MLB Daily Notes - May 23

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Pitcher Reports

Yesterdays Pitcher Debuts

Gerrit Cole (NYY): 6.0IP, 2H, 0ER, 2SO, 3BB

Jonah Tong (NYM): 3.0IP, 0H, 0ER, 2SO, 1BB

Tayron Guerrero (BOS): 1.0IP, 0H, 0ER, 1SO, 1BB

Jonathan Hernandez (LAD): 1.0IP, 0H, 0ER, 0SO, 0BB

This little intro report popped up a couple of weeks ago. It will draw your attention to MLB season debuts.

So we saw Gerrit Cole return last night - 6.0IP 2H 0ER 0R 2K 3BB - pretty good! The fastball averaged 96.2. The lack of whiffs (6.9% SwStr%) isn’t encouraging, but it’s one start after 1.5 years off. We’ll take a closer look at Cole after his next couple of outings.

Jonah Tong also got back to it. He threw three innings in relief with no hits and two strikeouts. Cool, man! We’ll see what they do with him. I’d imagine they want him back in the rotation. I still personally think he sucks, but I could be convinced off of that.

Algo SP Ranks - Yesterday

1. Bubba Chandler

Bubba! 22 whiffs! A 36.4% Ball%! 11 strikeouts, three walks. Incredible outing from him. He threw the fastball 43% of the time, which was lower than he normally does. 18% sinkers, 18% changeups, and some sliders/curves/sweepers. I think he’s at least earned himself another turn through the rotation with that sick outing.

2. Davis Martin

3. Kevin Gausman

4. Payton Tolle

5. Cristopher Sanchez

6. Logan Henderson

Henderson passed the toughest test of his career against the Dodgers.

5.0IP 2H 0ER 0R 7K 3BB

15 whiffs, a 56.5% Strike%. He’s pretty studly, apparently. A 1.72 JA SIERA now with a 26.7% K-BB%.

7. Gavin Williams

When he’s on, he’s one of the best in the game. He and Cristopher Sanchez had that game done by like 8:30 last night.

→ 8.0IP 4H 0ER 0R 11K 0BB

8. Eury Perez

No walks for Eury.

→ 6.33IP 2H 1ER 1R 5K 0BB

Little more fastball velo too. He threw more sweepers in this one, and the four-seam usage has been down a bit as he tries to figure this stuff out. Pretty encouraging start there for the talented young righty.

9. Jacob deGrom

A DFS night ruined…

→ 3.0IP 6H 6ER 6R 3K 3BB

I had 70% deGrom and a K ladder pick. The Angels got to him. He has an elite 25% K-BB% with a 2.14 JA SIERA, but he keeps finding ways to give up runs. He’s kind of being a little weenie and he should knock that off, I have him on both of my main teams.

10. Bryce Elder

11. Jack Flaherty

Seven strikeouts for Flaherty… no walks. But still found a way to mess you up with eight hits and three earned in 3.1 innings. Total jag off.

12. Logan Gilbert

13. Trevor McDonald

McDonald got thumped.

→ 3.67IP 3H 7ER 7R 4K 1BB

Looked kinda bad luck-ish, though. A .176 xBA with a .264 xwOBA last night.

14. Spencer Arrighetti

Arrighetti’s BABIP is down to .214 with a 0% HR/FB.

15. Noah Cameron

16. Jeffrey Springs

17. Michael Soroka

→ 6.0IP 4H 1ER 1R 2K 0BB

Qualbanger! But not what you were hoping for points wise against the Road Rockies.

18. Jameson Taillon

19. Grayson Rodriguez

→ 5.67IP 7H 4ER 4R 5K 2BB

Just 8 whiffs and an 8.2% SwStr% for Grayson. Not looking good.

20. Walker Buehler

21. Gerrit Cole

22. Justin Wrobleski

→ 5.0IP 8H 5ER 5R 4K 2BB

Wrobleski’s ERA is up to 3.07 now after being a 1.25 before three starts ago. 14 ER in his last three as the regression takes its toll. It’s a beautiful thing when lucky pitchers give up a bunch of runs.

23. Nick Martinez

24. Connor Prielipp

25. Tomoyuki Sugano

Fantasy Points Leaders - Yesterday

1. Gavin Williams (vs. PHI): 41.6 Points

2. Kevin Gausman (vs. PIT): 28.81 Points

3. Bubba Chandler (vs. TOR): 28.25 Points

4. Cristopher Sanchez (vs. CLE): 26.4 Points

5. Logan Henderson (vs. LAD): 26.25 Points

6. Noah Cameron (vs. SEA): 25.9 Points

7. Eury Perez (vs. NYM): 25.04 Points

8. Logan Gilbert (vs. KC): 22.36 Points

9. Payton Tolle (vs. MIN): 21.9 Points

10. Spencer Arrighetti (vs. CHC): 21.65 Points

Whiffs Leaders - Yesterday

1. Bubba Chandler (PIT): 22 Whiffs (99 Pitches)

2. Cristopher Sanchez (PHI): 22 Whiffs (96 Pitches)

3. Kevin Gausman (TOR): 19 Whiffs (94 Pitches)

4. Gavin Williams (CLE): 17 Whiffs (99 Pitches)

5. Davis Martin (CWS): 16 Whiffs (98 Pitches)

6. Logan Henderson (MIL): 15 Whiffs (85 Pitches)

7. Payton Tolle (BOS): 15 Whiffs (85 Pitches)

8. Eury Perez (MIA): 14 Whiffs (86 Pitches)

9. Jacob deGrom (TEX): 13 Whiffs (65 Pitches)

10. Bryce Elder (ATL): 13 Whiffs (87 Pitches)

Strike% Leaders - Yesterday

1. Logan Henderson (MIL): 56.5 Strike%, 32.9 Ball%

2. Bubba Chandler (PIT): 55.6 Strike%, 36.4 Ball%

Love to see it here from Bubba. Love to see it. Hopefully it’s the start of something new. That’s a High School Musical song.

3. Gavin Williams (CLE): 54.5 Strike%, 29.3 Ball%

4. Jack Flaherty (DET): 53.8 Strike%, 30.8 Ball%

5. Sean Manaea (NYM): 52.3 Strike%, 29.2 Ball%

6. Eury Perez (MIA): 52.3 Strike%, 30.2 Ball%

7. Payton Tolle (BOS): 50.6 Strike%, 32.9 Ball%

8. Kevin Gausman (TOR): 50.0 Strike%, 30.9 Ball%

9. Logan Gilbert (SEA): 50.0 Strike%, 36.2 Ball%

10. Noah Cameron (KC): 49.0 Strike%, 37.5 Ball%

11. Justin Wrobleski (LAD): 48.5 Strike%, 33.7 Ball%

12. Walker Buehler (SD): 47.1 Strike%, 36.5 Ball%

13. Jameson Taillon (CHC): 46.7 Strike%, 34.4 Ball%

14. Jeffrey Springs (OAK): 46.3 Strike%, 34.7 Ball%

15. Spencer Arrighetti (HOU): 46.1 Strike%, 40.4 Ball%

Pitches/Out (POUT) Leaders - Yesterday

1. Gavin Williams: 99 Pitches, 24 Outs, 4.12 POUT

2. Cristopher Sanchez: 96 Pitches, 23 Outs, 4.17 POUT

3. Gerrit Cole: 72 Pitches, 17 Outs, 4.24 POUT

I don’t think Cole is going to have anything like a high strikeout rate this year. My guess is he’s like a 24% K%, if not worse. So he’s going to have to get soft contact and get outs in other ways. Last night was a good sign for that with a .254 xwOBA allowed.

4. Michael Soroka: 78 Pitches, 18 Outs, 4.33 POUT

5. Miles Mikolas: 66 Pitches, 15 Outs, 4.4 POUT

6. Chris Bassitt: 58 Pitches, 13 Outs, 4.46 POUT

7. Eury Perez: 86 Pitches, 19 Outs, 4.53 POUT

8. Kevin Gausman: 94 Pitches, 20 Outs, 4.7 POUT

9. Payton Tolle: 85 Pitches, 18 Outs, 4.72 POUT

10. Bryce Elder: 87 Pitches, 18 Outs, 4.83 POUT

Velo Changes - Yesterday

Sean Manaea’s SI velo (26 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 91.2

Michael Soroka’s FF velo (27 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 92.1

Soroka:

Hmmmm!

Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday

Bryce Elder’s FF usage (27.6%) up 11.8 points

Bubba Chandler’s SI usage (18.2%) up 15.8 points

Connor Prielipp’s CU usage (25.9%) up 10.9 points

Cristopher Sanchez’s SL usage (32.3%) up 15.0 points

Eury Perez’s ST usage (25.6%) up 15.2 points

Eury Perez’s SI usage (14.0%) up 11.6 points

Gavin Williams’s ST usage (34.3%) up 12.9 points

Gavin Williams’s SI usage (25.3%) up 16.3 points

Jacob deGrom’s CU usage (16.9%) up 11.6 points

Jeffrey Springs’s CH usage (37.9%) up 12.2 points

Kevin Gausman’s SL usage (19.1%) up 10.6 points

Logan Henderson’s FC usage (23.5%) up 10.2 points

Miles Mikolas’s SI usage (36.4%) up 18.4 points

Payton Tolle’s SI usage (28.2%) up 12.9 points

Sean Manaea’s SI usage (40.0%) up 33.5 points

Tomoyuki Sugano’s SI usage (32.0%) up 15.6 points

Tomoyuki Sugano’s SL usage (15.5%) up 12.9 points

Pitch Mix Changes - Last 3 Starts

George Kirby Sweeper: +30.0%

Here’s this Kirby sweeper thing:

Talked about it a few days back. It might not be a truly new pitch, just a tweak on the slider or something. But something has certainty changed there.

Sandy Alcantara Slider: +18.7%

Shohei Ohtani Sweeper: +18.1%

Tomoyuki Sugano Sinker: +18.0%

Brandon Young 4-Seam Fastball: +17.2%

Shane McClanahan Slider: -15.2%

Brandon Young Slider: -15.2%

Spencer Arrighetti 4-Seam Fastball: +14.4%

Walbert Urena 4-Seam Fastball: -14.2%

Robbie Ray Changeup: +14.1%

Jacob deGrom Slider: +14.1%

Brayan Bello Cutter: -13.8%

Jameson Taillon 4-Seam Fastball: +13.7%

Andrew Abbott Sweeper: +13.5%

Tomoyuki Sugano 4-Seam Fastball: -13.2%

Adrian Houser Sinker: +13.1%

Jacob Lopez Slider: +13.0%

Freddy Peralta 4-Seam Fastball: +13.0%

Kyle Bradish Slider: -13.0%

Zack Littell 4-Seam Fastball: +12.8%

Eury Perez 4-Seam Fastball: -12.6%

Shane McClanahan Curveball: +12.4%

Zack Littell Sinker: -12.3%

Jack Leiter 4-Seam Fastball: -12.3%

Noah Schultz 4-Seam Fastball: -12.1%

Bad Luck Pitchers - Last 15 Days

Michael Lorenzen - 43.0 RISP H%, 0.4 BABIP, 33.0 HR/FB, 186.0 Luck Score

George Kirby - 31.0 RISP H%, 0.393 BABIP, 33.0 HR/FB, 172.0 Luck Score

Jake Irvin - 33.0 RISP H%, 0.389 BABIP, 29.0 HR/FB, 171.0 Luck Score

Shota Imanaga - 36.0 RISP H%, 0.324 BABIP, 33.0 HR/FB, 168.0 Luck Score

David Bednar - 25.0 RISP H%, 0.4 BABIP, 67.0 HR/FB, 167.0 Luck Score

Edward Cabrera - 43.0 RISP H%, 0.306 BABIP, 30.0 HR/FB, 167.0 Luck Score

Janson Junk - 32.0 RISP H%, 0.37 BABIP, 26.0 HR/FB, 166.0 Luck Score

Ron Marinaccio - 33.0 RISP H%, 0.312 BABIP, 33.0 HR/FB, 162.0 Luck Score

Aaron Nola - 30.0 RISP H%, 0.386 BABIP, 23.0 HR/FB, 161.0 Luck Score

Griffin Canning - 38.0 RISP H%, 0.417 BABIP, 17.0 HR/FB, 160.0 Luck Score

Good Luck Pitchers - Last 15 Days

Chad Patrick - 0.0 RISP H%, 0.143 BABIP, 0.0 HR/FB, 17.0 Luck Score

Luinder Avila - 0.0 RISP H%, 0.154 BABIP, 0.0 HR/FB, 18.0 Luck Score

Andrew Abbott - 0.0 RISP H%, 0.178 BABIP, 0.0 HR/FB, 22.0 Luck Score

Tyler Phillips - 0.0 RISP H%, 0.192 BABIP, 0.0 HR/FB, 23.0 Luck Score

Bailey Ober - 0.0 RISP H%, 0.15 BABIP, 7.0 HR/FB, 28.0 Luck Score

Anthony Kay - 0.0 RISP H%, 0.227 BABIP, 0.0 HR/FB, 30.0 Luck Score

Spencer Miles - 0.0 RISP H%, 0.24 BABIP, 0.0 HR/FB, 35.0 Luck Score

Shohei Ohtani - 0.0 RISP H%, 0.241 BABIP, 0.0 HR/FB, 37.0 Luck Score

Jacob Misiorowski - 0.0 RISP H%, 0.243 BABIP, 0.0 HR/FB, 38.0 Luck Score

Merrill Kelly - 7.0 RISP H%, 0.2 BABIP, 5.0 HR/FB, 40.0 Luck Score

CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks

Cristopher Sanchez - 116 TBF, 37.1% CSW%

I guess I ignored Sanchez above. He hasn’t given up a run since April 30th.

He and Misiorowski have both had scoreless Mays.

Three dominant pitchers at the top, and then three extremely lucky guys. Or at least very different pitchers getting outs in much different ways.

Kyle Harrison - 87 TBF, 34.7% CSW%

Gavin Williams - 106 TBF, 34.4% CSW%

Chris Sale - 104 TBF, 34.2% CSW%

Davis Martin - 97 TBF, 33.5% CSW%

Shohei Ohtani - 71 TBF, 33.0% CSW%

Dylan Cease - 101 TBF, 32.1% CSW%

Joe Ryan - 70 TBF, 32.1% CSW%

Spencer Strider - 82 TBF, 32.0% CSW%

Yoshinobu Yamamoto - 74 TBF, 31.9% CSW%

K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks

Dylan Cease - 101 TBF, 34.7% K%

Davis Martin - 97 TBF, 34.0% K%

Logan Henderson - 81 TBF, 33.3% K%

Kyle Harrison - 87 TBF, 33.3% K%

Spencer Strider - 82 TBF, 32.9% K%

Chris Sale - 104 TBF, 32.7% K%

Yoshinobu Yamamoto - 74 TBF, 32.4% K%

Trey Yesavage - 81 TBF, 32.1% K%

Paul Skenes - 75 TBF, 32.0% K%

Joe Ryan - 70 TBF, 31.4% K%

K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks

Paul Skenes - 75 TBF, 30.7% K-BB%

Davis Martin - 97 TBF, 29.9% K-BB%

Shocking to see Davis Martin here. A 7:2 K:BB against the Giants last night, but he did give up four runs on six hits for just 17 fantasy points. His worst start since the beginning of the year.

But a 2.62 JA SIERA, a 14% SwStr%, a 33% Ball%.

Cristopher Sanchez - 116 TBF, 28.4% K-BB%

Yoshinobu Yamamoto - 74 TBF, 28.4% K-BB%

Chris Sale - 104 TBF, 27.9% K-BB%

Logan Henderson - 81 TBF, 27.2% K-BB%

Dylan Cease - 101 TBF, 26.7% K-BB%

Kyle Harrison - 87 TBF, 26.4% K-BB%

Gavin Williams - 106 TBF, 26.4% K-BB%

Joe Ryan - 70 TBF, 24.3% K-BB%

GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks

Trevor McDonald - 94 TBF, 61.5% GB%

McDonald taking over as the league’s best ground ball pitcher. His sinker has a 72% GB% on it. Overall, he’s at 62% as shown here. With Jose Soriano throwing more four-seamers, he’s dropped into the 50s. So it’s McDonald, Sanchez, and Pallante in the poll positions for the GB% crown. An illustrious award. There’s the MVP, the Cy Young, and the GB% Award.

Cristopher Sanchez - 116 TBF, 60.5% GB%

Andre Pallante - 75 TBF, 58.2% GB%

Kris Bubic - 70 TBF, 57.8% GB%

Michael King - 95 TBF, 57.4% GB%

Davis Martin - 97 TBF, 55.9% GB%

Landen Roupp - 87 TBF, 55.4% GB%

Griffin Canning - 75 TBF, 54.3% GB%

Michael McGreevy - 90 TBF, 53.7% GB%

George Kirby - 73 TBF, 52.0% GB%

Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks

Ben Brown - 64 TBF, 28.1 K%, 7.8 BB%, 60.0% GB%

Ben Brown baby!

Chase Burns - 90 TBF, 27.8 K%, 6.7 BB%, 43.1% GB%

Chris Sale - 104 TBF, 32.7 K%, 4.8 BB%, 43.8% GB%

Cristopher Sanchez - 116 TBF, 31.0 K%, 2.6 BB%, 60.5% GB%

Davis Martin - 97 TBF, 34.0 K%, 4.1 BB%, 55.9% GB%

Jacob Misiorowski - 69 TBF, 42.0 K%, 4.3 BB%, 48.6% GB%

Jesus Luzardo - 91 TBF, 27.5 K%, 6.6 BB%, 48.3% GB%

Joe Ryan - 70 TBF, 31.4 K%, 7.1 BB%, 45.2% GB%

Martin Perez - 51 TBF, 37.3 K%, 5.9 BB%, 44.8% GB%

^ That’s BS. I made this magic formula qualifiers to avoid these kinds of things…

Nathan Eovaldi - 54 TBF, 29.6 K%, 3.7 BB%, 55.9% GB%

Ryan Weathers - 67 TBF, 31.3 K%, 7.5 BB%, 48.8% GB%

Shane McClanahan - 61 TBF, 27.9 K%, 6.6 BB%, 50.0% GB%

Shohei Ohtani - 71 TBF, 28.2 K%, 5.6 BB%, 45.7% GB%

Spencer Miles - 51 TBF, 27.5 K%, 5.9 BB%, 55.9% GB%

^Mostly in relief… but that’s kinda interesting.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto - 74 TBF, 32.4 K%, 4.1 BB%, 48.9% GB%

Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career

Cristopher Sanchez - +5.9% CSW%, -3.0 BB%

Gavin Williams - +5.1% CSW%, -7.6 BB%

Gavin Williams is truly throwing more strikes this year, it’s completely believable now.

Davis Martin - +6.7% CSW%, -3.5 BB%

Chris Sale - +2.2% CSW%, -3.2 BB%

Andre Pallante - +4.9% CSW%, -2.3 BB%

Jacob Misiorowski - +6.9% CSW%, -5.4 BB%

Nathan Eovaldi - +6.8% CSW%, -1.5 BB%

Martin Perez - +8.0% CSW%, -2.7 BB%

Roki Sasaki - +4.6% CSW%, -9.0 BB%

Very good to see Sasaki here as well.

Hitter Reports

Multiple Barrels

Carson Benge (NYM) 4 PA, 5 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR

Benge is up to an 8.3% Brl% now. He’s not really a power hitter with three homers and very few air pulls, but the EV90 overall is up to 105.3 now, so he can hit some homers. And he’s hitting .338/.393/.442 in May. Plus eight steals on the year. He’s a good fantasy league option.

Jesus Sanchez (TOR) 4 PA, 14 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR

Michael Busch (CHC) 5 PA, 9 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR

Busch has been awesome with a 20.8% Brl% in May. .977 OPS, but only 2 homers to show for it on a .458 xwOBA.

Hardest Hit Balls

Ketel Marte (ARI) - 116.7mph - double

Jo Adell (LAA) - 114.9mph - field_out

Yohendrick Pinango (TOR) - 114.8mph - double

[Pinango]

I saw this guy playing for the South Bend Cubs (A+) a few years ago. He has a .295/.338/.393 slash line with a .280 xBA and a .347 xwOBA for the Blue Jays this year. A 16.9% K% with a 6.2% BB% and a 107.3 EV90. He came to Toronto in the trade that sent Nate Pearson to the Cubs. Pinango looks pretty good at the dish through 65 PAs and should have your attention in deep leagues.

Colson Montgomery (CWS) - 114.4mph - field_out

Junior Caminero (TB) - 113.8mph - single

Julio Rodriguez (SEA) - 113.0mph - single

Riley Greene (DET) - 112.4mph - single

Riley Greene (DET) - 112.4mph - field_out

Aaron Judge (NYY) - 111.9mph - field_out

Jake Burger (TEX) - 111.3mph - None

Last 3 Weeks - wOBA vs. xwOBA Comparison

Top 10

Vaughn Grissom - 60 PA, 0.22 wOBA, 0.342 xwOBA, 0.122 Diff

Will Smith - 58 PA, 0.268 wOBA, 0.379 xwOBA, 0.111 Diff

Mark Vientos - 79 PA, 0.293 wOBA, 0.395 xwOBA, 0.102 Diff

Cam Smith - 61 PA, 0.235 wOBA, 0.335 xwOBA, 0.1 Diff

Adley Rutschman - 72 PA, 0.295 wOBA, 0.381 xwOBA, 0.086 Diff

Luis Rengifo - 54 PA, 0.203 wOBA, 0.283 xwOBA, 0.08 Diff

J.T. Realmuto - 58 PA, 0.202 wOBA, 0.281 xwOBA, 0.079 Diff

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 81 PA, 0.238 wOBA, 0.315 xwOBA, 0.077 Diff

Manny Machado - 78 PA, 0.206 wOBA, 0.281 xwOBA, 0.075 Diff

Yordan Alvarez - 77 PA, 0.337 wOBA, 0.407 xwOBA, 0.07 Diff

Bottom 10

Jazz Chisholm - 81 PA, 0.371 wOBA, 0.271 xwOBA, -0.1 Diff

Luis Arraez - 75 PA, 0.397 wOBA, 0.297 xwOBA, -0.1 Diff

Alec Bohm - 66 PA, 0.402 wOBA, 0.312 xwOBA, -0.09 Diff

Nick Kurtz - 84 PA, 0.464 wOBA, 0.379 xwOBA, -0.085 Diff

Rafael Devers - 77 PA, 0.393 wOBA, 0.311 xwOBA, -0.082 Diff

C.J. Abrams - 85 PA, 0.411 wOBA, 0.339 xwOBA, -0.072 Diff

Byron Buxton - 59 PA, 0.439 wOBA, 0.371 xwOBA, -0.068 Diff

Randy Arozarena - 80 PA, 0.401 wOBA, 0.333 xwOBA, -0.068 Diff

Otto Lopez - 81 PA, 0.364 wOBA, 0.297 xwOBA, -0.067 Diff

Chase Meidroth - 72 PA, 0.339 wOBA, 0.274 xwOBA, -0.065 Diff

Last 10 Days - xwOBA Over Expectation - Top 15

Shohei Ohtani: 34.0 PA, +0.153 xwOBA OE

so back

Michael Busch: 39.0 PA, +0.151 xwOBA OE

Gavin Sheets: 35.0 PA, +0.15 xwOBA OE

Corbin Carroll: 37.0 PA, +0.147 xwOBA OE

Juan Soto: 41.0 PA, +0.145 xwOBA OE

Yandy Diaz: 30.0 PA, +0.124 xwOBA OE

Ketel Marte: 38.0 PA, +0.113 xwOBA OE

Jake Burger: 34.0 PA, +0.111 xwOBA OE

Alec Burleson: 31.0 PA, +0.108 xwOBA OE

Mookie Betts: 31.0 PA, +0.107 xwOBA OE

Yordan Alvarez: 36.0 PA, +0.107 xwOBA OE

Junior Caminero: 36.0 PA, +0.103 xwOBA OE

Salvador Perez: 37.0 PA, +0.099 xwOBA OE

Justin Foscue: 30.0 PA, +0.098 xwOBA OE

Sneaky Rangers prospect? .351/.390/.595, .302 xBA, .401 xwOBA in 41 PAs with two dingers.

Spencer Steer: 36.0 PA, +0.091 xwOBA OE

Last 10 Days - xwOBA Over Expectation - Bottom 15

Nasim Nunez: 34.0 PA, -0.189 xwOBA OE

Spencer Torkelson: 36.0 PA, -0.171 xwOBA OE

Wenceel Perez: 31.0 PA, -0.166 xwOBA OE

Colt Keith: 30.0 PA, -0.16 xwOBA OE

Kazuma Okamoto: 34.0 PA, -0.145 xwOBA OE

Okamoto has had two cold streaks sandwiching a hot streak now.

I’m not sure who the guy is. A 32% K% but a .331 xwOBA.

Oneil Cruz: 41.0 PA, -0.142 xwOBA OE

Ice cold Cruz. .247/.316/.346 in May with a 36% K% and only one homer.

Seiya Suzuki: 38.0 PA, -0.141 xwOBA OE

Brooks Lee: 34.0 PA, -0.137 xwOBA OE

Sal Frelick: 36.0 PA, -0.123 xwOBA OE

Ha-Seong Kim: 31.0 PA, -0.122 xwOBA OE

Liam Hicks: 40.0 PA, -0.121 xwOBA OE

Ian Happ: 38.0 PA, -0.111 xwOBA OE

Brandon Marsh: 32.0 PA, -0.107 xwOBA OE

Adolis Garcia: 33.0 PA, -0.107 xwOBA OE

Austin Martin: 35.0 PA, -0.103 xwOBA OE

Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders

Kyle Schwarber - 73 PA, 37 BIP, 13 Brls, 35.1 Brl%

Drake Baldwin - 65 PA, 41 BIP, 13 Brls, 31.7 Brl%

Kyle Manzardo - 51 PA, 32 BIP, 9 Brls, 28.1 Brl%

Manzardo should be rostered in leagues now. He has hit .300/.375/.620 in May with a 27% K% and a 26% Brl%.

Okay well this format is fun, but it’s Saturday morning and I’ve gotta go do some stuff with my kids.

Byron Buxton - 59 PA, 41 BIP, 10 Brls, 24.4 Brl%

Ian Happ - 80 PA, 34 BIP, 8 Brls, 23.5 Brl%

Jarred Kelenic - 53 PA, 31 BIP, 7 Brls, 22.6 Brl%

James Wood - 86 PA, 53 BIP, 11 Brls, 20.8 Brl%

Jose Tena - 47 PA, 29 BIP, 6 Brls, 20.7 Brl%

Miguel Vargas - 73 PA, 49 BIP, 10 Brls, 20.4 Brl%

Michael Busch - 82 PA, 45 BIP, 9 Brls, 20.0 Brl%

Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders

Drake Baldwin - 65 PA, 0.485 xwOBA

Michael Busch - 82 PA, 0.449 xwOBA

Kyle Manzardo - 51 PA, 0.442 xwOBA

Bryce Harper - 75 PA, 0.432 xwOBA

Miguel Vargas - 73 PA, 0.431 xwOBA

Paul Goldschmidt - 57 PA, 0.428 xwOBA

Sam Antonacci - 72 PA, 0.417 xwOBA

Brandon Lowe - 76 PA, 0.416 xwOBA

Cody Bellinger - 87 PA, 0.415 xwOBA

JJ Bleday - 80 PA, 0.411 xwOBA

Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders

Masataka Yoshida - 46 PA, 59 Swings, 93.2 Cont%

Luis Arraez - 75 PA, 133 Swings, 92.5 Cont%

Chandler Simpson - 71 PA, 120 Swings, 90.8 Cont%

Sal Frelick - 65 PA, 94 Swings, 90.4 Cont%

Maikel Garcia - 86 PA, 124 Swings, 90.3 Cont%

Geraldo Perdomo - 82 PA, 126 Swings, 88.9 Cont%

Steven Kwan - 80 PA, 99 Swings, 88.9 Cont%

Ildemaro Vargas - 80 PA, 149 Swings, 88.6 Cont%

Bo Bichette - 85 PA, 158 Swings, 88.6 Cont%

Cody Bellinger - 87 PA, 148 Swings, 88.5 Cont%

Last 10 Days - SB Attempt Leaders

Trea Turner - 5 Attempts (5 steals)

Ryan Waldschmidt - 5 Attempts (4 steals)

Nasim Nunez - 5 Attempts (5 steals)

Jose Fernandez - 5 Attempts (4 steals)

Henry Bolte - 5 Attempts (3 steals)

Sal Frelick - 4 Attempts (3 steals)

Juan Soto - 4 Attempts (4 steals)

Zack Gelof - 4 Attempts (4 steals)

Sam Antonacci - 4 Attempts (2 steals)

Bobby Witt Jr. - 4 Attempts (3 steals)

A.J. Ewing - 4 Attempts (1 steals)

Josh Naylor - 4 Attempts (4 steals)

Randy Arozarena - 4 Attempts (4 steals)

David Hamilton - 4 Attempts (3 steals)

Jose Ramirez - 4 Attempts (4 steals)

Fernando Tatis Jr. - 4 Attempts (2 steals)

Gabriel Moreno - 4 Attempts (3 steals)

Last 30 Days - SB Attempt Leaders

Josh Naylor - 13 Attempts (11 steals)

Nasim Nunez - 13 Attempts (12 steals)

Jose Ramirez - 11 Attempts (9 steals)

Chandler Simpson - 11 Attempts (7 steals)

Fernando Tatis Jr. - 11 Attempts (6 steals)

Brayan Rocchio - 10 Attempts (8 steals)

Jose Caballero - 10 Attempts (4 steals)

Cedric Mullins - 10 Attempts (6 steals)

Randy Arozarena - 9 Attempts (8 steals)

Connor Norby - 8 Attempts (6 steals)

Travis Bazzana - 8 Attempts (7 steals)

Jakob Marsee - 8 Attempts (4 steals)

Bobby Witt Jr. - 8 Attempts (6 steals)

Sam Antonacci - 8 Attempts (5 steals)

Konnor Griffin - 8 Attempts (7 steals)

Esteury Ruiz - 8 Attempts (8 steals)

Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks

Corbin Carroll - 77 PA, 14.3 K%, 16.7 Brl%

JJ Bleday - 80 PA, 16.2 K%, 14.3 Brl%

Juan Soto - 79 PA, 19.0 K%, 15.5 Brl%

Junior Caminero - 80 PA, 15.0 K%, 16.4 Brl%

Mark Vientos - 79 PA, 19.0 K%, 17.7 Brl%

Miguel Vargas - 73 PA, 17.8 K%, 20.4 Brl%

Ryan Jeffers - 47 PA, 8.5 K%, 17.1 Brl%

Shea Langeliers - 71 PA, 15.5 K%, 16.3 Brl%

Trent Grisham - 74 PA, 18.9 K%, 16.0 Brl%

Will Smith - 58 PA, 19.0 K%, 17.1 Brl%

Last 30 Days - xwOBA Improvers

JJ Bleday - 91 PA, +0.144 xwOBA

Spencer Steer - 108 PA, +0.11 xwOBA

Miguel Vargas - 114 PA, +0.106 xwOBA

Nolan Arenado - 100 PA, +0.103 xwOBA

Nolan Gorman - 97 PA, +0.089 xwOBA

Nick Gonzales - 107 PA, +0.084 xwOBA

Drake Baldwin - 104 PA, +0.074 xwOBA

Shea Langeliers - 109 PA, +0.07 xwOBA

Ezequiel Duran - 96 PA, +0.065 xwOBA

Cody Bellinger - 124 PA, +0.058 xwOBA

Last 30 Days - Brl% Improvers

Nathaniel Lowe - 85 PA, +9.5 Brl%

Drake Baldwin - 104 PA, +9.5 Brl%

Miguel Vargas - 114 PA, +9.4 Brl%

Michael Harris II - 99 PA, +8.7 Brl%

Byron Buxton - 103 PA, +7.8 Brl%

Kyle Schwarber - 115 PA, +7.8 Brl%

Nolan Gorman - 97 PA, +6.8 Brl%

Michael Busch - 125 PA, +6.3 Brl%

JJ Bleday - 91 PA, +6.3 Brl%

Juan Soto - 117 PA, +5.9 Brl%

Last 30 Days - Cont% Improvers

Junior Caminero - 108 PA, +10.1 Cont%

Josh Jung - 117 PA, +10.0 Cont%

Bo Bichette - 123 PA, +9.0 Cont%

Mike Trout - 118 PA, +8.5 Cont%

Julio Rodriguez - 119 PA, +7.1 Cont%

J.P. Crawford - 111 PA, +7.0 Cont%

Spencer Horwitz - 99 PA, +6.2 Cont%

Jordan Walker - 107 PA, +6.0 Cont%

Teoscar Hernandez - 105 PA, +5.8 Cont%

Yandy Diaz - 97 PA, +5.4 Cont%

Last 30 Days - K% Improvers

Josh Jung - 117 PA, -12.2 K%

Spencer Steer - 108 PA, -11.7 K%

Jordan Walker - 107 PA, -11.2 K%

JJ Bleday - 91 PA, -11.2 K%

Luis Rengifo - 84 PA, -9.2 K%

Cedric Mullins II - 80 PA, -8.7 K%

Marcelo Mayer - 85 PA, -8.1 K%

Brayan Rocchio - 104 PA, -7.9 K%

Nolan Gorman - 97 PA, -7.7 K%

Shea Langeliers - 109 PA, -7.2 K%

Last 7 Days - Bat Speed Increasers (75th Percentile)

Jose Tena: +3.9

Lenyn Sosa: +3.1

Matt Chapman: +3.1

Ronald Acuna Jr.: +3.1

Vaughn Grissom: +2.85

Last 7 Days - Bat Speed Decreasers (75th Percentile)

Jake Mangum: -4.03

George Springer: -2.95

Darell Hernaiz: -2.85

Cole Young: -2.3

Amed Rosario: -2.3

Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days

Corbin Carroll - 0.443 xwOBA, 21.6% Brl%, 78.0% Contact%, 20.7% Chase%, 16.1% K%

Juan Soto - 0.407 xwOBA, 16.7% Brl%, 79.5% Contact%, 21.2% Chase%, 17.5% K%

Miguel Vargas - 0.44 xwOBA, 20.0% Brl%, 79.4% Contact%, 22.2% Chase%, 17.0% K%

Spencer Steer - 0.412 xwOBA, 11.1% Brl%, 78.0% Contact%, 24.7% Chase%, 9.4% K%

Teoscar Hernandez - 0.394 xwOBA, 14.3% Brl%, 76.5% Contact%, 23.8% Chase%, 21.2% K%

Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks

Spencer Torkelson - 35.3% Whiff%, 77.8% Weak%, 0.934 Cold Rating

Jackson Merrill - 37.5% Whiff%, 72.7% Weak%, 0.925 Cold Rating

Cam Smith - 32.9% Whiff%, 81.0% Weak%, 0.906 Cold Rating

Seiya Suzuki - 33.7% Whiff%, 75.9% Weak%, 0.905 Cold Rating

Dominic Canzone - 37.5% Whiff%, 70.0% Weak%, 0.902 Cold Rating

Hyeseong Kim - 36.2% Whiff%, 69.6% Weak%, 0.884 Cold Rating

Dansby Swanson - 33.8% Whiff%, 70.4% Weak%, 0.868 Cold Rating

Marcelo Mayer - 33.9% Whiff%, 69.2% Weak%, 0.851 Cold Rating

Christian Walker - 33.0% Whiff%, 69.7% Weak%, 0.848 Cold Rating

Pete Crow-Armstrong - 30.8% Whiff%, 74.1% Weak%, 0.848 Cold Rating

Minor League Reports

Top Minor League Hitting Performances - Yesterday

Hendry Mendez (MIN): 3/5, 3R, 1HR, 4RBI, 2SB, 40FPts

Denzer Guzman (LAA): 3/4, 3R, 2HR, 4RBI, 0SB, 39FPts

Abimelec Ortiz (WSH): 2/5, 2R, 2HR, 5RBI, 0SB, 36FPts

Jase Bowen (SD): 2/4, 3R, 1HR, 3RBI, 1SB, 32FPts

Franklin Arias (BOS): 3/4, 2R, 2HR, 2RBI, 0SB, 31FPts

Payton Eeles (BAL): 3/5, 1R, 1HR, 4RBI, 1SB, 31FPts

Jay Allen II (CIN): 2/2, 1R, 1HR, 2RBI, 1SB, 30FPts

Elijah Hainline (LAD): 2/5, 2R, 1HR, 5RBI, 0SB, 29FPts

Bo Davidson (SF): 2/5, 1R, 1HR, 3RBI, 1SB, 26FPts

Nick Lorusso (NYM): 2/5, 2R, 1HR, 2RBI, 1SB, 26FPts

Top Minor League Pitching Performances - Yesterday

Adam Serwinowski (LAD): 96 Pitches, 7IP, 3H, 1ER, 10K, 2BB, 34FPts

Domingo Acevedo (COL): 79 Pitches, 5IP, 3H, 0ER, 9K, 1BB, 30FPts

Joel Hurtado (LAA): 84 Pitches, 5IP, 2H, 0ER, 6K, 1BB, 27FPts

John Holobetz (BOS): 82 Pitches, 6IP, 5H, 0ER, 6K, 0BB, 26FPts

Joseph Dzierwa (BAL): 75 Pitches, 5IP, 5H, 3ER, 10K, 0BB, 23FPts

Evan Fitterer (SD): 93 Pitches, 5IP, 4H, 0ER, 5K, 2BB, 22FPts

Corey Avant (OAK): 94 Pitches, 5IP, 6H, 2ER, 7K, 2BB, 22FPts

Antwone Kelly (PIT): 97 Pitches, 5IP, 4H, 3ER, 9K, 1BB, 21FPts

Kade Anderson (SEA): 75 Pitches, 4IP, 3H, 0ER, 7K, 2BB, 21FPts

Josh Hendrickson (HOU): 88 Pitches, 6IP, 6H, 1ER, 5K, 1BB, 21FPts

AA-AAA OPS Leaders

Jonah Cox (AA - SF) 155 PA 1.119 OPS

Ben Ross (AAA - MIN) 169 PA 1.071 OPS

Franklin Arias (AA - BOS) 144 PA 1.066 OPS

Danny Serretti (AA - ARI) 145 PA 1.053 OPS

Yohandy Morales (AAA - WSH) 187 PA 1.032 OPS

Vimael Machin (AAA - COL) 170 PA 1.024 OPS

James Tibbs III (AAA - LAD) 220 PA 1.019 OPS

Xavier Isaac (AA - TB) 145 PA 1.019 OPS

Jimmy Crooks III (AAA - STL) 162 PA 1.017 OPS

Jacob Gonzalez - 694378 (AAA - CWS) 213 PA 1.009 OPS

Jack Suwinski (AAA - LAD) 192 PA 1.007 OPS

Marco Luciano (AAA - NYY) 166 PA 1.005 OPS

Edwin Arroyo (AAA - CIN) 216 PA 1.002 OPS

Noelvi Marte (AAA - CIN) 137 PA 1.0 OPS

Brewer Hicklen (AAA - ATL) 154 PA 0.994 OPS

Jase Bowen (AAA - SD) 185 PA 0.994 OPS

John Taylor (AA - TEX) 167 PA 0.986 OPS

Jace Bohrofen (AA - TOR) 137 PA 0.985 OPS

Sean Keys (AA - TOR) 164 PA 0.985 OPS

Tyler Hardman (AA - NYY) 167 PA 0.984 OPS

AA-AAA Pitching K-BB% Leaders

Kade Anderson (AA - SEA) 38 IP 35.9% K-BB

Karson Milbrandt (AA - MIA) 36 IP 28.3% K-BB

Brandon White - 681449 (AAA - MIA) 38 IP 27.7% K-BB

Joe Whitman (AA - SF) 38 IP 24.5% K-BB

Bruce Zimmermann (AAA - STL) 45 IP 24.2% K-BB

Matt Wilkinson (AA - SF) 36 IP 23.9% K-BB

Wei-En Lin (AA - OAK) 38 IP 23.8% K-BB

Sebastian Gongora (AA - BAL) 36 IP 23.7% K-BB

Jared Lyons (AA - CIN) 36 IP 22.8% K-BB

Mike Paredes (AAA - MIN) 39 IP 22.5% K-BB

Jose Cabrera - 703615 (AA - ARI) 40 IP 22.3% K-BB

Jake Brooks (AA - COL) 45 IP 21.9% K-BB

Shinnosuke Ogasawara (AA - WSH) 40 IP 21.9% K-BB

Brendan Beck (AAA - NYY) 46 IP 21.4% K-BB

Gage Jump (AAA - OAK) 38 IP 21.3% K-BB

Adam Seminaris (AA - PHI) 39 IP 20.6% K-BB

Tyson Hardin (AAA - MIL) 36 IP 20.3% K-BB

Riley Cornelio (AAA - WSH) 38 IP 20.2% K-BB

Grant Kipp (AA - CHC) 34 IP 20.0% K-BB

Corey Avant (AA - OAK) 38 IP 19.3% K-BB

Today’s SP Streamer Picks

J.T. Ginn (46.0% Owned): Projected 6.19IP 2.74ER 5.38SO 1.64BB 15.7FPts

Walbert Urena (20.0% Owned): Projected 5.81IP 2.6ER 5.69SO 2.73BB 15.21FPts

Grant Holmes (40.0% Owned): Projected 5.54IP 2.47ER 5.22SO 2.09BB 15.06FPts

OPS Leaders - Last 2 Weeks - LOW OWNED HITTERS

Jake Burger - 34 PA, 1.264 OPS

Justin Foscue - 30 PA, 1.12 OPS

Jacob Young - 30 PA, 1.033 OPS

Josh Bell - 32 PA, 0.924 OPS

Curtis Mead - 28 PA, 0.883 OPS

Brett Baty - 40 PA, 0.875 OPS

Richie Palacios - 32 PA, 0.866 OPS

Ryan Waldschmidt - 34 PA, 0.855 OPS

Kody Clemens - 33 PA, 0.849 OPS

Coby Mayo - 27 PA, 0.829 OPS

Today’s Hitter Streamer Picks

Sam Antonacci SS (33.0% Owned): Projected 0.67R 0.08HR 0.5RBI 0.7SO 0.51BB 0.24SB 8.91FPts

Evan Carter CF (27.0% Owned): Projected 0.69R 0.09HR 0.47RBI 1.13SO 0.6BB 0.19SB 8.48FPts

C.J. Abrams nan (29.0% Owned): Projected 0.6R 0.14HR 0.7RBI 0.95SO 0.28BB 0.13SB 8.42FPts

Garrett Mitchell CF (17.0% Owned): Projected 0.62R 0.13HR 0.67RBI 1.35SO 0.64BB 0.17SB 8.42FPts

Colt Keith 3B (29.0% Owned): Projected 0.7R 0.14HR 0.54RBI 0.95SO 0.43BB 0.03SB 8.28FPts

Mark Vientos 3B (35.0% Owned): Projected 0.64R 0.21HR 0.73RBI 1.08SO 0.24BB 0.02SB 8.28FPts

Masataka Yoshida OF (2.0% Owned): Projected 0.67R 0.12HR 0.55RBI 0.58SO 0.27BB 0.06SB 8.28FPts

Marcell Ozuna LF (10.0% Owned): Projected 0.62R 0.17HR 0.68RBI 1.0SO 0.59BB 0.02SB 8.2FPts

Gage Workman SS (2.0% Owned): Projected 0.57R 0.16HR 0.59RBI 1.11SO 0.28BB 0.16SB 8.18FPts

Alejandro Osuna OF (1.0% Owned): Projected 0.54R 0.08HR 0.55RBI 0.85SO 0.63BB 0.19SB 8.17FPts