Inside Edge is back with our Remarkable season preview. We wrap up our first week with the Astros. Houston is mired in controversy coming into the 2020 season, will they continue their impressive winning run?
2019 Record: 106-56 (1st in NL West)
Astros PITCHERS
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Justin Verlander
- Justin Verlander allowed a slugging percentage of .571 (92 Total Bases / 161 ABs) on elevated fastballs last season — 4th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .382
- Opponents had a miss rate of 30.8% (275/894) against Justin Verlander on fastballs last season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 19.5%
- Opponents batted just .107 (55-for-514) against Justin Verlander with two-strikes last season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .165
- Justin Verlander allowed an OBP of just .219 (846 PA’s) last season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .303
- Justin Verlander allowed a BABIP of .219 last season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .293
Zack Greinke
- Zack Greinke had a first-pitch strike rate of 67.3% (545/810) last season — tied for 6th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 62.6%
- Opponents had a line drive rate of 29.9% (66/221) versus Zack Greinke on fastballs last season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 23.2%
- Opponents batted just .139 (57-for-411) against Zack Greinke with two-strikes last season — 10th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .165
- Zack Greinke allowed an OBP of just .260 (805 PA’s) last season — 5th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .303
- Zack Greinke walked 30 of 810 batters (3.7%) last season — 3rd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 7.0%
Lance McCullers
- Left-handed hitters have a miss rate of 33.7% (290/860) against Lance McCullers since the 2017 season — 4th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 242 total IP; League Avg: 23.6%
- Opponents have a groundball rate of 57.7% (379/657) against Lance McCullers since the 2017 season — 3rd highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 242 total IP; League Avg: 44.0%
- Lance McCullers has thrown his curveball 65.9% of the time (772/1,171) with two-strikes since the 2017 season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 242 total CB; League Avg: 17.9%
Jose Urquidy
- Opponents have a line drive rate of just 17.7% (17/96) against Jose Urquidy since the 2019 All-Star Break — tied for 12th lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 34 total IP; League Avg: 22.7%
- Jose Urquidy has walked 6 of 134 batters (4.5%) since the 2019 All-Star Break — 15th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 34 total IP; League Avg: 7.4%
- Jose Urquidy has allowed an OPS of just .556 (134 PA’s) since the 2019 All-Star Break — 6th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 34 total IP; League Avg: .758
- Jose Urquidy has allowed an OBP of just .226 (133 PA’s) since the 2019 All-Star Break — 4th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 34 total IP; League Avg: .316
Austin Pruitt
- Left-handed hitters had a groundball rate of 57.4% (39/68) against Austin Pruitt last season — 14th highest among among 106 qualified RPs in MLB*; League Avg: 44.6%
- Opponents had a line drive rate of just 18.3% (26/142) versus Austin Pruitt last season — tied for 24th lowest among among 204 qualified RPs in MLB*; League Avg: 22.6%
- Hitters chased 92 of Austin Pruitt‘s 220 off-speed pitches out of the zone (chase rate of 41.8%) last season — 14th highest among among 141 qualified RPs in MLB*; League Avg: 33.7%
Framber Valdez
- Opposing hitters have no hits in their last 29 ABs ending on a two-strike curveball from Framber Valdez. — this is the longest active streak among active MLB players.
- Framber Valdez has allowed no extra-base hits in his last 11.0 innings pitched — Brandon Workman has the longest active streak at 18.0.
Roberto Osuna
- Opponents had a miss rate of 53.2% (50/94) against Roberto Osuna on breaking pitches last season — 7th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 37.1%
- Roberto Osuna‘s K:BB ratio was 6.1 (73/12) last season — tied for 10th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 2.8
- Roberto Osuna allowed an OPS of just .555 (253 PA’s) last season — 10th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .719
- Roberto Osuna allowed an OBP of just .234 (252 PA’s) last season — 6th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .315
Ryan Pressly
- Opponents had a chase percentage of 37.3% (152/408) against Ryan Pressly last season — 4th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 29.4%
- Ryan Pressly allowed an OPS of just .543 (211 PA’s) last season — 7th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .719
- Ryan Pressly allowed an OBP of just .233 (210 PA’s) last season — 5th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .315
- Ryan Pressly allowed a slugging percentage of just .196 (19 Total Bases / 97 ABs) vs left-handed batters last season — tied for 2nd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .406
Joe Smith
- Opponents are hitting just .227 (17-for-75) against Joe Smith on pitches in the strike zone since the 2019 All-Star Break — 15th best among among 108 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .279
- Opponents have a Well-Hit Avg of .277 (18/65) against fastballs from Joe Smith since the 2019 All-Star Break — 12th highest among among 109 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .209
- Joe Smith has a strike rate of 69.5% (239/344) since the 2019 All-Star Break — tied for 11th highest among among 227 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 63.9%
Josh James
- Hitters not batting 3-4-5 in the order batted just .184 (28-for-152) against Josh James last season — 14th best among among 103 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .237
- Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .115 (26/227) against Josh James last season — 5th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .169
- Josh James walked 35 of 266 batters (13.2%) last season — tied for 21st highest among among 204 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 8.9%
Joe Biagini
- Opponents had a line drive rate of 29.9% (32/107) versus Joe Biagini on fastballs last season — 9th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 23.4%
- Joe Biagini induced opposing hitters to ground into 10 double plays in 50 opportunities (20.0%) last season — tied for 11th best among among 204 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 10.2%
- Joe Biagini allowed a slugging percentage of .680 (70 Total Bases / 103 ABs) vs left-handed batters last season — highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .406
Chris Devenski
- Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .040 (4/99) against Chris Devenski on low non-fastballs last season — 14th best among among 142 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .101
- Chris Devenski allowed a slugging percentage of .565 (48 Total Bases / 85 ABs) versus the bottom of the order last season — 3rd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .373
- Chris Devenski had a first-pitch strike rate of 67.9% (203/299) last season — 7th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 61.4%
Brad Peacock
- Brad Peacock allowed a slugging percentage of .564 (93 Total Bases / 165 ABs) vs left-handed batters last season — 8th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: .438
- Opponents batted just .180 (16-for-89) against Brad Peacock on low fastballs last season — 2nd best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: .291
- Hitters swung at 43.0% of Brad Peacock‘s pitches (650/1,510) last season — 4th lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 47.7%
Astros Hitters
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Kyle Tucker
- Kyle Tucker batted .500 (7-for-14) on fastballs away over the last 30 days of the regular season (16 games) — tied for 6th best in MLB among hitters with at least 36 total PA’s; League Avg: .260
- Kyle Tucker batted just .071 (1-for-14) on changeups over the last 30 days of the regular season (16 games) — tied for 7th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 36 total PA’s; League Avg: .244
- Kyle Tucker slugged 1.214 (17 total bases in 14 ABs) on the first pitch of at-bats over the last 30 days of the regular season (22 games) — 2nd best in MLB among hitters with at least 36 total PA’s; League Avg: .621
Michael Brantley
- Michael Brantley batted .323 (133-for-412) against RHP last season — 6th best in MLB; League Avg: .271
- Michael Brantley has no extra-base-hits in his last 51 at-bats — Wilmer Difo has the longest active streak at 79.
- Michael Brantley batted .264 (64-for-242) with two-strikes last season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .190
George Springer
- George Springer chased just 22.9% of non-fastballs out of the zone down (94/410) last season — tied for 8th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 35.3%
- George Springer batted just .172 (11-for-64) on changeups last season — tied for 11th lowest among 134 in MLB; League Avg: .250
- George Springer slugged .749 (179 total bases in 239 ABs) on fastballs last season — best in MLB; League Avg: .530
Josh Reddick
- Josh Reddick slugged just .291 (32 total bases in 110 ABs) on pitches 94 mph or greater last season — 4th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .489
- Josh Reddick had a Well-Hit Avg of just .040 (4/101) on elevated pitches last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .176
- Josh Reddick missed on just 23.1% of swings (36/156) on low breaking pitches last season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: 41.1%
- Josh Reddick had 36 extra-base hits out of 138 total hits (just 26.1%) last season — tied for 10th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 39.7%
Yordan Alvarez
- Yordan Alvarez drew 52 walks in 369 PA’s (14.1%) last season — 19th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 8.8%
- Yordan Alvarez slugged .833 (65 total bases in 78 ABs) on inside fastballs last season — 2nd best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .470
- Yordan Alvarez slugged .655 (205 total bases in 313 ABs) last season — 2nd best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .457
- Yordan Alvarez had an OPS of 1.067 (369 PA’s) last season — 3rd best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .791
Yuli Gurriel
- Yuli Gurriel put 48.7% of his swings in play (505/1,037) last season — 3rd highest in MLB; League Avg: 37.7%
- Yuli Gurriel batted .265 (61-for-230) with two-strikes last season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .190
- Yuli Gurriel slugged .458 (81 total bases in 177 ABs) on pitches out of the zone last season — best in MLB; League Avg: .252
Jose Altuve
- Jose Altuve grounded into 19 double plays in 109 opportunities (17.4%) last season — 7th highest in MLB; League Avg: 10.3%
- Jose Altuve had a groundball rate of 59.8% (67/112) on breaking pitches last season — 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 43.3%
- Jose Altuve slugged .430 (71 total bases in 165 ABs) on pitches out of the zone last season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .252
- Jose Altuve slugged .677 (88 total bases in 130 ABs) against LHP last season — 7th best in MLB; League Avg: .486
Carlos Correa
- Carlos Correa slugged just .128 (5 total bases in 39 ABs) on breaking balls down and away last season — tied for 25th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .255
- Carlos Correa had a Well-Hit Avg of .246 (69/280) last season — 18th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .192
- Carlos Correa slugged .568 (159 total bases in 280 ABs) last season — 22nd best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .457
Alex Bregman
- Alex Bregman slugged .719 (100 total bases in 139 ABs) on inside pitches last season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .474
- Alex Bregman averaged 4.22 pitches per plate appearance (2,915/690) last season — 10th highest in MLB; League Avg: 3.90
- Alex Bregman chased 11.1% of pitches out of the zone (36/324) of pitches 94 mph or greater last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 25.6%
- Alex Bregman slugged .742 (121 total bases in 163 ABs) against LHP last season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .486
- Alex Bregman had an OBP of .423 (690 PA’s) last season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .345
Martin Maldonado
- Martin Maldonado is batting just .184 (19-for-103) since the 2019 All-Star Break — 17th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 102 total PA’s; League Avg: .261
- Martin Maldonado has 12 extra-base hits out of 19 total hits (63.2%) since the 2019 All-Star Break — 3rd best in MLB among hitters with at least 102 total PA’s; League Avg: 39.3%
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