MLB Daily Notes: Sunday, September 18
Introduction / Explanation For New Readers
CSW% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Hunter Greene (CIN): 23.5 SwStr%, 42.0 CSW%
2. Brandon Woodruff (MIL): 15.8 SwStr%, 35.6 CSW%
3. Aaron Nola (PHI): 16.2 SwStr%, 35.4 CSW%
4. Chris Bassitt (NYM): 14.9 SwStr%, 35.1 CSW%
5. Joe Musgrove (SD): 12.6 SwStr%, 34.7 CSW%
6. George Kirby (SEA): 14.3 SwStr%, 33.3 CSW%
7. Hayden Wesneski (CHC): 13.6 SwStr%, 33.0 CSW%
8. Jeff Brigham (MIA): 19.2 SwStr%, 32.7 CSW%
9. Shohei Ohtani (LAA): 15.0 SwStr%, 31.8 CSW%
10. Eduardo Rodriguez (DET): 12.6 SwStr%, 31.0 CSW%
Top Pitcher JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Hunter Greene - 6.0 IP - 97.25 JA Points
2. Hayden Wesneski - 7.0 IP - 77.5 JA Points
3. Brandon Woodruff - 8.0 IP - 76.25 JA Points
4. Shohei Ohtani - 7.0 IP - 72.75 JA Points
5. Jose Quintana - 8.0 IP - 72.0 JA Points
6. Joe Musgrove - 6.0 IP - 65.0 JA Points
7. Julio Urias - 6.0 IP - 61.75 JA Points
8. Shane Bieber - 8.0 IP - 61.75 JA Points
9. Aaron Nola - 7.0 IP - 61.0 JA Points
10. George Kirby - 6.0 IP - 58.5 JA Points
Pitcher JA Scores - Season
1. Spencer Strider (ATL) - 19.0 GS - 57.58 JA Points
2. Corbin Burnes (MIL) - 28.0 GS - 52.67 JA Points
3. Shane McClanahan (TB) - 25.0 GS - 51.94 JA Points
4. Carlos Rodon (SF) - 29.0 GS - 50.07 JA Points
5. Shohei Ohtani (LAA) - 25.0 GS - 50.04 JA Points
6. Gerrit Cole (NYY) - 28.0 GS - 48.84 JA Points
7. Dylan Cease (CWS) - 29.0 GS - 48.42 JA Points
8. Max Scherzer (NYM) - 20.0 GS - 46.76 JA Points
9. Brandon Woodruff (MIL) - 24.0 GS - 45.29 JA Points
10. Blake Snell (SD) - 21.0 GS - 45.12 JA Points
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Konnor Pilkington's CU velo (18 pitches) UP 2.5mph to 78.8
Hunter Greene's FF velo (55 pitches) UP 2.3mph to 101.0
Jose Urquidy's CU velo (14 pitches) UP 2.2mph to 80.2
Kyle Bradish's SL velo (27 pitches) UP 1.9mph to 88.6
Sean Hjelle's CU velo (21 pitches) UP 1.7mph to 86.8
Erick Fedde's FC velo (19 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 90.6
Jon Gray's SL velo (22 pitches) DOWN -1.6mph to 83.6
Dakota Hudson's SL velo (28 pitches) DOWN -2.0mph to 86.0
Bryse Wilson's CH velo (16 pitches) DOWN -2.2mph to 83.4
Ryan Yarbrough's FC velo (14 pitches) DOWN -2.6mph to 79.9
Louie Varland's SL velo (25 pitches) DOWN -2.7mph to 82.5
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Dakota Hudson's FF usage (30.4%) up 11.8 points
Davis Martin's FF usage (60.0%) up 16.2 points
Davis Martin's CU usage (20.0%) up 11.2 points
Eduardo Rodriguez's SI usage (41.4%) up 27.0 points
George Kirby's SI usage (25.0%) up 13.9 points
Hayden Wesneski's FF usage (35.2%) up 13.7 points
Hunter Greene's FF usage (67.9%) up 15.3 points
Jake Odorizzi's FC usage (33.3%) up 13.3 points
Joe Musgrove's FC usage (32.6%) up 13.9 points
Jose Berrios's SI usage (35.4%) up 10.8 points
Jose Urquidy's SL usage (30.1%) up 16.8 points
Konnor Pilkington's CU usage (22.2%) up 16.3 points
Kyle Bradish's SI usage (15.0%) up 13.9 points
Kyle Dowdy's CU usage (44.4%) up 10.3 points
Louie Varland's SL usage (27.5%) up 13.7 points
Ryan Yarbrough's CU usage (39.0%) up 12.3 points
Shane Bieber's FC usage (31.2%) up 15.2 points
Shohei Ohtani's SL usage (47.7%) up 10.9 points
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Jacob deGrom - 73 TBF, 39.6% CSW%
Andrew Heaney - 67 TBF, 37.8% CSW%
Spencer Strider - 75 TBF, 37.3% CSW%
Corbin Burnes - 108 TBF, 36.5% CSW%
Gerrit Cole - 78 TBF, 35.1% CSW%
Corey Kluber - 85 TBF, 34.1% CSW%
Aaron Nola - 87 TBF, 33.7% CSW%
Clayton Kershaw - 66 TBF, 33.5% CSW%
Nick Lodolo - 100 TBF, 33.3% CSW%
Charlie Morton - 72 TBF, 33.1% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Spencer Strider - 75 TBF, 45.3% K%
Carlos Rodon - 81 TBF, 38.3% K%
Jacob deGrom - 73 TBF, 37.0% K%
Nick Lodolo - 100 TBF, 36.0% K%
Gerrit Cole - 78 TBF, 35.9% K%
Cristian Javier - 65 TBF, 35.4% K%
Logan Gilbert - 67 TBF, 34.3% K%
Andrew Heaney - 67 TBF, 32.8% K%
Blake Snell - 93 TBF, 32.3% K%
Zac Gallen - 91 TBF, 31.9% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Spencer Strider - 75 TBF, 40.0% K-BB%
Jacob deGrom - 73 TBF, 34.2% K-BB%
Nick Lodolo - 100 TBF, 34.0% K-BB%
Gerrit Cole - 78 TBF, 29.5% K-BB%
Logan Gilbert - 67 TBF, 28.4% K-BB%
Andrew Heaney - 67 TBF, 28.4% K-BB%
Carlos Rodon - 81 TBF, 28.4% K-BB%
Cristian Javier - 65 TBF, 27.7% K-BB%
Kevin Gausman - 102 TBF, 27.5% K-BB%
Luis Castillo - 77 TBF, 27.3% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Kyle Wright - 69 TBF, 68.9% GB%
Alex Cobb - 73 TBF, 62.0% GB%
Framber Valdez - 94 TBF, 58.1% GB%
Ranger Suarez - 87 TBF, 57.1% GB%
Brady Singer - 99 TBF, 56.4% GB%
Luis Castillo - 77 TBF, 54.2% GB%
Jose Quintana - 88 TBF, 53.6% GB%
Marcus Stroman - 93 TBF, 52.9% GB%
Jordan Montgomery - 74 TBF, 52.8% GB%
Daniel Lynch - 65 TBF, 52.3% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Andrew Heaney - 67 TBF, 32.8 K%, 4.5 BB%, 45.0% GB%
Brandon Woodruff - 106 TBF, 28.3 K%, 5.7 BB%, 48.5% GB%
Carlos Carrasco - 61 TBF, 31.1 K%, 6.6 BB%, 50.0% GB%
Clarke Schmidt - 62 TBF, 29.0 K%, 3.2 BB%, 51.2% GB%
Framber Valdez - 94 TBF, 28.7 K%, 5.3 BB%, 58.1% GB%
George Kirby - 73 TBF, 28.8 K%, 2.7 BB%, 50.0% GB%
Jacob deGrom - 73 TBF, 37.0 K%, 2.7 BB%, 45.5% GB%
Luis Castillo - 77 TBF, 31.2 K%, 3.9 BB%, 54.2% GB%
Nick Lodolo - 100 TBF, 36.0 K%, 2.0 BB%, 48.3% GB%
Paolo Espino - 54 TBF, 29.6 K%, 1.9 BB%, 48.6% GB%
Shane Bieber - 107 TBF, 29.0 K%, 2.8 BB%, 47.9% GB%
Trevor Rogers - 77 TBF, 29.9 K%, 5.2 BB%, 48.0% GB%
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Corbin Burnes - +2.3% CSW%, -1.9 BB%
Lance Lynn - +2.5% CSW%, -3.1 BB%
Mitch Keller - +4.2% CSW%, -1.8 BB%
Logan Webb - +2.2% CSW%, -3.5 BB%
Framber Valdez - +2.1% CSW%, -3.1 BB%
Alek Manoah - +2.0% CSW%, -2.2 BB%
Spencer Strider - +4.6% CSW%, -2.9 BB%
Jacob deGrom - +2.8% CSW%, -1.6 BB%
Jose Suarez - +3.3% CSW%, -5.6 BB%
Andrew Heaney - +7.2% CSW%, -2.4 BB%
Chad Kuhl - +2.7% CSW%, -3.5 BB%
Cristian Javier - +3.3% CSW%, -2.3 BB%
Luis Cessa - +2.7% CSW%, -2.8 BB%
Corey Kluber - +2.5% CSW%, -5.5 BB%
Paolo Espino - +6.9% CSW%, -3.0 BB%
Multiple Barrels
Freddie Freeman (LAD) 5 PA, 9 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Top Hitter JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Eduardo Escobar - 4.0 PA - 67.0 JA Points
2. Justin Turner - 5.0 PA - 43.0 JA Points
3. Tony Kemp - 5.0 PA - 40.0 JA Points
4. Paul Goldschmidt - 4.0 PA - 40.0 JA Points
5. Christian Yelich - 4.0 PA - 40.0 JA Points
6. Myles Straw - 4.0 PA - 39.0 JA Points
7. Matt Reynolds - 4.0 PA - 38.0 JA Points
8. David Peralta - 4.0 PA - 37.0 JA Points
9. Jake Cronenworth - 4.0 PA - 36.0 JA Points
10. Luis Campusano - 3.0 PA - 35.0 JA Points
Hitter JA Scores - Season
1. Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 493.0 PA - 149.45 JA Points
2. Aaron Judge (NYY) - 604.0 PA - 141.99 JA Points
3. Juan Soto (SD) - 590.0 PA - 130.64 JA Points
4. Freddie Freeman (LAD) - 625.0 PA - 120.19 JA Points
5. Paul Goldschmidt (STL) - 605.0 PA - 109.55 JA Points
6. Alejandro Kirk (TOR) - 482.0 PA - 103.32 JA Points
7. Alex Bregman (HOU) - 590.0 PA - 102.1 JA Points
8. Yandy Diaz (TB) - 537.0 PA - 101.3 JA Points
9. Will Smith (LAD) - 514.0 PA - 90.12 JA Points
10. Adley Rutschman (BAL) - 396.0 PA - 89.9 JA Points
Hardest Hit Balls
Aaron Judge (NYY) - 113.7mph - nan
Rafael Devers (BOS) - 113.2mph - single
Victor Caratini (MIL) - 112.4mph - nan
Aaron Judge (NYY) - 112.4mph - double
Taylor Trammell (SEA) - 112.3mph - home_run
Seth Brown (OAK) - 111.7mph - home_run
Jose Abreu (CWS) - 111.3mph - field_out
Dermis Garcia (OAK) - 109.9mph - nan
Christian Yelich (MIL) - 109.1mph - single
Vinnie Pasquantino (KC) - 108.9mph - single
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Yordan Alvarez - 52 PA, 39 BIP, 12 Brls, 30.8 Brl%
Aaron Judge - 74 PA, 42 BIP, 11 Brls, 26.2 Brl%
Ryan Mountcastle - 71 PA, 50 BIP, 13 Brls, 26.0 Brl%
Shohei Ohtani - 72 PA, 49 BIP, 12 Brls, 24.5 Brl%
Oneil Cruz - 83 PA, 46 BIP, 11 Brls, 23.9 Brl%
Eugenio Suarez - 65 PA, 47 BIP, 11 Brls, 23.4 Brl%
Dermis Garcia - 52 PA, 22 BIP, 5 Brls, 22.7 Brl%
Trayce Thompson - 53 PA, 23 BIP, 5 Brls, 21.7 Brl%
J.T. Realmuto - 64 PA, 43 BIP, 9 Brls, 20.9 Brl%
Ryan McMahon - 56 PA, 34 BIP, 7 Brls, 20.6 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Yordan Alvarez - 52 PA, 0.599 xwOBA
Eduardo Escobar - 70 PA, 0.483 xwOBA
Justin Turner - 67 PA, 0.475 xwOBA
Aaron Judge - 74 PA, 0.473 xwOBA
Shohei Ohtani - 72 PA, 0.449 xwOBA
Freddie Freeman - 78 PA, 0.449 xwOBA
Eloy Jimenez - 74 PA, 0.442 xwOBA
Bo Bichette - 94 PA, 0.442 xwOBA
Ryan Mountcastle - 71 PA, 0.413 xwOBA
Mike Trout - 74 PA, 0.412 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Yuli Gurriel - 66 PA, 105 Swings, 94.3 Cont%
Tony Kemp - 67 PA, 99 Swings, 93.9 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 94 PA, 149 Swings, 91.9 Cont%
Luis Arraez - 77 PA, 146 Swings, 91.8 Cont%
Isiah Kiner-Falefa - 60 PA, 84 Swings, 91.7 Cont%
Nico Hoerner - 51 PA, 87 Swings, 89.7 Cont%
Santiago Espinal - 50 PA, 91 Swings, 89.0 Cont%
Myles Straw - 66 PA, 99 Swings, 87.9 Cont%
Jeff McNeil - 81 PA, 155 Swings, 87.7 Cont%
Ildemaro Vargas - 64 PA, 116 Swings, 87.1 Cont%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Bo Bichette - 94 PA, 9.6 K%, 14.3 Brl%
Eduardo Escobar - 70 PA, 17.1 K%, 18.9 Brl%
Eloy Jimenez - 74 PA, 17.6 K%, 16.7 Brl%
Eugenio Suarez - 65 PA, 20.0 K%, 23.4 Brl%
Freddie Freeman - 78 PA, 14.1 K%, 15.0 Brl%
Justin Turner - 67 PA, 13.4 K%, 18.0 Brl%
Ryan Mountcastle - 71 PA, 18.3 K%, 26.0 Brl%
Spencer Torkelson - 49 PA, 16.3 K%, 14.3 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 52 PA, 11.5 K%, 30.8 Brl%
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
Willy Adames - +4.7% Contact%, +5.3 mph exit velo, -5.2 Chase%
Tony Kemp - +9.2% Contact%, +6.1 mph exit velo, -9.3 Chase%
Andrew Vaughn - +4.0% Contact%, +4.4 mph exit velo, -3.3 Chase%
Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days
Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
Tyler O'Neill - 41.8% Whiff%, 84.2% Weak%, 0.993 Cold Rating
Jose Barrero - 41.0% Whiff%, 78.3% Weak%, 0.976 Cold Rating
Joey Gallo - 39.5% Whiff%, 75.0% Weak%, 0.96 Cold Rating
Cody Bellinger - 36.4% Whiff%, 72.2% Weak%, 0.905 Cold Rating
Triston Casas - 30.6% Whiff%, 77.3% Weak%, 0.896 Cold Rating
Austin Hedges - 33.8% Whiff%, 72.0% Weak%, 0.878 Cold Rating
Kyle Garlick - 36.4% Whiff%, 70.0% Weak%, 0.863 Cold Rating
Ryan Kreidler - 28.9% Whiff%, 73.9% Weak%, 0.857 Cold Rating
Bubba Thompson - 39.0% Whiff%, 68.0% Weak%, 0.855 Cold Rating
Nick Fortes - 29.5% Whiff%, 72.0% Weak%, 0.835 Cold Rating
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