Welcome to our Remarkable season preview series for the 2020 season. The Pirates are attempting to build a young core for the future. Do they eclipse their mark of 69 wins from last season?
2019 Record: 69-93 (5th in NL Central)
Pirates PITCHERS
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Joe Musgrove
- Joe Musgrove allowed a slugging percentage of just .296 (69 Total Bases / 233 ABs) on breaking pitches last season — 10th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .358
- 77 of Joe Musgrove‘s 157 strikeouts (49.0%) came on sliders last season — 9th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 24.3%
- Joe Musgrove had a strike rate of 67.9% (1,804/2,657) last season — 6th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 64.9%
- Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of .279 (80/287) against Joe Musgrove‘s fastball last season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .204
- Joe Musgrove allowed a slugging percentage of .840 (79 Total Bases / 94 ABs) when he was behind in the count last season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .616
- Joe Musgrove has not allowed a home run in any of the last 20.2 innings he’s appeared — Brandon Workman has the longest active streak at 53.0.
Chris Archer
- Hitters chased 182 of Chris Archer‘s 441 breaking balls out of the zone (chase rate of 41.3%) last season — 5th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 32.5%
- Opponents had a miss rate of 42.2% (184/436) against Chris Archer on breaking pitches last season — 14th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 33.2%
- Chris Archer induced opposing hitters to ground into just 5 double plays in 101 opportunities (5.0%) last season — 6th lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 10.6%
- Chris Archer walked 55 of 526 batters (10.5%) last season — tied for 6th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 7.4%
- Opponents had a line drive rate of 29.6% (96/324) versus Chris Archer last season — 3rd highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 22.9%
Trevor Williams
- 75 of Trevor Williams‘ 113 strikeouts (66.4%) came on fastballs last season — 8th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 41.9%
- Trevor Williams threw breaking pitches down 88.7% of the time (432/487) last season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 65.5%
- Left-handed batters hit .335 (80-for-239) against Trevor Williams last season — 3rd highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: .254
Mitch Keller
- Mitch Keller has an average fastball velocity of 95.3 MPH since the 2019 All-Star Break — tied for 16th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 34 total IP; League Avg: 92.7
- Opponents have a line drive rate of 26.7% (28/105) against Mitch Keller since the 2019 All-Star Break — tied for 18th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 34 total IP; League Avg: 22.7%
- Opponents are hitting .333 (51-for-153) against Mitch Keller since the 2019 All-Star Break — 3rd highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 34 total IP; League Avg: .255
- Mitch Keller has allowed a BABIP of .460 since the 2019 All-Star Break — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 34 total IP; League Avg: .299
Steven Brault
- Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .071 (16/225) against Steven Brault with two-strikes last season — 5th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: .113
- Steven Brault had a first-pitch strike rate of just 56.5% (285/504) last season — 11th lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 61.9%
- Steven Brault walked 53 of 505 batters (10.5%) last season — tied for 6th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 7.4%
- Steven Brault induced opposing hitters to ground into 18 double plays in 94 opportunities (19.1%) last season — 2nd best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 10.6%
Keone Kela
- Keone Kela has allowed a BABIP of .205 since the 2019 All-Star Break — tied for 14th best among among 227 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .291
- Keone Kela has thrown his curveball 45.1% of the time (128/284) since the 2019 All-Star Break — 5th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 19.1%
- Keone Kela has allowed an OPS of just .429 (69 PA’s) since the 2019 All-Star Break — 3rd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .720
Kyle Crick
- Opponents batted just .128 (10-for-78) against Kyle Crick‘s curve and slider last season — tied for 11th best among among 134 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .203
- Opponents had a line drive rate of just 16.3% (20/123) versus Kyle Crick last season — 10th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 22.6%
- Kyle Crick walked 35 of 226 batters (15.5%) last season — 6th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 8.9%
Richard Rodriguez
- Richard Rodriguez allowed 14 home runs last season — tied for 15th most among 204 qualified RPs in MLB
- Opponents had a line drive rate of just 15.7% (31/197) versus Richard Rodriguez last season — tied for 6th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 22.6%
- Richard Rodriguez threw fastballs 84.9% of the time (987/1,162) last season — 4th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 52.5%
Michael Feliz
- Left-handed hitters had a miss rate of just 20.7% (46/222) against Michael Feliz last season — tied for 12th lowest among among 102 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 27.3%
- Opponents had a miss rate of 49.1% (55/112) against Michael Feliz on breaking pitches last season — 12th highest among among 139 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 37.1%
- Michael Feliz threw fastballs 73.4% of the time (746/1,016) last season — 16th highest among among 204 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 52.5%
Chris Stratton
- Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .063 (4/63) against fastballs up from Chris Stratton last season — 8th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .147
- Opponents had a line drive rate of 28.5% (69/242) versus Chris Stratton last season — tied for 10th highest among qualified RPs in MLB*; League Avg: 22.6%
- Opponents batted .251 (42-for-167) against Chris Stratton with two-strikes last season — 2nd highest among qualified RPs in MLB*; League Avg: .161
Clay Holmes
- Opponents had a line drive rate of just 15.6% (14/90) versus Clay Holmes on fastballs last season — 7th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 23.4%
- Clay Holmes allowed an OBP of .377 (239 PA’s) last season — tied for 10th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .315
- Clay Holmes threw his fastball for a strike just 54.6% (308/564) of the time last season — lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 65.7%
Pirates HITTERS
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Bryan Reynolds
- Bryan Reynolds had a Well-Hit Avg of just .079 (11/139) on low non-fastballs last season — 15th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .123
- Bryan Reynolds batted .301 (37-for-123) on elevated pitches last season — 15th best among 139 in MLB; League Avg: .241
- Bryan Reynolds had a Well-Hit Avg of just .069 (6/87) on changeups last season — 8th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .163
- Bryan Reynolds batted .358 (88-for-246) on fastballs last season — tied for 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .297
- Bryan Reynolds had an OBP of .320 (272 PA’s) with two-strikes last season — tied for 13th best among 139 in MLB; League Avg: .269
Jarrod Dyson
- Jarrod Dyson saw fastballs 59.3% of the time (1,007/1,699) last season — tied for 10th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 52.0%
- Jarrod Dyson slugged just .305 (65 total bases in 213 ABs) on fastballs last season — 2nd lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .507
- Jarrod Dyson batted just .155 (17-for-110) on pitches 94 mph or greater last season — lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .268
Gregory Polanco
- Gregory Polanco has a groundball rate of just 34.3% (157/458) since the start of 2018 — 25th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 484 total PA’s; League Avg: 42.7%
- Gregory Polanco has 76 extra-base hits out of 154 total hits (49.4%) since the start of 2018 — 18th best in MLB among hitters with at least 484 total PA’s; League Avg: 37.8%
Josh Bell
- Josh Bell had 28 HRs in just 384 ABs (13.7 AB/HR) against RHP last season — 15th best AB per HR rate in MLB; League Avg: 21.1 AB’s Per HR
- Josh Bell lost 9 hits against the shift (15 robbed hits – 6 hits caused by the shift) last season — tied for 19th lowest 334 in MLB; League Avg: Net 2 hits lost
- Josh Bell had a groundball batting average of just .202 (37 GB hits out of 183 GBs) last season — 15th lowest among 139 in MLB; League Avg: .257
- Josh Bell had 77 extra-base hits out of 146 total hits (52.7%) last season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: 39.7%
- Josh Bell had an OPS of .936 (613 PA’s) last season — 22nd best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .791
- Josh Bell slugged .715 (98 total bases in 137 ABs) on pitches 94 mph or greater last season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .489
- Josh Bell came to the plate with runners in scoring position in 198 of his 613 plate appearances (32.3%) last season — 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 24.1%
Adam Frazier
- Adam Frazier batted .292 (70-for-240) on non-fastballs last season — tied for 13th best among 139 in MLB; League Avg: .245
- Adam Frazier had a Well-Hit Avg of just .168 (49/291) on fastballs last season — 10th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .240
- Adam Frazier batted .246 (35-for-142) on pitches out of the zone last season — 8th best in MLB; League Avg: .176
Kevin Newman
- Kevin Newman batted .330 (93-for-282) with the bases empty last season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .265
- Kevin Newman had a Well-Hit Avg of just .140 (69/493) last season — 10th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .203
- Kevin Newman struck out 62 times in 531 PA’s (just 11.7%) last season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: 20.1%
Colin Moran
- Colin Moran chased 36.0% of pitches out of the zone (358/994) last season — 15th highest among 139 in MLB; League Avg: 28.4%
- Colin Moran came to the plate with runners in scoring position in 156 of his 503 plate appearances (31.0%) last season — 5th highest in MLB; League Avg: 24.1%
- Colin Moran had an OBP of just .151 (238 PA’s) with two-strikes last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .269
Jacob Stallings
- Jacob Stallings has a groundball rate of 56.8% (21/37) on breaking pitches since the 2019 All-Star Break — tied for 23rd highest in MLB among hitters with at least 102 total PA’s; League Avg: 43.8%
- Jacob Stallings is averaging just 3.51 pitches per plate appearance (534/152) since the 2019 All-Star Break — 20th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 102 total PA’s; League Avg: 3.95
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