MLB Daily Notes - September 1st
A daily automated report of what happened yesterday in Major League Baseball, along with other recent trends and further analysis.
Pitcher Review
Cole Ragans had some of his best stuff of the season until the sixth inning when he lost the command a bit and gave up five runs.
5 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 10 K, 2 BB, 23.7% SwStr%, 62.4% Strike%
That start didn’t help your team’s ERA, but you would have to consider it a good sign after he looked bad Monday and left a bit early with a cramp.
On the other side of Ragans was Yusei Kikuchi also having one of his best outings.
7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 12 K, 0 BB, 19.8% SwStr%, 60.4% Strike%
He has had some trouble completing six innings with the Astros, but the numbers are great:
6 GS, 16.4% SwStr%, 33.8% K%, 7.2% BB%, 1.37 WHIP+
Remember that a 1.90 WHIP+ is about the average.
Davis Martin popped off for 19 whiffs against the White Sox.
5 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 6 K, 1 BB, 21.1% SwStr%
He’s been pretty mediocre on the year with a 47.3% Strike% and a 13% K-BB%. Those aren’t awful numbers, he’s probably good enough to stick in the Majors - but he’s not someone we’ll consider for fantasy.
Excellent start for Cody Bradford.
7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 8 K, 0 BB, 52.6% Strike%, 29.9% Ball%
He’s had a bit of a breakout season for the Rangers.
9 GS, 3.21 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 23.7% K%, 3.7% BB%, 20.1% K-BB%
He missed time with an injury, so we don’t have the biggest sample on him. But let’s check the pitch mix:
One of those suspicious fastballs! It averages just 90 miles per hour but gets a decent SwStr% and an excellent Strike%.
The changeup is good, but there’s no secondary pitch blowing anybody away - it wouldn’t seem. I think Bradford is a solid streaming option, but with more and more time, I think we’d see his stats get worse.
Tarik Skubal has reached 201 strikeouts this year. He’s had a marvelous season:
27 GS, 2.51 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 30.3% K%, 5.0% BB%, 201 K, 33 BB
Ace!
Very bad nights for two guys in particular.
Zebby Matthews
2 IP, 10 H, 9 ER, 5 K, 0 BB
That brings his Major League ERA to 7.41 in 17 innings. He does have a 20.3% K-BB%, though!
Randy Vasquez
4.1 IP, 11 H, 9 ER, 3 K, 4 BB
I doubt many people out there started Vasquez last night, but any time you go 9(ER)-11(H) I have to make fun of you.
In fact, one of the key matchups in my home league right now started both of these guys. Producer Lee has Zebby Matthews, and his opponent Officer Paul streamed in Vasquez. So they’re both looking nice in the ERA column.
We have two regular season weeks left in this league… I really need to campaign to expand the playoffs. Stupid Ass Clint and I are sitting at the top of the league, just picking daisies until the playoffs start.
I think I made a definitive statement on Shane Baz last night, but I’d like to make it even more definitive-er.
He now has an 11.4% SwStr% on the year across 760 pitches. The nastiness just isn’t there. I guess 19 arm surgeries will do that to you!
9 GS, 49 IP, 3.49 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 19.9% K%, 9.7% BB%
I did not see a sub-20% K% coming from Baz.
Hitter Review
Corbin Carroll hit his second home run of the year on July 7th. Prior to that game, he was slashing .210/.298/.310. Ever since that July 7th game:
.265/.344/.667, 1.011 OPS, 17 HR, 7 SB
He is seventh in baseball in fantasy points since then.
Witt Jr. 588
Ohtani 575
Judge 574
Guerrero 552
Lindor 546
Duran 544
Carroll 533
Butler 530
Ramirez 499
Adames 482
It’s Sunday, so I’ve gotta go cook breakfast for the kids. Labor Day is tomorrow so I will be somewhat rushing through this again, but this upcoming week will be big as I get the NFL stuff rolling while doing everything I can to keep the same pace in baseball. Talk to you next time!
Pitcher Reports
Algo SP Ranks - Yesterday
1. Cole Ragans
2. Yusei Kikuchi
3. Matthew Boyd
4. Davis Martin
5. Tarik Skubal
6. Mason Black
7. Joey Estes
8. Cody Bradford
9. Zebby Matthews
10. Nick Pivetta
11. Zack Wheeler
12. Ryan Feltner
13. Bryan Woo
14. DJ Herz
15. Jose Berrios
16. Shane Baz
17. Jose Quintana
18. Randy Vasquez
19. Frankie Montas
20. Dean Kremer
21. Luis L. Ortiz
22. Gavin Stone
23. Tyler Anderson
24. Kyle Gibson
25. Max Fried
26. Merrill Kelly
27. Will Warren
28. Edward Cabrera
29. Javier Assad
Fantasy Points Leaders - Yesterday
1. Yusei Kikuchi (vs. KC): 38.75 Points
2. Tarik Skubal (vs. BOS): 33.6 Points
3. Zack Wheeler (vs. ATL): 31.35 Points
4. Kyle Gibson (vs. NYY): 26.75 Points
5. Cody Bradford (vs. OAK): 25.35 Points
6. Matt Boyd (vs. PIT): 25.1 Points
7. Jose Berrios (vs. MIN): 25.1 Points
8. Luis Ortiz - 682847 (vs. CLE): 25.1 Points
9. Joey Estes (vs. TEX): 19.9 Points
10. Jose Quintana (vs. CWS): 19.85 Points
Whiffs Leaders - Yesterday
1. Cole Ragans (KC): 22 Whiffs (93 Pitches)
2. Yusei Kikuchi (HOU): 20 Whiffs (101 Pitches)
3. Davis Martin (CWS): 19 Whiffs (90 Pitches)
4. Matthew Boyd (CLE): 18 Whiffs (90 Pitches)
5. Tarik Skubal (DET): 16 Whiffs (98 Pitches)
6. Cody Bradford (TEX): 14 Whiffs (97 Pitches)
7. Zack Wheeler (PHI): 13 Whiffs (96 Pitches)
8. Joey Estes (OAK): 13 Whiffs (84 Pitches)
9. Zebby Matthews (MIN): 12 Whiffs (69 Pitches)
10. Ryan Feltner (COL): 12 Whiffs (80 Pitches)
Strike% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Cole Ragans (KC): 62.4 Strike%, 28.0 Ball%
2. Mason Black (SF): 62.2 Strike%, 21.6 Ball%
3. Yusei Kikuchi (HOU): 60.4 Strike%, 25.7 Ball%
4. Tarik Skubal (DET): 54.1 Strike%, 26.5 Ball%
5. Cody Bradford (TEX): 52.6 Strike%, 29.9 Ball%
6. Davis Martin (CWS): 52.2 Strike%, 32.2 Ball%
7. Joey Estes (OAK): 51.2 Strike%, 28.6 Ball%
8. Matthew Boyd (CLE): 51.1 Strike%, 34.4 Ball%
9. Scott Blewett (MIN): 50.0 Strike%, 33.3 Ball%
10. DJ Herz (WSH): 49.4 Strike%, 36.8 Ball%
11. Zebby Matthews (MIN): 49.3 Strike%, 34.8 Ball%
12. Nick Pivetta (BOS): 49.0 Strike%, 32.3 Ball%
13. Ryan Feltner (COL): 48.8 Strike%, 35.0 Ball%
14. Shane Baz (TB): 48.7 Strike%, 35.9 Ball%
15. Zack Wheeler (PHI): 47.9 Strike%, 32.3 Ball%
Pitches/Out (POUT) Leaders - Yesterday
1. Jose Berrios: 63 Pitches, 18 Outs, 3.5 POUT
2. Bryan Woo: 69 Pitches, 19 Outs, 3.63 POUT
3. Tarik Skubal: 98 Pitches, 23 Outs, 4.26 POUT
4. Kyle Gibson: 93 Pitches, 21 Outs, 4.43 POUT
5. Zack Wheeler: 96 Pitches, 21 Outs, 4.57 POUT
6. Cody Bradford: 97 Pitches, 21 Outs, 4.62 POUT
7. Joey Estes: 84 Pitches, 18 Outs, 4.67 POUT
8. Yusei Kikuchi: 101 Pitches, 21 Outs, 4.81 POUT
9. Max Fried: 103 Pitches, 21 Outs, 4.9 POUT
10. Mason Black: 74 Pitches, 15 Outs, 4.93 POUT
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Tarik Skubal's CH velo (27 pitches) UP 1.8mph to 87.4
Bryan Woo's ST velo (12 pitches) UP 1.8mph to 83.7
Dean Kremer's FF velo (30 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 92.7
Max Fried's CH velo (17 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 84.4
Joey Estes's ST velo (16 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 76.7
Dean Kremer's CU velo (10 pitches) DOWN -1.6mph to 76.1
Cole Ragans's SL velo (14 pitches) DOWN -1.9mph to 84.5
Cody Bradford's CU velo (13 pitches) DOWN -2.0mph to 74.2
Nick Pivetta's ST velo (10 pitches) DOWN -2.3mph to 80.5
Nick Pivetta's SL velo (11 pitches) DOWN -2.7mph to 84.0
Cody Bradford's SL velo (12 pitches) DOWN -3.1mph to 82.4
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Bryan Woo's ST usage (17.4%) up 13.3 points
Edward Cabrera's FF usage (38.8%) up 11.8 points
Edward Cabrera's SI usage (19.4%) up 10.1 points
Javier Assad's CU usage (21.1%) up 11.8 points
Jose Berrios's SI usage (44.4%) up 11.9 points
Luis L. Ortiz's FC usage (25.3%) up 13.5 points
Max Fried's FF usage (45.6%) up 11.2 points
Nick Pivetta's FF usage (60.4%) up 10.6 points
Randy Vasquez's SI usage (32.3%) up 14.6 points
Ryan Feltner's CH usage (30.0%) up 15.2 points
Tarik Skubal's SI usage (28.6%) up 10.5 points
Will Warren's SI usage (44.7%) up 18.1 points
Yusei Kikuchi's SL usage (40.6%) up 17.0 points
Pitch Mix Changes - Last 3 Starts
Yusei Kikuchi Slider: +19.9%
Jack Kochanowicz Sinker: +18.1%
Edward Cabrera 4-Seam Fastball: +16.9%
JP Sears 4-Seam Fastball: +16.7%
Bowden Francis Split-Finger: +16.3%
Bailey Falter Slider: +16.3%
Ryan Feltner Slider: -15.7%
Gavin Williams Cutter: +15.4%
JP Sears Sweeper: -15.4%
Bowden Francis Curveball: -15.3%
Edward Cabrera Changeup: -15.3%
Nick Nastrini Slider: +15.1%
Cooper Criswell Sinker: +15.0%
Ronel Blanco Curveball: +14.6%
Jack Kochanowicz Curveball: -14.0%
Cooper Criswell Changeup: -13.8%
Nick Nastrini 4-Seam Fastball: -13.8%
Martin Perez Curveball: +13.6%
Yusei Kikuchi Curveball: -13.6%
Gerrit Cole Cutter: -13.4%
Taijuan Walker Split-Finger: +13.3%
Freddy Peralta Slider: -12.0%
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Michael King - 94 TBF, 35.2% CSW%
Blake Snell - 92 TBF, 35.1% CSW%
Tarik Skubal - 95 TBF, 34.4% CSW%
Chris Sale - 102 TBF, 33.4% CSW%
Jeffrey Springs - 76 TBF, 33.1% CSW%
Sean Manaea - 77 TBF, 33.1% CSW%
Spencer Schwellenbach - 93 TBF, 33.0% CSW%
Joe Musgrove - 81 TBF, 32.8% CSW%
Sonny Gray - 93 TBF, 32.6% CSW%
Logan Gilbert - 73 TBF, 32.4% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Blake Snell - 92 TBF, 37.0% K%
Framber Valdez - 92 TBF, 35.9% K%
Jeffrey Springs - 76 TBF, 35.5% K%
Cole Ragans - 90 TBF, 34.4% K%
Spencer Schwellenbach - 93 TBF, 34.4% K%
Reynaldo Lopez - 67 TBF, 34.3% K%
Bowden Francis - 97 TBF, 33.0% K%
Tarik Skubal - 95 TBF, 31.6% K%
Logan Gilbert - 73 TBF, 31.5% K%
Chris Sale - 102 TBF, 31.4% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Sean Manaea - 77 TBF, 29.9% K-BB%
Bowden Francis - 97 TBF, 29.9% K-BB%
Framber Valdez - 92 TBF, 29.3% K-BB%
Jeffrey Springs - 76 TBF, 28.9% K-BB%
Chris Sale - 102 TBF, 27.5% K-BB%
Reynaldo Lopez - 67 TBF, 26.9% K-BB%
Michael Wacha - 75 TBF, 26.7% K-BB%
Tarik Skubal - 95 TBF, 26.3% K-BB%
Logan Gilbert - 73 TBF, 26.0% K-BB%
Zack Wheeler - 97 TBF, 25.8% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Cristopher Sanchez - 109 TBF, 63.0% GB%
Framber Valdez - 92 TBF, 61.5% GB%
Andre Pallante - 80 TBF, 60.7% GB%
Max Meyer - 95 TBF, 60.0% GB%
Jack Kochanowicz - 101 TBF, 59.6% GB%
Brayan Bello - 100 TBF, 59.1% GB%
Tanner Houck - 106 TBF, 56.2% GB%
Pablo Lopez - 105 TBF, 55.8% GB%
Logan Webb - 77 TBF, 55.4% GB%
Dylan Cease - 100 TBF, 53.7% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Chris Sale - 102 TBF, 31.4 K%, 3.9 BB%, 43.9% GB%
Framber Valdez - 92 TBF, 35.9 K%, 6.5 BB%, 61.5% GB%
Gavin Stone - 90 TBF, 30.0 K%, 5.6 BB%, 45.6% GB%
Justin Steele - 55 TBF, 34.5 K%, 5.5 BB%, 60.6% GB%
Logan Gilbert - 73 TBF, 31.5 K%, 5.5 BB%, 43.5% GB%
Matthew Liberatore - 46 TBF, 28.3 K%, 2.2 BB%, 45.2% GB%
Reynaldo Lopez - 67 TBF, 34.3 K%, 7.5 BB%, 48.7% GB%
Tarik Skubal - 95 TBF, 31.6 K%, 5.3 BB%, 50.0% GB%
Yusei Kikuchi - 94 TBF, 29.8 K%, 4.3 BB%, 48.4% GB%
SIERA vs. ERA Comp, Last 30 Days
Unluckiest
Taj Bradley: 10.42 ERA, 5.12 SIERA
Roddery Munoz: 10.8 ERA, 5.51 SIERA
Garrett Crochet: 6.91 ERA, 3.2 SIERA
Hayden Birdsong: 8.68 ERA, 5.21 SIERA
Corbin Burnes: 7.36 ERA, 4.37 SIERA
Max Meyer: 7.46 ERA, 4.81 SIERA
Mitch Keller: 6.75 ERA, 4.14 SIERA
Gavin Williams: 6.56 ERA, 4.01 SIERA
Brandon Pfaadt: 6.04 ERA, 3.51 SIERA
George Kirby: 6.84 ERA, 4.37 SIERA
Luckiest
Michael Lorenzen: 1.85 ERA, 5.13 SIERA
Albert Suarez: 1.19 ERA, 4.1 SIERA
David Peterson: 1.86 ERA, 4.57 SIERA
Osvaldo Bido: 1.55 ERA, 3.98 SIERA
Hunter Brown: 1.45 ERA, 3.81 SIERA
Pablo Lopez: 1.71 ERA, 3.97 SIERA
Kevin Gausman: 2.89 ERA, 4.87 SIERA
Javier Assad: 3.16 ERA, 5.06 SIERA
Joey Estes: 3.03 ERA, 4.88 SIERA
Freddy Peralta: 2.89 ERA, 4.7 SIERA
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Jose Berrios - +2.4% CSW%, -2.3 BB%
Bryan Woo - +2.1% CSW%, -3.4 BB%
Yusei Kikuchi - +2.3% CSW%, -3.8 BB%
Brandon Pfaadt - +2.8% CSW%, -1.6 BB%
Sean Manaea - +4.9% CSW%, -6.8 BB%
Michael Wacha - +3.8% CSW%, -5.4 BB%
Eduardo Rodriguez - +2.3% CSW%, -3.3 BB%
Matthew Liberatore - +3.4% CSW%, -6.5 BB%
Bryce Miller - +4.4% CSW%, -5.1 BB%
Chris Flexen - +2.8% CSW%, -1.8 BB%
Hitter Reports
Multiple Barrels
Freddie Freeman (LAD) 5 PA, 10 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Gavin Lux (LAD) 5 PA, 11 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Jo Adell (LAA) 3 PA, 3 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Lawrence Butler (OAK) 4 PA, 4 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Mickey Moniak (LAA) 4 PA, 9 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Shohei Ohtani (LAD) 6 PA, 15 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Will Wagner (TOR) 6 PA, 11 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
New Max Launch Velos
Hardest Hit Balls
Juan Soto (NYY) - 114.3mph - double
Jo Adell (LAA) - 113.9mph - force_out
Shohei Ohtani (LAD) - 113.5mph - field_out
Michael Conforto (SF) - 112.8mph - home_run
Lawrence Butler (OAK) - 112.6mph - home_run
Griffin Conine (MIA) - 112.5mph - home_run
Michael Conforto (SF) - 111.8mph - single
Michael Harris II (ATL) - 111.6mph - single
Tyler O'Neill (BOS) - 111.5mph - home_run
William Contreras (MIL) - 110.9mph - field_out
Last 3 Weeks - wOBA vs. xwOBA Comparison
Top 10
Lenyn Sosa - 56 PA, 0.181 wOBA, 0.297 xwOBA, 0.116 Diff
Logan O'Hoppe - 56 PA, 0.148 wOBA, 0.249 xwOBA, 0.101 Diff
Francisco Alvarez - 55 PA, 0.169 wOBA, 0.256 xwOBA, 0.087 Diff
Jackson Merrill - 74 PA, 0.338 wOBA, 0.423 xwOBA, 0.085 Diff
Rhys Hoskins - 69 PA, 0.197 wOBA, 0.279 xwOBA, 0.082 Diff
Cal Raleigh - 64 PA, 0.243 wOBA, 0.318 xwOBA, 0.075 Diff
Carlos Santana - 69 PA, 0.319 wOBA, 0.393 xwOBA, 0.074 Diff
Freddie Freeman - 62 PA, 0.29 wOBA, 0.359 xwOBA, 0.069 Diff
Lars Nootbaar - 59 PA, 0.321 wOBA, 0.389 xwOBA, 0.068 Diff
Adley Rutschman - 62 PA, 0.232 wOBA, 0.29 xwOBA, 0.058 Diff
Bottom 10
JJ Bleday - 77 PA, 0.446 wOBA, 0.304 xwOBA, -0.142 Diff
Tyler Stephenson - 69 PA, 0.449 wOBA, 0.343 xwOBA, -0.106 Diff
Rowdy Tellez - 55 PA, 0.386 wOBA, 0.291 xwOBA, -0.095 Diff
Leo Jimenez - 56 PA, 0.371 wOBA, 0.277 xwOBA, -0.094 Diff
Daulton Varsho - 76 PA, 0.385 wOBA, 0.303 xwOBA, -0.082 Diff
Mark Vientos - 76 PA, 0.406 wOBA, 0.33 xwOBA, -0.076 Diff
Tyler Fitzgerald - 79 PA, 0.285 wOBA, 0.21 xwOBA, -0.075 Diff
Wilyer Abreu - 60 PA, 0.363 wOBA, 0.289 xwOBA, -0.074 Diff
Jhonkensy Noel - 61 PA, 0.47 wOBA, 0.396 xwOBA, -0.074 Diff
Bryson Stott - 65 PA, 0.366 wOBA, 0.292 xwOBA, -0.074 Diff
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Jhonkensy Noel - 61 PA, 32 BIP, 9 Brls, 28.1 Brl%
Giancarlo Stanton - 63 PA, 37 BIP, 10 Brls, 27.0 Brl%
Aaron Judge - 75 PA, 49 BIP, 13 Brls, 26.5 Brl%
Corbin Carroll - 79 PA, 56 BIP, 13 Brls, 23.2 Brl%
Juan Soto - 80 PA, 53 BIP, 12 Brls, 22.6 Brl%
Paul DeJong - 55 PA, 27 BIP, 6 Brls, 22.2 Brl%
Kerry Carpenter - 61 PA, 33 BIP, 7 Brls, 21.2 Brl%
Jesus Sanchez - 61 PA, 38 BIP, 8 Brls, 21.1 Brl%
Brandon Marsh - 55 PA, 29 BIP, 6 Brls, 20.7 Brl%
Tyler O'Neill - 45 PA, 20 BIP, 4 Brls, 20.0 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Aaron Judge - 75 PA, 0.527 xwOBA
Juan Soto - 80 PA, 0.467 xwOBA
Corbin Carroll - 79 PA, 0.462 xwOBA
William Contreras - 85 PA, 0.45 xwOBA
Ian Happ - 78 PA, 0.448 xwOBA
Francisco Lindor - 87 PA, 0.445 xwOBA
Bobby Witt Jr. - 81 PA, 0.443 xwOBA
Joc Pederson - 58 PA, 0.442 xwOBA
Yordan Alvarez - 68 PA, 0.435 xwOBA
Lawrence Butler - 73 PA, 0.426 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Luis Arraez - 78 PA, 140 Swings, 97.1 Cont%
Sal Frelick - 62 PA, 116 Swings, 94.0 Cont%
Jonah Bride - 73 PA, 119 Swings, 90.8 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 86 PA, 131 Swings, 90.8 Cont%
Anthony Rendon - 57 PA, 95 Swings, 89.5 Cont%
Josh Smith - 62 PA, 120 Swings, 89.2 Cont%
Nolan Schanuel - 72 PA, 115 Swings, 88.7 Cont%
Nico Hoerner - 70 PA, 135 Swings, 88.1 Cont%
Yandy Diaz - 68 PA, 101 Swings, 88.1 Cont%
Miguel Rojas - 59 PA, 108 Swings, 88.0 Cont%
Last 10 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Jose Ramirez - 7 Attempts (5 steals)
Nico Hoerner - 6 Attempts (5 steals)
Dylan Moore - 6 Attempts (5 steals)
James Wood - 5 Attempts (5 steals)
Dansby Swanson - 5 Attempts (5 steals)
Maikel Garcia - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Oneil Cruz - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Jackson Merrill - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Zach Neto - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Shohei Ohtani - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Jo Adell - 3 Attempts (1 steals)
Anthony Volpe - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Victor Robles - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Pete Crow-Armstrong - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Otto Lopez - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Dairon Blanco - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Isiah Kiner-Falefa - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Jackson Chourio - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Mookie Betts - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Cedric Mullins - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Jose Altuve - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Jordan Beck - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Victor Scott II - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Garrett Mitchell - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Bryan Reynolds - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Xander Bogaerts - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Andres Gimenez - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Jacob Young - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Zack Gelof - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Zach McKinstry - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
C.J. Abrams - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Bryson Stott - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Teoscar Hernandez - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Last 30 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Jose Ramirez - 16 Attempts (14 steals)
Shohei Ohtani - 14 Attempts (14 steals)
James Wood - 14 Attempts (9 steals)
Xavier Edwards - 13 Attempts (13 steals)
Nico Hoerner - 11 Attempts (9 steals)
Jose Caballero - 11 Attempts (9 steals)
Tyler Fitzgerald - 10 Attempts (9 steals)
Dylan Moore - 10 Attempts (8 steals)
Jarren Duran - 10 Attempts (9 steals)
Oneil Cruz - 10 Attempts (10 steals)
Elly De La Cruz - 9 Attempts (6 steals)
Jackson Chourio - 9 Attempts (8 steals)
C.J. Abrams - 9 Attempts (7 steals)
Luis Robert - 9 Attempts (6 steals)
Andres Gimenez - 9 Attempts (9 steals)
Otto Lopez - 9 Attempts (8 steals)
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Aaron Judge - 75 PA, 20.0 K%, 26.5 Brl%
Alex Bregman - 57 PA, 19.3 K%, 16.3 Brl%
Bobby Witt Jr. - 81 PA, 16.0 K%, 16.4 Brl%
Francisco Lindor - 87 PA, 19.5 K%, 19.0 Brl%
George Springer - 77 PA, 18.2 K%, 19.2 Brl%
Jackson Merrill - 74 PA, 13.5 K%, 16.4 Brl%
Jeremy Pena - 78 PA, 16.7 K%, 16.1 Brl%
Joc Pederson - 58 PA, 19.0 K%, 19.4 Brl%
Juan Soto - 80 PA, 17.5 K%, 22.6 Brl%
Lawrence Butler - 73 PA, 9.6 K%, 14.8 Brl%
Matt Olson - 86 PA, 18.6 K%, 17.7 Brl%
Shohei Ohtani - 86 PA, 19.8 K%, 18.0 Brl%
Will Smith - 58 PA, 17.2 K%, 15.0 Brl%
William Contreras - 85 PA, 20.0 K%, 16.1 Brl%
Last 30 Days - xwOBA Improvers
Joc Pederson - 90 PA, +0.119 xwOBA
Pete Crow-Armstrong - 96 PA, +0.113 xwOBA
Jackson Merrill - 109 PA, +0.098 xwOBA
Corbin Carroll - 115 PA, +0.092 xwOBA
William Contreras - 122 PA, +0.092 xwOBA
Jackson Chourio - 121 PA, +0.089 xwOBA
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 115 PA, +0.087 xwOBA
Michael Conforto - 97 PA, +0.086 xwOBA
Alex Bregman - 94 PA, +0.085 xwOBA
Ramon Urias - 83 PA, +0.084 xwOBA
Last 30 Days - Brl% Improvers
Corbin Carroll - 115 PA, +10.9 Brl%
Ian Happ - 113 PA, +9.7 Brl%
Jackson Merrill - 109 PA, +9.5 Brl%
Joc Pederson - 90 PA, +9.1 Brl%
Alex Bregman - 94 PA, +8.9 Brl%
Derek Hill - 88 PA, +7.8 Brl%
Juan Soto - 118 PA, +7.2 Brl%
George Springer - 109 PA, +7.2 Brl%
Ramon Urias - 83 PA, +6.4 Brl%
Geraldo Perdomo - 110 PA, +6.3 Brl%
Last 30 Days - Cont% Improvers
Aaron Judge - 107 PA, +11.1 Cont%
Enrique Hernandez - 84 PA, +9.9 Cont%
Shea Langeliers - 92 PA, +9.7 Cont%
Michael Busch - 99 PA, +8.3 Cont%
Sal Frelick - 90 PA, +7.9 Cont%
MJ Melendez - 81 PA, +7.7 Cont%
William Contreras - 122 PA, +7.5 Cont%
Parker Meadows - 92 PA, +7.4 Cont%
Jacob Young - 99 PA, +7.4 Cont%
Lenyn Sosa - 85 PA, +6.6 Cont%
Last 30 Days - K% Improvers
Parker Meadows - 92 PA, -11.9 K%
Pete Crow-Armstrong - 96 PA, -11.7 K%
Jo Adell - 101 PA, -10.9 K%
Cody Bellinger - 110 PA, -10.4 K%
Oneil Cruz - 106 PA, -9.7 K%
Matt Vierling - 96 PA, -9.7 K%
Shea Langeliers - 92 PA, -9.2 K%
Lenyn Sosa - 85 PA, -9.0 K%
Lawrence Butler - 103 PA, -9.0 K%
Juan Yepez - 89 PA, -8.9 K%
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
Jurickson Profar - +13.9% Contact%, +6.0 mph exit velo, -8.9 Chase%
Manny Machado - +8.2% Contact%, +5.1 mph exit velo, -11.3 Chase%
Ryan McMahon - +9.7% Contact%, +3.9 mph exit velo, -7.5 Chase%
Otto Lopez - +5.4% Contact%, +5.6 mph exit velo, -8.9 Chase%
Jarren Duran - +17.0% Contact%, +4.3 mph exit velo, -4.6 Chase%
Jackson Chourio - +9.7% Contact%, +5.2 mph exit velo, -8.7 Chase%
Oneil Cruz - +7.4% Contact%, +5.4 mph exit velo, -7.9 Chase%
Marcus Semien - +9.3% Contact%, +4.1 mph exit velo, -4.1 Chase%
Anthony Volpe - +5.6% Contact%, +5.9 mph exit velo, -5.8 Chase%
Matt Vierling - +7.2% Contact%, +3.9 mph exit velo, -13.1 Chase%
Ramon Urias - +7.8% Contact%, +3.9 mph exit velo, -6.0 Chase%
Shea Langeliers - +12.6% Contact%, +4.0 mph exit velo, -3.2 Chase%
Brenton Doyle - +3.8% Contact%, +4.3 mph exit velo, -5.2 Chase%
Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days
Aaron Judge - 0.468 xwOBA, 22.2% Brl%, 77.5% Contact%, 21.2% Chase%, 18.5% K%
Corbin Carroll - 0.477 xwOBA, 23.8% Brl%, 81.9% Contact%, 20.7% Chase%, 19.0% K%
Lars Nootbaar - 0.406 xwOBA, 13.6% Brl%, 86.4% Contact%, 17.4% Chase%, 9.4% K%
Lawrence Butler - 0.428 xwOBA, 18.4% Brl%, 85.3% Contact%, 20.7% Chase%, 8.9% K%
Manny Machado - 0.412 xwOBA, 13.5% Brl%, 79.8% Contact%, 24.8% Chase%, 9.5% K%
Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
Tyler Fitzgerald - 34.3% Whiff%, 75.9% Weak%, 0.929 Cold Rating
Jackson Holliday - 46.1% Whiff%, 69.6% Weak%, 0.905 Cold Rating
Garrett Mitchell - 30.3% Whiff%, 76.2% Weak%, 0.866 Cold Rating
Orlando Arcia - 29.2% Whiff%, 80.6% Weak%, 0.861 Cold Rating
David Peralta - 30.5% Whiff%, 75.0% Weak%, 0.861 Cold Rating
Royce Lewis - 32.9% Whiff%, 69.2% Weak%, 0.821 Cold Rating
Zach Neto - 27.7% Whiff%, 77.8% Weak%, 0.821 Cold Rating
Zack Gelof - 37.9% Whiff%, 66.7% Weak%, 0.82 Cold Rating
Ceddanne Rafaela - 31.1% Whiff%, 70.0% Weak%, 0.817 Cold Rating
Blake Perkins - 32.3% Whiff%, 68.2% Weak%, 0.801 Cold Rating
Minor League Reports
Top Minor League Hitting Performances - Yesterday
Trayce Thompson (CHC): 3/4, 2R, 1HR, 1RBI, 2SB, 34FPts
Josh Hatcher (TEX): 5/5, 0R, 0HR, 2RBI, 2SB, 33FPts
Samad Taylor (SEA): 2/4, 2R, 2HR, 4RBI, 0SB, 32FPts
Cam Devanney (KC): 4/4, 1R, 0HR, 6RBI, 0SB, 32FPts
Kenny Piper (TB): 2/4, 2R, 2HR, 4RBI, 0SB, 32FPts
Tristan Peters (TB): 2/4, 2R, 2HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 30FPts
George Valera (CLE): 2/3, 2R, 1HR, 1RBI, 1SB, 30FPts
Paul McIntosh (MIA): 2/4, 2R, 2HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 30FPts
Jose Azocar (SD): 2/5, 1R, 0HR, 1RBI, 4SB, 30FPts
Luis Matos (SF): 3/4, 2R, 1HR, 1RBI, 1SB, 29FPts
Top Minor League Pitching Performances - Yesterday
Moises Chace (PHI): 0 Pitches, 6IP, 1H, 0ER, 13K, 0BB, 42FPts
Noah Cameron (KC): 0 Pitches, 7IP, 5H, 1ER, 10K, 0BB, 34FPts
Kenny Rosenberg (LAA): 0 Pitches, 7IP, 4H, 0ER, 8K, 0BB, 33FPts
Anthony Solometo (PIT): 0 Pitches, 6IP, 3H, 0ER, 6K, 1BB, 27FPts
Nate Peterson (MIL): 0 Pitches, 6IP, 5H, 0ER, 6K, 1BB, 25FPts
Cory Lewis (MIN): 0 Pitches, 5IP, 1H, 0ER, 6K, 3BB, 25FPts
Tyler Guilfoil (HOU): 0 Pitches, 4IP, 2H, 0ER, 6K, 0BB, 23FPts
Aaron Davenport (CLE): 0 Pitches, 6IP, 2H, 0ER, 6K, 1BB, 23FPts
Dylan Cumming (SF): 0 Pitches, 6IP, 3H, 1ER, 5K, 2BB, 22FPts
Lucas Braun (ATL): 0 Pitches, 6IP, 4H, 4ER, 8K, 1BB, 22FPts
AA-AAA OPS Leaders
Deyvison De Los Santos (AAA - MIA) 501 PA 0.952 OPS
Kyle Manzardo (AAA - CLE) 364 PA 0.946 OPS
Keston Hiura (AAA - LAA) 364 PA 0.943 OPS
Coby Mayo (AAA - BAL) 382 PA 0.943 OPS
Jason Vosler (AAA - SEA) 473 PA 0.922 OPS
Jimmy Crooks III (AA - STL) 353 PA 0.914 OPS
Dalton Rushing (AAA - LAD) 431 PA 0.913 OPS
CJ Alexander (AAA - KC) 349 PA 0.906 OPS
Cal Stevenson (AAA - PHI) 385 PA 0.905 OPS
Jordan Diaz (AAA - OAK) 423 PA 0.904 OPS
Willie MacIver (AAA - COL) 349 PA 0.9 OPS
Pedro Leon (AAA - HOU) 472 PA 0.899 OPS
Johnathan Rodriguez (AAA - CLE) 426 PA 0.897 OPS
Gustavo Campero (AAA - LAA) 402 PA 0.892 OPS
Tirso Ornelas (AAA - SD) 474 PA 0.89 OPS
Ryan Noda (AAA - OAK) 417 PA 0.888 OPS
Colby Thomas (AAA - OAK) 493 PA 0.885 OPS
Carson Taylor (AA - PHI) 411 PA 0.881 OPS
Andrew Navigato (AAA - DET) 441 PA 0.881 OPS
Cooper Hummel (AAA - HOU) 365 PA 0.878 OPS
AA-AAA Pitching K-BB% Leaders
Brandon Young (AAA - BAL) 90 IP 23.2% K-BB
Yilber Diaz (AAA - ARI) 98 IP 22.7% K-BB
Thomas Harrington (AAA - PIT) 96 IP 22.3% K-BB
Bubba Chandler (AAA - PIT) 103 IP 22.0% K-BB
Ian Seymour (AAA - TB) 129 IP 21.7% K-BB
Noah Cameron (AAA - KC) 112 IP 21.4% K-BB
Brady Basso (AAA - OAK) 93 IP 21.2% K-BB
Robinson Pina (AAA - PHI) 110 IP 20.9% K-BB
Troy Melton (AA - DET) 100 IP 20.7% K-BB
Tyler Stuart (AAA - WSH) 113 IP 20.5% K-BB
Aaron Brown - 676345 (AAA - HOU) 96 IP 20.3% K-BB
Caden Dana (AA - LAA) 135 IP 20.1% K-BB
Mason Barnett (AA - OAK) 120 IP 19.5% K-BB
Chayce McDermott (AAA - BAL) 97 IP 19.3% K-BB
Carson Palmquist (AAA - COL) 107 IP 19.3% K-BB
Alex Pham (AA - BAL) 111 IP 18.7% K-BB
Drew Parrish (AA - ATL) 106 IP 18.7% K-BB
Carson Ragsdale (AAA - SF) 114 IP 18.6% K-BB
Isaac Coffey (AA - BOS) 102 IP 18.4% K-BB
Brett Kerry (AA - LAA) 132 IP 18.3% K-BB
Schedules & Streamers
Toughest Upcoming Hitter Schedules - Next 7 Days
TB - 112.6 Opposing SP Stuff+
CHC - 109.8 Opposing SP Stuff+
OAK - 107.1 Opposing SP Stuff+
LAA - 107.1 Opposing SP Stuff+
SD - 107.0 Opposing SP Stuff+
Softest Upcoming Hitter Schedules - Next 7 Days
DET - 90.1 Opposing SP Stuff+
TOR - 90.8 Opposing SP Stuff+
SEA - 91.6 Opposing SP Stuff+
LAD - 92.1 Opposing SP Stuff+
MIA - 92.7 Opposing SP Stuff+
Today's SP Streamer Picks
Yariel Rodriguez (7.0% Owned): Projected 4.95IP 2.27ER 5.17SO 2.68BB 13.61FPts
Caden Dana (2.0% Owned): Projected 5.27IP 2.67ER 5.29SO 2.17BB 13.48FPts
Alex Cobb (6.0% Owned): Projected 4.5IP 1.92ER 4.11SO 1.32BB 12.35FPts
OPS Leaders - Last 2 Weeks - LOW OWNED HITTERS
Miguel Amaya - 28 PA, 1.456 OPS
Austin Wells - 27 PA, 1.18 OPS
Andrew Benintendi - 34 PA, 1.137 OPS
Rowdy Tellez - 27 PA, 1.137 OPS
Kyle Stowers - 29 PA, 1.102 OPS
Addison Barger - 39 PA, 1.079 OPS
Matt Vierling - 37 PA, 1.04 OPS
Jacob Young - 33 PA, 1.037 OPS
Matt Wallner - 33 PA, 1.015 OPS
Brandon Marsh - 35 PA, 1.013 OPS
Today's Hitter Streamer Picks
Ryan O'Hearn 1B (31.0% Owned): Projected 0.74R 0.15HR 0.78RBI 0.49SO 0.4BB 0.05SB 9.06FPts
Matt Wallner RF (14.0% Owned): Projected 0.64R 0.2HR 0.67RBI 1.43SO 0.54BB 0.05SB 8.29FPts
J.P. Crawford SS (22.0% Owned): Projected 0.73R 0.14HR 0.5RBI 0.94SO 0.64BB 0.05SB 8.26FPts
Spencer Horwitz 1B (12.0% Owned): Projected 0.57R 0.16HR 0.67RBI 0.94SO 0.43BB 0.04SB 8.26FPts
Austin Wells C (25.0% Owned): Projected 0.58R 0.17HR 0.73RBI 0.66SO 0.35BB 0.04SB 8.0FPts
TJ Friedl LF (38.0% Owned): Projected 0.55R 0.12HR 0.65RBI 0.69SO 0.29BB 0.15SB 7.97FPts
Brandon Lowe 2B (44.0% Owned): Projected 0.62R 0.19HR 0.52RBI 1.46SO 0.51BB 0.06SB 7.94FPts
Randal Grichuk RF (1.0% Owned): Projected 0.61R 0.16HR 0.52RBI 0.84SO 0.28BB 0.02SB 7.92FPts
Masyn Winn SS (41.0% Owned): Projected 0.6R 0.12HR 0.42RBI 0.8SO 0.27BB 0.11SB 7.8FPts
Eloy Jimenez LF (22.0% Owned): Projected 0.63R 0.14HR 0.62RBI 0.59SO 0.26BB 0.03SB 7.79FPts
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