sanchez (NYM): 2/4, 2R, 1HR, 5RBI, 0SB, 34FPts
Gage Workman (DET): 3/3, 3R, 1HR, 1RBI, 0SB, 33FPts
Elehuris Montero (COL): 2/6, 2R, 2HR, 4RBI, 0SB, 32FPts
Johnathan Rodriguez (CLE): 3/5, 3R, 1HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 32FPts
Bryan Lavastida (CLE): 1/1, 1R, 0HR, 2RBI, 2SB, 30FPts
Josh Lester (KC): 2/4, 1R, 1HR, 3RBI, 1SB, 28FPts
Top Minor League Pitching Performances - Yesterday
Jack Perkins - 678022 (OAK): 0 Pitches, 6IP, 3H, 0ER, 10K, 2BB, 34FPts
Lucas Braun (ATL): 0 Pitches, 5IP, 1H, 0ER, 10K, 4BB, 32FPts
Doug Nikhazy (CLE): 0 Pitches, 6IP, 3H, 1ER, 8K, 2BB, 28FPts
Ryan Weathers (MIA): 0 Pitches, 5IP, 2H, 0ER, 8K, 3BB, 28FPts
Daniel Missaki (CHC): 0 Pitches, 4IP, 0H, 0ER, 9K, 3BB, 25FPts
Riley Gowens (CWS): 0 Pitches, 5IP, 2H, 0ER, 6K, 1BB, 25FPts
Gabe Mosser (SD): 0 Pitches, 6IP, 4H, 0ER, 6K, 3BB, 25FPts
James Kaprielian (TOR): 0 Pitches, 5IP, 2H, 0ER, 6K, 4BB, 24FPts
Zach Messinger (NYY): 0 Pitches, 6IP, 2H, 0ER, 4K, 2BB, 23FPts
Marco Raya (MIN): 0 Pitches, 5IP, 2H, 0ER, 5K, 3BB, 22FPts
AA-AAA OPS Leaders
Jason Vosler (AAA - SEA) 489 PA 0.934 OPS
Johnathan Rodriguez (AAA - CLE) 473 PA 0.924 OPS
Deyvison De Los Santos (AAA - MIA) 553 PA 0.923 OPS
Edwin Rios (AAA - CIN) 391 PA 0.91 OPS
Colby Thomas (AAA - OAK) 537 PA 0.91 OPS
CJ Alexander (AAA - OAK) 378 PA 0.907 OPS
Cooper Hummel (AAA - HOU) 412 PA 0.899 OPS
Pedro Leon (AAA - HOU) 515 PA 0.895 OPS
Jordan Diaz (AAA - OAK) 436 PA 0.891 OPS
Eguy Rosario (AAA - SD) 376 PA 0.886 OPS
Tirso Ornelas (AAA - SD) 514 PA 0.883 OPS
Dalton Rushing (AAA - LAD) 471 PA 0.883 OPS
Matt Koperniak (AAA - STL) 484 PA 0.881 OPS
Carlos Perez - 542208 (AAA - OAK) 430 PA 0.88 OPS
Trenton Brooks (AAA - SF) 381 PA 0.878 OPS
Roman Anthony (AAA - BOS) 508 PA 0.876 OPS
Luke Ritter (AAA - NYM) 536 PA 0.871 OPS
Taylor Trammell (AAA - NYY) 372 PA 0.869 OPS
Gustavo Campero (AAA - LAA) 429 PA 0.868 OPS
Carson McCusker (AAA - MIN) 493 PA 0.866 OPS
AA-AAA Pitching K-BB% Leaders
Bubba Chandler (AAA - PIT) 114 IP 22.3% K-BB
Brandon Young (AAA - BAL) 105 IP 21.7% K-BB
Ian Seymour (AAA - TB) 140 IP 21.7% K-BB
Noah Cameron (AAA - KC) 124 IP 21.6% K-BB
Thomas Harrington (AAA - PIT) 109 IP 21.4% K-BB
Yilber Diaz (AAA - ARI) 104 IP 21.3% K-BB
Troy Melton (AA - DET) 100 IP 20.7% K-BB
Will Warren (AAA - NYY) 104 IP 20.0% K-BB
Robinson Pina (AAA - PHI) 124 IP 19.8% K-BB
Mason Barnett (AA - OAK) 133 IP 19.8% K-BB
Aaron Brown - 676345 (AAA - HOU) 105 IP 19.4% K-BB
Chayce McDermott (AAA - BAL) 97 IP 19.3% K-BB
Isaac Coffey (AA - BOS) 108 IP 19.1% K-BB
Drew Parrish (AA - ATL) 111 IP 18.9% K-BB
Tyler Stuart (AAA - WSH) 122 IP 18.8% K-BB
Brett Kerry (AA - LAA) 143 IP 18.8% K-BB
Brandon Birdsell (AAA - CHC) 125 IP 18.1% K-BB
Carson Ragsdale (AAA - SF) 117 IP 18.1% K-BB
Carson Palmquist (AAA - COL) 114 IP 18.0% K-BB
Joander Suarez (AAA - NYM) 128 IP 17.9% K-BB
Schedules & Streamers
Toughest Upcoming Hitter Schedules - Next 7 Days
BAL - 112.4 Opposing SP Stuff+
SD - 111.3 Opposing SP Stuff+
BOS - 110.9 Opposing SP Stuff+
SEA - 108.9 Opposing SP Stuff+
MIL - 108.1 Opposing SP Stuff+
Softest Upcoming Hitter Schedules - Next 7 Days
CWS - 80.5 Opposing SP Stuff+
STL - 82.9 Opposing SP Stuff+
CHC - 83.4 Opposing SP Stuff+
SF - 84.7 Opposing SP Stuff+
WSH - 90.2 Opposing SP Stuff+
Today's SP Streamer Picks
Nick Martinez (20.0% Owned): Projected 5.38IP 2.58ER 5.38SO 1.28BB 14.46FPts
Jameson Taillon (45.0% Owned): Projected 5.29IP 2.81ER 5.26SO 0.97BB 14.09FPts
J.T. Ginn (7.0% Owned): Projected 5.41IP 2.53ER 4.77SO 1.41BB 13.68FPts
OPS Leaders - Last 2 Weeks - LOW OWNED HITTERS
Victor Robles - 33 PA, 1.289 OPS
Luke Raley - 35 PA, 1.181 OPS
Trey Sweeney - 29 PA, 1.019 OPS
Andrew Vaughn - 34 PA, 1.018 OPS
Brandon Marsh - 30 PA, 0.989 OPS
Jonathan Aranda - 31 PA, 0.97 OPS
Matt Wallner - 37 PA, 0.945 OPS
Jose Iglesias - 26 PA, 0.94 OPS
Tommy Pham - 36 PA, 0.934 OPS
Otto Lopez - 42 PA, 0.932 OPS
Today's Hitter Streamer Picks
Shea Langeliers C (48.0% Owned): Projected 0.66R 0.25HR 0.77RBI 0.94SO 0.3BB 0.04SB 8.69FPts
Joc Pederson OF (44.0% Owned): Projected 0.65R 0.19HR 0.69RBI 0.93SO 0.5BB 0.05SB 8.54FPts
Spencer Horwitz 1B (39.0% Owned): Projected 0.62R 0.16HR 0.64RBI 0.71SO 0.46BB 0.04SB 8.5FPts
Zack Gelof SS (38.0% Owned): Projected 0.59R 0.2HR 0.63RBI 1.03SO 0.31BB 0.15SB 8.37FPts
JJ Bleday RF (35.0% Owned): Projected 0.63R 0.16HR 0.69RBI 0.67SO 0.53BB 0.05SB 8.36FPts
Matt Wallner RF (17.0% Owned): Projected 0.68R 0.22HR 0.6RBI 1.44SO 0.36BB 0.04SB 8.36FPts
Charlie Blackmon RF (6.0% Owned): Projected 0.72R 0.13HR 0.53RBI 0.77SO 0.31BB 0.06SB 8.3FPts
Dylan Crews OF (40.0% Owned): Projected 0.66R 0.14HR 0.53RBI 0.77SO 0.25BB 0.17SB 8.28FPts
Austin Wells C (39.0% Owned): Projected 0.6R 0.16HR 0.76RBI 0.84SO 0.52BB 0.05SB 8.23FPts
Jasson Dominguez CF (40.0% Owned): Projected 0.59R 0.15HR 0.6RBI 0.97SO 0.38BB 0.18SB 8.08FPts
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