2018 Remarkable! Season Preview – San Francisco Giants

by | Mar 3, 2018 | Baseball

 

2017 Record: 64-98 (5th in NL West)

 

San Francisco made two big splashes this offseason, acquiring two franchise players. Evan Longoria was acquired for Denard Span and three prospects while Andrew McCutchen was obtained for Kyle Crick and a prospect. This new team has stars galore, but will it be enough to compete with the rest of the NL West? Here’s what Remarkable! has to say about their key players.

 

Starting Pitchers

 

Madison Bumgarner
  • He threw his breaking pitches for a strike 71.3% (613/860) of the time in the 2017 season — highest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 61.4%.
  • Hitters swung at 55.3% of Madison Bumgarner’s non-fastballs (526/951) in the 2017 season — 2nd highest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 47.0%.
  • He walked 20 of 450 batters (4.4%) in the 2017 season – 6th best among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 8.1%.

 

Johnny Cueto
  • Opponents had a first pitch chase rate of 23.7% (75/316) against Johnny Cueto in the 2017 season — highest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 14.1%.
  • He allowed an OPS of just .554 (163 PAs) with RISP in the 2017 season — 4th best among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .774.
  • Hitters chased 147 of Johnny Cueto‘s 316 changeups out of the zone (chase rate of 46.5%) in the 2017 season — 5th highest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 35.6%.

 

Jeff Samardzija
  • He walked 32 of 847 batters (3.8%) in the 2017 season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 7.2%.

  • He threw at least two strikes in his first three pitches to 69.3% (429/619) of opposing batters in the 2017 season — 4th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 63.4%.
  • Right-handed hitters have a Well-Hit Avg of .130 (49/376) against Jeff Samardzija in 2017 — 19th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .167.

 

Ty Blach
  • He had an average fastball velocity of just 90.1 MPH in the 2017 season — 7th lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 92.7.
  • Opponents had a chase percentage of just 23.7% (288/1,217) against Ty Blach in the 2017 season — 2nd lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 29.5%.
  • He had a strikeout rate of just 10.5% (73/692) in the 2017 season — lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 22.7%.

 

Chris Stratton
  • Opponents had a line drive rate of 28.4% (19/67) against Chris Stratton over the last 30 days of the 2017 regular season — 4th highest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 22.2%.
  • He allowed an OPS of just .421 (18 PAs) with RISP over the last 30 days of the 2017 regular season — 3rd best among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .830.

 

Relief Pitchers

 

2017 Bullpen Ranks

Stat # Rank
AVG .257 25th
OBP .340 26th
SLG .401 T-12th
OPS .741 21st
BB% 10.2% T-24th
K% 21.2% 23rd
GB% 46.1% 10th

 

Mark Melancon
  • He walked 5 of 207 right-handed batters (2.4%) over the last two seasons — 3rd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 8.4%.
  • He threw his cutter 70.9% of the time (560/789) vs left-handed batters over the last two seasons — 3rd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 5.6%.

  • He allowed an OPS of just .396 (94 PAs) on non-fastballs over the last two seasons — 13th best among 150 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .580.

 

Tony Watson
  • He had a first-pitch strike rate of 67.5% (193/286) in the 2017 season — 5th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 60.1%.
  • He allowed a slugging percentage of .514 (55 Total Bases / 107 ABs) on non-fastballs in the 2017 season — 3rd worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .323.
  • Hitters chased 115 of Tony Watson’s 328 fastballs out of the zone (chase rate of 35.1%) in the 2017 season — 7th highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 25.4%.

 

Hunter Strickland
  • He allowed an OBP of .431 (109 PAs) vs left-handed batters in the 2017 season — 2nd worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .317.
  • Right-handed hitters had a Well-Hit Avg of just .105 (15/143) against Hunter Strickland in the 2017 season — 14th best among 119 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .150.
  • Opponents batted .283 (13-for-46) against Hunter Strickland‘s low curves and sliders in the 2017 season — tied for 6th worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .170.

 

Sam Dyson

  • He struck out just 7.7% (9/117) of left-handed batters he faced in the 2017 season — 2nd lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 24.4%.
  • He allowed an OBP of .487 (38/78) with RISP in the 2017 season — 3rd worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .346.
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of 63.7% (123/193) against Sam Dyson in the 2017 season — 7th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 45.9%.

 

Derek Law
  • Opponents had a chase percentage of just 25.0% (186/744) against Derek Law over the last two seasons — 9th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 30.6%.
  • Right-handed hitters had a Well-Hit Avg of .175 (37/211) against Derek Law over the last two seasons — 13th worst among 125 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .140.

 

Steven Okert
  • Opponents hit .133 against Steven Okert (4-for-30) in the second half of the 2017 season — Tied for 8th of 249 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .245.
  • Hitters swung at 54.9% of Steven Okert‘s pitches (73/133) in the second half of 2017 — 16th of 250 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 47.9%.

 

Cory Gearrin
  • He walked 19 of 105 left-handed batters (18.1%) in the 2017 season — 3rd worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 9.8%.

 

Hitters

 

2017 Offense Ranks

Stat # Rank
AVG .249 T-21st
OBP .309 29th
SLG .380 30th
OPS .689 30th
BB% 7.6% T-26th
K% 19.6% 6th
QAB 2447 29th
wOBA .304 30th

 

Andrew McCutchen
  • He had an OPS of 1.131 (147 PAs) against LHP in the 2017 season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .802.

  • He had a Well-Hit Avg of .225 (128/570) in the 2017 season — 13th best in MLB; League Avg: .179.
  • He had a line drive rate of 30.2% (29/96) when leading off an inning in the 2017 season — 10th highest in MLB; League Avg: 22.3%.

 

Brandon Crawford
  • He slugged just .211 (32 total bases in 152 ABs) on breaking pitches in the 2017 season — worst in MLB; League Avg: .394.

  • He had a line drive rate of 26.9% (60/223) on fastballs in the 2017 season — 11th highest among 145 in MLB; League Avg: 22.3%.
  • He came to the play with runners in scoring position in 168 of his 570 plate appearances (29.5%) in 2017 — 6th highest in MLB; League Avg: 24.6%.

 

Buster Posey
  • He batted .368 (42-for-114) on breaking pitches in the 2017 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .234.
  • He had an OBP of .313 (246 PAs) with two strikes in the 2017 season — 15th best in MLB; League Avg: .267.
  • He struck out 66 times in 568 PAs (just 11.6%) in the 2017 season — 8th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 19.3%.

 

Brandon Belt
  • He drew 24 walks in 108 PAs (22.2%) with RISP in the 2017 season — 3rd highest among 176 in MLB; League Avg: 11.1%.
  • Opponents used a defensive shift against Brandon Belt on 47.7% of his plate appearances (215/451) in 2017 — 8th most in MLB; League Avg: 13.0%.
  • He had an OPS of 1.113 (79 PAs) when leading off an inning in the 2017 season — 7th best  among 176 in MLB; League Avg: .756.

 

Evan Longoria
  • He had an OPS of just .556 (237 PAs) versus relief pitchers in 2017 — 3rd worst in MLB; League Avg: .766.
  • He had an OPS of 1.095 (65 PAs) against pitchers who had thrown at least 80 pitches in a game in the 2017 season — 9th best in MLB; League Avg: .830.
  • He slugged .460 (75 total bases in 163 ABs) on low non-fastballs in 2017 — League Avg: .328.

 

Austin Jackson
  • He had an OBP of .346 (182 PAs) with two strikes in the 2017 season — 8th best in MLB; League Avg: .261
  • He grounded into 13 double plays in 61 opportunities (21.3%) in the 2017 season — 7th worst in MLB; League Avg: 11.3%.
  • He averaged 4.29 Pitches per Plate Appearance (1,365/318)  in the 2017 season — tied for 11th highest among 307 in MLB; League Avg: 3.90.

 

Joe Panik
  • He struck out 54 times in 573 PAs (just 9.4%) in the 2017 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 19.3%.

  • He slugged just .326 (76 total bases in 233 ABs) at home in the 2017 season — 5th worst in MLB; League Avg: .469.
  • He swung and missed just 11.1% (105/944) in the 2017 season — best in MLB; League Avg: 24.1%.

 

Hunter Pence
  • He had a line drive rate of just 15.4% (61/395)  in the 2017 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 22.2%.
  • He slugged just .319 (87 total bases in 273 ABs) when the bases are empty in the 2017 season — 2nd worst in MLB; League Avg: .459.
  • He had a Well-Hit Avg of .235 (20/85) on high fastballs in 2017 — League Avg: .147.

 

Pablo Sandoval
  • He had an OBP of just .175 (63 PAs) against LHP in the 2017 season — worst in MLB; League Avg: .339.
  • He chased 40.6% of pitches out of the zone (54/133) on pitches 94 mph or greater in the 2017 season — 6th highest in MLB; League Avg: 25.1%.

 

 

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