MLB Daily Notes: Friday, September 30
Crazy morning, no time for extra stuff, sorry. These notes will be short and sweet until the weekend and then next Monday-Thursday I’ll try to wrap things up in some fun interesting way and think about playoff content. Here ya go, have a great Friday!
CSW% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Jeffrey Springs (TB): 17.0 SwStr%, 37.5 CSW%
2. Carlos Rodon (SF): 18.9 SwStr%, 35.8 CSW%
3. Andrew Heaney (LAD): 17.4 SwStr%, 34.8 CSW%
4. Sean Manaea (SD): 14.5 SwStr%, 33.9 CSW%
5. Eric Lauer (MIL): 18.3 SwStr%, 33.8 CSW%
6. Cole Irvin (OAK): 13.0 SwStr%, 29.9 CSW%
7. Shohei Ohtani (LAA): 16.7 SwStr%, 29.6 CSW%
8. Nathan Eovaldi (BOS): 8.3 SwStr%, 29.2 CSW%
9. Jon Gray (TEX): 10.2 SwStr%, 28.6 CSW%
10. Lucas Giolito (CWS): 12.9 SwStr%, 28.0 CSW%
Top Pitcher JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Shohei Ohtani - 8.0 IP - 94.0 JA Points
2. Carlos Rodon - 6.0 IP - 78.75 JA Points
3. Jeffrey Springs - 6.0 IP - 73.5 JA Points
4. Eric Lauer - 5.0 IP - 67.75 JA Points
5. Andrew Heaney - 4.0 IP - 40.75 JA Points
6. Eduardo Rodriguez - 6.67 IP - 39.25 JA Points
7. Lucas Giolito - 5.0 IP - 36.75 JA Points
8. Sean Manaea - 4.0 IP - 30.5 JA Points
9. Cal Quantrill - 6.0 IP - 29.75 JA Points
10. Cole Irvin - 4.0 IP - 29.5 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) - 31.0 GS - 50.54 JA Points
4. Shohei Ohtani (LAA) - 27.0 GS - 49.87 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
Ranger Suarez's CH velo (25 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 83.5
Jon Gray's SL velo (39 pitches) DOWN -1.7mph to 83.3
Nathan Eovaldi's FS velo (17 pitches) DOWN -1.7mph to 86.2
Jonathan Heasley's FF velo (27 pitches) DOWN -1.9mph to 91.6
Lucas Giolito's FF velo (47 pitches) DOWN -1.9mph to 90.8
Shohei Ohtani's SI velo (11 pitches) DOWN -2.0mph to 95.6
Nathan Eovaldi's FF velo (31 pitches) DOWN -2.2mph to 93.7
Shohei Ohtani's FC velo (22 pitches) DOWN -2.3mph to 88.4
Jonathan Heasley's CU velo (12 pitches) DOWN -2.6mph to 76.2
Lucas Giolito's CH velo (27 pitches) DOWN -2.6mph to 78.6
Sean Manaea's SL velo (16 pitches) DOWN -2.7mph to 79.0
Jonathan Heasley's SL velo (17 pitches) DOWN -3.0mph to 83.1
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Javier Assad's SL usage (28.8%) up 23.5 points
Ranger Suarez's FC usage (21.7%) up 12.9 points
Sean Manaea's SL usage (25.8%) up 11.9 points
Shohei Ohtani's SL usage (48.1%) up 10.6 points
Shohei Ohtani's FC usage (20.4%) up 11.9 points
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Aaron Nola - 87 TBF, 36.5% CSW%
Carlos Rodon - 76 TBF, 35.2% CSW%
Brandon Woodruff - 100 TBF, 35.1% CSW%
Logan Webb - 87 TBF, 34.8% CSW%
Triston McKenzie - 108 TBF, 34.8% CSW%
Gerrit Cole - 92 TBF, 34.4% CSW%
Jeffrey Springs - 93 TBF, 33.5% CSW%
Charlie Morton - 95 TBF, 33.3% CSW%
Jameson Taillon - 100 TBF, 33.2% CSW%
Lucas Giolito - 92 TBF, 33.1% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Carlos Rodon - 76 TBF, 47.4% 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%
Shohei Ohtani - 95 TBF, 33.7% K%
Gerrit Cole - 92 TBF, 32.6% K%
Lance McCullers Jr. - 79 TBF, 31.6% K%
Kevin Gausman - 103 TBF, 30.1% K%
Aaron Nola - 87 TBF, 29.9% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Carlos Rodon - 76 TBF, 40.8% K-BB%
Brandon Woodruff - 100 TBF, 37.0% K-BB%
Nick Lodolo - 97 TBF, 32.0% K-BB%
Zac Gallen - 97 TBF, 30.9% 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%
Aaron Nola - 87 TBF, 24.1% K-BB%
Gerrit Cole - 92 TBF, 23.9% K-BB%
Shohei Ohtani - 95 TBF, 23.2% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Framber Valdez - 84 TBF, 65.0% GB%
Brady Singer - 75 TBF, 62.7% GB%
Corbin Burnes - 78 TBF, 61.8% GB%
Shohei Ohtani - 95 TBF, 61.5% GB%
Eduardo Rodriguez - 105 TBF, 59.3% GB%
Nick Lodolo - 97 TBF, 58.5% GB%
Daniel Lynch - 85 TBF, 53.2% GB%
Sandy Alcantara - 89 TBF, 53.2% GB%
Brayan Bello - 95 TBF, 53.1% GB%
Aaron Nola - 87 TBF, 52.7% 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%
Clayton Kershaw - 74 TBF, 29.7 K%, 2.7 BB%, 52.0% 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%
Luis Garcia - +2.4% CSW%, -2.2 BB%
Logan Webb - +4.3% CSW%, -3.2 BB%
Kyle Gibson - +3.0% CSW%, -3.8 BB%
Nick Lodolo - +2.8% CSW%, -2.4 BB%
Johan Oviedo - +4.4% CSW%, -1.7 BB%
Cristian Javier - +4.5% CSW%, -3.1 BB%
Roansy Contreras - +4.5% CSW%, -5.3 BB%
Multiple Barrels
Ezequiel Tovar (COL) 4 PA, 12 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Jarred Kelenic (SEA) 5 PA, 11 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Ji-Man Choi (TB) 4 PA, 9 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Top Hitter JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Taylor Ward - 4.0 PA - 58.0 JA Points
2. Tucker Barnhart - 4.0 PA - 46.0 JA Points
3. Miguel Vargas - 3.0 PA - 36.0 JA Points
4. Willi Castro - 2.0 PA - 36.0 JA Points
5. Ezequiel Tovar - 4.0 PA - 36.0 JA Points
6. Jonathan Schoop - 5.0 PA - 36.0 JA Points
7. Gunnar Henderson - 4.0 PA - 35.0 JA Points
8. Javier Baez - 4.0 PA - 35.0 JA Points
9. Seiya Suzuki - 4.0 PA - 33.0 JA Points
10. Avisail Garcia - 4.0 PA - 33.0 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) - 636.0 PA - 133.84 JA Points
4. Freddie Freeman (LAD) - 663.0 PA - 120.18 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) - 584.0 PA - 87.12 JA Points
10. Taylor Ward (LAA) - 538.0 PA - 86.39 JA Points
Hardest Hit Balls
Victor Caratini (MIL) - 112.8mph - single
Riley Greene (DET) - 111.3mph - double
Bryce Harper (PHI) - 111.2mph - single
Kyle Schwarber (PHI) - 111.1mph - field_out
Willy Adames (MIL) - 110.6mph - field_out
Mike Trout (LAA) - 110.0mph - double
Sam Huff (TEX) - 109.4mph - home_run
Carlos Correa (MIN) - 109.3mph - single
Keston Hiura (MIL) - 109.2mph - double
Luis Rengifo (LAA) - 108.8mph - home_run
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Yordan Alvarez - 66 PA, 47 BIP, 16 Brls, 34.0 Brl%
Aaron Judge - 77 PA, 43 BIP, 14 Brls, 32.6 Brl%
Christopher Morel - 50 PA, 20 BIP, 6 Brls, 30.0 Brl%
Ryan Mountcastle - 74 PA, 43 BIP, 11 Brls, 25.6 Brl%
Ryan McMahon - 69 PA, 43 BIP, 11 Brls, 25.6 Brl%
Seth Brown - 68 PA, 36 BIP, 9 Brls, 25.0 Brl%
Adolis Garcia - 72 PA, 45 BIP, 11 Brls, 24.4 Brl%
Giancarlo Stanton - 64 PA, 27 BIP, 6 Brls, 22.2 Brl%
Bryan De La Cruz - 65 PA, 46 BIP, 10 Brls, 21.7 Brl%
Mike Trout - 72 PA, 47 BIP, 10 Brls, 21.3 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Yordan Alvarez - 66 PA, 0.567 xwOBA
Aaron Judge - 77 PA, 0.549 xwOBA
Bryan De La Cruz - 65 PA, 0.513 xwOBA
Freddie Freeman - 68 PA, 0.464 xwOBA
Taylor Ward - 76 PA, 0.462 xwOBA
Gleyber Torres - 72 PA, 0.443 xwOBA
J.T. Realmuto - 68 PA, 0.419 xwOBA
Ryan Mountcastle - 74 PA, 0.417 xwOBA
J.D. Davis - 49 PA, 0.413 xwOBA
Mike Trout - 72 PA, 0.409 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Luis Arraez - 71 PA, 133 Swings, 95.5 Cont%
Isiah Kiner-Falefa - 58 PA, 93 Swings, 92.5 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 97 PA, 177 Swings, 92.1 Cont%
Yuli Gurriel - 63 PA, 122 Swings, 90.2 Cont%
Myles Straw - 78 PA, 118 Swings, 89.8 Cont%
Wander Franco - 82 PA, 143 Swings, 89.5 Cont%
Alex Bregman - 77 PA, 122 Swings, 89.3 Cont%
Tony Kemp - 66 PA, 116 Swings, 88.8 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 - 60 PA, 20.0 K%, 16.7 Brl%
Bryan De La Cruz - 65 PA, 20.0 K%, 21.7 Brl%
Freddie Freeman - 68 PA, 13.2 K%, 16.3 Brl%
Gleyber Torres - 72 PA, 19.4 K%, 19.2 Brl%
J.T. Realmuto - 68 PA, 16.2 K%, 17.0 Brl%
Pete Alonso - 78 PA, 17.9 K%, 17.9 Brl%
Taylor Ward - 76 PA, 19.7 K%, 18.5 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 66 PA, 12.1 K%, 34.0 Brl%
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
Taylor Ward - +5.7% Contact%, +4.5 mph exit velo, -8.0 Chase%
Bryan De La Cruz - +9.1% Contact%, +4.9 mph exit velo, -5.7 Chase%
Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days
Juan Soto - 0.397 xwOBA, 12.2% Brl%, 87.6% Contact%, 12.4% Chase%, 13.6% K%
Marcus Semien - 0.408 xwOBA, 10.0% Brl%, 83.3% Contact%, 21.2% Chase%, 13.5% K%
Taylor Ward - 0.501 xwOBA, 20.0% Brl%, 81.2% Contact%, 14.9% Chase%, 15.4% K%
Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
Aristides Aquino - 41.6% Whiff%, 83.3% Weak%, 0.988 Cold Rating
Dermis Garcia - 43.5% Whiff%, 78.3% Weak%, 0.971 Cold Rating
Shea Langeliers - 37.8% Whiff%, 76.9% Weak%, 0.944 Cold Rating
Jake McCarthy - 31.4% Whiff%, 81.8% Weak%, 0.922 Cold Rating
Tommy Edman - 35.1% Whiff%, 75.0% Weak%, 0.921 Cold Rating
Gary Sanchez - 39.7% Whiff%, 73.9% Weak%, 0.921 Cold Rating
Jorge Mateo - 30.8% Whiff%, 80.8% Weak%, 0.904 Cold Rating
Elias Diaz - 32.8% Whiff%, 73.9% Weak%, 0.881 Cold Rating
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 29.4% Whiff%, 79.5% Weak%, 0.862 Cold Rating
JJ Bleday - 27.6% Whiff%, 85.0% Weak%, 0.844 Cold Rating
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