MLB Daily Notes - September 5th
A daily automated report of what happened yesterday in Major League Baseball, along with other recent trends and further analysis.
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Pitchers - Yesterday
Fantasy Points Leaders - Yesterday
1. Justin Steele (vs. SF): 43.6 Points
2. Merrill Kelly (vs. COL): 38.75 Points
3. Cole Ragans (vs. CWS): 30.9 Points
4. Aaron Civale (vs. BOS): 26.99 Points
5. Grayson Rodriguez (vs. LAA): 22.1 Points
6. Brayan Bello (vs. TB): 21.3 Points
7. Jose Berrios (vs. OAK): 20.5 Points
8. Luis Ortiz - 682847 (vs. MIL): 16.7 Points
9. Corbin Burnes (vs. PIT): 15.3 Points
10. Pablo Lopez (vs. CLE): 14.9 Points
Whiffs Leaders - Yesterday
1. Cole Ragans (KC): 22 Whiffs (92 Pitches)
2. Merrill Kelly (ARI): 21 Whiffs (91 Pitches)
3. Justin Steele (CHC): 18 Whiffs (107 Pitches)
4. Aaron Civale (TB): 17 Whiffs (98 Pitches)
5. Grayson Rodriguez (BAL): 17 Whiffs (90 Pitches)
6. Corbin Burnes (MIL): 16 Whiffs (105 Pitches)
7. Brayan Bello (BOS): 16 Whiffs (96 Pitches)
8. Andrew Heaney (TEX): 12 Whiffs (88 Pitches)
9. Jesse Scholtens (CWS): 12 Whiffs (83 Pitches)
10. Jose Berrios (TOR): 12 Whiffs (84 Pitches)
Strike% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Aaron Civale (TB): 59.2 Strike%, 34.7 Ball%
2. Justin Steele (CHC): 56.1 Strike%, 31.8 Ball%
3. Cole Ragans (KC): 55.4 Strike%, 32.6 Ball%
4. Merrill Kelly (ARI): 54.9 Strike%, 33.0 Ball%
5. Jose Berrios (TOR): 51.2 Strike%, 32.1 Ball%
6. Grayson Rodriguez (BAL): 51.1 Strike%, 32.2 Ball%
7. Lucas Giolito (CLE): 48.7 Strike%, 34.2 Ball%
8. Corbin Burnes (MIL): 47.6 Strike%, 35.2 Ball%
9. J.P. France (HOU): 47.1 Strike%, 34.5 Ball%
10. Matt Waldron (SD): 46.6 Strike%, 31.8 Ball%
11. Logan Webb (SF): 45.7 Strike%, 31.9 Ball%
12. Peter Lambert (COL): 45.7 Strike%, 34.0 Ball%
13. Brayan Bello (BOS): 44.8 Strike%, 40.6 Ball%
14. Taijuan Walker (PHI): 42.7 Strike%, 40.8 Ball%
15. Luis Medina (OAK): 41.4 Strike%, 41.4 Ball%
Pitcher/Pitch Trends
Velo Changes - Yesterday
David Fry's FF velo (56 pitches) UP 3.9mph to 56.9
Cole Ragans's FC velo (20 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 92.2
Bryan Woo's SI velo (26 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 93.7
Bryan Woo's FF velo (26 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 93.8
Taijuan Walker's FC velo (13 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 85.9
Matt Waldron's KN velo (18 pitches) DOWN -1.6mph to 76.5
Merrill Kelly's SL velo (12 pitches) DOWN -1.6mph to 84.3
Kenny Rosenberg's FC velo (11 pitches) DOWN -1.8mph to 82.4
Bryan Woo's FC velo (26 pitches) DOWN -1.9mph to 85.7
Kenny Rosenberg's CH velo (34 pitches) DOWN -2.4mph to 79.6
Corbin Burnes's SL velo (13 pitches) DOWN -2.7mph to 84.1
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Aaron Civale's SL usage (16.3%) up 11.5 points
Bryan Woo's FC usage (31.3%) up 20.3 points
Jose Berrios's SI usage (44.0%) up 14.3 points
Logan Webb's CH usage (63.8%) up 23.6 points
Luis Medina's SL usage (37.1%) up 14.1 points
Matt Waldron's SI usage (27.3%) up 14.1 points
Taijuan Walker's SI usage (49.5%) up 24.7 points
Pitch Mix Changes - Last 3 Starts
Alex Cobb Split-Finger: +21.6%
Josiah Gray Sinker: +21.3%
Alec Marsh Slider: -18.9%
Bryan Woo Cutter: +18.7%
Kyle Muller Slider: -17.0%
Bryce Miller 4-Seam Fastball: -16.7%
Johnny Cueto Cutter: -16.1%
Patrick Sandoval Slider: -15.6%
Framber Valdez Changeup: +15.6%
Bryce Miller Sinker: +15.2%
Bobby Miller 4-Seam Fastball: +15.1%
Lucas Giolito Changeup: +14.6%
Patrick Sandoval 4-Seam Fastball: +14.5%
Bobby Miller Sinker: -14.3%
Zack Littell Sinker: +14.1%
Josiah Gray 4-Seam Fastball: -14.0%
Zack Littell 4-Seam Fastball: -13.9%
Tanner Houck Sinker: +13.9%
J.P. France Curveball: +13.9%
Rich Hill 4-Seam Fastball: +13.6%
Chris Sale Slider: +13.4%
Jake Irvin Sinker: +13.3%
Tarik Skubal 4-Seam Fastball: -13.2%
Rich Hill Curveball: -13.0%
Touki Toussaint Sinker: +12.9%
Gavin Williams 4-Seam Fastball: -12.9%
Hunter Brown Slider: -12.8%
Jon Gray Slider: +12.6%
Cal Quantrill Changeup: +12.6%
Zach Davies Sinker: -12.4%
Gavin Williams Slider: +12.1%
Alex Cobb Sinker: -12.1%
Pitchers - Recent Leaders
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Tarik Skubal - 99 TBF, 36.2% CSW%
Charlie Morton - 91 TBF, 35.9% CSW%
Spencer Strider - 72 TBF, 35.3% CSW%
Zach Eflin - 70 TBF, 35.0% CSW%
Aaron Civale - 85 TBF, 33.9% CSW%
Kyle Bradish - 71 TBF, 33.6% CSW%
Bobby Miller - 96 TBF, 33.4% CSW%
Blake Snell - 100 TBF, 33.2% CSW%
Dylan Cease - 77 TBF, 32.6% CSW%
Mitch Keller - 80 TBF, 32.5% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Cole Ragans - 90 TBF, 40.0% K%
Spencer Strider - 72 TBF, 38.9% K%
Aaron Civale - 85 TBF, 36.5% K%
Charlie Morton - 91 TBF, 35.2% K%
Kodai Senga - 77 TBF, 35.1% K%
Justin Steele - 101 TBF, 32.7% K%
Mitch Keller - 80 TBF, 32.5% K%
Gerrit Cole - 70 TBF, 31.4% K%
Max Fried - 77 TBF, 31.2% K%
Kyle Bradish - 71 TBF, 31.0% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Cole Ragans - 90 TBF, 36.7% K-BB%
Spencer Strider - 72 TBF, 33.3% K-BB%
Aaron Civale - 85 TBF, 31.8% K-BB%
Justin Steele - 101 TBF, 27.7% K-BB%
Charlie Morton - 91 TBF, 27.5% K-BB%
Gerrit Cole - 70 TBF, 27.1% K-BB%
Mitch Keller - 80 TBF, 26.2% K-BB%
Kodai Senga - 77 TBF, 26.0% K-BB%
Zack Wheeler - 101 TBF, 24.8% K-BB%
Max Fried - 77 TBF, 24.7% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Kyle Bradish - 71 TBF, 61.9% GB%
Logan Webb - 97 TBF, 59.5% GB%
Alex Cobb - 93 TBF, 59.2% GB%
Framber Valdez - 76 TBF, 58.8% GB%
Cristopher Sanchez - 69 TBF, 58.5% GB%
Dakota Hudson - 100 TBF, 57.7% GB%
Brayan Bello - 98 TBF, 56.2% GB%
Bobby Miller - 96 TBF, 54.8% GB%
Justin Steele - 101 TBF, 54.8% GB%
Andrew Heaney - 83 TBF, 54.2% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Aaron Civale - 85 TBF, 36.5 K%, 4.7 BB%, 44.9% GB%
Clarke Schmidt - 73 TBF, 27.4 K%, 6.8 BB%, 43.8% GB%
Cole Ragans - 90 TBF, 40.0 K%, 3.3 BB%, 46.0% GB%
Freddy Peralta - 64 TBF, 46.9 K%, 7.8 BB%, 55.2% GB%
Justin Steele - 101 TBF, 32.7 K%, 5.0 BB%, 54.8% GB%
Kyle Bradish - 71 TBF, 31.0 K%, 7.0 BB%, 61.9% GB%
Max Fried - 77 TBF, 31.2 K%, 6.5 BB%, 52.1% GB%
Mitch Keller - 80 TBF, 32.5 K%, 6.2 BB%, 43.8% GB%
Robert Garcia - 53 TBF, 30.2 K%, 5.7 BB%, 54.5% GB%
Scott Barlow - 47 TBF, 27.7 K%, 6.4 BB%, 44.8% GB%
Tarik Skubal - 99 TBF, 30.3 K%, 6.1 BB%, 51.6% GB%
Zach Eflin - 70 TBF, 27.1 K%, 2.9 BB%, 44.9% GB%
Zack Wheeler - 101 TBF, 29.7 K%, 5.0 BB%, 51.5% GB%
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Justin Steele - +2.8% CSW%, -2.8 BB%
Jameson Taillon - +4.4% CSW%, -4.8 BB%
Cole Ragans - +3.7% CSW%, -5.3 BB%
Mitch Keller - +4.8% CSW%, -2.2 BB%
Logan Gilbert - +3.5% CSW%, -2.7 BB%
Graham Ashcraft - +6.3% CSW%, -2.0 BB%
Chris Bassitt - +2.2% CSW%, -2.5 BB%
Griffin Canning - +4.8% CSW%, -4.5 BB%
Jhony Brito - +2.7% CSW%, -4.0 BB%
Hitters
Multiple Barrels
Corey Seager (TEX) 5 PA, 8 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Donovan Solano (MIN) 6 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Edward Olivares (KC) 5 PA, 15 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Jose Altuve (HOU) 6 PA, 8 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Lawrence Butler (OAK) 4 PA, 8 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Mauricio Dubon (HOU) 5 PA, 10 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Nelson Velazquez (KC) 5 PA, 11 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Seiya Suzuki (CHC) 4 PA, 9 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Trea Turner (PHI) 6 PA, 16 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
New Max Launch Velos
Brice Turang, Yesterday: 108.3 Previous High: 106.7
Hardest Hit Balls
Noelvi Marte (CIN) - 115.6mph - field_out
Gary Sanchez (SD) - 114.5mph - nan
Kyle Schwarber (PHI) - 113.4mph - home_run
Kyle Schwarber (PHI) - 113.4mph - single
Matt Wallner (MIN) - 113.4mph - field_out
Josh Smith (TEX) - 112.6mph - nan
Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 112.2mph - field_out
Royce Lewis (MIN) - 112.1mph - single
Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 111.3mph - field_out
Corey Seager (TEX) - 111.2mph - home_run
Last 3 Weeks - wOBA vs. xwOBA Comparison
Top 10
Juan Soto - 86 PA, 0.347 wOBA, 0.43 xwOBA, 0.083 Diff
Salvador Perez - 69 PA, 0.245 wOBA, 0.32 xwOBA, 0.075 Diff
Jose Ramirez - 77 PA, 0.268 wOBA, 0.343 xwOBA, 0.075 Diff
Adley Rutschman - 75 PA, 0.349 wOBA, 0.415 xwOBA, 0.066 Diff
Ryan McMahon - 80 PA, 0.323 wOBA, 0.381 xwOBA, 0.058 Diff
Alec Bohm - 80 PA, 0.362 wOBA, 0.42 xwOBA, 0.058 Diff
Drew Waters - 66 PA, 0.304 wOBA, 0.362 xwOBA, 0.058 Diff
Trevor Story - 73 PA, 0.17 wOBA, 0.227 xwOBA, 0.057 Diff
Andruw Monasterio - 65 PA, 0.22 wOBA, 0.277 xwOBA, 0.057 Diff
Riley Greene - 69 PA, 0.245 wOBA, 0.301 xwOBA, 0.056 Diff
Bottom 10
Julio Rodriguez - 74 PA, 0.565 wOBA, 0.432 xwOBA, -0.133 Diff
Nolan Jones - 76 PA, 0.43 wOBA, 0.299 xwOBA, -0.131 Diff
Alex Bregman - 91 PA, 0.485 wOBA, 0.365 xwOBA, -0.12 Diff
Jeff McNeil - 78 PA, 0.366 wOBA, 0.248 xwOBA, -0.118 Diff
Adam Duvall - 78 PA, 0.468 wOBA, 0.358 xwOBA, -0.11 Diff
Mookie Betts - 78 PA, 0.553 wOBA, 0.444 xwOBA, -0.109 Diff
Anthony Santander - 63 PA, 0.426 wOBA, 0.321 xwOBA, -0.105 Diff
D.J. Stewart - 63 PA, 0.519 wOBA, 0.42 xwOBA, -0.099 Diff
Luis Rengifo - 74 PA, 0.462 wOBA, 0.366 xwOBA, -0.096 Diff
Gabriel Moreno - 60 PA, 0.422 wOBA, 0.327 xwOBA, -0.095 Diff
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Mike Ford - 48 PA, 31 BIP, 8 Brls, 25.8 Brl%
Kyle Schwarber - 85 PA, 44 BIP, 11 Brls, 25.0 Brl%
Aaron Judge - 75 PA, 37 BIP, 9 Brls, 24.3 Brl%
D.J. Stewart - 63 PA, 37 BIP, 9 Brls, 24.3 Brl%
Marcell Ozuna - 73 PA, 51 BIP, 12 Brls, 23.5 Brl%
Pete Alonso - 76 PA, 39 BIP, 9 Brls, 23.1 Brl%
Jorge Soler - 50 PA, 31 BIP, 7 Brls, 22.6 Brl%
Trea Turner - 83 PA, 60 BIP, 13 Brls, 21.7 Brl%
Mitch Garver - 71 PA, 46 BIP, 10 Brls, 21.7 Brl%
Spencer Torkelson - 82 PA, 47 BIP, 10 Brls, 21.3 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Marcell Ozuna - 73 PA, 0.54 xwOBA
Kyle Schwarber - 85 PA, 0.488 xwOBA
Mitch Garver - 71 PA, 0.471 xwOBA
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 83 PA, 0.452 xwOBA
Mookie Betts - 78 PA, 0.444 xwOBA
Teoscar Hernandez - 86 PA, 0.433 xwOBA
Jorge Polanco - 77 PA, 0.433 xwOBA
Julio Rodriguez - 74 PA, 0.432 xwOBA
Juan Soto - 86 PA, 0.43 xwOBA
Corey Seager - 83 PA, 0.426 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Luis Arraez - 70 PA, 123 Swings, 92.7 Cont%
Ildemaro Vargas - 62 PA, 94 Swings, 89.4 Cont%
Justin Turner - 79 PA, 140 Swings, 89.3 Cont%
Pablo Reyes - 47 PA, 77 Swings, 88.3 Cont%
Ha-Seong Kim - 90 PA, 151 Swings, 88.1 Cont%
Jeff McNeil - 78 PA, 149 Swings, 87.9 Cont%
Anthony Santander - 63 PA, 122 Swings, 87.7 Cont%
Travis Jankowski - 47 PA, 72 Swings, 87.5 Cont%
Alex Bregman - 91 PA, 127 Swings, 87.4 Cont%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 83 PA, 152 Swings, 86.8 Cont%
Last 10 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Esteury Ruiz - 7 Attempts (7 steals)
Randy Arozarena - 7 Attempts (6 steals)
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 5 Attempts (5 steals)
Tommy Edman - 5 Attempts (5 steals)
Nico Hoerner - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Cody Bellinger - 4 Attempts (2 steals)
C.J. Abrams - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Andres Gimenez - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
George Springer - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Shohei Ohtani - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Nolan Jones - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Francisco Lindor - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Rafael Ortega - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Chris Taylor - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Amed Rosario - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Harrison Bader - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Josh Lowe - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Whit Merrifield - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Fernando Tatis Jr. - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Kerry Carpenter - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Ryan McKenna - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Dairon Blanco - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Dylan Moore - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Akil Baddoo - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Elly De La Cruz - 3 Attempts (3 steals)
Bobby Witt Jr. - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Leody Taveras - 3 Attempts (2 steals)
Last 30 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
C.J. Abrams - 14 Attempts (13 steals)
Julio Rodriguez - 13 Attempts (10 steals)
Esteury Ruiz - 13 Attempts (12 steals)
Nico Hoerner - 13 Attempts (10 steals)
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 13 Attempts (11 steals)
Randy Arozarena - 12 Attempts (9 steals)
Ha-Seong Kim - 9 Attempts (7 steals)
Fernando Tatis Jr. - 9 Attempts (8 steals)
Tommy Edman - 9 Attempts (8 steals)
Elly De La Cruz - 9 Attempts (7 steals)
Dairon Blanco - 8 Attempts (6 steals)
Jose Ramirez - 8 Attempts (8 steals)
Shohei Ohtani - 8 Attempts (6 steals)
Michael Harris II - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Harrison Bader - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Francisco Lindor - 8 Attempts (8 steals)
Corbin Carroll - 8 Attempts (6 steals)
Bobby Witt Jr. - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Bryce Harper - 80 PA, 15.0 K%, 17.9 Brl%
Christian Walker - 77 PA, 14.3 K%, 16.4 Brl%
Kyle Tucker - 75 PA, 14.7 K%, 16.7 Brl%
Marcell Ozuna - 73 PA, 16.4 K%, 23.5 Brl%
Mike Ford - 48 PA, 16.7 K%, 25.8 Brl%
Mitch Garver - 71 PA, 16.9 K%, 21.7 Brl%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 83 PA, 9.6 K%, 17.1 Brl%
Seiya Suzuki - 82 PA, 15.9 K%, 14.5 Brl%
Last 30 Days - xwOBA Improvers
Marcell Ozuna - 120 PA, +0.117 xwOBA
Alec Bohm - 114 PA, +0.102 xwOBA
Max Kepler - 101 PA, +0.1 xwOBA
Julio Rodriguez - 111 PA, +0.099 xwOBA
Eddie Rosario - 89 PA, +0.096 xwOBA
Mitch Garver - 99 PA, +0.089 xwOBA
Shea Langeliers - 81 PA, +0.089 xwOBA
Seiya Suzuki - 99 PA, +0.088 xwOBA
Kyle Schwarber - 121 PA, +0.087 xwOBA
Gleyber Torres - 109 PA, +0.077 xwOBA
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