2019 REMARKABLE! SEASON PREVIEW — CLEVELAND INDIANS

by | Feb 27, 2019 | Baseball, Fantasy

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Inside Edge is back with our Remarkable! season preview. Over the next 3 weeks, we will provide stats and leaderboards on all 30 MLB teams. The White Sox and Reds continued our previews yesterday. We move on to the fifth team of this exercise, the Cleveland Indians

2018 Record: 91-71 (1st in AL Central)

 

Indians PITCHERS

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Corey Kluber
  • Hitters chased 402 of Corey Kluber‘s 882 breaking balls out of the zone (chase rate of 45.6%) in the 2018 season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 34.3%.

  • Corey Kluber walked 34 of 842 batters (4.0%) in the 2018 season — 2nd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 7.3%.
  • Corey Kluber threw non-fastballs on 56.5% (841/1,488) of his in-zone pitches in the 2018 season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 38.0%.

 

Carlos Carrasco
  • Carlos Carrasco had a strikeout rate of 29.5% (231/784) in the 2018 season — 8th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 23.6%.
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 33.1% (488/1,476) against Carlos Carrasco in the 2018 season — 3rd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 25.2%.

  • Hitters chased 452 of Carlos Carrasco‘s 1,002 off-speed pitches out of the zone (chase rate of 45.1%) in the 2018 season — tied for highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 35.2%.

 

Trevor Bauer
  • Trevor Bauer allowed an OPS of just .582 (717 PAs) in the 2018 season — 5th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .688.
  • Trevor Bauer allowed a slugging percentage of just .302 (195 Total Bases / 645 ABs) in the 2018 season — 3rd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .389.
  • Trevor Bauer had an ERA of 2.21 (171.1 IP) in the 2018 season — 3rd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 3.63.

 

Mike Clevinger
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 32.8% (96/293) against Mike Clevinger with RISP in the 2018 season — 8th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 26.9%.
  • Opponents batted just .110 (19-for-172) against Mike Clevinger’s low curves and sliders in the 2018 season — 7th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .163.
  • Mike Clevinger allowed a slugging percentage of just .324 (121 Total Bases / 374 ABs) vs right-handed batters in the 2018 season — tied for 9th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .386.

 

Shane Bieber
  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of .179 (36/201) against Shane Bieber on non-fastballs in the 2018 season — 3rd worst in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .123.
  • Shane Bieber allowed a slugging percentage of .547 (128 Total Bases / 234 ABs) vs left-handed batters in the 2018 season — 5th worst in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .407.
  • Shane Bieber walked 6 of 228 right-handed batters (2.6%) in the 2018 season — 4th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 7.2%.

 

Adam Plutko
  • Right-handed hitters had a groundball rate of just 21.4% (12/56) against Adam Plutko since the All-Star Break — lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 31 IP; League Avg: 43.2%.
  • Adam Plutko allowed an OPS of 1.003 (74 PAs) vs left-handed batters since the All-Star Break — 8th worst in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 31 IP; League Avg: .724.
  • Adam Plutko allowed a slugging percentage of .563 (49 Total Bases / 87 ABs) with two strikes since the All-Star Break — worst in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 31 IP; League Avg: .269.

 

Brad Hand
  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .068 (5/73) against Brad Hand with RISP in the 2018 season — 10th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .129.
  • Opponents batted just .221 (40-for-181) against Brad Hand on pitches in the strike zone in the 2018 season — tied for 11th best among 120 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .274.
  • Brad Hand allowed an OBP of just .216 (111 PAs) vs left-handed batters in the 2018 season — 3rd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .317.

 

Adam Cimber
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of 56.2% (114/203) against Adam Cimber in the 2018 season — 13th highest among 118 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 44.1%.
  • Adam Cimber had a strike rate of 70.5% (699/991) in the 2018 season — highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 63.9%.
  • Adam Cimber induced opposing hitters to ground into 12 double plays in 48 opportunities (25.0%) in the 2018 season — 3rd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 10.2%.

 

Dan Otero
  • Dan Otero walked 5 of 247 batters (2.0%) in the 2018 season — best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 8.9%.
  • Dan Otero allowed a slugging percentage of .652 (60 Total Bases / 92 ABs) vs left-handed batters in the 2018 season — worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .382.
  • Hitters chased 89 of Dan Otero‘s 168 fastballs in off the plate (53.0%) in the 2018 season — highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 29.6%.

 

Neil Ramirez
  • Opponents had a line drive rate of just 11.1% (3/27) versus Neil Ramirez on low breaking pitches in the 2018 season — 7th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 22.5%.
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of 60.4% (29/48) against Neil Ramirez’s curve and slider in the 2018 season — 4th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 43.6%.

 

 

Indians HITTERS

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Leonys Martin
  • Leonys Martin batted .431 (22-for-51) when the pitcher is behind in the count in the 2018 season — 20th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .348.
  • Leonys Martin batted just .157 (11-for-70) with RISP in the 2018 season — 6th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .265.
  • Leonys Martin slugged just .185 (29 total bases in 157 ABs) with two strikes in the 2018 season — 6th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .293.

 

Greg Allen
  • Greg Allen made 7 non-routine plays out of 20 chances (35.0%) in the 2018 season — 18th best in MLB; League Avg: 23.2%.
  • Greg Allen had an OBP of just .241 (81 PAs) with RISP in the 2018 season — 7th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .352.

 

Carlos Santana
  • Carlos Santana had a line drive rate of just 18.6% (63/338) against RHP in the 2018 season — 7th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 23.3%.
  • Carlos Santana made 10 non-routine plays out of 26 chances (38.5%) in the 2018 season — 13th best in MLB; League Avg: 23.2%.
  • Carlos Santana drew 110 walks in 679 PAs (16.2%) in the 2018 season — 4th highest in MLB; League Avg: 9.1%.

 

Jake Bauers
  • Jake Bauers grounded into 3 double plays in 92 opportunities (3.3%) in the 2018 season — tied for 16th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 10.3%.
  • Jake Bauers batted just .201 (65-for-323) in the 2018 season — tied for 9th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .258.
  • Jake Bauers batted just .071 (6-for-84) on low non-fastballs in the 2018 season — worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .200.

 

Jason Kipnis
  • Jason Kipnis batted just .161 (36-for-223) on low pitches in the 2018 season — 2nd worst in MLB; League Avg: .246.
  • Jason Kipnis slugged .655 (55 total bases in 84 ABs) on inside fastballs in the 2018 season — 13th best among 144 in MLB; League Avg: .469.
  • Jason Kipnis grounded into 5 double plays in 108 opportunities (4.6%) in the 2018 season — 10th best in MLB; League Avg: 10.5%.

 

Francisco Lindor
  • Francisco Lindor slugged .557 (254 total bases in 456 ABs) when the bases are empty in the 2018 season — tied for 10th best in MLB; League Avg: .439.
  • Francisco Lindor had an OBP of .423 (201 PAs) against LHP in the 2018 season — 6th best in MLB; League Avg: .337.
  • Francisco Lindor hit 38 home runs in the 2018 season — tied for 6th most in MLB.

 

Jose Ramirez
  • Jose Ramirez had an OPS of .939 (698 PAs) in the 2018 season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .786.
  • Jose Ramirez drew 90 walks in 506 PAs (17.8%) against RHP in the 2018 season — 4th highest in MLB; League Avg: 9.2%.
  • Jose Ramirez slugged .461 (136 total bases in 295 ABs) with two strikes in the 2018 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .305.

 

Kevin Plawecki
  • Kevin Plawecki had a Well-Hit Avg of just .099 (8/81) against starting pitchers since the All-Star Break — tied for 26th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 94 PA’s; League Avg: .164.
  • Kevin Plawecki chased 38.2% pitches (21/55) when the pitcher is behind in the count since the All-Star Break — 22nd highest in MLB among hitters with at least 94 PA’s; League Avg: 24.8%.
  • Kevin Plawecki batted just .068 (4-for-59) on low pitches since the All-Star Break — worst in MLB among hitters with at least 94 PA’s; League Avg: .234.

 

 

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