MLB Daily Notes - July 31st
A daily automated report of what happened yesterday in Major League Baseball, along with other recent trends and further analysis.
Trade Deadline Review
I don’t want to do “winners” and “losers” for teams at the trade deadline. That’s the popular thing to do, but it’s tough to since all teams are approaching it differently. You have your clear World Series contenders that are trying to push things over the top (Yankees/Dodgers), you have your contenders that are handicapped salary-wise (Mets/Padres) and can’t do much, you have your middling teams who improve a little bit but don’t go over the top (Brewers/Braves/etc.), and then you have the all-out sellers (Marlins).
Yankees
They are off to the best start. They got into the market early and have already accumulated four homers and eight RBI from Jazz Chisholm in just four games. The most interesting story of last night was that they had a deal to acquire Jack Flaherty as well, but backed out after seeing some medical stuff. That doesn’t look all that great for the Dodgers, who did end up with him.
Orioles
I thought they would be the biggest buyer at the deadline. They have the offense figured out with a ton of prospects to trade, so it made sense that they would make a huge splash for another ace-level pitcher. They did end up giving up Connor Norby and Kyle Stowers for Trevor Rogers. I don’t think they’ll end up regretting losing Stowers, and they didn’t really need Norby with all of the infielders they have, but those two are a lot to lose for Rogers who is a replacement level SP at best. They also got Zach Eflin a few days ago, and he’s already made a start. I don’t know if those two even make their rotation much better, but they have some extra depth now. Interesting strategy from the Orioles. It probably just speaks to the market. The Marlins and Rays seemed to be the only teams dedicated to selling, so the big names like Garrett Crochet and Tarik Skubal must have been effectively off the market.
Athletics
I’m just a basement blogging bro, but I really think it was silly for them to hold onto Brent Rooker. I don’t have enough information to say that with full confidence, maybe they just weren’t being offered much because of the age and the DH thing. I just don’t think Rooker is going to be helping the Athletics past next year. I would also predict the guy performs much worse for the next 14 months than he has in the last 16. He strikes out too much, it’s that simple in my mind.
Cardinals
Everybody is grading their deadline as one of the top performances. I’m not sure Erick Fedde and Tommy Pham really warrant that. Fedde could certainly be a negative the rest of the season, and Pham has been about a league-average hitter this year (.267/.329/.389). They filled two needs, I suppose, but I don’t see how this is like an A grade like people are saying.
Dodgers
They made the big splash with Flaherty, who they’ll probably lose to free agency this off-season. If he stays healthy the rest of this year though, that’s a big add for them as they head into the playoffs. Somehow, the Dodgers have ended up with a need in the rotation. But if they are all healthy for the playoffs they’ll have Glasnow + Yamamoto + Kershaw + Flaherty for the playoffs, which is scary.
They also made some lesser acquisitions filling some needs with Michael Kopech, Tommy Edman and Amed Rosario.
Braves
I liked them getting Jorge Soler in the lineup, but they did not add to their rotation. That’s putting a lot of chips on the health of Fried and Sale as they head into a probable wild card spot.
Padres
They now have the best bullpen in the league, I think that’s fair to say.
Suarez + Scott + Adam + Estrada is crazy. So they set up very nicely for the playoffs even with a few pretty bad arms in their rotation. But if they can go into the playoffs with Cease + King + Musgrove and those four big bullpen arms, they’re in good shape.
Mariners
The big get was Arozarena, but they also sured up their bullpen. The lineup is still lacking with J-Rod on the shelf, but they might have the best overall pitching staff in the league at the current moment. Fine deadline from them, but I don’t think they’ll do too much damage in the playoffs without Rodriguez back to form.
Astros
Maybe the most interesting thing was what the Astros gave up for Yusei Kikuchi. Houston’s farm system is gross now with Joey Loperfido and Will Wagner going to Toronto along with pitcher Jake Bloss.
I wonder if this isn’t a closing window for the Astros. I remember them well when at the end of their National League days. They were one of the few teams worse than the Pirates some years! But then they just did a crazy good job with drafting and development and they’ve been this dynasty for awhile. But the pitching rotation has not been good lately, Bregman is heading out after this year, and Altuve is 34. I’m not sure what they’ll do, we could see a few really poor years out of Houston in the near-ish future.
White Sox
They did not move Luis Robert Jr. or Garrett Crochet. This is real bad news for Crochet owners. He has thrown 28, 74, and 64 pitches in his last three outings. My guess is that there will be a lot more of that kind of stuff down the stretch, and quite possibly a full-blown shutdown.
As for Robert, nothing changes, they’re not going to rest him in the same way they’d do with a pitcher, but he remains on one of the league’s worst offenses and there’s certainly no motivation boost possible here. Sucks for you if you have Crochet!
Pirates
Nothing fantasy-relevant here, but I can’t leave them off. I drank a Yuengling and made a tweet about how I once had a dream that Bryan De La Cruz was a Pirate, and then a few minutes later they had traded for Bryan De La Cruz.
The fact is that I never had such a dream, I just made that up because I figured the Pirates were going to land him. There were some rumors prior, but really it just made all the sense in the world. The Marlins were the only team really selling, and BDLC was the perfect price for the Pirates to pay. We all wish he played centerfield, but it’s fine. He’s the second best outfielder in the organization now, and he’s cheap and can be under team control for multiple years.
The other add was Isiah Kiner-Falefa. He is certainly over-performing at the plate this year and has never been much of a hitter, but he plays all over the diamond and that is something the Pirates did really need defensively. He can play some centerfield, so it will be nice to not have to have Michael A. Taylor’s bat in their every day, although Taylor did wake up and basically win the Pirates two games in Houston with homers in consecutive days. Don’t look now but he’s got a 1.714 OPS over his last seven plate appearances. Hell yeah Pirates are going to the World Series!
Pitcher Review
Robbie Ray blew it.
4.1 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 3 BB, 3 HR
He went for a low 11.7% SwStr%, but a surprisingly fine 50% Strike%. The velocity came down a bit:
FF: 95.2 → 94.2
SL: 89.7 → 88.8
CU: 84.4 → 84.2
But those numbers are still above what we saw from him in 2022.
I bet you Robbie Ray hitters were extremely excited after the first start, and now you shouldn’t be so excited! Taking the two starts together we see an 18.3% SwStr%, a 51% Strike%, and a 38% Ball%. Pretty good, but I have no idea what I’d predict for the future.
Gavin Williams had his second-straight encouraging against the Tigers.
5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 8 K, 1 BB, 16 Whiffs, 17.8% SwStr%, 54.4% Strike%
Prior to these last two starts:
9.4% SwStr%, 46% Strike%, 37% Ball%
These last two starts:
16.9% SwStr%, 57% Strike%, 31% Ball%
Overall, the four-seamer is now up to a very good 54% Strike%. That’s incredibly important, and the fastball was the reason I have been high on Gavin Williams for his entire career at this point. It’s a (potentially) very good fastball, and we’ve seen that come to life in the last two. Would it be better if one or both of these starts were against a good team? YES. But we have to take what life gives us, and right now I’m adding/holding Gavin Williams for the future.
He will get ARI, MIN, MIL, KC, and PIT for his next four starts, so about middle of the road matchups. Good test for him.
Sean Manaea had the best outing of the day:
7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 11 K, 1 BB, 60.4% Strike%, 27.1% Ball%
But whatever, I don’t care about Manaea and you can’t make me.
JP Sears also went off for nine strikeouts, so it was a weird day. Everything was weird yesterday. The guy who took down the Hundo’s last night somehow ended up with Sears and Manaea, which is just nonsense. I’ve gone cold in DFS, but it’ll come back around when things happen like they should happen instead of life how they shouldn’t happen.
Hitter Review
Eugenio Suarez hit three homers yesterday.
Since June 15th, he is hitting .282/.368/.589 with 10 homers and a 28.5% K% across 144 PAs. So he’s making some hay on that Diamondbacks contract.
Brent Rooker homered again. He now has 11 in July to lead the league with a .410/.480/.867 line. Total stud at the dish and the K% is down to 17%. So maybe I should eat my words about what I said about him before, the season strikeout rate is down to 30.3%. I’m not taking anything back though! If you have had Rooker on your team all year, he’s been one of your best players and you acquired him very cheap, so he’s been one of the key players of the fantasy season.
Also homering for their new teams were Tommy Pham, Jazz Chisholm, and Austin Hays.
Jake Burger has a .308/.400/.692 slash line with four homers since the break. All of his friends have left him, though, so that’s a bit sad. Josh Bell ended up on the Diamondbacks yesterday. He has a .342/.444/.763 slash line in 45 PAs since the break with five homers. He’s nothing special, but probably an underrated hitter. Not much of a fantasy asset though, but he does get an upgrade as the D’Backs everyday first basemen while Christian Walker gets healthy. He could be a decent replacement if you’re putting Walker on the IL and need a first baseman.
Austin Wells is also seeing his value increase. He hit clean-up for the Yankees yesterday and has a .973 OPS in his 50 PAs since the second half began. For the year:
244 PA, .234/.332/.410, .742 OPS, 8 HR, 8.6% Brl%, 20% K%, 13% BB%, .352 xwOBA
All of the trades are behind us and now we hit go-time. Two months for your fantasy teams and real-life teams to finish things out. I hope all of your dreams have already come true.
Pitcher Reports
Algo SP Ranks - Yesterday
1. Sean Manaea
2. Max Scherzer
3. Gavin Williams
4. Griffin Canning
5. JP Sears
6. Corbin Burnes
7. Edward Cabrera
8. Ryne Nelson
9. Bailey Falter
10. Bryce Elder
11. James Paxton
12. Matt Waldron
13. Tyler Glasnow
14. David Festa
15. Robbie Ray
16. Jeffrey Springs
17. Luis Castillo
18. Joe Ross
19. Hunter Brown
20. Justin Steele
21. Cal Quantrill
22. Patrick Corbin
23. Will Warren
24. Jonathan Cannon
25. Michael Wacha
26. Chris Bassitt
27. Aaron Nola
28. Lance Lynn
Fantasy Points Leaders - Yesterday
1. Sean Manaea (vs. MIN): 39.95 Points
2. JP Sears (vs. SF): 35.35 Points
3. Ryne Nelson (vs. WSH): 35.35 Points
4. Gavin Williams (vs. DET): 29.45 Points
5. Bryce Elder (vs. MIL): 26.64 Points
6. Corbin Burnes (vs. TOR): 24.81 Points
7. Michael Wacha (vs. CWS): 21.55 Points
8. Tyler Glasnow (vs. SD): 21.55 Points
9. Edward Cabrera (vs. TB): 18.25 Points
10. Lance Lynn (vs. TEX): 16.85 Points
Whiffs Leaders - Yesterday
1. Sean Manaea (NYM): 23 Whiffs (96 Pitches)
2. Max Scherzer (TEX): 17 Whiffs (68 Pitches)
3. Griffin Canning (LAA): 16 Whiffs (97 Pitches)
4. Gavin Williams (CLE): 16 Whiffs (90 Pitches)
5. Tyler Glasnow (LAD): 14 Whiffs (102 Pitches)
6. JP Sears (OAK): 14 Whiffs (95 Pitches)
7. Bryce Elder (ATL): 13 Whiffs (91 Pitches)
8. Corbin Burnes (BAL): 13 Whiffs (99 Pitches)
9. Edward Cabrera (MIA): 13 Whiffs (79 Pitches)
10. Robbie Ray (SF): 11 Whiffs (94 Pitches)
Strike% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Ryne Nelson (ARI): 60.4 Strike%, 27.4 Ball%
2. Sean Manaea (NYM): 60.4 Strike%, 27.1 Ball%
3. Gavin Williams (CLE): 54.4 Strike%, 34.4 Ball%
4. JP Sears (OAK): 50.5 Strike%, 35.8 Ball%
5. Max Scherzer (TEX): 50.0 Strike%, 33.8 Ball%
6. Robbie Ray (SF): 50.0 Strike%, 35.1 Ball%
7. Matt Waldron (SD): 49.4 Strike%, 37.0 Ball%
8. Joe Ross (MIL): 49.4 Strike%, 29.9 Ball%
9. Hunter Brown (HOU): 49.0 Strike%, 34.3 Ball%
10. David Festa (MIN): 48.5 Strike%, 35.3 Ball%
11. Justin Steele (CHC): 48.4 Strike%, 36.6 Ball%
12. Corbin Burnes (BAL): 47.5 Strike%, 36.4 Ball%
13. Will Warren (NYY): 47.4 Strike%, 38.1 Ball%
14. Griffin Canning (LAA): 47.4 Strike%, 34.0 Ball%
15. Nick Martinez (CIN): 47.2 Strike%, 28.3 Ball%
Pitches/Out (POUT) Leaders - Yesterday
1. Bailey Falter: 66 Pitches, 16 Outs, 4.12 POUT
2. Michael Wacha: 89 Pitches, 20 Outs, 4.45 POUT
3. Jonathan Cannon: 94 Pitches, 21 Outs, 4.48 POUT
4. JP Sears: 95 Pitches, 21 Outs, 4.52 POUT
5. David Festa: 68 Pitches, 15 Outs, 4.53 POUT
6. Sean Manaea: 96 Pitches, 21 Outs, 4.57 POUT
7. Bryce Elder: 91 Pitches, 19 Outs, 4.79 POUT
8. Tyler Glasnow: 102 Pitches, 21 Outs, 4.86 POUT
9. Corbin Burnes: 99 Pitches, 20 Outs, 4.95 POUT
10. Ryne Nelson: 106 Pitches, 21 Outs, 5.05 POUT
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Gavin Williams's SL velo (11 pitches) UP 4.4mph to 89.7
Chris Bassitt's FC velo (19 pitches) UP 2.8mph to 91.5
Bailey Falter's CU velo (16 pitches) UP 2.5mph to 79.3
Corbin Burnes's SI velo (17 pitches) UP 2.2mph to 98.1
Corbin Burnes's FC velo (33 pitches) UP 2.0mph to 96.8
Corbin Burnes's SL velo (17 pitches) UP 1.8mph to 88.6
Bryce Elder's SL velo (32 pitches) UP 1.8mph to 84.7
Bryce Elder's SI velo (43 pitches) UP 1.7mph to 91.3
Michael Wacha's SI velo (15 pitches) UP 1.7mph to 94.3
Chris Bassitt's CU velo (11 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 72.2
Michael Wacha's FC velo (12 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 89.1
Griffin Canning's FF velo (37 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 92.6
Lance Lynn's SI velo (25 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 89.7
Lance Lynn's CH velo (20 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 83.4
Sean Manaea's FF velo (23 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 91.9
Matt Waldron's KN velo (28 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 75.9
Lance Lynn's FF velo (35 pitches) DOWN -1.9mph to 90.5
Ryne Nelson's CH velo (11 pitches) DOWN -2.0mph to 81.3
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
David Festa's SL usage (45.6%) up 10.3 points
Edward Cabrera's SI usage (20.3%) up 11.2 points
Hunter Brown's SI usage (28.4%) up 21.7 points
Hunter Brown's FC usage (18.6%) up 11.3 points
James Paxton's CU usage (38.9%) up 11.9 points
James Paxton's SI usage (19.4%) up 16.8 points
Joe Ross's SI usage (49.4%) up 14.1 points
Lance Lynn's SI usage (28.7%) up 12.5 points
Lance Lynn's CH usage (23.0%) up 15.4 points
Michael Wacha's SL usage (15.7%) up 11.3 points
Nick Martinez's FC usage (35.8%) up 17.5 points
Patrick Corbin's SL usage (47.8%) up 12.1 points
Ryne Nelson's FF usage (65.1%) up 10.2 points
Sean Manaea's SI usage (39.6%) up 18.7 points
Sean Manaea's ST usage (25.0%) up 13.2 points
Tyler Glasnow's SI usage (18.6%) up 14.1 points
Pitch Mix Changes - Last 3 Starts
Luis Gil Slider: +24.6%
Patrick Corbin Cutter: +21.6%
Paul Skenes Split-Finger: -19.9%
Marco Gonzales Sinker: -19.2%
Blake Snell Curveball: +18.4%
Edward Cabrera Sinker: +18.2%
Luis Gil 4-Seam Fastball: -17.6%
Tyler Glasnow 4-Seam Fastball: -17.5%
Jose Quintana Curveball: +17.5%
Yusei Kikuchi Curveball: -17.0%
Erick Fedde Cutter: +16.7%
Hayden Birdsong Curveball: +16.4%
Kyle Freeland 4-Seam Fastball: -16.1%
Garrett Crochet Cutter: +15.8%
Bailey Falter Slider: +15.4%
Sean Manaea 4-Seam Fastball: +15.2%
Logan Webb Changeup: -15.0%
Marco Gonzales Changeup: +14.9%
Tyler Glasnow Sinker: +14.7%
George Kirby 4-Seam Fastball: -14.6%
Jose Soriano Sinker: +14.2%
Ryan Feltner Slider: -14.0%
Logan Gilbert Cutter: -13.9%
Gavin Williams Cutter: -13.6%
Drew Thorpe Cutter: +13.3%
Framber Valdez Sinker: -13.1%
Hunter Brown Sinker: +12.9%
Jonathan Cannon Sinker: -12.7%
Tanner Bibee Slider: -12.6%
Cade Povich Sinker: +12.4%
Hayden Birdsong 4-Seam Fastball: -12.4%
Sean Manaea Sinker: -12.3%
Adam Mazur 4-Seam Fastball: -12.2%
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Blake Snell - 66 TBF, 39.5% CSW%
Michael King - 70 TBF, 35.7% CSW%
Tarik Skubal - 81 TBF, 34.7% CSW%
Framber Valdez - 73 TBF, 34.4% CSW%
Sonny Gray - 81 TBF, 33.7% CSW%
Logan Gilbert - 65 TBF, 33.5% CSW%
Carlos Rodon - 69 TBF, 33.2% CSW%
Max Scherzer - 69 TBF, 32.5% CSW%
Grayson Rodriguez - 67 TBF, 32.1% CSW%
Nick Pivetta - 95 TBF, 32.1% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Dylan Cease - 72 TBF, 41.7% K%
Blake Snell - 66 TBF, 40.9% K%
Nick Pivetta - 95 TBF, 35.8% K%
Carlos Rodon - 69 TBF, 34.8% K%
Michael King - 70 TBF, 34.3% K%
Framber Valdez - 73 TBF, 34.2% K%
Paul Skenes - 77 TBF, 32.5% K%
Colin Rea - 65 TBF, 32.3% K%
Logan Gilbert - 65 TBF, 32.3% K%
Luis Gil - 68 TBF, 30.9% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Blake Snell - 66 TBF, 34.8% K-BB%
Dylan Cease - 72 TBF, 31.9% K-BB%
Nick Pivetta - 95 TBF, 31.6% K-BB%
Logan Gilbert - 65 TBF, 30.8% K-BB%
Spencer Schwellenbach - 73 TBF, 28.8% K-BB%
Michael King - 70 TBF, 28.6% K-BB%
Tyler Anderson - 73 TBF, 27.4% K-BB%
Paul Skenes - 77 TBF, 27.3% K-BB%
Carlos Rodon - 69 TBF, 26.1% K-BB%
Kyle Freeland - 72 TBF, 25.0% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Andre Pallante - 72 TBF, 61.8% GB%
Nathan Eovaldi - 102 TBF, 59.5% GB%
Paul Skenes - 77 TBF, 58.7% GB%
Cooper Criswell - 68 TBF, 58.6% GB%
Cristopher Sanchez - 76 TBF, 57.8% GB%
Tanner Houck - 78 TBF, 56.9% GB%
Taj Bradley - 71 TBF, 56.5% GB%
Nick Lodolo - 74 TBF, 56.2% GB%
Logan Webb - 77 TBF, 56.1% GB%
Corbin Burnes - 108 TBF, 56.0% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Blake Snell - 66 TBF, 40.9 K%, 6.1 BB%, 48.6% GB%
Chris Sale - 44 TBF, 29.5 K%, 6.8 BB%, 55.6% GB%
Joe Ryan - 73 TBF, 27.4 K%, 5.5 BB%, 45.8% GB%
Logan Gilbert - 65 TBF, 32.3 K%, 1.5 BB%, 52.4% GB%
Paul Skenes - 77 TBF, 32.5 K%, 5.2 BB%, 58.7% GB%
Sonny Gray - 81 TBF, 28.4 K%, 3.7 BB%, 43.6% GB%
Taj Bradley - 71 TBF, 28.2 K%, 7.0 BB%, 56.5% GB%
Tarik Skubal - 81 TBF, 27.2 K%, 4.9 BB%, 50.9% GB%
Tyler Anderson - 73 TBF, 30.1 K%, 2.7 BB%, 43.8% GB%
SIERA vs. ERA Comp, Last 30 Days
Unluckiest
Mitchell Parker: 7.89 ERA, 4.35 SIERA
Patrick Corbin: 7.27 ERA, 3.78 SIERA
Yusei Kikuchi: 6.58 ERA, 3.25 SIERA
Carlos Carrasco: 6.84 ERA, 3.54 SIERA
MacKenzie Gore: 8.27 ERA, 5.13 SIERA
Griffin Canning: 7.44 ERA, 4.88 SIERA
Cal Quantrill: 7.54 ERA, 4.99 SIERA
Chris Bassitt: 7.01 ERA, 4.66 SIERA
Nick Pivetta: 4.34 ERA, 2.4 SIERA
Logan Gilbert: 4.6 ERA, 2.91 SIERA
Luckiest
Andrew Abbott: 3.29 ERA, 5.73 SIERA
Jose Quintana: 2.05 ERA, 4.31 SIERA
Brady Singer: 1.88 ERA, 4.03 SIERA
Ryan Feltner: 2.51 ERA, 4.54 SIERA
Sean Manaea: 2.7 ERA, 4.52 SIERA
Ryne Nelson: 2.41 ERA, 3.93 SIERA
Reynaldo Lopez: 3.2 ERA, 4.55 SIERA
Trevor Rogers: 3.38 ERA, 4.62 SIERA
Michael Wacha: 2.73 ERA, 3.96 SIERA
David Peterson: 3.38 ERA, 4.49 SIERA
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Sonny Gray - +3.6% CSW%, -3.3 BB%
Nick Pivetta - +2.3% CSW%, -5.3 BB%
Grayson Rodriguez - +2.2% CSW%, -3.2 BB%
Blake Snell - +8.7% CSW%, -5.5 BB%
Ronel Blanco - +2.6% CSW%, -1.6 BB%
Logan Gilbert - +5.2% CSW%, -3.7 BB%
Austin Gomber - +2.1% CSW%, -1.8 BB%
Bryce Elder - +9.4% CSW%, -4.4 BB%
Tyler Holton - +2.0% CSW%, -2.8 BB%
Alex Faedo - +4.6% CSW%, -4.5 BB%
Cole Irvin - +3.7% CSW%, -5.0 BB%
Kyle Freeland - +2.6% CSW%, -2.2 BB%
Hitter Reports
Multiple Barrels
Andrew Vaughn (CWS) 4 PA, 12 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Dominic Smith (BOS) 4 PA, 5 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Eugenio Suarez (ARI) 6 PA, 7 Swings, 3 Barrels, 3 HR
Jazz Chisholm (NYY) 6 PA, 12 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Manny Machado (SD) 4 PA, 4 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
New Max Launch Velos
Hardest Hit Balls
Matt Chapman (SF) - 113.5mph - field_out
Aaron Judge (NYY) - 112.4mph - nan
Hunter Renfroe (KC) - 112.0mph - double
Eugenio Suarez (ARI) - 111.2mph - home_run
Austin Riley (ATL) - 110.8mph - single
Randal Grichuk (ARI) - 110.7mph - double
Jake Burger (MIA) - 110.4mph - single
Daz Cameron (OAK) - 110.2mph - nan
Oneil Cruz (PIT) - 110.1mph - nan
Colton Cowser (BAL) - 109.9mph - single
Last 3 Weeks - wOBA vs. xwOBA Comparison
Top 10
Brice Turang - 72 PA, 0.161 wOBA, 0.289 xwOBA, 0.128 Diff
Andrew Vaughn - 74 PA, 0.276 wOBA, 0.37 xwOBA, 0.094 Diff
Adley Rutschman - 76 PA, 0.232 wOBA, 0.302 xwOBA, 0.07 Diff
Jake Meyers - 73 PA, 0.282 wOBA, 0.351 xwOBA, 0.069 Diff
Jorge Polanco - 77 PA, 0.367 wOBA, 0.436 xwOBA, 0.069 Diff
Dansby Swanson - 76 PA, 0.306 wOBA, 0.374 xwOBA, 0.068 Diff
Ian Happ - 82 PA, 0.269 wOBA, 0.337 xwOBA, 0.068 Diff
Manny Machado - 73 PA, 0.332 wOBA, 0.393 xwOBA, 0.061 Diff
Andy Pages - 71 PA, 0.223 wOBA, 0.282 xwOBA, 0.059 Diff
Brandon Drury - 65 PA, 0.187 wOBA, 0.242 xwOBA, 0.055 Diff
Bottom 10
Bobby Witt Jr. - 78 PA, 0.548 wOBA, 0.413 xwOBA, -0.135 Diff
Rhys Hoskins - 61 PA, 0.385 wOBA, 0.269 xwOBA, -0.116 Diff
Gavin Lux - 60 PA, 0.462 wOBA, 0.351 xwOBA, -0.111 Diff
Xavier Edwards - 82 PA, 0.469 wOBA, 0.359 xwOBA, -0.11 Diff
Ezequiel Tovar - 87 PA, 0.458 wOBA, 0.357 xwOBA, -0.101 Diff
Hunter Renfroe - 66 PA, 0.437 wOBA, 0.337 xwOBA, -0.1 Diff
Tyler O'Neill - 72 PA, 0.403 wOBA, 0.303 xwOBA, -0.1 Diff
Lawrence Butler - 79 PA, 0.545 wOBA, 0.448 xwOBA, -0.097 Diff
Trea Turner - 85 PA, 0.35 wOBA, 0.264 xwOBA, -0.086 Diff
Jeff McNeil - 71 PA, 0.407 wOBA, 0.322 xwOBA, -0.085 Diff
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Matt Wallner - 40 PA, 18 BIP, 5 Brls, 27.8 Brl%
Shohei Ohtani - 71 PA, 41 BIP, 11 Brls, 26.8 Brl%
Nolan Gorman - 44 PA, 19 BIP, 5 Brls, 26.3 Brl%
Aaron Judge - 77 PA, 39 BIP, 10 Brls, 25.6 Brl%
Brent Rooker - 67 PA, 48 BIP, 12 Brls, 25.0 Brl%
Eugenio Suarez - 67 PA, 44 BIP, 11 Brls, 25.0 Brl%
Juan Soto - 79 PA, 57 BIP, 14 Brls, 24.6 Brl%
Tyler Fitzgerald - 46 PA, 29 BIP, 7 Brls, 24.1 Brl%
Jose Siri - 50 PA, 30 BIP, 7 Brls, 23.3 Brl%
Mark Vientos - 65 PA, 39 BIP, 9 Brls, 23.1 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Juan Soto - 79 PA, 0.553 xwOBA
Aaron Judge - 77 PA, 0.534 xwOBA
Ketel Marte - 64 PA, 0.507 xwOBA
Brent Rooker - 67 PA, 0.506 xwOBA
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 71 PA, 0.498 xwOBA
Marcell Ozuna - 67 PA, 0.485 xwOBA
Tyler Fitzgerald - 46 PA, 0.472 xwOBA
Lawrence Butler - 69 PA, 0.468 xwOBA
Jorge Soler - 67 PA, 0.463 xwOBA
Eugenio Suarez - 67 PA, 0.456 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Luis Arraez - 55 PA, 112 Swings, 94.6 Cont%
Willie Calhoun - 44 PA, 63 Swings, 93.7 Cont%
Nico Hoerner - 79 PA, 138 Swings, 92.8 Cont%
Nolan Schanuel - 63 PA, 92 Swings, 90.2 Cont%
Ernie Clement - 65 PA, 112 Swings, 90.2 Cont%
Geraldo Perdomo - 62 PA, 89 Swings, 89.9 Cont%
Nolan Arenado - 63 PA, 109 Swings, 89.9 Cont%
Ke'Bryan Hayes - 63 PA, 104 Swings, 89.4 Cont%
Sal Frelick - 54 PA, 90 Swings, 88.9 Cont%
Alex Bregman - 68 PA, 116 Swings, 88.8 Cont%
Last 10 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Elly De La Cruz - 8 Attempts (8 steals)
Xavier Edwards - 7 Attempts (6 steals)
Lane Thomas - 6 Attempts (3 steals)
Shohei Ohtani - 6 Attempts (5 steals)
Anthony Volpe - 5 Attempts (4 steals)
Luis Robert - 5 Attempts (4 steals)
Steward Berroa - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Jazz Chisholm Jr. - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
C.J. Abrams - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
David Hamilton - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
George Springer - 4 Attempts (4 steals)
Dylan Moore - 4 Attempts (3 steals)
Last 30 Days - SB Attempt Leaders
Elly De La Cruz - 17 Attempts (15 steals)
Lane Thomas - 17 Attempts (11 steals)
Shohei Ohtani - 14 Attempts (12 steals)
Luis Robert - 13 Attempts (12 steals)
Xavier Edwards - 11 Attempts (9 steals)
Jazz Chisholm Jr. - 10 Attempts (9 steals)
Victor Robles - 8 Attempts (8 steals)
Dylan Moore - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
David Hamilton - 8 Attempts (5 steals)
Ha-Seong Kim - 8 Attempts (6 steals)
Jacob Young - 8 Attempts (7 steals)
Zach Neto - 8 Attempts (8 steals)
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Aaron Judge - 77 PA, 19.5 K%, 25.6 Brl%
Anthony Santander - 75 PA, 17.3 K%, 16.7 Brl%
Austin Wells - 61 PA, 18.0 K%, 15.0 Brl%
Brandon Lowe - 61 PA, 18.0 K%, 16.7 Brl%
Brent Rooker - 67 PA, 19.4 K%, 25.0 Brl%
Cal Raleigh - 70 PA, 20.0 K%, 20.4 Brl%
Juan Soto - 79 PA, 13.9 K%, 24.6 Brl%
Ketel Marte - 64 PA, 15.6 K%, 17.0 Brl%
Lawrence Butler - 69 PA, 14.5 K%, 15.1 Brl%
Manny Machado - 60 PA, 16.7 K%, 17.8 Brl%
Mickey Moniak - 50 PA, 16.0 K%, 15.0 Brl%
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 71 PA, 11.3 K%, 20.7 Brl%
Yainer Diaz - 66 PA, 15.2 K%, 16.4 Brl%
Yandy Diaz - 40 PA, 20.0 K%, 16.1 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 58 PA, 15.5 K%, 14.3 Brl%
Last 30 Days - xwOBA Improvers
Lawrence Butler - 96 PA, +0.163 xwOBA
Brent Rooker - 101 PA, +0.153 xwOBA
Brenton Doyle - 100 PA, +0.15 xwOBA
Ketel Marte - 96 PA, +0.124 xwOBA
Nolan Schanuel - 102 PA, +0.108 xwOBA
Bobby Witt Jr. - 99 PA, +0.102 xwOBA
Juan Soto - 115 PA, +0.097 xwOBA
Brandon Lowe - 87 PA, +0.095 xwOBA
Michael Toglia - 103 PA, +0.093 xwOBA
Jackson Chourio - 87 PA, +0.092 xwOBA
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