2019 REMARKABLE! SEASON PREVIEW — New York Yankees

by | Mar 2, 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 Yankees have bolstered their bullpen once again with the addition of Adam Ottavino. Can they take down the World Series Champions Boston Red Sox and put themselves on top of the AL East?

2018 Record: 100-62 (2nd in AL East)

 

Yankees PITCHERS

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Luis Severino
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 19.9% (220/1,108) against Luis Severino on pitches in the strike zone in the 2018 season — 8th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 16.8%.
  • Luis Severino had a first-pitch strike rate of 68.9% (538/781) in the 2018 season — 4th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 62.5%.
  • Luis Severino had a strikeout rate of 28.2% (220/780) in the 2018 season — tied for 10th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 23.6%.
  • Hitters chased just 54 of Luis Severino’s 238 changeups out of the zone (chase rate of 22.7%) in the 2018 season — lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 36.4%.
  • Luis Severino had an average fastball velocity of 97.6 MPH in the 2018 season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 92.6.

 

James Paxton
  • James Paxton allowed a slugging percentage of just .248 (38 Total Bases / 153 ABs) when going through the lineup the third time in a game in the 2018 season — best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .443.

  • Right-handed batters batted just .202 (100-for-495) against James Paxton in the 2018 season — 11th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .245.
  • James Paxton struck out 33.9% (38/112) of left-handed batters he faced in the 2018 season — 7th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 21.6%.

 

Masahiro Tanaka
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 39.5% (103/261) against Masahiro Tanaka with RISP in the 2018 season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 25.4%.
  • Masahiro Tanaka threw off-speed pitches 69.0% of the time (1,654/2,398) in the 2018 season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP and 80 NonFB; League Avg: 43.3%.

  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .065 (20/310) against Masahiro Tanaka with two strikes in the 2018 season — tied for 14th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .095.

 

J.A. Happ
  • J.A. Happ recorded 144 of his 193 strikeouts (74.6%) with his fastball in the 2018 season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 39.2%.
  • J.A. Happ allowed an OBP of just .272 (151 PAs) with RISP in the 2018 season — 10th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .312.
  • Opponents batted just .148 (26-for-176) against J.A. Happ’s inside fastball in the 2018 season — 2nd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .249.

 

CC Sabathia
  • Left-handed hitters had a miss rate of 31.6% (71/225) against CC Sabathia in the 2018 season — 10th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 23.5%.
  • Left-handed batters hit just .180 (18-for-100) against CC Sabathia in the 2018 season — 9th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .246.
  • CC Sabathia threw his cutter 40.8% of the time (1,022/2,507) in the 2018 season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP and 80 CUT; League Avg: 16.9%.

 

Aroldis Chapman
  • Aroldis Chapman walked 23 of 157 right-handed batters (14.6%) in the 2018 season — 2nd worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 8.0%.
  • Aroldis Chapman struck out 43.3% (68/157) of right-handed batters he faced in the 2018 season — 2nd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 24.6%.
  • Opponents batted just .092 (10-for-109) against Aroldis Chapman in close and late situations in the 2018 season — best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .227.

 

Dellin Betances
  • Dellin Betances threw his curveball 52.1% of the time (591/1,135) in the 2018 season — 2nd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 17.9%.
  • Dellin Betances allowed a slugging percentage of just .169 (23 Total Bases / 136 ABs) on breaking pitches in the 2018 season — 12th best among 141 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .322.
  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .097 (16/165) against Dellin Betances on pitches in the strike zone in the 2018 season — best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .182.

 

Adam Ottavino
  • Hitters chased just 53 of Adam Ottavino’s 268 fastballs out of the zone (chase rate of 19.8%) in the 2018 season — 11th lowest among 104 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 24.7%.
  • Adam Ottavino allowed a slugging percentage of just .238 (62 Total Bases / 260 ABs) in the 2018 season — 3rd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .378.
  • Opponents batted just .169 (31-for-183) against Adam Ottavino on pitches in the strike zone in the 2018 season — 2nd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .274.

 

Zack Britton
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of 74.0% (77/104) against Zack Britton‘s fastball in the 2018 season — 2nd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 43.1%.
  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .123 (16/130) against Zack Britton’s fastball in the 2018 season — 15th best among 113 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .166.
  • Zack Britton threw his fastball for a strike just 58.6% (360/614) of the time in the 2018 season — lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 65.5%.

 

Chad Green
  • Chad Green had a strikeout rate of 31.5% (94/298) in the 2018 season — tied for 14th highest among 107 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 24.6%.
  • Chad Green threw at least two strikes in his first three pitches to 74.1% (172/232) of opposing batters in the 2018 season — 2nd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 63.2%.
  • Chad Green allowed an OBP of just .238 (80 PAs) with RISP in the 2018 season — 6th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .332.

 

Jonathan Holder
  • Opponents had a miss rate of just 28.3% (63/223) against Jonathan Holder on non-fastballs in the 2018 season — 9th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 36.9%.
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of just 28.6% (55/192) against Jonathan Holder in the 2018 season — 4th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 44.1%.
  • Jonathan Holder allowed an OPS of just .328 (142 PAs) with two strikes in the 2018 season — 10th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .484.

 

Tommy Kahnle
  • Hitters chased 86 of Tommy Kahnle’s 242 elevated fastballs out of the zone (35.5%) since 2017 — tied for 13th highest among 102 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 28.8%.
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 27.6% (132/478) against Tommy Kahnle on fastballs since 2017 — 14th highest among 105 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 21.0%.

 

Domingo German
  • Domingo German allowed a slugging percentage of .506 (83 Total Bases / 164 ABs) vs left-handed batters in the 2018 season — 15th worst in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .407.
  • Opponents batted just .136 (6-for-44) against Domingo German’s elevated fastballs in the 2018 season — 10th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .217.
  • Domingo German threw his curveball 50.0% of the time (204/408) with two strikes in the 2018 season — 3rd highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP and 80 CB; League Avg: 17.9%.

 

 

Yankees HITTERS

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Brett Gardner
  • Brett Gardner batted just .222 (39-for-176) with runners on base in the 2018 season — 7th worst in MLB; League Avg: .274.
  • Brett Gardner slugged just .368 (195 total bases in 530 ABs) in the 2018 season — 11th worst among 144 in MLB; League Avg: .448.
  • Brett Gardner swung and missed just 13.5% (127/938) in the 2018 season — tied for 6th best in MLB; League Avg: 23.2%.

 

Aaron Hicks
  • Aaron Hicks chased 16.5% of pitches out of the zone (155/939) against RHP in the 2018 season — 4th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 28.3%.
  • Aaron Hicks slugged .631 (77 total bases in 122 ABs) on elevated pitches in the 2018 season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .407.
  • Aaron Hicks had an OBP of .312 (314 PAs) with two strikes in the 2018 season — 14th best among 144 in MLB; League Avg: .267.

 

Aaron Judge
  • Aaron Judge struck out 152 times in 498 PAs (30.5%) in the 2018 season — 13th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 20.9%.
  • Aaron Judge slugged .528 (218 total bases in 413 ABs) in the 2018 season — 18th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .431.
  • Aaron Judge swung and missed 36.2% (310/856) in the 2018 season — 7th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 24.2%.
  • Aaron Judge had an OBP of .427 (143 PAs) against LHP in the 2018 season — 8th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .329.

 

Giancarlo Stanton
  • Giancarlo Stanton put just 31.5% of his swings in play (416/1,321) in the 2018 season — 7th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 38.6%.
  • Giancarlo Stanton slugged .645 (98 total bases in 152 ABs) against LHP in the 2018 season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .435.
  • Giancarlo Stanton swung and missed 40.8% (71/174) on the first pitch of at-bats in the 2018 season — 2nd worst in MLB; League Avg: 24.6%.

 

Luke Voit
  • Luke Voit had an OPS of 1.095 (148 PAs) since the All-Star Break — 3rd best in MLB among hitters with at least 94 PA’s; League Avg: .755.

  • Luke Voit has a 16-game streak of reaching base safely, starting on September 19th (Tommy Pham has the longest active streak at 32).

 

DJ LeMahieu
  • DJ LeMahieu grounded into 14 double plays in 85 opportunities (16.5%) in the 2018 season — 13th worst among 144 in MLB; League Avg: 10.5%.
  • DJ LeMahieu had an OPS of just .879 (129 PAs) when the pitcher was behind in the count in the 2018 season — 8th worst in MLB; League Avg: 1.146.
  • DJ LeMahieu swung and missed just 14.0% (128/917) in the 2018 season — 11th best among 144 in MLB; League Avg: 23.2%.

 

Didi Gregorius
  • Didi Gregorius struck out 69 times in 569 PAs (just 12.1%) in the 2018 season — tied for 12th lowest among 144 in MLB; League Avg: 19.7%.
  • Didi Gregorius had 19 HRs in just 264 ABs (13.9 AB/HR) at home in the 2018 season — 12th best in MLB; League Avg: 25.8 ABs Per HR.
  • Didi Gregorius slugged .952 (60 total bases in 63 ABs) on inside fastballs in the 2018 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .469.

 

Gleyber Torres
  • Gleyber Torres swung and missed 31.4% (297/945) in the 2018 season — 25th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 24.2%.
  • Gleyber Torres had an OPS of .894 (263 PAs) against starting pitchers in the 2018 season — 24th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .766.
  • Gleyber Torres slugged .821 (55 total bases in 67 ABs) on low fastballs in the 2018 season — 3rd best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .468.

 

Miguel Andujar
  • Miguel Andujar had 46 Extra-Base hits out of 93 total hits (49.5%) against starting pitchers in the 2018 season — 14th best among 144 in MLB; League Avg: 37.7%.
  • Miguel Andujar slugged .542 (109 total bases in 201 ABs) on breaking pitches in the 2018 season — 10th best in MLB; League Avg: .394.
  • Miguel Andujar made only 2 non-routine plays out of 47 chances (4.3%) in the 2018 season — tied for 2nd worst in MLB; League Avg: 23.2%.
  • Miguel Andujar slugged .527 (302 total bases in 573 ABs) in the 2018 season — 15th best among 144 in MLB; League Avg: .448.

 

Gary Sanchez
  • Gary Sanchez came to the plate with runners in scoring position in 111 of his 374 plate appearances (29.7%) in the 2018 season — 13th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 24.6%.
  • Gary Sanchez had an OPS of just .426 (202 PAs) with two strikes in the 2018 season — 22nd worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .551.
  • Gary Sanchez batted just .171 (41-for-240) against RHP in the 2018 season — worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .258.

 

 

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