2019 REMARKABLE! SEASON PREVIEW — SAN Francisco Giants

by | Mar 5, 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. Week two is well under way with the Padres and Athletics getting their preview yesterday. We move on to another Bay Area team, the San Francisco Giants.

2018 Record: 73-89 (4th in NL West)

 

Giants PITCHERS

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Madison Bumgarner
  • Right-handed hitters had a miss rate of just 19.3% (98/509) against Madison Bumgarner since the All-Star Break — 10th lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 25.3%.
  • Left-handed hitters had a miss rate of 30.1% (31/103) against Madison Bumgarner since the All-Star Break — tied for 5th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 23.6%.
  • Left-handed batters hit .316 (18-for-57) against Madison Bumgarner since the All-Star Break — 4th worst among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .239.
  • Madison Bumgarner threw off-speed pitches 65.7% of the time (1,349/2,053) in the 2018 season — 3rd highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP and 80 NonFB; League Avg: 43.3%.

 

Dereck Rodriguez
  • Hitters chased 140 of Dereck Rodriguez’s 473 fastballs out of the zone (chase rate of 29.6%) in the 2018 season — 8th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 23.6%.
  • Hitters chased just 99 of Dereck Rodriguez’s 366 off-speed pitches out of the zone (chase rate of 27.0%) in the 2018 season — tied for 7th lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 34.4%.
  • Opponents batted just .162 (13-for-80) against Dereck Rodriguez’s changeup in the 2018 season — 8th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .232.

 

Derek Holland
  • Derek Holland allowed an OPS of .798 (565 PAs) vs right-handed batters in the 2018 season — 2nd worst among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .678.
  • Derek Holland allowed a slugging percentage of just .189 (27 Total Bases / 143 ABs) vs left-handed batters in the 2018 season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .391.
  • Left-handed hitters had a Well-Hit Avg of just .035 (5/143) against Derek Holland in the 2018 season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .143.

 

Chris Stratton
  • Chris Stratton allowed an OPS of .791 (625 PAs) in the 2018 season — 10th worst in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .716.
  • Right-handed hitters had a Well-Hit Avg of .224 (57/255) against Chris Stratton in the 2018 season — tied for 4th worst in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .154.
  • Opponents had a line drive rate of 29.1% (133/457) versus Chris Stratton in the 2018 season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 22.9%.

 

Andrew Suarez
  • Left-handed hitters had a chase rate of 36.7% (106/289) against Andrew Suarez in the 2018 season — tied for 4th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 28.0%.
  • Andrew Suarez allowed a slugging percentage of .504 (228 Total Bases / 452 ABs) vs right-handed batters in the 2018 season — 8th worst in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .405.
  • Opponents batted just .169 (20-for-118) against Andrew Suarez’s inside fastball in the 2018 season — tied for 5th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .255.
  • Andrew Suarez allowed a slugging percentage of just .279 (43 Total Bases / 154 ABs) vs left-handed batters in the 2018 season — 8th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .407.
  • Andrew Suarez induced opposing hitters to ground into 22 double plays in 120 opportunities (18.3%) in the 2018 season — best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 10.5%.

 

Jeff Samardzija
  • Opponents had a miss rate of just 29.1% (98/337) against Jeff Samardzija on low breaking pitches since 2017 — 3rd lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 161 IP; League Avg: 42.9%.
  • Hitters chased 276 of Jeff Samardzija’s 981 fastballs out of the zone (chase rate of 28.1%) since 2017 — tied for 15th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 161 IP; League Avg: 23.6%.
  • Jeff Samardzija allowed a slugging percentage of .571 (116 Total Bases / 203 ABs) with RISP since 2017 — worst in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 161 IP; League Avg: .417.

 

Drew Pomeranz
  • Drew Pomeranz allowed an OBP of .367 (237 PAs) vs left-handed batters since 2017 — 10th worst in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 161 IP; League Avg: .321.
  • Drew Pomeranz walked 94 of 846 right-handed batters (11.1%) since 2017 — 5th worst in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 161 IP; League Avg: 7.4%.
  • Opponents batted just .234 (114-for-487) against Drew Pomeranz’s fastball since 2017 — 14th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 161 IP; League Avg: .275.

 

Will Smith
  • Will Smith allowed an OPS of just .346 (131 PAs) with two strikes in the 2018 season — 13th best among 120 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .484.
  • Hitters chased 119 of Will Smith’s 240 breaking balls out of the zone (chase rate of 49.6%) in the 2018 season — highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 33.1%.

 

Tony Watson
  • Tony Watson threw his changeup 48.1% of the time (270/561) vs right-handed batters in the 2018 season — 2nd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 14.0%.

  • Tony Watson had a first-pitch strike rate of 69.4% (179/258) in the 2018 season — 3rd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 60.1%.
  • Tony Watson allowed an OBP of just .267 (258 PAs) in the 2018 season — tied for 14th best among 108 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .310.
  • Tony Watson walked 14 of 261 batters (5.4%) in the 2018 season — tied for 8th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 8.9%.

 

Mark Melancon
  • Opponents batted .333 (34-for-102) against Mark Melancon since the All-Star Break — tied for 2nd worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .241.
  • Opponents batted .283 (15-for-53) against Mark Melancon with two strikes since the All-Star Break — worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .166.
  • Mark Melancon allowed an OBP of .442 (43 PAs) vs left-handed batters since the All-Star Break — 4th worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .316.

 

Reyes Moronta
  • Reyes Moronta allowed an OPS of just .507 (262 PAs) in the 2018 season — 4th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .688.
  • Reyes Moronta allowed a slugging percentage of just .235 (52 Total Bases / 221 ABs) in the 2018 season — 2nd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .378.

  • Right-handed batters batted just .132 (18-for-136) against Reyes Moronta in the 2018 season — 2nd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .237.

 

Sam Dyson
  • Hitters chased just 20 of Sam Dyson’s 83 breaking balls down out of the zone (chase rate of 24.1%) in the 2018 season — 9th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 36.0%.
  • Opponents had a line drive rate of just 13.4% (26/194) versus Sam Dyson in the 2018 season — 2nd lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 22.2%.
  • Sam Dyson allowed a slugging percentage of just .197 (15 Total Bases / 76 ABs) versus the heart of the order in the 2018 season — 2nd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .411.

 

Ty Blach
  • Ty Blach allowed an OPS of .641 (234 PAs) with two strikes in the 2018 season — 14th worst in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .512.
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of 52.9% (209/395) against Ty Blach in the 2018 season — 5th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 43.1%.
  • Ty Blach induced opposing hitters to ground into 18 double plays in 119 opportunities (15.1%) in the 2018 season — 8th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 10.5%.

 

Ray Black
  • Ray Black struck out 38.3% (23/60) of right-handed batters he faced since the All-Star Break — 7th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 23.8%.
  • Ray Black had an average fastball velocity of 97.8 MPH since the All-Star Break — 7th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 93.8.

 

 

Giants HITTERS

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Steven Duggar
  • Steven Duggar batted .440 (11-for-25) on low fastballs since the All-Star Break — tied for 15th best in MLB among hitters with at least 94 PA’s; League Avg: .292
  • Steven Duggar had a Well-Hit Avg of just .062 (4/64) on fastballs since the All-Star Break — 3rd worst in MLB among hitters with at least 94 PA’s; League Avg: .189.
  • Steven Duggar had an OBP of just .189 (74 PAs) with two strikes since the All-Star Break — 27th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 94 PA’s; League Avg: .256.

 

Austin Slater
  • Austin Slater had a Well-Hit Avg of just .038 (2/52) on breaking pitches since the All-Star Break — 11th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 94 PA’s; League Avg: .126.
  • Austin Slater had an OPS of just .613 (176 PAs) since the All-Star Break — 25th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 94 PA’s; League Avg: .755.
  • Austin Slater slugged just .303 (30 total bases in 99 ABs) against RHP since the All-Star Break — 21st worst in MLB among hitters with at least 94 PA’s; League Avg: .433.

 

Brandon Belt
  • Brandon Belt batted just .183 (11-for-60) on fastballs away in the 2018 season — 15th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .271.
  • Brandon Belt batted just .140 (7-for-50) on breaking pitches against LHP in the 2018 season — tied for 21st worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .219.
  • Brandon Belt had an OBP of .429 (119 PAs) with RISP in the 2018 season — 26th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .352.
  • Opponents used a defensive shift against Brandon Belt on 85.0% of his plate appearances (341/401) in the 2018 season — 7th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 28.4%.

 

Joe Panik
  • Joe Panik had an OBP of just .244 (120 PAs) against LHP in the 2018 season — 10th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .329.
  • Joe Panik slugged just .332 (119 total bases in 358 ABs) in the 2018 season — 11th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .431.
  • Joe Panik swung and missed just 10.9% (69/633) in the 2018 season — best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 24.2%.

 

Brandon Crawford
  • Brandon Crawford batted just .212 (25-for-118) with RISP in the 2018 season — 15th worst among 144 in MLB; League Avg: .275.
  • Brandon Crawford slugged just .146 (15 total bases in 103 ABs) on changeups in the 2018 season — 2nd worst in MLB; League Avg: .419.

  • Brandon Crawford slugged just .372 (127 total bases in 341 ABs) against RHP in the 2018 season — tied for 14th worst among 144 in MLB; League Avg: .453.

 

Pablo Sandoval
  • Pablo Sandoval swung and missed just 16.7% (27/162) on low non-fastballs in the 2018 season — best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 41.4%.
  • Pablo Sandoval batted .267 (23-for-86) on low non-fastballs in the 2018 season — 25th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .200.

 

Evan Longoria
  • Evan Longoria slugged just .322 (28 total bases in 87 ABs) on low fastballs in the 2018 season — 9th worst in MLB; League Avg: .485.
  • Evan Longoria batted just .180 (23-for-128) on inside pitches in the 2018 season — tied for 12th worst among 144 in MLB; League Avg: .254.
  • Evan Longoria batted just .196 (22-for-112) with RISP in the 2018 season — tied for 5th worst in MLB; League Avg: .275
  • Evan Longoria drew 22 walks in 512 PAs (4.3%) in the 2018 season — 11th lowest among 144 in MLB; League Avg: 9.1%.
  • Evan Longoria had a Well-Hit Avg of .238 (38/160) against LHP in the 2018 season — 13th best among 144 in MLB; League Avg: .163.

 

Buster Posey
  • Buster Posey had 28 Extra-Base hits out of 113 total hits (just 24.8%) in the 2018 season — tied for 20th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 36.7%.
  • Buster Posey slugged just .354 (95 total bases in 268 ABs) against RHP in the 2018 season — 30th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .435.
  • Buster Posey had an OBP of .354 (198 PAs) with two strikes in the 2018 season — 5th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .258.

 

 

 

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