Also check out mlb.com's 30 weird stats from MLB's Wild Opening Week. I will be using this link to mention a couple stats from the first week or so of action. There are some fun & corky stats in here that all will find interesting.
Week 1
Tough Loss for one of the Ohtani Owners here... you gotta feel for him losing by 3 points while also putting up the 2nd highest score for the week..
Who’s Hot:
J. Schoop – 53.50 points
E. Nunez – 53.00 points
Rhys Hoskins – 60 points
Charlie Blackmon – 59.50 points
Charlie Morton – 36.00 points
"The Astros have the best ERA in baseball, at exactly 2.00. They've given up 20 earned runs in 10 games. That's more than two runs better than last year's team, which, by the way, won the World Series."
S. Ohtani (pitcher) – 43.00 points
Who’s Not:
Domingo Santana – 11.50 points
K. Giles - -1.00 points
J. Paxton - -5.50 points
D. Duffy - -14.50 points
G. Sanchez – 15.00 points
Who’s Hot:
X. Bogaerts – 105.00 points (7 doubles, 9 RBI’s, hardest hit balls in majors)
"Before getting hurt sliding into the dugout tracking a foul ball Sunday, Xander Bogaerts had the highest average distance on balls hit in baseball, more than four feet longer than the second-place hitter, Mike Trout."
B. Harper – 82.50 points (leads league in HR with 6)
Y. Molina – 51.50 points (fights coaches)
S. Castro – 45.00 points (MIA stinks, trade while you can)
S. Ohtani (Batter) – 11.00 (middle of the week pickup, hits home runs every game)
Who’s Not:
Clayton Kershaw – 23.50 points (0-2 to start season)
Dee Gordon – 13.50 points (Slow start)
Mark Melancon - DL
Who’s Hot
J. Harrison – 66.50 points
J Bruce – 44.50 points
J. Altuve – 66.00
J. Abreu – 35.00 points (only 3 RBI’s)
G. Cole – 48.00 points
D. Bundy – 16.50 points
T. Anderson – 62.00 (should fall back down to earth, sell sell sell)
J. Berrios – 37.00 points (complete game shutout)
Who’s Not
M. Stroman - -1.50 points
C. Carrasco - -3.50 points
K. Graveman - -15.50 points
B. Buxton – 9.50 points
B. Hamilton – 12.00 points (speed guys mentioned in WTE power rankings are off to slow start, pitching depth also showing signs of slow start)
Who’s Hot
Corey Kluber – 31.00 points (2 QS)
C. Green – 17.00 points
M. Cabrera – 46.00 points (9 RBI’s)
"The Tigers have two home runs … but are tied for seventh in the American League in runs scored."
A Bregman – 45.00 points
T. Turner – 51.00 points
J. Upton – 59.00 points (9 RBI’s)
R. Devers – 64.50 (4 Doubles, 9 RBIS)
Who’s Not
Y. Moncada – 16.50 points
M. Margot – 11.00 points
"Manuel Margot, who stole 164 bases in six Minor League seasons, finally attempted his first steal of the season on Sunday. (He was safe.)"
K. Hendricks - -2.50 points
J. Teheran - -14.50 points
A Barnes – 14.50 points
Who’s Hot
R. Cano – 51.50 points
E. Andrus – 76.00 points
K. Bryant – 73.00 points
J. Lowrie – 76.00 points
L. Cain – 43.00 points
L. Severino – 32.00 points
D. Price – 28.00 points
P. Corbin – 38.00 points
C. Edwards Jr. – 20.50 points
Who’s Not
L. Castillo – 12.00 points (reds stink)
D. Roberston - -8.00 points
C Hamels – 6.00 points
J. Lester – 14.00 points
W. Ramos – 7.00 points
J. Votto – 18.00 points (hasn’t scored yet, team still put up over 600 points)
"Joey Votto has led the National League in on-base percentage six times in his career, including last season. He has yet to score a run in 2018."
B. Anderson – 15.50 points
"The Marlins have three homers on the season so far, one each for Brian Anderson, Miguel Rojas and Derek Dietrich, if you're wondering."
Who’s Hot
B. Dozier – 70.00 points
"More than half the Twins' regulars have an OPS-plus above 159, which means they have five starting hitters at least 50 percent better than the average hitter. (They are, in order, Miguel Sano, Eduardo Escobar, Brian Dozier, Joe Mauer and Max Kepler.)"
A. Simmons – 77.00 points
G. Polanco – 70.50 points (3 HR 12 RBI’s)
"Pittsburgh has scored the third-most runs in baseball, and with good reason: Every single regular member of the Pirates' lineup other than catcher Francisco Cervelli has an OPS+ higher than 131 (100 is league average). Their best hitter has been Gregory Polanco, with an OPS+ of 201. In 2017, his mark of 81 was the worst among Pirates starters."
A. Rendon – 48.00 points
A. Mccutchen – 29.00 points (6 hit game)
L. Weaver – 20.00 points
Who’s Not
K. Freeland - -6.00 points
J. Arrieta – 2.50 points
A. Nola – 2.00 points
T. Walker – 4.50 points
J. Peraza – 14.50 points
T. d’Arnaud – 11.50 points
J. Alfaro – 1.00 points
Who’s Hot
Freddie Freeman – 78.00 points
"The Braves have by far the best offense in baseball, scoring more than seven runs a game, but they're doing it despite having only 10 total home runs. How? Well, they're getting on base at a ridiculous clip. The Braves have three players with more than 10 plate appearances who have reached in half or more than their plate appearances: Freddie Freeman (.558), Ryan Flaherty (.514), and Lane Adams (.500)."
Z. Cozart – 59.00 points
N. Arenado – 66.00 points
A. Russell – 55.50 points
E. Hosmer – 34.00 points
J. Familia – 29.50 points (4 saves)
E. Diaz – 31.50 points (3 saves)
M. Tanaka – 25.50 points (2 QS)
Who’s Not
J. Reddick – 18.50 points
C. Iannetta – 16.00 points
"Chris Iannetta is hitting .346, but not only is he the only regular Rockies starter without a home run, he has scored fewer runs than everyone else in the lineup. Iannetta actually has as many assists as runs scored."
C. Archer – 6.00 points
T. Chatwood – 4.00 points
C. Sabathia - -8.00 points
M. Harvey – 1.00 points
Who’s Hot
J. Gallo – 44.50 points (3 HR)
T. Shaw – 47.50 points
M. Trout – 58.50 points
J. Verlander – 20.50 points
A. Jones – 39.50 points
R. Odor – 39.00 points
S. Doolittle – 21.50 points
K. Maeda – 23.00 points
Who’s Not
F. Hernandez - -14.50 points
K. Jansen - -4.50 points
A. Sanchez – 0 points
C. Seager – 37.00 points (7 hits, 7 singles, 1 RBI)
"The Dodgers have just 96 total bases, an average of 10 1/2 a game. In 2017, the Dodgers averaged 14 1/2 total bases a game, roughly a home run a game less than what they've done so far."
M. Moustakas – 33.00 points
"The Royals also have two home runs … but are last in the Majors in runs scored, averaging nearly three runs a game less than the Tigers."
A. Cabrera – 13.50 points
J. Lucroy – 28.50 points
Who’s Hot
J. Smoak – 76.00 points (7 XBH)
P. Dejong – 53.50 points
M. Machado – 71.50 points
A. Pollock – 62.50 points
S. Marte – 48.00 points
B. Boxberger – 31.00 points (4 saves)
M. Scherzer – 27.00 points (17 K’s)
"The Nationals have two starting pitchers with ERAs under 1.64 and two hitters with an OPS above 1.535 … and they are under .500 at 4-5."
A. Wood – 20.50 points (2 QS)
Who’s Not
C. Davis – 12.50 points
"The Orioles are averaging more than 11 strikeouts a game -- they struck out 15 times in their extra-inning win over the Yankees on Sunday -- and have struck out more than twice as much as three other MLB teams. The 2013 Astros hold the MLB record for most strikeouts in a season with 1,535, which averages out to just below 9 1/2 a game."
A. Eaton – 23.00 points
S. Strasburg – 9.00 points
A. Colome - -7.00 points (2 Blown Saves)
Z. Greinke – 6.00 points
L. Giolito - -3.50 points
H. Nerris - -6.50 points
Who’s Hot
W. Contreras – 32.50 points
M. Chapman – 99.00 (big mistake to have him on not so favorable list, 15 hits, 5 are XBH, 8 RBI, Oakland leads league in hits this year)
"Before Shohei Ohtani nearly threw a perfect game on Sunday, the A's were actually tied for the MLB lead in hits (with the Angels, actually) and second in the American League in walks."
J. Segura – 44.00 points
C. Yelich – 39.50 points
S. Manaea – 23.00 points
K. Herrera – 21.50 points
S. Gray – 20.00 points
Who’s Not
P. Goldschmidt – 17.50 points (3 Hits)
"Paul Goldschmidt is hitting only .100, with only one-extra base hit. The D-backs are nevertheless 7-2 and have a four-game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers. They have not had a four-game lead over the Dodgers at any point since the 2011 season."
J. Kipnis – 15.00 points
C. Taylor – 17.50 points
I. Happ – 9.50 points
T. Story – 27.50 points
A. Garcia – 20.50 points
D. Keuchel - .50 points
J. Quintana – 7.50 points
B. Snell - -6.00 points
G. Stanton – 36.50 points (2 games with 5 K’s)
Who’s Hot
O. Albies – 89.00 points
T. Frazier – 48.00 points
F. Galvis – 50.00 points
M. Sano – 62.50 points
D. Gregorious – 106.50 points (5 doubles, 10 RBI)
C. Sale – 29.50 points
J. deGrom – 27.00 points
"Not to get Mets fans too excited, but the Mets' starters entered Sunday with a 2.77 ERA. The ERA for the five best starters on 1986 Mets, the World Series-winning team considered by some to have the best rotation of the last 40 years, was 3.05."
R. Osuna – 25.00 points
W. Davis – 21.50 points
R. Porcello – 22.50 points
Who’s Not
M. Montgomery - -4.50 points
L. Lynn - -9.50 points
J. Faria - -19.00 points
K. Gausman - -12.50 points
B. McCann – 5.50 points
J.D. Martinez – 28.00 (slower start than expected)
R. Zimmerman – 11.50 (expect the Cubs to walk Harper 5 times a game to pitch to this BUM)
J.A. Happ – 6.50 points
Who’s Hot
Ad. Beltre -48.50 points
C. Correa – 77.00 points
T. Pham – 36.00 points
A. Judge – 51.00 points
J. Ramirez – 38.00 points
C. Martinez – 23.00 points
F. Rivero – 22.00 points (3 saves)
G. Gonzalez – 24.50 points
J. Taillon – 53.50 points (hottest pitcher in MLB to start season)
B. Brach – 21.00 points
Who’s Not
E. Encarnacion - 28.50 points
J. Panik – 14.50 points
F. Rodney – 1.50 points
M. Carpenter – 24.50 points
E. Gattis – 21.50 points
K Davis – 25.00 points
