We are in the last week of June and the All-Star Break is a mere 3 weeks or so away. The baseball season is quickly going by and before we know it, preseason football will be starting (can’t wait, by the way).
But right now we have perfect 7-game slate to start this last full week of June.
I am adding a table to today’s slate, and whether I can sneak it in from here on out remains to be seen, but I will try.
We’ve had the worst pitcher xFIP table for each slate, so now I will add the top-10 wOBAs for all qualified hitters on the slate. We have 7 games tonight, so all of the wOBAs you will see below will come from players who qualify for wOBA from those 7 games.
I’ll be honest, there are some surprising names on these two hitter lists, a few I have clearly ignored against certain types of hitters, and some I still can’t really trust what the numbers say (here’s looking at you Eric Sogard vs. lefties).
Anyway, check out the tables below. I hope they are of some help to you tonight.
Pitcher xFIP vs. LH
1. Julio Teheran – 5.68
2. Adam Plutko – 5.64
3. Brad Keller – 5.49
4. Zach Eflin – 5.04
5. Steven Matz – 4.97
6. Aaron Sanchez – 4.81
Pitcher xFIP vs. RH
1. Aaron Sanchez – 5.91
2. CC Sabathia – 5.32
3. Drew Pomeranz – 4.90
4. Brad Keller – 4.67
5. Julio Teheran – 4.62
6. Adam Plutko – 4.44
Top-10 wOBA vs. LH
1. Eduardo Escobar – Arizona Diamondbacks – .469
2. Nolan Arenado – Colorado Rockies – .452
3. Ian Desmond – Colorado Rockies – .450
4. Rhys Hoskins – Philadelphia Phillies – .425
5. Ronald Acuna, Jr. – Atlanta Braves – .416
6. Freddie Freeman – Atlanta Braves – .415
7. Jean Segura – Philadelphia Phillies – .412
8. Ketel Marte – Arizona Diamondbacks – .404
8. Lourdes Gurriel, Jr. – Toronto Blue Jays – .404
9. Ozzie Albies – Atlanta Braves – .403
10. Eric Sogard – Toronto Blue Jays – .396
Top-10 wOBA vs. RH
1. Cody Bellinger – Los Angeles Dodgers – .453
2. Anthony Rizzo – Chicago Cubs – .410
3. Carlos Santana – Cleveland Indians – .403
4. Willson Contreras – Chicago Cubs – .396
5. Michael Conforto – New York Mets – .396
6. Gary Sanchez – New York Yankees – .395
7. Joc Pederson – Los Angeles Dodgers – .395
8. Mookie Betts – Boston Red Sox – .391
9. Peter Alonso – New York Mets – .386
10. Luke Voit – New York Yankees – .386
PITCHERS
Jon Gray – at San Francisco Giants – $8,500
Analysis: If I go down at pitcher today, it definitely will stop at Jon Gray tonight. He’s as far down as I feel comfortable against one of the worst offenses in the best pitcher environment on the slate. Facing the Giants in their home park, Gray gets some upside with quality start and win opportunities available to him on FanDuel as the Giants will toss out noodle arm Drew Pomeranz. The Giants are 26th in team wOBA against RH pitching and own a .172 ISO, which will somewhat be neutralized in their home park. They strike out at just a 20.6% clip, but that’s still manageable for Gray, who whiffs lefties at a 8.71 K/9 and righties at a 10.47 K/9.
