MLB Daily Notes: Sunday, July 3
Introduction / Explanations for New Readers
My dad busted out the July 4th trivia last night and we went 9-for-10 so I mean, that’s a pretty big deal. We’re pretty American. Now Blippi is on the TV while the three kids run laps around my house screaming - life is pretty good.
24 whiff daddies for Spencer Strider yesterday, here are the whiff leaders from yesterday:
I wish I could write more but I am being summoned. Have a good Sunday, everybody!
CSW% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Shane McClanahan (TB): 19.1 SwStr%, 39.4 CSW%
2. Aaron Ashby (MIL): 12.9 SwStr%, 37.1 CSW%
3. George Kirby (SEA): 15.0 SwStr%, 37.0 CSW%
4. Patrick Sandoval (LAA): 18.9 SwStr%, 35.8 CSW%
5. Spencer Strider (ATL): 25.8 SwStr%, 35.5 CSW%
6. Tyler Anderson (LAD): 16.5 SwStr%, 35.1 CSW%
7. Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC): 15.8 SwStr%, 35.1 CSW%
8. Dylan Cease (CWS): 18.3 SwStr%, 33.7 CSW%
9. Yu Darvish (SD): 16.8 SwStr%, 32.7 CSW%
10. Casey Lawrence (TOR): 16.1 SwStr%, 32.2 CSW%
Top Pitcher JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Spencer Strider - 6.0 IP - 100.25 JA Points
2. Shane McClanahan - 7.0 IP - 91.0 JA Points
3. George Kirby - 7.0 IP - 80.0 JA Points
4. Tyler Anderson - 6.33 IP - 67.0 JA Points
5. Jose Urquidy - 6.0 IP - 62.5 JA Points
6. Yu Darvish - 6.0 IP - 56.25 JA Points
7. Nestor Cortes - 6.0 IP - 52.25 JA Points
8. Casey Lawrence - 5.67 IP - 51.0 JA Points
9. Paul Blackburn - 6.33 IP - 50.75 JA Points
10. Patrick Sandoval - 5.33 IP - 49.25 JA Points
Pitcher JA Scores - Season
1. Shane McClanahan (TB) - 16 GS - 55.39 JA Points
2. Spencer Strider (ATL) - 7 GS - 54.38 JA Points
3. Dylan Cease (CWS) - 16 GS - 54.03 JA Points
4. Corbin Burnes (MIL) - 16 GS - 53.66 JA Points
5. Brandon Woodruff (MIL) - 10 GS - 50.03 JA Points
6. Shohei Ohtani (LAA) - 13 GS - 50.01 JA Points
7. Gerrit Cole (NYY) - 16 GS - 46.76 JA Points
8. Aaron Ashby (MIL) - 9 GS - 46.56 JA Points
9. Max Scherzer (NYM) - 8 GS - 46.36 JA Points
10. Carlos Rodon (SF) - 15 GS - 46.14 JA Points
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Austin Gomber's SL velo (10 pitches) UP 2.5mph to 86.6
Matthew Liberatore's SL velo (15 pitches) UP 2.1mph to 86.5
Dallas Keuchel's FC velo (33 pitches) UP 2.0mph to 87.3
Casey Lawrence's SL velo (33 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 82.2
Kirk McCarty's CH velo (23 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 84.9
Spencer Strider's SL velo (32 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 87.0
Kirk McCarty's SL velo (18 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 86.6
Tyler Mahle's FC velo (13 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 84.4
Aaron Civale's CU velo (32 pitches) DOWN -1.7mph to 73.9
Patrick Sandoval's CU velo (10 pitches) DOWN -2.0mph to 77.6
Bryse Wilson's SL velo (15 pitches) DOWN -2.8mph to 82.8
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Aaron Civale's SI usage (38.4%) up 19.6 points
Bryse Wilson's SI usage (41.2%) up 13.8 points
Dallas Keuchel's FC usage (34.4%) up 14.9 points
Drew Rasmussen's FF usage (45.5%) up 11.4 points
Dylan Cease's SL usage (50.0%) up 11.7 points
Jackson Tetreault's FC usage (41.7%) up 11.8 points
Kirk McCarty's CH usage (27.1%) up 15.8 points
Kris Bubic's FF usage (62.8%) up 12.8 points
Mark Leiter Jr.'s FF usage (36.8%) up 14.4 points
Matthew Liberatore's SL usage (22.7%) up 13.6 points
Nestor Cortes's SL usage (27.0%) up 11.2 points
Shane McClanahan's CH usage (34.0%) up 11.4 points
Yu Darvish's FC usage (47.5%) up 11.6 points
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Shane McClanahan - 93 TBF, 38.1% CSW%
Carlos Rodon - 98 TBF, 35.1% CSW%
Shane Bieber - 106 TBF, 34.7% CSW%
Joe Musgrove - 78 TBF, 34.6% CSW%
Luis Garcia - 99 TBF, 34.5% CSW%
Dylan Cease - 92 TBF, 34.1% CSW%
Julio Urias - 89 TBF, 33.9% CSW%
Corbin Burnes - 101 TBF, 33.9% CSW%
Patrick Sandoval - 102 TBF, 33.7% CSW%
Charlie Morton - 77 TBF, 33.6% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Cristian Javier - 93 TBF, 41.9% K%
Spencer Strider - 84 TBF, 39.3% K%
Dylan Cease - 92 TBF, 39.1% K%
Shane McClanahan - 93 TBF, 37.6% K%
Gerrit Cole - 98 TBF, 33.7% K%
Julio Urias - 89 TBF, 33.7% K%
Charlie Morton - 77 TBF, 32.5% K%
Corbin Burnes - 101 TBF, 31.7% K%
Carlos Rodon - 98 TBF, 30.6% K%
David Peterson - 92 TBF, 30.4% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Spencer Strider - 84 TBF, 34.5% K-BB%
Shane McClanahan - 93 TBF, 34.4% K-BB%
Cristian Javier - 93 TBF, 33.3% K-BB%
Dylan Cease - 92 TBF, 31.5% K-BB%
Julio Urias - 89 TBF, 28.1% K-BB%
Charlie Morton - 77 TBF, 27.3% K-BB%
David Peterson - 92 TBF, 26.1% K-BB%
Aaron Nola - 111 TBF, 26.1% K-BB%
Luis Garcia - 99 TBF, 25.3% K-BB%
Yu Darvish - 111 TBF, 25.2% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Andre Pallante - 83 TBF, 70.1% GB%
Framber Valdez - 78 TBF, 68.5% GB%
Sandy Alcantara - 123 TBF, 61.9% GB%
Ranger Suarez - 102 TBF, 60.8% GB%
Josh Winckowski - 92 TBF, 60.3% GB%
Logan Webb - 102 TBF, 58.2% GB%
Shane McClanahan - 93 TBF, 58.2% GB%
David Peterson - 92 TBF, 57.9% GB%
Kyle Wright - 105 TBF, 57.5% GB%
Mitch Keller - 90 TBF, 56.9% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Charlie Morton - 77 TBF, 32.5 K%, 5.2 BB%, 45.7% GB%
Chris Bassitt - 77 TBF, 27.3 K%, 3.9 BB%, 56.6% GB%
David Peterson - 92 TBF, 30.4 K%, 4.3 BB%, 57.9% GB%
Jon Gray - 97 TBF, 29.9 K%, 6.2 BB%, 47.5% GB%
Robbie Ray - 100 TBF, 28.0 K%, 7.0 BB%, 46.8% GB%
Shane McClanahan - 93 TBF, 37.6 K%, 3.2 BB%, 58.2% GB%
Taijuan Walker - 99 TBF, 27.3 K%, 6.1 BB%, 54.5% GB%
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Kyle Hendricks - +4.0% CSW%, -1.7 BB%
Luis Garcia - +4.0% CSW%, -2.2 BB%
Shane McClanahan - +3.8% CSW%, -2.8 BB%
Cristian Javier - +4.1% CSW%, -1.7 BB%
Dylan Cease - +3.2% CSW%, -2.9 BB%
Charlie Morton - +2.6% CSW%, -2.4 BB%
Carlos Rodon - +3.2% CSW%, -3.2 BB%
Keegan Thompson - +4.3% CSW%, -5.7 BB%
Shohei Ohtani - +5.5% CSW%, -2.3 BB%
Patrick Corbin - +3.6% CSW%, -1.7 BB%
Jose Quintana - +2.6% CSW%, -2.3 BB%
Multiple Barrels
Alex Kirilloff (MIN) 4 PA, 9 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Francisco Mejia (TB) 4 PA, 6 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Jesus Aguilar (MIA) 5 PA, 11 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Jose Altuve (HOU) 4 PA, 5 Swings, 3 Barrels, 1 HR
Kole Calhoun (TEX) 4 PA, 9 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Martin Maldonado (HOU) 3 PA, 5 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Matt Carpenter (NYY) 5 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Nick Gordon (MIN) 4 PA, 8 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Riley Greene (DET) 5 PA, 5 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Top Hitter JA Scores - Yesterday
1. D.J. LeMahieu - 6.0 PA - 71.0 JA Points
2. Francisco Lindor - 4.0 PA - 63.0 JA Points
3. Taylor Ward - 4.0 PA - 61.0 JA Points
4. Nolan Gorman - 5.0 PA - 56.0 JA Points
5. Riley Greene - 5.0 PA - 56.0 JA Points
6. Jose Altuve - 4.0 PA - 54.0 JA Points
7. Victor Reyes - 4.0 PA - 54.0 JA Points
8. Aaron Judge - 5.0 PA - 50.0 JA Points
9. Aaron Hicks - 5.0 PA - 47.0 JA Points
10. Mike Yastrzemski - 5.0 PA - 47.0 JA Points
Hitter JA Scores - Season
1. Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 281.0 PA - 147.62 JA Points
2. Alejandro Kirk (TOR) - 253.0 PA - 138.02 JA Points
3. Aaron Judge (NYY) - 332.0 PA - 123.49 JA Points
4. Paul Goldschmidt (STL) - 333.0 PA - 119.88 JA Points
5. Jose Abreu (CWS) - 325.0 PA - 116.8 JA Points
6. Kyle Tucker (HOU) - 290.0 PA - 115.45 JA Points
7. Juan Soto (WSH) - 339.0 PA - 111.62 JA Points
8. Luis Arraez (MIN) - 293.0 PA - 109.22 JA Points
9. Will Smith (LAD) - 263.0 PA - 108.44 JA Points
10. Jose Ramirez (CLE) - 313.0 PA - 107.22 JA Points
Hardest Hit Balls
Giancarlo Stanton (NYY) - 113.9mph - home_run
Oneil Cruz (PIT) - 112.3mph - home_run
Willson Contreras (CHC) - 112.0mph - single
Luke Voit (SD) - 111.3mph - home_run
Yandy Diaz (TB) - 111.3mph - single
Xander Bogaerts (BOS) - 111.3mph - field_out
Josh Donaldson (NYY) - 111.1mph - double
Rowdy Tellez (MIL) - 110.8mph - grounded_into_double_play
Ryan McMahon (COL) - 110.8mph - single
Francisco Lindor (NYM) - 110.7mph - single
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Luke Voit - 79 PA, 44 BIP, 13 Brls, 29.5 Brl%
Shohei Ohtani - 70 PA, 47 BIP, 12 Brls, 25.5 Brl%
Ryan Mountcastle - 81 PA, 56 BIP, 13 Brls, 23.2 Brl%
Kyle Schwarber - 90 PA, 52 BIP, 12 Brls, 23.1 Brl%
Adam Duvall - 71 PA, 39 BIP, 9 Brls, 23.1 Brl%
Diego Castillo - 57 PA, 37 BIP, 8 Brls, 21.6 Brl%
Paul Goldschmidt - 79 PA, 52 BIP, 11 Brls, 21.2 Brl%
Cavan Biggio - 61 PA, 33 BIP, 7 Brls, 21.2 Brl%
Mike Trout - 72 PA, 38 BIP, 8 Brls, 21.1 Brl%
Julio Rodriguez - 84 PA, 57 BIP, 12 Brls, 21.1 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Isiah Kiner-Falefa - 52 PA, 86 Swings, 93.0 Cont%
Luis Arraez - 87 PA, 150 Swings, 92.7 Cont%
Carson Kelly - 48 PA, 85 Swings, 90.6 Cont%
J.P. Crawford - 68 PA, 113 Swings, 90.3 Cont%
Yandy Diaz - 80 PA, 138 Swings, 89.9 Cont%
Keibert Ruiz - 59 PA, 119 Swings, 88.2 Cont%
Matt Vierling - 57 PA, 83 Swings, 88.0 Cont%
Austin Nola - 49 PA, 83 Swings, 88.0 Cont%
Alex Verdugo - 74 PA, 124 Swings, 87.9 Cont%
Tony Kemp - 66 PA, 123 Swings, 87.8 Cont%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Alejandro Kirk - 76 PA, 7.9 K%, 14.0 Brl%
Anthony Rizzo - 72 PA, 19.4 K%, 18.2 Brl%
Daniel Vogelbach - 71 PA, 18.3 K%, 15.9 Brl%
Francisco Lindor - 70 PA, 20.0 K%, 14.6 Brl%
Jose Altuve - 78 PA, 17.9 K%, 16.0 Brl%
Kyle Tucker - 72 PA, 12.5 K%, 16.4 Brl%
Matt Olson - 83 PA, 18.1 K%, 19.7 Brl%
Rowdy Tellez - 69 PA, 14.5 K%, 14.0 Brl%
Shohei Ohtani - 70 PA, 20.0 K%, 25.5 Brl%
Will Smith - 75 PA, 10.7 K%, 16.1 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 59 PA, 18.6 K%, 20.5 Brl%
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
Bo Bichette - +3.6% Contact%, +4.3 mph exit velo, -5.0 Chase%
Alex Verdugo - +10.8% Contact%, +4.2 mph exit velo, -20.2 Chase%
Ha-Seong Kim - +11.1% Contact%, +6.4 mph exit velo, -6.8 Chase%
Shohei Ohtani - +13.2% Contact%, +4.9 mph exit velo, -10.4 Chase%
Josh VanMeter - +21.2% Contact%, +4.5 mph exit velo, -6.0 Chase%
Jose Iglesias - +10.6% Contact%, +5.5 mph exit velo, -5.5 Chase%
Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
Jorge Mateo - 32.6% Whiff%, 81.8% Weak%, 0.946 Cold Rating
Alek Thomas - 34.6% Whiff%, 74.2% Weak%, 0.929 Cold Rating
Chris Taylor - 37.2% Whiff%, 72.0% Weak%, 0.925 Cold Rating
Brandon Marsh - 31.5% Whiff%, 77.3% Weak%, 0.912 Cold Rating
Gleyber Torres - 30.7% Whiff%, 82.1% Weak%, 0.9 Cold Rating
Jose Trevino - 31.3% Whiff%, 73.1% Weak%, 0.878 Cold Rating
Mark Canha - 31.2% Whiff%, 72.0% Weak%, 0.868 Cold Rating
Gary Sanchez - 33.7% Whiff%, 69.0% Weak%, 0.863 Cold Rating
Ramon Laureano - 42.9% Whiff%, 66.7% Weak%, 0.857 Cold Rating
Josh Lowe - 30.9% Whiff%, 70.4% Weak%, 0.84 Cold Rating
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