2018 Remarkable! Season Preview – Colorado Rockies

by | Mar 1, 2018 | Baseball

 

2017 Record: 87-75 (3rd in NL West – Lost in NL Wild Card Game)

The Rockies season ended at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL Wild Card Game. They are back this season with a new look bullpen. Wade Davis and Bryan Shaw are two key pieces to bolster the back end for Colorado. Nolan Arenado and Charlie Blackmon will lead the offense and Rockies fans will hope for strong contributions from DJ Lemahieu, Ian Desmond, and Trevor Story among other offensive talents. Here’s our Remarkable! 2018 season preview.

 

Starting Pitchers

 

Jon Gray
  • He allowed a barreled ball in 2.5% of ABs this season (9/366) — Rank: 3rd of 135 starters in MLB; League Avg: 5.1%.
  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of .081 (15/186) against Jon Gray’s curve and slider in the 2017 season — 2nd best among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .133.

  • He allowed an OBP of .317 (268 PAs) vs left-handed batters in the 2017 season — 10th best among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .337.

 

Kyle Freeland
  • He struck out just 12.2% (65/534) of right-handed batters he faced in the 2017 season — worst among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 20.9%.
  • Right-handed hitters had a groundball rate of 60.9% (248/407) against Kyle Freeland in the 2017 season — 2nd highest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 46.0%.

  • He had a first-pitch strike rate of just 54.9% (378/688) in the 2017 season — 5th lowest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 60.3%.

 

German Marquez
  • He threw his fastball for a strike 69.3% (1,207/1,741) of the time in the 2017 season — highest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 64.1%.
  • He allowed a slugging percentage of .588 (94 Total Bases / 160 ABs) when going through the lineup the third time in a game in the 2017 season — worst among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .469.
  • Hitters swung at 42.5% of German Marquez‘s non-fastballs (391/920) in the 2017 season — 4th lowest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 47.0%.

 

Chad Bettis
  • Opponents hit .241 against him (20-for-83) with two strikes in 2017 (Rank: 152nd of 156 SPs in MLB; League Avg: .180).
  • He struck out 11.2% (12/107) of right-handed batters he faced in the 2017 season (Rank: 155th of 157 SPs in MLB; League Avg: 21.2%).
  • Opponents had a miss rate of just 8.6% (13/152) against him on fastballs in 2017 (Rank: 156th of 157 SPs in MLB; League Avg: 16.3%).

 

Tyler Anderson
  • Opponents hit .488 against Tyler Anderson (20-for-41) as a starter on the first pitch of at-bats in the 2017 season (Rank: 132nd of 135 SPs in MLB; League Avg: .349).
  • As a starter, he allowed an OPS of 1.508 (57 PAs) when he’s behind in the count in 2017 (Rank: 152nd of 156 SPs in MLB; League Avg: 1.124).

 

Relief Pitchers

 

2017 Bullpen Ranks

Stat # Rank
AVG .252 20th
OBP .324 T-16th
SLG .403 14th
OPS .727 13th
BB% 9.0% 15th
K% 23.2% T-13th
GB% 48.2% 6th

 

Wade Davis
  • He allowed an OPS of .493 (111 PAs) vs left-handed batters in the 2017 season — 9th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .695.

  • He had a strikeout rate of 32.6% (79/242)  in the 2017 season — 19th best among 196 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 24.7%.
  • He allowed an Average Exit Velocity of just 84.4 MPH this season (133 pitches) — Rank: tied for 18th lowest among 199 relief pitchers in MLB; League Avg: 86.6.

 

Bryan Shaw
  • He induced opposing hitters to ground into 18 double plays in 78 opportunities (23.1%) in the 2017 season — 4th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 10.6%.
  • He allowed a barreled ball in 1.5% of ABs in 2017 (4/275) — Rank: 6th of 199 relief pitchers in MLB; League Avg: 4.2%.
  • He allowed an OPS of .675 (55 PAs) when he’s behind in the count in the 2017 season — 2nd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 1.068.

 

Jake McGee
  • Lead off hitters batted .140 (7-for-50) against Jake McGee in the 2017 season — 7th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .234.

  • He located his fastball up for a strike 69.3% (205/296) of the time in the 2017 season — 5th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 60.4%.
  • He allowed an OPS of .444 (54 PAs) against the first batter faced in the inning in the 2017 season — 8th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .689.

 

Mike Dunn
  • He had a strike rate of just 58.0% (509/878) in the 2017 season — 4th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 64.0%.
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of just 33.3% (45/135) against Mike Dunn in the 2017 season — 15th lowest among 196 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 45.9%.
  • He walked 28 of 220 batters (12.7%) in the 2017 season — 14th worst among 196 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 8.8%.

 

Adam Ottavino
  • He threw at least two strikes in his first three pitches to 44.6% (90/202) of opposing batters in the 2017 season — lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 63.1%.

  • He walked 39 of 243 batters (16.0%) in the 2017 season — 3rd worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 8.8%.
  • Hitters swung at 36.4% of Adam Ottavino‘s non-fastballs (180/495) in the 2017 season — 5th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 46.9%.

 

Antonio Senzatela
  • He threw off-speed pitches just 26.5% of the time (296/1,117) vs left-handed batters in the 2017 season — 2nd lowest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 41.3%.
  • Hitters chased just 117 of Antonio Senzatela‘s 661 fastballs out of the zone (chase rate of 17.7%) in the 2017 season — 2nd lowest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 22.9%.

 

Hitters

 

2017 Offense Ranks

Stat # Rank
AVG .273 2nd
OBP .338 T-4th
SLG .444 6th
OPS .781 7th
BB% 8.4% 19th
K% 22.7% 21st
QAB 2651 10th
wOBA .337 T-5th

 

Nolan Arenado
  • He had an OPS of 1.313 (165 PAs) against LHP in the 2017 season — best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .802.
  • He slugged .916 (87 total bases in 95 ABs) on inside fastballs in the 2017 season — best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .483.

  • He made 31 non-routine plays out of 83 chances (37.3%) in the 2017 season — 10th best in MLB; League Avg: 22.2%.

 

DJ LeMahieu
  • He pulled just 26.6% of balls he’s put into play (140/527) in the 2017 season — lowest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 45.4%.

  • He batted .335 (81-for-242) on non-fastballs in the 2017 season — 2nd best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .241.
  • He had 40 Extra-Base hits out of 189 total hits (just 21.2%) in the 2017 season — 3rd worst among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 37.4%.

 

Trevor Story
  • He struck out 191 times in 555 PAs (34.4%) in the 2017 season — 3rd worst among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 19.3%.
  • He slugged .654 (87 total bases in 133 ABs) against LHP in the 2017 season — 7th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .455.
  • He had a groundball rate of just 29.5% (36/122) on non-fastballs in the 2017 season — 2nd lowest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 46.1%.

 

Charlie Blackmon
  • He slugged .773 (235 total bases in 304 ABs) at home in the 2017 season — best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .469.

  • He batted .317 (57-for-180) on breaking pitches in the 2017 season — League Avg: .234.
  • He made only 3 non-routine plays out of 37 chances (8.1%) in the 2017 season — tied for 12th worst among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 22.2%.

 

Ian Desmond
  • He had a groundball rate of 63.2% (163/258) in the 2017 season — highest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 45.3%.

  • He had 13 Extra-Base hits out of 70 total hits (just 18.6%) against RHP in the 2017 season — 6th worst among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 36.6%.
  • He slugged just .233 (17 total bases in 73 ABs) on pitches 94 mph or greater in the 2017 season — 16th worst among 176 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .413.

 

Gerardo Parra
  • He chased 48.6% of pitches out of the zone (72/148) on breaking pitches against RHP in the 2017 season — 3rd highest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 32.3%.
  • He slugged just .206 (13 total bases in 63 ABs) on changeups in the 2017 season — 12th worst among 171 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .398.
  • He averaged just 3.61 Pitches per Plate Appearance (1,536/425) in the 2017 season — 18th lowest among 176 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 3.92.

 

Chris Iannetta
  • He chased 21.9% of pitches out of the zone (53/242) with two strikes in the 2017 season — 3rd lowest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 40.2%.
  • He slugged .683 (41 total bases in 60 ABs) on pitches 94 mph or greater in the 2017 season — 4th best among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .413.

  • He averaged 4.33 Pitches per Plate Appearance (1,369/316) in the 2017 season — 7th highest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 3.92.

 

Ryan McMahon
  • Only accrued 24 PAs in 2017

 

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