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. We are on the final day of previews and we move north of the border. The Toronto Blue Jays are in the highly competitive AL East. With Vlad Guerrero Jr. waiting in the wings, can the Blue Jays make a push?
2018 Record: 69-93 (4th in AL East)
Blue Jays PITCHERS
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Marcus Stroman
- Left-handed hitters had a groundball rate of 63.1% (113/179) against Marcus Stroman in the 2018 season — 3rd highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 42.7%.
- Marcus Stroman threw his slider 50.7% of the time (224/442) with two strikes in the 2018 season — 7th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP and 80 SL; League Avg: 26.9%.
Aaron Sanchez
- Aaron Sanchez threw his fastball for a strike just 60.0% (692/1,154) of the time in the 2018 season — lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 65.4%.
- Aaron Sanchez allowed an OBP of .407 (241 PAs) vs left-handed batters in the 2018 season — 3rd worst in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .316.
Clayton Richard
- Opponents had a miss rate of just 19.5% (215/1,105) against Clayton Richard in the 2018 season — tied for 8th lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 24.2%.
- Clayton Richard had an ERA of 5.35 (158.1 IP) in the 2018 season — 6th worst in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 3.98.
- Left-handed hitters had a groundball rate of 70.6% (72/102) against Clayton Richard in the 2018 season — 2nd highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 42.7%.
Ryan Borucki
- Ryan Borucki threw his changeup 29.9% of the time (358/1,199) vs right-handed batters in the 2018 season — 9th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP and 80 CH; League Avg: 13.3%.
- Ryan Borucki struck out just 15.2% (47/310) of right-handed batters he faced in the 2018 season — tied for 12th lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 22.4%.
- Opponents had a miss rate of just 9.2% (37/400) against Ryan Borucki on fastballs in the 2018 season — 2nd lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 17.4%.
Clay Buchholz
- Clay Buchholz threw his cutter 32.9% of the time (239/727) vs right-handed batters in the 2018 season — 4th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP and 80 CUT; League Avg: 18.6%.
- Clay Buchholz allowed an OPS of just .552 (194 PAs) vs left-handed batters in the 2018 season — 10th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .723.
Sean Reid-Foley
- Opponents had a miss rate of 21.6% (45/208) against Sean Reid-Foley on pitches in the strike zone since the All-Star Break — 11th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 31 IP; League Avg: 16.3%.
- Sean Reid-Foley allowed a slugging percentage of just .154 (8 Total Bases / 52 ABs) on breaking pitches since the All-Star Break — best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 31 IP; League Avg: .352.
Sam Gaviglio
- Hitters chased just 94 of Sam Gaviglio‘s 519 fastballs out of the zone (chase rate of 18.1%) in the 2018 season — 11th lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 23.6%.
- Opponents batted .341 (122-for-358) against Sam Gaviglio on pitches in the strike zone in the 2018 season — 2nd worst in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .284.
Ken Giles
- Ken Giles threw his breaking pitches for a strike 70.9% (227/320) of the time in the 2018 season — 3rd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 61.1%.
- Hitters chased 72 of Ken Giles‘ 171 breaking balls out of the zone (chase rate of 42.1%) in the 2018 season — 9th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 33.1%.
- Ken Giles did not walk any of the 52 leadoff hitters faced in the 2018 season — tied for best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 7.8%.
Ryan Tepera
- Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .042 (4/96) against Ryan Tepera on non-fastballs in the 2018 season — 3rd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .102.
- Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of .228 (31/136) against Ryan Tepera’s fastball in the 2018 season — tied for 6th worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .166.
- Ryan Tepera allowed an OBP of just .241 (79 PAs) versus the heart of the order in the 2018 season — tied for 8th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .323.
Joe Biagini
- Joe Biagini had a strikeout rate of just 16.2% (53/328) in the 2018 season — 10th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 24.6%.
- Joe Biagini allowed an OPS of .913 (328 PAs) in the 2018 season — worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .688.
- Joe Biagini had an ERA of 6.01 (53.1 IP) in the 2018 season — 3rd worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 3.69.
Tim Mayza
- Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .040 (1/25) against Tim Mayza with RISP since the All-Star Break — tied for 8th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .143.
- Tim Mayza has not allowed a home run in any of the last 25.0 innings he’s appeared (Andrew Chafin has the longest active streak at 54.0).
Blue Jays HITTERS
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Billy McKinney
- Billy McKinney had a swing rate of just 28.6% (42/147) on elevated pitches since the All-Star Break — 9th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 94 PA’s; League Avg: 43.6%.
- Billy McKinney slugged .472 (25 total bases in 53 ABs) on outside pitches since the All-Star Break — 23rd best in MLB among hitters with at least 94 PA’s; League Avg: .350.
Teoscar Hernandez
- Teoscar Hernandez batted just .136 (39-for-287) with two strikes in the 2018 season — 9th worst in MLB; League Avg: .191.
- Teoscar Hernandez swung and missed 38.4% (401/1,044) in the 2018 season — 2nd worst in MLB; League Avg: 23.2%.
- Teoscar Hernandez slugged .711 (86 total bases in 121 ABs) on inside pitches in the 2018 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .451.
Kevin Pillar
- Kevin Pillar chased 41.9% of pitches out of the zone (434/1,036) in the 2018 season — 4th highest in MLB; League Avg: 28.3%.
- Kevin Pillar had an OBP of just .282 (542 PAs) in the 2018 season — 10th worst in MLB; League Avg: .338.
- Kevin Pillar made 16 non-routine plays out of 40 chances (40.0%) in the 2018 season — 12th best in MLB; League Avg: 23.2%.
Randal Grichuk
- Randal Grichuk swung and missed 31.1% (283/911) in the 2018 season — tied for 27th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 24.2%.
- Randal Grichuk slugged .632 (132 total bases in 209 ABs) on fastballs in the 2018 season — 14th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .472.
- Randal Grichuk had 58 Extra-Base hits out of 104 total hits (55.8%) in the 2018 season — 3rd best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 36.7%.
Kendrys Morales
- Kendrys Morales slugged just .266 (55 total bases in 207 ABs) on low pitches in the 2018 season — 15th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .375.
- Kendrys Morales batted just .199 (27-for-136) against LHP in the 2018 season — 24th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .257.
- Kendrys Morales had an OPS of 1.157 (101 PAs) when leading off an inning in the 2018 season — 2nd best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .754.
Justin Smoak
- Justin Smoak chased just 21.7% of breaking pitches out of the zone (91/420) in the 2018 season — 13th lowest among 144 in MLB; League Avg: 32.1%.
- Justin Smoak drew 83 walks in 594 PAs (14.0%) in the 2018 season — 11th highest among 144 in MLB; League Avg: 9.1%.
- Justin Smoak batted just .193 (35-for-181) versus relief pitchers in the 2018 season — 4th worst in MLB; League Avg: .262.
- Justin Smoak had a groundball batting average of just .150 (21 GB hits out of 140 GBs) in the 2018 season — tied for 3rd worst in MLB; League Avg: .250.
Lourdes Gurriel
- Lourdes Gurriel has not drawn a walk in his last 50 PA’s dating back to September 11th (Francisco Arcia has the longest active streak at 104).
- Lourdes Gurriel batted .436 (17-for-39) on the first pitch of at-bats in the 2018 season — 17th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .345.
Freddy Galvis
- Freddy Galvis batted just .228 (94-for-413) against RHP in the 2018 season — tied for 14th worst among 144 in MLB; League Avg: .265.
- Freddy Galvis slugged just .256 (30 total bases in 117 ABs) on pitches 94 mph or greater in the 2018 season — 3rd worst in MLB; League Avg: .443.
- Freddy Galvis chased 40.8% of pitches out of the zone (149/365) against LHP in the 2018 season — 9th highest in MLB; League Avg: 28.5%.
Brandon Drury
- Brandon Drury drew 7 walks in 172 PAs (4.1%) against LHP since 2017 — tied for 15th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 484 PA’s; League Avg: 9.1%.
- Brandon Drury had a line drive rate of 27.5% (33/120) against LHP since 2017 — 23rd highest in MLB among hitters with at least 484 PA’s; League Avg: 22.4%.
Danny Jansen
- Danny Jansen pulled 78.6% of balls he’s put into play (22/28) on breaking pitches since the All-Star Break — 3rd highest in MLB among hitters with at least 94 PA’s; League Avg: 53.6%.
- Danny Jansen has not swung at the first pitch in any of his last 13 PA (Curtis Granderson has the longest active streak at 22).
- Danny Jansen threw out only 12.1% of runners attempting to steal (4/33) in the 2018 season — 5th worst in MLB; League Avg: 23.7%.
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