2018 Remarkable! Season Preview – Tampa Bay Rays

by | Mar 13, 2018 | Baseball

 

2017 Record: 80-82 (3rd in AL East)

The Tampa Bay Rays parted ways with Evan Longoria with a trade to the San Francisco Giants. The Rays weren’t done dealing, though. Jake Odorizzi was shipped to Minnesota while Corey Dickerson was traded to the Pirates for Daniel Hudson and prospects in the offseason. Brent Honeywell and Jose De Leon are already on the shelf for the Rays because Tommy John Surgery. Without those two young arms, the Rays will be scraping the bottom of the barrel for starting pitching depth, but there is young talent throughout the lineup. Here’s our Remarkable! season preview.

 

Starting Pitchers

 

Chris Archer
  • Opponents hit .488 against Chris Archer (59-for-121) when he’s behind in the count in the 2017 season — 3rd worst among SPs in MLB; League Avg: .355.

  • He threw his slider 57.2% of the time (427/746) with RISP in 2017 — highest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 25.9%.
  • He struck out 29.7% (119/401) of left-handed batters he faced in 2017 — 10th highest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 19.7%.

 

Blake Snell
  • He induced groundballs on 62.8% of balls put in play against him on the first pitch of at-bats in the 2017 season — 7th highest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 43.8%.
  • Left-handed hitters batted .182 against Blake Snell (12-for-66) in 2017 — 7th best among SPs in MLB; League Avg: .263.
  • Opponents had a line drive rate of 17.3% (64/369) against Blake Snell in 2017 — 10th lowest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 22.0%.

 

Matt Andriese
  • He threw at least two strikes in his first three pitches to 75.6% (90/119) of opposing left-handed batters in the 2017 season — 7th highest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 59.4%.
  • He allowed a slugging percentage of .861 (31 Total Bases / 36 ABs) on the first pitch of at-bats this season — tied for 4th worst among SPs in MLB; League Avg: .596.
  • He threw non-fastballs on 52.7% (376/714) of his in-zone pitches in 2017 — 6th highest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 36.6%.

 

Jake Faria
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 46.7% (64/137) against Jake Faria on changeups in the 2017 season — best among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 30.9%.
  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .052 (4/77) against Jake Faria changeups in the 2017 season — 3rd best among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .145.

 

Nathan Eovaldi
  • Did not throw in 2017

 

Relief Pitchers

 

2017 Bullpen Ranks

Stat # Rank
AVG .235 7th
OBP .308 6th
SLG .372 5th
OPS .680 5th
BB% 8.8% T-11th
K% 22.1% 19th
GB% 46.6% 8th

 

Alex Colome
  • He threw his slider 67.0% of the time (667/996)  this season — highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 28.5%.
  • Opposing hitters had a miss rate of just 10.9% (10/92) against Alex Colome when he’s behind in the count in 2017 — 4th lowest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 22.8%.
  • He walked 6 of 141 right-handed batters (4.3%) in 2017 — 24th lowest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 8.6%.

 

Daniel Hudson
  • He allowed a slugging percentage of .171 (13 Total Bases / 76 ABs) on curves and sliders in the 2017 season — 19th best among RPs in MLB; League Avg: .345.
  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of .370 (10/27) against Daniel Hudson on the first pitch of at-bats in 2017 — 3rd worst among RPs in MLB; League Avg: .226.
Dan Jennings
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of 61.7% (113/183) against Dan Jennings in the 2017 season — 12th highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 45.4%.
  • He threw his slider 49.8% of the time (258/518) vs left-handed batters in 2017 — tied for 12th highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 23.7%.

 

Andrew Kittredge
  • He threw his slider 67.1% of the time (100/149) over the last 30 days of the 2017 season — highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 28.5%.
  • He allowed an OPS of .400 (30 PAs) on pitches in the strike zone over the last 30 days of the 2017 season — 21st best among RPs in MLB; League Avg: .764.

 

Chaz Roe
  • Right-handed hitters had a miss rate of 37.0% (17/46) against Chaz Roe in the 2017 season — 14th highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 26.9%.
  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of .079 (3/38) against Chaz Roe in 2017 — 4th best among RPs in MLB; League Avg: .153.

 

Austin Pruitt
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of 60.5% (23/38) against Austin Pruitt in the second half of the 2017 season — 24th highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 45.5%.
  • He threw off-speed pitches 56.6% of the time (111/196) in the second half of 2017 — 25th highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 39.6%.

 

Ryne Stanek
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 44.4% (32/72) against Ryne Stanek  over the last 30 days of the 2017 season — 5th highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 26.7%.

  • He an average fastball velocity of 98.1 MPH over the last 30 days of the 2017 season — 8th highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 93.6.

 

Hitters

 

2017 Offense Ranks

Stat # Rank
AVG .245 25th
OBP .317 22nd
SLG .422 20th
OPS .739 20th
BB% 8.9% T-11th
K% 25.0% 28th
QAB 2522 22nd
wOBA .323 22nd

 

Adeiny Hechavarria
  • He made 15 non-routine plays out of 37 chances (40.5%) in the 2017 season — 11th best in MLB; League Avg: 22.3%.
  • He averaged just 3.2 Pitches per Plate Appearance (671/213) versus starting pitchers in 2017 — worst among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 3.9.
  • He chased 42.6% of pitches out of the zone (255/598) in 2017 — 2nd worst among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 29.2%.

 

Wilson Ramos
  • He had an OPS of just .306 (79 PAs) with two strikes in the second half of the 2017 season — 5th worst in MLB; League Avg: .530.
  • He had a groundball rate of 61.7% (50/81) on fastballs in the second half of 2017 — 4th highest in MLB; League Avg: 43.6%.
  • He had a Well-Hit Avg of .225 (18/80) on non-fastballs in the second half of 2017 — tied for 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .128.

 

Kevin Kiermaier
  • He made 10 non-routine plays out of 21 chances (47.6%) in the 2017 season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: 22.3%.

  • He attempted to bunt for a hit on 38 pitches in his 421 plate appearances (9.0%) in 2017 — 11th highest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 2.1%.
  • He had a groundball batting average of .355 (50 GB hits out of 141 GBs) in 2017 — 6th best among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .249.

 

Denard Span
  • He came to the plate with runners in scoring position in just 98 of his 542 plate appearances (18.1%) in the 2017 season — 4th lowest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 24.9%.
  • He swung and missed 11.8% (106/897) in 2017 — 2nd lowest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 24.1%.

  • He batted .368 (43-for-117) on fastballs away in 2017 — 6th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .261.

 

Mallex Smith
  • He attempted to bunt for a hit on 61 pitches in his 282 plate appearances (21.6%) in the 2017 season — highest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 2.1%.
  • He had a Well-Hit Avg of just .058 (5/86) versus relief pitchers in 2017 — 3rd worst among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .154.
  • He had a groundball rate of 54.8% (108/197) in 2017 — 12th highest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 45.3%.

 

Carlos Gomez
  • He chased 33.2% of pitches out of the zone (69/208) on the first pitch of at-bats in the 2017 season — 2nd highest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 15.1%.
  • He slugged .508 (92 total bases in 181 ABs) on non-fastballs in 2017 — 12th best among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .375.

 

C.J. Cron
  • He batted .483 (28-for-58) on low fastballs this season — best among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .285.
  • He pulled 53.7% of balls he’s put into play (101/188) versus RHP in 2017 — 19th highest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 45.1%.

 

Brad Miller
  • He drew 54 walks in 314 PAs (17.2%) versus RHP in the 2017 season — 2nd highest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 8.4%.

  • He batted just .139 (10-for-72) when leading off an inning in 2017 — 2nd worst among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .256.

 

Matt Duffy
  • Did not play in 2017

 

 

 

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