MLB Daily Notes - September 22nd
A daily automated report of what happened yesterday in Major League Baseball, along with other recent trends and further analysis.
Prop bet trackers:
The notes are going to be extremely brief the next two days, and tomorrow specifically they may be very late. My wife is running a race back in Pittsburgh on Sunday so we’re making a trip back there, leaving early tomorrow and coming home Sunday afternoon - so it’ll be a pretty hectic two days. I will do my absolute best to get the projections running first thing in the morning, but it’s possible they won’t be running until the afternoon - just wanted to put that out there today so you know.
Pitchers - Yesterday
Max Fried and Tarik Skubal both really were not nice to me last night in my finals matchup. 13 innings, one run, 17 strikeouts, five hits, two walks… ridiculous.
Now I’m mad because Skubal will probably be priced correctly next year after this just insane finish to the year. Since August 18th:
That is a 2.05 ERA, a 0.75 WHIP, a 34.9% K%, and a 4.8% BB%. That is deGrom-level stuff. I haven’t done any ranking or even any real looking, but I can’t say how Skubal wouldn’t make my top 15 SPs or so next year. He’s sixth in SwStr%, second in Strike%, and second in K-BB% among SPs with 10+ starts.
Gerrit Cole is wrapping up his first Cy Young Award, he’s now thrown 200 innings with a 2.75 ERA, a 1.02 WHIP, and a 21.3% K-BB%. 217 strikeouts this year with two outings to go, he’s just the man.
Cole since 2021:
95 GS (tied for the most)
582 IP (second most to Sandy Alcantara)
43 wins (second to Julio Urias)
3.15 ERA (7th-best among qualified SPs)
1.03 WHIP (3rd-best)
25.0% K-BB% (2nd-best)
And he has yet to win a Cy Young Award, so this is a long time in the making and I’m happy for the guy. You don’t find many of these workhorse aces that just never miss a start.
Emmet Sheehan is also finishing the year on a tear. He struck out nine Giants last night in 4.2 innings. He now has 24 strikeouts in his last four outings (16 innings), so that’s a 37.5% K%, but it has come with a higher 12.5% BB% and the ERA has been a bit high at 3.97 - but it’s good to see those strikeouts coming. Here is the pitch mix over these last four:
Look at those swinging strike rates! 13.9% on the four-seamer, which is insane, and then elite stuff on the other three pitches as well (although pretty low pitch counts here). He is certainly someone that will be very interesting for next season.
Tons of strikes for Grayson Rodriguez at 61.6%. He through five strong innings with two runs onf i’ve hits and seven strikeouts, but he did walk three hitters, which you don’t usually see with such a high Strike% and low Ball% (26.3%). For the year now:
22 GS, 49.7% Strike%, 13.3% SwStr%, 25.2% K%, 8.5% BB%
Pretty good stuff and there’s a lot of room for growth for how nasty he is (134 Stuff+).
Fantasy Points Leaders - Yesterday
1. Tarik Skubal (vs. OAK): 37.95 Points
2. Gerrit Cole (vs. TOR): 36.8 Points
3. Wade Miley (vs. STL): 28.5 Points
4. Max Fried (vs. WSH): 27.1 Points
5. Emmet Sheehan (vs. SF): 24.11 Points
6. Zach Eflin (vs. LAA): 23.05 Points
7. Johan Oviedo (vs. CHC): 22.1 Points
8. Ranger Suarez (vs. NYM): 18.81 Points
9. Griffin Canning (vs. TB): 17.65 Points
10. Grayson Rodriguez (vs. CLE): 16.45 Points
Whiffs Leaders - Yesterday
1. Gerrit Cole (NYY): 19 Whiffs (107 Pitches)
2. Emmet Sheehan (LAD): 18 Whiffs (93 Pitches)
3. Grayson Rodriguez (BAL): 15 Whiffs (99 Pitches)
4. Luis Medina (OAK): 15 Whiffs (80 Pitches)
5. Tarik Skubal (DET): 14 Whiffs (87 Pitches)
6. Zach Eflin (TB): 14 Whiffs (92 Pitches)
7. Max Fried (ATL): 13 Whiffs (96 Pitches)
8. Cory Abbott (WSH): 13 Whiffs (71 Pitches)
9. Griffin Canning (LAA): 12 Whiffs (109 Pitches)
10. David Peterson (NYM): 12 Whiffs (94 Pitches)
Strike% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Cory Abbott (WSH): 62.0 Strike%, 18.3 Ball%
2. Grayson Rodriguez (BAL): 61.6 Strike%, 26.3 Ball%
3. Zach Eflin (TB): 58.7 Strike%, 29.3 Ball%
4. Tarik Skubal (DET): 57.5 Strike%, 29.9 Ball%
5. David Peterson (NYM): 56.4 Strike%, 33.0 Ball%
6. Emmet Sheehan (LAD): 55.9 Strike%, 39.8 Ball%
7. Mason Miller (OAK): 53.7 Strike%, 35.2 Ball%
8. Griffin Canning (LAA): 53.2 Strike%, 36.7 Ball%
9. Gerrit Cole (NYY): 52.3 Strike%, 31.8 Ball%
10. Luis Medina (OAK): 51.2 Strike%, 27.5 Ball%
11. Max Fried (ATL): 49.0 Strike%, 36.5 Ball%
12. Wade Miley (MIL): 48.9 Strike%, 35.9 Ball%
13. Miles Mikolas (STL): 48.5 Strike%, 30.9 Ball%
14. Hunter Gaddis (CLE): 48.2 Strike%, 35.7 Ball%
15. Kyle Harrison (SF): 46.7 Strike%, 30.7 Ball%
Pitcher/Pitch Trends
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Max Fried's SL velo (11 pitches) UP 2.9mph to 88.3
Jose Berrios's CH velo (15 pitches) UP 1.9mph to 85.9
Zach Eflin's CU velo (15 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 80.6
Gerrit Cole's FC velo (13 pitches) DOWN -1.7mph to 91.2
Gerrit Cole's CU velo (18 pitches) DOWN -1.8mph to 81.2
Ranger Suarez's CH velo (13 pitches) DOWN -2.8mph to 80.4
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Hunter Gaddis's FF usage (58.9%) up 19.4 points
Luis Medina's SL usage (37.5%) up 14.5 points
Miles Mikolas's FF usage (37.1%) up 12.2 points
Miles Mikolas's SL usage (36.1%) up 12.2 points
Ranger Suarez's SI usage (39.2%) up 12.5 points
Tarik Skubal's CH usage (36.8%) up 14.1 points
Wade Miley's CH usage (34.8%) up 10.7 points
Pitch Mix Changes - Last 3 Starts
Cal Quantrill Split-Finger: +25.7%
Jose Urena 4-Seam Fastball: -22.4%
Scott Alexander Slider: -21.8%
Bailey Falter Slider: +21.6%
Bailey Falter 4-Seam Fastball: -21.4%
Reid Detmers Slider: -20.9%
Reid Detmers Changeup: +20.0%
Lucas Giolito Changeup: +19.8%
Josiah Gray Sinker: +18.5%
Cal Quantrill Sinker: -17.6%
Kyle Wright Curveball: -16.4%
Hunter Brown 4-Seam Fastball: +15.6%
Yusei Kikuchi Curveball: +15.4%
Josiah Gray Slider: -15.4%
Josiah Gray 4-Seam Fastball: -15.3%
Kyle Gibson Sinker: +14.4%
Kyle Gibson Changeup: -14.3%
Jack Flaherty Slider: -14.2%
Trevor Williams 4-Seam Fastball: -14.0%
Zach Davies 4-Seam Fastball: +13.8%
Seth Lugo Sweeper: +13.7%
Kyle Harrison 4-Seam Fastball: -13.7%
Bobby Miller Slider: -13.5%
Wade Miley Changeup: +13.2%
Jose Urena Sinker: +13.1%
Seth Lugo Curveball: -13.1%
Griffin Canning Slider: -12.9%
Cal Quantrill Cutter: -12.8%
Kyle Wright 4-Seam Fastball: +12.8%
Grayson Rodriguez Slider: -12.8%
Jordan Lyles 4-Seam Fastball: -12.7%
Grayson Rodriguez 4-Seam Fastball: +12.5%
Miles Mikolas Sinker: -12.2%
Zack Littell 4-Seam Fastball: -12.1%
Zack Littell Sinker: +12.1%
Pitchers - Recent Leaders
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Hunter Greene - 71 TBF, 35.8% CSW%
Jameson Taillon - 68 TBF, 35.7% CSW%
Michael King - 84 TBF, 35.1% CSW%
Tarik Skubal - 95 TBF, 35.1% CSW%
Kevin Gausman - 98 TBF, 34.0% CSW%
Pablo Lopez - 78 TBF, 33.9% CSW%
Spencer Strider - 69 TBF, 33.8% CSW%
Cristopher Sanchez - 69 TBF, 33.6% CSW%
Blake Snell - 96 TBF, 33.3% CSW%
Nick Pivetta - 79 TBF, 33.3% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Hunter Greene - 71 TBF, 40.8% K%
Michael King - 84 TBF, 40.5% K%
Aaron Civale - 79 TBF, 38.0% K%
Tarik Skubal - 95 TBF, 36.8% K%
Cristian Javier - 82 TBF, 36.6% K%
Spencer Strider - 69 TBF, 36.2% K%
Blake Snell - 96 TBF, 35.4% K%
Zach Eflin - 89 TBF, 34.8% K%
Freddy Peralta - 85 TBF, 34.1% K%
Tyler Glasnow - 95 TBF, 33.7% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Michael King - 84 TBF, 38.1% K-BB%
Freddy Peralta - 85 TBF, 32.9% K-BB%
Tarik Skubal - 95 TBF, 32.6% K-BB%
Hunter Greene - 71 TBF, 32.4% K-BB%
Zach Eflin - 89 TBF, 30.3% K-BB%
Cristian Javier - 82 TBF, 29.3% K-BB%
Nick Pivetta - 79 TBF, 29.1% K-BB%
Aaron Civale - 79 TBF, 29.1% K-BB%
Spencer Strider - 69 TBF, 29.0% K-BB%
Tyler Glasnow - 95 TBF, 28.4% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Logan Webb - 101 TBF, 68.4% GB%
Pablo Lopez - 78 TBF, 64.6% GB%
Brayan Bello - 87 TBF, 60.7% GB%
Brady Singer - 75 TBF, 58.1% GB%
Justin Steele - 97 TBF, 56.2% GB%
Dallas Keuchel - 71 TBF, 56.0% GB%
Max Fried - 91 TBF, 55.4% GB%
Kyle Gibson - 68 TBF, 55.1% GB%
Freddy Peralta - 85 TBF, 54.5% GB%
Bryan Woo - 68 TBF, 54.5% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Braxton Garrett - 64 TBF, 28.1 K%, 7.8 BB%, 52.5% GB%
Corbin Burnes - 76 TBF, 30.3 K%, 6.6 BB%, 52.1% GB%
David Peterson - 89 TBF, 32.6 K%, 5.6 BB%, 52.8% GB%
Freddy Peralta - 85 TBF, 34.1 K%, 1.2 BB%, 54.5% GB%
Gerrit Cole - 99 TBF, 29.3 K%, 3.0 BB%, 44.8% GB%
Grayson Rodriguez - 99 TBF, 27.3 K%, 7.1 BB%, 46.9% GB%
Jameson Taillon - 68 TBF, 30.9 K%, 2.9 BB%, 50.0% GB%
Jose Butto - 67 TBF, 28.4 K%, 7.5 BB%, 46.5% GB%
Justin Steele - 97 TBF, 29.9 K%, 4.1 BB%, 56.2% GB%
Keaton Winn - 59 TBF, 27.1 K%, 5.1 BB%, 55.0% GB%
Kyle Bradish - 95 TBF, 30.5 K%, 5.3 BB%, 52.5% GB%
Max Fried - 91 TBF, 29.7 K%, 7.7 BB%, 55.4% GB%
Pablo Lopez - 78 TBF, 32.1 K%, 3.8 BB%, 64.6% GB%
Ryan Yarbrough - 52 TBF, 28.8 K%, 3.8 BB%, 45.5% GB%
Tarik Skubal - 95 TBF, 36.8 K%, 4.2 BB%, 49.1% GB%
Tyler Glasnow - 95 TBF, 33.7 K%, 5.3 BB%, 44.8% GB%
Zack Wheeler - 92 TBF, 28.3 K%, 7.6 BB%, 44.1% GB%
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Mike Clevinger - +4.1% CSW%, -7.3 BB%
Jose Berrios - +2.1% CSW%, -2.9 BB%
Kyle Bradish - +2.5% CSW%, -2.3 BB%
Tarik Skubal - +5.3% CSW%, -2.4 BB%
Justin Verlander - +2.5% CSW%, -3.0 BB%
Cristian Javier - +3.8% CSW%, -2.4 BB%
Nick Pivetta - +4.5% CSW%, -5.5 BB%
Pablo Lopez - +3.9% CSW%, -2.6 BB%
Jack Flaherty - +2.5% CSW%, -5.5 BB%
Cristopher Sanchez - +3.8% CSW%, -2.0 BB%
Jameson Taillon - +7.9% CSW%, -2.8 BB%
Jose Urena - +4.5% CSW%, -6.6 BB%
Touki Toussaint - +2.2% CSW%, -2.6 BB%
Martin Perez - +4.8% CSW%, -3.9 BB%
Hitters
Multiple Barrels
Michael Harris II (ATL) 5 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Hardest Hit Balls
William Contreras (MIL) - 113.9mph - double
Aaron Judge (NYY) - 113.5mph - double
Brandon Lowe (TB) - 111.5mph - nan
Paul Goldschmidt (STL) - 111.4mph - double
Michael Harris II (ATL) - 111.3mph - double
Trea Turner (PHI) - 110.8mph - field_out
Jordan Westburg (BAL) - 110.7mph - nan
J.D. Martinez (LAD) - 110.3mph - single
Nick Castellanos (PHI) - 110.3mph - home_run
Manuel Margot (TB) - 110.1mph - field_out
Last 3 Weeks - wOBA vs. xwOBA Comparison
Top 10
Lars Nootbaar - 80 PA, 0.279 wOBA, 0.362 xwOBA, 0.083 Diff
Giancarlo Stanton - 59 PA, 0.249 wOBA, 0.307 xwOBA, 0.058 Diff
Yan Gomes - 59 PA, 0.289 wOBA, 0.341 xwOBA, 0.052 Diff
Bryce Harper - 86 PA, 0.335 wOBA, 0.387 xwOBA, 0.052 Diff
Nolan Arenado - 73 PA, 0.231 wOBA, 0.281 xwOBA, 0.05 Diff
Connor Joe - 58 PA, 0.276 wOBA, 0.326 xwOBA, 0.05 Diff
J.T. Realmuto - 66 PA, 0.313 wOBA, 0.362 xwOBA, 0.049 Diff
Anthony Volpe - 76 PA, 0.207 wOBA, 0.256 xwOBA, 0.049 Diff
Josh Lowe - 70 PA, 0.293 wOBA, 0.341 xwOBA, 0.048 Diff
Manny Machado - 63 PA, 0.324 wOBA, 0.372 xwOBA, 0.048 Diff
Bottom 10
Xander Bogaerts - 74 PA, 0.56 wOBA, 0.31 xwOBA, -0.25 Diff
Willi Castro - 65 PA, 0.402 wOBA, 0.223 xwOBA, -0.179 Diff
TJ Friedl - 70 PA, 0.421 wOBA, 0.273 xwOBA, -0.148 Diff
Ketel Marte - 75 PA, 0.435 wOBA, 0.305 xwOBA, -0.13 Diff
Mark Canha - 76 PA, 0.42 wOBA, 0.297 xwOBA, -0.123 Diff
Jeff McNeil - 81 PA, 0.395 wOBA, 0.278 xwOBA, -0.117 Diff
Jose Altuve - 76 PA, 0.439 wOBA, 0.334 xwOBA, -0.105 Diff
Mike Yastrzemski - 63 PA, 0.388 wOBA, 0.292 xwOBA, -0.096 Diff
Randal Grichuk - 61 PA, 0.383 wOBA, 0.294 xwOBA, -0.089 Diff
Josh Naylor - 68 PA, 0.383 wOBA, 0.294 xwOBA, -0.089 Diff
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Shea Langeliers - 56 PA, 33 BIP, 9 Brls, 27.3 Brl%
Nelson Velazquez - 64 PA, 38 BIP, 10 Brls, 26.3 Brl%
Brent Rooker - 56 PA, 28 BIP, 7 Brls, 25.0 Brl%
Kyle Schwarber - 94 PA, 38 BIP, 9 Brls, 23.7 Brl%
Logan O'Hoppe - 69 PA, 45 BIP, 10 Brls, 22.2 Brl%
Yoan Moncada - 66 PA, 37 BIP, 8 Brls, 21.6 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 78 PA, 47 BIP, 10 Brls, 21.3 Brl%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 89 PA, 75 BIP, 16 Brls, 21.3 Brl%
Christian Encarnacion-Strand - 52 PA, 39 BIP, 8 Brls, 20.5 Brl%
Davis Schneider - 73 PA, 35 BIP, 7 Brls, 20.0 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 89 PA, 0.502 xwOBA
Yordan Alvarez - 78 PA, 0.497 xwOBA
Edward Olivares - 50 PA, 0.432 xwOBA
Royce Lewis - 78 PA, 0.43 xwOBA
Matt Olson - 91 PA, 0.429 xwOBA
Juan Soto - 78 PA, 0.427 xwOBA
Willson Contreras - 49 PA, 0.425 xwOBA
Dominic Smith - 60 PA, 0.424 xwOBA
Seiya Suzuki - 85 PA, 0.42 xwOBA
Yandy Diaz - 84 PA, 0.417 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Luis Arraez - 67 PA, 133 Swings, 97.0 Cont%
Nick Madrigal - 51 PA, 95 Swings, 94.7 Cont%
Miguel Rojas - 57 PA, 99 Swings, 90.9 Cont%
Nico Hoerner - 93 PA, 131 Swings, 90.1 Cont%
Alex Bregman - 81 PA, 111 Swings, 90.1 Cont%
Jeff McNeil - 81 PA, 138 Swings, 89.9 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 91 PA, 139 Swings, 89.9 Cont%
Jason Heyward - 48 PA, 85 Swings, 89.4 Cont%
Sal Frelick - 80 PA, 141 Swings, 89.4 Cont%
Gavin Sheets - 49 PA, 95 Swings, 87.4 Cont%
Last 10 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Bobby Witt Jr. - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Parker Meadows - 5 Attempts (4 steals)
Dairon Blanco - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Nico Hoerner - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Nolan Jones - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Jose Ramirez - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Andres Gimenez - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Chas McCormick - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Johan Rojas - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Elly De La Cruz - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Esteury Ruiz - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Francisco Lindor - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Last 30 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Esteury Ruiz - 14 Attempts (12 steals)
Bobby Witt Jr. - 13 Attempts (11 steals)
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 13 Attempts (10 steals)
Corbin Carroll - 12 Attempts (12 steals)
Nico Hoerner - 11 Attempts (9 steals)
Jose Ramirez - 11 Attempts (9 steals)
Andres Gimenez - 11 Attempts (9 steals)
Elly De La Cruz - 11 Attempts (9 steals)
Nolan Jones - 10 Attempts (9 steals)
C.J. Abrams - 10 Attempts (9 steals)
Francisco Lindor - 8 Attempts (8 steals)
Dairon Blanco - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Ha-Seong Kim - 8 Attempts (8 steals)
Josh Lowe - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Tommy Edman - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Randy Arozarena - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
C.J. Abrams - 74 PA, 18.9 K%, 15.7 Brl%
Dominic Smith - 60 PA, 11.7 K%, 18.8 Brl%
Jose Abreu - 70 PA, 20.0 K%, 14.0 Brl%
Josh Smith - 52 PA, 19.2 K%, 14.7 Brl%
Juan Soto - 78 PA, 11.5 K%, 14.0 Brl%
Manny Machado - 63 PA, 15.9 K%, 14.3 Brl%
Matt Olson - 91 PA, 14.3 K%, 14.1 Brl%
Nolan Jones - 83 PA, 18.1 K%, 17.9 Brl%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 89 PA, 6.7 K%, 21.3 Brl%
Royce Lewis - 78 PA, 19.2 K%, 15.4 Brl%
Seiya Suzuki - 85 PA, 17.6 K%, 15.9 Brl%
Willson Contreras - 49 PA, 16.3 K%, 17.6 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 78 PA, 14.1 K%, 21.3 Brl%
Last 30 Days - xwOBA Improvers
Shea Langeliers - 83 PA, +0.11 xwOBA
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 131 PA, +0.101 xwOBA
Yoan Moncada - 94 PA, +0.085 xwOBA
Elehuris Montero - 82 PA, +0.081 xwOBA
Seiya Suzuki - 123 PA, +0.076 xwOBA
Marcell Ozuna - 122 PA, +0.07 xwOBA
Alec Bohm - 115 PA, +0.069 xwOBA
Yordan Alvarez - 114 PA, +0.066 xwOBA
Jose Abreu - 93 PA, +0.065 xwOBA
Josh Lowe - 93 PA, +0.064 xwOBA
Last 30 Days - Brl% Improvers
Shea Langeliers - 83 PA, +14.8 Brl%
Josh Palacios - 85 PA, +10.3 Brl%
Gabriel Arias - 98 PA, +9.9 Brl%
Yoan Moncada - 94 PA, +9.1 Brl%
Dominic Smith - 89 PA, +8.9 Brl%
Nelson Velazquez - 88 PA, +7.9 Brl%
Kyle Schwarber - 131 PA, +7.8 Brl%
Luis Robert - 92 PA, +7.2 Brl%
Brent Rooker - 94 PA, +6.8 Brl%
Trea Turner - 119 PA, +6.4 Brl%
Last 30 Days - Cont% Improvers
Kole Calhoun - 107 PA, +12.9 Cont%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 131 PA, +11.2 Cont%
Michael Massey - 84 PA, +7.4 Cont%
Ryan O'Hearn - 90 PA, +7.4 Cont%
Yordan Alvarez - 114 PA, +7.3 Cont%
Ji Hwan Bae - 94 PA, +7.0 Cont%
Bobby Witt Jr. - 111 PA, +7.0 Cont%
Mitch Garver - 104 PA, +6.9 Cont%
J.D. Davis - 89 PA, +6.8 Cont%
Chas McCormick - 95 PA, +6.5 Cont%
Last 30 Days - K% Improvers
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 131 PA, -13.2 K%
J.D. Davis - 89 PA, -11.4 K%
Yordan Alvarez - 114 PA, -10.3 K%
Nolan Jones - 118 PA, -9.4 K%
Bobby Witt Jr. - 111 PA, -8.4 K%
Mitch Garver - 104 PA, -7.9 K%
Bryan De La Cruz - 90 PA, -7.9 K%
Josh Lowe - 93 PA, -7.9 K%
Kole Calhoun - 107 PA, -7.8 K%
Jeremy Pena - 117 PA, -7.6 K%
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
Steven Kwan - +5.1% Contact%, +3.5 mph exit velo, -13.2 Chase%
Nelson Velazquez - +7.6% Contact%, +6.6 mph exit velo, -6.8 Chase%
Rafael Devers - +7.3% Contact%, +7.1 mph exit velo, -11.6 Chase%
Spencer Steer - +3.9% Contact%, +3.6 mph exit velo, -3.4 Chase%
Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days
Juan Soto - 0.429 xwOBA, 13.5% Brl%, 83.3% Contact%, 19.7% Chase%, 13.2% K%
Matt Olson - 0.437 xwOBA, 12.5% Brl%, 76.2% Contact%, 23.8% Chase%, 13.0% K%
Rafael Devers - 0.494 xwOBA, 22.2% Brl%, 76.4% Contact%, 24.1% Chase%, 13.7% K%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 0.545 xwOBA, 23.6% Brl%, 86.9% Contact%, 24.3% Chase%, 4.6% K%
Royce Lewis - 0.451 xwOBA, 21.9% Brl%, 75.0% Contact%, 24.1% Chase%, 21.6% K%
Seiya Suzuki - 0.383 xwOBA, 10.3% Brl%, 80.2% Contact%, 13.6% Chase%, 18.5% K%
Yandy Diaz - 0.45 xwOBA, 14.9% Brl%, 81.1% Contact%, 15.1% Chase%, 8.3% K%
Yordan Alvarez - 0.543 xwOBA, 27.6% Brl%, 77.1% Contact%, 20.0% Chase%, 18.4% K%
Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
Eddie Rosario - 37.7% Whiff%, 70.0% Weak%, 0.915 Cold Rating
Elly De La Cruz - 33.3% Whiff%, 75.0% Weak%, 0.899 Cold Rating
Giancarlo Stanton - 37.7% Whiff%, 68.4% Weak%, 0.899 Cold Rating
Francisco Alvarez - 37.9% Whiff%, 68.2% Weak%, 0.893 Cold Rating
Austin Hays - 34.3% Whiff%, 71.9% Weak%, 0.886 Cold Rating
Zach Neto - 31.1% Whiff%, 76.0% Weak%, 0.852 Cold Rating
Ezequiel Tovar - 33.1% Whiff%, 68.4% Weak%, 0.845 Cold Rating
Gabriel Arias - 40.2% Whiff%, 64.3% Weak%, 0.825 Cold Rating
Oswald Peraza - 37.1% Whiff%, 65.4% Weak%, 0.824 Cold Rating
Nelson Velazquez - 34.6% Whiff%, 66.7% Weak%, 0.822 Cold Rating
Minor Leagues
Top Minor League Hitting Performances - Yesterday
Jerar Encarnacion (MIA): 2/3, 2R, 2HR, 6RBI, 0SB, 38FPts
Chris Meyers (DET): 2/4, 2R, 2HR, 4RBI, 0SB, 32FPts
Justin Foscue (TEX): 2/6, 2R, 1HR, 6RBI, 0SB, 31FPts
Cooper Hummel (SEA): 3/4, 2R, 1HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 30FPts
Connor Norby (BAL): 4/5, 1R, 1HR, 2RBI, 0SB, 27FPts
Tristin English (ARI): 2/4, 2R, 1HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 25FPts
Armando Alvarez (SF): 1/3, 1R, 1HR, 4RBI, 0SB, 24FPts
P.J. Higgins (CHC): 2/4, 2R, 1HR, 2RBI, 0SB, 23FPts
Joey Loperfido (HOU): 2/6, 2R, 1HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 23FPts
Pavin Smith (ARI): 2/4, 1R, 1HR, 3RBI, 0SB, 23FPts
Top Minor League Pitching Performances - Yesterday
Dominic Hamel (NYM): 97 Pitches, 7IP, 3H, 0ER, 8K, 2BB, 34FPts
Brandon Komar (STL): 114 Pitches, 6IP, 4H, 1ER, 9K, 1BB, 32FPts
Pat Monteverde (MIA): 0 Pitches, 6IP, 5H, 0ER, 8K, 1BB, 30FPts
Bryan Sammons (DET): 85 Pitches, 6IP, 4H, 0ER, 8K, 0BB, 27FPts
Roddery Munoz (WSH): 62 Pitches, 5IP, 2H, 1ER, 6K, 2BB, 23FPts
Walker Powell (CHC): 67 Pitches, 5IP, 3H, 1ER, 6K, 0BB, 23FPts
Ty Madden (DET): 99 Pitches, 6IP, 5H, 3ER, 8K, 3BB, 23FPts
Sem Robberse (STL): 96 Pitches, 6IP, 5H, 1ER, 8K, 2BB, 23FPts
Mitch White (TOR): 89 Pitches, 4IP, 5H, 1ER, 10K, 3BB, 22FPts
Richard Fitts (NYY): 93 Pitches, 6IP, 5H, 2ER, 8K, 1BB, 21FPts
AA-AAA OPS Leaders
Michael Busch (AAA - LAD) 460 PA 1.039 OPS
Austin Shenton (AAA - TB) 568 PA 0.994 OPS
Trey Cabbage (AAA - LAA) 465 PA 0.975 OPS
Coby Mayo (AAA - BAL) 598 PA 0.97 OPS
Coco Montes (AAA - COL) 498 PA 0.962 OPS
Matt Mervis (AAA - CHC) 433 PA 0.946 OPS
Jacob Hurtubise (AAA - CIN) 433 PA 0.945 OPS
Tristin English (AAA - ARI) 435 PA 0.944 OPS
Colt Keith (AAA - DET) 568 PA 0.942 OPS
Matt Kroon (AAA - PHI) 415 PA 0.942 OPS
Colton Cowser (AAA - BAL) 388 PA 0.942 OPS
Troy Johnston (AAA - MIA) 587 PA 0.94 OPS
TJ Hopkins (AAA - CIN) 385 PA 0.935 OPS
Yonathan Perlaza (AAA - CHC) 534 PA 0.925 OPS
Taylor Trammell (AAA - SEA) 387 PA 0.922 OPS
Trenton Brooks (AAA - SF) 509 PA 0.92 OPS
Cody Thomas (AAA - OAK) 472 PA 0.919 OPS
Owen Caissie (AA - CHC) 524 PA 0.919 OPS
Vaughn Grissom (AAA - ATL) 452 PA 0.917 OPS
Tyler Black (AAA - MIL) 544 PA 0.915 OPS
AA-AAA Pitching K-BB% Leaders
Dominic Hamel (AA - NYM) 123 IP 21.1% K-BB
Tobias Myers (AAA - MIL) 138 IP 21.1% K-BB
Jackson Wolf (AA - PIT) 124 IP 20.4% K-BB
Mason Black (AAA - SF) 123 IP 20.1% 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
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
Carlos Rodriguez (AAA - MIL) 128 IP 18.7% K-BB
Rhett Kouba (AAA - HOU) 128 IP 18.4% K-BB
Jared Jones (AAA - PIT) 126 IP 18.1% K-BB
Kai-Wei Teng (AAA - SF) 121 IP 17.8% K-BB
Domingo Robles (AA - ATL) 127 IP 17.7% K-BB
Mike Vasil (AAA - NYM) 124 IP 17.6% K-BB
Walker Powell (AA - CHC) 120 IP 17.6% K-BB
Jacob Lopez (AAA - TB) 107 IP 17.2% K-BB
Chayce McDermott (AAA - BAL) 119 IP 17.1% K-BB
Schedules & Streamers
Toughest Upcoming Hitter Schedules - Next 7 Days
TOR - 128.1 Opposing SP Stuff+
WSH - 119.6 Opposing SP Stuff+
NYM - 112.5 Opposing SP Stuff+
MIA - 106.6 Opposing SP Stuff+
BOS - 105.6 Opposing SP Stuff+
Softest Upcoming Hitter Schedules - Next 7 Days
LAD - 75.2 Opposing SP Stuff+
PIT - 76.2 Opposing SP Stuff+
MIL - 82.0 Opposing SP Stuff+
OAK - 82.0 Opposing SP Stuff+
ATL - 82.5 Opposing SP Stuff+
Today's SP Streamer Picks
Jameson Taillon (23.5% Owned): Projected 5.21IP 2.37ER 5.54SO 1.19BB 15.2FPts
Davis Daniel (0.0% Owned): Projected 4.89IP 2.28ER 5.73SO 2.13BB 14.24FPts
Taijuan Walker (46.5% Owned): Projected 6.62IP 3.29ER 5.28SO 2.71BB 14.11FPts
OPS Leaders - Last 2 Weeks - LOW OWNED HITTERS
Jake Rogers - 29 PA, 1.165 OPS
Tyrone Taylor - 30 PA, 1.152 OPS
Matt Wallner - 29 PA, 1.098 OPS
Robbie Grossman - 30 PA, 1.091 OPS
LaMonte Wade Jr. - 31 PA, 1.054 OPS
Luis Campusano - 29 PA, 1.043 OPS
Ramon Laureano - 29 PA, 1.032 OPS
Evan Carter - 32 PA, 1.014 OPS
Brendan Rodgers - 34 PA, 1.004 OPS
Andy Ibanez - 32 PA, 0.993 OPS
Today's Hitter Streamer Picks
Lars Nootbaar RF (40.5% Owned): Projected 0.82R 0.21HR 0.55RBI 0.81SO 0.71BB 0.09SB 9.59FPts
Ceddanne Rafaela 3B (5.0% Owned): Projected 0.83R 0.18HR 0.55RBI 1.11SO 0.24BB 0.15SB 9.31FPts
Nolan Jones 3B (47.5% Owned): Projected 0.64R 0.24HR 0.66RBI 1.41SO 0.41BB 0.08SB 9.11FPts
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B (40.5% Owned): Projected 0.63R 0.14HR 0.66RBI 0.94SO 0.36BB 0.14SB 8.68FPts
Joc Pederson OF (13.0% Owned): Projected 0.65R 0.21HR 0.65RBI 0.86SO 0.5BB 0.03SB 8.6FPts
Jake Fraley CF (26.5% Owned): Projected 0.58R 0.15HR 0.66RBI 0.98SO 0.56BB 0.19SB 8.57FPts
Edouard Julien 2B (12.5% Owned): Projected 0.74R 0.15HR 0.53RBI 1.41SO 0.83BB 0.08SB 8.37FPts
Tommy Pham LF (32.5% Owned): Projected 0.58R 0.15HR 0.64RBI 1.07SO 0.41BB 0.13SB 8.31FPts
Ronny Mauricio SS (16.5% Owned): Projected 0.63R 0.17HR 0.55RBI 0.87SO 0.24BB 0.1SB 8.29FPts
Wilmer Flores 3B (44.0% Owned): Projected 0.66R 0.2HR 0.55RBI 0.68SO 0.4BB 0.0SB 8.27FPts
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