Schuyler Dombroske - Page 4

Joey Votto (1B) CIN - On the surface it does look like Votto, who has homered in two straight days now, is just having some poor fortune this year. The hard contact is nudging up near 40% like always, the...

Paul DeJong (SS) STL - DeJong hit a solo shot on Saturday, his 17th, in a 4-3 loss to Detroit. DeJong has improved his LD rate, FB rate, hard contact rate, BB rate, chase rate, and swinging strike% this season,...

Derek Holland (SP) SF - Perhaps we should have seen this coming.....after all, the park differential from Texas and Chicago to San Francisco is significant, and Holland is a flyball pitcher. This level of performance was still beyond my wildest...

Zach Wheeler (SP) NYM - I'm starting to believe in Wheeler, and another 7 shutout innings against the Braves with 9 K's on Saturday doesn't hurt. The control has gotten better, which was the biggest obstacle to his success, and...

Lucas Giolito (SP) CHW - This statement probably won't make sense until the end of this comment, but it's often hard to tell when something is a "thing" and not statistical noise. I'm in the process of trying to figure...

Nathan Eovaldi (SP) TB - For the second time in three starts, Eovaldi picked up a win while allowing only 1 hit with 9 K's. He looked absolutely dominant Sunday against the Mets, generating a swinging strike rate of over...

Kole Calhoun (OF) LAA - Calhoun has hit in 5 of 6 since returning from the DL, going 7-20 with a 2B, 2 HRs, and a SB, a BB:K ratio of 2:2, and 5 runs scored. Many analysts have surmised...

Zack Wheeler (SP) NYM - Wheeler was very solid in Arizona Sunday, allowing just 3 hits and 2 runs over 6 innings, walking 2 and fanning 8 in a no-decision. There is a discrepancy in velocity readings between the two...

Steven Matz (SP) NYM - I have to admit, I was getting sort of close to throwing Matz into the Bill Pulsipher/Matt Harvey "Dustbin of Met History" a few weeks ago....there were some decent results from time to time, but...

John Hicks (C/1B) DET - Hicks has been playing consistently since May started, and he's hit in 8 of his last 10 after a lone single on Sunday. He's been murdering lefties to the tune of 345/444/586, exhibibting above-average exit...

Andrew McCutchen (OF) SF - On a day when the Giants could muster little, McCutchen managed a single to extend his hitting streak to 7 and his on-base streak to 18 games. I know the raw numbers haven't been impressive,...

Marcell Ozuna (OF) STL - I'm trying to remain optimistic on Ozuna, who despite massive struggles in the first month-plus is 22nd in MLB in exit velocity right now. The FB rate is down, the BABIP is a bit lower...

Miguel Andujar (3B) NYY - I'm not sure the campfire icon does this kid justice.....he had an XBH for the 7th straight game on Monday, and he's 15-29 with 8 2B, 1 3B, and 3 HR over that stretch. He's...

Luis Castillo (SP) CIN - Castillo's final line Monday doesn't do him much justice, as the 4 runs allowed all came on his last pitch of the game and from the bullpen. Castillo generated 18 swinging strikes in his 107...

Colin Moran (3B) PIT - One of the players we highlighted on Sirius Sunday morning was Moran, who appears to have been a part of the "flyball revolution" in the relative obscurity of AAA Indianapolis last year. I must confess,...

Mike Minor (SP) TEX - When Mike Minor took the mound Sunday, it was his first MLB start since 2014, and he was coming off an extremely successful stint as an all-purpose bullpen lefty for KC last season. Most guys...

LOS ANGELES ANGELS Underrated in a New Spot? - Ian Kinsler remains an excellent contact hitter, and with the lowest pull% and highest hard contact rate of his career in 2017, you certainly wouldn't have expected a 70 point drop...

Addison Russell (CHC) SS - Russell just turned 24, yet it seems like he's already being dismissed as a low-AVG, decent power lower-tier SS. Most guys aren't fully formed as hitters until at least 25, and Russell has some other...

New York Yankees A Yankee Sleeper? - It's exceedingly rare for a Yankee prospect to fly under the radar. So rare, in fact, that I'm not sure who the last one might have been. Brett Gardner? Andy Pettitte? Ron Guidry?...

Scooter Gennett (2B) CIN - Gennett picked up RBI number 96 Thursday as he continued his career year, but I don't think a complete collapse is in order. Gennett's second-half line of 285/329/485 isn't all that much different from his...

Alex Bregman (3B) HOU - Bregman hit his 17th homer on Sunday as he continues a hot second half that's seen him hit 308/368/509 with a K rate that's reserved for slap hitters. Bregman may not ever show more than...

Brad Peacock (SP) HOU - Peacock was excellent again on Wednesday, going 6 innings and allowing just two walks and a 2-run homer to the White Sox, striking out 6. He's now 12-2 on the year, fanning 11.4 men per...

Robinson Chirinos (C) TEX - Maybe we shouldn't be quite so surprised by the emergence of the 33 year old Chirinos in Texas. The long-time minor leaguer (he didn't surpass 100 major league ABs until his 9th professional season) had...

Drew Pomeranz (SP) BOS - Pomeranz tiptoed around 12 baserunners during his 6 inning stint Monday, holding the Jays to three runs while picking up his 14th win. The "name" stats and the underlying stats paint different pictures with Pomeranz,...

Josh Bell (1B) PIT - It's not unheard of for a player to go a week without striking out, but it's somewhat uncommon. For a just-turned-25 year old having the best power year of his life to do it twice...

Derek Fisher (OF) HOU - I know that Fisher's stats look decent but not spectacular thus far, but a closer look reveals that (small sample size alert) they might be pretty darn impressive. With a hard contact rate of 43%...

Cesar Hernandez (2B) PHI - Hernandez has reached base in all but one game since the break and has currently hit in 11 straight, continuing last year's trend of heating up in the warmer weather. Hernandez is hitting 346/441/474 in...

Jhoulys Chacin (SP) SD - I have a lot of good things to say about one of my former whipping boys, Jhoulys Chacin, which worries me. Most pertinent to today is that he's pitching tomorrow at home against the Mets,...

Nick Castellanos (3B) DET - Castellanos did hit his 11th homer of the season on Saturday, but he's still ranked a disappointing 18th at 3B thus far in 2017. The 25 year old does have a lot going for him...

Jon Lester (SP) CUB - The forgettable first half for the Cubbies came to a miserable end Sunday as Lester allowed 10 runs (4 earned) in the first inning of a 14-3 defeat. His velocity is down to its lowest...

Logan Forsythe (2B) LAD - Forsythe has caught fire, going 13-30 with 12 R and 7 BB while reaching base in each of the past 9 games. There hasn't been any power to speak of (although he does have 4...

Justin Turner (3B) LAD - While everyone is talking about Cody Bellinger, and rightfully so, teammate Justin Turner has come off the DL blazing hot, going 22-51 with 3 doubles and 4 homers since his return. You can tell a...

Andrelton Simmons (SS) LAA - As SBs have become more and more scarce, a guy like Simmons that has suddenly figured out to run again is that much more valuable. It also helps that he's seemingly discovered how to hit...

Nick Castellanos (3B) DET - Castellanos was 2-4 Sunday and is 5-13 with 2 2B, 1 HR, 1 SB, and 4 BB in the past 4 games. He's had a rough start to the year on the surface, hitting just...

Zack Godley (SP) ARI - Godley has been outstanding in his 6 starts with the Diamondbacks this year, the last 5 of which have been Quality Starts (including Wednesday's 6 IP, 3 ER outing against PIT). Every single indicator outside...

Jason Kipnis (2B) CLE - Kipnis has finally hit his stride after a miserable April and early May, hitting 15-44 with 3 2B and 4 HR over the past 10 games. The stats look pretty awful still, but the underlying...