MLB Daily Notes: Wednesday, September 28
I have a ton of meetings today so I have no time to write about baseball, which is a real shame, I was feeling it today! Here’s the report.
CSW% Leaders - Yesterday
1. Jose Berrios (TOR): 12.6 SwStr%, 38.9 CSW%
2. Bailey Ober (MIN): 22.0 SwStr%, 38.5 CSW%
3. Luis Garcia (HOU): 14.1 SwStr%, 34.1 CSW%
4. Jameson Taillon (NYY): 12.8 SwStr%, 33.0 CSW%
5. Zack Wheeler (PHI): 9.7 SwStr%, 32.3 CSW%
6. Blake Snell (SD): 15.6 SwStr%, 32.3 CSW%
7. Logan Webb (SF): 12.8 SwStr%, 32.1 CSW%
8. Hunter Greene (CIN): 18.6 SwStr%, 32.0 CSW%
9. Pablo Lopez (MIA): 11.0 SwStr%, 30.8 CSW%
10. Paolo Espino (WSH): 11.1 SwStr%, 30.6 CSW%
Top Pitcher JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Bailey Ober - 7.33 IP - 69.25 JA Points
2. Luis Garcia - 7.0 IP - 65.75 JA Points
3. Hunter Greene - 6.0 IP - 63.25 JA Points
4. Blake Snell - 5.0 IP - 58.0 JA Points
5. Pablo Lopez - 6.0 IP - 57.0 JA Points
6. Logan Webb - 5.0 IP - 54.75 JA Points
7. Marcus Stroman - 7.0 IP - 54.0 JA Points
8. Robbie Ray - 5.67 IP - 51.75 JA Points
9. Miles Mikolas - 6.0 IP - 50.25 JA Points
10. Jameson Taillon - 6.67 IP - 46.0 JA Points
Pitcher JA Scores - Season
1. Spencer Strider (ATL) - 20.0 GS - 57.89 JA Points
2. Corbin Burnes (MIL) - 30.0 GS - 51.55 JA Points
3. Carlos Rodon (SF) - 30.0 GS - 50.0 JA Points
4. Shohei Ohtani (LAA) - 26.0 GS - 49.41 JA Points
5. Shane McClanahan (TB) - 27.0 GS - 49.13 JA Points
6. Gerrit Cole (NYY) - 30.0 GS - 48.69 JA Points
7. Blake Snell (SD) - 23.0 GS - 47.9 JA Points
8. Max Scherzer (NYM) - 22.0 GS - 47.01 JA Points
9. Dylan Cease (CWS) - 31.0 GS - 46.53 JA Points
10. Brandon Woodruff (MIL) - 25.0 GS - 46.04 JA Points
Velo Changes - Yesterday
Jose Berrios's CU velo (31 pitches) UP 1.9mph to 84.8
Jose Berrios's SI velo (36 pitches) UP 1.8mph to 95.6
Jose Berrios's FF velo (15 pitches) UP 1.8mph to 95.8
Jose Berrios's CH velo (13 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 86.2
Robbie Ray's SL velo (28 pitches) UP 1.6mph to 88.7
Tyler Anderson's FC velo (16 pitches) UP 1.5mph to 87.1
Joey Wentz's FF velo (31 pitches) DOWN -1.5mph to 91.2
James Kaprielian's SL velo (30 pitches) DOWN -1.6mph to 83.6
Tyson Miller's CU velo (11 pitches) DOWN -1.6mph to 80.6
Carlos Carrasco's CH velo (22 pitches) DOWN -1.7mph to 85.7
Michael Wacha's CH velo (27 pitches) DOWN -1.8mph to 82.7
Mitch Keller's SL velo (31 pitches) DOWN -2.4mph to 82.1
German Marquez's CU velo (26 pitches) DOWN -2.5mph to 84.2
Pitch Mix Changes - Yesterday
Adrian Houser's FF usage (35.1%) up 18.4 points
Adrian Houser's SL usage (24.3%) up 11.1 points
Bailey Ober's SL usage (36.3%) up 13.5 points
Carlos Carrasco's FF usage (50.7%) up 15.8 points
Corey Kluber's FC usage (46.2%) up 12.6 points
James Kaprielian's SI usage (21.6%) up 17.9 points
Joey Wentz's FC usage (31.4%) up 12.3 points
Jose Berrios's SI usage (37.9%) up 12.6 points
Kyle Bradish's CU usage (23.5%) up 11.2 points
Kyle Bradish's SI usage (14.1%) up 11.6 points
Kyle Muller's FF usage (53.5%) up 10.6 points
Kyle Muller's CU usage (26.7%) up 11.1 points
Marcus Stroman's SI usage (52.6%) up 13.2 points
Patrick Sandoval's SL usage (42.6%) up 13.3 points
Robbie Ray's SI usage (31.7%) up 11.2 points
Tyler Anderson's FF usage (54.9%) up 17.9 points
Tyson Miller's FF usage (54.5%) up 23.4 points
Tyson Miller's CU usage (16.7%) up 15.3 points
Zach Davies's SI usage (67.5%) up 13.4 points
Zack Wheeler's FF usage (54.8%) up 12.3 points
CSW% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Gerrit Cole - 96 TBF, 37.0% CSW%
Hunter Greene - 69 TBF, 36.4% CSW%
Jacob deGrom - 89 TBF, 35.9% CSW%
Clayton Kershaw - 97 TBF, 35.7% CSW%
Zac Gallen - 71 TBF, 35.6% CSW%
Logan Webb - 87 TBF, 34.8% CSW%
Lucas Giolito - 70 TBF, 34.8% CSW%
Spencer Strider - 71 TBF, 34.7% CSW%
Brandon Woodruff - 75 TBF, 34.6% CSW%
Triston McKenzie - 86 TBF, 34.6% CSW%
K% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Brandon Woodruff - 75 TBF, 42.7% K%
Hunter Greene - 69 TBF, 42.0% K%
Gerrit Cole - 96 TBF, 41.7% K%
Jacob deGrom - 89 TBF, 40.4% K%
Zac Gallen - 71 TBF, 39.4% K%
Spencer Strider - 71 TBF, 39.4% K%
Cristian Javier - 80 TBF, 37.5% K%
Nick Lodolo - 97 TBF, 36.1% K%
Blake Snell - 90 TBF, 34.4% K%
Shohei Ohtani - 69 TBF, 31.9% K%
K-BB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Brandon Woodruff - 75 TBF, 37.3% K-BB%
Zac Gallen - 71 TBF, 35.2% K-BB%
Jacob deGrom - 89 TBF, 34.8% K-BB%
Hunter Greene - 69 TBF, 33.3% K-BB%
Gerrit Cole - 96 TBF, 32.3% K-BB%
Nick Lodolo - 97 TBF, 32.0% K-BB%
Cristian Javier - 80 TBF, 30.0% K-BB%
Spencer Strider - 71 TBF, 29.6% K-BB%
Clayton Kershaw - 97 TBF, 28.9% K-BB%
Triston McKenzie - 86 TBF, 27.9% K-BB%
GB% Leaders - Last 3 Weeks
Framber Valdez - 84 TBF, 65.0% GB%
Alex Cobb - 72 TBF, 63.5% GB%
Corbin Burnes - 105 TBF, 62.7% GB%
Brady Singer - 75 TBF, 62.7% GB%
Nick Lodolo - 97 TBF, 58.5% GB%
Drey Jameson - 73 TBF, 58.0% GB%
Eduardo Rodriguez - 76 TBF, 55.9% GB%
Johan Oviedo - 75 TBF, 54.5% GB%
Shohei Ohtani - 69 TBF, 54.1% GB%
Jose Urena - 71 TBF, 54.0% GB%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Pitchers - Last 3 Weeks
Clarke Schmidt - 47 TBF, 31.9 K%, 4.3 BB%, 50.0% GB%
Clayton Kershaw - 97 TBF, 30.9 K%, 2.1 BB%, 46.2% GB%
Corbin Burnes - 105 TBF, 29.5 K%, 4.8 BB%, 62.7% GB%
Drew Smyly - 46 TBF, 28.3 K%, 6.5 BB%, 55.2% GB%
Logan Gilbert - 69 TBF, 27.5 K%, 7.2 BB%, 50.0% GB%
Luis Castillo - 95 TBF, 27.4 K%, 7.4 BB%, 45.9% GB%
Nick Lodolo - 97 TBF, 36.1 K%, 4.1 BB%, 58.5% GB%
Hot Pitcher Tracker - Last 3 Weeks vs. Career
Jameson Taillon - +5.4% CSW%, -1.7 BB%
Logan Webb - +4.3% CSW%, -3.3 BB%
Triston McKenzie - +6.0% CSW%, -6.0 BB%
Zac Gallen - +6.2% CSW%, -3.6 BB%
Jose Urena - +3.0% CSW%, -2.9 BB%
Johan Oviedo - +4.4% CSW%, -1.7 BB%
Daniel Lynch - +2.3% CSW%, -4.2 BB%
Cristian Javier - +4.5% CSW%, -3.1 BB%
Clarke Schmidt - +8.1% CSW%, -5.4 BB%
Multiple Barrels
Anthony Santander (BAL) 5 PA, 8 Swings, 3 Barrels, 2 HR
Christopher Morel (CHC) 3 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Josh Jung (TEX) 4 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Ramon Urias (BAL) 3 PA, 7 Swings, 2 Barrels, 1 HR
Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL) 5 PA, 9 Swings, 2 Barrels, 2 HR
Yoan Moncada (CWS) 4 PA, 9 Swings, 2 Barrels, 0 HR
Top Hitter JA Scores - Yesterday
1. Anthony Santander - 5.0 PA - 82.0 JA Points
2. Jose Altuve - 5.0 PA - 73.0 JA Points
3. Ramon Urias - 3.0 PA - 64.0 JA Points
4. Aaron Judge - 5.0 PA - 61.0 JA Points
5. Josh Jung - 4.0 PA - 58.0 JA Points
6. David Hensley - 3.0 PA - 52.0 JA Points
7. Brandon Crawford - 4.0 PA - 43.0 JA Points
8. Kyle Tucker - 5.0 PA - 43.0 JA Points
9. Triston Casas - 5.0 PA - 42.0 JA Points
10. Tommy Pham - 6.0 PA - 42.0 JA Points
Hitter JA Scores - Season
1. Aaron Judge (NYY) - 645.0 PA - 152.5 JA Points
2. Yordan Alvarez (HOU) - 525.0 PA - 147.73 JA Points
3. Juan Soto (SD) - 627.0 PA - 133.78 JA Points
4. Freddie Freeman (LAD) - 654.0 PA - 120.61 JA Points
5. Alejandro Kirk (TOR) - 519.0 PA - 104.74 JA Points
6. Paul Goldschmidt (STL) - 634.0 PA - 103.72 JA Points
7. Alex Bregman (HOU) - 624.0 PA - 101.35 JA Points
8. Yandy Diaz (TB) - 547.0 PA - 101.06 JA Points
9. Luis Arraez (MIN) - 574.0 PA - 88.15 JA Points
10. Will Smith (LAD) - 544.0 PA - 86.76 JA Points
Hardest Hit Balls
Matt Wallner (MIN) - 113.8mph - home_run
Austin Riley (ATL) - 113.4mph - field_out
Eloy Jimenez (CWS) - 112.3mph - field_out
Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL) - 112.0mph - home_run
Edward Olivares (KC) - 111.3mph - field_out
J.D. Davis (SF) - 111.3mph - single
Riley Greene (DET) - 111.0mph - single
Trea Turner (LAD) - 110.8mph - double
Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL) - 110.8mph - home_run
Triston Casas (BOS) - 110.5mph - home_run
Last 3 Weeks - Brl% Leaders
Yordan Alvarez - 70 PA, 51 BIP, 16 Brls, 31.4 Brl%
Aaron Judge - 83 PA, 45 BIP, 14 Brls, 31.1 Brl%
Seth Brown - 68 PA, 37 BIP, 11 Brls, 29.7 Brl%
Ryan Mountcastle - 70 PA, 43 BIP, 11 Brls, 25.6 Brl%
Ryan McMahon - 65 PA, 42 BIP, 10 Brls, 23.8 Brl%
Dermis Garcia - 54 PA, 26 BIP, 6 Brls, 23.1 Brl%
Giancarlo Stanton - 65 PA, 27 BIP, 6 Brls, 22.2 Brl%
Adolis Garcia - 63 PA, 38 BIP, 8 Brls, 21.1 Brl%
Bryan De La Cruz - 60 PA, 44 BIP, 9 Brls, 20.5 Brl%
Teoscar Hernandez - 64 PA, 44 BIP, 9 Brls, 20.5 Brl%
Last 3 Weeks - xwOBA Leaders
Yordan Alvarez - 70 PA, 0.542 xwOBA
Aaron Judge - 83 PA, 0.52 xwOBA
Bryan De La Cruz - 60 PA, 0.507 xwOBA
Freddie Freeman - 64 PA, 0.484 xwOBA
Seth Brown - 68 PA, 0.448 xwOBA
Ryan Mountcastle - 70 PA, 0.439 xwOBA
Taylor Ward - 73 PA, 0.435 xwOBA
Mike Trout - 70 PA, 0.421 xwOBA
Gleyber Torres - 87 PA, 0.42 xwOBA
Salvador Perez - 68 PA, 0.412 xwOBA
Last 3 Weeks - Contact% Leaders
Luis Arraez - 72 PA, 138 Swings, 94.2 Cont%
Steven Kwan - 94 PA, 166 Swings, 92.8 Cont%
Isiah Kiner-Falefa - 72 PA, 110 Swings, 91.8 Cont%
Myles Straw - 79 PA, 116 Swings, 90.5 Cont%
Alex Bregman - 77 PA, 121 Swings, 90.1 Cont%
Yuli Gurriel - 67 PA, 126 Swings, 89.7 Cont%
Wander Franco - 74 PA, 130 Swings, 89.2 Cont%
Tony Kemp - 63 PA, 105 Swings, 88.6 Cont%
Vimael Machin - 61 PA, 101 Swings, 87.1 Cont%
Jose Altuve - 75 PA, 123 Swings, 87.0 Cont%
Magic Formula Qualifiers - Hitters - Last 3 Weeks
Albert Pujols - 65 PA, 18.5 K%, 14.9 Brl%
Bryan De La Cruz - 60 PA, 18.3 K%, 20.5 Brl%
Freddie Freeman - 64 PA, 14.1 K%, 18.2 Brl%
George Springer - 93 PA, 19.4 K%, 14.3 Brl%
J.T. Realmuto - 67 PA, 17.9 K%, 19.6 Brl%
Kolten Wong - 59 PA, 16.9 K%, 14.3 Brl%
Kyle Tucker - 76 PA, 15.8 K%, 14.0 Brl%
Pete Alonso - 83 PA, 14.5 K%, 15.9 Brl%
Yordan Alvarez - 70 PA, 11.4 K%, 31.4 Brl%
Hot Hitter Tracker - Last 7 vs. Career
Ryan Mountcastle - +4.5% Contact%, +8.3 mph exit velo, -15.9 Chase%
Juan Soto - +11.9% Contact%, +3.3 mph exit velo, -9.1 Chase%
Marcus Semien - +10.8% Contact%, +3.1 mph exit velo, -9.1 Chase%
Jarred Kelenic - +6.3% Contact%, +4.6 mph exit velo, -6.6 Chase%
Cal Raleigh - +11.9% Contact%, +3.9 mph exit velo, -20.8 Chase%
Bryan De La Cruz - +11.0% Contact%, +4.0 mph exit velo, -6.9 Chase%
Super Ultra Mega Hot Hitters - Last 15 Days
Juan Soto - 0.414 xwOBA, 10.8% Brl%, 88.4% Contact%, 10.6% Chase%, 15.3% K%
Marcus Semien - 0.431 xwOBA, 12.2% Brl%, 86.9% Contact%, 20.0% Chase%, 11.5% K%
Ryan Mountcastle - 0.446 xwOBA, 21.9% Brl%, 76.2% Contact%, 24.6% Chase%, 22.2% K%
Taylor Ward - 0.429 xwOBA, 15.8% Brl%, 79.6% Contact%, 17.2% Chase%, 21.2% K%
Cold Hitters - Last 2 Weeks
Aristides Aquino - 39.1% Whiff%, 76.7% Weak%, 0.957 Cold Rating
Tommy Edman - 33.3% Whiff%, 78.8% Weak%, 0.94 Cold Rating
Dermis Garcia - 45.6% Whiff%, 72.7% Weak%, 0.938 Cold Rating
Shea Langeliers - 44.6% Whiff%, 72.7% Weak%, 0.933 Cold Rating
Josh Donaldson - 37.2% Whiff%, 73.5% Weak%, 0.922 Cold Rating
David Villar - 38.1% Whiff%, 70.4% Weak%, 0.88 Cold Rating
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 30.8% Whiff%, 76.7% Weak%, 0.869 Cold Rating
Jorge Mateo - 30.1% Whiff%, 76.9% Weak%, 0.863 Cold Rating
Daulton Varsho - 37.3% Whiff%, 67.9% Weak%, 0.848 Cold Rating
Austin Riley - 32.3% Whiff%, 70.6% Weak%, 0.843 Cold Rating
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