2019 REMARKABLE! SEASON PREVIEW — Los Angeles Dodgers

by | Mar 1, 2019 | Baseball, Fantasy

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 Royals and Angels continued our previews yesterday. Wrapping up our first week is the Los Angeles Dodgers. Can they make it back to the World Series for a third time in a row?

2018 Record: 92-71 (1st in NL West)

 

Dodgers PITCHERS

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Clayton Kershaw
  • Clayton Kershaw allowed a slugging percentage of just .285 (35 Total Bases / 123 ABs) with RISP in the 2018 season — 9th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .388.
  • Clayton Kershaw allowed an OBP of just .264 (645 PAs) in the 2018 season — 7th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .298.
  • Clayton Kershaw had a first-pitch strike rate of 70.4% (459/652) in the 2018 season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 62.5%.
  • Clayton Kershaw threw his slider 41.9% of the time (990/2,364) in the 2018 season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 22.5%.

 

Walker Buehler
  • Walker Buehler had an average fastball velocity of 96.2 MPH in the 2018 season — 5th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 92.4.
  • Walker Buehler had an ERA of 2.62 (137.1 IP) in the 2018 season — 8th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 3.98.
  • Walker Buehler allowed a slugging percentage of just .292 (75 Total Bases / 257 ABs) vs right-handed batters in the 2018 season — 5th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .405.
  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .080 (21/263) against Walker Buehler‘s fastball in the 2018 season — best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .180.

 

Hyun-Jin Ryu
  • Hyun-Jin Ryu threw his changeup for a strike 71.3% (164/230) of the time in the 2018 season — 5th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 62.0%.
  • Hyun-Jin Ryu allowed a slugging percentage of just .297 (19 Total Bases / 64 ABs) when going through the lineup the third time in a game in the 2018 season — 4th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .443.
  • Hyun-Jin Ryu allowed an OBP of just .239 (247 PAs) vs right-handed batters in the 2018 season — 3rd best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .306.

 

Rich Hill
  • Hitters chased 110 of Rich Hill’s 304 elevated fastballs out of the zone (36.2%) in the 2018 season — 4th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 26.8%.
  • Rich Hill threw at least two strikes in his first three pitches to 71.5% (294/411) of opposing batters in the 2018 season — 5th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 63.3%.
  • Left-handed hitters had a chase rate of just 19.1% (47/246) against Rich Hill in the 2018 season — 3rd lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 28.0%.
  • Opponents had a miss rate of just 21.5% (83/386) against Rich Hill on non-fastballs in the 2018 season — lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 32.4%.
  • Rich Hill threw his curveball 39.8% of the time (838/2,104) in the 2018 season — 3rd highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP and 80 CB; League Avg: 15.7%.

 

Kenta Maeda
  • Right-handed hitters had a miss rate of 33.1% (197/595) against Kenta Maeda in the 2018 season — 10th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 24.7%.
  • Kenta Maeda allowed a slugging percentage of just .214 (21 Total Bases / 98 ABs) on changeups in the 2018 season — tied for 4th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .379.

  • Kenta Maeda allowed an OBP of just .197 (304 PAs) with two strikes in the 2018 season — tied for 13th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .240.

 

Ross Stripling
  • Ross Stripling walked 9 of 248 right-handed batters (3.6%) in the 2018 season — 11th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 7.2%.
  • Ross Stripling struck out 29.4% (75/255) of left-handed batters he faced in the 2018 season — 14th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 21.6%.
  • Ross Stripling threw off-speed pitches 59.4% of the time (1,187/1,999) in the 2018 season — 6th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP and 80 NonFB; League Avg: 43.3%.

 

Kenley Jansen
  • Kenley Jansen struck out 32.5% (51/157) of right-handed batters he faced in the 2018 season — 13th highest among 117 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 24.6%.
  • Kenley Jansen allowed a slugging percentage of .818 (27 Total Bases / 33 ABs) on the first pitch of at-bats in the 2018 season — 8th worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .544.
  • Kenley Jansen walked 17 of 289 batters (5.9%) in the 2018 season — 12th best among 107 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 8.9%.
  • Kenley Jansen allowed an OBP of just .200 (70 PAs) with RISP in the 2018 season — 2nd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .332.

 

Pedro Baez
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of just 28.3% (28/99) against Pedro Baez’s fastball in the 2018 season — tied for 12th lowest among 113 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 43.1%.
  • Division opponents batted just .186 against Pedro Baez (19-for-102) in the 2018 season — 15th best among 117 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .236.

 

Joe Kelly
  • Hitters chased just 70 of Joe Kelly’s 300 off-speed pitches out of the zone (chase rate of 23.3%) in the 2018 season — 2nd lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 34.2%.
  • Joe Kelly allowed an OBP of .301 (156 PAs) with two strikes in the 2018 season — 7th worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .234.
  • Joe Kelly had an average fastball velocity of 98.1 MPH in the 2018 season — 4th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 93.7.

 

Caleb Ferguson
  • Caleb Ferguson recorded 46 of his 59 strikeouts (78.0%) with his fastball in the 2018 season — 8th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 45.3%.
  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .056 (3/54) against fastballs up from Caleb Ferguson in the 2018 season — tied for 11th best among 133 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .123.
  • Caleb Ferguson threw his fastball for a strike 71.4% (426/597) of the time in the 2018 season — 5th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 65.5%.

 

Dylan Floro
  • Opponents had a chase percentage of 33.3% (180/540) against Dylan Floro in the 2018 season — 15th highest among 115 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 29.2%.
  • Dylan Floro had an ERA of 2.25 (64.0 IP) in the 2018 season — 10th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 3.69.
  • Dylan Floro allowed an OBP of just .147 (136 PAs) with two strikes in the 2018 season — 2nd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .234.

 

Scott Alexander
  • Scott Alexander allowed an OPS of just .460 (109 PAs) vs left-handed batters in the 2018 season — 6th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .699.
  • Right-handed batters batted .288 (40-for-139) against Scott Alexander in the 2018 season — 15th worst among 117 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .237.
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of 71.0% (130/183) against Scott Alexander in the 2018 season — highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 44.1%.

 

Josh Fields
  • Josh Fields has not allowed a home run in any of the last 18.0 innings he’s appeared (Andrew Chafin has the longest active streak at 54.0).
  • Josh Fields threw his curveball 39.0% of the time (60/154) on the first pitch of at-bats in the 2018 season — 7th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 19.6%.
  • Hitters chased 58 of Josh Fields‘ 157 elevated fastballs out of the zone (36.9%) in the 2018 season — 7th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 27.0%.

 

 

Dodgers HITTERS

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Enrique Hernandez
  • Enrique Hernandez batted just .204 (32-for-157) with runners on base in the 2018 season — 13th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .268.
  • Enrique Hernandez grounded into 3 double plays in 75 opportunities (4.0%) in the 2018 season — 22nd best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 10.3%.
  • Enrique Hernandez slugged .742 (66 total bases in 89 ABs) when leading off an inning in the 2018 season — best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .435.

 

Joc Pederson
  • Joc Pederson batted just .159 (17-for-107) on breaking pitches in the 2018 season — 16th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .224.
  • Joc Pederson had an OPS of .893 (386 PAs) against RHP in the 2018 season — 22nd best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .764.
  • Joc Pederson had 55 Extra-Base hits out of 98 total hits (56.1%) in the 2018 season — 2nd best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 36.7%

 

A.J. Pollock
  • A.J. Pollock slugged .573 (47 total bases in 82 ABs) on fastballs away in the 2018 season — 25th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .423.
  • A.J. Pollock slugged just .265 (26 total bases in 98 ABs) on inside pitches in the 2018 season — 13th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .434.
  • A.J. Pollock batted .349 (30-for-86) on pitches 94 mph or greater in the 2018 season — 15th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .264.
  • A.J. Pollock had an OPS of 1.446 (97 PAs) when the pitcher was behind in the count in the 2018 season — 18th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 1.114.

 

Cody Bellinger
  • Cody Bellinger batted .291 (65-for-223) on outside pitches in the 2018 season — tied for 13th best among 144 in MLB; League Avg: .247.
  • Cody Bellinger batted just .189 (20-for-106) on inside fastballs in the 2018 season — 12th worst among 144 in MLB; League Avg: .273.
  • Cody Bellinger swung and missed 29.7% (354/1,193) in the 2018 season — 15th worst among 144 in MLB; League Avg: 23.2%.
  • Cody Bellinger slugged .857 (42 total bases in 49 ABs) on the first pitch of at-bats in the 2018 season — 14th best among 141 in MLB; League Avg: .605.

 

Max Muncy
  • Max Muncy drew 64 walks in 362 PAs (17.7%) against RHP in the 2018 season — 5th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 8.8%.
  • Max Muncy had 35 HRs in just 395 ABs (11.3 AB/HR) in the 2018 season — best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 27.3.

  • Max Muncy slugged .685 (135 total bases in 197 ABs) on fastballs in the 2018 season — 5th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .472.

 

Chris Taylor
  • Chris Taylor had a line drive rate of 30.1% (109/362) in the 2018 season — 4th highest in MLB; League Avg: 23.3%.
  • Chris Taylor struck out 129 times in 390 PAs (33.1%) against RHP in the 2018 season — 4th highest in MLB; League Avg: 19.7%.
  • Chris Taylor slugged .654 (68 total bases in 104 ABs) on low fastballs in the 2018 season — 15th best among 144 in MLB; League Avg: .485.

 

Corey Seager
  • Corey Seager slugged .636 (75 total bases in 118 ABs) on inside fastballs since 2017 — 20th best in MLB among hitters with at least 484 PA’s; League Avg: .462.
  • Corey Seager had an OBP of .371 (728 PAs) since 2017 — 25th best in MLB among hitters with at least 484 PA’s; League Avg: .333.
  • 17.4% of Corey Seager‘s plate appearances lasted only one pitch (127/728 PAs) since 2017 — 6th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 484 PA’s; League Avg: 10.9%.

 

David Freese
  • David Freese had an OPS of .944 (155 PAs) with runners on base in the 2018 season — 22nd best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .784.
  • David Freese batted .338 (53-for-157) on fastballs in the 2018 season — 10th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .281.
  • David Freese batted .269 (43-for-160) with two strikes in the 2018 season — 4th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .183.

 

Justin Turner
  • Justin Turner swung and missed just 11.0% (37/336) with two strikes in the 2018 season — 2nd best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 23.6%.

  • Justin Turner had a groundball rate of just 29.1% (91/313) in the 2018 season — 4th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 42.5%.
  • Justin Turner had an OBP of .448 (145 PAs) against LHP in the 2018 season — 5th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .329.

 

Russell Martin
  • Russell Martin batted just .081 (7-for-86) on breaking pitches in the 2018 season — worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .224.
  • Russell Martin chased 10.5% of pitches out of the zone (78/743) in the 2018 season — lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 28.6%.
  • Russell Martin threw out only 16.2% of runners attempting to steal (12/74) in the 2018 season — 10th worst in MLB; League Avg: 23.7%.

 

Austin Barnes
  • Austin Barnes is hitless in his last 20 AB’s dating back to October 17th (Mike Gerber has the longest active streak at 30).
  • Austin Barnes had a swing rate of just 37.7% (411/1,091) against LHP since 2017 — 11th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 484 PA’s; League Avg: 46.4%
  • Austin Barnes chased 20.9% of pitches out of the zone (111/532) against LHP since 2017 — tied for 26th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 484 PA’s; League Avg: 28.6%.

 

 

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