Andrew Vaughn (LF/1B, CHW) is another young hitter that shows glimpses of his high ceiling in certain situations. The Rockies recorded three 98 mph pitches from righty Ryan Feltner, who threw two scoreless innings against the Royals. Stats in blue are the best hitting teams are the best and between the 75th and 100th percentile. But its really his changeup playing off that fastball that gives hitters fits. If you throw a fastball that ends up center cut instead of up and in, hell do damagehe hit .533 on balls down the middle. Despite the struggles and low BABIP, Conforto still posted a .348 OBP and .792 OPS against right-handed pitching. Among the 72 major league pitchers with at least 120 innings this season, Happ ranks 70th in ERA (6.20) and 69th in FIP (5.41). Saturday's bout against Cleveland, which has a bottom-five offense versus lefties this season, will be Detmer's most favorable matchup yet. Of the 359 pitches he saw in the strike zone this year, he swung and missed at 30 of them. Isolated Power - Advanced stat that measures raw power. They both have cases to make as the best starting pitcher in college baseball. Split statistics are naturally flawed for fantasy analysis because they look at the pitcher being faced rather than the pitcher starting the game. We are simply here to provide information about sports betting for entertainment purposes. The Angels present a tougher test than the Tigers, but they're still only middle-of-the-road against righties, with a 26.2% K-rate in August. The now-injured Brandon Birdsell was touching 99 mph before he was shut down. He is docked two points for each hit, four points for each earned run allowed, two points for each unearned run allowed, and one point for each walk. You don't want him anywhere near your active roster when righties are on the mound: .294 OPS, 0.21 Eye in 35 AB. Evan Longoria (3B, SF) is a veteran bat worth using when lefties are on the mound: .364 BA, 1.264 OPS, 1.57 Eye in 44 AB. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. Right Handed Pitchers LEGEND Stats in blue are the best hitting teams are the best and between the 75th and 100th percentile. Home: .400/.423/.900 -- 1.323 OPS -- 6 HRRoad: .111/.154/.222 -- .376 OPS -- 1 HR. Third Base -- Evan Longoria (R), 21%, San Francisco Giants at Oakland Athletics (LHP Sean Manaea): Fresh off the IL, Longoria is back in action after missing time with a shoulder injury. Time to (dis)prove that notion in this weeks hitter profiles. He takes great pride in his success and loves nothing more than to share that success for the benefit of everyone involved. Hays on the other hand has had more balanced results including 2021 but compared to Duvall and much of the league he is a sorcerer when facing those southpaws. How Do You Attack Him? The 2022 NL Cy Young winner and the 2021 victor of the award happen to be on their rosters. Happ is tied for seventh in the majors this season with 27 home runs allowed in his 25 starts. He took a strike (21%), swung and missed (14%) or fouled one off (16%) a significant amount of the time. How Do You Attack Him? Turns out that those bad stats have been driven by deep struggles against righty arms: .527 OPS, 0.27 Eye in 60 AB. (Ethan). Kyle Stowers The southpaw slugger could be a sneaky fantasy option if he can avoid a platoon, and to do that, Stowers needs to show that he can make contact against lefties this spring. Sliders down and away are the way to stay away from his power. How Do You Attack Him? Matt Olson has hit the most HR (22) against left-handed pitchers by a left-handed hitter during 1 season in MLB history. Yes on the callups, but more often it comes from players due to role changes or doing something different. Why not another guy whos much stronger vs. the numerically greater righties? Glad you enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed writing it! Fernando Tatis Jr. was set to play his first game for San Diego after missing the 2022 season because of an injury and drug suspension. Dont try to feed Norby changeups awayhe hit .458/.500/.875 against changeups this year with a double and three home runs. (This parks a joke, he once said.) Even if you locate well there, he can still do damagehe hit .409 on pitches low and away with seven home runs against just 120 pitches. : Bring in a lefty who can consistently spin a breaking ball. Hes not as effective against curveballs (.250/.276/.571), but he did hit three doubles and two home runs off curves. A wRC+ of 100 is average. Soler seems to be that player. The culprit has been some deep struggles against LHers: .357 OPS, 0.17 Eye in 75 AB. If you can bust Elko up and in, he can be pitched to effectively. : Jung is one of the best hitters in college baseball this year. And yet: This happened in 2020, too! Those struggles are magnified when the lefty can work down and away with a quality breaking ball. With the New Year, we have all new #FantasyBaseball projections for every hitter and pitcher courtesy of @rudygamble and @steamerpro https://t.co/J5nT6aQkSA. Back on June 12, the Dodgers lost to southpaw Kolby Allard and the Rangers. Having roster depth and being able to take advantage of daily lineup configurations is helpful. Johnston will throw either pitch in any count, and it doesnt matter if youre a righthanded hitter or a lefty. Nikhazy generally sits 89-91 mph, but his fastball misses bats (or forces foul balls) when he elevates. Analysis. Brenton is a lifelong sports fan who resides in Ontario, Canada. Required fields are marked *. He expertly locates fastballs and changeups on the outer edge of the zone to lefthanded hitters and toys with righthanded hitters with fastballs down and away on the edge. 2. How He Does It: Jasiak does an excellent job of living on the edges of the strike zone. We have previews for the four Friday-Sunday super regionals now, and will add the previews for the four Saturday-Monday super regionals shortly. At the end of the day, the Build-A-Hitter concept is interesting and there surely are times where it has merit, but we must be careful as it is not a one size fits all. His strong 2021 came with a chase rate of 29%, while his lesser seasons all have chase rates near 35%. The Team Batting and Pitching pages offer full stats on the performances of the teams themselves while the Opponent Batting and Pitching pages break down the figures on how opposing teams are faring against them. That might yet be what happens soon enough, anyway. Absolutely nothing about that ought to be surprising. He can reach back for 98-99 mph if needed and it wouldnt be out of the realm of possibility to see him touch 100 this weekend. Good questions. Now, take that concept and cut them in half. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Staff Ace: Its hard to pick one between Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker. As you'd expect, there's a very strong correlation there, because when a player performs well, his team is then more likely to win. The idea of drafting two particular guys because they have opposite splits doesnt make sense, unless they replace each other in a real lineup. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). an RBI-single through the left side. The 29-year-old had a down season with the Mets in 2021, hitting .232 with a .729 OPS. A pitcher who can throw breaking balls for strikes and out of the zone will have much more success. Toronto Blue Jays (Hit Score: 3.5) 3 3. Web9/1/2021 Hello, and welcome back to Hitter List, where every week during the regular season Ill be sharing updated rankings for the top 150 hitters in baseball. beloved former Cardinals legend Albert Pujols starting at first base for the Dodgers, .234/.311/.423 and a 100 wRC+ against lefties, Pujols blast from the past helps Dodgers in the present, Betts, Heyward homer in rain-shortened win. How He Does It: Irvin is a smallish (6 feet, 180 pounds) lefty who wont light up a radar gun. Take how much he produces against LHers: .344 BA, 5 HR, 10 RBI, 1.190 OPS in 61 AB. A 100 wRC+ is exactly league average, which is not where the Dodgers want to be. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. Even though he will sit 94-95 mph and touch 99, his fastball is hittable when he elevates it because it lacks the vertical movement to miss bats. Staff flamethrower: Devin Fontenot can touch 96 mph. He hits fastballs. We have created an all-star with a little homework and hustle through the season! They are likely to face the last two NL Cy Young winners and more Leiter threw 152 fastballs in the upper third of the strike zone and if he hit his spot, it almost always resulted in either a strike or a foul ball. Only Mike Brosseau and Luis Urias in 2022 had numbers better than Voit's worst season versus southpaws between 2019-2021; those stats were only slightly better. He has a career 116 wRC+ against lefties and hit even better than that against them in 2021. Expense ratio: 0.03 percent. And as with Quinn, he also isnt a true pinch-hitting option. Best way to think of the number as how many extra-bases a player averages per at-bat. If a hitter is ahead of Hamel in the count, they hit .378/.541/.778. Franklin does an excellent job of catching up to velocity (.304/.500/.502 against fastballs 93-plus mph), and he is extremely dangerous against pitchers trying to work on the inside edge of the strike zone. RHP: .250/.351/.369 -- .720 OPS -- 3 HR. 25 players are tied for the best career batting average against left-handed pitchers, with an average of 1.000. Add up the stats and see where we land. When a lefty starts a game there will be inevitable times that a righty enters from the bullpen and vice versa. The future Hall of Famer has excelled in a very specific role, and one that is sorely needed by Los Angeles punishing left-handed pitching. Thanks for reading! How Do You Attack Him? Even when Leiter misses his spot and throws his fastball right down the heart of the plate, its still not a fun at-bathitters hit .182/.182/.455 on fastballs right down the center. For every rule, there's an exception. He has also allowed 31 home runs, the second-highest total in baseball behind teammate Mike Foltynewicz. In fact, since that was also the case in his brief stint as a Cub in 2019 (1.162 OPS at home, .822 OPS on the road), one might argue that Castellanos just likes playing at home, no matter where that home is, better than anywhere else. Ethan Haskell While you arent able to create a stud you can play with splits when setting your lineups using venue, pitching match up, etc. Muncy has 42 more plate appearances against lefties than Pujols. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Vs. LHP: .524/.677/1.190 -- 1.868 OPS -- 4 HRVs. Copyright 2023. You only have so many SP spots in fantasy lineup and you want bona fide SPs in them when theyre on the bump. He picked up hits on 50 of those fastballs (another 10%). Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. WebAll major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. WebSo, we did not build Aaron Judge like we really were hoping, but considering how atrocious Duvall has been against lefties there has to be some advantage right? The first three are Otto Lopez, Cody Thomas and Austin Voth. You might think, given both the premise of this article and the pitcher-friendly nature of Oracle Park, that this is going to be an inverse-Castellanos situation, but thats not it; Longoria has actually hit a little better at home this year. Boston Red Sox How He Does It: Kopps has a mid-80s cutter/slider that hitters know is coming, but it doesnt matter. In 2021, just 17 qualified batters (13.1%) were switch-hitters, right in line with the league-wide average over the last decade. Williams will swing and miss some at changeups as he looks for a fastball to drive, but he has a solid ability to adjust to changes of speed. The industry's #1 analytical weekly e-mail newsletter is ABSOLUTELY FREE! Fantasy baseball roundtable: Who is the No. Teel showed a significant platoon advantage against righties, but struggles against lefties. Fernando Tatis Jr. was set to play his first game for San Diego after missing the 2022 season because of an injury and drug suspension. We're sorry, residents of your region are not accepted by this gambling site! A look at the Dodgers starting rotation, which doesnt quite have the same depth as recent years. In 2021, Wil Crowe struggled in his first extended look in the big leagues. Note: In 2019 and 2020, the average game score was 50. The Los Angeles Lakers odds to make the Playoffs have plunged to +200 in the aftermath of LeBron James latest injury. He doesnt have a true swing-and-miss offering, but he also rarely hurts himself and a team is going to have to string together plenty of hits to get a big inning against him. WebThe New York Mets starting lineup will be put to the test in their first road trip of the 2023 regular season. Nearly half the time, the pitch ends up outside of the strike zone, but in 2021 hitters swung against those out-of-zone sliders 43% of the time. It is your responsibility to verify such matters and to know and follow your local laws. He's had a few blowup outings, and his inflated 5.12 ERA can at least partly be blamed both on poor control (4.9 BB/9) as well as issues keeping the ball in the park. In order to access this exclusive content you must have a Baseball America Account. Soler's best position has long been "designated hitter," and in 2019-20 that's where he spent about two-thirds of his time. On the season, Dodgers non-pitchers have a 115 wRC+ against right-handers, second in the majors behind only Houston. Hes normally very pitch efficient and with the exception of a rough outing against Virginia in the ACC tournament, Notre Dame has been able to count on him to work deep into games. The 26-year-old was acquired in the trade that sent Jacob Barnes to Toronto in 2021. Access it all with asubscriptionto BaseballHQ.com. Some guys are set it and forget it, but we cant have a full team of studs in competitive leagues and often have spots where we have options. WebThe Padres are taking a flier on the 29-year-old left-handed hitter, who has batted .201/.274/.398 for three teams over the past four seasons. Its a pair of mid-30s veterans who you probably thought were well past their primes in Longoria and Buster Posey. His plate skills against southpaws are solid too (15% bb%, 69% ct%, 0.58 Eye). While we know splits will double count games, nevertheless the combination of these two gentlemen is quite intriguing. That production wasn't a fluke either; reference his .203 ISO vs. LHers. And I have to agree. But on a team level, stripping out the pitchers hitting paints a clearer picture. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. Hes a fierce researcher with a strong appetite to deliver accurate and relevant facts that in turn have led to past success with picks and DFS advice across the board. But check out how much his stats and skills plummet against righties: .208 BA, 2 HR, 8 RBI, .593 OPS, 0.23 Eye in 154 AB. A billionaire, Fairbank made about $20.5 million in total compensation in 2021. Maybe it's easier to see on an annual platoon split graph. The company ranked 108th on the Fortune 500 last year. So why are submarine/sidearm pitchers having more success against opposite handed hitters than Injury-plagued hitter with elite upside. WebTrea Turner and Albert Pujols have been two of the Dodgers best hitters against left-handed pitchers in 2021. Alex Verdugo (LF, BOS) looks like a thumper against RHers (.331 BA, 8 HR, 25 RBI, .959 OPS in 166 AB), and he does it without sacrificing his plate skills (10% bb%, 89% ct%, 1.00 Eye). Lets just roll with the assumption that their managers know what they are doing and have been selective in their starting assignments. Then, a mild hamstring strain later in the month cost him two starts, one of which was started by a lefty. There are a lot of bad outcomes for pitchers when Glenn sees a fastball as well. Staff flamethrower: A number of DBU pitchers touch 96-97 mph including Hamel, Ray Gaither, Rhett Kouba and Luke Trahan. Analysis. How Do You Attack Him? Shortstop -- Jose Barrero (R), 2%, Cincinnati Reds vs. Miami Marlins (RHP Zach Thompson): Barrero (formerly Jose Garcia) was recalled from Triple-A earlier this week. Staff flamethrower: Eric Cerantola can touch 98-99 mph and may brush 100 mph on his best days. WebAfter non-tendering Nomar Mazara earlier this week for his failure to fill such a gap, the White Sox currently carry three left-handed bats in their 2021 projected lineup: Yon The numbers below are splits based on the starter rather than our traditional splits by pitcher. But maybe that 38% is also underselling it, too. Revisiting the Tigers 2022 MLB draft class after the conclusion of the minor league season. Revisiting the Rangers 2022 MLB draft class after the conclusion of the minor league season. Thats roughly in line with their performance against southpaws the last three seasons, when they finished eighth in the majors in wRC+ each year. Outfield -- Joc Pederson (L), 50%, Atlanta Braves at Baltimore Orioles (RHP Matt Harvey): The Braves are using Pederson in a strict platoon, which means he'll be in the lineup on Saturday against Harvey. Swinging strike three. The left-handed hitter can play all three outfield positions but fits best in the corner spots. 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