MLB Daily Notes: Saturday, September 17
Introduction / Explanation For New Readers
A few of my buddies from Pittsburgh are out here in Indiana for the weekend, so the notes will be short today and tomorrow. Check out the report below!
CSW% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Bailey Ober (MIN): 11.4 SwStr%, 37.1 CSW%
2. Mitch Keller (PIT): 11.9 SwStr%, 33.3 CSW%
3. Marcus Stroman (CHC): 9.4 SwStr%, 32.9 CSW%
4. Lucas Giolito (CWS): 16.7 SwStr%, 32.3 CSW%
5. Logan Webb (SF): 12.2 SwStr%, 32.2 CSW%
6. Justin Verlander (HOU): 15.2 SwStr%, 31.6 CSW%
7. Triston McKenzie (CLE): 18.0 SwStr%, 31.5 CSW%
8. German Marquez (COL): 15.8 SwStr%, 30.5 CSW%
9. Adrian Martinez (OAK): 9.3 SwStr%, 29.9 CSW%
10. Blake Snell (SD): 10.5 SwStr%, 29.5 CSW%
Top Pitcher JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Justin Verlander - 5.0 IP - 67.25 JA Points
2. Triston McKenzie - 7.0 IP - 64.5 JA Points
3. Bailey Ober - 5.0 IP - 52.0 JA Points
4. Blake Snell - 6.67 IP - 50.25 JA Points
5. Matt Manning - 7.0 IP - 50.0 JA Points
6. Mitch Keller - 6.0 IP - 48.5 JA Points
7. Taijuan Walker - 7.33 IP - 48.25 JA Points
8. Lucas Giolito - 4.67 IP - 44.75 JA Points
9. Dustin May - 5.0 IP - 41.75 JA Points
10. Michael Wacha - 6.67 IP - 38.0 JA Points
Pitcher JA Scores - Season
1. Spencer Strider (ATL) - 19.0 GS - 57.58 JA Points
2. Corbin Burnes (MIL) - 28.0 GS - 52.67 JA Points
3. Shane McClanahan (TB) - 25.0 GS - 51.94 JA Points
4. Carlos Rodon (SF) - 29.0 GS - 50.07 JA Points
5. Shohei Ohtani (LAA) - 24.0 GS - 49.94 JA Points
6. Gerrit Cole (NYY) - 28.0 GS - 48.84 JA Points
7. Dylan Cease (CWS) - 29.0 GS - 48.42 JA Points
8. Max Scherzer (NYM) - 20.0 GS - 46.76 JA Points
9. Brandon Woodruff (MIL) - 23.0 GS - 45.14 JA Points
10. Blake Snell (SD) - 21.0 GS - 45.12 JA Points
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Adrian Houser's SI velo (46 pitches) DOWN -1.6mph to 92.3
German Marquez's CU velo (28 pitches) DOWN -1.6mph to 85.1
Michael Wacha's CH velo (27 pitches) DOWN -1.7mph to 82.9
Lucas Giolito's FF velo (51 pitches) DOWN -1.7mph to 91.1
Jonathan Heasley's CU velo (21 pitches) DOWN -1.8mph to 77.2
Jonathan Heasley's FF velo (29 pitches) DOWN -1.9mph to 91.7
Lucas Giolito's CH velo (22 pitches) DOWN -2.4mph to 78.9
Adrian Houser's FF velo (11 pitches) DOWN -2.5mph to 92.1
Jonathan Heasley's SL velo (14 pitches) DOWN -3.3mph to 83.0
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Adrian Martinez's SL usage (29.9%) up 13.0 points
Dustin May's SI usage (39.1%) up 12.4 points
Jared Koenig's CU usage (43.6%) up 22.5 points
Jesus Luzardo's FF usage (38.1%) up 17.9 points
Jordan Lyles's CU usage (31.7%) up 19.2 points
Jordan Lyles's SI usage (30.5%) up 13.5 points
Josiah Gray's SI usage (16.7%) up 14.5 points
Justin Verlander's SL usage (39.2%) up 11.1 points
Marcus Stroman's SI usage (55.3%) up 16.7 points
Marcus Stroman's SL usage (36.5%) up 11.0 points
Matt Manning's FF usage (64.4%) up 15.0 points
Ranger Suarez's FF usage (29.7%) up 11.6 points
Taijuan Walker's SI usage (25.0%) up 14.6 points
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Jacob deGrom - 73 TBF, 39.6% CSW%
Andrew Heaney - 67 TBF, 37.8% CSW%
Spencer Strider - 75 TBF, 37.3% CSW%
Corbin Burnes - 108 TBF, 36.5% CSW%
Gerrit Cole - 78 TBF, 35.1% CSW%
Paolo Espino - 76 TBF, 34.4% CSW%
Corey Kluber - 85 TBF, 34.1% CSW%
Jeffrey Springs - 84 TBF, 33.7% CSW%
Nick Lodolo - 100 TBF, 33.3% CSW%
Brandon Woodruff - 99 TBF, 33.2% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Spencer Strider - 75 TBF, 45.3% K%
Carlos Rodon - 81 TBF, 38.3% K%
Jacob deGrom - 73 TBF, 37.0% K%
Zac Gallen - 68 TBF, 36.8% K%
Nick Lodolo - 100 TBF, 36.0% K%
Gerrit Cole - 78 TBF, 35.9% K%
Logan Gilbert - 67 TBF, 34.3% K%
Luis Castillo - 101 TBF, 33.7% K%
Andrew Heaney - 67 TBF, 32.8% K%
Blake Snell - 93 TBF, 32.3% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Spencer Strider - 75 TBF, 40.0% K-BB%
Jacob deGrom - 73 TBF, 34.2% K-BB%
Nick Lodolo - 100 TBF, 34.0% K-BB%
Zac Gallen - 68 TBF, 33.8% K-BB%
Luis Castillo - 101 TBF, 29.7% K-BB%
Gerrit Cole - 78 TBF, 29.5% K-BB%
Carlos Rodon - 81 TBF, 28.4% K-BB%
Logan Gilbert - 67 TBF, 28.4% K-BB%
Andrew Heaney - 67 TBF, 28.4% K-BB%
Kevin Gausman - 102 TBF, 27.5% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Kyle Wright - 69 TBF, 68.9% GB%
Alex Cobb - 94 TBF, 62.9% GB%
Brady Singer - 76 TBF, 59.0% GB%
Framber Valdez - 94 TBF, 58.1% GB%
Ranger Suarez - 87 TBF, 57.1% GB%
Jose Urena - 70 TBF, 56.6% GB%
Jordan Montgomery - 97 TBF, 54.9% GB%
Daniel Lynch - 88 TBF, 53.3% GB%
Marcus Stroman - 93 TBF, 52.9% GB%
Luis Castillo - 101 TBF, 52.5% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Andrew Heaney - 67 TBF, 32.8 K%, 4.5 BB%, 45.0% GB%
Brandon Woodruff - 99 TBF, 30.3 K%, 6.1 BB%, 45.2% GB%
Carlos Carrasco - 61 TBF, 31.1 K%, 6.6 BB%, 50.0% GB%
Clarke Schmidt - 62 TBF, 29.0 K%, 3.2 BB%, 51.2% GB%
Framber Valdez - 94 TBF, 28.7 K%, 5.3 BB%, 58.1% GB%
Jacob deGrom - 73 TBF, 37.0 K%, 2.7 BB%, 45.5% GB%
Luis Castillo - 101 TBF, 33.7 K%, 4.0 BB%, 52.5% GB%
Nick Lodolo - 100 TBF, 36.0 K%, 2.0 BB%, 48.3% GB%
Trevor Rogers - 70 TBF, 31.4 K%, 4.3 BB%, 51.1% GB%
Zac Gallen - 68 TBF, 36.8 K%, 2.9 BB%, 46.3% GB%
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Corbin Burnes - +2.3% CSW%, -1.9 BB%
Lance Lynn - +2.5% CSW%, -3.1 BB%
Mitch Keller - +4.2% CSW%, -1.8 BB%
Logan Webb - +2.2% CSW%, -3.5 BB%
Framber Valdez - +2.1% CSW%, -3.1 BB%
Ross Stripling - +2.3% CSW%, -1.8 BB%
Alek Manoah - +2.0% CSW%, -2.2 BB%
Luis Garcia - +2.1% CSW%, -2.7 BB%
Spencer Strider - +4.6% CSW%, -2.9 BB%
Jacob deGrom - +2.8% CSW%, -1.6 BB%
Jose Suarez - +3.3% CSW%, -5.6 BB%
Andrew Heaney - +7.2% CSW%, -2.4 BB%
Chad Kuhl - +2.7% CSW%, -3.5 BB%
Luis Cessa - +2.7% CSW%, -2.8 BB%
Cristian Javier - +3.3% CSW%, -2.3 BB%
Paolo Espino - +6.9% CSW%, -3.0 BB%
Multiple Barrels
Brandon Drury (SD) 5 PA, 11 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Carlos Santana (SEA) 5 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Christian Walker (ARI) 4 PA, 8 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
George Springer (TOR) 4 PA, 10 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Matt Chapman (TOR) 4 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Ryan Mountcastle (BAL) 4 PA, 5 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Yordan Alvarez (HOU) 4 PA, 6 Swings, 3 Barrels, 3 HR
Top Hitter JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Yordan Alvarez - 4.0 PA - 90.0 JA Points
2. Brandon Drury - 5.0 PA - 78.0 JA Points
3. Matt Chapman - 4.0 PA - 62.0 JA Points
4. Willy Adames - 5.0 PA - 58.0 JA Points
5. Javier Baez - 4.0 PA - 54.0 JA Points
6. Carlos Santana - 5.0 PA - 53.0 JA Points
7. Austin Nola - 4.0 PA - 46.0 JA Points
8. Christian Walker - 4.0 PA - 46.0 JA Points
9. Oswaldo Cabrera - 5.0 PA - 44.0 JA Points
10. J.P. Crawford - 5.0 PA - 43.0 JA Points
Hitter JA Scores - Season
1. Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 489.0 PA - 148.96 JA Points
2. Aaron Judge (NYY) - 600.0 PA - 141.6 JA Points
3. Juan Soto (SD) - 586.0 PA - 131.74 JA Points
4. Freddie Freeman (LAD) - 620.0 PA - 119.94 JA Points
5. Paul Goldschmidt (STL) - 596.0 PA - 111.07 JA Points
6. Alejandro Kirk (TOR) - 482.0 PA - 103.32 JA Points
7. Alex Bregman (HOU) - 586.0 PA - 103.07 JA Points
8. Yandy Diaz (TB) - 537.0 PA - 101.3 JA Points
9. Will Smith (LAD) - 509.0 PA - 90.53 JA Points
10. Luis Arraez (MIN) - 537.0 PA - 89.91 JA Points
Hardest Hit Balls
Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 114.9mph - home_run
Ketel Marte (ARI) - 113.3mph - field_out
Bryan Reynolds (PIT) - 112.7mph - field_out
Christian Walker (ARI) - 112.6mph - home_run
Oneil Cruz (PIT) - 112.4mph - home_run
William Contreras (ATL) - 111.7mph - home_run
Gleyber Torres (NYY) - 111.3mph - double
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR) - 110.7mph - nan
Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 110.5mph - home_run
Taylor Ward (LAA) - 110.4mph - single
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Yordan Alvarez - 51 PA, 38 BIP, 11 Brls, 28.9 Brl%
Ryan Mountcastle - 74 PA, 52 BIP, 15 Brls, 28.8 Brl%
Dermis Garcia - 48 PA, 20 BIP, 5 Brls, 25.0 Brl%
Eugenio Suarez - 68 PA, 49 BIP, 12 Brls, 24.5 Brl%
Aaron Judge - 74 PA, 42 BIP, 10 Brls, 23.8 Brl%
Shohei Ohtani - 73 PA, 48 BIP, 11 Brls, 22.9 Brl%
Oneil Cruz - 83 PA, 49 BIP, 11 Brls, 22.4 Brl%
Trayce Thompson - 48 PA, 19 BIP, 4 Brls, 21.1 Brl%
Justin Turner - 66 PA, 48 BIP, 10 Brls, 20.8 Brl%
Ryan McMahon - 55 PA, 34 BIP, 7 Brls, 20.6 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Yordan Alvarez - 51 PA, 0.592 xwOBA
Aaron Judge - 74 PA, 0.464 xwOBA
Justin Turner - 66 PA, 0.461 xwOBA
Eloy Jimenez - 73 PA, 0.459 xwOBA
Eduardo Escobar - 69 PA, 0.449 xwOBA
Bo Bichette - 94 PA, 0.444 xwOBA
Freddie Freeman - 77 PA, 0.428 xwOBA
Ryan Mountcastle - 74 PA, 0.426 xwOBA
Shohei Ohtani - 73 PA, 0.422 xwOBA
Carlos Correa - 83 PA, 0.415 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Tony Kemp - 67 PA, 99 Swings, 93.9 Cont%
Yuli Gurriel - 70 PA, 117 Swings, 92.3 Cont%
Isiah Kiner-Falefa - 64 PA, 90 Swings, 92.2 Cont%
Luis Arraez - 77 PA, 142 Swings, 90.8 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 85 PA, 144 Swings, 90.3 Cont%
Vimael Machin - 66 PA, 116 Swings, 88.8 Cont%
Santiago Espinal - 50 PA, 89 Swings, 88.8 Cont%
Jeff McNeil - 80 PA, 158 Swings, 88.6 Cont%
Nico Hoerner - 55 PA, 94 Swings, 88.3 Cont%
Myles Straw - 61 PA, 100 Swings, 88.0 Cont%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Eduardo Escobar - 69 PA, 17.4 K%, 17.0 Brl%
Eloy Jimenez - 73 PA, 16.4 K%, 18.2 Brl%
Justin Turner - 66 PA, 15.2 K%, 20.8 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 51 PA, 11.8 K%, 28.9 Brl%
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
Eloy Jimenez - +11.0% Contact%, +4.7 mph exit velo, -3.6 Chase%
Taylor Ward - +4.4% Contact%, +4.2 mph exit velo, -6.4 Chase%
MJ Melendez - +4.6% Contact%, +5.2 mph exit velo, -6.2 Chase%
Willy Adames - +3.5% Contact%, +6.6 mph exit velo, -6.7 Chase%
Tony Kemp - +9.2% Contact%, +4.5 mph exit velo, -8.4 Chase%
Yasmani Grandal - +12.6% Contact%, +4.9 mph exit velo, -3.1 Chase%
Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days
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Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
Tyler O'Neill - 40.8% Whiff%, 77.3% Weak%, 0.981 Cold Rating
Jose Barrero - 42.2% Whiff%, 75.0% Weak%, 0.971 Cold Rating
Emmanuel Rivera - 34.6% Whiff%, 81.0% Weak%, 0.945 Cold Rating
Joey Gallo - 40.0% Whiff%, 72.2% Weak%, 0.931 Cold Rating
Cody Bellinger - 36.4% Whiff%, 72.2% Weak%, 0.908 Cold Rating
Nick Pratto - 31.1% Whiff%, 77.8% Weak%, 0.908 Cold Rating
Jorge Mateo - 30.3% Whiff%, 80.8% Weak%, 0.895 Cold Rating
Bryce Harper - 39.4% Whiff%, 69.6% Weak%, 0.88 Cold Rating
Kyle Garlick - 38.0% Whiff%, 70.0% Weak%, 0.878 Cold Rating
Jose Siri - 28.9% Whiff%, 74.1% Weak%, 0.834 Cold Rating
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