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He only swung and missed at 27 fastballs (5%). Sure, his strikeouts are at a career-high 24%, but with production like this, who cares? He's just not worth using against righties (.611 OPS, 0.31 Eye in 234 AB). Required fields are marked *. Teel showed a significant platoon advantage against righties, but struggles against lefties. He gave up 12 hits on 600 breaking balls this year (.070/.091/.105). Tatis broke his left wrist on Oct. 3, 2021, and was on the cusp of returning when he was Ethan Haskell All tables below are sortable. All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, Commentary. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. Batters hit .102/.180/.193 against him in two-strike counts. Against righties with two strikes, theres no reason to guard the inner third, as hes almost assuredly going to throw either a fastball in the zone on the outer third of the plate or a slider that likely will dip out of the zone down and away. He hit .500 on fastballs over 94 mph in 2021. On the other hand, McKenzie sports a 10.6 K/9 and has delivered three straight quality starts, including an absolutely dominant performance his last time out during which he held Detroit to just one hit over eight frames to go along with 11 strikeouts. But if you miss your spot out of the zone, he will most likely take it (he has good strike-zone awareness), and if you miss your spot by coming further in, hell crush it. With a hitter who hit .395 in the Southeastern Conference, youre not looking for weaknesses as much as you are areas where hes not going to hurt you as much. He can go down and in to righthanded hitters and he has to throw changeups down and away to lefties to keep them from sitting on his slider, but at his best, hes going to throw enough fastballs up and in to righthanded hitters to keep them from focusing on his bread and butter: sliders off the plate. 1 Overall Draft Pick From Bears, Tommy Fury Pulls Off Betting Upset, Stops Jake Paul Hype Train, Floyd Mayweather Jr. Better yet, he's allowed no more than one run in six of his last seven starts. A 100 wRC+ is exactly league average, which is not where the Dodgers want to be. A wRC+ of 100 is average. : Allen loves to be challenged. 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He's wasted little time getting back into the swing of things, going 3-for-3 with a homer in his third start back. He loves to nibble on the outer edge of the zone to righthanded hitters, but hes actually more effective when he goes up in the zone. He also shows solid strike-zone recognition, so attempts to get him to chase those same offspeed pitches out of the zone arent as effective. The Dodgers face the Rangers in their spring training game on Wednesday in Surprise, Arizona. This also only works inleagues that have enough bench spots. Renfroe was easily the Brewers' best hitter against lefties (minimum 50 PAs) last season. He picked up hits on 50 of those fastballs (another 10%). 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. : Bring in a lefty who can consistently spin a breaking ball. How He Does It: Williams can light up radar guns and he carries that mid-90s velocity deep into his starts. Of course, that all ignores the fact that he actually hit better in Detroit (.469 SLG/.807 OPS) as a Tiger than he did on the road in Detroit grays (.450 SLG/.760 OPS). Learn how your comment data is processed. If a hitter is ahead of Hamel in the count, they hit .378/.541/.778. WebBest Hitter: Kyle Teel. That his current home fuels homers more than anywhere else -- there have been 745 more homers hit in Reds games at home as compared to Reds games on the road since GABP opened -- merely makes it look even more stark, even if this current split isn't likely to maintain. Wisdom possesses big-time power from the right side and should take advantage if Bubic has another off day. It sounds so easy! His plate skills against southpaws are solid too (15% bb%, 69% ct%, 0.58 Eye). The past data agrees with this, as do most (if not all) coaches and past players. Aiming here in draft as a pre planned strategy, is not what I would recommend. On the season, Dodgers non-pitchers have a 115 wRC+ against right-handers, second in the majors behind only Houston. That's the case in Saturday's matchup against Lyles, saddled with a 7.46 second-half ERA. Second Base -- Kolten Wong (L), 45%, Milwaukee Brewers vs. Washington Nationals (RHP Paolo Espino): Wong doesn't excel at any one thing, but he does have a little power, some speed, and bats leadoff in a great park for left-handed hitters. Agree 100%. LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - Millersville University left fielder Bren Taylor totaled 11 hits in three Millersville wins, and on Tuesday, he was named the PSAC East Hitter of the Week. His deep struggles against lefties remain his bugaboo (.207 BA, 1 HR, 7 RBI, .504 OPS), against whom his plate approach tanks (0.20 Eye). Hitters hit .357/.364/.929 against Maddens fastballs in the upper third of the strike zone. Tatis was in the lineup Tuesday as the designated hitter and batting second in an exhibition against San Francisco. Revisiting the Rangers 2022 MLB draft class after the conclusion of the minor league season. I overlooked it and should have added on to yours. Cora has historically preferred to alternate lefties and right-handed hitters, especially near the top of the lineup. Longoria, so far, has taken 38% of his plate appearances against lefty pitchers, which would be the highest of is career, and well above his 28% career mark, as well as the 27% he had in 2020. MLB Team Statistics show you everything you need to know about how entire MLB teams are performing. Keegan hits balls in the zone. How He Does It: Irvin is a smallish (6 feet, 180 pounds) lefty who wont light up a radar gun. : Dont give him fastballs to hit. Ryan Jeffers (C, MIN) has produced in spurts since his recall from the minors. If you pitch him backwards, you have a shot as he will struggle at times with changeups and breaking balls in the zone. The 34-year-old has been piling up multi-hit games recently, bringing his batting average up near .300, and it's well over .300 against lefties this year. Anthony Rendon. Middle Infield -- Josh Rojas (L), 44%, Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies (LHP Kyle Freeland): There's no platoon advantage here, but I'm not sure it matters, especially at Coors Field. A pair of Dodgers starting rotation members pitched on Tuesday, the first spring training outings for Julio Uras and Noah Syndergaard. Chris Taylor at SS, Dustin May makes spring debut. Let's go out on a limb and say he will not continue to do this against lefties all year, though of course he's long been better against southpaws over the years. WebAgainst left-handed-hitting Ji Hwan Bae, he threw four-seam, changeup, four-seam, changeup, four-seam and, on 3-2, a curveball. Because hell throw his changeup to righties and lefties, he has a weapon to challenge hitters in and out. With two strikes, he can force lefties to defend against fastballs up in the zone and changeups down and away (which pair well together). The 29-year-old had a down season with the Mets in 2021, hitting .232 with a .729 OPS. A wRC+ of 110 is 10% above league average and a wRC+ of 90 is 10% below league average. But that doesnt mean we cant at least have a little fun with some of baseballs wildest splits over the first month-plus, cant we? He hits changeups. How Do You Attack Him? How He Does It: Madden is not your typical 2021 power pitcher. A pitcher who can throw breaking balls for strikes and out of the zone will have much more success. 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. Think it was Pat Burrell iirc. First, the following bats own the widest LH/RH OPS splits: Tools. If you have a weekly Catcher Eric Haase hit his second homer of the spring, a 426-footer that hit off the scaffolding to the right of the batter's eye in dead center. On the pitching side, we have a nice mix of young arms with upside and less-exciting veterans in favorable spots, providing you with a variety of options to meet all of your streaming needs. (Ethan). It would be nearly impossible to capitalize on all the right matchups at the right time. Detroit's first-rounder worked to ingratiate himself throughout West Michigan's clubhouse. Against right-handers, the Dodgers are hitting .244/.337/.418 with a 108 wRC+, compared to .234/.311/.423 and a 100 wRC+ against lefties. The industry's #1 analytical weekly e-mail newsletter is ABSOLUTELY FREE! Chicago snagged him with the 22nd overall pick in 2021, and Montgomery has made them look smart for it, graduating three minor league levels in about 1.2 seasons of professional baseball. Thats roughly in line with their performance against southpaws the last three seasons, when they finished eighth in the majors in wRC+ each year. PT TOMORROW: NL Central - Where does Turang find PT in MIL? 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. He worked efficiently, throwing 19 of 23 pitches for strikes, and worked around two hits from the Orioles. You better be ready to hit velocity when you face Vanderbilt. So as a hitter, dont fall behind. You probably dont want to put much of anything into splits at this point. How Do You Attack Him? Showalter praised Troy Miller following the right-handers 1 / scoreless innings against Houston. League with no cap, then you have to balance overall volume as the guys that only last 4/5 innings get capped in value. Staff flamethrower: Sublette and Brendan Girton can touch 96-97 mph. As our introduction indicates, we are trying to build ourselves an all-star using Aaron Judge as a comparison with an early ADP around pick 40. Ronald Acua Jr. Arguably the best fantasy hitter in baseball. In early NFBC ADP we have Adam Duvall coming off the board around pick 225 and Austin Hays a few slots earlier in the 215 range. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. The ones that pop up over the season tend to be minors call-ups that are listed as SP that end in a bullpen. WebTeam Batting vs. by Retrosheet. After 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 Moncada, Yasmani Grandal, and Leury Garca. Would you look at that? : Rucker feasts on lefthanders, but Javen Coleman is the only lefty likely to rack up significant innings for LSU. Like many in today's game, Voit's big issue is strikeouts. So, 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? For the latest team-by-team closer situations, please consult our Closer Chart. Duvall has been known to be a masher of right-handed pitching across his career with 115 of his 151 career long-balls coming off those poor righties with his splits being even more severe in 2021. Andrew Vaughn (LF/1B, CHW) is another young hitter that shows glimpses of his high ceiling in certain situations. Vs. LHP: .524/.677/1.190 -- 1.868 OPS -- 4 HRVs. Hes got the most hits in the National League. Odds & lines subject to change. Teel hit .156/.229/.188 against breaking balls from lefties. The catch is that there arent generally a lot of those guys to start the season. Staff flamethrower: Taylor Broadway, Derek Diamond and Brandon Johnson can all touch 97 mph. This year, hes got a 155 OPS+, fueled in large part by a suddenly great hard-hit rate that ranks near the top of the sport. When the injured Adalberto Mondesi returns to play shortstop, it might free up Nicky Lopez to move back to second and push Whit Merrifield back to right, though that would leave the defensively-limited O'Hearn without a home. Overall, hitters hit only .167 against his changeup with no extra-base hits. He looks like an upper-tier bat against RHers: .964 OPS, 0.50 Eye in 181 AB. And only four of them (2.6%) were turned into hits (three singles and one home run). Even if these aren't likely predictive of the rest of the season, some of them may have a sliver of truth, and they're wild to look at right now nonetheless. For example, if Hays was facing Garrett Cole and Duvall was facing a spot starter (or opener) there is the potential for value. You only have so many SP spots in fantasy lineup and you want bona fide SPs in them when theyre on the bump. Hitters swung and missed at only 4% of his fastballs. Staff flamethrower: A number of DBU pitchers touch 96-97 mph including Hamel, Ray Gaither, Rhett Kouba and Luke Trahan. 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. Saturday brings us a full slate that's heavy on ace power, as Gerrit Cole, Max Scherzer, Kevin Gausman, Aaron Nola and Joe Musgrove are all taking the hill for their respective clubs. Meanwhile, Gallen has a sad 6.55 ERA over his last seven starts. Its a great pitch for him in pitcher counts because its either a ball or a swinging strike. Isolated Power - Advanced stat that measures raw power. These Despite coming in Castellanos old Detroit home, Reyes pulled it down the line a mere 357 feet on a day where four balls went out to left field. Annual comprehensive look at each team's top minor leaguers, The titles and awards the have been given to BHQ. Staff flamethrower: Orion Kettering can touch 97-98 mph while Brad Lord can bump up to 97 mph. Overall, he was very effective against breaking balls and changeups, so Texas may want to see if Ty Madden and others can challenge him with premium velocity. No part of the site may be reproduced or retransmitted without written permission of the publisher. Williams didnt allow an extra-base hit on his slider all season and it means that righthanded hitters are in real trouble. He's a really useful bat against southpaws (.357 BA, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 1.150 OPS in 28 AB). As a follow-up, this is what he's done so far in 2021. The numbers below are splits based on the starter rather than our traditional splits by pitcher. And unless youre a potential top-10 pick, dont think that while he hits fastballs he wont hit your fastball just because its elite. Bednars slider can be hit when he catches too much of the plate, but when hes breaking it off at its best, hitters are swinging and missing at pitches that may end up bouncing. No, this ones about pitchers, and which hand theyre throwing with. The average draft position (ADP) included is from Draft Champions leagues from January 19 to February 19 at the NFBC, which you can find here.These leagues draft 50 players and thats all they get Joe has been on fire of late, putting up a .397 wOBA since the All-Star break. 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. Looking at a thinned out Dodgers rotation in 2023. Copyright 2023. Nick Senzel. He wants to throw his slider out of the strike zone, as it has the depth and tilt to dive away to become effectively unhittable. Nikhazy generally sits 89-91 mph, but his fastball misses bats (or forces foul balls) when he elevates. He has also allowed 31 home runs, the second-highest total in baseball behind teammate Mike Foltynewicz. This exercise can help you adjust your daily lineups accordingly, and can also help you spot guys who may be one adjustment away from taking a big step forward. Ruf has a strong track record of hitting left-handed pitching over eight MLB seasons. Weve all spent years cautioning against reading too much into early season stats, because they rarely ever end up looking the same at the end of the year. : Jung is one of the best hitters in college baseball this year. 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. Outfield -- Jarren Duran (L), 10%, Boston Red Sox vs. Texas Rangers (RHP Jordan Lyles): Duran hasn't done much at the plate since his promotion, but his power/speed skill set still makes him a streaming option against weak righties. He really struggles against LHers (.541 OPS, 0.11 Eye in 82 AB) but mashes righties (1.083 OPS, 0.39 Eye in 169 AB). Of the 52 changeups he threw in the middle of the zone or higher, only one was turned into a single. 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. 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. That includes .323/.400/.645, a 175 wRC+ with four doubles and two home runs in 35 plate appearances since joining the Dodgers. Really, go back He has been an impact bat against lefties: .333 BA, 1.011 OPS in 51 AB. Deploying this strategy with the concept that it will work all season can provide benefit but it may not be what we expect on the surface. His game is not about getting swings and misses on fastballs up in the zone. With the New Year, we have all new #FantasyBaseball projections for every hitter and pitcher courtesy of @rudygamble and @steamerpro https://t.co/J5nT6aQkSA. Almost tried to think about it like I was on the clock in the draft and didnt have time to dig deep. 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. Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 12:24 PM ET, Park Factors I intentionally platooned one year a while back in a daily. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. How Do You Attack Him? So, logic would follow, that fantasy managers can look up splits and simply draft two less sexy names and play the lineup game. 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. 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? His value dives vs. LHers: .633 OPS, 0.56 Eye in 68 AB. BA Newsletter: Get Analysis, Rankings Delivered To Your Inbox! It's mostly about "hitting the ball hard in the air" in Cleveland as opposed to "softly and on the ground" on the road. suggests MLBs new shift rules wont boost lefty hitters all that radically. Take how much he produces against LHers: .344 BA, 5 HR, 10 RBI, 1.190 OPS in 61 AB. WebThe most surprising batting splits of 2021 Nick Castellanos, OF, Reds. They have two chances to improve in this series, including Tuesday night when J.A. However, as the season progresses these concepts have to be taken into more consideration. Matt made his 1st career All-Star Game in Catchers should not put down one finger when Kavadas is hitting. How Do You Attack Him? Los Angeles Dodgers (Hit Score: 1) 2 2. The Yankees right-handed batters have performed BETTER against righties than lefties, and by a significant margin. J.A. WebVisit ESPN to view the Chicago White Sox team splits for the 2023 season. 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. How He Does It: A hitter facing Nikhazy has to get used to adjusting his eye level. Yes on the callups, but more often it comes from players due to role changes or doing something different. Because hes a switch hitter, the sample sizes are smaller on everything, but as a righthanded hitter, he lit up changeups from lefthanders (.438 in 16 at-bats/50 pitches). Brenton is a lifelong sports fan who resides in Ontario, Canada. Longoria has torched left-handers for a .498 wOBA this season, putting him in a nice spot against Manaea, who has been tagged for a combined 15 runs over his last three starts. 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. The Chicago Bears own the first Tommy Fury upsets Jake Paul with a split decision win in their 8-round cruiserweight boxing bout in Saudi Arabia. Time to (dis)prove that notion in this weeks hitter profiles. Carson Kelly (C, ARI) might own the widest lefty/righty splits in the game. Pujols with the Dodgers is hitting .313/.350/.625, a 155 wRC+ with nine home runs against southpaws, only one behind Max Muncy for the team lead. This has really been part of a lineup-wide issue for the Braves, who have had baseball's second-worst line against lefties so far this year. WebRanking MLB's 10 Best Left Fielders Ahead of 2021 Spring Training 1. They have ample room in their The culprit has been some deep struggles against LHers: .357 OPS, 0.17 Eye in 75 AB. So Rucker will likely face a steady stream of righthanders. That was the 20th start by a left-hander against the Dodgers, and the split was stark. First Base -- Connor Joe (R), 13%, Colorado Rockies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (RHP Zac Gallen): Speaking of Coors Field bats, Joe is another slugger to try to get into your lineup. The 2022 NL Cy Young winner and the 2021 victor of the award happen to be on their rosters. Rudys hittertron is also awesome. Glenn rarely swings and misses at anythinghis swing and miss rate was only 6%. Hitters generally are less effective with two strikes, but against Hamel, they become a pitcher at the plate. He hit .438/.579/.938 on fastballs. by Handedness. But usually its plan B with whoever is my bench bat. Making that leap, we can simply just add their stats together to create Adam Hays or Austin Duvall, right? And as with Quinn, he also isnt a true pinch-hitting option. If you can bust Elko up and in, he can be pitched to effectively. Commentary. Our content, rankings, member blogs, promotions and forum discussion all cater to the players that like to create a new fantasy team every day of the week. So why are submarine/sidearm pitchers having more success against opposite handed hitters than Lots of high-end hurlers can sometimes make streaming bats difficult, but there are still enough low-end arms in hitter-friendly parks on Saturday that we can exploit. He has been valuable against lefties, albeit in a tiny sample size (1.021 OPS, 0.80 Eye in 26 AB). I would think ideally it would be AL players to limit the impact of switches and a lefty (ie strong against righties). Saturday's bout against Cleveland, which has a bottom-five offense versus lefties this season, will be Detmer's most favorable matchup yet. 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. Acquiring Trea Turner at the trade deadline helped in many ways, but especially so against southpaws. Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted How Do You Attack Him? The veteran's stuff hasn't changed, so there's obviously still risk here, but that risk is lowered against the offensively challenged Pirates, the worst team in baseball versus left-handed pitching (76 wRC+). The concept in the simplest form is intriguing, but you are much better off grabbing somebody with strong numbers and letting the rest fall into I place. : Bring in a lefty who can consistently spin a breaking ball. Razzball.com and the Razzball logo units are copyright Razzball LLC. Buckle up for some analysis as we look to answer once and for all the question that all daily league managers contemplate themselves: Do splits matter? Note: In 2019 and 2020, the average game score was 50. You can, for example, split performances in a team's wins and losses. The Dodgers performance against lefties has still lagged behind their overall production. Tempt him with sliders down and away out of the zone and pitchers can find some successof the 110 pitches thrown well out of the zone down and away he swung and missed at 20% of them. Listed as Heavy Betting Favorite Over Aaron Chalmers, Trae Young Favored To Play For Miami Heat If He Leaves Atlanta Hawks. He has yet to slow down in the big leagues, hitting .333/.400/.630 with a pair of homers and a steal in his first 11 games. Eric Lauer (L), 22%, Milwaukee Brewers vs. Washington Nationals: Lauer has been an underrated fantasy asset this season, posting a 3.44 ERA with a 9.0 K/9 across 16 games (12 starts). Johnston will throw either pitch in any count, and it doesnt matter if youre a righthanded hitter or a lefty. Every day they face opposite-side pitchers, you lose any gain you think you may have. Here are the best hitting teams in MLB The Show 22. by Bruce Lee Apr 22, 2022 Contents [ hide] 1 1. With Rocker, you want to get him into fastball counts. 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. Since Wilmer Flores, also a righty hitter who hits lefties well, is an awkward platoon partner, Gabe Kapler would surely like to see noted righty masher La Stella offer a little more than the 83 OPS+ he's contributed so far. 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