MLB Daily Notes: Sunday, September 25
Playoff Update
Clint’s team continued to just drop an absolute dud all across the board. Framber Valdez blew his streak of 24 straight quality starts in magnificent fashion, Joe Ryan made it through only four innings, and Clint decided to stream Wade Miley against the Pirates - and that didn’t go well. No movement on SB or SV, but Alex Cobb plus Paul Sewald gave me six innings and one strikeout - so that screwed my K/9 pretty hard and now I’m up against the wall there.
What we have now is a pretty good chance to win this for me. I just need to tie Clint to advance. RBI is awful close, but Clint has like no RBI guys and I have a bunch (although I’ve gotten all of like three RBI from Judge, Betts, and Trea Turner this week…), but in a one-day situation anything can happen.
He has Ross Stripling today and that’s it. I have Nick Lodolo, Adrian Sampson, and Brayan Bello to pick from and lock goes up to the individual game times, so we will have some decisions to make. Plenty of ways for me to win this, and only a few for me to lose. Let’s hope for the best!
Back with better notes intros tomorrow, Sundays are busy! Here you go:
CSW% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Clayton Kershaw (LAD): 20.5 SwStr%, 39.8 CSW%
2. Sandy Alcantara (MIA): 21.2 SwStr%, 36.4 CSW%
3. Yu Darvish (SD): 19.5 SwStr%, 34.5 CSW%
4. Bailey Falter (PHI): 18.9 SwStr%, 33.3 CSW%
5. Domingo German (NYY): 16.7 SwStr%, 33.3 CSW%
6. Johan Oviedo (PIT): 11.0 SwStr%, 32.9 CSW%
7. Jordan Montgomery (STL): 11.2 SwStr%, 31.2 CSW%
8. Drew Rasmussen (TB): 12.5 SwStr%, 30.7 CSW%
9. Joe Ryan (MIN): 15.9 SwStr%, 30.4 CSW%
10. Merrill Kelly (ARI): 14.0 SwStr%, 30.1 CSW%
Top Pitcher JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Sandy Alcantara - 8.0 IP - 99.0 JA Points
2. Alek Manoah - 7.0 IP - 67.5 JA Points
3. Clayton Kershaw - 6.0 IP - 65.25 JA Points
4. Corbin Burnes - 6.33 IP - 52.0 JA Points
5. Johan Oviedo - 7.0 IP - 49.0 JA Points
6. Merrill Kelly - 7.0 IP - 48.0 JA Points
7. Yu Darvish - 6.0 IP - 44.75 JA Points
8. Bailey Falter - 3.67 IP - 43.25 JA Points
9. Domingo German - 5.0 IP - 39.0 JA Points
10. Joe Ryan - 4.0 IP - 36.5 JA Points
Pitcher JA Scores - Season
1. Spencer Strider (ATL) - 20.0 GS - 57.89 JA Points
2. Corbin Burnes (MIL) - 30.0 GS - 51.55 JA Points
3. Shane McClanahan (TB) - 26.0 GS - 50.62 JA Points
4. Carlos Rodon (SF) - 30.0 GS - 50.0 JA Points
5. Shohei Ohtani (LAA) - 26.0 GS - 49.41 JA Points
6. Gerrit Cole (NYY) - 30.0 GS - 48.69 JA Points
7. Blake Snell (SD) - 22.0 GS - 47.46 JA Points
8. Dylan Cease (CWS) - 30.0 GS - 47.37 JA Points
9. Max Scherzer (NYM) - 21.0 GS - 47.14 JA Points
10. Brandon Woodruff (MIL) - 25.0 GS - 46.04 JA Points
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Sandy Alcantara's SL velo (17 pitches) UP 2.4mph to 92.3
Jordan Montgomery's CH velo (11 pitches) UP 1.9mph to 84.2
Johan Oviedo's CU velo (11 pitches) UP 1.9mph to 79.8
Graham Ashcraft's FC velo (50 pitches) UP 1.8mph to 99.0
Drew Hutchison's SL velo (23 pitches) UP 1.7mph to 87.6
Joe Ryan's CH velo (11 pitches) UP 1.7mph to 86.1
Mike Baumann's SL velo (14 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 92.6
Nick Pivetta's SL velo (20 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 87.2
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Alek Manoah's SI usage (48.7%) up 24.1 points
Bailey Falter's FF usage (40.0%) up 10.2 points
Bailey Falter's CU usage (32.2%) up 15.7 points
Cal Quantrill's FC usage (47.0%) up 11.0 points
Drew Rasmussen's SI usage (13.6%) up 11.3 points
Graham Ashcraft's FC usage (71.4%) up 19.9 points
Jordan Montgomery's FF usage (33.8%) up 17.6 points
Jordan Montgomery's CU usage (33.8%) up 11.9 points
Ken Waldichuk's SL usage (35.2%) up 16.1 points
Logan Gilbert's SL usage (42.1%) up 18.8 points
Reid Detmers's SL usage (36.6%) up 11.8 points
Sandy Alcantara's CH usage (38.4%) up 11.5 points
Yu Darvish's FF usage (42.5%) up 15.5 points
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Gerrit Cole - 96 TBF, 37.0% CSW%
Jacob deGrom - 89 TBF, 35.9% CSW%
Clayton Kershaw - 97 TBF, 35.7% CSW%
Aaron Nola - 87 TBF, 35.2% CSW%
Spencer Strider - 71 TBF, 34.7% CSW%
Brandon Woodruff - 100 TBF, 34.5% CSW%
Logan Webb - 91 TBF, 34.0% CSW%
Corbin Burnes - 105 TBF, 34.0% CSW%
Carlos Rodon - 81 TBF, 33.9% CSW%
Charlie Morton - 72 TBF, 33.3% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Carlos Rodon - 81 TBF, 44.4% K%
Gerrit Cole - 96 TBF, 41.7% K%
Jacob deGrom - 89 TBF, 40.4% K%
Nick Lodolo - 96 TBF, 39.6% K%
Spencer Strider - 71 TBF, 39.4% K%
Blake Snell - 93 TBF, 37.6% K%
Brandon Woodruff - 100 TBF, 37.0% K%
Zac Gallen - 95 TBF, 36.8% K%
Aaron Nola - 87 TBF, 32.2% K%
Luis Castillo - 75 TBF, 32.0% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Carlos Rodon - 81 TBF, 35.8% K-BB%
Nick Lodolo - 96 TBF, 35.4% K-BB%
Jacob deGrom - 89 TBF, 34.8% K-BB%
Zac Gallen - 95 TBF, 32.6% K-BB%
Gerrit Cole - 96 TBF, 32.3% K-BB%
Blake Snell - 93 TBF, 31.2% K-BB%
Brandon Woodruff - 100 TBF, 31.0% K-BB%
Spencer Strider - 71 TBF, 29.6% K-BB%
Clayton Kershaw - 97 TBF, 28.9% K-BB%
Luis Castillo - 75 TBF, 26.7% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Kyle Wright - 89 TBF, 64.9% GB%
Framber Valdez - 116 TBF, 63.6% GB%
Alex Cobb - 72 TBF, 63.5% GB%
Corbin Burnes - 105 TBF, 62.7% GB%
Brady Singer - 101 TBF, 57.3% GB%
Nick Lodolo - 96 TBF, 57.1% GB%
Ranger Suarez - 93 TBF, 55.1% GB%
Jose Urena - 96 TBF, 54.8% GB%
Johan Oviedo - 75 TBF, 54.5% GB%
Wade Miley - 73 TBF, 54.0% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Brandon Woodruff - 100 TBF, 37.0 K%, 6.0 BB%, 46.4% GB%
Carlos Carrasco - 80 TBF, 28.8 K%, 7.5 BB%, 49.0% GB%
Clayton Kershaw - 97 TBF, 30.9 K%, 2.1 BB%, 46.2% GB%
Corbin Burnes - 105 TBF, 29.5 K%, 4.8 BB%, 62.7% GB%
Framber Valdez - 116 TBF, 27.6 K%, 6.0 BB%, 63.6% GB%
Luis Castillo - 75 TBF, 32.0 K%, 5.3 BB%, 45.7% GB%
Nick Lodolo - 96 TBF, 39.6 K%, 4.2 BB%, 57.1% GB%
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Triston McKenzie - +2.7% CSW%, -4.6 BB%
Clayton Kershaw - +2.9% CSW%, -2.1 BB%
Chad Kuhl - +2.5% CSW%, -3.5 BB%
Mitch Keller - +2.7% CSW%, -1.7 BB%
Blake Snell - +2.9% CSW%, -4.2 BB%
Logan Webb - +3.5% CSW%, -4.5 BB%
Nick Lodolo - +2.2% CSW%, -4.3 BB%
Jose Suarez - +3.3% CSW%, -5.6 BB%
Zac Gallen - +6.2% CSW%, -3.6 BB%
Jose Urena - +3.0% CSW%, -2.9 BB%
Daniel Lynch - +2.3% CSW%, -4.2 BB%
Roansy Contreras - +2.4% CSW%, -2.9 BB%
Multiple Barrels
Anthony Rizzo (NYY) 4 PA, 5 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Anthony Santander (BAL) 5 PA, 10 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Bryan De La Cruz (MIA) 4 PA, 4 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Cal Raleigh (SEA) 3 PA, 5 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Javier Baez (DET) 5 PA, 11 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Oscar Gonzalez (CLE) 4 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Pete Alonso (NYM) 4 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Randal Grichuk (COL) 4 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Seth Brown (OAK) 5 PA, 10 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Top Hitter JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Seth Brown - 5.0 PA - 73.0 JA Points
2. Triston Casas - 5.0 PA - 62.0 JA Points
3. Will Smith - 4.0 PA - 55.0 JA Points
4. Javier Baez - 5.0 PA - 54.0 JA Points
5. Bryan De La Cruz - 4.0 PA - 54.0 JA Points
6. Hunter Renfroe - 5.0 PA - 52.0 JA Points
7. Randal Grichuk - 4.0 PA - 51.0 JA Points
8. William Contreras - 5.0 PA - 51.0 JA Points
9. Trayce Thompson - 4.0 PA - 51.0 JA Points
10. Anthony Rizzo - 4.0 PA - 49.0 JA Points
Hitter JA Scores - Season
1. Aaron Judge (NYY) - 633.0 PA - 150.08 JA Points
2. Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 518.0 PA - 149.42 JA Points
3. Juan Soto (SD) - 617.0 PA - 133.81 JA Points
4. Freddie Freeman (LAD) - 645.0 PA - 119.57 JA Points
5. Paul Goldschmidt (STL) - 625.0 PA - 105.66 JA Points
6. Alejandro Kirk (TOR) - 506.0 PA - 103.32 JA Points
7. Yandy Diaz (TB) - 546.0 PA - 101.39 JA Points
8. Alex Bregman (HOU) - 614.0 PA - 100.91 JA Points
9. Luis Arraez (MIN) - 570.0 PA - 88.0 JA Points
10. Will Smith (LAD) - 535.0 PA - 87.33 JA Points
Hardest Hit Balls
Salvador Perez (KC) - 112.5mph - double
Cal Raleigh (SEA) - 112.1mph - home_run
Juan Yepez (STL) - 111.2mph - foul
Seth Brown (OAK) - 110.7mph - double
Mike Trout (LAA) - 110.5mph - double
Oscar Gonzalez (CLE) - 110.4mph - home_run
Jose Siri (TB) - 110.4mph - foul
Andrew McCutchen (MIL) - 110.3mph - double
Teoscar Hernandez (TOR) - 110.3mph - double
Rowdy Tellez (MIL) - 110.2mph - single
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Aaron Judge - 80 PA, 48 BIP, 17 Brls, 35.4 Brl%
Seth Brown - 69 PA, 41 BIP, 12 Brls, 29.3 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 77 PA, 55 BIP, 16 Brls, 29.1 Brl%
Ryan Mountcastle - 73 PA, 49 BIP, 13 Brls, 26.5 Brl%
Oneil Cruz - 80 PA, 41 BIP, 10 Brls, 24.4 Brl%
J.T. Realmuto - 68 PA, 49 BIP, 11 Brls, 22.4 Brl%
Bryan De La Cruz - 51 PA, 37 BIP, 8 Brls, 21.6 Brl%
Carlos Santana - 62 PA, 38 BIP, 8 Brls, 21.1 Brl%
Dermis Garcia - 50 PA, 24 BIP, 5 Brls, 20.8 Brl%
Gleyber Torres - 79 PA, 53 BIP, 11 Brls, 20.8 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Aaron Judge - 80 PA, 0.549 xwOBA
Bryan De La Cruz - 51 PA, 0.542 xwOBA
Yordan Alvarez - 77 PA, 0.532 xwOBA
Seth Brown - 69 PA, 0.463 xwOBA
Freddie Freeman - 68 PA, 0.463 xwOBA
J.T. Realmuto - 68 PA, 0.444 xwOBA
Gleyber Torres - 79 PA, 0.439 xwOBA
Taylor Ward - 75 PA, 0.436 xwOBA
Mike Trout - 73 PA, 0.436 xwOBA
Ryan Mountcastle - 73 PA, 0.42 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Luis Arraez - 77 PA, 149 Swings, 94.0 Cont%
Isiah Kiner-Falefa - 71 PA, 108 Swings, 93.5 Cont%
Yuli Gurriel - 67 PA, 123 Swings, 92.7 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 100 PA, 170 Swings, 92.4 Cont%
Myles Straw - 83 PA, 123 Swings, 90.2 Cont%
Wander Franco - 66 PA, 120 Swings, 90.0 Cont%
Tony Kemp - 67 PA, 110 Swings, 89.1 Cont%
Alejandro Kirk - 70 PA, 116 Swings, 87.9 Cont%
Alex Bregman - 75 PA, 125 Swings, 87.2 Cont%
Vimael Machin - 64 PA, 101 Swings, 87.1 Cont%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Albert Pujols - 66 PA, 16.7 K%, 16.0 Brl%
Bryan De La Cruz - 51 PA, 17.6 K%, 21.6 Brl%
Eduardo Escobar - 78 PA, 19.2 K%, 15.5 Brl%
Freddie Freeman - 68 PA, 13.2 K%, 17.3 Brl%
J.T. Realmuto - 68 PA, 19.1 K%, 22.4 Brl%
Josh Donaldson - 63 PA, 17.5 K%, 14.0 Brl%
Kyle Tucker - 78 PA, 14.1 K%, 14.1 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 77 PA, 13.0 K%, 29.1 Brl%
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
Ian Happ - +10.9% Contact%, +6.0 mph exit velo, -9.1 Chase%
Taylor Ward - +4.3% Contact%, +3.6 mph exit velo, -5.2 Chase%
Myles Straw - +7.7% Contact%, +4.5 mph exit velo, -5.7 Chase%
Juan Soto - +9.1% Contact%, +3.8 mph exit velo, -7.2 Chase%
Randal Grichuk - +9.3% Contact%, +3.9 mph exit velo, -7.2 Chase%
Ryan Mountcastle - +12.1% Contact%, +6.7 mph exit velo, -16.3 Chase%
Geraldo Perdomo - +6.5% Contact%, +7.6 mph exit velo, -7.5 Chase%
Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days
Juan Soto - 0.406 xwOBA, 13.5% Brl%, 85.1% Contact%, 13.1% Chase%, 15.8% K%
Marcus Semien - 0.414 xwOBA, 12.2% Brl%, 84.8% Contact%, 24.6% Chase%, 12.9% K%
Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
Bubba Thompson - 39.7% Whiff%, 80.8% Weak%, 0.981 Cold Rating
Jorge Mateo - 33.8% Whiff%, 84.0% Weak%, 0.952 Cold Rating
Aristides Aquino - 41.1% Whiff%, 72.7% Weak%, 0.922 Cold Rating
Austin Hedges - 34.7% Whiff%, 74.1% Weak%, 0.914 Cold Rating
Daulton Varsho - 36.1% Whiff%, 72.4% Weak%, 0.898 Cold Rating
David Villar - 33.3% Whiff%, 74.1% Weak%, 0.898 Cold Rating
Tommy Edman - 31.5% Whiff%, 75.0% Weak%, 0.882 Cold Rating
Josh Donaldson - 31.5% Whiff%, 75.0% Weak%, 0.882 Cold Rating
Enrique Hernandez - 32.4% Whiff%, 73.1% Weak%, 0.873 Cold Rating
Oneil Cruz - 45.8% Whiff%, 68.2% Weak%, 0.859 Cold Rating
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