2018 Remarkable! Season Preview – San Diego Padres

by | Mar 3, 2018 | Baseball

 

2017 Record: 71-91 (4th in NL West)

The San Diego Padres were able to ink Eric Hosmer to an 8-year deal just before the start of spring training. He will help mentor a very young Padres team that includes defensive star Austin Hedges and young starter Dinelson Lamet. Check out our Remarkable! season preview below.

 

Starting Pitchers

 

Dinelson Lamet
  • He walked 35 of 253 left-handed batters (13.8%) in the 2017 season — 2nd worst among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 9.0%.
  • Opponents batted just .140 (27-for-193) against Dinelson Lamet‘s curve and slider in the 2017 season — 2nd best among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .217.
  • He recorded 91 of his 139 strikeouts (65.5%) with his slider in the 2017 season — highest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 21.2%.

 

 

Luis Perdomo
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of 62.9% (330/525) against Luis Perdomo in the 2017 season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 45.3%.

  • He induced opposing left-handed batters to ground into 16 double plays in 65 opportunities (24.6%) in 2017 — best among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 10.0%.
  • He threw his curveball 31.2% of the time (799/2,558) in the 2017 season —8th highest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 21.1%.

 

Clayton Richard
  • He allowed an OPS of .842 (858 PAs) in the 2017 season — 2nd worst among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .726.

  • He induced opposing hitters to ground into 32 double plays in 161 opportunities (19.9%) in the 2017 season — 3rd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 12.5%.
  • He had an average fastball velocity of just 90.7 MPH in the 2017 season — 10th lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 92.7.

 

Tyson Ross
  • As a starter, he walked 12 of 57 right-handed batters (21.1%) in the second half of the 2017 season — worst among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 7.4%.
  • Opponents had a line drive rate of 17.6% (9/51) against Tyson Ross as a starter on fastballs in the second half of the 2017 season — 19th best among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 22.9%.

 

Robbie Erlin
  • Did not throw in 2017

 

Relief Pitchers

 

2017 Bullpen Ranks

Stat # Rank
AVG .239 T-8th
OBP .313 10th
SLG .432 27th
OPS .745 23rd
BB% 8.8% T-11th
K% 25.0% T-9th
GB% 41.9% 27th

 

Brad Hand
  • Opponents batted just .074 (12-for-162) against Brad Hand with two strikes in the 2017 season — 2nd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .159.
  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .038 (3/79) against Brad Hand with RISP in the 2017 season — 2nd best among qualified RP in MLB; League Avg: .146.

  • He had a strikeout rate of 33.4% (104/311) in the 2017 season — 15th highest among 196 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 24.7%.

 

Bryan Mitchell
  • Opponents hit .396 against Bryan Mitchell (21-for-53) as a reliever in the second half of the 2017 season — 2nd worst among RPs in MLB; League Avg: .245.
  • As a reliever, he had a strikeout rate of just 8.6% (5/58) in the second half of 2017 — 3rd lowest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 23.2%.
  • As a reliever, he threw at least two strikes in his first three pitches to 44.1% (15/34) of opposing batters in the second half of 2017 — 2nd lowest rate among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 62.2%.

 

Craig Stammen
  • Opponents had a line drive rate of just 12.7% (19/150) against Craig Stammen on fastballs in the 2017 season — 4th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 21.5%.

  • He had a strike rate of just 60.2% (245/407) in two strike counts in the 2017 season — 12th lowest among 118 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 65.5%.

 

Jordan Lyles
  • He allowed a slugging percentage of .569 (168 Total Bases / 295 ABs) in the 2017 season — worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .377.

  • He had an ERA of 7.75 (46.2 IP) in the 2017 season — worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 3.64.
  • He allowed an OPS of 1.030 (149 PAs) vs left-handed batters in the 2017 season — 2nd worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .695.

 

Kirby Yates
  • He had a strikeout rate of 38.1% (88/231) in the 2017 season — 6th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 25.2%.

  • He allowed a slugging percentage of .621 (36 Total Bases / 58 ABs) on breaking pitches in the 2017 season — worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .315.
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 31.6% (100/316) against Kirby Yates on fastballs in the 2017 season — 7th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 21.3%.

 

Phil Maton
  • He allowed a slugging percentage of .702 (33 Total Bases / 47 ABs) on inside fastballs in the 2017 season — League Avg: .408.
  • He threw at least two strikes in his first three pitches to 70.0% (98/140) of opposing batters in the 2017 season — 17th highest among 196 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 63.1%.

 

Kazuhisa Makita
  • Did not play MLB in 2017

 

Hitters

 

2017 Offense Ranks

Stat # Rank
AVG .234 30th
OBP .299 30th
SLG .393 28th
OPS .692 29th
BB% 7.7% 25th
K% 25.2% 29th
QAB 2284 30th
wOBA .305 29th

 

Eric Hosmer
  • He batted .420 (60-for-143) on low pitches in the 2017 season — best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .248.
  • He had an OBP of .410 (463 PAs) against RHP in the 2017 season — 6th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .342.
  • He had a groundball rate of 55.9% (280/501) in the 2017 season — 5th highest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 43.5%.

 

Cory Spangenberg
  • He struck out 52 times in 129 PAs (40.3%) against LHP in the 2017 season — highest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 21.5%.

  • He had a Well-Hit Avg of just .023 (3/128) on breaking pitches in the 2017 season — worst among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .134.
  • He batted .340 (35-for-103) against right-handed relievers in the 2017 season — League Avg: .251

 

Wil Myers

  • He had a line drive rate of 27.7% (41/148) on non-fastballs in the 2017 season — 7th highest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 21.1%.

  • He averaged 4.33 Pitches per Plate Appearance (745/172) against LHP in the 2017 season — tied for 8th highest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 3.89.
  • He batted just .197 (27-for-137) on fastballs away in the 2017 season –League Avg: .283.

 

Freddy Galvis
  • He had an OPS of just .874 (146 PAs) when the pitcher was behind in the count in the 2017 season — 11th worst among 145 qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 1.169.
  • He slugged just .198 (62 total bases in 313 ABs) with two strikes in the 2017 season — 5th worst among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .267.

 

Chase Headley
  • He had a line drive rate of 34.9% (29/83) on breaking pitches in the 2017 season — 2nd highest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 21.2%.
  • He chased just 11.1% of elevated fastballs out of the zone (31/280) in the 2017 season — 4th lowest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 27.5%.
  • He had 7 HRs in 304 ABs (43.4 AB/HR) against starting pitchers in the 2017 season — 15th worst among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 22.3 ABs Per HR.

 

Manuel Margot
  • He came to the plate with runners in scoring position in just 84 of his 529 plate appearances (15.9%) in the 2017 season — lowest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 24.8%.
  • He pulled just 31.9% of balls he’s put into play (123/386) in the 2017 season — 3rd lowest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 45.4%.
  • He batted .315 (35-for-111) on low pitches in the 2017 season — 15th best among 145 qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .248.

 

Jose Pirela
  • He slugged .662 (47 total bases in 71 ABs) on pitches 94 mph or greater in the 2017 season — 10th best among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .437.

  • He had a Well-Hit Avg of .242 (16/66) with RISP in the 2017 season — tied for 18th best among 320 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .168.

 

Carlos Asuaje
  • He had a line drive rate of 26.9% (47/175) against RHP in the 2017 season — tied for 24th highest among 296 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 22.2%.
  • He slugged just .284 (21 Total Bases / 74 ABs) against LHP in the 2017 season — 21st worst among 299 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .439.

 

Hunter Renfroe
  • He slugged .684 (78 total bases in 114 ABs) against LHP in the 2017 season — 10th best among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .439.
  • He had an OBP of just .244 (349 PAs) against RHP in the 2017 season — 5th worst among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .334.

 

Austin Hedges
  • He had an OBP of just .170 (235 PAs) with two strikes in the 2017 season — 4th worst among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .261.
  • He batted just .213 (54-for-253) against starting pitchers in the 2017 season — tied for 19th worst among 321 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .272.

 

 

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