2018 Remarkable! Season Preview – New York Yankees

by | Mar 12, 2018 | Baseball

 

2017 Record: 91-71 (2nd in AL East – Lost in ALCS)

The New York Yankees made a big splash this offseason when they acquired Giancarlo Stanton from the Miami Marlins. Along with the massive power in their order, the bullpen boasts power arms and incredible strikeout rates. Will they have enough to dethrone the Red Sox in the AL East? Check out our Remarkable! season preview.

 

Starting Pitchers

 

Luis Severino
  • He had an average fastball velocity of 97.6 MPH in the 2017 season — 2nd highest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 92.1.
  • He allowed an OPS of .603 (783 PAs) in 2017 — 4th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .766.

  • Right-handed hitters had a chase rate of 35.5% (290/817) against Luis Severino in 2017 — 4th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 29.5%.

 

Masahiro Tanaka
  • Opponents had a chase percentage of 37.3% (595/1,588) against Masahiro Tanaka in the 2017 season — 2nd highest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 28.7%.
  • He threw off-speed pitches 62.7% of the time (1,762/2,810) in 2017 — highest in MLB; League Avg: 41.8%.
  • He allowed a slugging percentage of .767(46 Total Bases / 60 ABs) on inside fastballs in 2017 — 4th worst among SPs in MLB; League Avg: .458.

 

Sonny Gray
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of 54.6% (254/465) against Sonny Gray in the 2017 season — 12th highest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 45.3%.
  • He allowed a slugging percentage of .177 (57 Total Bases / 322 ABs) with two strikes in 2017 — 6th best among SPs in MLB; League Avg: .289.
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 21.4% (162/757) against Sonny Gray on fastballs in 2017 — 15th highest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 16.3%.

 

Jordan Montgomery
  • He recorded 39 of his 57 strikeouts (68.4%) with his curveball in the second half of the 2017 season — 5th highest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 17.5%.
  • He threw off-speed pitches 76.2% of the time (202/265) with two strikes in the second half of 2017 — 3rd highest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 49.2%.
  • Opponents batting in the heart of the order hit .185 against Jordan Montgomery (15-for-81) in the second half of 2017 — 7th best among SPs in MLB; League Avg: .272.

 

CC Sabathia
  • He threw his slider 45.8% of the time (189/413) vs left-handed batters in the 2017 season — 2nd highest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 17.2%.

  • Left-handed hitters have a groundball rate of 61.0% (47/77) against CC Sabathia in 2017 — 8th highest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 44.3%.
  • Left-handed hitters have a Well-Hit Avg of .091 (9/99) against CC Sabathia in 2017 — 10th best in MLB; League Avg: .170.

 

Relief Pitchers

 

2017 Bullpen Ranks

Stat # Rank
AVG .204 1st
OBP .292 3rd
SLG .329 1st
OPS .621 1st
BB% 10.0% T-21st
K% 29.0% 1st
GB% 43.2% 22nd

 

Aroldis Chapman
  • He threw 456 fastballs at 100+ MPH this season — most among RPs in MLB.

  • Hitters chased 71 of Aroldis Chapman‘s 159 high fastballs out of the zone (chase rate of 44.7%) in 2017 — 4th highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 28.4%.
  • He struck out 41.5% (27/65) of left-handed batters he faced in 2017 — 5th highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 22.7%.

 

Chad Green
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 36.5% (144/394) against Chad Green on fastballs — 3rd highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 20.6%.
  • He allowed an OBP of .207 (50/242) in 2017 — 4th best among RPs in MLB; League Avg: .321.
  • Opponents hit .133 against Chad Green (22-for-165) on fastballs in 2017 — best among RPs in MLB; League Avg: .268.

 

David Robertson
  • He had a strikeout rate of 40.6% (39/96) against the heart of the order in the 2017 season — 4th highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 22.4%.
  • He allowed an OBP of .231 (61/264) in 2017 — 9th best among RPs in MLB; League Avg: .321.
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 38.0% (182/479) against David Robertson in 2017 — 5th highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 26.1%.

 

Dellin Betances
  • He walked 31 of 141 right-handed batters (22.0%) in the 2017 season — 5th worst among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 8.6%.
  • Hitters swung at 34.5% of Dellin Betances‘ pitches (382/1,106) in 2017 — lowest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 47.8%.

  • He threw his curveball 53.8% of the time (595/1,106) in 2017 — 2nd highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 23.4%.

 

Adam Warren
  • He threw his slider 54.9% of the time (123/224) when he’s behind in the count in the 2017 season — 5th highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 20.0%.
  • Right-handed batters hit.152 against Adam Warren (19-for-125) in 2017 — 9th best among RPs in MLB; League Avg: .245.
  • He walked 3 of 106 batters (2.8%) against division opponents in 2017 — 6th lowest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 9.3%.

 

Tommy Kahnle
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 49.6% (59/119) against Tommy Kahnle on changeups in the 2017 season — 4th highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 34.2%.
  • Hitters chased 104 of Tommy Kahnle‘s 316 fastballs out of the zone (chase rate of 32.9%) in 2017 — 21st highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 25.2%.
  • He struck out 41.3% (64/155) of right-handed batters he faced in 2017 — 6th highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 23.8%.

 

Hitters

 

2017 Offense Ranks

Stat # Rank
AVG .262 7th
OBP .339 T-2nd
SLG .447 4th
OPS .785 3rd
BB% 9.7% T-3rd
K% 21.8% 18th
QAB 2725 2nd
wOBA .348 2nd

 

Aaron Judge
  • He had an OPS of 1.974 (151 PAs) when the pitcher is behind in the count in the 2017 season — best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 1.119.

  • He slugged .662 (284 total bases in 429 ABs) versus RHP in 2017 — 2nd best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .428.
  • He put just 22.5% of his swings in play (65/289) versus LHP in 2017 — 2nd lowest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 37.6%.

 

Giancarlo Stanton
  • He slugged .764 (97 total bases in 127 ABs) versus LHP in the 2017 season — 2nd best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .419.
  • He had 28 HRs on 84 Flyballs (0.3 HR/FLY) on the road in 2017 — 2nd best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 0.1.
  • He had 91 Extra-Base hits out of 168 total hits (54.2%) in 2017 — 3rd highest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 36.2%.

 

Didi Gregorius
  • He slugged .633 (57 total bases in 90 ABs) on curves and sliders against RHP in the 2017 season — 5th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .366.
  • He had a swing rate of 58.7% (719/1,225) versus starting pitchers in 2017 — highest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 46.5%.
  • He had a line drive rate of just 12.3% (14/114) on pitches 94 mph or greater in 2017 — lowest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 22.4%.

 

Gary Sanchez
  • He slugged .681 (49 total bases in 72 ABs) on fastballs away in the 2017 season — 3rd best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .409.
  • He came to the plate with runners in scoring position in 73 of his 203 plate appearances (36.0%) versus relief pitchers in 2017 — 3rd highest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 28.1%.
  • He pulled 57.7% of balls he’s put into play (205/355) in 2017 — 2nd highest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 45.1%.

 

Greg Bird
  • He had OPS of 1.153 (17 PAs) versus LHP over the last 30 days of the 2017 season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .731.
  • He had a groundball rate of just 30.2% (16/53) over the last 30 days of the 2017 season — 5th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 45.2%.
  • He chased 17.8% of pitches out of the zone (27/151) over the last 30 days of the 2017 season — 10th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 29.2%.

 

Aaron Hicks
  • He had an OBP of .308 (195 PAs) with two strikes in the 2017 season — 17th best among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .250.
  • He slugged .607 (71 total bases in 117 ABs) versus relief pitchers in 2017 — 6th best among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .403.
  • He had a line drive rate of just 15.8% (38/240) in 2017 — 5th lowest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 21.7%.

 

Brandon Drury
  • He had a line drive rate of 25.9% (89/344) in the 2017 season — 19th highest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 21.7%.
  • He batted .310 (54-for-174) versus relief pitchers in 2017 — 14th best among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .245.

 

Brett Gardner
  • He had a swing rate of just 36.3% (1,050/2,890) in the 2017 season — 2nd lowest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 47.0%.
  • He averaged 4.3 Pitches per Plate Appearance (734/169) versus LHP in 2017 — 10th highest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 3.9.

 

Ronald Torreyes
  • He averaged just 3.2 Pitches per Plate Appearance (1,075/336) in the 2017 season — lowest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 3.9.
  • 19.9% of Ronald Torreyes‘ plate appearances have lasted only one pitch (67/336 PAs) in 2017 — highest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 10.8%.

 

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