Recent Hitter Data Analysis - June 21

A stat-fueled look at recent standout hitting performances.

Jun 21, 2023

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We have another week of hitter trends! We’re a day late, but here we go! This one is going to be short and sweet cause I have a lot going on.

Shohei Ohtani has just been going absolutely nuts. Since 5/31 he’s slashing .389/.483/.958 with 11 homers, a 27% Brl%, a 57% Hard%, and a 19.5% K%. He might be the best hitter in the league hands-down.

Look out for Jordan Walker. He is hitting .339/.418/.593 with 4 homers, a 10.6% Brl%, and a 17.9% K% over the last three weeks. The GB% is still high at 55%, but he’s not striking out much and hitting the ball very hard very often (62% Hard-Hit Rate). So that’s a very good sign. He’ll be productive even with a GB% above 50% provided that K% stays down, and the upside is absolutely nuclear if the GB% comes down below 50% while the K% stays down. Good stuff there, he set you back quite a bit during those first two months but he’s paying off in June and the outlook for the rest of the season is very rosey.

Christian Walker is also hitting well lately with a .352/.392/.662 line. He’s making a ton of contact (84%) and the K% is down below 12% this month. That’s crazy stuff, good for him after a slower start to the year.

Last 3 Weeks - OPS Leaders

Shohei Ohtani (88 PA): 1.447 OPS

Eddie Rosario (67 PA): 1.238 OPS

Fernando Tatis Jr. (87 PA): 1.23 OPS

Corey Seager (88 PA): 1.227 OPS

Corbin Carroll (83 PA): 1.17 OPS

Nolan Jones (78 PA): 1.119 OPS

Christian Walker (79 PA): 1.067 OPS

Ozzie Albies (79 PA): 1.044 OPS

Luis Arraez (80 PA): 1.036 OPS

Orlando Arcia (72 PA): 1.033 OPS

Jordan Walker (67 PA): 1.011 OPS

Ryan McMahon (85 PA): 0.993 OPS

Ketel Marte (77 PA): 0.989 OPS

Nick Castellanos (76 PA): 0.988 OPS

Austin Hays (70 PA): 0.985 OPS

Last 3 Weeks - Fantasy Points Leaders

Total

Shohei Ohtani: 309 Points

Fernando Tatis Jr.: 273 Points

Corbin Carroll: 262 Points

Corey Seager: 252 Points

Ronald Acuna Jr.: 241 Points

Eddie Rosario: 215 Points

Ozzie Albies: 213 Points

Nolan Jones: 206 Points

Jose Ramirez: 203 Points

Kyle Schwarber: 201 Points

Ketel Marte: 193 Points

Christian Walker: 192 Points

Mookie Betts: 190 Points

Christian Yelich: 190 Points

Justin Turner: 189 Points

Per PA

Shohei Ohtani: 3.51 Pts/PA

Eddie Rosario: 3.21 Pts/PA

Corbin Carroll: 3.16 Pts/PA

Fernando Tatis Jr.: 3.14 Pts/PA

Corey Seager: 2.86 Pts/PA

Ronald Acuna Jr.: 2.8 Pts/PA

Ozzie Albies: 2.7 Pts/PA

Nolan Jones: 2.64 Pts/PA

J.T. Realmuto: 2.56 Pts/PA

Ketel Marte: 2.51 Pts/PA

Leody Taveras: 2.49 Pts/PA

Jose Ramirez: 2.48 Pts/PA

Joey Wiemer: 2.44 Pts/PA

Christian Walker: 2.43 Pts/PA

Josh Naylor: 2.4 Pts/PA

Yainer Diaz stands out a bit here. He hasn’t been playing a ton (54 PAs the last 3 weeks, team max is 80), but he might be hitting his way into some extra appearances behind the plate or at DH. 15.6% Brl% this month with a 15% K%. He does not walk though (2%), so a bit of a free-swinger, and the GB% is high at 49% - so there’s some downside here, but this was one of those guys who set the world on fire in the minors so it’s good to see some signs of life here. He could be very interesting down the stretch, but he’ll probably stay in a part-time role regardless unless Maldonado gets hurt or the Yordan Alvarez thing turn into a long-term injury.

Last 3 Weeks - Barrel Leaders

Shohei Ohtani: 15 Brls

Corey Seager: 15 Brls

Ronald Acuna Jr.: 13 Brls

Kyle Schwarber: 10 Brls

J.T. Realmuto: 10 Brls

Joey Wiemer: 9 Brls

Christian Yelich: 9 Brls

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: 9 Brls

Tommy Pham: 9 Brls

Nick Castellanos: 8 Brls

Yainer Diaz: 8 Brls

Bo Bichette: 8 Brls

Jose Ramirez: 8 Brls

Francisco Lindor: 8 Brls

Eddie Rosario: 8 Brls

Last 3 Weeks - Barrel/PA Leaders

Corey Seager (86 PA): 17.4% Brl/PA

Shohei Ohtani (87 PA): 17.2% Brl/PA

Tommy Pham (56 PA): 16.1% Brl/PA

J.T. Realmuto (66 PA): 15.2% Brl/PA

Ronald Acuna Jr. (86 PA): 15.1% Brl/PA

Yainer Diaz (56 PA): 14.3 Brl/PA

Ryan O'Hearn (51 PA): 13.7% Brl/PA

Luke Raley (45 PA): 13.3% Brl/PA

Josh Donaldson (46 PA): 13.0% Brl/PA

Andy Ibanez (47 PA): 12.8% Brl/PA

Triston Casas is once again a magic formula qualifier despite putting up fantasy production that has been somewhat mediocre. His .856 OPS this month is good, and everything has been improving throughout the year, but he hasn’t really had a big week that really wanted to have for fantasy. The profile is great though

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