MLB Daily Notes: Sunday, April 24
I’m re-running the weekly projections right now, so probably by the time you are seeing this that file will be updated. The problem I’m having is with nailing down the exact right playing time for each player. You’ll see a few players there only projecting for two games or something because they recently sat against a right-handed pitcher as a rest day, so the script kind of assumes they won’t play against righties this week.
I tried something to make that better, and it did work a bit, but we’re still getting some bad playing time projections for some guys. It will continue to get better, so bear with me please, and thanks.
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CSW% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Yu Darvish (SD): 8.9 SwStr%, 34.4 CSW%
2. Humberto Castellanos (ARI): 11.6 SwStr%, 33.3 CSW%
3. Nestor Cortes (NYY): 11.0 SwStr%, 33.0 CSW%
4. Dylan Bundy (MIN): 6.3 SwStr%, 32.9 CSW%
5. Alex Wood (SF): 11.7 SwStr%, 32.5 CSW%
6. Tarik Skubal (DET): 14.3 SwStr%, 31.9 CSW%
7. Frankie Montas (OAK): 16.7 SwStr%, 31.2 CSW%
8. Martin Perez (TEX): 11.5 SwStr%, 31.0 CSW%
9. Noah Syndergaard (LAA): 11.4 SwStr%, 29.5 CSW%
10. Tyler Mahle (CIN): 13.6 SwStr%, 29.5 CSW%
Top Pitcher JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Frankie Montas - 7.33 IP - 73.0 JA Points
2. Austin Gomber - 6.0 IP - 68.75 JA Points
3. Tarik Skubal - 6.0 IP - 62.0 JA Points
4. Alek Manoah - 6.0 IP - 56.25 JA Points
5. Garrett Whitlock - 4.0 IP - 56.25 JA Points
6. Yu Darvish - 6.0 IP - 54.0 JA Points
7. Nestor Cortes - 6.33 IP - 52.5 JA Points
8. Humberto Castellanos - 5.0 IP - 46.75 JA Points
9. Dylan Bundy - 5.0 IP - 39.5 JA Points
10. Martin Perez - 6.0 IP - 39.0 JA Points
Pitcher JA Scores - Season
1. Shohei Ohtani (LAA) - 3.0 GS - 63.31 JA Points
2. Kyle Wright (ATL) - 3.0 GS - 62.57 JA Points
3. Carlos Rodon (SF) - 3.0 GS - 60.66 JA Points
4. Shane McClanahan (TB) - 3.0 GS - 57.44 JA Points
5. Nestor Cortes (NYY) - 3.0 GS - 57.29 JA Points
6. Kevin Gausman (TOR) - 3.0 GS - 52.5 JA Points
7. Josh Fleming (TB) - 1.0 GS - 49.0 JA Points
8. Pablo Lopez (MIA) - 3.0 GS - 47.16 JA Points
9. Corbin Burnes (MIL) - 3.0 GS - 46.97 JA Points
10. Frankie Montas (OAK) - 4.0 GS - 46.88 JA Points
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Aaron Sanchez's CU velo (13 pitches) UP 5.9mph to 80.1
Aaron Sanchez's FF velo (15 pitches) UP 3.4mph to 93.4
Aaron Sanchez's SI velo (32 pitches) UP 3.2mph to 93.0
Jose Urquidy's CH velo (17 pitches) UP 2.4mph to 86.9
Jose Urquidy's FC velo (10 pitches) UP 1.9mph to 86.6
Tarik Skubal's SL velo (21 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 88.2
Spenser Watkins's CH velo (15 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 87.2
Spenser Watkins's FF velo (27 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 92.5
Alex Wood's CH velo (15 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 86.9
Tyler Mahle's FS velo (20 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 84.9
Dylan Bundy's FF velo (25 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 89.0
Cal Quantrill's SI velo (20 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 92.7
Dylan Bundy's CH velo (13 pitches) DOWN -1.7mph to 81.3
Cal Quantrill's FF velo (18 pitches) DOWN -1.8mph to 92.5
Antonio Senzatela's SI velo (20 pitches) DOWN -2.1mph to 92.4
Adrian Houser's CH velo (13 pitches) DOWN -2.3mph to 85.3
Tyler Mahle's SL velo (21 pitches) DOWN -2.3mph to 84.3
Frankie Montas's FS velo (24 pitches) DOWN -2.4mph to 85.0
Cal Quantrill's FC velo (40 pitches) DOWN -2.5mph to 85.8
Frankie Montas's SL velo (13 pitches) DOWN -2.8mph to 86.0
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Aaron Sanchez's SI usage (50.0%) up 19.7 points
Alek Manoah's FF usage (52.6%) up 16.7 points
Antonio Senzatela's SI usage (25.0%) up 23.2 points
Cal Quantrill's FC usage (44.4%) up 17.0 points
Humberto Castellanos's SL usage (31.9%) up 23.4 points
Jose Urquidy's FC usage (11.6%) up 10.8 points
Kyle Hendricks's FF usage (40.8%) up 22.3 points
Martin Perez's SI usage (36.8%) up 11.5 points
Matt Brash's KC usage (33.3%) up 10.4 points
Nestor Cortes's FC usage (44.0%) up 19.2 points
Spenser Watkins's CH usage (19.7%) up 13.8 points
Trevor Williams's CH usage (22.6%) up 10.9 points
Zach Thompson's SI usage (33.3%) up 24.1 points
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Shohei Ohtani - 59 TBF, 39.8% CSW%
Shane McClanahan - 59 TBF, 39.1% CSW%
Carlos Rodon - 65 TBF, 36.5% CSW%
Joe Musgrove - 69 TBF, 36.2% CSW%
Kyle Wright - 66 TBF, 36.1% CSW%
Kevin Gausman - 73 TBF, 35.9% CSW%
Pablo Lopez - 64 TBF, 35.7% CSW%
Corbin Burnes - 71 TBF, 34.8% CSW%
Joe Ryan - 60 TBF, 34.6% CSW%
Alex Wood - 60 TBF, 34.0% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Carlos Rodon - 65 TBF, 44.6% K%
Shohei Ohtani - 59 TBF, 44.1% K%
Shane McClanahan - 59 TBF, 40.7% K%
Kyle Wright - 66 TBF, 39.4% K%
Max Scherzer - 69 TBF, 33.3% K%
Josiah Gray - 58 TBF, 31.0% K%
Corbin Burnes - 71 TBF, 31.0% K%
Joe Musgrove - 69 TBF, 30.4% K%
Carlos Carrasco - 66 TBF, 30.3% K%
Kevin Gausman - 73 TBF, 30.1% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Shohei Ohtani - 59 TBF, 37.3% K-BB%
Kyle Wright - 66 TBF, 36.4% K-BB%
Carlos Rodon - 65 TBF, 35.4% K-BB%
Shane McClanahan - 59 TBF, 32.2% K-BB%
Kevin Gausman - 73 TBF, 30.1% K-BB%
Joe Musgrove - 69 TBF, 29.0% K-BB%
Carlos Carrasco - 66 TBF, 28.8% K-BB%
Corbin Burnes - 71 TBF, 25.4% K-BB%
Nathan Eovaldi - 65 TBF, 24.6% K-BB%
Shane Bieber - 58 TBF, 24.1% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Framber Valdez - 62 TBF, 71.8% GB%
Aaron Nola - 62 TBF, 64.1% GB%
Shane McClanahan - 59 TBF, 62.1% GB%
Matt Brash - 64 TBF, 61.5% GB%
Logan Webb - 71 TBF, 60.7% GB%
Ranger Suarez - 59 TBF, 58.1% GB%
Noah Syndergaard - 67 TBF, 58.0% GB%
Mitch Keller - 61 TBF, 56.1% GB%
Martin Perez - 60 TBF, 53.7% GB%
Brad Keller - 68 TBF, 53.1% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Adam Ottavino - 27 TBF, 33.3 K%, 3.7 BB%, 47.1% GB%
Alex Cobb - 40 TBF, 35.0 K%, 5.0 BB%, 70.8% GB%
Andrew Heaney - 40 TBF, 40.0 K%, 7.5 BB%, 50.0% GB%
Chris Bassitt - 70 TBF, 28.6 K%, 5.7 BB%, 46.7% GB%
Jhoan Duran - 29 TBF, 44.8 K%, 6.9 BB%, 50.0% GB%
Jordan Romano - 31 TBF, 29.0 K%, 6.5 BB%, 45.0% GB%
Josh Fleming - 45 TBF, 28.9 K%, 4.4 BB%, 66.7% GB%
Keegan Thompson - 47 TBF, 29.8 K%, 6.4 BB%, 62.1% GB%
Kyle Gibson - 69 TBF, 27.5 K%, 7.2 BB%, 51.1% GB%
Kyle Wright - 66 TBF, 39.4 K%, 3.0 BB%, 48.6% GB%
Merrill Kelly - 63 TBF, 28.6 K%, 7.9 BB%, 52.5% GB%
Phillips Valdez - 28 TBF, 35.7 K%, 3.6 BB%, 60.0% GB%
Tanner Scott - 26 TBF, 46.2 K%, 7.7 BB%, 45.5% GB%
Tyler Kinley - 26 TBF, 34.6 K%, 7.7 BB%, 53.3% GB%
Victor Arano - 27 TBF, 44.4 K%, 3.7 BB%, 64.3% GB%
Multiple Barrels
Hunter Dozier (KC) 5 PA, 8 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Mike Trout (LAA) 5 PA, 6 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Top Hitter JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Byron Buxton - 5.0 PA - 38.25 JA Points
2. Eugenio Suarez - 5.0 PA - 30.75 JA Points
3. Josh Donaldson - 4.0 PA - 30.0 JA Points
4. Ty France - 6.0 PA - 29.75 JA Points
5. Ryan Jeffers - 4.0 PA - 29.75 JA Points
6. Hunter Renfroe - 4.0 PA - 28.75 JA Points
7. Mike Trout - 5.0 PA - 26.5 JA Points
8. Brandon Marsh - 4.0 PA - 26.5 JA Points
9. Jake Cronenworth - 4.0 PA - 25.25 JA Points
10. Harold Castro - 5.0 PA - 24.25 JA Points
Hitter JA Scores - Season
1. Wander Franco (TB) - 62.0 PA - 84.52 JA Points
2. Andrew Vaughn (CWS) - 40.0 PA - 82.5 JA Points
3. Jose Ramirez (CLE) - 61.0 PA - 82.46 JA Points
4. Alec Bohm (PHI) - 36.0 PA - 73.61 JA Points
5. Matt Olson (ATL) - 71.0 PA - 72.82 JA Points
6. Mike Trout (LAA) - 46.0 PA - 69.57 JA Points
7. J.P. Crawford (SEA) - 63.0 PA - 69.37 JA Points
8. Ty France (SEA) - 68.0 PA - 67.94 JA Points
9. Gavin Lux (LAD) - 45.0 PA - 65.56 JA Points
10. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR) - 60.0 PA - 63.83 JA Points
Hardest Hit Balls
Avisail Garcia (MIA) - 116.8mph - single
C.J. Cron (COL) - 113.8mph - foul
Bryce Harper (PHI) - 113.8mph - double
Jesus Sanchez (MIA) - 113.7mph - foul
Joc Pederson (SF) - 112.8mph - field_out
Hunter Renfroe (MIL) - 112.5mph - home_run
Matt Olson (ATL) - 111.1mph - field_out
Josh Donaldson (NYY) - 110.9mph - home_run
Mike Trout (LAA) - 110.8mph - single
Hunter Dozier (KC) - 110.7mph - double
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Aaron Judge - 62 PA, 40 BIP, 10 Brls, 25.0 Brl%
Seiya Suzuki - 56 PA, 29 BIP, 7 Brls, 24.1 Brl%
Salvador Perez - 51 PA, 36 BIP, 8 Brls, 22.2 Brl%
Hunter Dozier - 47 PA, 33 BIP, 7 Brls, 21.2 Brl%
Giancarlo Stanton - 61 PA, 38 BIP, 8 Brls, 21.1 Brl%
Mike Trout - 46 PA, 29 BIP, 6 Brls, 20.7 Brl%
Eugenio Suarez - 59 PA, 35 BIP, 7 Brls, 20.0 Brl%
Jose Abreu - 53 PA, 35 BIP, 7 Brls, 20.0 Brl%
Jo Adell - 47 PA, 25 BIP, 5 Brls, 20.0 Brl%
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 60 PA, 41 BIP, 8 Brls, 19.5 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Luis Arraez - 48 PA, 91 Swings, 92.3 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 55 PA, 88 Swings, 90.9 Cont%
Yandy Diaz - 47 PA, 75 Swings, 89.3 Cont%
Nick Madrigal - 48 PA, 74 Swings, 89.2 Cont%
Alejandro Kirk - 47 PA, 70 Swings, 88.6 Cont%
Myles Straw - 63 PA, 96 Swings, 88.5 Cont%
Ke'Bryan Hayes - 54 PA, 89 Swings, 87.6 Cont%
Jose Ramirez - 61 PA, 119 Swings, 87.4 Cont%
Jeff McNeil - 59 PA, 114 Swings, 86.0 Cont%
Kolten Wong - 55 PA, 110 Swings, 85.5 Cont%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Anthony Rizzo - 62 PA, 14.5 K%, 16.7 Brl%
Marcell Ozuna - 66 PA, 13.6 K%, 16.7 Brl%
Max Muncy - 58 PA, 19.0 K%, 14.3 Brl%
Mike Trout - 46 PA, 19.6 K%, 20.7 Brl%
Pavin Smith - 51 PA, 19.6 K%, 18.2 Brl%
Rowdy Tellez - 47 PA, 19.1 K%, 17.1 Brl%
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