2019 REMARKABLE! SEASON PREVIEW — Houston Astros

by | Mar 8, 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. Thursday’s season preview saw the World Series Champions Boston Red Sox and their AL East competitors, the Baltimore Orioles. We are wrapping week two of our season preview coverage with the AL runner ups, Houston Astros.

 

2018 Record: 103-59 (1st in AL West)

 

Astros PITCHERS

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Justin Verlander
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 29.0% (330/1,136) against Justin Verlander on fastballs in the 2018 season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 18.1%.

  • Justin Verlander had a strike rate of 69.0% (2,364/3,427) in the 2018 season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 64.6%.
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of just 28.8% (143/497) against Justin Verlander in the 2018 season — 2nd lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 42.7%.
  • Justin Verlander had a strikeout rate of 34.8% (290/833) in the 2018 season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 23.6%.

 

Gerrit Cole
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of just 35.8% (162/452) against Gerrit Cole in the 2018 season — 8th lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 42.7%.
  • Gerrit Cole had an average fastball velocity of 96.5 MPH in the 2018 season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 92.6.
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 28.2% (270/956) against Gerrit Cole on fastballs in the 2018 season — tied for 3rd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 18.1%.
  • Gerrit Cole had a strikeout rate of 34.5% (276/799) in the 2018 season — 3rd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 23.6%.

 

Collin McHugh
  • Collin McHugh had an ERA of 1.99 (72.1 IP) in the 2018 season — 6th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 3.69.
  • Collin McHugh had a strikeout rate of 33.2% (94/283) in the 2018 season — 11th highest among 107 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 24.6%.
  • Collin McHugh allowed an OBP of just .196 (153 PAs) vs right-handed batters in the 2018 season — best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .305.

 

Wade Miley
  • Right-handed hitters had a Well-Hit Avg of just .105 (24/229) against Wade Miley in the 2018 season — tied for 7th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .154.
  • Wade Miley allowed a slugging percentage of just .328 (20 Total Bases / 61 ABs) when going through the lineup the third time in a game in the 2018 season — tied for 12th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .443.
  • Opponents had a line drive rate of 27.9% (29/104) versus Wade Miley on non-fastballs in the 2018 season — 5th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 21.5%.

 

Brad Peacock
  • Brad Peacock allowed an OPS of .953 (101 PAs) vs left-handed batters in the 2018 season — 4th worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .699.
  • Brad Peacock struck out 39.8% (68/171) of right-handed batters he faced in the 2018 season — 4th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 24.6%.
  • Right-handed hitters had a Well-Hit Avg of just .083 (13/157) against Brad Peacock in the 2018 season — 9th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .141.

 

Roberto Osuna
  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .025 (2/79) against breaking balls down and away from Roberto Osuna since 2017 — 5th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .085.
  • Roberto Osuna allowed an OBP of just .237 (358 PAs) in late innings since 2017 — 4th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .302.
  • Roberto Osuna allowed a slugging percentage of just .143 (14 Total Bases / 98 ABs) on breaking pitches since 2017 — 4th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .323.

 

Ryan Pressly
  • Ryan Pressly allowed an OBP of just .154 (175 PAs) with two strikes in the 2018 season — tied for 5th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .234.
  • Opponents had a chase percentage of 37.7% (214/568) against Ryan Pressly in the 2018 season — 4th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 29.2%.

  • Ryan Pressly had a strikeout rate of 34.6% (101/292) in the 2018 season — 10th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 24.6%.
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 36.9% (204/553) against Ryan Pressly in the 2018 season — 5th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 27.1%.

 

Hector Rondon
  • Hector Rondon had an average fastball velocity of 97.2 MPH in the 2018 season — 11th highest among 112 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 93.7.
  • Opponents batted .261 (24-for-92) against Hector Rondon’s non-fastballs in the 2018 season — tied for 14th worst among 110 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .205.
  • Hitters chased just 57 of Hector Rondon’s 280 fastballs out of the zone (chase rate of 20.4%) in the 2018 season — 15th lowest among 104 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 24.7%.

 

Chris Devenski
  • Chris Devenski walked 5 of 107 left-handed batters (4.7%) in the 2018 season — tied for 5th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 10.1%.
  • Chris Devenski allowed an OPS of .777 (172 PAs) in late innings in the 2018 season — 15th worst among 115 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .676.
  • Chris Devenski threw his changeup 39.0% of the time (303/776) in the 2018 season — 4th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 16.7%.

 

Will Harris
  • Will Harris threw his curveball 37.5% of the time (333/887) in the 2018 season — 7th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 17.9%.
  • Will Harris allowed a slugging percentage of just .158 (12 Total Bases / 76 ABs) on breaking pitches in the 2018 season — 7th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .322.
  • Will Harris has not allowed a home run in any of the last 29.1 innings he’s appeared (Andrew Chafin has the longest active streak at 54.0).

 

Astros HITTERS

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Michael Brantley
  • Michael Brantley had an OPS of just .641 (160 PAs) with RISP in the 2018 season — 15th worst among 144 in MLB; League Avg: .821.
  • Michael Brantley swung and missed just 11.0% (111/1,009) in the 2018 season — best in MLB; League Avg: 23.2%.
  • Michael Brantley batted .336 (82-for-244) on outside pitches in the 2018 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .247.

 

George Springer
  • George Springer chased just 12.3% of elevated fastballs out of the zone (30/243) in the 2018 season — 10th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 25.5%.
  • George Springer slugged just .391 (109 total bases in 279 ABs) on fastballs in the 2018 season — 11th worst among 144 in MLB; League Avg: .486.
  • George Springer had a line drive rate of just 17.3% (74/427) in the 2018 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 23.3%.

 

Josh Reddick
  • Josh Reddick batted just .192 (19-for-99) with RISP in the 2018 season — tied for 17th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .265
  • Josh Reddick had an OPS of 1.074 (69 PAs) against left-handed relievers in the 2018 season — 18th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .734.
  • Josh Reddick slugged just .351 (105 total bases in 299 ABs) against RHP in the 2018 season — 28th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .435.

 

Tyler White
  • 5.6% of Tyler White‘s plate appearances lasted only one pitch (11/197 PAs) since the All-Star Break — tied for 19th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 94 PA’s; League Avg: 11.1%.
  • Tyler White had an OPS of .901 (197 PAs) since the All-Star Break — 29th best in MLB among hitters with at least 94 PA’s; League Avg: .755.
  • Tyler White slugged .510 (52 total bases in 102 ABs) with two strikes since the All-Star Break — 3rd best in MLB among hitters with at least 94 PA’s; League Avg: .292.

 

Yuli Gurriel
  • Yuli Gurriel swung and missed just 21.8% (63/289) on breaking pitches in the 2018 season — tied for 10th best in MLB; League Avg: 32.2%.
  • Yuli Gurriel had a groundball batting average of .330 (71 GB hits out of 215 GBs) in the 2018 season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .250.
  • Yuli Gurriel batted .403 (56-for-139) with RISP in the 2018 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .275.

 

Jose Altuve
  • Jose Altuve had 44 Extra-Base hits out of 169 total hits (just 26.0%) in the 2018 season — 15th worst among 144 in MLB; League Avg: 37.3%.
  • Jose Altuve batted .351 (60-for-171) on breaking pitches in the 2018 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .233.

  • 19.2% of Jose Altuve‘s plate appearances lasted only one pitch (115/599 PAs) in the 2018 season — 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 11.1%.

 

Carlos Correa
  • Carlos Correa batted just .163 (14-for-86) on pitches 94 mph or greater in the 2018 season — 5th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .264.
  • Carlos Correa had a Well-Hit Avg of just .034 (4/118) on breaking pitches in the 2018 season — 3rd worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .126.
  • Carlos Correa made 13 non-routine plays out of 27 chances (48.1%) in the 2018 season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: 23.2%.

 

Alex Bregman
  • Alex Bregman chased 16.9% of pitches out of the zone (246/1,456) in the 2018 season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 28.3%.
  • Alex Bregman had a swing rate of just 37.1% (1,047/2,821) in the 2018 season — 4th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 46.7%.
  • Alex Bregman slugged .707 (94 total bases in 133 ABs) with RISP in the 2018 season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .459.
  • Alex Bregman had an OPS of .758 (332 PAs) with two strikes in the 2018 season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .572.

 

Robinson Chirinos
  • Robinson Chirinos struck out 140 times in 426 PAs (32.9%) in the 2018 season — 10th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 20.9%.
  • Robinson Chirinos slugged .611 (55 total bases in 90 ABs) with RISP in the 2018 season — 12th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .436.
  • Robinson Chirinos had an OPS of .925 (182 PAs) with runners on base in the 2018 season — 30th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .784.
  • Robinson Chirinos threw out only 6.8% of runners attempting to steal (4/59) in the 2018 season — worst in MLB; League Avg: 23.7%.

 

 

 

 

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