MLB Daily Notes: Sunday, September 11
Introduction / Explanation For New Readers
CSW% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Jameson Taillon (NYY): 15.2 SwStr%, 38.4 CSW%
2. Logan Webb (SF): 9.8 SwStr%, 38.2 CSW%
3. Carlos Carrasco (NYM): 14.9 SwStr%, 35.1 CSW%
4. Kevin Gausman (TOR): 18.8 SwStr%, 33.7 CSW%
5. Jose Urquidy (HOU): 8.0 SwStr%, 33.0 CSW%
6. Max Fried (ATL): 16.5 SwStr%, 30.6 CSW%
7. Shohei Ohtani (LAA): 13.9 SwStr%, 30.4 CSW%
8. Julio Urias (LAD): 10.8 SwStr%, 30.1 CSW%
9. Marcus Stroman (CHC): 11.2 SwStr%, 30.0 CSW%
10. JT Brubaker (PIT): 5.6 SwStr%, 29.2 CSW%
Top Pitcher JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Lance Lynn - 6.0 IP - 71.5 JA Points
2. Logan Webb - 7.0 IP - 70.5 JA Points
3. Jameson Taillon - 7.33 IP - 62.25 JA Points
4. Kevin Gausman - 5.33 IP - 62.0 JA Points
5. Max Fried - 6.0 IP - 54.5 JA Points
6. George Kirby - 6.0 IP - 52.5 JA Points
7. Carlos Carrasco - 6.0 IP - 49.75 JA Points
8. Jose Urena - 5.33 IP - 47.0 JA Points
9. Shohei Ohtani - 5.0 IP - 38.5 JA Points
10. Julio Urias - 6.67 IP - 34.75 JA Points
Pitcher JA Scores - Season
1. Spencer Strider (ATL) - 18.0 GS - 57.41 JA Points
2. Corbin Burnes (MIL) - 27.0 GS - 53.29 JA Points
3. Shane McClanahan (TB) - 24.0 GS - 51.93 JA Points
4. Shohei Ohtani (LAA) - 24.0 GS - 49.94 JA Points
5. Carlos Rodon (SF) - 28.0 GS - 49.37 JA Points
6. Dylan Cease (CWS) - 28.0 GS - 48.5 JA Points
7. Gerrit Cole (NYY) - 27.0 GS - 48.47 JA Points
8. Max Scherzer (NYM) - 20.0 GS - 46.76 JA Points
9. Blake Snell (SD) - 20.0 GS - 45.6 JA Points
10. Lance Lynn (CWS) - 16.0 GS - 45.29 JA Points
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Shohei Ohtani's FC velo (11 pitches) UP 3.1mph to 93.4
Pablo Lopez's FF velo (32 pitches) UP 1.8mph to 95.1
Pablo Lopez's CH velo (21 pitches) UP 1.7mph to 89.1
Kevin Gausman's FS velo (38 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 86.7
Jose Urquidy's SL velo (25 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 81.3
Jonathan Heasley's CH velo (25 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 83.7
Matt Manning's CH velo (13 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 85.1
Carlos Carrasco's SL velo (14 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 83.5
Michael Wacha's CH velo (25 pitches) DOWN -1.6mph to 83.1
George Kirby's SL velo (19 pitches) DOWN -1.7mph to 85.4
Matt Manning's SL velo (10 pitches) DOWN -1.7mph to 82.3
Kohei Arihara's SI velo (25 pitches) DOWN -1.9mph to 89.1
Jordan Lyles's SL velo (26 pitches) DOWN -2.2mph to 77.8
Jordan Lyles's SI velo (13 pitches) DOWN -2.2mph to 88.7
Jordan Lyles's FF velo (22 pitches) DOWN -2.5mph to 89.3
Jonathan Heasley's FF velo (39 pitches) DOWN -2.8mph to 91.0
Chase Anderson's FC velo (16 pitches) DOWN -6.5mph to 84.9
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Adrian Houser's SI usage (59.8%) up 10.9 points
Adrian Martinez's CH usage (40.9%) up 11.7 points
Blake Snell's SL usage (35.2%) up 11.9 points
Chase Anderson's FF usage (35.7%) up 13.2 points
Erick Fedde's SI usage (51.9%) up 12.0 points
George Kirby's SI usage (28.2%) up 18.0 points
Jack Flaherty's CU usage (25.3%) up 12.9 points
Jose Urquidy's SL usage (28.4%) up 15.7 points
Kohei Arihara's SL usage (23.2%) up 11.8 points
Logan Webb's SI usage (51.0%) up 19.1 points
Madison Bumgarner's CH usage (24.2%) up 12.9 points
Marcus Stroman's FC usage (35.0%) up 23.1 points
Max Fried's CH usage (28.2%) up 15.0 points
Pablo Lopez's CU usage (17.9%) up 10.5 points
Ranger Suarez's FC usage (25.2%) up 18.1 points
Shohei Ohtani's SI usage (25.3%) up 23.5 points
Yennier Cano's CH usage (48.2%) up 19.4 points
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Jacob deGrom - 71 TBF, 38.7% CSW%
Andrew Heaney - 70 TBF, 38.3% CSW%
Spencer Strider - 75 TBF, 37.0% CSW%
Corbin Burnes - 99 TBF, 36.9% CSW%
Aaron Nola - 82 TBF, 36.3% CSW%
Shane Bieber - 80 TBF, 34.1% CSW%
Gerrit Cole - 82 TBF, 33.8% CSW%
Charlie Morton - 97 TBF, 33.6% CSW%
Drew Smyly - 91 TBF, 33.1% CSW%
Lance Lynn - 99 TBF, 32.6% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Spencer Strider - 75 TBF, 42.7% K%
Carlos Rodon - 88 TBF, 37.5% K%
Andrew Heaney - 70 TBF, 37.1% K%
Jacob deGrom - 71 TBF, 36.6% K%
Gerrit Cole - 82 TBF, 35.4% K%
Drew Rasmussen - 68 TBF, 33.8% K%
Shane Bieber - 80 TBF, 33.8% K%
Lance Lynn - 99 TBF, 32.3% K%
Aaron Nola - 82 TBF, 31.7% K%
Blake Snell - 86 TBF, 31.4% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Spencer Strider - 75 TBF, 37.3% K-BB%
Andrew Heaney - 70 TBF, 34.3% K-BB%
Jacob deGrom - 71 TBF, 32.4% K-BB%
Drew Rasmussen - 68 TBF, 32.4% K-BB%
Shane Bieber - 80 TBF, 31.2% K-BB%
Carlos Rodon - 88 TBF, 29.5% K-BB%
Aaron Nola - 82 TBF, 29.3% K-BB%
Lance Lynn - 99 TBF, 29.3% K-BB%
Gerrit Cole - 82 TBF, 29.3% K-BB%
Kevin Gausman - 97 TBF, 28.9% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Ranger Suarez - 90 TBF, 62.5% GB%
Alex Cobb - 69 TBF, 61.4% GB%
Framber Valdez - 89 TBF, 61.1% GB%
Aaron Sanchez - 69 TBF, 60.0% GB%
Kyle Wright - 72 TBF, 58.7% GB%
Jordan Montgomery - 101 TBF, 57.3% GB%
Marcus Stroman - 93 TBF, 55.3% GB%
Kyle Bradish - 71 TBF, 55.1% GB%
Luis Castillo - 100 TBF, 54.7% GB%
Max Fried - 90 TBF, 54.7% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Corbin Burnes - 99 TBF, 27.3 K%, 6.1 BB%, 45.3% GB%
Drew Rasmussen - 68 TBF, 33.8 K%, 1.5 BB%, 50.0% GB%
George Kirby - 79 TBF, 27.8 K%, 1.3 BB%, 53.6% GB%
Joel Kuhnel - 46 TBF, 34.8 K%, 2.2 BB%, 60.7% GB%
Justin Lawrence - 52 TBF, 32.7 K%, 3.8 BB%, 57.6% GB%
Luis Castillo - 100 TBF, 30.0 K%, 4.0 BB%, 54.7% GB%
Nick Lodolo - 97 TBF, 30.9 K%, 4.1 BB%, 49.2% GB%
Shane Bieber - 80 TBF, 33.8 K%, 2.5 BB%, 51.0% GB%
Trevor Rogers - 46 TBF, 28.3 K%, 2.2 BB%, 50.0% GB%
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Lance Lynn - +4.7% CSW%, -3.0 BB%
Ross Stripling - +3.1% CSW%, -1.9 BB%
Aaron Nola - +3.5% CSW%, -2.3 BB%
George Kirby - +2.3% CSW%, -1.7 BB%
Spencer Strider - +4.3% CSW%, -3.1 BB%
Spenser Watkins - +3.2% CSW%, -2.7 BB%
Andrew Heaney - +7.7% CSW%, -3.9 BB%
Bailey Falter - +2.0% CSW%, -4.7 BB%
Mitch Keller - +2.4% CSW%, -1.5 BB%
Paolo Espino - +4.7% CSW%, -4.9 BB%
Chad Kuhl - +3.6% CSW%, -4.6 BB%
Justin Dunn - +2.1% CSW%, -3.4 BB%
Sean Manaea - +2.1% CSW%, -4.0 BB%
Sean Newcomb - +3.6% CSW%, -1.9 BB%
Daniel Norris - +3.3% CSW%, -2.1 BB%
Multiple Barrels
Adolis Garcia (TEX) 5 PA, 13 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Eduardo Escobar (NYM) 5 PA, 8 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Joey Bart (SF) 4 PA, 7 Swings, 3 Barrels, 1 HR
Ryan Mountcastle (BAL) 4 PA, 8 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Yordan Alvarez (HOU) 4 PA, 4 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Top Hitter JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Joey Bart - 4.0 PA - 75.0 JA Points
2. Kyle Schwarber - 5.0 PA - 63.0 JA Points
3. Ryan Mountcastle - 4.0 PA - 57.0 JA Points
4. Danny Jansen - 5.0 PA - 54.0 JA Points
5. Freddie Freeman - 5.0 PA - 52.0 JA Points
6. Mark Canha - 5.0 PA - 51.0 JA Points
7. Steven Kwan - 5.0 PA - 49.0 JA Points
8. Enrique Hernandez - 6.0 PA - 48.0 JA Points
9. Ke'Bryan Hayes - 4.0 PA - 48.0 JA Points
10. Yordan Alvarez - 4.0 PA - 45.0 JA Points
Hitter JA Scores - Season
1. Aaron Judge (NYY) - 582.0 PA - 142.27 JA Points
2. Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 467.0 PA - 135.59 JA Points
3. Juan Soto (SD) - 564.0 PA - 131.56 JA Points
4. Freddie Freeman (LAD) - 605.0 PA - 119.34 JA Points
5. Paul Goldschmidt (STL) - 580.0 PA - 112.62 JA Points
6. Alejandro Kirk (TOR) - 466.0 PA - 107.47 JA Points
7. Yandy Diaz (TB) - 511.0 PA - 102.94 JA Points
8. Alex Bregman (HOU) - 559.0 PA - 99.89 JA Points
9. Will Smith (LAD) - 487.0 PA - 92.4 JA Points
10. Luis Arraez (MIN) - 523.0 PA - 90.78 JA Points
Hardest Hit Balls
Riley Adams (WSH) - 115.0mph - single
Giancarlo Stanton (NYY) - 113.7mph - force_out
Adolis Garcia (TEX) - 113.0mph - home_run
Carlos Correa (MIN) - 112.9mph - single
Eloy Jimenez (CWS) - 112.4mph - single
Adolis Garcia (TEX) - 112.1mph - single
Aaron Judge (NYY) - 111.5mph - single
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR) - 111.4mph - single
Jose Siri (TB) - 111.4mph - double
Kyle Schwarber (PHI) - 111.4mph - home_run
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Aaron Judge - 77 PA, 42 BIP, 12 Brls, 28.6 Brl%
Oneil Cruz - 67 PA, 42 BIP, 11 Brls, 26.2 Brl%
Ryan Mountcastle - 76 PA, 52 BIP, 12 Brls, 23.1 Brl%
Seth Brown - 71 PA, 41 BIP, 8 Brls, 19.5 Brl%
Trayce Thompson - 49 PA, 21 BIP, 4 Brls, 19.0 Brl%
Mike Trout - 78 PA, 53 BIP, 10 Brls, 18.9 Brl%
Shohei Ohtani - 72 PA, 43 BIP, 8 Brls, 18.6 Brl%
Joey Gallo - 48 PA, 22 BIP, 4 Brls, 18.2 Brl%
Eugenio Suarez - 72 PA, 44 BIP, 8 Brls, 18.2 Brl%
J.T. Realmuto - 65 PA, 45 BIP, 8 Brls, 17.8 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Aaron Judge - 77 PA, 0.518 xwOBA
Eloy Jimenez - 70 PA, 0.466 xwOBA
Nathaniel Lowe - 79 PA, 0.459 xwOBA
Bo Bichette - 87 PA, 0.457 xwOBA
Yandy Diaz - 70 PA, 0.448 xwOBA
Freddie Freeman - 86 PA, 0.438 xwOBA
Justin Turner - 69 PA, 0.422 xwOBA
Joc Pederson - 48 PA, 0.419 xwOBA
Yordan Alvarez - 50 PA, 0.411 xwOBA
Mike Trout - 78 PA, 0.408 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Keibert Ruiz - 48 PA, 80 Swings, 95.0 Cont%
Isiah Kiner-Falefa - 63 PA, 89 Swings, 93.3 Cont%
Yuli Gurriel - 65 PA, 108 Swings, 91.7 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 77 PA, 119 Swings, 91.6 Cont%
Luis Arraez - 83 PA, 152 Swings, 90.8 Cont%
Nick Madrigal - 60 PA, 104 Swings, 90.4 Cont%
Jeff McNeil - 73 PA, 150 Swings, 90.0 Cont%
Nicky Lopez - 57 PA, 117 Swings, 89.7 Cont%
Yandy Diaz - 70 PA, 115 Swings, 88.7 Cont%
Nico Hoerner - 78 PA, 134 Swings, 88.1 Cont%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Anthony Santander - 80 PA, 17.5 K%, 16.9 Brl%
Bo Bichette - 87 PA, 17.2 K%, 17.5 Brl%
Bobby Witt Jr. - 80 PA, 13.8 K%, 14.3 Brl%
Cal Raleigh - 54 PA, 16.7 K%, 17.5 Brl%
Carlos Correa - 87 PA, 19.5 K%, 16.1 Brl%
Eloy Jimenez - 70 PA, 14.3 K%, 17.6 Brl%
J.T. Realmuto - 65 PA, 20.0 K%, 17.8 Brl%
Justin Turner - 69 PA, 15.9 K%, 16.3 Brl%
Lars Nootbaar - 81 PA, 18.5 K%, 14.3 Brl%
Luke Voit - 75 PA, 20.0 K%, 15.4 Brl%
Nathaniel Lowe - 79 PA, 15.2 K%, 16.9 Brl%
Seiya Suzuki - 78 PA, 17.9 K%, 14.0 Brl%
Xander Bogaerts - 74 PA, 13.5 K%, 14.0 Brl%
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
C.J. Cron - +5.3% Contact%, +5.0 mph exit velo, -12.7 Chase%
Mark Canha - +10.0% Contact%, +3.6 mph exit velo, -7.0 Chase%
Dansby Swanson - +9.1% Contact%, +5.6 mph exit velo, -6.5 Chase%
Eugenio Suarez - +4.9% Contact%, +3.9 mph exit velo, -3.9 Chase%
Yandy Diaz - +6.7% Contact%, +5.8 mph exit velo, -4.4 Chase%
Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days
Eugenio Suarez - 0.39 xwOBA, 17.9% Brl%, 80.7% Contact%, 16.7% Chase%, 20.8% K%
Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
J.D. Davis - 41.2% Whiff%, 75.0% Weak%, 0.96 Cold Rating
Mitch Haniger - 34.3% Whiff%, 73.5% Weak%, 0.919 Cold Rating
Oswaldo Cabrera - 34.6% Whiff%, 72.4% Weak%, 0.91 Cold Rating
Trea Turner - 30.5% Whiff%, 75.6% Weak%, 0.888 Cold Rating
Jose Barrero - 29.0% Whiff%, 78.3% Weak%, 0.883 Cold Rating
Matt Olson - 30.2% Whiff%, 75.0% Weak%, 0.875 Cold Rating
Michael Chavis - 34.1% Whiff%, 69.6% Weak%, 0.865 Cold Rating
Rowdy Tellez - 28.9% Whiff%, 74.2% Weak%, 0.851 Cold Rating
Bubba Thompson - 32.4% Whiff%, 70.8% Weak%, 0.847 Cold Rating
Bobby Witt Jr. - 28.2% Whiff%, 73.2% Weak%, 0.828 Cold Rating
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