MLB Daily Notes: Thursday, September 29
Taylor Ward is back?
He’s done this by month:
Apr: .392/.500/.784
May: .314/.429/.614
Jun: .260/.296/.338
Jul: .190/.303/.274
Aug: .222/.288/.374
Sep: .341/.402/.565
Pretty goofy year for that guy, he will another tough to rank for 2023.
Bryan De La Cruz (Marlins) is hitting .421/.453/.825 in 64 PAs this month. That has come with five dingers, a 21.3% Brl%, and a 19% K%. And the xwOBA is .520 - holy cow!
That xwOBA is second to only, you guessed it, Aaron Judge this month.
xwOBA September Leaders
Judge .543
De La Cruz .520
Alvarez .512
Freeman .453
Ward .427
Mountcastle .420
Brown .416
Trout .414
Suarez .408
Escobar .407
Anthony Santander has 10 cock rockets in September, as do Judge & Trout. Alonso and Varsho follow that with nine.
The top JA pitchers of September:
Hunter Greene
Spencer Strider (RIP)
Carlos Rodon
Jacob deGrom
Blake Snell
Cristian Javier
Clayton Kershaw
Nick Lodolo
Brandon Woodruff
Aaron Nola
Hunter Greene is ripping right along again, but I still don’t think he is too be trusted! But maybe he’s made some tweaks that can have us feeling pretty decent about him going into 2023 - we will explore some time in October/November!
Let’s get to the rest of the report!
CSW% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Aaron Nola (PHI): 21.1 SwStr%, 40.0 CSW%
2. Taijuan Walker (NYM): 21.1 SwStr%, 36.8 CSW%
3. Brandon Woodruff (MIL): 19.4 SwStr%, 36.7 CSW%
4. Triston McKenzie (CLE): 18.2 SwStr%, 35.2 CSW%
5. Joe Musgrove (SD): 11.3 SwStr%, 33.0 CSW%
6. Tyler Glasnow (TB): 12.0 SwStr%, 32.0 CSW%
7. Rich Hill (BOS): 15.0 SwStr%, 31.0 CSW%
8. Jesus Luzardo (MIA): 10.5 SwStr%, 30.5 CSW%
9. Johnny Cueto (CWS): 15.7 SwStr%, 30.1 CSW%
10. Jose Quintana (STL): 17.3 SwStr%, 29.6 CSW%
Top Pitcher JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Brandon Woodruff - 6.0 IP - 77.5 JA Points
2. Rich Hill - 5.67 IP - 72.75 JA Points
3. Aaron Nola - 6.0 IP - 67.0 JA Points
4. Taijuan Walker - 5.0 IP - 64.5 JA Points
5. Triston McKenzie - 6.0 IP - 62.0 JA Points
6. Johnny Cueto - 5.67 IP - 53.25 JA Points
7. Bryse Wilson - 8.0 IP - 50.0 JA Points
8. Michael Lorenzen - 5.0 IP - 49.25 JA Points
9. Jesus Luzardo - 6.0 IP - 45.25 JA Points
10. Justin Verlander - 7.0 IP - 44.5 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. Carlos Rodon (SF) - 30.0 GS - 50.0 JA Points
4. Shohei Ohtani (LAA) - 26.0 GS - 49.41 JA Points
5. Shane McClanahan (TB) - 27.0 GS - 49.13 JA Points
6. Blake Snell (SD) - 23.0 GS - 47.9 JA Points
7. Gerrit Cole (NYY) - 31.0 GS - 47.89 JA Points
8. Max Scherzer (NYM) - 22.0 GS - 47.01 JA Points
9. Brandon Woodruff (MIL) - 26.0 GS - 46.81 JA Points
10. Dylan Cease (CWS) - 31.0 GS - 46.53 JA Points
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Josiah Gray's SL velo (30 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 87.3
Taijuan Walker's CU velo (10 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 76.5
Zac Gallen's CU velo (29 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 83.0
Taijuan Walker's FS velo (34 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 90.2
Triston McKenzie's CU velo (21 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 78.0
George Kirby's SL velo (25 pitches) DOWN -1.9mph to 85.1
Bryse Wilson's CH velo (24 pitches) DOWN -2.1mph to 83.3
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Aaron Nola's FC usage (16.8%) up 10.6 points
Adrian Martinez's SL usage (35.0%) up 15.7 points
Bryse Wilson's CH usage (26.7%) up 13.0 points
Daniel Lynch's CH usage (28.7%) up 11.2 points
Gerrit Cole's CU usage (27.2%) up 17.3 points
Hayden Wesneski's SI usage (32.9%) up 13.1 points
Jake Odorizzi's FC usage (32.4%) up 11.8 points
Johnny Cueto's FF usage (33.7%) up 15.3 points
Johnny Cueto's FC usage (33.7%) up 15.6 points
Jose Urena's SL usage (37.5%) up 13.5 points
Josiah Gray's SI usage (17.6%) up 14.1 points
Julio Urias's CU usage (44.6%) up 11.2 points
Luis Cessa's FF usage (45.6%) up 28.3 points
Michael Lorenzen's CH usage (34.3%) up 13.4 points
Michael Lorenzen's FF usage (33.3%) up 12.2 points
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Aaron Nola - 87 TBF, 36.5% CSW%
Hunter Greene - 69 TBF, 36.4% CSW%
Brandon Woodruff - 100 TBF, 35.1% CSW%
Triston McKenzie - 108 TBF, 34.8% CSW%
Logan Webb - 87 TBF, 34.8% CSW%
Lucas Giolito - 70 TBF, 34.8% CSW%
Clayton Kershaw - 74 TBF, 34.8% CSW%
Gerrit Cole - 92 TBF, 34.4% CSW%
Corbin Burnes - 105 TBF, 34.0% CSW%
Charlie Morton - 95 TBF, 33.3% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Hunter Greene - 69 TBF, 42.0% K%
Brandon Woodruff - 100 TBF, 42.0% K%
Nick Lodolo - 97 TBF, 36.1% K%
Zac Gallen - 97 TBF, 35.1% K%
Blake Snell - 90 TBF, 34.4% K%
Yu Darvish - 70 TBF, 32.9% K%
Gerrit Cole - 92 TBF, 32.6% K%
Shohei Ohtani - 69 TBF, 31.9% K%
Lance McCullers Jr. - 79 TBF, 31.6% K%
Kevin Gausman - 103 TBF, 30.1% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Brandon Woodruff - 100 TBF, 37.0% K-BB%
Hunter Greene - 69 TBF, 33.3% K-BB%
Nick Lodolo - 97 TBF, 32.0% K-BB%
Zac Gallen - 97 TBF, 30.9% K-BB%
Yu Darvish - 70 TBF, 30.0% K-BB%
Clayton Kershaw - 74 TBF, 27.0% K-BB%
Triston McKenzie - 108 TBF, 26.9% K-BB%
Blake Snell - 90 TBF, 25.6% K-BB%
Kevin Gausman - 103 TBF, 25.2% K-BB%
Corbin Burnes - 105 TBF, 24.8% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Framber Valdez - 84 TBF, 65.0% GB%
Brady Singer - 75 TBF, 62.7% GB%
Corbin Burnes - 105 TBF, 62.7% GB%
Nick Lodolo - 97 TBF, 58.5% GB%
Drey Jameson - 73 TBF, 58.0% GB%
Eduardo Rodriguez - 76 TBF, 55.9% GB%
Shohei Ohtani - 69 TBF, 54.1% GB%
Sandy Alcantara - 114 TBF, 53.8% GB%
Daniel Lynch - 85 TBF, 53.2% GB%
Brayan Bello - 95 TBF, 53.1% 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%
Clarke Schmidt - 51 TBF, 31.4 K%, 5.9 BB%, 53.1% GB%
Clayton Kershaw - 74 TBF, 29.7 K%, 2.7 BB%, 52.0% GB%
Corbin Burnes - 105 TBF, 29.5 K%, 4.8 BB%, 62.7% GB%
Drew Smyly - 46 TBF, 28.3 K%, 6.5 BB%, 55.2% GB%
Logan Gilbert - 69 TBF, 27.5 K%, 7.2 BB%, 50.0% GB%
Nick Lodolo - 97 TBF, 36.1 K%, 4.1 BB%, 58.5% GB%
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Triston McKenzie - +6.1% CSW%, -5.5 BB%
Taijuan Walker - +2.4% CSW%, -2.9 BB%
Jameson Taillon - +5.3% CSW%, -1.6 BB%
Zac Gallen - +3.3% CSW%, -3.7 BB%
Logan Webb - +4.3% CSW%, -3.2 BB%
Kyle Gibson - +3.0% CSW%, -3.8 BB%
Johan Oviedo - +4.4% CSW%, -1.7 BB%
Cristian Javier - +4.5% CSW%, -3.1 BB%
Emmanuel Clase - +2.3% CSW%, -3.9 BB%
Multiple Barrels
Adolis Garcia (TEX) 4 PA, 8 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Top Hitter JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Eugenio Suarez - 4.0 PA - 58.0 JA Points
2. Taylor Ward - 4.0 PA - 47.0 JA Points
3. MJ Melendez - 5.0 PA - 43.0 JA Points
4. Jake Cave - 4.0 PA - 39.0 JA Points
5. Rafael Devers - 4.0 PA - 39.0 JA Points
6. Bryan De La Cruz - 4.0 PA - 39.0 JA Points
7. Alex Verdugo - 4.0 PA - 38.0 JA Points
8. Aaron Judge - 5.0 PA - 38.0 JA Points
9. Aaron Hicks - 4.0 PA - 38.0 JA Points
10. Matt Olson - 4.0 PA - 38.0 JA Points
Hitter JA Scores - Season
1. Aaron Judge (NYY) - 650.0 PA - 153.66 JA Points
2. Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 525.0 PA - 147.73 JA Points
3. Juan Soto (SD) - 631.0 PA - 133.0 JA Points
4. Freddie Freeman (LAD) - 659.0 PA - 121.52 JA Points
5. Alejandro Kirk (TOR) - 520.0 PA - 104.46 JA Points
6. Paul Goldschmidt (STL) - 637.0 PA - 102.67 JA Points
7. Alex Bregman (HOU) - 628.0 PA - 102.36 JA Points
8. Yandy Diaz (TB) - 547.0 PA - 101.06 JA Points
9. Luis Arraez (MIN) - 579.0 PA - 86.91 JA Points
10. Will Smith (LAD) - 549.0 PA - 84.59 JA Points
Hardest Hit Balls
Aaron Judge (NYY) - 117.4mph - home_run
Kyle Schwarber (PHI) - 112.7mph - foul
C.J. Cron (COL) - 112.7mph - foul
Rafael Devers (BOS) - 111.6mph - field_out
Jose Abreu (CWS) - 111.2mph - double
Carlos Santana (SEA) - 110.8mph - field_out
Abraham Almonte (BOS) - 110.7mph - home_run
Shohei Ohtani (LAA) - 109.7mph - single
Oneil Cruz (PIT) - 109.5mph - double
Aaron Hicks (NYY) - 109.2mph - foul
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Yordan Alvarez - 66 PA, 47 BIP, 16 Brls, 34.0 Brl%
Aaron Judge - 81 PA, 47 BIP, 14 Brls, 29.8 Brl%
Seth Brown - 68 PA, 36 BIP, 10 Brls, 27.8 Brl%
Ryan Mountcastle - 70 PA, 41 BIP, 11 Brls, 26.8 Brl%
Ryan McMahon - 69 PA, 43 BIP, 11 Brls, 25.6 Brl%
Adolis Garcia - 67 PA, 42 BIP, 10 Brls, 23.8 Brl%
Giancarlo Stanton - 65 PA, 27 BIP, 6 Brls, 22.2 Brl%
Bryan De La Cruz - 61 PA, 45 BIP, 10 Brls, 22.2 Brl%
Dermis Garcia - 55 PA, 28 BIP, 6 Brls, 21.4 Brl%
Mike Trout - 69 PA, 45 BIP, 9 Brls, 20.0 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Yordan Alvarez - 66 PA, 0.567 xwOBA
Aaron Judge - 81 PA, 0.54 xwOBA
Bryan De La Cruz - 61 PA, 0.534 xwOBA
Freddie Freeman - 64 PA, 0.479 xwOBA
Taylor Ward - 72 PA, 0.439 xwOBA
Ryan Mountcastle - 70 PA, 0.429 xwOBA
Gleyber Torres - 77 PA, 0.425 xwOBA
Seth Brown - 68 PA, 0.423 xwOBA
J.T. Realmuto - 68 PA, 0.413 xwOBA
Mike Trout - 69 PA, 0.41 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Luis Arraez - 66 PA, 129 Swings, 95.3 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 93 PA, 170 Swings, 92.4 Cont%
Isiah Kiner-Falefa - 63 PA, 99 Swings, 91.9 Cont%
Myles Straw - 75 PA, 112 Swings, 90.2 Cont%
Yuli Gurriel - 63 PA, 122 Swings, 90.2 Cont%
Wander Franco - 78 PA, 137 Swings, 89.8 Cont%
Tony Kemp - 66 PA, 115 Swings, 89.6 Cont%
Alex Bregman - 77 PA, 122 Swings, 89.3 Cont%
Ildemaro Vargas - 58 PA, 109 Swings, 88.1 Cont%
Jose Altuve - 72 PA, 119 Swings, 87.4 Cont%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Albert Pujols - 65 PA, 18.5 K%, 14.9 Brl%
Bryan De La Cruz - 61 PA, 18.0 K%, 22.2 Brl%
Freddie Freeman - 64 PA, 12.5 K%, 17.4 Brl%
J.T. Realmuto - 68 PA, 14.7 K%, 16.7 Brl%
Kolten Wong - 61 PA, 18.0 K%, 14.3 Brl%
Pete Alonso - 78 PA, 17.9 K%, 17.9 Brl%
Yoan Moncada - 75 PA, 20.0 K%, 16.1 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 66 PA, 12.1 K%, 34.0 Brl%
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
Ty France - +3.9% Contact%, +3.3 mph exit velo, -3.8 Chase%
Taylor Ward - +3.1% Contact%, +5.1 mph exit velo, -6.7 Chase%
Jack Suwinski - +3.1% Contact%, +3.4 mph exit velo, -7.2 Chase%
Bryan De La Cruz - +11.8% Contact%, +5.0 mph exit velo, -7.9 Chase%
Danny Jansen - +3.6% Contact%, +4.9 mph exit velo, -12.5 Chase%
Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days
Juan Soto - 0.4 xwOBA, 13.2% Brl%, 87.4% Contact%, 12.2% Chase%, 15.5% K%
Marcus Semien - 0.411 xwOBA, 12.5% Brl%, 84.5% Contact%, 20.8% Chase%, 11.8% K%
Taylor Ward - 0.471 xwOBA, 17.5% Brl%, 79.6% Contact%, 15.8% Chase%, 17.3% K%
Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
Aristides Aquino - 40.2% Whiff%, 77.8% Weak%, 0.964 Cold Rating
Dermis Garcia - 44.4% Whiff%, 72.7% Weak%, 0.944 Cold Rating
Shea Langeliers - 38.9% Whiff%, 73.9% Weak%, 0.942 Cold Rating
Tommy Edman - 32.9% Whiff%, 76.7% Weak%, 0.912 Cold Rating
Elias Diaz - 32.8% Whiff%, 73.9% Weak%, 0.896 Cold Rating
Jorge Mateo - 29.8% Whiff%, 80.0% Weak%, 0.874 Cold Rating
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 29.9% Whiff%, 78.6% Weak%, 0.871 Cold Rating
Gary Sanchez - 35.3% Whiff%, 69.2% Weak%, 0.862 Cold Rating
Christian Yelich - 33.3% Whiff%, 70.4% Weak%, 0.853 Cold Rating
Giancarlo Stanton - 46.8% Whiff%, 66.7% Weak%, 0.848 Cold Rating
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