2019 REMARKABLE! SEASON PREVIEW — Boston Red Sox

by | Mar 6, 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 Rangers wrapped up our Arizona Spring Training teams and the Braves started our Florida Spring Training yesterday. We continue on the East Coast with the Boston Red Sox.

2018 Record: 108-54 (1st in AL East)

 

Red Sox PITCHERS

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Chris Sale
  • Chris Sale allowed an OPS of just .532 (617 PAs) in the 2018 season — 2nd best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .716.
  • Chris Sale allowed an OPS of just .424 (107 PAs) vs left-handed batters in the 2018 season — 2nd best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .723.
  • Chris Sale had an ERA of 2.11 (158.0 IP) in the 2018 season — 3rd best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 3.98.
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 34.9% (426/1,219) against Chris Sale in the 2018 season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 24.2%.
  • Chris Sale had a strikeout rate of 38.4% (237/617) in the 2018 season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 22.1%.

 

David Price
  • David Price allowed a slugging percentage of .510 (100 Total Bases / 196 ABs) on breaking pitches in the 2018 season — worst among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .333.
  • David Price allowed an OPS of just .637 (180 PAs) when going through the lineup the third time in a game in the 2018 season — 8th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .734.
  • Opponents batted just .126 (16-for-127) against David Price’s inside fastball in the 2018 season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .249.

 

Rick Porcello
  • Hitters chased just 241 of Rick Porcello’s 808 off-speed pitches out of the zone (chase rate of 29.8%) in the 2018 season — 9th lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 35.2%.
  • Opponents had a miss rate of just 22.9% (174/760) against Rick Porcello on non-fastballs in the 2018 season — lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 33.7%.
  • Rick Porcello had a first-pitch strike rate of 66.6% (540/811) in the 2018 season — 7th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 62.5%.

 

Nathan Eovaldi
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 24.1% (86/357) against Nathan Eovaldi on fastballs in the 2018 season — 13th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 17.4%.
  • Nathan Eovaldi allowed an OBP of just .252 (226 PAs) vs right-handed batters in the 2018 season — tied for 12th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .306.
  • Nathan Eovaldi walked 5 of 226 right-handed batters (2.2%) in the 2018 season — 2nd best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 7.2%.

 

Eduardo Rodriguez
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 24.2% (136/561) against Eduardo Rodriguez on fastballs in the 2018 season — 12th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 17.4%.
  • Eduardo Rodriguez struck out 35.6% (37/104) of left-handed batters he faced in the 2018 season — 5th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 21.6%.
  • Opponents batted just .091 (8-for-88) against Eduardo Rodriguez’s elevated fastballs in the 2018 season — 2nd best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .217.

 

Matt Barnes
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 36.1% (167/463) against Matt Barnes in the 2018 season — 6th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 27.1%.
  • Matt Barnes threw his curveball 40.7% of the time (451/1,109) in the 2018 season — 4th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 17.9%.
  • Opponents batted just .159 (10-for-63) against Matt Barnes with RISP in the 2018 season — tied for 7th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .240.
  • Matt Barnes allowed a slugging percentage of just .114 (16 Total Bases / 140 ABs) with two strikes in the 2018 season — 3rd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .250.

 

Ryan Brasier
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 48.1% (39/81) against Ryan Brasier on non-fastballs since the All-Star Break — 11th highest among 114 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 36.1%.
  • Ryan Brasier had a first-pitch strike rate of 69.2% (74/107) since the All-Star Break — 9th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 60.4%.
  • Ryan Brasier allowed an OBP of just .210 (105 PAs) since the All-Star Break — 3rd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .315.

 

Brandon Workman
  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of .164 (9/55) against curveballs from Brandon Workman in the 2018 season — tied for 9th worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .100.
  • Brandon Workman threw his curveball 36.7% of the time (238/648) in the 2018 season — 8th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 17.9%.

 

Heath Hembree
  • Heath Hembree threw his fastball for a strike just 61.5% (374/608) of the time in the 2018 season — tied for 9th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 65.5%.
  • Heath Hembree allowed an OPS of .847 (155 PAs) vs right-handed batters in the 2018 season — 12th worst among 117 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .680.
  • Heath Hembree allowed an OPS of just .551 (105 PAs) vs left-handed batters in the 2018 season — 14th best among 119 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .699.

 

Hector Velasquez
  • Opponents batted .290 (97-for-335) against Hector Velazquez in the 2018 season — 8th worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .236.
  • Opponents had a miss rate of just 18.4% (126/683) against Hector Velazquez in the 2018 season — 4th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 27.1%.
  • Hector Velazquez had a strikeout rate of just 14.3% (53/370) in the 2018 season — 3rd lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 24.6%.

 

Brian Johnson
  • Opponents had a miss rate of just 23.5% (95/405) against Brian Johnson on non-fastballs in the 2018 season — tied for 8th lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 32.4%.
  • Brian Johnson threw his curveball 28.7% of the time (490/1,710) in the 2018 season — 10th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP and 80 CB; League Avg: 15.7%.

 

 

Red Sox HITTERS

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Andrew Benintendi
  • Andrew Benintendi batted .409 (36-for-88) on low fastballs in the 2018 season — 8th best in MLB; League Avg: .299.
  • Andrew Benintendi batted .350 (89-for-254) with runners on base in the 2018 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .274.

 

Jackie Bradley
  • Jackie Bradley had a Well-Hit Avg of .226 (58/257) against starting pitchers in the 2018 season — 10th best in MLB; League Avg: .172.
  • Jackie Bradley swung and missed 33.7% .(85/252) against LHP in the 2018 season — 4th worst in MLB; League Avg: 22.8%.
  • Jackie Bradley batted just .150 (29-for-193) on non-fastballs in the 2018 season — 2nd worst in MLB; League Avg: .238.

 

Mookie Betts
  • Mookie Betts had an OBP of .496 (113 PAs) with RISP in the 2018 season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .362.
  • Mookie Betts had a Well-Hit Avg of .275 (143/520) in the 2018 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .168.
  • Mookie Betts had an OPS of .922 (313 PAs) with two strikes in the 2018 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .572.

 

J.D. Martinez
  • J.D. Martinez had an OBP of .480 (200 PAs) with RISP in the 2018 season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .362.
  • J.D. Martinez came to the plate with runners in scoring position in 200 of his 649 plate appearances (30.8%) in the 2018 season — 4th highest in MLB; League Avg: 24.3%.
  • J.D. Martinez slugged .853 (64 total bases in 75 ABs) on low fastballs in the 2018 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .485.

  • J.D. Martinez slugged .629 (358 total bases in 569 ABs) in the 2018 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .448.
  • J.D. Martinez slugged .708 (85 total bases in 120 ABs) when leading off an inning in the 2018 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .450.

 

Steve Pearce
  • Steve Pearce slugged .559 (57 total bases in 102 ABs) against LHP in the 2018 season — tied for 22nd best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .421.
  • Steve Pearce has a 17-game streak of reaching base safely, starting on September 23rd (Tommy Pham has the longest active streak at 32).

 

Mitch Moreland
  • Mitch Moreland slugged just .163 (8 total bases in 49 ABs) on breaking pitches against LHP in the 2018 season — 15th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .359.
  • Opponents used a defensive shift against Mitch Moreland on 76.1% of his plate appearances (303/398) in the 2018 season — 18th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 28.4%.
  • Mitch Moreland slugged just .198 (38 total bases in 192 ABs) with two strikes in the 2018 season — tied for 10th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .293.
  • Mitch Moreland came to the plate with runners in scoring position in 148 of his 459 plate appearances (32.2%) in the 2018 season — tied for 2nd highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 24.6%.

 

Brock Holt
  • Brock Holt had a swing rate of just 37.6% (554/1,473) in the 2018 season — tied for 9th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 46.8%.
  • Brock Holt batted .325 (63-for-194) on fastballs in the 2018 season — 22nd best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .281.
  • Brock Holt had an OBP of .436 (179 PAs) with runners on base in the 2018 season — tied for 9th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .344.

 

Xander Bogaerts
  • Xander Bogaerts had 71 Extra-Base hits out of 148 total hits (48.0%) in the 2018 season — 13th best among 144 in MLB; League Avg: 37.3%.
  • Xander Bogaerts had an OPS of .901 (448 PAs) against RHP in the 2018 season — 14th best among 144 in MLB; League Avg: .791.
  • Xander Bogaerts slugged .698 (104 total bases in 149 ABs) with RISP in the 2018 season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .459.

 

Rafael Devers
  • Rafael Devers batted just .222 (46-for-207) on fastballs in the 2018 season — tied for 12th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .281.
  • Rafael Devers had a line drive rate of just 16.9% (56/331) in the 2018 season — lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 23.2%.
  • Rafael Devers had an OPS of .930 (148 PAs) against right-handed relievers in the 2018 season — 23rd best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .756.

 

Christian Vazquez

  • Christian Vazquez batted just .176 (12-for-68) with RISP in the 2018 season — 8th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .265.
  • Christian Vazquez slugged just .280 (33 total bases in 118 ABs) with runners on base in the 2018 season — 2nd worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .441.

 

Sandy Leon
  • Sandy Leon slugged just .258 (17 total bases in 66 ABs) on pitches 94 mph or greater in the 2018 season — 13th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .429.
  • Sandy Leon batted just .168 (21-for-125) on outside pitches in the 2018 season — 5th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .239.

 

 

 

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