MLB Daily Notes: Thursday, June 23
Introduction / Explanations for New Readers
Work has been crazy, so I have no time today. We’ll just dump all the usual stuff at you and talk more tomorrow - hopefully!
CSW% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Shohei Ohtani (LAA): 13.0 SwStr%, 42.6 CSW%
2. Nick Martinez (SD): 17.0 SwStr%, 39.6 CSW%
3. Carlos Rodon (SF): 25.3 SwStr%, 37.4 CSW%
4. Luis Garcia (HOU): 24.1 SwStr%, 37.3 CSW%
5. Charlie Morton (ATL): 13.3 SwStr%, 37.1 CSW%
6. Jon Gray (TEX): 14.7 SwStr%, 32.4 CSW%
7. George Kirby (SEA): 12.5 SwStr%, 32.3 CSW%
8. Shane Baz (TB): 12.8 SwStr%, 32.1 CSW%
9. Sonny Gray (MIN): 11.8 SwStr%, 31.8 CSW%
10. Zack Wheeler (PHI): 12.1 SwStr%, 30.3 CSW%
Top Pitcher JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Shohei Ohtani - 8.0 IP - 107.75 JA Points
2. Carlos Rodon - 7.0 IP - 90.0 JA Points
3. Charlie Morton - 7.0 IP - 78.0 JA Points
4. Luis Garcia - 5.0 IP - 57.75 JA Points
5. Keegan Thompson - 6.0 IP - 53.0 JA Points
6. George Kirby - 5.67 IP - 46.25 JA Points
7. Luis Castillo - 5.0 IP - 45.75 JA Points
8. Shane Baz - 4.67 IP - 43.25 JA Points
9. Trevor Kelley - 2.0 IP - 43.0 JA Points
10. Sonny Gray - 4.0 IP - 42.25 JA Points
Pitcher JA Scores - Season
1. Corbin Burnes (MIL) - 14 GS - 56.78 JA Points
2. Dylan Cease (CWS) - 14 GS - 53.89 JA Points
3. Shane McClanahan (TB) - 14 GS - 53.79 JA Points
4. Spencer Strider (ATL) - 5 GS - 52.32 JA Points
5. Freddy Peralta (MIL) - 8 GS - 49.99 JA Points
6. Gerrit Cole (NYY) - 14 GS - 48.45 JA Points
7. Shohei Ohtani (LAA) - 12 GS - 47.24 JA Points
8. Carlos Rodon (SF) - 14 GS - 46.82 JA Points
9. Aaron Ashby (MIL) - 8 GS - 46.64 JA Points
10. Max Scherzer (NYM) - 8 GS - 46.36 JA Points
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Carlos Carrasco's CH velo (13 pitches) DOWN -1.6mph to 86.2
Mike Clevinger's FC velo (12 pitches) DOWN -2.2mph to 86.7
Shohei Ohtani's CU velo (16 pitches) DOWN -2.4mph to 75.9
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Carlos Rodon's SL usage (51.6%) up 21.0 points
Domingo Tapia's FF usage (37.5%) up 20.8 points
Eric Lauer's SL usage (34.0%) up 10.4 points
George Kirby's CU usage (21.9%) up 10.3 points
Lucas Giolito's CH usage (34.7%) up 12.2 points
Madison Bumgarner's FF usage (38.8%) up 10.2 points
Michael Wacha's FF usage (41.8%) up 10.3 points
Mike Clevinger's FF usage (40.7%) up 18.7 points
Nick Martinez's CH usage (56.6%) up 32.5 points
Shohei Ohtani's SL usage (42.6%) up 13.3 points
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Shane Bieber - 96 TBF, 38.6% CSW%
Charlie Morton - 100 TBF, 38.3% CSW%
Shane McClanahan - 96 TBF, 35.6% CSW%
Corbin Burnes - 92 TBF, 33.7% CSW%
Carlos Rodon - 93 TBF, 33.5% CSW%
Joe Musgrove - 79 TBF, 33.4% CSW%
Dylan Cease - 87 TBF, 32.9% CSW%
Luis Garcia - 124 TBF, 32.8% CSW%
Kyle Wright - 81 TBF, 32.6% CSW%
Gerrit Cole - 89 TBF, 32.5% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Charlie Morton - 100 TBF, 40.0% K%
Dylan Cease - 87 TBF, 36.8% K%
Gerrit Cole - 89 TBF, 34.8% K%
Corbin Burnes - 92 TBF, 34.8% K%
Spencer Strider - 81 TBF, 34.6% K%
Shane Bieber - 96 TBF, 34.4% K%
Carlos Rodon - 93 TBF, 33.3% K%
Shane McClanahan - 96 TBF, 33.3% K%
Chris Bassitt - 97 TBF, 30.9% K%
Zack Wheeler - 93 TBF, 30.1% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Charlie Morton - 100 TBF, 36.0% K-BB%
Shane McClanahan - 96 TBF, 30.2% K-BB%
Shane Bieber - 96 TBF, 30.2% K-BB%
Gerrit Cole - 89 TBF, 28.1% K-BB%
Corbin Burnes - 92 TBF, 26.1% K-BB%
Carlos Rodon - 93 TBF, 25.8% K-BB%
Zack Wheeler - 93 TBF, 24.7% K-BB%
Aaron Nola - 82 TBF, 24.4% K-BB%
Tyler Mahle - 111 TBF, 24.3% K-BB%
Chris Bassitt - 97 TBF, 23.7% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Framber Valdez - 76 TBF, 74.0% GB%
Justin Steele - 78 TBF, 63.1% GB%
Dakota Hudson - 75 TBF, 60.0% GB%
Sandy Alcantara - 119 TBF, 59.3% GB%
Joe Musgrove - 79 TBF, 59.2% GB%
Kyle Wright - 81 TBF, 57.1% GB%
Max Fried - 101 TBF, 56.3% GB%
Zack Wheeler - 93 TBF, 55.9% GB%
Graham Ashcraft - 96 TBF, 55.1% GB%
Michael Lorenzen - 79 TBF, 54.7% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Carlos Rodon - 93 TBF, 33.3 K%, 7.5 BB%, 45.5% GB%
Charlie Morton - 100 TBF, 40.0 K%, 4.0 BB%, 50.9% GB%
Chris Bassitt - 97 TBF, 30.9 K%, 7.2 BB%, 45.0% GB%
Gerrit Cole - 89 TBF, 34.8 K%, 6.7 BB%, 50.0% GB%
Joe Musgrove - 79 TBF, 29.1 K%, 7.6 BB%, 59.2% GB%
Kyle Wright - 81 TBF, 27.2 K%, 3.7 BB%, 57.1% GB%
Shohei Ohtani - 93 TBF, 29.0 K%, 6.5 BB%, 45.0% GB%
Zack Wheeler - 93 TBF, 30.1 K%, 5.4 BB%, 55.9% GB%
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Luis Garcia - +2.1% CSW%, -4.1 BB%
Zach Davies - +2.5% CSW%, -3.5 BB%
Charlie Morton - +7.2% CSW%, -3.5 BB%
Shane Bieber - +4.2% CSW%, -2.9 BB%
Sandy Alcantara - +2.2% CSW%, -2.2 BB%
Kyle Wright - +2.3% CSW%, -6.6 BB%
Taijuan Walker - +3.4% CSW%, -2.5 BB%
Johan Oviedo - +3.5% CSW%, -3.1 BB%
Trent Thornton - +2.8% CSW%, -5.7 BB%
Chi Chi Gonzalez - +2.6% CSW%, -4.6 BB%
Multiple Barrels
Carlos Correa (MIN) 5 PA, 11 Swings, 3 Barrels, 2 HR
Alejandro Kirk (TOR) 5 PA, 6 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Andrew McCutchen (MIL) 4 PA, 8 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Nolan Arenado (STL) 4 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Ryan Jeffers (MIN) 4 PA, 10 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Ryan Mountcastle (BAL) 4 PA, 15 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Taylor Ward (LAA) 5 PA, 6 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Teoscar Hernandez (TOR) 4 PA, 8 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Yordan Alvarez (HOU) 4 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Top Hitter JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Austin Hays - 4.0 PA - 60.0 JA Points
2. Andrew Vaughn - 5.0 PA - 56.0 JA Points
3. Carlos Correa - 5.0 PA - 56.0 JA Points
4. Ryan Jeffers - 4.0 PA - 54.0 JA Points
5. Kyle Farmer - 4.0 PA - 51.0 JA Points
6. J.D. Martinez - 4.0 PA - 50.0 JA Points
7. Alejandro Kirk - 5.0 PA - 50.0 JA Points
8. Yordan Alvarez - 4.0 PA - 46.0 JA Points
9. Jesse Winker - 5.0 PA - 46.0 JA Points
10. Lane Thomas - 3.0 PA - 45.0 JA Points
Hitter JA Scores - Season
1. Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 254.0 PA - 152.91 JA Points
2. Aaron Judge (NYY) - 288.0 PA - 133.89 JA Points
3. Alejandro Kirk (TOR) - 219.0 PA - 126.39 JA Points
4. Jose Ramirez (CLE) - 267.0 PA - 123.3 JA Points
5. Taylor Ward (LAA) - 203.0 PA - 119.21 JA Points
6. Paul Goldschmidt (STL) - 295.0 PA - 113.36 JA Points
7. Juan Soto (WSH) - 305.0 PA - 111.34 JA Points
8. Luis Arraez (MIN) - 244.0 PA - 110.66 JA Points
9. Bryce Harper (PHI) - 261.0 PA - 110.65 JA Points
10. Will Smith (LAD) - 224.0 PA - 109.46 JA Points
Hardest Hit Balls
Jorge Alfaro (SD) - 114.8mph - home_run
Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 114.6mph - home_run
Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 113.8mph - home_run
Jorge Soler (MIA) - 112.6mph - foul
William Contreras (ATL) - 111.5mph - single
Joey Gallo (NYY) - 111.1mph - foul
Trey Mancini (BAL) - 111.0mph - foul
Victor Reyes (DET) - 110.9mph - field_out
Kevin Padlo (SEA) - 110.6mph - double
Corey Seager (TEX) - 110.1mph - double
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Aaron Judge - 86 PA, 58 BIP, 15 Brls, 25.9 Brl%
Jazz Chisholm - 74 PA, 37 BIP, 9 Brls, 24.3 Brl%
Kyle Schwarber - 87 PA, 50 BIP, 12 Brls, 24.0 Brl%
Joey Gallo - 59 PA, 25 BIP, 6 Brls, 24.0 Brl%
Adam Duvall - 69 PA, 39 BIP, 9 Brls, 23.1 Brl%
Giancarlo Stanton - 63 PA, 35 BIP, 8 Brls, 22.9 Brl%
Ryan Mountcastle - 77 PA, 54 BIP, 12 Brls, 22.2 Brl%
Jake Burger - 61 PA, 36 BIP, 8 Brls, 22.2 Brl%
Mike Trout - 73 PA, 37 BIP, 8 Brls, 21.6 Brl%
Gary Sanchez - 60 PA, 39 BIP, 8 Brls, 20.5 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Alex Bregman - 70 PA, 94 Swings, 91.5 Cont%
Isiah Kiner-Falefa - 61 PA, 98 Swings, 90.8 Cont%
Nico Hoerner - 66 PA, 114 Swings, 90.4 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 59 PA, 93 Swings, 90.3 Cont%
Luis Arraez - 73 PA, 131 Swings, 89.3 Cont%
J.P. Crawford - 81 PA, 130 Swings, 89.2 Cont%
Luis Guillorme - 55 PA, 98 Swings, 88.8 Cont%
Adam Frazier - 73 PA, 127 Swings, 88.2 Cont%
Jose Ramirez - 68 PA, 123 Swings, 87.8 Cont%
Jose Iglesias - 59 PA, 105 Swings, 87.6 Cont%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Alejandro Kirk - 71 PA, 12.7 K%, 18.0 Brl%
Anthony Rizzo - 85 PA, 18.8 K%, 15.5 Brl%
Bryce Harper - 67 PA, 11.9 K%, 14.6 Brl%
Cal Raleigh - 62 PA, 19.4 K%, 14.6 Brl%
Christian Walker - 80 PA, 20.0 K%, 17.0 Brl%
Corey Seager - 78 PA, 16.7 K%, 15.8 Brl%
Gleyber Torres - 65 PA, 20.0 K%, 15.2 Brl%
Jorge Alfaro - 54 PA, 18.5 K%, 17.5 Brl%
Matt Olson - 83 PA, 16.9 K%, 14.3 Brl%
Paul Goldschmidt - 85 PA, 20.0 K%, 14.3 Brl%
Rafael Devers - 73 PA, 15.1 K%, 14.3 Brl%
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 89 PA, 19.1 K%, 19.0 Brl%
Sean Murphy - 58 PA, 19.0 K%, 14.3 Brl%
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 93 PA, 17.2 K%, 17.2 Brl%
Will Smith - 72 PA, 12.5 K%, 14.3 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 68 PA, 10.3 K%, 19.6 Brl%
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
Yonathan Daza - +10.8% Contact%, +4.7 mph exit velo, -10.1 Chase%
Anthony Rizzo - +3.7% Contact%, +5.9 mph exit velo, -7.0 Chase%
Josh Bell - +8.3% Contact%, +5.6 mph exit velo, -8.2 Chase%
Jared Walsh - +8.3% Contact%, +4.1 mph exit velo, -15.4 Chase%
Isaac Paredes - +7.8% Contact%, +3.1 mph exit velo, -6.9 Chase%
Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
Max Stassi - 39.2% Whiff%, 73.9% Weak%, 0.957 Cold Rating
Jorge Soler - 34.9% Whiff%, 72.0% Weak%, 0.904 Cold Rating
Michael Chavis - 37.9% Whiff%, 70.0% Weak%, 0.901 Cold Rating
Tomas Nido - 38.9% Whiff%, 69.2% Weak%, 0.89 Cold Rating
Randy Arozarena - 32.3% Whiff%, 75.0% Weak%, 0.882 Cold Rating
Eduardo Escobar - 36.6% Whiff%, 69.2% Weak%, 0.871 Cold Rating
Jordan Luplow - 31.7% Whiff%, 73.9% Weak%, 0.868 Cold Rating
Manuel Margot - 32.4% Whiff%, 71.4% Weak%, 0.861 Cold Rating
Matt Chapman - 31.0% Whiff%, 70.8% Weak%, 0.827 Cold Rating
Cody Bellinger - 37.9% Whiff%, 65.5% Weak%, 0.815 Cold Rating
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