2019 REMARKABLE! SEASON PREVIEW — Tampa Bay Rays

by | Mar 14, 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. Just 3 more teams left in our series. The Tampa Bay Rays won 90 games last season, but didn’t make it to the playoffs. Can their fate change this season?

 

2018 Record: 90-72 (3rd in AL East)

 

Rays PITCHERS

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Blake Snell
  • Blake Snell had a first-pitch strike rate of just 57.1% (400/701) in the 2018 season — 7th lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 62.5%.
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 34.6% (459/1,325) against Blake Snell in the 2018 season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 25.2%.
  • Blake Snell allowed an OBP of just .191 (136 PAs) vs left-handed batters in the 2018 season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .306.

  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .070 (16/228) against curveballs from Blake Snell in the 2018 season — 3rd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .114.
  • Blake Snell allowed a slugging percentage of just .300 (189 Total Bases / 630 ABs) in the 2018 season — 2nd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .389.

 

Charlie Morton
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 28.7% (345/1,204) against Charlie Morton in the 2018 season — tied for 10th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 25.2%.
  • Charlie Morton struck out 36.3% (118/325) of left-handed batters he faced in the 2018 season — 3rd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 23.7%.
  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .072 (18/249) against Charlie Morton on non-fastballs in the 2018 season — 2nd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .118.

  • Charlie Morton allowed an OPS of just .398 (386 PAs) with two strikes in the 2018 season — 8th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .482.

 

Tyler Glasnow
  • Opponents had a chase percentage of just 23.8% (217/911) against Tyler Glasnow in the 2018 season — 7th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 29.2%.
  • Tyler Glasnow walked 53 of 468 batters (11.3%) in the 2018 season — 13th worst among 107 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 8.9%.
  • Tyler Glasnow allowed an OBP of just .226 (115 PAs) against the first batter faced in the inning in the 2018 season — 14th best among 121 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .300.

 

Chaz Roe
  • Chaz Roe allowed an OBP of just .184 (76 PAs) versus the heart of the order in the 2018 season — best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .323.
  • Right-handed hitters had a Well-Hit Avg of just .080 (11/138) against Chaz Roe in the 2018 season — tied for 6th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .141.

 

Jose Alvarado
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of 55.6% (85/153) against Jose Alvarado in the 2018 season — 15th highest among 118 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 44.1%.
  • Jose Alvarado allowed a slugging percentage of just .071 (9 Total Bases / 127 ABs) with two strikes in the 2018 season — best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .250.

  • Jose Alvarado had an ERA of 2.39 (64.0 IP) in the 2018 season — tied for 13th best among 120 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 3.69.

 

Ryan Yarbrough
  • Hitters chased just 56 of Ryan Yarbrough’s 371 fastballs out of the zone (chase rate of 15.1%) in the 2018 season — lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 24.7%.
  • Opponents had a line drive rate of 26.7% (118/442) versus Ryan Yarbrough in the 2018 season — 9th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 22.2%.
  • Ryan Yarbrough had an average fastball velocity of just 89.3 MPH in the 2018 season — 5th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 93.7.
  • Ryan Yarbrough allowed a slugging percentage of just .176 (13 Total Bases / 74 ABs) on breaking pitches in the 2018 season — 13th best among 141 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .322.

 

Ryne Stanek
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 66.1% (72/109) against Ryne Stanek on low breaking pitches since 2017 — 4th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 47.6%.
  • Middle of the order hitters had a chase rate of 34.0% (116/341) against Ryne Stanek since 2017 — tied for 12th highest among 105 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 29.8%.
  • Ryne Stanek had an average fastball velocity of 97.8 MPH since the All-Star Break — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 31 IP; League Avg: 92.5.

 

Diego Castillo
  • Diego Castillo allowed a slugging percentage of just .168 (19 Total Bases / 113 ABs) on breaking pitches in the 2018 season — tied for 10th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .322.
  • Diego Castillo threw his slider 55.0% of the time (290/527) vs right-handed batters in the 2018 season — 8th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 28.2%.

 

Hunter Wood
  • Hunter Wood allowed an OBP of .448 (29 PAs) with RISP since the All-Star Break — tied for 12th worst among 118 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .336.
  • Left-handed hitters had a miss rate of 34.0% (32/94) against Hunter Wood since the All-Star Break — 15th highest among 124 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 26.5%.

 

Yonny Chirinos
  • Hitters chased 115 of Yonny Chirinos’ 375 fastballs out of the zone (chase rate of 30.7%) in the 2018 season — tied for 13th highest among 104 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 24.7%.
  • Opponents batted .305 (61-for-200) against Yonny Chirinos‘ fastball in the 2018 season — 11th worst among 113 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .256
  • Yonny Chirinos allowed an OPS of just .497 (97 PAs) with RISP in the 2018 season — 12th best among 116 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .707.

 

Jalen Beeks
  • Opponents had a line drive rate of just 13.3% (6/45) versus Jalen Beeks on fastballs since the All-Star Break — tied for 5th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 22.6%.
  • Jalen Beeks walked 21 of 173 right-handed batters (12.1%) in the 2018 season — 12th worst among 117 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 8.0%.
  • Right-handed batters batted .291 (43-for-148) against Jalen Beeks in the 2018 season — 13th worst among 117 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .237.

 

Wilmer Font
  • Opponents had a two strike miss rate of just 14.7% (27/184) against Wilmer Font in the 2018 season — lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 26.8%.
  • Opponents had a swing rate of just 32.1% (72/224) against Wilmer Font on breaking pitches in the 2018 season — 4th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 45.1%.

 

Jake Faria
  • Jake Faria allowed a slugging percentage of 1.067 (16 Total Bases / 15 ABs) when he’s behind in the count since the All-Star Break — 4th worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .584.
  • Opponents batted just .045 (1-for-22) against Jake Faria’s elevated fastballs since the All-Star Break — 6th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .206

 

Adam Kolarek
  • Hitters chased 24 of Adam Kolarek’s 53 fastballs in off the plate (45.3%) since the All-Star Break — 14th highest among 144 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 30.2%.
  • Adam Kolarek threw his fastball for a strike 72.1% (189/262) of the time since the All-Star Break — tied for 12th highest among 141 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 65.3%.
  • Left-handed hitters had a groundball rate of 78.4% (29/37) against Adam Kolarek since the All-Star Break — highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 43.8%.

 

Emilio Pagan
  • Emilio Pagan allowed a slugging percentage of .654 (34 Total Bases / 52 ABs) against the first batter faced in the inning in the 2018 season — 3rd worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .378.
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of just 26.6% (47/177) against Emilio Pagan in the 2018 season — 2nd lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 44.1%.
  • Emilio Pagan allowed an OBP of just .250 (72 PAs) with RISP in the 2018 season — tied for 9th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .332.

 

 

Rays HITTERS

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Tommy Pham
  • Tommy Pham had an OBP of .411 (141 PAs) against LHP in the 2018 season — 8th best in MLB; League Avg: .337.
  • Tommy Pham grounded into 20 double plays in 108 opportunities (18.5%) in the 2018 season — 5th worst in MLB; League Avg: 10.5%.
  • Tommy Pham chased 20.9% of pitches out of the zone (236/1,129) in the 2018 season — tied for 15th lowest among 144 in MLB; League Avg: 28.3%.
  • Tommy Pham has a 32-game streak of reaching base safely, starting on August 21st (this is the longest active streak).

 

Kevin Kiermaier
  • Kevin Kiermaier drew 7 walks in 231 PAs (3.0%) against starting pitchers in the 2018 season — tied for 6th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 8.3%.
  • Kevin Kiermaier slugged just .115 (6 total bases in 52 ABs) on elevated fastballs in the 2018 season — 5th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .397.
  • Kevin Kiermaier made 10 non-routine plays out of 20 chances (50.0%) in the 2018 season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: 23.2%.

 

Avisail Garcia

  • Avisail Garcia chased 41.7% of pitches out of the zone (250/599) against RHP in the 2018 season — 5th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 28.6%.
  • Avisail Garcia had a swing rate of 58.6% (828/1,414) in the 2018 season — 3rd highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 46.8%.
  • Avisail Garcia slugged .555 (71 total bases in 128 ABs) versus relief pitchers in the 2018 season — 13th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .418.

 

Ji-Man Choi
  • Ji-Man Choi swung and missed 59.0% (23/39) on changeups since the All-Star Break — worst in MLB among hitters with at least 94 PA’s; League Avg: 31.0%.
  • Ji-Man Choi had an OBP of .382 (178 PAs) since the All-Star Break — 29th best in MLB among hitters with at least 94 PA’s; League Avg: .327.

 

Yandy Diaz
  • Yandy Diaz had 8 Extra-Base hits out of 34 total hits (just 23.5%) since the All-Star Break — tied for 27th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 94 PA’s; League Avg: 36.1%
  • Yandy Diaz slugged .581 (18 total bases in 31 ABs) on breaking pitches against RHP since the All-Star Break — 19th best in MLB among hitters with at least 94 PA’s; League Avg: .376.

 

Joey Wendle
  • Joey Wendle has a 15-game streak of reaching base safely, starting on September 14th (Tommy Pham has the longest active streak at 32).
  • Joey Wendle has pulled just 29.6% of fastballs he’s put into play (59/199) in the 2018 season — 9th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 39.5%.
  • Joey Wendle had a Well-Hit Avg of just .103 (9/87) against LHP in the 2018 season — tied for 15th worst among 144 in MLB; League Avg: .163.
  • Joey Wendle batted .309 (67-for-217) on outside pitches in the 2018 season — tied for 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .247

 

Daniel Robertson
  • Daniel Robertson had an OPS of just .616 (138 PAs) with runners on base in the 2018 season — 24th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .784.
  • Daniel Robertson had an OBP of .429 (91 PAs) when leading off an inning in the 2018 season — 3rd best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .320.

 

Willy Adames
  • Willy Adames slugged .567 (38 total bases in 67 ABs) on pitches 94 mph or greater in the 2018 season — 25th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .429.
  • Willy Adames struck out 95 times in 323 PAs (29.4%) in the 2018 season — 19th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 20.9%.
  • Willy Adames had a groundball batting average of .400 (40 GB hits out of 100 GBs) in the 2018 season — best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .247.

 

Matt Duffy
  • Matt Duffy had 27 Extra-Base hits out of 148 total hits (just 18.2%) in the 2018 season — worst in MLB; League Avg: 37.3%
  • Matt Duffy batted .352 (90-for-256) on fastballs in the 2018 season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .287
  • Matt Duffy has gone 76 straight games without a barreled ball dating back to June 17th. (Dee Gordon has the longest active streak at 279).

 

Mike Zunino
  • Mike Zunino batted just .133 (10-for-75) on pitches 94 mph or greater in the 2018 season — 2nd worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .264
  • Mike Zunino swung and missed 38.0% (321/845) in the 2018 season — 4th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 24.2%.
  • Mike Zunino struck out 150 times in 405 PAs (37.0%) in the 2018 season — highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 20.9%.

 

 

 

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