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MLB Daily Notes - April 30th

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Apr 30, 2023
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No time for extra talk again today, but we’ll be back tomorrow! Happy Sunday!


Whiffs Leaders - Yesterday

1. Kevin Gausman (TOR): 28 Whiffs (108 Pitches)
2. Hunter Greene (CIN): 25 Whiffs (112 Pitches)
3. Lance Lynn (CWS): 19 Whiffs (103 Pitches)
4. Clayton Kershaw (LAD): 19 Whiffs (88 Pitches)
5. Edward Cabrera (MIA): 18 Whiffs (109 Pitches)
6. Matthew Boyd (DET): 16 Whiffs (102 Pitches)
7. Corbin Burnes (MIL): 15 Whiffs (91 Pitches)
8. Chad Kuhl (WSH): 15 Whiffs (100 Pitches)
9. Rich Hill (PIT): 14 Whiffs (103 Pitches)
10. Zack Wheeler (PHI): 14 Whiffs (104 Pitches)

CSW% Leaders - Yesterday

1. Kevin Gausman (TOR): 25.9 SwStr%, 40.7 CSW%
2. Jhony Brito (NYY): 10.2 SwStr%, 37.3 CSW%
3. Clayton Kershaw (LAD): 21.6 SwStr%, 36.4 CSW%
4. Edward Cabrera (MIA): 16.5 SwStr%, 35.8 CSW%
5. Grayson Rodriguez (BAL): 14.3 SwStr%, 34.1 CSW%
6. Vince Velasquez (PIT): 12.0 SwStr%, 33.7 CSW%
7. Lance Lynn (CWS): 18.4 SwStr%, 33.0 CSW%
8. Hunter Greene (CIN): 22.3 SwStr%, 33.0 CSW%
9. Jordan Montgomery (STL): 14.0 SwStr%, 32.3 CSW%
10. Rich Hill (PIT): 13.6 SwStr%, 32.0 CSW%

Top Pitcher JA Scores - Yesterday

1. Nathan Eovaldi - 9.0 IP - 192.5 JA Points
2. Kevin Gausman - 6.67 IP - 185.5 JA Points
3. Hunter Greene - 4.67 IP - 170.5 JA Points
4. Clayton Kershaw - 7.0 IP - 161.5 JA Points
5. Jordan Montgomery - 6.67 IP - 151.5 JA Points
6. Matthew Boyd - 5.67 IP - 138.5 JA Points
7. Zack Wheeler - 6.0 IP - 128.0 JA Points
8. Edward Cabrera - 5.0 IP - 125.5 JA Points
9. Grayson Rodriguez - 5.0 IP - 125.5 JA Points
10. Lance Lynn - 6.33 IP - 121.5 JA Points

Pitcher JA Scores - Season

1. Jacob deGrom (TEX) - 6.0 GS - 125.08 JA Points
2. John Brebbia (SF) - 1.0 GS - 121.54 JA Points
3. Nick Lodolo (CIN) - 5.0 GS - 118.93 JA Points
4. Shane McClanahan (TB) - 6.0 GS - 118.01 JA Points
5. Spencer Strider (ATL) - 5.0 GS - 116.17 JA Points
6. Josiah Gray (WSH) - 5.0 GS - 115.43 JA Points
7. Trevor Rogers (MIA) - 4.0 GS - 114.76 JA Points
8. Johan Oviedo (PIT) - 5.0 GS - 113.01 JA Points
9. Jesus Luzardo (MIA) - 6.0 GS - 112.35 JA Points
10. Zack Wheeler (PHI) - 6.0 GS - 111.57 JA Points

Velo Changes - Yesterday

Sean Manaea's SL velo (14 pitches) UP 2.6mph to 87.0
Kevin Gausman's FF velo (53 pitches) UP 2.2mph to 95.4
Bailey Ober's SL velo (11 pitches) UP 2.0mph to 82.8
Nathan Eovaldi's FF velo (38 pitches) UP 1.7mph to 97.1
Joe Musgrove's FF velo (19 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 94.6
Sean Manaea's CH velo (15 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 86.9
Edward Cabrera's SL velo (12 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 86.3
Grayson Rodriguez's CH velo (23 pitches) DOWN -1.7mph to 81.6
Grayson Rodriguez's FF velo (41 pitches) DOWN -1.9mph to 94.6
Brad Keller's SL velo (28 pitches) DOWN -2.2mph to 83.2
Brad Keller's CU velo (12 pitches) DOWN -2.3mph to 83.0

Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday

Bailey Ober's FF usage (56.8%) up 11.9 points
Brad Keller's SL usage (30.4%) up 12.9 points
Chad Kuhl's SI usage (38.0%) up 12.6 points
Eduardo Rodriguez's FF usage (53.1%) up 17.4 points
Edward Cabrera's SI usage (22.0%) up 20.6 points
Jhony Brito's SI usage (35.6%) up 10.9 points
Lance Lynn's FC usage (35.0%) up 11.0 points
Noah Davis's FC usage (24.1%) up 11.8 points
Tommy Henry's CU usage (40.0%) up 11.2 points
Vince Velasquez's SL usage (50.0%) up 14.0 points
Zach Plesac's CH usage (29.8%) up 14.8 points
Zack Wheeler's SI usage (34.6%) up 18.1 points

CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks

Spencer Strider - 70 TBF, 43.0% CSW%
Shane McClanahan - 89 TBF, 39.0% CSW%
Jacob deGrom - 76 TBF, 38.5% CSW%
Zac Gallen - 91 TBF, 35.5% CSW%
Hunter Greene - 85 TBF, 34.8% CSW%
Johan Oviedo - 104 TBF, 34.4% CSW%
MacKenzie Gore - 66 TBF, 33.9% CSW%
Kevin Gausman - 103 TBF, 33.9% CSW%
Charlie Morton - 77 TBF, 33.3% CSW%
Jose Berrios - 69 TBF, 33.1% CSW%

K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks

Spencer Strider - 70 TBF, 44.3% K%
Zac Gallen - 91 TBF, 44.0% K%
Matt Strahm - 72 TBF, 38.9% K%
Kevin Gausman - 103 TBF, 38.8% K%
Jacob deGrom - 76 TBF, 35.5% K%
MacKenzie Gore - 66 TBF, 34.8% K%
Grayson Rodriguez - 85 TBF, 34.1% K%
Shohei Ohtani - 83 TBF, 33.7% K%
Shane McClanahan - 89 TBF, 33.7% K%
Edward Cabrera - 91 TBF, 33.0% K%

K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks

Zac Gallen - 91 TBF, 42.9% K-BB%
Spencer Strider - 70 TBF, 37.1% K-BB%
Kevin Gausman - 103 TBF, 35.9% K-BB%
Jacob deGrom - 76 TBF, 32.9% K-BB%
Matt Strahm - 72 TBF, 30.6% K-BB%
Logan Gilbert - 71 TBF, 26.8% K-BB%
Clayton Kershaw - 96 TBF, 26.0% K-BB%
Hunter Greene - 85 TBF, 25.9% K-BB%
Clarke Schmidt - 84 TBF, 25.0% K-BB%
Joe Ryan - 77 TBF, 24.7% K-BB%

GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks

Framber Valdez - 109 TBF, 64.9% GB%
Kyle Wright - 79 TBF, 64.7% GB%
Logan Webb - 103 TBF, 63.9% GB%
Alex Cobb - 75 TBF, 63.8% GB%
Edward Cabrera - 91 TBF, 61.2% GB%
Nick Martinez - 69 TBF, 59.2% GB%
Brad Keller - 89 TBF, 58.9% GB%
Jake Woodford - 87 TBF, 58.8% GB%
Marcus Stroman - 93 TBF, 58.2% GB%
Graham Ashcraft - 97 TBF, 57.8% GB%

Multiple Barrels

Jorge Polanco (MIN) 5 PA, 8 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Josh Lowe (TB) 5 PA, 10 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Miguel Andujar (PIT) 6 PA, 9 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Mike Trout (LAA) 5 PA, 9 Swings, 3 Barrels, 2 HR
Randy Arozarena (TB) 5 PA, 11 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Wander Franco (TB) 5 PA, 14 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Zack Short (DET) 6 PA, 6 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR

New Max Launch Velos

Jack Suwinski, Yesterday: 114.0 Previous High: 113.1
Mookie Betts, Yesterday: 109.5 Previous High: 109.0

Top Hitter JA Scores - Yesterday

1. Mike Trout - 5.0 PA - 74.0 JA Points
2. Manny Machado - 6.0 PA - 45.0 JA Points
3. Kody Clemens - 4.0 PA - 42.5 JA Points
4. Wander Franco - 5.0 PA - 34.5 JA Points
5. Josh Lowe - 5.0 PA - 31.0 JA Points
6. Ezequiel Duran - 3.0 PA - 30.0 JA Points
7. Francisco Mejia - 4.0 PA - 29.5 JA Points
8. Adley Rutschman - 5.0 PA - 28.5 JA Points
9. Matt Chapman - 3.0 PA - 27.5 JA Points
10. Raimel Tapia - 5.0 PA - 25.0 JA Points

Hitter JA Scores - Season

1. Matt Chapman (TOR) - 108.0 PA - 48.7 JA Points
2. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR) - 120.0 PA - 34.67 JA Points
3. Jarred Kelenic (SEA) - 96.0 PA - 22.5 JA Points
4. Paul Goldschmidt (STL) - 122.0 PA - 21.15 JA Points
5. Vinnie Pasquantino (KC) - 114.0 PA - 11.05 JA Points
6. Yandy Diaz (TB) - 112.0 PA - 10.89 JA Points
7. Bryan Reynolds (PIT) - 112.0 PA - 10.89 JA Points
8. Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL) - 124.0 PA - 10.81 JA Points
9. Kyle Tucker (HOU) - 114.0 PA - 7.72 JA Points
10. Bo Bichette (TOR) - 121.0 PA - 0.0 JA Points

Hardest Hit Balls

Rafael Devers (BOS) - 114.1mph - home_run
Jack Suwinski (PIT) - 114.0mph - home_run
Julio Rodriguez (SEA) - 113.6mph - single
Juan Soto (SD) - 113.3mph - home_run
Manny Machado (SD) - 113.2mph - double
Willson Contreras (STL) - 112.4mph - single
William Contreras (MIL) - 112.4mph - double
Rodolfo Castro (PIT) - 111.9mph - nan
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR) - 111.8mph - single
Randy Arozarena (TB) - 111.8mph - home_run

Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders

Max Muncy - 59 PA, 32 BIP, 11 Brls, 34.4 Brl%
Matt Chapman - 70 PA, 42 BIP, 13 Brls, 31.0 Brl%
Sean Murphy - 72 PA, 42 BIP, 11 Brls, 26.2 Brl%
Aaron Judge - 72 PA, 42 BIP, 11 Brls, 26.2 Brl%
Patrick Wisdom - 73 PA, 39 BIP, 10 Brls, 25.6 Brl%
Jack Suwinski - 63 PA, 36 BIP, 9 Brls, 25.0 Brl%
Brent Rooker - 71 PA, 44 BIP, 11 Brls, 25.0 Brl%
Jake Burger - 59 PA, 33 BIP, 8 Brls, 24.2 Brl%
Brandon Lowe - 71 PA, 40 BIP, 9 Brls, 22.5 Brl%
Trent Grisham - 73 PA, 41 BIP, 9 Brls, 22.0 Brl%

Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders

Max Muncy - 59 PA, 0.544 xwOBA
Matt Chapman - 70 PA, 0.485 xwOBA
Jack Suwinski - 63 PA, 0.477 xwOBA
Jonah Heim - 67 PA, 0.473 xwOBA
Brent Rooker - 71 PA, 0.468 xwOBA
Jarred Kelenic - 72 PA, 0.461 xwOBA
Sean Murphy - 72 PA, 0.455 xwOBA
Yandy Diaz - 80 PA, 0.449 xwOBA
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 80 PA, 0.431 xwOBA
Aaron Judge - 72 PA, 0.429 xwOBA

Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders

Luis Arraez - 61 PA, 112 Swings, 93.8 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 80 PA, 133 Swings, 91.0 Cont%
Nico Hoerner - 90 PA, 143 Swings, 90.9 Cont%
Alec Burleson - 65 PA, 111 Swings, 90.1 Cont%
Keibert Ruiz - 65 PA, 106 Swings, 89.6 Cont%
Myles Straw - 64 PA, 114 Swings, 88.6 Cont%
Adley Rutschman - 82 PA, 122 Swings, 88.5 Cont%
Bryson Stott - 91 PA, 180 Swings, 87.8 Cont%
Jeff McNeil - 75 PA, 121 Swings, 87.6 Cont%
Ke'Bryan Hayes - 82 PA, 133 Swings, 86.5 Cont%

Last 10 Days - SB Attempt Leaders

Jack Suwinski - 6 Attempts (5 steals)
Esteury Ruiz - 6 Attempts (6 steals)
Jazz Chisholm Jr. - 5 Attempts (5 steals)
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 5 Attempts (5 steals)
Corbin Carroll - 5 Attempts (3 steals)
Shohei Ohtani - 5 Attempts (4 steals)
J.T. Realmuto - 5 Attempts (4 steals)
Thairo Estrada - 5 Attempts (5 steals)
Ji Hwan Bae - 5 Attempts (5 steals)
Ha-Seong Kim - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Wander Franco - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Travis Jankowski - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Ezequiel Duran - 4 Attempts (2 steals)

Last 30 Days - SB Attempt Leaders

Ronald Acuna Jr. - 14 Attempts (12 steals)
Jazz Chisholm Jr. - 12 Attempts (11 steals)
Corbin Carroll - 12 Attempts (10 steals)
Nico Hoerner - 12 Attempts (10 steals)
Esteury Ruiz - 11 Attempts (11 steals)
Julio Rodriguez - 10 Attempts (6 steals)
Starling Marte - 10 Attempts (7 steals)
Ji Hwan Bae - 9 Attempts (8 steals)
Wander Franco - 9 Attempts (6 steals)
Jorge Mateo - 9 Attempts (8 steals)

Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career

Jonathan India - +12.6% Contact%, +3.6 mph exit velo, -8.0 Chase%
Kyle Isbel - +7.3% Contact%, +4.6 mph exit velo, -10.7 Chase%
Jonah Heim - +6.3% Contact%, +4.1 mph exit velo, -6.1 Chase%
Akil Baddoo - +9.0% Contact%, +3.2 mph exit velo, -3.6 Chase%
Trey Mancini - +8.3% Contact%, +4.2 mph exit velo, -14.0 Chase%
Max Kepler - +13.6% Contact%, +9.3 mph exit velo, -3.6 Chase%
Whit Merrifield - +4.3% Contact%, +5.1 mph exit velo, -8.1 Chase%

Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days

Jonah Heim - 0.512 xwOBA, 13.9% Brl%, 82.4% Contact%, 22.1% Chase%, 6.1% K%
Ke'Bryan Hayes - 0.41 xwOBA, 10.6% Brl%, 85.6% Contact%, 20.0% Chase%, 11.5% K%
Yandy Diaz - 0.386 xwOBA, 10.0% Brl%, 81.9% Contact%, 24.0% Chase%, 16.9% K%

Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks

Eloy Jimenez - 38.5% Whiff%, 75.0% Weak%, 0.95 Cold Rating
Nick Maton - 34.6% Whiff%, 85.7% Weak%, 0.945 Cold Rating
MJ Melendez - 40.9% Whiff%, 73.1% Weak%, 0.944 Cold Rating
Michael A. Taylor - 36.5% Whiff%, 73.9% Weak%, 0.926 Cold Rating
Luis Robert - 35.3% Whiff%, 74.1% Weak%, 0.916 Cold Rating
Trea Turner - 35.8% Whiff%, 69.4% Weak%, 0.882 Cold Rating
Brice Turang - 33.8% Whiff%, 70.0% Weak%, 0.862 Cold Rating
Yasmani Grandal - 30.9% Whiff%, 76.0% Weak%, 0.86 Cold Rating
Fernando Tatis Jr. - 34.5% Whiff%, 69.0% Weak%, 0.858 Cold Rating
Matt Olson - 40.4% Whiff%, 64.0% Weak%, 0.856 Cold Rating

Top Minor League Hitting Performances - Yesterday

Josh Palacios (PIT): 2/3, 3R, 2HR, 5RBI, 1SB, 45FPts
Arquimedes Gamboa (STL): 3/5, 3R, 1HR, 5RBI, 2SB, 44FPts
Trei Cruz (DET): 4/5, 3R, 2HR, 4RBI, 0SB, 40FPts
Christopher Morel (CHC): 3/4, 2R, 1HR, 7RBI, 0SB, 38FPts
Jordyn Adams (LAA): 3/5, 3R, 1HR, 2RBI, 2SB, 38FPts
Jake Slaughter (CHC): 2/4, 2R, 1HR, 4RBI, 1SB, 34FPts
Orlando Martinez (LAA): 2/4, 2R, 2HR, 5RBI, 0SB, 34FPts
Javier Valdes (ATL): 3/5, 2R, 2HR, 2RBI, 0SB, 33FPts
Grant Witherspoon (DET): 3/5, 1R, 1HR, 3RBI, 1SB, 31FPts
Yunior Severino (MIN): 4/6, 2R, 1HR, 4RBI, 0SB, 31FPts

Top Minor League Pitching Performances - Yesterday

Cade Povich (BAL): 5IP, 1H, 0ER, 10K, 2BB, 33FPts
Landon Knack (LAD): 5IP, 2H, 0ER, 11K, 2BB, 30FPts
Domingo Robles (ATL): 6IP, 3H, 1ER, 8K, 1BB, 29FPts
Matthew Liberatore (STL): 6IP, 3H, 0ER, 9K, 3BB, 27FPts
Bryan Woo (SEA): 5IP, 1H, 0ER, 8K, 0BB, 26FPts
Mick Abel (PHI): 6IP, 2H, 1ER, 6K, 0BB, 26FPts
Chris McMahon (COL): 5IP, 3H, 0ER, 6K, 2BB, 24FPts
Efrain Contreras (SD): 5IP, 0H, 0ER, 6K, 3BB, 21FPts
Luis Ortiz - 682847 (PIT): 6IP, 5H, 2ER, 6K, 3BB, 20FPts
Cole Irvin (BAL): 6IP, 7H, 1ER, 5K, 1BB, 20FPts

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