We have a 10 game MLB slate tonight with a clear number one pitching option and a talented, albeit flawed, group behind him. There are several high-upside offenses in good matchups and plenty of spots that look interesting at lower ownership as well. It should be a fun slate and this article will analyze every team in a game by game format. There is also a cheat sheet with the top plays from each position at the end of the article.
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Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays (-130) 8
Shane Baz at Jose Berrios
Tampa Bay
- Shane Baz has shown improvements this season
- K% up from 21.6 to 24.5%. Stuff+ up from 102.3 to 109.8. Pitching+ up from 100.1 to 110.5. FB Velo up from 95.6 to 96.7 mph.
- Still a tough matchup against Toronto
- 18th in wRC+ but 26th in K% against RHP this season
- Brandon Lowe, Jonathan Aranda, Junior Caminero have xISOs north of .200 against RHP this season
- Berrios doesn’t have drastic power splits. .188 xISO to RHHs and .176 xISO to LHHs since last season. .247 xISO to RHHs and .180 xISO to LHH so far this season.
- Chandler Simpson currently has the highest stolen base projection in the Run The Sims projections.
Top Plays: Brandon Lowe, Chandler Simpson
Secondary Plays: Junior Caminero, Jonathan Aranda, Yandy Diaz
Toronto
- Jose Berrios has struck out 22.7% of hitters this season compared to 19.5% last season
- Increase in K% is not backed up by Stuff+ (93.7 to 92.4) or Pitching+ (99.1 to 90.8)
- Tampa Bay’s active roster ranks 3rd in K% against RHP this season. They rank 20th in wRC+.
- Baz has allowed a .221 xISO to RHH so far this season. .160 since last season
- Vladimir Guerrero always has upside but it is worth noting that he has just a .137 xISO against RHP so far this season
- George Springer is the right-handed bat with the best quality of contact so far this season, posting a .376 xwOBA and .227 xISO through 103 PAs. Bo Bichette is next with a .385 xwOBA and .185 xISO.
- Bichette has a 52 point difference between his actual ISO and xISO while Springer’s is 81 points.
Top Plays: None
Secondary Plays: Jose Berrios, George Springer, Bo Bichette, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets (-233) 7.5
Mitch Keller at Kodai Senga
Pittsburgh
- Oneil Cruz remains day-to-day with a sore back. Keep in mind that if he does play, a lower back injury could affect his power and/or stolen base upside. We have no way of quantifying an injury like this, but it certainly isn’t something that is a positive.
- Mitch Keller looks worse than last season and has a bad matchup
- K% down from 21.5 to 17.6%. Stuff+ down from 100.3 to 96.2. Pitching+ down from 97.1 to 95.8. FB velo down from 94.4 to 93.7.
- Mets’ active roster ranks 7th in wRC+ and 24th in K% against RHP this season
Top Plays: None
Secondary Plays: None
New York
- Kodai Senga has a 23.0% strikeout percentage so far this season after missing almost all of last season. 92.9 Stuff+ and 93.3 Pitching+ both leave something to be desired, but an excellent matchup against Pittsburgh
- One of the lowest implied run totals on the slate
- 14th in K% and 28th in wRC+ against RHP this season
- Banged up and/or absent Oneil Cruz
- Drastic splits for Keller so far this season
- LHH have struck out 13.7% of the time with a .422 xwOBA and .191 xISO. RHH have struck out 23.2% of the time with a .279 xwOBA and .112 xISO
- Francisco Lindor has a .414 xwOBA and .248 xISO through 152 PAs against RHP this season.
- Juan Soto is top 5 in baseball in xwOBA this season. Against RHP, he has a .438 xwOBA and .350 xISO. wOBA is 93 points higher than actual wOBA and xISO is 119 points higher than actual ISO which explains why he is just $5,200 on DraftKings.
- .341 xwOBA and .209 xISO for Brandon Nimmo in 130 PAs.
- Downside is that Citi Field is 18th in HR park factor for LHHs compared to 8th for RHHs over the last 3 seasons
- Pete Alonso doesn’t have the platoon advantage, but he joins Soto in the top 5 in xwOBA this season and has produced a .435 xwOBA and .306 xISO in 149 PAs against RHP this season
- Three LHPs in the Pirates’ bullpen is a slight negative, but Soto can handle LHP and Lindor is a switch hitter.
Top Plays: Kodai Senga, Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto, Brandon Nimmo
Secondary Plays: Pete Alonso, Mark Vientos
Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves (-203) 8
Michael Soroka at Spencer Schwellenbach
Washington
- Michael Soroka has only made two starts this season. His stuff is intriguing compared to last season. Stuff+ is up from 92.4 to 96.1. FB velo is up from 92.5 to 94.7 mph. Pitching+ is up from 85.7 to 96.9. K% is up from 12.4 to 25.6% despite two difficult K matchups with Toronto and Cleveland
- All of that said, we are talking about 10 innings pitched and a difficult matchup with the Braves. Something to keep an eye on though and we can look to be early on him in a better matchup if he continues to show the stuff that made him a promising prospect for the Braves in the late 2010s.
- LHHs have had success against Schwellenbach so far this season
- .210 xISO and 19.8% K% for LHHs compared to .073 xISO and 25.3% K% for RHHs.
- CJ Abrams, James Wood and Nathaniel Lowe all have a .200+ xISO from the left side. Wood’s is north of .300.
- Luis Garcia Jr. has hit into bad luck this season (which continued yesterday as Michael Harris robbed him of extra bases). He has a .297 wOBA and .133 ISO against RHP compared to a .356 xwOBA and .180 xISO.
Top Plays: None
Secondary Plays: CJ Abrams, James Wood, Keibert Ruiz
Atlanta
- Not an ideal matchup for Spencer Schwellenbach from a splits standpoint as his strikeout percentage is about 5.5 points lower against lefties than righties and the Nats’ projected lineup only has three RHHs (and they are likely to be clustered at the bottom of the order)
- Still a good pitcher overall, though, and a big favorite. Nats have an implied run total below 4 runs. Salary is affordable as well at just $8,200.
- 7 Stuff+ and 116.3 Pitching+ so far this season with a 22.2% K%. Pitching+ is the highest on the slate.
- As mentioned above, Soroka’s stuff has looked better than in the past through his first 10 innings this season
- Possible that the Braves come in a bit overowned as a result of projections using Soroka’s performance in previous seasons, but also very possible Soroka isn’t actually improved and its just a two game sample size issue.
- Soroka’s overall numbers last season were good, but he struggled mightily as a starter striking out just 12.4% of hitters while also walking 12.4% of hitters in 9 games started. He had a 5.59 xFIP and 6.76 FIP as a SP.
- Austin Riley, Marcell Ozuna and Matt Olson all have an xISO above .200 against RHP this season
- Still a good pitcher overall, though, and a big favorite. Nats have an implied run total below 4 runs. Salary is affordable as well at just $8,200.
Top Plays: Spencer Schwellenbach, Austin Riley, Matt Olson
Secondary Plays: Ozzie Albies, Michael Harris, Alex Verdugo, Marcell Ozuna
Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs (-244) 8
Valente Bellozo at Ben Brown
Weather Note: Similar to yesterday with cool temps and wind blowing slightly in
Miami
- Tough matchup and less than ideal hitting conditions
- Potential contrarian value stack against a popular pitcher but tough to single out anything that looks particularly good.
- Jesus Sanchez has a .193 xISO against RHP this season. Kyle Stowers has a .290 xISO. Agustin Ramirez has a .276 xISO (only 59 PAs).
- Ben Brown has held RHHs to a .126 xISO with a 21.8% K% and LHHs to a .163 xISO with a 30.5% K% so far this season
Top Plays: None
Secondary Plays: Agustin Ramirez, Xavier Edwards, Jesus Sanchez
Chicago
- Ben Brown is $7,500 and likely to be one of the most popular pitchers on the slate
- Stuff+, Pitching+, K% and FB velo are all down this season compared to last season (only compared to the games that he started last season) but it’s still a strong matchup and favorable salary.
- Marlins rank 23rd in wRC+ against RHP and 8th in K%.
- Only a 21.8% K% against RHHs compared to 30.5% against LHHs this season, but probably due for an uptick against righties
- Has thrown knucklecurve 39.8% of the time to RHHs this season with only a 15.3% swinging strike percentage compared to 24.2% swinging strike percentage on 38% usage against lefties
- Last season, he had a 29.9% swinging strike percentage on 43% usage against righties and a 21.3% swinging strike percentage on 29% usage against lefties. K% against righties was 29.8% compared to 28% against lefties.
- Limited MLB sample size for Bellozo but he is not good
- .240 xISO to RHHs and .228 xISO to LHHs since last season. 14.6% K% to RHHs and 17.1% to LHHs over that time.
- Has been above average at preventing stolen bases in his limited time with Miami
- Pete Crow-Armstrong is still tied for the 2nd highest stolen base projection on the slate and Kyle Tucker is 10th.
- Crow-Armstrong has a .252 xISO in 132 PAs against RHP this season. Tucker has a .279 xISO. Michael Busch, Seiya Suzuki, Dansby Swanson and Carson Kelly are all over .200 as well
- Only negatives here are the weather and salaries.
- Only two lefties active in Miami bullpen and it is unlikely that either are available today
- Anthony Veneziano pitching Sunday and yesterday
- Cade Gibson threw 51 pitches yesterday
- In addition to meaning that Crow-Armstrong and Tucker probably have the platoon advantage all game, it also mitigates pinch hit risk for Michael Busch (assuming he starts). This is reflected in our projections as he has only a 5% chance of being pinch hit for.
- Has thrown knucklecurve 39.8% of the time to RHHs this season with only a 15.3% swinging strike percentage compared to 24.2% swinging strike percentage on 38% usage against lefties
Top Plays: Ben Brown, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Kyle Tucker, Seiya Suzuki
Secondary Plays: Nico Hoerner, Dansby Swanson, Carson Kelly, Michael Busch
Colorado Rockies at Texas Rangers (-231) 8.5
Kyle Freeland at Jack Leiter
Colorado
- Kyle Freeland is “underpriced” at $5,000 because he is a starting pitcher priced less than some hitters. But we probably don’t need to worry about him too much here. Chase Dollander carved up Texas last night but he at least has above average stuff, which Freeland does not
- If, for whatever reason, you’re trying to talk yourself into punting with Freeland here are the positives: Stuff+ is up from 89.8 to 95.4, Pitching+ is up from 96.8 to 99.5, he is pitching outside of Coors Field, Corey Seager might not be in the lineup again
- The usual situation for Colorado bats. Low team total. Low probability stack. It’s fine to grab the 4.5 good/high upside hitters on the team (Brenton Doyle, Jordan Beck, Ryan McMahon and Hunter Goodman with Michael Toglia being the “.5”) at low ownership.
- McMahon and Goodman are the two easiest to get to as McMahon is only $3,500 despite a .388 xwOBA and .275 xISO against RHP this season and Goodman has power at a weak catcher position.
Top Plays: Hunter Goodman, Ryan McMahon
Secondary Plays: Brenton Doyle, Jordan Beck
Texas
- Jack Leiter is only $7,000 and has the best matchup in baseball as he faces the Rockies outside of Colorado.
- Promising pitching prospect who has shown signs of improvement so far this season
- K% up from 16.2 to 18.2%. Still below average but improving.
- Stuff+ up from 104.2 to 109.3
- Average FB velo up from 96.7 to 98.8 mph
- Pitching+ up from 96.7 to 98.8
- Rockies’ active roster ranks 2nd in K% and tied for last in wRC+ against RHP
- Promising pitching prospect who has shown signs of improvement so far this season
- Texas projects as a good value stack again as their lineup is extremely cheap and they have a run total north of 5
- Could be an ugly lineup, however, as Corey Seager and Josh Smith are both day-to-day. Joc Pederson has been horrible this season but also is left-handed so its likely that he won’t be in the starting lineup but will be available to pinch hit.
- Wyatt Langford is the same price as Juan Soto, which is absurd in comparison, but he is still a strong play here as he has a .260 xISO in 153 PAs against LHP since last season in addition to stolen base upside. He also won’t be pinch hit for once a RHP comes in.
- Marcus Semien has a .354 xwOBA and .188 xISO in 213 PAs against LHP since last season and is just $3,100. Will probably be one of the most popular 2B plays on the slate.
- Jake Burger is $2,800 with a .194 xISO in 208 PAs against LHP since last season. Carries pinch hit risk once the bullpen enters- especially if Josh Smith is available but not starting or if Burger is DHing.
- Josh Jung only has 74 PAs against LHP since last season but he has a .204 xISO and is only $3,600.
- Adolis Garcia only has a .157 xISO against LHP since last season but he is only $4,000 and has power and stolen base upside overall.
Top Plays: Jack Leiter, Wyatt Langford, Marcus Semien, Josh Jung
Secondary Plays: Adolis Garcia, Jonah Heim, Jake Burger
Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros (-131) 7.5
Kris Bubic at Framber Valdez
Kansas City
- Kris Bubic has a 24.2% strikeout percentage so far in his return to the starting rotation. 26.1% K% against RHHs compared to only 19.6% against LHHs as a result of a quality change-up. Astros projected lineup is entirely right-handed.
- $9,700 is too expensive of a price tag from a median standpoint, but we have a talented reverse-splits pitcher against a (probably) entirely opposite-handed lineup at low ownership in a park that is only slightly below average for strikeouts instead of the worst in the league like his home park.
- Tough matchup for KC bats against Valdez who has a 22.4% strikeout percentage and ranks 10th amongst 82 qualified pitchers in groundball percentage
- There are positives for KC though:
- Park upgrade for home runs. Kauffman Stadium has a 93 HR park factor over the last 3 seasons compared to 101 for Houston
- Valdez has been average to below average at preventing stolen bases throughout his career. Kansas City has plenty of speed that can take advantage if they get on base
- Bobby Witt Jr. has the 4th highest SB projection on the slate and Maikel Garcia is 7th.
- There are positives for KC though:
Top Plays: Bobby Witt Jr.
Secondary Plays: Kris Bubic, Maikel Garcia, Jonathan India, Salvador Perez
Houston
- Tough strikeout matchup for Framber Valdez, although KC should be expected to strike out a bit more on the road than at home.
- 4% K% is down from 24% last season, but 107.2 Stuff+ is very good and in line with last season as is 109.5 Pitching+. Excellent GB% as well as mentioned above.
- Bubic has held RHHs to a .123 xISO with a 26.1% K% this season. Not much interest in the bats here.
Top Plays: None
Secondary Plays: Framber Valdez
New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners (+124) 7.5
Max Fried at Bryan Woo
New York
- Tough matchup for Max Fried but the best park for run prevention in baseball. Fried has been excellent so far this season with a 22.6% strikeout percentage, 107.3 Stuff+ (up 3.7 points from last season) and 108.5 Pitching+ (up 4.2 points from last season). Also ranks 12th in GB% among qualified starters.
- Nothing interesting to say about the Yankees’ hitters. Bryan Woo has held LHHs to a .160 xISO and RHHs to a .126 xISO. 28.1% K% against RHHs and 22.4% against LHHs. Worst park for scoring runs in baseball.
- You already know that Aaron Judge is playable no matter what and the Yankees are one of the highest upside offenses in baseball. There is nothing about this matchup that is appealing, but they are still the Yankees at low ownership.
Top Plays: Max Fried
Secondary Plays: Aaron Judge, Trent Grisham
Seattle
- Brutal matchup for Bryan Woo, but the park helps.
- K% this season up from 21.4 to 25.3%. 104.9 Stuff+ and 111.7 Pitching+ are both worse than last year but well above average. Particularly good K% against RHHs (28.1%) this season.
- Projects for about 15% ownership with a 17% chance of being optimal despite the matchup
- Yankees’ active roster ranks 1st in wRC+ and 12th in K% against RHP this season
- Not much interest in bats against Fried in this park outside of the obvious “Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodriguez have high ceilings and Dylan Moore has some power and speed with the platoon advantage”
Top Plays: Bryan Woo
Secondary Plays: Cal Raleigh, Dylan Moore, Julio Rodriguez
Los Angeles Angels at San Diego Padres (-210) 7.5
Jose Soriano at Dylan Cease
Los Angeles
- Jose Soriano trails only Andre Pallante with a 62.2% groundball percentage so far this season. He only has a 19.1% strikeout percentage, however, and the Padres’ active roster ranks 29th in K% against RHP this season. They are also tied for 4th in wRC+.
- Lefty power has been the issue for Dylan Cease this season with a .365 xwOBA and .261 xISO allowed. Unfortunately, the Angels don’t have much of it.
- As was the case last night, the only case to be made for the Angels is “It is baseball. Weird shit happens. The opposing pitcher is going to be the most popular on the slate.”
Top Plays: None
Secondary Plays: None
San Diego
- Dylan Cease will be the most popular pitcher on the slate tonight at just $8,300 against an Angels’ roster that ranks 27th in wRC+ and 1st in K% this season
- 27% K% for Cease so far this season is down slightly from 29.4% last season but is still the highest on the slate. Stuff+ (107.3) and Pitching+ (109.2) are both down from last season as well but still above average. His salary fully reflects his poor start to the season, a lot of which has been bad luck
- 91 ERA but only a 4.03 xERA, 3.36 FIP and 3.79 xFIP.
- Only obvious weakness has been LH power but the Angels don’t have much.
- Only three LHHs in the projected lineup (Schanuel, Moncada and Rengifo)
- Moncada has a .250 xISO against RHP this season but only 49 PAs. .179 xISO in 371 PAs since 2023.
- 6% K% with a .285 xwOBA and .107 xISO against RHHs this season
- Only three LHHs in the projected lineup (Schanuel, Moncada and Rengifo)
- There is stacking upside for the Padres as they are a talented offense and the Angels’ bullpen is 13th in xFIP but 29th in FIP this season. Their 16.7% HR/FB% is by far the highest in the league which is probably partly bad luck but also a result of a 40.8% hard hit percentage when the next highest mark in the league is 32.7%.
Top Plays: Dylan Cease
Secondary Plays: Fernando Tatis, Manny Machado, Jackson Merrill
Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants (+105) 7.5
Brandon Pfaadt at Robbie Ray
Arizona
- Brandon Pfaadt is an interesting SP2 option at about 10% ownership in GPPs.
- Park upgrade going from the park with the 4th best park factor to the park with the 2nd worst over the last three seasons
- SF active roster ranks 10th in K% and 22nd in wRC+ this season
- Negatives are that K% is down from 24.3 to 21%. Stuff+ is down from 103 to 95.2 and Pitching+ is down from 108.5 to 100.7.
- While opponent won’t necessarily impact all of those metrics, Pfaadt has not had an easy schedule so far. Of his first 8 starts, 3 have been against teams in the top 10 in wRC+ (LAD, BAL, CHC) this season and 5 have been against teams in the top half (ATL and PHI)
- xERA (5.53) is nearly 2.5 runs higher than his 3.28 ERA but 3.68 xFIP and 4.20 FIP are more favorable
- Ranks 78/82 amongst qualified starters in Zone% this season but 20/82 in O-Swing%.
- Ideally, we get him against a team that swings often and/or swings often on pitches outside the strike zone. Giants rank 19th in swing% and 21st in O-swing% so that isn’t what we want.
- Keep in mind this is just one data point though. Pfaadt just carved up a Dodgers’ team that ranks 25th in O-Swing% and 26th in Swing%.
- Park downgrade for AZ offense but boom or bust spot against Robbie Ray at low ownership
- Ray has held RHHs to a .167 xISO and LHHs to a .149 xISO so far this season. But he frequently falls behind in counts and the D-Backs have plenty of good hitters in their lineup.
- Ketel Marte has a .302 xISO and .429 xwOBA against LHP since last season
- Eugenio Suarez has a .358 xwOBA and .206 xISO.
- Lourdes Gurriel has a .370 xwOBA and .220 xISO.
- Ideally, we get him against a team that swings often and/or swings often on pitches outside the strike zone. Giants rank 19th in swing% and 21st in O-swing% so that isn’t what we want.
Top Plays: Brandon Pfaadt, Ketel Marte
Secondary Plays: Corbin Carroll, Lourdes Gurriel, Gabriel Moreno, Eugenio Suarez, Randal Grichuk (highest PH risk in our projections though)
San Francisco
- Robbie Ray is an extremely volatile pitcher who struggles to work deep into games since he strikes out or walks such a high percentage of hitters. Volatility isn’t a bad thing in GPPs, though, especially at less than 10% ownership.
- Tough matchup as AZ active roster ranks 6th in wRC+ and 30th in K% against LHP since 2023.
- K% is down from 33.3% to 25.4%. Stuff+ is down from 105 to 98.1. Pitching+ (90.3) wasn’t good in the first place (89.5) because “command” is not a word in Robbie Ray’s vocabulary.
- Arizona is 15th in O-swing% and 27th in Swing% this season. Not ideal for a pitcher who ranks 70/82 in Zone% this season and 54/82 in O-Swing%.
- Pfaadt has struggled to limit quality contact to LHHs so far this season with a .388 xwOBA and .243 xISO allowed. Most of SF’s power is from the right side, however.
- Mike Yastrzemski is the best LH power bat with a .181 xISO against RHP this season
- SF is the 2nd worst place for left-handed hitters to hit home runs over the last 3 seasons with a HR park factor of 76. Only better than Kauffman Stadium’s 69. Oracle Park’s 82 HR park factor for RHHs over that time is only higher than Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
Top Plays: None
Secondary Plays: Robbie Ray, Matt Chapman, Mike Yastrzemski
Athletics at Los Angeles Dodgers (-194) 9
Jeffrey Springs at Landon Knack
Athletics
- Knack has allowed a .193 xISO to RHHs and a .192 xISO to LHHs since last season. Slightly higher 24.6% K% against LHHs than 21.9% K% against RHHs.
- Shea Langeliers is only $4,000 at catcher with a .342 xwOBA and .211 xISO in 116 PAs against RHP this season in a park with the best HR park factor for RHHs since 2023. Brent Rooker’s .265 xISO stands out here as well, though OF is obviously more loaded with options than C
- Dodger Stadium is 4th in HR park factor for LHHs since 2023. Lawrence Butler (.230 xISO in 129 PAs against RHP this season) and Tyler Soderstrom (.265 xISO in 130 PAs) look good as well
Top Plays: Shea Langeliers, Brent Rooker
Secondary Plays: Lawrence Butler, Tyler Soderstrom
Dodgers
- It took the entire article but we have finally gotten to the most popular stack on the slate (although Texas could make it close because of their pricing- especially with the way that Sims love to jam in value bats)
- Jeffrey Springs has been underwhelming so far this season in his return from injury. K% is 18.3% compared to 26.1% in his 7 starts last season and 26.2% in his last full season in 2022. Stuff+ is down from 92.8 last season to 91.5 this season and Pitching+ is down from 92.1 to 89.2. Pitching+ is noteworthy for a pitcher like Springs as well because it typically is more favorable to change-ups than Stuff+ is. So, if Springs is actually throwing well, we would expect to see a modest Stuff+ grade but a stronger Pitching+ grade. He has neither so far this season.
- RHHs have struck out just 17.8% of the time with a .173 xISO. The xISO isn’t horrible, but it’s not great.
- Mookie Betts has a .248 xISO and .402 xwOBA in 384 PAs against LHP since 2023. Will Smith has a .242 xISO and .360 xwOBA in 326 PAs.
- Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman are left-handed but this is a reminder that Ohtani has a .284 xISO in 465 PAs over that time and Freeman has a .213 xISO in 470 PAs.
- Springs also appears to have forgotten that baserunners are allowed to steal while he was dealing with his injuries. He only allowed 4 stolen bases in 135.1 innings pitched in 2022. He had only allowed 12 stolen bases in his entire career prior to this season. He has allowed 12 stolen bases in 39.1 innings pitched this season.
- There is a chicken or the egg scenario here as Shea Langeliers has also seemingly forgotten how to throw a baseball, allowing 36 stolen bases on 41 attempts this season.
- Regardless of who is at fault, this is a great stolen base spot. Shohei Ohtani (10 SBs this season) has the 2nd highest stolen base projection on the slate while Mookie Betts (3 SBs) and Andy Pages (5 SBs) crack the top 30.
- There will be some pinch hit risk in the rest of the Dodgers’ lineup as we are likely to get Chris Taylor and Kike Hernandez with either Michael Conforto or James Outman and Max Muncy waiting on the bench to pinch hit for them later on.
- There is a chicken or the egg scenario here as Shea Langeliers has also seemingly forgotten how to throw a baseball, allowing 36 stolen bases on 41 attempts this season.
- RHHs have struck out just 17.8% of the time with a .173 xISO. The xISO isn’t horrible, but it’s not great.
Top Plays: Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Will Smith
Secondary Plays: Kike Hernandez, Freddie Freeman, Chris Taylor, Andy Pages, Miguel Rojas
TOP PLAYS CHEAT SHEET
P: Dylan Cease, Kodai Senga, Ben Brown, Max Fried
C: Shea Langeliers, Will Smith
1B: Shohei Ohtani, Matt Olson, Pete Alonso
2B: Marcus Semien, Brandon Lowe, Ketel Marte, Kike Hernandez
3B: Austin Riley, Josh Jung, Junior Caminero
SS: Bobby Witt Jr., Francisco Lindor, Mookie Betts
OF: Wyatt Langford, Brent Rooker, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Kyle Tucker, Chandler Simpson, Juan Soto, Adolis Garcia, Brandon Nimmo