MLB Daily Notes: Sunday, October 2
It’s the final day of the fantasy season for plenty of people, wishing you all the best of luck. Still a few days left of regular season action though, so we aren’t saying goodbye to the notes just yet.
CSW% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Nestor Cortes (NYY): 21.5 SwStr%, 38.7 CSW%
2. JP Sears (OAK): 7.6 SwStr%, 35.4 CSW%
3. Zach Thompson (PIT): 15.5 SwStr%, 35.2 CSW%
4. Cristian Javier (HOU): 13.7 SwStr%, 34.7 CSW%
5. Kyle Gibson (PHI): 13.5 SwStr%, 33.3 CSW%
6. Luis Castillo (SEA): 16.9 SwStr%, 31.2 CSW%
7. Kris Bubic (KC): 18.9 SwStr%, 31.1 CSW%
8. Drey Jameson (ARI): 12.2 SwStr%, 30.6 CSW%
9. Mike Clevinger (SD): 9.1 SwStr%, 30.3 CSW%
10. Kyle Wright (ATL): 12.6 SwStr%, 29.9 CSW%
Top Pitcher JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Nestor Cortes - 7.33 IP - 91.5 JA Points
2. Kris Bubic - 5.0 IP - 72.75 JA Points
3. Cristian Javier - 5.67 IP - 67.0 JA Points
4. Luis Castillo - 6.0 IP - 63.5 JA Points
5. Jose Suarez - 7.0 IP - 58.5 JA Points
6. Max Scherzer - 5.67 IP - 53.75 JA Points
7. JP Sears - 6.0 IP - 50.0 JA Points
8. Edward Cabrera - 3.0 IP - 49.75 JA Points
9. Adbert Alzolay - 3.0 IP - 44.75 JA Points
10. Ross Stripling - 6.0 IP - 42.75 JA Points
Pitcher JA Scores - Season
1. Spencer Strider (ATL) - 20.0 GS - 57.89 JA Points
2. Corbin Burnes (MIL) - 31.0 GS - 50.99 JA Points
3. Carlos Rodon (SF) - 31.0 GS - 50.54 JA Points
4. Shohei Ohtani (LAA) - 27.0 GS - 49.87 JA Points
5. Blake Snell (SD) - 23.0 GS - 47.9 JA Points
6. Gerrit Cole (NYY) - 31.0 GS - 47.89 JA Points
7. Shane McClanahan (TB) - 28.0 GS - 47.89 JA Points
8. Max Scherzer (NYM) - 23.0 GS - 47.02 JA Points
9. Brandon Woodruff (MIL) - 26.0 GS - 46.81 JA Points
10. Cristian Javier (HOU) - 24.0 GS - 45.89 JA Points
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Jose Suarez's SL velo (32 pitches) UP 3.2mph to 84.4
Shane McClanahan's CU velo (17 pitches) UP 2.2mph to 84.1
Noah Syndergaard's SL velo (15 pitches) UP 2.1mph to 86.8
Jakob Junis's CH velo (16 pitches) UP 1.7mph to 86.3
Shane McClanahan's CH velo (17 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 89.2
Zach Thompson's SI velo (11 pitches) DOWN -1.6mph to 90.6
Drey Jameson's CH velo (12 pitches) DOWN -1.7mph to 85.3
Drey Jameson's SL velo (24 pitches) DOWN -1.9mph to 83.3
Anibal Sanchez's CH velo (18 pitches) DOWN -2.8mph to 77.3
Zach Thompson's CU velo (32 pitches) DOWN -2.9mph to 73.9
Nestor Cortes's SL velo (18 pitches) DOWN -2.9mph to 74.3
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Anibal Sanchez's FC usage (46.4%) up 19.8 points
Austin Voth's SL usage (26.0%) up 22.1 points
Drew Smyly's SI usage (53.2%) up 16.5 points
Drey Jameson's SI usage (43.9%) up 21.8 points
Dylan Bundy's CU usage (20.5%) up 10.3 points
JP Sears's SL usage (40.5%) up 15.3 points
Jose Suarez's SL usage (35.6%) up 13.9 points
Kyle Freeland's SI usage (32.2%) up 10.5 points
Max Scherzer's SL usage (36.6%) up 14.0 points
Mike Clevinger's SL usage (37.9%) up 13.6 points
Mike Clevinger's SI usage (33.3%) up 18.2 points
Nestor Cortes's FF usage (55.9%) up 12.3 points
Nick Lodolo's FF usage (56.8%) up 29.2 points
Noah Syndergaard's SI usage (52.6%) up 21.6 points
Zach Thompson's CU usage (45.1%) up 25.1 points
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Triston McKenzie - 80 TBF, 37.9% CSW%
Aaron Nola - 87 TBF, 36.5% CSW%
Jacob deGrom - 87 TBF, 36.4% CSW%
Brandon Woodruff - 100 TBF, 35.1% CSW%
Gerrit Cole - 92 TBF, 34.4% CSW%
Clayton Kershaw - 98 TBF, 33.8% CSW%
Cristian Javier - 77 TBF, 33.6% CSW%
Jeffrey Springs - 93 TBF, 33.5% CSW%
Nick Lodolo - 93 TBF, 33.0% CSW%
Zac Gallen - 97 TBF, 32.6% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Jacob deGrom - 87 TBF, 44.8% K%
Brandon Woodruff - 100 TBF, 42.0% K%
Cristian Javier - 77 TBF, 37.7% K%
Zac Gallen - 97 TBF, 35.1% K%
Triston McKenzie - 80 TBF, 33.8% K%
Shohei Ohtani - 74 TBF, 33.8% K%
Gerrit Cole - 92 TBF, 32.6% K%
Nestor Cortes - 87 TBF, 32.2% K%
Nick Lodolo - 93 TBF, 31.2% K%
Yu Darvish - 97 TBF, 29.9% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Jacob deGrom - 87 TBF, 40.2% K-BB%
Brandon Woodruff - 100 TBF, 37.0% K-BB%
Triston McKenzie - 80 TBF, 32.5% K-BB%
Zac Gallen - 97 TBF, 30.9% K-BB%
Cristian Javier - 77 TBF, 29.9% K-BB%
Yu Darvish - 97 TBF, 26.8% K-BB%
Aaron Nola - 87 TBF, 24.1% K-BB%
Gerrit Cole - 92 TBF, 23.9% K-BB%
Kevin Gausman - 78 TBF, 23.1% K-BB%
Nestor Cortes - 87 TBF, 23.0% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Alex Cobb - 72 TBF, 70.4% GB%
Shohei Ohtani - 74 TBF, 70.0% GB%
Framber Valdez - 112 TBF, 66.3% GB%
Kyle Wright - 91 TBF, 62.5% GB%
Corbin Burnes - 104 TBF, 62.2% GB%
Brady Singer - 101 TBF, 60.9% GB%
Eduardo Rodriguez - 105 TBF, 59.3% GB%
Drey Jameson - 98 TBF, 56.1% GB%
Nick Lodolo - 93 TBF, 56.0% GB%
Sandy Alcantara - 118 TBF, 54.2% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Aaron Nola - 87 TBF, 29.9 K%, 5.7 BB%, 52.7% GB%
Brandon Woodruff - 100 TBF, 42.0 K%, 5.0 BB%, 46.2% GB%
Kevin Gausman - 78 TBF, 28.2 K%, 5.1 BB%, 46.2% GB%
Luis Castillo - 92 TBF, 28.3 K%, 7.6 BB%, 46.6% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers Looser Criteria - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Aaron Nola - 87 TBF, 29.9 K%, 5.7 BB%, 52.7% GB%
Adrian Martinez - 65 TBF, 26.2 K%, 7.7 BB%, 50.0% GB%
Blake Snell - 69 TBF, 37.7 K%, 7.2 BB%, 44.7% GB%
Brandon Woodruff - 100 TBF, 42.0 K%, 5.0 BB%, 46.2% GB%
Clayton Kershaw - 98 TBF, 26.5 K%, 4.1 BB%, 47.1% GB%
Hunter Greene - 69 TBF, 42.0 K%, 8.7 BB%, 43.8% GB%
Jose Quintana - 92 TBF, 25.0 K%, 3.3 BB%, 50.8% GB%
Julio Urias - 70 TBF, 25.7 K%, 5.7 BB%, 52.1% GB%
Kevin Gausman - 78 TBF, 28.2 K%, 5.1 BB%, 46.2% GB%
Kyle Gibson - 101 TBF, 25.7 K%, 5.0 BB%, 44.3% GB%
Luis Castillo - 92 TBF, 28.3 K%, 7.6 BB%, 46.6% GB%
Max Scherzer - 65 TBF, 30.8 K%, 1.5 BB%, 43.2% GB%
Sandy Alcantara - 118 TBF, 25.4 K%, 2.5 BB%, 54.2% GB%
Taijuan Walker - 103 TBF, 25.2 K%, 4.9 BB%, 44.4% GB%
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Sandy Alcantara - +2.5% CSW%, -3.4 BB%
Kyle Gibson - +3.6% CSW%, -2.9 BB%
Johan Oviedo - +2.1% CSW%, -2.1 BB%
Jordan Lyles - +3.7% CSW%, -3.7 BB%
Triston McKenzie - +9.2% CSW%, -7.1 BB%
Cristian Javier - +4.7% CSW%, -2.3 BB%
Zac Gallen - +2.3% CSW%, -2.5 BB%
Mitch Keller - +3.1% CSW%, -1.6 BB%
Jesus Luzardo - +3.4% CSW%, -3.5 BB%
Jose Quintana - +3.0% CSW%, -5.3 BB%
Edward Cabrera - +2.7% CSW%, -4.0 BB%
Logan Webb - +2.8% CSW%, -1.6 BB%
Johnny Cueto - +3.9% CSW%, -4.3 BB%
Roansy Contreras - +4.5% CSW%, -5.3 BB%
Multiple Barrels
Eric Haase (DET) 4 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Kyle Schwarber (PHI) 9 PA, 10 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Teoscar Hernandez (TOR) 5 PA, 11 Swings, 3 Barrels, 1 HR
Top Hitter JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Teoscar Hernandez - 5.0 PA - 69.0 JA Points
2. Kyle Schwarber - 5.0 PA - 65.0 JA Points
3. Eric Haase - 4.0 PA - 63.0 JA Points
4. Brandon Nimmo - 4.0 PA - 50.0 JA Points
5. Trayce Thompson - 5.0 PA - 49.0 JA Points
6. Riley Greene - 4.0 PA - 48.0 JA Points
7. Elvis Andrus - 4.0 PA - 47.0 JA Points
8. Joey Meneses - 5.0 PA - 45.0 JA Points
9. Kyle Higashioka - 4.0 PA - 44.0 JA Points
10. Brendan Donovan - 5.0 PA - 43.0 JA Points
Hitter JA Scores - Season
1. Aaron Judge (NYY) - 658.0 PA - 153.43 JA Points
2. Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 533.0 PA - 145.89 JA Points
3. Juan Soto (SD) - 644.0 PA - 132.11 JA Points
4. Freddie Freeman (LAD) - 672.0 PA - 121.85 JA Points
5. Alejandro Kirk (TOR) - 529.0 PA - 104.57 JA Points
6. Paul Goldschmidt (STL) - 644.0 PA - 102.55 JA Points
7. Yandy Diaz (TB) - 553.0 PA - 102.21 JA Points
8. Alex Bregman (HOU) - 636.0 PA - 100.82 JA Points
9. Luis Arraez (MIN) - 589.0 PA - 88.62 JA Points
10. Will Smith (LAD) - 558.0 PA - 85.52 JA Points
Hardest Hit Balls
Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 116.4mph - nan
Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 113.1mph - force_out
Riley Adams (WSH) - 112.9mph - single
Giancarlo Stanton (NYY) - 112.8mph - home_run
Teoscar Hernandez (TOR) - 112.2mph - double
Josh Donaldson (NYY) - 111.4mph - single
Kyle Schwarber (PHI) - 110.8mph - nan
Travis d'Arnaud (ATL) - 110.8mph - nan
George Springer (TOR) - 110.7mph - single
Kyle Schwarber (PHI) - 110.2mph - home_run
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Aaron Judge - 76 PA, 39 BIP, 14 Brls, 35.9 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 66 PA, 47 BIP, 14 Brls, 29.8 Brl%
Christopher Morel - 50 PA, 23 BIP, 6 Brls, 26.1 Brl%
Seth Brown - 67 PA, 34 BIP, 8 Brls, 23.5 Brl%
Gleyber Torres - 71 PA, 49 BIP, 11 Brls, 22.4 Brl%
Teoscar Hernandez - 77 PA, 56 BIP, 12 Brls, 21.4 Brl%
Ryan McMahon - 72 PA, 47 BIP, 10 Brls, 21.3 Brl%
Giancarlo Stanton - 66 PA, 29 BIP, 6 Brls, 20.7 Brl%
Bryan De La Cruz - 68 PA, 49 BIP, 10 Brls, 20.4 Brl%
Adolis Garcia - 73 PA, 45 BIP, 9 Brls, 20.0 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Aaron Judge - 76 PA, 0.542 xwOBA
Yordan Alvarez - 66 PA, 0.512 xwOBA
Bryan De La Cruz - 68 PA, 0.458 xwOBA
Gleyber Torres - 71 PA, 0.45 xwOBA
Taylor Ward - 76 PA, 0.438 xwOBA
George Springer - 89 PA, 0.412 xwOBA
Juan Soto - 80 PA, 0.403 xwOBA
Christopher Morel - 50 PA, 0.401 xwOBA
Lars Nootbaar - 54 PA, 0.398 xwOBA
Teoscar Hernandez - 77 PA, 0.397 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Luis Arraez - 66 PA, 115 Swings, 98.3 Cont%
Jose Altuve - 72 PA, 116 Swings, 92.2 Cont%
Isiah Kiner-Falefa - 53 PA, 81 Swings, 91.4 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 95 PA, 174 Swings, 90.8 Cont%
Tony Kemp - 66 PA, 117 Swings, 89.7 Cont%
Ildemaro Vargas - 65 PA, 121 Swings, 89.3 Cont%
Yuli Gurriel - 66 PA, 127 Swings, 89.0 Cont%
Alex Bregman - 77 PA, 120 Swings, 88.3 Cont%
Miguel Rojas - 59 PA, 94 Swings, 88.3 Cont%
Wander Franco - 82 PA, 142 Swings, 88.0 Cont%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Albert Pujols - 61 PA, 19.7 K%, 17.1 Brl%
Juan Soto - 80 PA, 17.5 K%, 15.7 Brl%
Pete Alonso - 78 PA, 14.1 K%, 15.5 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 66 PA, 15.2 K%, 29.8 Brl%
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
Kyle Schwarber - +6.7% Contact%, +4.2 mph exit velo, -4.1 Chase%
Michael Harris II - +6.4% Contact%, +4.0 mph exit velo, -4.0 Chase%
C.J. Cron - +6.7% Contact%, +4.2 mph exit velo, -7.0 Chase%
Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days
Juan Soto - 0.401 xwOBA, 15.8% Brl%, 85.7% Contact%, 11.5% Chase%, 17.2% K%
Taylor Ward - 0.464 xwOBA, 22.0% Brl%, 78.4% Contact%, 17.0% Chase%, 19.6% K%
Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
Aristides Aquino - 36.8% Whiff%, 85.0% Weak%, 0.966 Cold Rating
Jose Siri - 35.7% Whiff%, 82.6% Weak%, 0.956 Cold Rating
Shea Langeliers - 36.4% Whiff%, 77.8% Weak%, 0.944 Cold Rating
Michael Massey - 33.8% Whiff%, 80.0% Weak%, 0.917 Cold Rating
Dermis Garcia - 38.6% Whiff%, 72.7% Weak%, 0.909 Cold Rating
Corbin Carroll - 35.3% Whiff%, 73.1% Weak%, 0.89 Cold Rating
Jorge Mateo - 30.9% Whiff%, 76.7% Weak%, 0.871 Cold Rating
Jake McCarthy - 32.3% Whiff%, 74.1% Weak%, 0.87 Cold Rating
Christian Yelich - 30.8% Whiff%, 76.7% Weak%, 0.865 Cold Rating
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 29.1% Whiff%, 82.1% Weak%, 0.855 Cold Rating
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