MLB Daily Notes - September 19th
A daily automated report of what happened yesterday in Major League Baseball, along with other recent trends and further analysis.
Pitcher Review
I screwed up big time recommending the Ryan Pepiot drop last week. The Rays took him out of the game after two innings last week and reported no injury concern. I figured that meant he was being shut down for the year. But nope! Last night against the Red Sox:
6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 12 K, 0 BB, 30.3% SwStr%, 63.2% Strike%
He did only throw 76 pitches, so there was something to the “load management,” but man - that’s about as good of a start as you’ll find.
Tarik Skubal added five strong innings to his Cy Young resume. The Tigers are now a half-game out of the playoffs; that is wild. I think I’m rooting for them now. I live pretty close to Detroit, so there are a lot of Tigers fans around. I have one friend under 60 years old out here, a guy from church who is my age and has kids the same ages as mine, and he’s big into the Tigers - so I can join on with him to hope they bring this thing home. Skubal is at 185 innings, and if they make the playoffs, he’s going to clear 200 after throwing just 95 last year. But he’s handled it beautifully with a 2.48 ERA, a 0.94 WHIP, and a sick 25.6% K-BB%.
DJ Herz got crushed, so that sucks. Nice SwStr%, though!
3.1 IP, 6 H, 7 ER, 5 K, 3 BB, 18.1% SwStr%
There’s not a ton else worth mentioning. We’re at the point where every SP has just one or two starts left in the regular season, so we’re out of the business of trying to predict what they’ll do for the rest of the year.
I also covered streamers yesterday and put out a free Starts & Sits this morning, so I’m not sure what more I can really offer of value here! I feel useless!
Today, we have Kumar Rocker and Joey Cantillo as potential streams. Rocker will only throw 70-75 pitches, but it’s pretty likely he will get you a handful of strikeouts. Cantillo has ripped off a 16:1 K:BB with 12 strong innings in his last two outings. Those were against the Rays and White Sox, so we can’t really trust him. He does have strikeout ability with a 30% K% in the minors this year and 25% in the Majors so far. So it might go well, I hope you make the right choice.
The hitting heroes of the day yesterday:
Corbin Caroll: 2 HR, 3 R, 3 RBI, 34 fantasy points
Josh Naylor: 2 HR, 3 R, 2 RBI, 30 fantasy points
Trevor Story: HR, 2 SB, 29 fantasy points
Ozuna: HR, 2 R, 2 RBi, 28 fantasy points
Machado: 2 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, 28 fantasy points
Two dingers from Naylor - wow I wonder if I’ll be getting an apology from the guy that called me a butt head!
Machado since August 1st:
.310/.350/.613, .963 OPS, 13 HR, 15% K%, 14.6% Brl%,
He’s making up for the lack of great performance for most of this year.
Luisangel Acuna hit another dinger, so that’s interesting.
But I don’t know, I’m using time here and I don’t think I’m saying anything super useful. Maybe I’ll figure out something better to do for tomorrow.
Pitcher Reports
Algo SP Ranks - Yesterday
1. Ryan Pepiot
2. Tarik Skubal
3. Eduardo Rodriguez
4. Bailey Ober
5. Tanner Houck
6. Freddy Peralta
7. Jack Kochanowicz
8. Sonny Gray
9. DJ Herz
10. Tanner Bibee
11. Justin Steele
12. Dean Kremer
13. Brady Basso
14. Jakob Junis
15. Landon Knack
16. Aaron Nola
17. Framber Valdez
18. Dylan Cease
19. Ryan Weathers
20. Cody Bradford
21. Nestor Cortes
22. Spencer Schwellenbach
23. Alec Marsh
24. Bowden Francis
25. Bryce Miller
26. Hayden Birdsong
27. Jose Quintana
28. Jake Woodford
Fantasy Points Leaders - Yesterday
1. Ryan Pepiot (vs. BOS): 34.3 Points
2. Bailey Ober (vs. CLE): 33.35 Points
3. Eduardo Rodriguez (vs. COL): 32.64 Points
4. Dylan Cease (vs. HOU): 31.54 Points
5. Aaron Nola (vs. MIL): 29.35 Points
6. Cody Bradford (vs. TOR): 28.75 Points
7. Landon Knack (vs. MIA): 26.85 Points
8. Jose Quintana (vs. WSH): 25.35 Points
9. Freddy Peralta (vs. PHI): 24.85 Points
10. Tarik Skubal (vs. KC): 24.85 Points
Whiffs Leaders - Yesterday
1. Ryan Pepiot (TB): 23 Whiffs (76 Pitches)
2. Tarik Skubal (DET): 18 Whiffs (95 Pitches)
3. Bailey Ober (MIN): 17 Whiffs (101 Pitches)
4. Eduardo Rodriguez (ARI): 16 Whiffs (94 Pitches)
5. Freddy Peralta (MIL): 16 Whiffs (91 Pitches)
6. Sonny Gray (STL): 16 Whiffs (90 Pitches)
7. DJ Herz (WSH): 15 Whiffs (83 Pitches)
8. Tanner Bibee (CLE): 15 Whiffs (96 Pitches)
9. Dean Kremer (BAL): 14 Whiffs (86 Pitches)
10. Aaron Nola (PHI): 14 Whiffs (97 Pitches)
Strike% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Ryan Pepiot (TB): 63.2 Strike%, 26.3 Ball%
2. Bailey Ober (MIN): 56.4 Strike%, 30.7 Ball%
3. Tarik Skubal (DET): 54.7 Strike%, 32.6 Ball%
4. Eduardo Rodriguez (ARI): 54.3 Strike%, 31.9 Ball%
5. Landon Knack (LAD): 52.9 Strike%, 35.6 Ball%
6. Freddy Peralta (MIL): 52.7 Strike%, 38.5 Ball%
7. Tanner Houck (BOS): 51.7 Strike%, 30.0 Ball%
8. Jakob Junis (CIN): 51.4 Strike%, 28.6 Ball%
9. Justin Steele (CHC): 50.9 Strike%, 35.1 Ball%
10. Bryce Miller (SEA): 49.1 Strike%, 40.6 Ball%
11. Brady Basso (OAK): 48.4 Strike%, 35.5 Ball%
12. Jack Kochanowicz (LAA): 48.1 Strike%, 25.3 Ball%
13. Bowden Francis (TOR): 48.0 Strike%, 35.0 Ball%
14. Spencer Schwellenbach (ATL): 47.9 Strike%, 34.0 Ball%
15. Aaron Nola (PHI): 47.4 Strike%, 37.1 Ball%
Pitches/Out (POUT) Leaders - Yesterday
1. Jack Kochanowicz: 79 Pitches, 21 Outs, 3.76 POUT
2. Jakob Junis: 70 Pitches, 18 Outs, 3.89 POUT
3. Dylan Cease: 103 Pitches, 25 Outs, 4.12 POUT
4. Ryan Pepiot: 76 Pitches, 18 Outs, 4.22 POUT
5. Cody Bradford: 90 Pitches, 21 Outs, 4.29 POUT
6. Jose Quintana: 90 Pitches, 21 Outs, 4.29 POUT
7. Framber Valdez: 94 Pitches, 21 Outs, 4.48 POUT
8. Aaron Nola: 97 Pitches, 21 Outs, 4.62 POUT
9. Dean Kremer: 86 Pitches, 18 Outs, 4.78 POUT
10. Bailey Ober: 101 Pitches, 21 Outs, 4.81 POUT
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Tarik Skubal's CH velo (31 pitches) UP 2.4mph to 88.1
Ryan Weathers's ST velo (15 pitches) UP 2.2mph to 83.9
Freddy Peralta's CU velo (14 pitches) UP 2.0mph to 79.3
Spencer Schwellenbach's CU velo (18 pitches) UP 1.8mph to 82.3
Tanner Bibee's SL velo (38 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 87.0
Landon Knack's CU velo (15 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 81.0
Framber Valdez's CU velo (29 pitches) DOWN -1.6mph to 78.3
Sonny Gray's SI velo (31 pitches) DOWN -1.8mph to 90.9
Bowden Francis's FF velo (50 pitches) DOWN -1.9mph to 91.4
Jakob Junis's SI velo (29 pitches) DOWN -2.0mph to 90.9
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Aaron Nola's FF usage (39.2%) up 10.7 points
Bailey Ober's CH usage (47.5%) up 18.0 points
Bailey Ober's SL usage (27.7%) up 11.6 points
Bryce Miller's FS usage (29.2%) up 19.6 points
Cody Bradford's CH usage (40.0%) up 12.2 points
Dean Kremer's FS usage (30.2%) up 21.9 points
Eduardo Rodriguez's FC usage (37.2%) up 17.5 points
Freddy Peralta's FF usage (63.7%) up 11.1 points
Hayden Birdsong's FF usage (57.3%) up 13.3 points
Jack Kochanowicz's FF usage (16.5%) up 11.5 points
Jakob Junis's SI usage (41.4%) up 10.9 points
Jakob Junis's FF usage (20.0%) up 15.8 points
Jose Quintana's SI usage (53.3%) up 22.5 points
Landon Knack's FF usage (59.8%) up 13.1 points
Nestor Cortes's CH usage (23.7%) up 15.8 points
Ryan Pepiot's FF usage (64.5%) up 11.7 points
Sonny Gray's SI usage (34.4%) up 17.8 points
Spencer Schwellenbach's FF usage (39.4%) up 11.0 points
Tanner Bibee's SL usage (39.6%) up 12.2 points
Tarik Skubal's FF usage (55.8%) up 21.6 points
Pitch Mix Changes - Last 3 Starts
Sean Manaea Sinker: +25.5%
Emerson Hancock Sinker: +24.5%
Emerson Hancock 4-Seam Fastball: -23.9%
Bobby Miller 4-Seam Fastball: -21.9%
Yusei Kikuchi Slider: +21.8%
Hunter Brown Sinker: +17.9%
Ryan Feltner Slider: -17.8%
Shane Baz Slider: -17.4%
Mason Black Sweeper: -16.6%
Bobby Miller Sinker: +16.3%
Yariel Rodriguez 4-Seam Fastball: -16.2%
Logan Webb Changeup: -15.6%
Ronel Blanco Changeup: -15.5%
Taj Bradley Cutter: +15.2%
Max Fried Sweeper: +15.1%
Albert Suarez 4-Seam Fastball: -14.6%
Shane Baz Curveball: +14.5%
Ronel Blanco Curveball: +14.3%
Cooper Criswell Sweeper: -14.1%
Beau Brieske Slider: -13.7%
Bailey Ober Changeup: +13.7%
Tylor Megill Sinker: +13.3%
Ryan Feltner 4-Seam Fastball: +13.2%
Zach Eflin Sinker: -13.1%
Sean Manaea 4-Seam Fastball: -12.9%
Shota Imanaga 4-Seam Fastball: -12.8%
Yariel Rodriguez Slider: +12.8%
Seth Lugo Cutter: +12.8%
Frankie Montas 4-Seam Fastball: -12.7%
Ryan Pepiot 4-Seam Fastball: +12.6%
Logan Webb Sinker: +12.4%
Ryan Pepiot Slider: -12.4%
Austin Gomber Slider: +12.1%
Jameson Taillon Sinker: +12.1%
Yu Darvish Sweeper: +12.0%
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Blake Snell - 76 TBF, 39.6% CSW%
Carlos Rodon - 72 TBF, 35.4% CSW%
Tarik Skubal - 94 TBF, 34.0% CSW%
Shota Imanaga - 100 TBF, 33.8% CSW%
Yusei Kikuchi - 77 TBF, 33.7% CSW%
Aaron Nola - 94 TBF, 33.2% CSW%
Bailey Ober - 98 TBF, 32.9% CSW%
Sean Manaea - 100 TBF, 32.8% CSW%
Reid Detmers - 73 TBF, 32.7% CSW%
Cristopher Sanchez - 103 TBF, 32.7% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Blake Snell - 76 TBF, 39.5% K%
Logan Gilbert - 75 TBF, 34.7% K%
Carlos Rodon - 72 TBF, 34.7% K%
Matthew Boyd - 82 TBF, 34.1% K%
Frankie Montas - 94 TBF, 34.0% K%
Bailey Ober - 98 TBF, 33.7% K%
Zac Gallen - 87 TBF, 33.3% K%
Reid Detmers - 73 TBF, 32.9% K%
Alec Marsh - 81 TBF, 32.1% K%
Paul Skenes - 69 TBF, 31.9% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Logan Gilbert - 75 TBF, 30.7% K-BB%
Blake Snell - 76 TBF, 30.3% K-BB%
Tarik Skubal - 94 TBF, 28.7% K-BB%
Bailey Ober - 98 TBF, 28.6% K-BB%
Matthew Boyd - 82 TBF, 28.0% K-BB%
Carlos Rodon - 72 TBF, 27.8% K-BB%
Yusei Kikuchi - 77 TBF, 27.3% K-BB%
Sonny Gray - 95 TBF, 26.3% K-BB%
Chris Sale - 73 TBF, 26.0% K-BB%
Zack Wheeler - 97 TBF, 25.8% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Framber Valdez - 103 TBF, 70.1% GB%
Max Fried - 107 TBF, 64.8% GB%
Jose Quintana - 95 TBF, 63.2% GB%
Logan Webb - 73 TBF, 62.7% GB%
Paul Skenes - 69 TBF, 61.0% GB%
Andre Pallante - 75 TBF, 58.7% GB%
Brady Singer - 95 TBF, 57.6% GB%
Mitch Spence - 92 TBF, 55.1% GB%
Marcus Stroman - 86 TBF, 53.7% GB%
Edward Cabrera - 70 TBF, 53.2% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Aaron Ashby - 52 TBF, 32.7 K%, 1.9 BB%, 52.9% GB%
Aaron Nola - 94 TBF, 31.9 K%, 6.4 BB%, 43.1% GB%
Brant Hurter - 58 TBF, 27.6 K%, 3.4 BB%, 55.0% GB%
Cade Povich - 88 TBF, 29.5 K%, 5.7 BB%, 45.6% GB%
Carlos Rodon - 72 TBF, 34.7 K%, 6.9 BB%, 46.3% GB%
Logan Gilbert - 75 TBF, 34.7 K%, 4.0 BB%, 46.7% GB%
Nick Pivetta - 92 TBF, 29.3 K%, 5.4 BB%, 43.3% GB%
Tanner Houck - 61 TBF, 27.9 K%, 4.9 BB%, 55.3% GB%
Tarik Skubal - 94 TBF, 29.8 K%, 1.1 BB%, 48.4% GB%
Yusei Kikuchi - 77 TBF, 29.9 K%, 2.6 BB%, 51.9% GB%
Zack Wheeler - 97 TBF, 29.9 K%, 4.1 BB%, 50.0% GB%
SIERA vs. ERA Comp, Last 30 Days
Unluckiest
Bobby Miller: 9.27 ERA, 4.4 SIERA
Zebby Matthews: 7.65 ERA, 3.84 SIERA
Taj Bradley: 7.72 ERA, 4.22 SIERA
Garrett Crochet: 5.4 ERA, 2.44 SIERA
Justin Verlander: 8.34 ERA, 5.6 SIERA
Logan Gilbert: 4.7 ERA, 2.36 SIERA
Miles Mikolas: 5.96 ERA, 3.71 SIERA
Cade Povich: 5.68 ERA, 3.58 SIERA
Logan Webb: 5.59 ERA, 3.6 SIERA
David Festa: 5.24 ERA, 3.72 SIERA
Luckiest
Beau Brieske: 1.8 ERA, 5.19 SIERA
Cooper Criswell: 1.93 ERA, 5.18 SIERA
Freddy Peralta: 2.32 ERA, 5.1 SIERA
Jose Quintana: 1.95 ERA, 4.61 SIERA
Shane Baz: 2.03 ERA, 4.56 SIERA
Nestor Cortes: 1.91 ERA, 4.26 SIERA
Michael King: 1.65 ERA, 3.97 SIERA
Chris Sale: 1.12 ERA, 3.37 SIERA
Jose Berrios: 1.6 ERA, 3.73 SIERA
Bowden Francis: 1.8 ERA, 3.89 SIERA
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Bryan Woo - +2.3% CSW%, -3.0 BB%
Austin Gomber - +3.5% CSW%, -3.1 BB%
Tylor Megill - +2.8% CSW%, -2.2 BB%
Alec Marsh - +3.1% CSW%, -1.5 BB%
David Peterson - +3.3% CSW%, -4.6 BB%
Yusei Kikuchi - +3.9% CSW%, -5.4 BB%
Cristopher Sanchez - +4.3% CSW%, -2.9 BB%
Patrick Corbin - +4.0% CSW%, -1.8 BB%
Blake Snell - +8.0% CSW%, -2.3 BB%
Sonny Gray - +2.8% CSW%, -2.7 BB%
Andrew Heaney - +5.0% CSW%, -2.9 BB%
Aaron Civale - +4.1% CSW%, -3.3 BB%
Jose Urena - +3.0% CSW%, -1.9 BB%
Reynaldo Lopez - +2.7% CSW%, -5.9 BB%
Jared Shuster - +3.1% CSW%, -8.1 BB%
Aaron Ashby - +4.8% CSW%, -7.5 BB%
Hitter Reports
Multiple Barrels
Corbin Carroll (ARI) 5 PA, 13 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Josh Naylor (CLE) 4 PA, 10 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Justin Turner (SEA) 5 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Rhys Hoskins (MIL) 3 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
New Max Launch Velos
Jordan Walker, Yesterday: 115.5 Previous High: 114.3
Hardest Hit Balls
Jordan Walker (STL) - 115.5mph - double
Pete Alonso (NYM) - 113.3mph - field_out
Riley Greene (DET) - 112.1mph - home_run
Lars Nootbaar (STL) - 112.0mph - single
Michael Conforto (SF) - 111.6mph - home_run
Jake Burger (MIA) - 110.7mph - field_out
Enrique Hernandez (LAD) - 110.1mph - home_run
Manny Machado (SD) - 109.7mph - home_run
Josh Naylor (CLE) - 109.6mph - home_run
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR) - 109.6mph - field_out
Last 3 Weeks - wOBA vs. xwOBA Comparison
Top 10
Heliot Ramos - 73 PA, 0.204 wOBA, 0.301 xwOBA, 0.097 Diff
Jake Burger - 71 PA, 0.223 wOBA, 0.314 xwOBA, 0.091 Diff
Jorge Polanco - 57 PA, 0.208 wOBA, 0.296 xwOBA, 0.088 Diff
Aaron Judge - 75 PA, 0.321 wOBA, 0.406 xwOBA, 0.085 Diff
Rafael Devers - 75 PA, 0.212 wOBA, 0.296 xwOBA, 0.084 Diff
Anthony Volpe - 62 PA, 0.171 wOBA, 0.252 xwOBA, 0.081 Diff
Max Schuemann - 66 PA, 0.18 wOBA, 0.261 xwOBA, 0.081 Diff
Michael Toglia - 77 PA, 0.303 wOBA, 0.382 xwOBA, 0.079 Diff
Nick Castellanos - 77 PA, 0.292 wOBA, 0.37 xwOBA, 0.078 Diff
Steven Kwan - 55 PA, 0.287 wOBA, 0.357 xwOBA, 0.07 Diff
Bottom 10
Brent Rooker - 91 PA, 0.492 wOBA, 0.38 xwOBA, -0.112 Diff
Victor Robles - 63 PA, 0.501 wOBA, 0.392 xwOBA, -0.109 Diff
Tommy Edman - 80 PA, 0.398 wOBA, 0.294 xwOBA, -0.104 Diff
Jonny DeLuca - 61 PA, 0.353 wOBA, 0.262 xwOBA, -0.091 Diff
Tyler Fitzgerald - 60 PA, 0.3 wOBA, 0.209 xwOBA, -0.091 Diff
Lane Thomas - 72 PA, 0.389 wOBA, 0.302 xwOBA, -0.087 Diff
Brandon Marsh - 62 PA, 0.41 wOBA, 0.326 xwOBA, -0.084 Diff
Dansby Swanson - 82 PA, 0.35 wOBA, 0.27 xwOBA, -0.08 Diff
Otto Lopez - 79 PA, 0.408 wOBA, 0.333 xwOBA, -0.075 Diff
Teoscar Hernandez - 60 PA, 0.381 wOBA, 0.307 xwOBA, -0.074 Diff
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Shohei Ohtani - 86 PA, 52 BIP, 15 Brls, 28.8 Brl%
Giancarlo Stanton - 53 PA, 29 BIP, 8 Brls, 27.6 Brl%
Tyler O'Neill - 75 PA, 37 BIP, 10 Brls, 27.0 Brl%
Kyle Schwarber - 79 PA, 48 BIP, 12 Brls, 25.0 Brl%
Pete Alonso - 80 PA, 44 BIP, 11 Brls, 25.0 Brl%
Luke Raley - 54 PA, 35 BIP, 8 Brls, 22.9 Brl%
Juan Soto - 79 PA, 46 BIP, 10 Brls, 21.7 Brl%
Taylor Ward - 82 PA, 54 BIP, 11 Brls, 20.4 Brl%
Aaron Judge - 75 PA, 40 BIP, 8 Brls, 20.0 Brl%
Ceddanne Rafaela - 52 PA, 30 BIP, 6 Brls, 20.0 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Pavin Smith - 51 PA, 0.49 xwOBA
Luke Raley - 54 PA, 0.46 xwOBA
Eugenio Suarez - 79 PA, 0.46 xwOBA
Kyle Schwarber - 79 PA, 0.452 xwOBA
Juan Soto - 79 PA, 0.45 xwOBA
Paul Goldschmidt - 74 PA, 0.421 xwOBA
Matt Olson - 80 PA, 0.418 xwOBA
Francisco Lindor - 63 PA, 0.416 xwOBA
Jackson Merrill - 69 PA, 0.415 xwOBA
Yandy Diaz - 58 PA, 0.415 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Luis Arraez - 74 PA, 142 Swings, 94.4 Cont%
Geraldo Perdomo - 77 PA, 113 Swings, 92.9 Cont%
Nico Hoerner - 69 PA, 124 Swings, 90.3 Cont%
Ernie Clement - 66 PA, 111 Swings, 89.2 Cont%
Alex Verdugo - 58 PA, 96 Swings, 88.5 Cont%
Nick Fortes - 51 PA, 92 Swings, 88.0 Cont%
Keibert Ruiz - 60 PA, 104 Swings, 87.5 Cont%
Nolan Schanuel - 77 PA, 128 Swings, 87.5 Cont%
Alex Bregman - 54 PA, 95 Swings, 87.4 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 55 PA, 86 Swings, 87.2 Cont%
Last 10 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Victor Robles - 7 Attempts (6 steals)
Xavier Edwards - 6 Attempts (5 steals)
Jose Caballero - 5 Attempts (4 steals)
Jose Ramirez - 5 Attempts (4 steals)
Dylan Crews - 5 Attempts (4 steals)
Brent Rooker - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Brice Turang - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Trevor Story - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Corbin Carroll - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Elly De La Cruz - 4 Attempts (2 steals)
Noelvi Marte - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Nolan Schanuel - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Jazz Chisholm Jr. - 4 Attempts (2 steals)
Jose Tena - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Andres Gimenez - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Last 30 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Jose Ramirez - 15 Attempts (10 steals)
Victor Robles - 12 Attempts (11 steals)
Andres Gimenez - 11 Attempts (9 steals)
Jazz Chisholm Jr. - 11 Attempts (9 steals)
Shohei Ohtani - 11 Attempts (11 steals)
Dylan Crews - 11 Attempts (9 steals)
Xavier Edwards - 10 Attempts (9 steals)
Brice Turang - 9 Attempts (8 steals)
Oneil Cruz - 9 Attempts (9 steals)
Nico Hoerner - 9 Attempts (7 steals)
Elly De La Cruz - 9 Attempts (5 steals)
Jose Caballero - 9 Attempts (8 steals)
Corbin Carroll - 9 Attempts (8 steals)
Zach Neto - 9 Attempts (8 steals)
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Bobby Witt Jr. - 82 PA, 15.9 K%, 14.8 Brl%
Bryce Harper - 79 PA, 19.0 K%, 14.3 Brl%
Jackson Merrill - 69 PA, 13.0 K%, 15.8 Brl%
Jonathan Aranda - 54 PA, 16.7 K%, 15.0 Brl%
Lawrence Butler - 80 PA, 20.0 K%, 17.2 Brl%
Manny Machado - 80 PA, 17.5 K%, 14.5 Brl%
Michael Harris II - 87 PA, 13.8 K%, 15.1 Brl%
Paul Goldschmidt - 74 PA, 18.9 K%, 18.2 Brl%
Pavin Smith - 51 PA, 19.6 K%, 19.4 Brl%
Taylor Ward - 82 PA, 19.5 K%, 20.4 Brl%
Last 30 Days - xwOBA Improvers
Luke Raley - 82 PA, +0.104 xwOBA
Corbin Carroll - 126 PA, +0.094 xwOBA
Cedric Mullins II - 88 PA, +0.083 xwOBA
Francisco Lindor - 103 PA, +0.076 xwOBA
Wyatt Langford - 104 PA, +0.072 xwOBA
William Contreras - 112 PA, +0.067 xwOBA
Giancarlo Stanton - 86 PA, +0.066 xwOBA
Eugenio Suarez - 114 PA, +0.065 xwOBA
Kerry Carpenter - 89 PA, +0.064 xwOBA
Jackson Merrill - 109 PA, +0.06 xwOBA
Last 30 Days - Brl% Improvers
Giancarlo Stanton - 86 PA, +12.3 Brl%
Tyler O'Neill - 100 PA, +11.4 Brl%
Luke Raley - 82 PA, +9.5 Brl%
Wyatt Langford - 104 PA, +8.6 Brl%
Will Smith - 81 PA, +8.6 Brl%
Corbin Carroll - 126 PA, +8.2 Brl%
Ceddanne Rafaela - 80 PA, +7.8 Brl%
Francisco Lindor - 103 PA, +7.7 Brl%
Jackson Chourio - 120 PA, +7.3 Brl%
Pete Crow-Armstrong - 108 PA, +7.2 Brl%
Last 30 Days - Cont% Improvers
Nolan Jones - 80 PA, +14.3 Cont%
Lawrence Butler - 117 PA, +9.8 Cont%
Bryce Harper - 118 PA, +8.7 Cont%
Jake McCarthy - 118 PA, +8.3 Cont%
Jonny DeLuca - 87 PA, +7.7 Cont%
Michael Busch - 102 PA, +7.6 Cont%
TJ Friedl - 116 PA, +7.2 Cont%
Matt Olson - 118 PA, +6.8 Cont%
Xander Bogaerts - 111 PA, +6.8 Cont%
Ryan McMahon - 103 PA, +6.7 Cont%
Last 30 Days - K% Improvers
Lawrence Butler - 117 PA, -11.4 K%
Nick Gonzales - 83 PA, -10.3 K%
Brenton Doyle - 102 PA, -9.9 K%
Josh Jung - 100 PA, -9.8 K%
Michael Busch - 102 PA, -9.7 K%
Matt Olson - 118 PA, -9.6 K%
Cedric Mullins II - 88 PA, -8.0 K%
Jonny DeLuca - 87 PA, -8.0 K%
Brent Rooker - 128 PA, -8.0 K%
Parker Meadows - 117 PA, -7.9 K%
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
Pete Alonso - +7.7% Contact%, +5.7 mph exit velo, -8.6 Chase%
Jazz Chisholm - +4.6% Contact%, +4.5 mph exit velo, -4.3 Chase%
Jackson Merrill - +3.4% Contact%, +4.4 mph exit velo, -13.9 Chase%
Aaron Judge - +6.2% Contact%, +7.0 mph exit velo, -12.3 Chase%
Lars Nootbaar - +4.1% Contact%, +3.9 mph exit velo, -4.7 Chase%
Jacob Young - +3.1% Contact%, +4.4 mph exit velo, -6.1 Chase%
Ketel Marte - +7.9% Contact%, +3.2 mph exit velo, -5.0 Chase%
Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days
Justin Turner - 0.378 xwOBA, 10.3% Brl%, 79.6% Contact%, 24.6% Chase%, 14.5% K%
Wyatt Langford - 0.381 xwOBA, 13.5% Brl%, 75.8% Contact%, 19.2% Chase%, 21.4% K%
Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
Mike Siani - 44.4% Whiff%, 71.4% Weak%, 0.955 Cold Rating
Tyler Fitzgerald - 35.6% Whiff%, 75.0% Weak%, 0.935 Cold Rating
Brendan Rodgers - 35.1% Whiff%, 73.9% Weak%, 0.921 Cold Rating
Dansby Swanson - 32.7% Whiff%, 79.4% Weak%, 0.898 Cold Rating
Jake Rogers - 37.0% Whiff%, 68.2% Weak%, 0.89 Cold Rating
Ryan Jeffers - 32.1% Whiff%, 69.6% Weak%, 0.826 Cold Rating
Jordan Beck - 37.9% Whiff%, 63.2% Weak%, 0.826 Cold Rating
Jesus Sanchez - 35.9% Whiff%, 64.3% Weak%, 0.821 Cold Rating
Jose Caballero - 29.1% Whiff%, 78.9% Weak%, 0.82 Cold Rating
Christopher Morel - 37.1% Whiff%, 63.0% Weak%, 0.813 Cold Rating
Schedules & Streamers
Toughest Upcoming Hitter Schedules - Next 7 Days
PIT - 113.4 Opposing SP Stuff+
BOS - 112.8 Opposing SP Stuff+
LAA - 111.6 Opposing SP Stuff+
CIN - 109.5 Opposing SP Stuff+
OAK - 108.5 Opposing SP Stuff+
Softest Upcoming Hitter Schedules - Next 7 Days
STL - 81.3 Opposing SP Stuff+
LAD - 83.8 Opposing SP Stuff+
HOU - 87.7 Opposing SP Stuff+
CWS - 88.0 Opposing SP Stuff+
ATL - 88.5 Opposing SP Stuff+
Today's SP Streamer Picks
Zack Littell (20.0% Owned): Projected 5.13IP 2.55ER 4.85SO 1.34BB 13.24FPts
Kumar Rocker (27.0% Owned): Projected 5.1IP 2.08ER 3.81SO 1.39BB 12.45FPts
Edward Cabrera (23.0% Owned): Projected 5.02IP 2.61ER 4.52SO 2.72BB 11.27FPts
OPS Leaders - Last 2 Weeks - LOW OWNED HITTERS
Luke Raley - 26 PA, 1.196 OPS
Pavin Smith - 29 PA, 1.154 OPS
Kyle Isbel - 29 PA, 1.15 OPS
Hunter Goodman - 26 PA, 1.108 OPS
Mike Yastrzemski - 30 PA, 1.064 OPS
Otto Lopez - 37 PA, 1.023 OPS
Nolan Schanuel - 39 PA, 1.002 OPS
Jonathan Aranda - 30 PA, 0.982 OPS
Lenyn Sosa - 30 PA, 0.933 OPS
Andrew Vaughn - 35 PA, 0.931 OPS
Today's Hitter Streamer Picks
Jose Tena SS (0.0% Owned): Projected 0.71R 0.14HR 0.72RBI 0.92SO 0.46BB 0.14SB 9.5FPts
Joc Pederson OF (44.0% Owned): Projected 0.73R 0.22HR 0.72RBI 1.03SO 0.56BB 0.05SB 9.08FPts
Travis d'Arnaud C (12.0% Owned): Projected 0.65R 0.23HR 0.75RBI 0.92SO 0.24BB 0.02SB 8.5FPts
Brandon Lowe 2B (37.0% Owned): Projected 0.68R 0.2HR 0.58RBI 1.16SO 0.48BB 0.06SB 8.48FPts
Spencer Horwitz 1B (41.0% Owned): Projected 0.59R 0.15HR 0.68RBI 0.73SO 0.45BB 0.04SB 8.3FPts
Andres Chaparro 3B (4.0% Owned): Projected 0.64R 0.16HR 0.7RBI 0.77SO 0.35BB 0.04SB 8.13FPts
Jarred Kelenic LF (19.0% Owned): Projected 0.59R 0.19HR 0.62RBI 1.05SO 0.32BB 0.08SB 7.94FPts
Patrick Wisdom 3B (1.0% Owned): Projected 0.58R 0.28HR 0.61RBI 1.24SO 0.28BB 0.05SB 7.89FPts
J.P. Crawford SS (20.0% Owned): Projected 0.65R 0.13HR 0.45RBI 1.1SO 0.64BB 0.05SB 7.87FPts
Josh Smith P (43.0% Owned): Projected 0.65R 0.11HR 0.56RBI 0.87SO 0.44BB 0.06SB 7.84FPts
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