MLB Daily Notes - September 17th
A daily automated report of what happened yesterday in Major League Baseball, along with other recent trends and further analysis.
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Pending an absolute cataclysm, a less than 1% chance for sure, your boy is going back to the finals.
It’s been a pretty good week offensively, but not much of a contest from my opponent whose pitching really fell apart in the last two days. Feels good, man.
Unfortunately, my team is pretty much in shambles right now. Ohtani and Casas hit the IL this weekend and my pitching staff is not a pretty thing to look at. But we’ll see what we can do!
Two rookies (although I don’t think Sawyer Gipson-Long will actually qualify as a rookie technically this year) stole the show yesterday.
Grayson Rodriguez did his best (box score) work, throwing eight shutout innings with seven strikeouts and no walks. He had just an 11.6% SwStr%, but the 52.6% Strike% was very high - so he was clearly locating and fooling some hitters. He is now down to 4.53 ERA with a 16.6% K-BB%, and if we chop off his first bad stint this year, he’s had a 2.59 ERA in these last 11 starts since returning to the Majors, although it’s interesting because that has happened with the same 16.5% K-BB%.
The difference has been how the ball has been coming off the bat when it’s put in play:
I think he was underperforming luck-wise in the first go around, but I think he’s also over-performing in these last 11 starts. A 3.9% Brl% really isn’t sustainable - so I would expect Grayson to finish somewhere in between these two ERA performances next season - although he could very well improve big time on the K-BB% next year with more time to develop.
As for Gipson-Long, he went 62% non-fastballs and just dominated.
Pretty rare to see a starter throwing that few fastballs, and as we’ve talked about before here - it’s usually not a good long-term plan for a guy trying to be a traditional Major League starter. His teammate Reese Olson is a bit like this as well, with his primary pitch being a slider - but he’s around even usage of the slider and fastball now. It would stand to reason that Gipson-Long will have to throw more sinkers and four-seamers if he’s going to stay in the Major League rotation. Here’s what his arsenal looked like in AAA:
So he’s used to throwing the fastball half the time, so this approach in the Majors is pretty interesting. It doesn’t really speak much to him having confidence in the fastball against Major League pitchers, which is probably a bad sign.
Anyway, it feels a bit pointless to analyze these young pitchers right now since they have like two starts left maximum, and then we’ll be doing this all over again in the offseason as we review teams and rank players for 2024.
Chris Sale was quite good yesterday
6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 10 K, 17.3% SwStr%, 55.6% Strike%
Good to see! I’m perfectly happy to start him the rest of the season, but he’s probably someone just to avoid in the future. But it’s at least good to continually see that he can still pitch very well while he’s in the Majors. I feel like I’ve written this exact paragraph before about him this year!
And then Touki Toussaint had a good start - what what! What a run for him lately:
He gave up six hits and eight earned runs in one inning last start, and then last night he goes for one run with eight strikeouts over five innings. The story with Touki is that he has pretty good stuff, but has never been able to command it - and that kind of line graph is typically what you’re going to get from a guy with that going on.
Cole Ragans gave up five runs to the Astros, but still had a strong 18% SwStr% and an average 47% Strike. Seven strikeouts in six innings and they let him throw 100 pitches - so he’s still a must-start for his next two or however many outings he has left, the Astros are a very tough unit to handle right now with Altuve and Yordan finally healthy at the same time.
Pitchers - Yesterday
Fantasy Points Leaders - Yesterday
1. Grayson Rodriguez (vs. TB): 33.0 Points
2. Chris Sale (vs. TOR): 29.1 Points
3. Sawyer Gipson-Long (vs. LAA): 28.25 Points
4. Touki Toussaint (vs. MIN): 26.85 Points
5. Ranger Suarez (vs. STL): 20.7 Points
6. Karl Kauffmann (vs. SF): 18.0 Points
7. Corbin Burnes (vs. WSH): 17.96 Points
8. Chris Bassitt (vs. BOS): 17.55 Points
9. Matt Waldron (vs. OAK): 17.19 Points
10. Bryce Miller (vs. LAD): 16.99 Points
Whiffs Leaders - Yesterday
1. Sawyer Gipson-Long (DET): 23 Whiffs (82 Pitches)
2. Pablo Lopez (MIN): 19 Whiffs (85 Pitches)
3. Cole Ragans (KC): 18 Whiffs (100 Pitches)
4. Keaton Winn (SF): 17 Whiffs (76 Pitches)
5. Corbin Burnes (MIL): 15 Whiffs (100 Pitches)
6. Emmet Sheehan (LAD): 15 Whiffs (39 Pitches)
7. Tyler Anderson (LAA): 15 Whiffs (107 Pitches)
8. Chris Sale (BOS): 14 Whiffs (81 Pitches)
9. Chris Bassitt (TOR): 14 Whiffs (110 Pitches)
10. Ranger Suarez (PHI): 14 Whiffs (106 Pitches)
Strike% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Sawyer Gipson-Long (DET): 57.3 Strike%, 35.4 Ball%
2. Pablo Lopez (MIN): 56.5 Strike%, 27.1 Ball%
3. Chris Sale (BOS): 55.6 Strike%, 33.3 Ball%
4. Ross Stripling (SF): 54.5 Strike%, 28.8 Ball%
5. Touki Toussaint (CWS): 54.1 Strike%, 33.8 Ball%
6. Erasmo Ramirez (TB): 54.0 Strike%, 32.0 Ball%
7. Corbin Burnes (MIL): 53.0 Strike%, 34.0 Ball%
8. Keaton Winn (SF): 52.6 Strike%, 34.2 Ball%
9. Grayson Rodriguez (BAL): 52.6 Strike%, 24.2 Ball%
10. Tanner Bibee (CLE): 50.0 Strike%, 29.8 Ball%
11. Miles Mikolas (STL): 49.5 Strike%, 25.8 Ball%
12. Luis Medina (OAK): 49.0 Strike%, 44.8 Ball%
13. Jackson Stephens (ATL): 48.5 Strike%, 39.7 Ball%
14. Tyler Anderson (LAA): 47.7 Strike%, 41.1 Ball%
15. Luke Weaver (NYY): 47.3 Strike%, 40.5 Ball%
Pitcher/Pitch Trends
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Cole Ragans's CU velo (15 pitches) UP 2.2mph to 83.7
Luis L. Ortiz's CH velo (11 pitches) UP 1.9mph to 91.4
Tyler Glasnow's SL velo (29 pitches) UP 1.8mph to 91.8
J.P. France's FC velo (15 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 88.2
Tylor Megill's CH velo (11 pitches) DOWN -1.8mph to 86.2
Chris Sale's SL velo (37 pitches) DOWN -2.0mph to 76.2
Ranger Suarez's FC velo (16 pitches) DOWN -2.0mph to 85.8
Tyler Anderson's FC velo (22 pitches) DOWN -2.0mph to 83.1
Clayton Kershaw's FF velo (20 pitches) DOWN -2.2mph to 88.7
Zach Davies's FC velo (14 pitches) DOWN -2.4mph to 85.1
Chris Sale's FF velo (27 pitches) DOWN -2.7mph to 91.4
Corbin Burnes's SL velo (16 pitches) DOWN -2.9mph to 83.6
Ranger Suarez's CH velo (12 pitches) DOWN -3.2mph to 80.1
Clayton Kershaw's SL velo (26 pitches) DOWN -3.5mph to 83.2
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Bryan Hoeing's SI usage (65.6%) up 14.5 points
Dane Dunning's FC usage (32.9%) up 12.8 points
Dane Dunning's CH usage (28.2%) up 12.9 points
Erasmo Ramirez's CH usage (22.0%) up 15.1 points
Grayson Rodriguez's FF usage (69.5%) up 17.8 points
Jackson Stephens's FF usage (36.8%) up 14.0 points
Jakob Junis's CH usage (26.3%) up 17.2 points
Luis Medina's SI usage (25.0%) up 11.8 points
Luke Weaver's FC usage (45.9%) up 23.2 points
Matt Waldron's KN usage (40.0%) up 16.1 points
Miles Mikolas's SL usage (35.5%) up 11.9 points
Pablo Lopez's ST usage (30.6%) up 10.3 points
Ranger Suarez's FF usage (34.0%) up 13.0 points
Ross Stripling's FF usage (42.4%) up 18.3 points
Sawyer Gipson-Long's SL usage (37.8%) up 10.7 points
Tanner Bibee's CH usage (31.0%) up 14.9 points
Touki Toussaint's FS usage (39.2%) up 21.5 points
Trevor Williams's SI usage (31.4%) up 17.7 points
Zach Davies's FF usage (43.2%) up 21.8 points
Pitch Mix Changes - Last 3 Starts
Jose Urena 4-Seam Fastball: -25.5%
Jose Urena Sinker: +22.0%
Scott Alexander Slider: -21.8%
Bailey Falter 4-Seam Fastball: -21.6%
Bailey Falter Slider: +21.3%
Alex Cobb Split-Finger: +20.8%
Reid Detmers Slider: -17.3%
Lucas Giolito Changeup: +16.7%
Josiah Gray Sinker: +15.9%
Reid Detmers Changeup: +15.5%
Zack Littell Sinker: +15.0%
Josiah Gray 4-Seam Fastball: -14.7%
Jack Flaherty Slider: -14.2%
Ranger Suarez Sinker: -14.2%
Kyle Wright 4-Seam Fastball: +14.1%
Trevor Williams 4-Seam Fastball: -14.0%
Zach Davies 4-Seam Fastball: +13.8%
Hyun Jin Ryu Cutter: +13.4%
Bobby Miller Slider: -13.1%
Hunter Brown 4-Seam Fastball: +12.7%
Zack Littell 4-Seam Fastball: -12.6%
Taj Bradley Cutter: -12.2%
Johan Oviedo 4-Seam Fastball: +12.2%
Taj Bradley Changeup: +12.1%
Adrian Houser Sinker: +12.1%
Pitchers - Recent Leaders
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Tarik Skubal - 97 TBF, 36.1% CSW%
Mike Clevinger - 93 TBF, 35.2% CSW%
Jameson Taillon - 95 TBF, 34.8% CSW%
Logan Gilbert - 79 TBF, 34.6% CSW%
Cristopher Sanchez - 72 TBF, 34.2% CSW%
Michael King - 73 TBF, 34.1% CSW%
Kyle Hendricks - 96 TBF, 33.6% CSW%
Bobby Miller - 104 TBF, 33.6% CSW%
Spencer Strider - 68 TBF, 33.0% CSW%
Chris Sale - 83 TBF, 32.9% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Kodai Senga - 73 TBF, 37.0% K%
Michael King - 73 TBF, 35.6% K%
Tarik Skubal - 97 TBF, 35.1% K%
Spencer Strider - 68 TBF, 33.8% K%
Tyler Glasnow - 95 TBF, 33.7% K%
Aaron Civale - 84 TBF, 33.3% K%
Blake Snell - 99 TBF, 33.3% K%
Lucas Giolito - 92 TBF, 32.6% K%
Hunter Greene - 66 TBF, 31.8% K%
Chris Sale - 83 TBF, 31.3% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Michael King - 73 TBF, 32.9% K-BB%
Tarik Skubal - 97 TBF, 29.9% K-BB%
Tyler Glasnow - 95 TBF, 28.4% K-BB%
Jameson Taillon - 95 TBF, 26.3% K-BB%
Kodai Senga - 73 TBF, 26.0% K-BB%
Mike Clevinger - 93 TBF, 25.8% K-BB%
Logan Gilbert - 79 TBF, 25.3% K-BB%
Aaron Civale - 84 TBF, 25.0% K-BB%
Zach Eflin - 88 TBF, 25.0% K-BB%
Justin Steele - 104 TBF, 25.0% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Logan Webb - 98 TBF, 64.5% GB%
Pablo Lopez - 107 TBF, 62.3% GB%
Brayan Bello - 87 TBF, 59.3% GB%
Corbin Burnes - 106 TBF, 57.4% GB%
Dean Kremer - 68 TBF, 55.1% GB%
Justin Steele - 104 TBF, 54.4% GB%
Andrew Heaney - 74 TBF, 54.2% GB%
David Peterson - 97 TBF, 54.2% GB%
Dakota Hudson - 74 TBF, 54.1% GB%
Tanner Houck - 95 TBF, 54.0% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Corbin Burnes - 106 TBF, 28.3 K%, 6.6 BB%, 57.4% GB%
David Peterson - 97 TBF, 30.9 K%, 6.2 BB%, 54.2% GB%
Freddy Peralta - 63 TBF, 36.5 K%, 1.6 BB%, 51.3% GB%
Jameson Taillon - 95 TBF, 28.4 K%, 2.1 BB%, 49.2% GB%
Justin Steele - 104 TBF, 29.8 K%, 4.8 BB%, 54.4% GB%
Keaton Winn - 59 TBF, 27.1 K%, 5.1 BB%, 55.0% GB%
Kyle Bradish - 74 TBF, 27.0 K%, 4.1 BB%, 54.0% GB%
Pablo Lopez - 107 TBF, 28.0 K%, 5.6 BB%, 62.3% GB%
Robert Garcia - 49 TBF, 30.6 K%, 6.1 BB%, 58.1% GB%
Tarik Skubal - 97 TBF, 35.1 K%, 5.2 BB%, 48.2% GB%
Tyler Glasnow - 95 TBF, 33.7 K%, 5.3 BB%, 44.8% GB%
Zach Eflin - 88 TBF, 28.4 K%, 3.4 BB%, 44.1% GB%
Zack Wheeler - 69 TBF, 30.4 K%, 7.2 BB%, 46.5% GB%
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Jameson Taillon - +7.0% CSW%, -3.6 BB%
Logan Gilbert - +7.0% CSW%, -1.5 BB%
Cristopher Sanchez - +4.4% CSW%, -3.5 BB%
Patrick Corbin - +2.5% CSW%, -2.9 BB%
Mike Clevinger - +4.9% CSW%, -7.6 BB%
Jack Flaherty - +2.2% CSW%, -4.9 BB%
Nick Pivetta - +4.8% CSW%, -3.9 BB%
Ryan Yarbrough - +4.5% CSW%, -4.2 BB%
Hitters
Multiple Barrels
Austin Riley (ATL) 5 PA, 9 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Bryce Harper (PHI) 4 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Francisco Alvarez (NYM) 5 PA, 8 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Hunter Goodman (COL) 4 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Mark Canha (MIL) 5 PA, 10 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Michael Harris II (ATL) 5 PA, 12 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Ty France (SEA) 4 PA, 9 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Yan Gomes (CHC) 6 PA, 8 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
New Max Launch Velos
Nick Allen, Yesterday: 107.1 Previous High: 104.6
Hardest Hit Balls
Kyle Schwarber (PHI) - 114.1mph - home_run
Jake Burger (MIA) - 113.0mph - home_run
Francisco Alvarez (NYM) - 112.7mph - double
Josh Lowe (TB) - 112.6mph - single
Randy Arozarena (TB) - 112.3mph - nan
Patrick Wisdom (CHC) - 111.7mph - single
Michael Harris II (ATL) - 111.2mph - home_run
Elehuris Montero (COL) - 110.2mph - single
Luis Garcia (WSH) - 110.0mph - single
Royce Lewis (MIN) - 109.7mph - single
Last 3 Weeks - wOBA vs. xwOBA Comparison
Top 10
Connor Joe - 56 PA, 0.159 wOBA, 0.292 xwOBA, 0.133 Diff
Lars Nootbaar - 59 PA, 0.3 wOBA, 0.389 xwOBA, 0.089 Diff
Yan Gomes - 58 PA, 0.273 wOBA, 0.33 xwOBA, 0.057 Diff
Adley Rutschman - 80 PA, 0.311 wOBA, 0.367 xwOBA, 0.056 Diff
Nolan Arenado - 74 PA, 0.208 wOBA, 0.264 xwOBA, 0.056 Diff
Parker Meadows - 68 PA, 0.219 wOBA, 0.272 xwOBA, 0.053 Diff
Christian Walker - 78 PA, 0.258 wOBA, 0.31 xwOBA, 0.052 Diff
Trent Grisham - 63 PA, 0.289 wOBA, 0.341 xwOBA, 0.052 Diff
Endy Rodriguez - 61 PA, 0.228 wOBA, 0.279 xwOBA, 0.051 Diff
Trevor Story - 62 PA, 0.183 wOBA, 0.233 xwOBA, 0.05 Diff
Bottom 10
Xander Bogaerts - 78 PA, 0.443 wOBA, 0.295 xwOBA, -0.148 Diff
Trea Turner - 77 PA, 0.566 wOBA, 0.422 xwOBA, -0.144 Diff
TJ Friedl - 73 PA, 0.406 wOBA, 0.269 xwOBA, -0.137 Diff
Carlos Santana - 71 PA, 0.368 wOBA, 0.242 xwOBA, -0.126 Diff
Miguel Rojas - 59 PA, 0.379 wOBA, 0.271 xwOBA, -0.108 Diff
Jeremy Pena - 80 PA, 0.394 wOBA, 0.292 xwOBA, -0.102 Diff
Mark Canha - 70 PA, 0.45 wOBA, 0.348 xwOBA, -0.102 Diff
Julio Rodriguez - 75 PA, 0.48 wOBA, 0.388 xwOBA, -0.092 Diff
Cedric Mullins II - 60 PA, 0.325 wOBA, 0.234 xwOBA, -0.091 Diff
Jeff McNeil - 76 PA, 0.323 wOBA, 0.233 xwOBA, -0.09 Diff
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Shea Langeliers - 49 PA, 34 BIP, 9 Brls, 26.5 Brl%
Kyle Schwarber - 90 PA, 40 BIP, 10 Brls, 25.0 Brl%
Nelson Velazquez - 61 PA, 35 BIP, 8 Brls, 22.9 Brl%
Nolan Gorman - 54 PA, 27 BIP, 6 Brls, 22.2 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 85 PA, 56 BIP, 12 Brls, 21.4 Brl%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 93 PA, 79 BIP, 16 Brls, 20.3 Brl%
Christopher Morel - 52 PA, 36 BIP, 7 Brls, 19.4 Brl%
Trea Turner - 77 PA, 57 BIP, 11 Brls, 19.3 Brl%
Austin Riley - 85 PA, 58 BIP, 11 Brls, 19.0 Brl%
Jake Burger - 80 PA, 55 BIP, 10 Brls, 18.2 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 93 PA, 0.521 xwOBA
Yordan Alvarez - 85 PA, 0.493 xwOBA
Willson Contreras - 59 PA, 0.429 xwOBA
Michael Harris II - 83 PA, 0.428 xwOBA
Trea Turner - 77 PA, 0.422 xwOBA
Matt Olson - 91 PA, 0.417 xwOBA
Royce Lewis - 85 PA, 0.416 xwOBA
Jorge Polanco - 69 PA, 0.414 xwOBA
Yandy Diaz - 74 PA, 0.412 xwOBA
Kyle Schwarber - 90 PA, 0.411 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Luis Arraez - 75 PA, 145 Swings, 96.6 Cont%
Nick Madrigal - 59 PA, 106 Swings, 93.4 Cont%
Myles Straw - 50 PA, 81 Swings, 91.4 Cont%
Miguel Rojas - 59 PA, 99 Swings, 87.9 Cont%
Wilmer Flores - 77 PA, 156 Swings, 87.8 Cont%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 93 PA, 170 Swings, 87.1 Cont%
Ildemaro Vargas - 49 PA, 69 Swings, 87.0 Cont%
Nico Hoerner - 91 PA, 137 Swings, 86.9 Cont%
Whit Merrifield - 65 PA, 122 Swings, 86.9 Cont%
Alex Bregman - 83 PA, 128 Swings, 86.7 Cont%
Last 10 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Bobby Witt Jr. - 8 Attempts (8 steals)
Corbin Carroll - 6 Attempts (6 steals)
Nico Hoerner - 6 Attempts (5 steals)
Ha-Seong Kim - 5 Attempts (5 steals)
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 5 Attempts (3 steals)
Jose Ramirez - 5 Attempts (3 steals)
Jacob Young - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Tommy Pham - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Brice Turang - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Elly De La Cruz - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Dairon Blanco - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Steven Kwan - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Last 30 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Bobby Witt Jr. - 14 Attempts (13 steals)
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 14 Attempts (11 steals)
Elly De La Cruz - 13 Attempts (10 steals)
Esteury Ruiz - 13 Attempts (11 steals)
Nico Hoerner - 13 Attempts (11 steals)
Ha-Seong Kim - 11 Attempts (9 steals)
Corbin Carroll - 11 Attempts (10 steals)
Tommy Edman - 10 Attempts (9 steals)
Jose Ramirez - 9 Attempts (7 steals)
C.J. Abrams - 9 Attempts (8 steals)
Andres Gimenez - 9 Attempts (8 steals)
Brice Turang - 8 Attempts (8 steals)
Dairon Blanco - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Randy Arozarena - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Bryce Harper - 79 PA, 19.0 K%, 16.3 Brl%
Dominic Smith - 59 PA, 16.9 K%, 16.3 Brl%
Julio Rodriguez - 75 PA, 18.7 K%, 18.0 Brl%
Marcell Ozuna - 83 PA, 19.3 K%, 15.3 Brl%
Matt Olson - 91 PA, 15.4 K%, 14.3 Brl%
Michael Harris II - 83 PA, 16.9 K%, 14.9 Brl%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 93 PA, 5.4 K%, 20.3 Brl%
Royce Lewis - 85 PA, 18.8 K%, 15.5 Brl%
Trea Turner - 77 PA, 18.2 K%, 19.3 Brl%
Willson Contreras - 59 PA, 16.9 K%, 14.3 Brl%
Yandy Diaz - 74 PA, 16.2 K%, 15.1 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 85 PA, 11.8 K%, 21.4 Brl%
Last 30 Days - xwOBA Improvers
Shea Langeliers - 80 PA, +0.157 xwOBA
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 129 PA, +0.09 xwOBA
Julio Rodriguez - 111 PA, +0.09 xwOBA
Marcell Ozuna - 115 PA, +0.085 xwOBA
Kyle Schwarber - 127 PA, +0.084 xwOBA
Michael Harris II - 115 PA, +0.076 xwOBA
Trea Turner - 114 PA, +0.075 xwOBA
Seiya Suzuki - 120 PA, +0.071 xwOBA
Alec Bohm - 114 PA, +0.07 xwOBA
Yandy Diaz - 108 PA, +0.069 xwOBA
Last 30 Days - Brl% Improvers
Shea Langeliers - 80 PA, +13.0 Brl%
Trea Turner - 114 PA, +11.1 Brl%
Josh Palacios - 86 PA, +9.4 Brl%
Dominic Smith - 84 PA, +8.7 Brl%
Brent Rooker - 96 PA, +7.3 Brl%
Kyle Schwarber - 127 PA, +7.0 Brl%
Yoan Moncada - 96 PA, +7.0 Brl%
Yandy Diaz - 108 PA, +6.7 Brl%
Julio Rodriguez - 111 PA, +6.5 Brl%
Jose Altuve - 119 PA, +5.7 Brl%
Last 30 Days - Cont% Improvers
Kole Calhoun - 104 PA, +12.9 Cont%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 129 PA, +10.4 Cont%
Jeremy Pena - 116 PA, +9.1 Cont%
Anthony Santander - 105 PA, +7.6 Cont%
Michael Massey - 96 PA, +7.5 Cont%
Brice Turang - 98 PA, +7.4 Cont%
J.D. Davis - 90 PA, +7.3 Cont%
Bobby Witt Jr. - 114 PA, +7.0 Cont%
Shea Langeliers - 80 PA, +7.0 Cont%
Tyler O'Neill - 80 PA, +6.6 Cont%
Last 30 Days - K% Improvers
Jeremy Pena - 116 PA, -13.1 K%
Kole Calhoun - 104 PA, -12.5 K%
Tyler O'Neill - 80 PA, -11.8 K%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 129 PA, -11.6 K%
Yordan Alvarez - 115 PA, -10.5 K%
J.D. Davis - 90 PA, -10.4 K%
Josh Lowe - 97 PA, -10.3 K%
Gunnar Henderson - 126 PA, -9.7 K%
Nolan Jones - 115 PA, -9.6 K%
Mitch Garver - 107 PA, -9.3 K%
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
Oswaldo Cabrera - +10.0% Contact%, +5.8 mph exit velo, -11.8 Chase%
Maikel Garcia - +5.3% Contact%, +3.9 mph exit velo, -7.0 Chase%
Rafael Devers - +3.5% Contact%, +3.2 mph exit velo, -6.9 Chase%
Brandon Crawford - +8.0% Contact%, +5.1 mph exit velo, -19.0 Chase%
Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days
Carlos Correa - 0.379 xwOBA, 11.1% Brl%, 76.5% Contact%, 23.2% Chase%, 18.9% K%
J.T. Realmuto - 0.4 xwOBA, 14.7% Brl%, 79.8% Contact%, 20.8% Chase%, 21.3% K%
Lars Nootbaar - 0.382 xwOBA, 12.1% Brl%, 85.9% Contact%, 11.3% Chase%, 18.5% K%
Matt Olson - 0.486 xwOBA, 18.2% Brl%, 80.0% Contact%, 21.8% Chase%, 11.3% K%
Pete Alonso - 0.431 xwOBA, 17.5% Brl%, 75.5% Contact%, 24.6% Chase%, 17.9% K%
Robbie Grossman - 0.387 xwOBA, 13.3% Brl%, 85.5% Contact%, 10.8% Chase%, 16.0% K%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 0.503 xwOBA, 19.2% Brl%, 84.1% Contact%, 22.0% Chase%, 7.8% K%
Seiya Suzuki - 0.413 xwOBA, 19.0% Brl%, 82.1% Contact%, 17.0% Chase%, 20.7% K%
Yandy Diaz - 0.443 xwOBA, 18.6% Brl%, 75.8% Contact%, 18.0% Chase%, 15.0% K%
Yordan Alvarez - 0.523 xwOBA, 23.1% Brl%, 81.1% Contact%, 21.5% Chase%, 12.1% K%
Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
Gabriel Arias - 39.6% Whiff%, 76.7% Weak%, 0.978 Cold Rating
Mark Vientos - 38.9% Whiff%, 69.6% Weak%, 0.916 Cold Rating
Luke Raley - 37.0% Whiff%, 70.0% Weak%, 0.907 Cold Rating
Mike Ford - 31.5% Whiff%, 76.2% Weak%, 0.88 Cold Rating
Teoscar Hernandez - 42.2% Whiff%, 66.7% Weak%, 0.878 Cold Rating
Nolan Jones - 31.4% Whiff%, 70.3% Weak%, 0.838 Cold Rating
Logan O'Hoppe - 36.5% Whiff%, 66.7% Weak%, 0.837 Cold Rating
Brendan Rodgers - 29.0% Whiff%, 74.1% Weak%, 0.834 Cold Rating
Ezequiel Tovar - 30.9% Whiff%, 70.3% Weak%, 0.828 Cold Rating
Zach McKinstry - 28.1% Whiff%, 76.0% Weak%, 0.827 Cold Rating
Top Minor League Hitting Performances - Yesterday
Korey Holland (CLE): 3/3, 3R, 1HR, 2RBI, 0SB, 35FPts
Taylor Trammell (SEA): 2/4, 2R, 1HR, 4RBI, 0SB, 29FPts
Bligh Madris (HOU): 1/1, 1R, 1HR, 2RBI, 1SB, 27FPts
Graham Pauley (SD): 3/4, 2R, 1HR, 2RBI, 0SB, 26FPts
Drew Ellis (PHI): 3/4, 1R, 1HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 26FPts
Francisco Mejia (TB): 3/5, 1R, 1HR, 2RBI, 0SB, 26FPts
Yusniel Diaz (LAD): 2/4, 1R, 1HR, 4RBI, 0SB, 25FPts
Joe Donovan (CLE): 3/4, 2R, 0HR, 4RBI, 0SB, 25FPts
Bryan Ramos (CWS): 2/3, 2R, 1HR, 2RBI, 0SB, 25FPts
Kody Hoese (LAD): 3/4, 1R, 1HR, 2RBI, 0SB, 24FPts
Minor Leagues
Top Minor League Pitching Performances - Yesterday
Jonathan Bermudez (MIA): 88 Pitches, 7IP, 3H, 0ER, 9K, 0BB, 35FPts
Cade Povich (BAL): 99 Pitches, 6IP, 3H, 0ER, 8K, 2BB, 26FPts
Ryan Weathers (MIA): 85 Pitches, 5IP, 2H, 0ER, 6K, 1BB, 25FPts
Bryan Sammons (DET): 68 Pitches, 5IP, 2H, 0ER, 6K, 1BB, 25FPts
DJ Herz (WSH): 77 Pitches, 6IP, 4H, 1ER, 6K, 3BB, 23FPts
Chase Solesky (CWS): 86 Pitches, 6IP, 6H, 0ER, 5K, 1BB, 23FPts
Jack Leiter (TEX): 79 Pitches, 5IP, 3H, 2ER, 9K, 1BB, 22FPts
Wilmer Flores (DET): 78 Pitches, 5IP, 6H, 2ER, 7K, 0BB, 21FPts
Zack Godley (OAK): 99 Pitches, 6IP, 4H, 2ER, 7K, 1BB, 20FPts
Matthew Thompson (CWS): 86 Pitches, 5IP, 5H, 4ER, 9K, 3BB, 20FPts
AA-AAA OPS Leaders
Michael Busch (AAA - LAD) 445 PA 1.035 OPS
Austin Shenton (AAA - TB) 545 PA 1.002 OPS
Jared Young (AAA - CHC) 376 PA 0.992 OPS
Coby Mayo (AAA - BAL) 579 PA 0.974 OPS
Trey Cabbage (AAA - LAA) 447 PA 0.972 OPS
Coco Montes (AAA - COL) 478 PA 0.966 OPS
TJ Hopkins (AAA - CIN) 373 PA 0.962 OPS
Keston Hiura (AAA - MIL) 367 PA 0.96 OPS
Troy Johnston (AAA - MIA) 573 PA 0.951 OPS
Jacob Hurtubise (AAA - CIN) 414 PA 0.95 OPS
Colt Keith (AAA - DET) 551 PA 0.949 OPS
Colton Cowser (AAA - BAL) 369 PA 0.945 OPS
Ivan Herrera (AAA - STL) 369 PA 0.939 OPS
Bobby Dalbec (AAA - BOS) 493 PA 0.938 OPS
Tristin English (AAA - ARI) 416 PA 0.938 OPS
Matt Mervis (AAA - CHC) 414 PA 0.937 OPS
Trenton Brooks (AAA - SF) 496 PA 0.931 OPS
Michael Stefanic (AAA - LAA) 455 PA 0.929 OPS
Thomas Saggese (AAA - STL) 601 PA 0.928 OPS
Taylor Trammell (AAA - SEA) 381 PA 0.928 OPS
AA-AAA Pitching K-BB% Leaders
Dominic Hamel (AA - NYM) 123 IP 21.1% K-BB
Tobias Myers (AA - MIL) 137 IP 21.0% K-BB
Jackson Wolf (AA - PIT) 124 IP 20.4% K-BB
Mason Black (AAA - SF) 118 IP 20.3% K-BB
Brant Hurter (AA - DET) 118 IP 20.1% K-BB
Robert Gasser (AAA - MIL) 135 IP 19.6% K-BB
Ty Madden (AA - DET) 118 IP 19.5% K-BB
Cade Povich (AAA - BAL) 121 IP 19.3% K-BB
Carlos Rodriguez (AA - MIL) 123 IP 19.2% K-BB
Keider Montero (AAA - DET) 106 IP 19.2% K-BB
Richard Fitts (AA - NYY) 152 IP 19.1% K-BB
Jack Cushing (AA - OAK) 124 IP 19.1% K-BB
Rhett Kouba (AAA - HOU) 124 IP 18.6% K-BB
DJ Herz (AA - WSH) 94 IP 18.5% K-BB
Jared Jones (AAA - PIT) 121 IP 18.2% K-BB
Kai-Wei Teng (AAA - SF) 121 IP 17.8% K-BB
Jacob Lopez (AAA - TB) 102 IP 17.7% K-BB
Domingo Robles (AA - ATL) 127 IP 17.7% K-BB
Walker Powell (AA - CHC) 120 IP 17.6% K-BB
Blayne Enlow (AAA - MIN) 96 IP 17.4% K-BB
Schedules & Streamers
Toughest Upcoming Hitter Schedules - Next 7 Days
TOR - 126.0 Opposing SP Stuff+
TEX - 113.0 Opposing SP Stuff+
NYY - 103.6 Opposing SP Stuff+
DET - 100.7 Opposing SP Stuff+
KC - 100.6 Opposing SP Stuff+
Softest Upcoming Hitter Schedules - Next 7 Days
SD - 65.1 Opposing SP Stuff+
MIL - 79.1 Opposing SP Stuff+
CHC - 81.4 Opposing SP Stuff+
PIT - 83.6 Opposing SP Stuff+
COL - 84.0 Opposing SP Stuff+
Today's SP Streamer Picks
Reid Detmers (32.5% Owned): Projected 6.27IP 2.7ER 6.86SO 1.88BB 18.38FPts
Brandon Williamson (11.5% Owned): Projected 6.16IP 2.89ER 5.1SO 1.97BB 13.88FPts
Gavin Stone (1.5% Owned): Projected 5.59IP 2.94ER 5.56SO 2.02BB 13.77FPts
OPS Leaders - Last 2 Weeks - LOW OWNED HITTERS
Aaron Hicks - 28 PA, 1.267 OPS
Robbie Grossman - 33 PA, 1.241 OPS
Andy Ibanez - 29 PA, 1.233 OPS
Tyrone Taylor - 28 PA, 1.214 OPS
Wilyer Abreu - 30 PA, 1.144 OPS
LaMonte Wade Jr. - 32 PA, 1.091 OPS
Brett Phillips - 33 PA, 1.061 OPS
Mike Yastrzemski - 32 PA, 1.058 OPS
Matt Vierling - 38 PA, 1.021 OPS
Miguel Rojas - 29 PA, 1.014 OPS
Today's Hitter Streamer Picks
Joc Pederson OF (13.5% Owned): Projected 0.77R 0.22HR 0.93RBI 0.73SO 0.5BB 0.03SB 9.82FPts
Christopher Morel CF (36.0% Owned): Projected 0.73R 0.21HR 0.76RBI 1.17SO 0.37BB 0.09SB 9.43FPts
Mike Yastrzemski CF (16.0% Owned): Projected 0.9R 0.2HR 0.63RBI 0.95SO 0.52BB 0.04SB 9.3FPts
Lars Nootbaar RF (43.0% Owned): Projected 0.79R 0.17HR 0.54RBI 0.75SO 0.76BB 0.09SB 9.22FPts
Ceddanne Rafaela 3B (5.0% Owned): Projected 0.71R 0.24HR 0.51RBI 1.0SO 0.14BB 0.13SB 9.02FPts
Michael Conforto RF (16.5% Owned): Projected 0.76R 0.16HR 0.78RBI 0.79SO 0.51BB 0.02SB 8.85FPts
Logan O'Hoppe C (14.0% Owned): Projected 0.61R 0.26HR 0.71RBI 0.96SO 0.34BB 0.03SB 8.73FPts
Brandon Drury 3B (46.0% Owned): Projected 0.61R 0.21HR 0.69RBI 1.09SO 0.27BB 0.02SB 8.64FPts
LaMonte Wade Jr. RF (11.0% Owned): Projected 0.7R 0.18HR 0.72RBI 0.71SO 0.5BB 0.03SB 8.51FPts
Zach Neto SS (2.5% Owned): Projected 0.71R 0.2HR 0.58RBI 0.92SO 0.27BB 0.06SB 8.45FPts
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