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It is your responsibility to verify such matters and to know and follow your local laws. Really dont throw Kavadas a fastball when hes ahead in the count. WebAgainst left-handed-hitting Ji Hwan Bae, he threw four-seam, changeup, four-seam, changeup, four-seam and, on 3-2, a curveball. Of the 73 fastballs he saw that were 94 mph or harder, he put five of them in play, for one single and one double. No, this ones about pitchers, and which hand theyre throwing with. Cora has historically preferred to alternate lefties and right-handed hitters, especially near the top of the lineup. He worked efficiently, throwing 19 of 23 pitches for strikes, and worked around two hits from the Orioles. And most of alla tradition of winning. Hes got the most hits in the National League. 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 can sometimes get beat by quality velocity, but he also took a 95 mph Blade Tidwell fastball out to straight center field. Catchers should not put down one finger when Kavadas is hitting. He takes great pride in his success and loves nothing more than to share that success for the benefit of everyone involved. Think it was Pat Burrell iirc. Feltner, 26, debuted in 2021 -- living at the top of the strike zone, but at times hitters took advantage. Teel showed a significant platoon advantage against righties, but struggles against lefties. Prior to his promotion, the 22-year-old posted a 3.15 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP in 13 starts between Double- and Triple-A while striking out an incredible 106 batters over just 60 innings. His plate discipline has been nearly as good as those stats (10% bb%, 83% ct%, 0.64 Eye). PT TOMORROW: AL East Will BOS real leadoff hitter please stand up? Dont worry about Nikhazy going in and out nearly as much as him going up and down. The 23-year-old isn't getting regular playing time just yet, but he's worth monitoring just in case he does. With Elko playing on a torn ACL, hes going to be swinging for the fences as he cant run well enough to leg out extra base hits. Nick Senzel. Time to (dis)prove that notion in this weeks hitter profiles. WebRanking MLB's 10 Best Left Fielders Ahead of 2021 Spring Training 1. Down and away in the strike zone is his happy place. Hes hitting .386/.434/.659 against left-handers on the season, the top batting average in the sport against lefties, and top-four numbers in on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and wRC+ (188). 1 pitcher? Staff flamethrower: Tidwell has touched 98-99 mph multiple times. That includes .323/.400/.645, a 175 wRC+ with four doubles and two home runs in 35 plate appearances since joining the Dodgers. Keegan hits balls in the zone. 70 innings x 2 over a full season is a lot more helpful than doing it in August and only getting 30 combined ip. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) 2022 performance: -18.2 percent. We are simply here to provide information about sports betting for entertainment purposes. If the pitchers ahead, youre likely dead. For example, if Hays was facing Garrett Cole and Duvall was facing a spot starter (or opener) there is the potential for value. The main difference in the Dodgers improvement against lefty starters has been power, with 12 home runs off the starter in the last five such games. WebAll major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. Better yet, he's allowed no more than one run in six of his last seven starts. Los Angeles Dodgers (Hit Score: 1) 2 2. So has Luke Murphy. Thats easier said than done, and its hard to simply look for a slider in pitcher counts when Sublette also has a mid-90s fastball. You can create a stud pitcher more easily by finding middle relievers / setup men who generate Ks, have great ratios, lock up the occasional save and get wins sprinkled in as a bonus. Ratings range from 1-10, with 10 representing the best possible matchup, statistically speaking, and 1 representing the worst. Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Saturday, Tatis: Shoulder, wrist '100%' in return to play, Machado envisions 'great things' with Padres, Dodgers' Lux to miss 2023 season with torn ACL, Rays' Glasnow out 6-8 weeks with oblique strain, Pads' Musgrove drops kettlebell, fractures toe, DeGrom throws, takes 'step in the right direction', Harper expected to report to Phillies in 2 weeks, Fantasy baseball rankings, projections, strategy and cheat sheets, ESPN fantasy baseball has a new and exciting default format. Now, simply hitting the ball the other way as a left-handed hitter does not guarantee success. Now, again, we're talking about 102 plate appearances, total, which would be enough to hand-wave away except for the fact that Soler had an OPS 203 points higher as a DH in 2020, and 202 points higher in 2019 as a DH than he did in right, and 231 points higher in 2018, and really it's just been like this for his entire American League career -- .914 OPS as a DH, .719 as an outfielder -- and since the glove is poor anyway, maybe the Royals might just consider letting him be a bat-only player full-time? And he has done so while showing elite plate skills (11% bb%, 90% ct%, 1.20 Eye). The Houston Texans are the +240 betting favorites to pick first in the 2023 NFL Draft. Boston Red Sox He took a strike (21%), swung and missed (14%) or fouled one off (16%) a significant amount of the time. How the weather should factor in your fantasy baseball lineup decisions, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. They hit a robust .038 with no extra-base hits on those out-of-zone sliders. If you can bust Elko up and in, he can be pitched to effectively. In 2021, Wil Crowe struggled in his first extended look in the big leagues. His value dives vs. LHers: .633 OPS, 0.56 Eye in 68 AB. Feltner, 26, debuted in 2021 -- living at the top of the strike zone, but at times hitters took advantage. All tables below are sortable. 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. Hitter ratings account for the opposing starting pitcher's past history (three years' worth as well as past 21 days) as well as ballpark factors. They will generally see fastballs and sliders away. Thats not entirely due to the fact that Great American Ball Park is baseballs number one home run field, but it seems likely its not totally unrelated, either. One of the nations 10 largest banks, Capital One was the third largest issuer of Visa and Mastercard credit cards in 2021. How Do You Attack Him? BA Newsletter: Get Analysis, Rankings Delivered To Your Inbox! He has posted a .283 BA, 17 HR, 50 RBI, and .911 OPS in 251 AB. This also only works inleagues that have enough bench spots. WebTeam Batting vs. Razzball.com and the Razzball logo units are copyright Razzball LLC. Reid Detmers (L), 5%, Los Angeles Angels at Cleveland: After getting roughed up by the Athletics and Dodgers in his first two big-league starts, Detmers rebounded his last time out, holding the Astros to just one run over six frames, adding six strikeouts. WebVisit ESPN to view the Chicago White Sox team splits for the 2023 season. : Arkansas has a very deep lineup, so theres no one hitter to avoid, but Franklin leads the team in slugging percentage (.557) and is second in on-base percentage (.425). Happ (L), 15%, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: After being perhaps the worst pitcher in baseball in his time with the Twins this season, Happ has seemingly turned a corner with the Cardinals, allowing just three combined runs over his last three starts. Kavadas hit .648 (13-for-19 with five home runs and two doubles) on 139 fastballs thrown when he was ahead in the count. 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? 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. Relief pitcher usage is also fluid. Teel hit .156/.229/.188 against breaking balls from lefties. This early split, we think, might actually have something more real to it, because it's the continuation of one we've seen for some time. WebTrea Turner and Albert Pujols have been two of the Dodgers best hitters against left-handed pitchers in 2021. (This parks a joke, he once said.) Click any of the table headers to sort by that column! Williams saw 55 pitches of 93-plus mph this year and he swung and missed on two of them. Facing left-handers has proven tougher for the Dodgers than righties, but only in a relative sense, and theyre getting better. Swinging strike three. Its a pair of mid-30s veterans who you probably thought were well past their primes in Longoria and Buster Posey. Garrett Hampson (2B/CF, COL) has carved out a semi-regular role in the COL lineup. (Probably, anyway. If there is a single spot in the lineup and two hitters to fill, then there is no reason not to follow the splits. Vs. LHP: .524/.677/1.190 -- 1.868 OPS -- 4 HRVs. 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. 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. Looking at a thinned out Dodgers rotation in 2023. He's wasted little time getting back into the swing of things, going 3-for-3 with a homer in his third start back. Then, a mild hamstring strain later in the month cost him two starts, one of which was started by a lefty. All rights reserved. Staff flamethrower: Jaxon Wiggins has touched 99-100 mph at his best. 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? Hays was actually very good against lefties relative to other guys that would be available later in the draft. Nick Madrigal (2B, CHW) might seem like a slap hitter, but check out what he did against lefties before going down with a season-ending injury: .373 BA, 2 HR, 5 RBI, .989 OPS in 59 AB. 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). Atlanta somehow has just 29 hits against lefties; meanwhile, Baltimore outfielder Cedric Mullins III has 16 by himself. More Information, Support Contact Us FAQ Education Terms Or, put another way: He has eight homers in Cincinnati, and 13 total hits on the road. Dodgers news includes shortstop Gavin Lux missing all of 2023 with a torn ACL, a potential breakout year for outfielder James Outman, catching up with old friend Rich Hill, and how hard MLB might push for a salary cap. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. Washingtons Michael Chavis, the second hitter in the second inning, stepped out of the box when he felt Scherzer was taking too long. He has also allowed 31 home runs, the second-highest total in baseball behind teammate Mike Foltynewicz. He loves getting a fastball in the zone to drive. I intentionally platooned one year a while back in a daily. Isolated Power - Advanced stat that measures raw power. Sublette nibbles around the edges of the zone a lot, but his stuff can get misses and weak contact in the zone, so its not easy to be patient enough to draw a walk. However, as the season progresses these concepts have to be taken into more consideration. How He Does It: Beck has a real knack for working down and in on lefthanded hitters and down and away from righthanded hitters. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Aiming here in draft as a pre planned strategy, is not what I would recommend. He's a truly elite bat against lefties: .341 BA, 1.219 OPS, 2.60 Eye in 44 AB. Dont try to feed Norby changeups awayhe hit .458/.500/.875 against changeups this year with a double and three home runs. He gave up 12 hits on 600 breaking balls this year (.070/.091/.105). Overall, hitters hit only .167 against his changeup with no extra-base hits. (All stats current entering Monday nights games.). With two strikes, he can force lefties to defend against fastballs up in the zone and changeups down and away (which pair well together). 1 hitter? 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). The past data agrees with this, as do most (if not all) coaches and past players. The team leads the National League in runs scored (5.05) and wRC+ (105, tied with San Francisco). He looks pretty pedestrian against RHers: .226 BA, .685 OPS, 0.45 Eye in 106 AB. 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. Best way to think of the number as how many extra-bases a player averages per at-bat. Any balanced bench bat or a sagnof guy is good for days Duvall faces a lefty. : Glenn hits pretty much anyone, but he is hitting over .450 against lefties, so you dont want to see him up against a lefthander in a big situation. Batters hit .102/.180/.193 against him in two-strike counts. How Do You Attack Him? The company ranked 108th on the Fortune 500 last year. The Dodgers face the Rangers in their spring training game on Wednesday in Surprise, Arizona. He hit over .400 on balls middle-in with 18 extra-base hits. (Ethan). He has been valuable against lefties, albeit in a tiny sample size (1.021 OPS, 0.80 Eye in 26 AB). While we know splits will double count games, nevertheless the combination of these two gentlemen is quite intriguing. 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. Having roster depth and being able to take advantage of daily lineup configurations is helpful. 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. Nothing, except, for what Eaton is doing. "LH" and "RH" ratings account only for left- and right-handed batters, respectively. Great American Ball Park is baseballs number one home run field, been witness to the most home runs outside of Cincinnati, the pitcher-friendly nature of Oracle Park. Hitters swung and missed those out-of-zone sliders 34% of the time. In Wins: .184/.231/.306 -- .537 OPS -- 1 HRIn Losses: .256/.373/.465 -- .838 OPS -- 2 HR. Even that one home run on the road wasnt crushed, really. He's a really useful bat against southpaws (.357 BA, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 1.150 OPS in 28 AB). Knowing its coming is one thing, hitting either in that situation is a much tougher challenge. Listed as Heavy Betting Favorite Over Aaron Chalmers, Trae Young Favored To Play For Miami Heat If He Leaves Atlanta Hawks. Let's take an updated look at the batters who have posted the most significant lefty/righty production and batting eye splits so far in 2021. Top-50 for now, with Top-30 upside. The first three are Otto Lopez, Cody Thomas and Austin Voth. Why not another guy whos much stronger vs. the numerically greater righties? He is also doing almost all of that mashing, to an absurd extent, in the friendly confines of Great American Ball Park. Did you focus on a guy whos good against lefties (like Hays)? Throw a slider down and away and he can yank it with power, but throw a fastball down and away and hell just as happily drive the ball to the opposite field.