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2020 K% Risers: Buy, Sell, or Hold

Heading into Thursday's action, most teams had played at least 15 games, officially passing the quarter-pole of the 2020 season and giving us a large group of players that have reached at least 60 plate appearances. This is an important milestone in terms of looking at strikeout rates, as the metric is one of the quickest to start to stabilize and 60 PA is around where we can start taking the data more seriously.

Today we'll look at the biggest strikeout increases among players who've reached 60 PA, as well as take a quick peek at some players who will cross the threshold soon. Will the strikeout rates today be guaranteed to be those of tomorrow? No, but they should serve as a pretty decent barometer for the remainder of the season. Or, at least tell us where a player is currently at in terms of his plate discipline.

I'll be taking a longer look at four players who were drafted in the top-100 but have greatly disappointed so far in 2020. We'll use plate-discipline metrics and StatCast data to try and figure out what's in store for the rest of the year and whether you should be trying to buy, sell, or hold your shares.

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Biggest Increases in Strikeout Rate

To be clear, in today's game, more strikeouts don't necessarily mean a worse fantasy return. It's not a direct correlation and sometimes more aggression can be good.  To illustrate this, I've also included the change between the player's wOBA in 2019 and 2020, along with their change in strikeout rate. Here are the biggest increases, ordered by total change.

Player PA K% (19) K% (20) Change wOBA (19) wOBA (20) Change
Rafael Devers 65 17.0 33.8 16.8 0.377 0.242 -0.135
Marcus Semien 88 13.7 27.3 13.6 0.373 0.243 -0.130
Ji-Man Choi 60 22.2 35.0 12.8 0.348 0.295 -0.053
Ryan McMahon 67 29.7 41.8 12.1 0.330 0.293 -0.037
Yasmani Grandal 65 22.0 33.8 11.8 0.361 0.296 -0.065
Josh Bell 65 19.2 30.8 11.6 0.379 0.244 -0.135
Christian Yelich 66 20.3 31.8 11.5 0.442 0.311 -0.131
Christian Vazquez 60 19.4 30.0 10.6 0.331 0.309 -0.022
Matt Chapman 82 21.9 31.7 9.8 0.354 0.372 0.018
Dansby Swanson 81 22.8 32.1 9.3 0.317 0.317 0.000
Marcell Ozuna 83 20.8 30.1 9.3 0.336 0.353 0.017
Cesar Hernandez 80 15.0 23.8 8.8 0.315 0.328 0.013
Niko Goodrum 66 29.2 37.9 8.7 0.316 0.288 -0.028
Wilson Ramos 62 13.2 21.0 7.8 0.327 0.250 -0.077
Nick Castellanos 76 21.5 28.9 7.4 0.358 0.423 0.065
Bryan Reynolds 62 22.2 29.0 6.8 0.371 0.268 -0.103
Eduardo Escobar 75 18.6 25.3 6.7 0.341 0.202 -0.139
Maikel Franco 77 14.3 20.8 6.5 0.281 0.317 0.036
Luis Arraez 63 7.9 14.3 6.4 0.360 0.262 -0.098
Josh Reddick 72 12.0 18.1 6.1 0.308 0.337 0.029
Mike Trout 69 20.0 26.1 6.1 0.436 0.438 0.002
Keston Hiura 71 30.7 36.6 5.9 0.388 0.320 -0.068
Ronald Acuna Jr. 78 26.3 32.1 5.8 0.369 0.373 0.004
Renato Nunez 71 23.9 29.6 5.7 0.323 0.415 0.092
Ramon Laureano 83 25.6 31.3 5.7 0.356 0.368 0.012
Jose Altuve 83 15.0 20.5 5.5 0.374 0.261 -0.113
Anthony Rendon 69 13.3 18.8 5.5 0.413 0.362 -0.051
J.D. Davis 71 21.4 26.8 5.4 0.374 0.364 -0.010
Mark Canha 78 21.5 26.9 5.4 0.386 0.329 -0.057

 

Rafael Devers (3B, BOS)

2020: 33.8% K% (16.8-pt increase)

It is legitimately hard to find silver linings in Devers' metrics this season so why don't we get them out of the way first? He has a 10.5% Brl% that is slightly higher than his 9.0% Brl% in 2019 and his .414 xwoBACon isn't far off from last year's .429 mark. And that's about it.

After filling up the stat sheet every which way in 2019, Devers (and most of the Red Sox) has been a disaster this season, striking out like Joey Gallo but only hitting two home runs, while slashing .167/.231/.333. His x-stats aren't any better, with a .220 xBA and a .293 xwOBA, while his exit velocity is down almost 2 mph.

Digging further into his plate-discipline, there seem to be issues with Devers' strike recognition, both in his performance on pitches outside the zone and falling behind early too often. Devers went from a 61.1% F-Strike% in 2019 to a 75.4% F-Strike in 2020.

Let's get a little more granular and look the first pitch results in all of his 65 plate-appearances this season:

Pitch Result #
Ball 14
Strike 40
Called Strike 25
Swinging Strike 6
Foul Ball 9
Hit By Pitch 2
BBE Out 6
BBE Non-Out 3

Remember that F-Strike% includes balls hit into play, as well as pitches that result in strikes. Stripping F-Strike% down to just the strikes, Devers has started 0-1 in 61.5% of his plate appearances in 2020, compared to only 48.2% in 2019. We all know that a 1-0 count is more advantageous for a batter than o-1 but how has Devers, in particular, performed in the different counts?

2019 BA ISO SLG wOBA xwOBA xBA
1-0 Count .462 .365 .827 .531 .528 .463
0-1 Count .348 .261 .609 .399 .419 .355
Difference .114 .104 .218 .132 .109 .108

Putting counts aside, Devers has also struggled with his strike-recognition and overall plate discipline, going from a 12.1% SwStr% in 2019, to a 16.4% SwStr% in 2020. He's also been chasing a lot of cheese. Here are his numbers from 2019 and 2020, looking at totals swings and whiffs on only pitches outside the zone:

O-Swing% O-Whiff%
2020 42.1 35.8
2019 37.3 31.6
Difference 4.8 4.2

Devers is falling behind more and swinging at more bad pitches while connecting on fewer of them. His overall contact is down and so is his quality of contact. He's also on a team that has seemed to be mailing it in since game one. If I'm a Devers owner (and I am), I'm looking to move him the next time he has a big game. Something along the lines of, "See, fellow owner. I told you he's turning it around. Why don't you take advantage of me "selling-low" and get yourself a potential first-rounder for the rest of the season?"

It's times like these when I wish I played in a fantasy league with Jerry Dipoto.

Verdict: Sell

 

Marcus Semien (SS, OAK)

2020: 27.3% K% (13.6-point increase)

As more proof of 2020 being a bizarro universe, Semien is striking out at his greatest rate since his first 85 games after coming up with the White Sox in 2013-14. Semien has averaged a 19.3% K% in the five seasons since but has suddenly spiked after his breakout 2019, when he slashed .285/.369/.522 over 747 PA, with 33 HR and 10 SB.

Besides the near 14-point in strikeout rate, Semien has cut five points from his 11.6% BB% last year, while going from a .391 woBACon to a .297 mark so far this season. Taking a look at his plate discipline numbers, something is certainly up, whether it's related to a change in approach or in his pitch recognition:

O-Sw% Z-Sw% Sw% O-Cont% Z-Cont% Cont% Zone% F-Str% SwStr%
2016 27.3% 66.4% 45.6% 64.3% 84.6% 78.1% 46.8% 57.0% 10.0%
2017 26.0% 67.5% 44.7% 59.0% 85.3% 76.9% 45.1% 58.0% 10.3%
2018 26.2% 67.1% 43.8% 67.2% 88.3% 81.1% 43.0% 61.2% 8.3%
2019 23.1% 68.7% 42.1% 68.3% 89.6% 82.8% 41.8% 63.2% 7.2%
2020 27.8% 66.5% 45.2% 55.6% 82.9% 73.6% 44.9% 67.0% 11.9%

He's swinging more overall but all of that increase is coming on pitches outside the zone, as his swings on pitches in the zone went down two points. He made much less contact overall, seeing near 7- and 13-point drops, on pitches in and out of the zone. Is this more aggressive approach a result of him trying too hard to replicate last season's power outburst?

Semien has raised his launch angle to 18.2 degrees from last season's 14.9 LA, dropping his groundball-rate five-points and raising his flyball-rate by four-points. Unfortunately,  his pop-up rate is at a career-high 12% and he only has three barrels on the season, with his 85.6 mph average EV representing a career-low as well, losing over 3 mph from last season.

If you're looking to move him now, it's likely you'll only get pennies, given his horrible start combined with many fantasy players going into 2020 believing that 2019 was a fluke. And I hate trading for pennies. With Devers, at least you can still get a pretty good price given the name value but Semien's going to be a tougher sell, especially given how deep shortstop is. But I'm much more confident that Semien turns it around from a fantasy value perspective.

For one thing, he eats PA's for breakfast and should have a pretty long leash on Oakland's leadoff spot. It might be a different story if Khris Davis wasn't such a disaster, as they could move Semien to sixth or seventh and bump everyone else up a spot. But with Davis so lost, batting Semien sixth would result in Mark Canha batting cleanup and Robbie Grossman at fifth. That's not likely ideal in Oakland's eyes. Hopefully, Semien remembers that he's Marcus Semien and doesn't actually need to hit at a 30-HR pace when he has legitimate big power bats coming behind him.

Verdict: Hold

 

Josh Bell (1B, PIT)

2020: 30.8% K% (11.6-point increase)

Trapped in doldrums of Pittsburgh's terribleness, Bell has fallen off of a disciplinary cliff, striking out nearly 31% of the time after averaging an 18.2% K% for the previous four years of his career. He also averaged a 12.1% BB% prior to this year, where he now sits at a paltry 4.6% BB%.

Watching his at-bats, Bell is often up there hacking, at least relative to his prior patience. His swings on pitches in the zone have stayed level but he's seen a seven-point jump on swings outside the zone, going from a 26.3% O-Swing% to a 33.6%, while his contact on outside pitches has dropped 16-points. But his contact is actually down across the board, dropping 11-points on pitches inside the zone and almost 14-points overall.

The batted-ball data also isn't very encouraging, as Bell is back to a 35.7% Pull% after having a career-high 42.5% pull-rate last season. And an unseemly 15.4% infield-fly rate certainly isn't helping matters. Pulling the ball less while popping up more makes not a recipe for success.

While I'm loathed to sell players off at rock-bottom prices, I'd happily move Bell if I could get a decent collection of parts to patch up my roster. Niko Goodrum + a high leverage reliever and streamable starter? Why not!

Verdict: Sell

 

Christian Yelich (OF, MIL)

2020: 31.8% K% (11.5% increase)

Talk about a cold open. Yelich is only slashing .175/.288/.456 through his first 66 PA, with four home runs and zero stolen bases. A .188 BABIP may point to better times ahead but his .237 xBA isn't exactly rosy considering he was supposed to be an elite contributor in batting average. There is some decent news, as his walk-rate has stayed steady and his swings on balls outside the zone have dropped by 10-points.

But Yelich is actually down in swings across the board, with his overall swings and swings in the zone dropping by nine- and seven-points. Combined with a nine-point drop in contact-rate and you wind up with a version of Yelich that is swinging less and making less contact when he does swing.

There are also some troublesome numbers in his batted-ball profile, with modern-day Yelich doing his best impression of Miami Marlins Yelich. After chopping swathes off his groundball-rate and posting a 42.8% GB% in 2019, Yelich is back up to a 55.6% GB% (his highest mark since 2017). Looking at Fangraphs, it appears that his flyball-rate has only dropped slightly, going from 35.9% FB% to a 33.3% FB%.  But when using data from Baseball Savant instead (which doesn't include pop-ups in FB%), Yelich has actually dropped almost nine-points, going from a 28.1% FB% to a 19.4% rate.

My opinion on Yelich changed over the course of the offseason, lowering after the Brewers lineup was crushed by free agency, with poor substitutions being swapped in for Yasmani Grandal and Mike Moustakas. But they raised back up post-pandemic, as I thought batting average would be overweighted in a 60-game season and that was a category I thought I could count on. Not so much.

The batting average has to bounce back, right? I mean, runs, RBI, and stolen bases I had my worries about but Yelich's average is supposed to be a lock, with a .300 AVG representing the floor. So, the optimist in me would be looking to trade for Yelich, hoping he goes on a 40-game burn, something he's proven more than capable of doing.

But only for the right deal. I'm not going to make insulting offers but I'm definitely getting a big discount if there's going to be a deal ("How can I give more? The season is a quarter finished", etc.). However, if there's a disgruntled Yelich owner - perhaps someone who wasn't a Yelich guy but begrudgingly took him third because he felt he "had" to? That's the owner I'm lowballing, throwing together a pu-pu platter of parts that I'll pitch as filling multiple needs.

Verdict: Buy

 

Almost Qualified

Our cutoff was 60 PA but there are 63 batters who didn't make the cut but still had more than 50 plate appearances heading into Thursday's games. We'll end by taking a quick look at the worst of the rest.

Player PA K% (19) K% (20) Change wOBA (19) wOBA (20) Change
Gary Sanchez 54 28.0 46.3 18.3 0.346 0.204 -0.142
Justin Smoak 56 21.2 39.3 18.1 0.323 0.231 -0.092
Willson Contreras 53 24.9 37.7 12.8 0.368 0.357 -0.011
Mitch Garver 50 24.2 36.0 11.8 0.405 0.240 -0.165
Johan Camargo 56 17.3 28.6 11.3 0.279 0.297 0.018
Adam Eaton 56 16.2 26.8 10.6 0.342 0.258 -0.084
Miguel Sano 56 36.2 46.4 10.2 0.379 0.251 -0.128
Andrew Benintendi 52 22.8 32.7 9.9 0.330 0.238 -0.092
C.J. Cron 52 21.4 30.8 9.4 0.324 0.369 0.045
Jose Martinez 51 22.0 31.4 9.4 0.323 0.338 0.015
Daniel Murphy 57 15.5 24.6 9.1 0.328 0.402 0.074
Alex Verdugo 59 13.0 22.0 9 0.341 0.320 -0.021
Martin Maldonado 55 23.0 30.9 7.9 0.288 0.332 0.044
Kyle Schwarber 57 25.6 33.3 7.7 0.357 0.327 -0.030
Kevin Pillar 53 13.8 20.8 7 0.298 0.338 0.040
Willy Adames 58 26.2 32.8 6.6 0.313 0.327 0.014
Starlin Castro 58 16.4 22.4 6 0.307 0.345 0.038
Jesse Winker 56 15.6 21.4 5.8 0.353 0.440 0.087
Kris Bryant 54 22.9 27.8 4.9 0.380 0.307 -0.073
Jeimer Candelario 50 25.6 30.0 4.4 0.283 0.308 0.025
Albert Pujols 59 12.5 16.9 4.4 0.308 0.247 -0.061
Luke Voit 56 27.8 32.1 4.3 0.360 0.382 0.022
Colin Moran 59 23.3 27.1 3.8 0.315 0.344 0.029
Shohei Ohtani 58 25.9 29.3 3.4 0.352 0.328 -0.024
AJ Pollock 57 21.6 24.6 3 0.333 0.374 0.041
  • It just goes to show you; never underestimate how much Gary Sanchez loves to strike out. We used to think that Sanchez's biggest fantasy hindrance was his inability to stay on the field. Now, staying on the field might be a worse option for his owners. Sanchez is slashing .104/.204/.250 with two home runs and a 28 wRC+, making Gary the snail a better option.
  • Sooooo...We might need to talk about the Mitch Garver breakout. Because last time I checked, single digits on Baseball Savant weren't good.

  • The epic Andrew Benintendi flameout...Now with all-new 33% K-rate and multiweek injury! Benintendi has a .103 AVG with zero home runs and just hit the IL with a rib injury and is expected to miss more than the minimum amount of time. I already can't wait to overly invest in dirt-cheap shares next season.
  • If there's a guy to try and buy low on, it's Kyle Schwarber, who's seen a jump in his K-rate even though he's dropped from a 11.1% SwStr% in 2019 to a 9.8% this season. His plate-discipline metrics are also mostly the same across the board, with the only significant change being over an 18-point increase in contact on pitches outside the zone.  He has a .464 xwoBACon that's in the elite range and his 94.2 mph EV is in the top-3% of baseball and is about a one-mile bump up from last season.


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The 2024 fantasy football playoffs are going to be here soon, so our Week 10 TNF fantasy football overall rankings for 2024 are here to help you set optimal lineups. Four teams are out of action this week, so most fantasy managers will have to find pivot plays this week. Ahead of the new slate, […]


Courtland Sutton - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL DFS Picks - icon rotoballer

TNF Fantasy Football FLEX Rankings (RB, WR, TE) - Week 10 Thursday Updates for Courtland Sutton, Xavier Legette, Jauan Jennings, Tank Bigsby

With several teams on a bye, the pool of viable flex players shrinks, and some fantasy managers will have to dive deep into the rankings to find who to start. Our Week 10 TNF fantasy football FLEX rankings for 2024 are here to guide your difficult start-or-sit calls. Let's see where key FLEX options such […]


Tyrone Tracy - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

TNF Running Back Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 10 Thursday RB Updates for Tyrone Tracy Jr., Chase Brown, Rico Dowdle, J.K. Dobbins, Kareem Hunt

Running backs have stayed mostly healthy in 2024, so let's cross our fingers and hope that continues. However, start-or-sit decisions are still troubling at RB, so our Week 10 TNF fantasy football running back rankings for 2024 are here to help. Below, let's navigate the rankings and see where Tyrone Tracy Jr., Chase Brown, Rico […]


Quentin Johnston - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

TNF Wide Receiver Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 10 Thursday WR Updates for DeAndre Hopkins, Quentin Johnston, Jauan Jennings, Josh Downs

Four teams are out of action on byes in Week 10, so fantasy managers will have to dig deeper in the rankings to find the top available WR options. If you're having trouble with lineup calls, we're to help with our Week 10 TNF fantasy football wide receiver rankings for 2024. Below, you will see […]


Russell Wilson - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

TNF Fantasy Football Superflex 2QB Rankings for Week 10 - Thursday Updates for Russell Wilson, Cooper Rush, Derek Carr, Chuba Hubbard, Tank Dell

We're already onto the Week 10 slate, and especially with several teams on a bye, Superflex leagues cause fantasy managers to choose between similar quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends -- leading to tough start-or-sit decisions. If you need help with your lineup calls this week, our Week 10 fantasy football Superflex rankings […]


Mike Gesicki - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

TNF Tight End Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 10 Thursday TE Updates for Mike Gesicki, Cade Otton, Mark Andrews, Jake Ferguson, T.J. Hockenson

If you're struggling to navigate the tough tight end position this week, use our Week 10 TNF fantasy football tight end rankings for 2024. The position as a whole is heating up, but it's still rare to find a TE that consistently produces. Ahead of Week 10 start-sit calls, let's see where Mike Gesicki, Cade […]


Matthew Stafford - Fantasy Football Rankings, NFL Injury News, DFS Lineup Picks

TNF Quarterback Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 10 Thursday QB Updates for Matthew Stafford, Russell Wilson, Sam Darnold, Tua Tagovailoa, Bo Nix

The Week 10 slate is set to begin with a great fantasy QB matchup between Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow, so hopefully, it will signal a productive week for the position as a whole. If you're struggling with your start-or-sit decisions, we can help with our Week 10 TNF fantasy football quarterback rankings for 2024. […]


Chris Boswell - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

TNF Kicker Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 10 Thursday Kicker Updates Include Chase McLaughlin, Chris Boswell, Brandon Aubrey, Younghoe Koo

Whether it seems "fair" or not, kickers can make or break your week in fantasy football. If you need help finding the top available kicker this week, use our NFL team's updated Week 10 TNF fantasy football kicker rankings for 2024. With the Week 10 slate set to begin, let's see where key kickers like […]


Christian McCaffrey - Fantasy Football Rankings, DFS and Betting Picks, NFL Injury News

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For Week 10 (Thursday Updates): Christian McCaffrey, Chris Olave, Deebo Samuel, Jauan Jennings, and more

Injuries are and always will be a factor in lineup decisions, and our fantasy football injury reports for Week 10 as of November 7, 2024, will give managers the latest updates around the league. Some of the banged-up players on this list are at more risk of missing this week's contests than others. Still, fantasy […]


Derrick Henry - Fantasy Football Rankings, NFL Injury News, DFS Lineup Picks

Bengals vs. Ravens TNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Diontae Johnson, Chase Brown, Mike Gesicki, Mark Andrews, Zay Flowers, Rashod Bateman, Tee Higgins, more

Week 10 for Thursday Night Football brings us the first rematch between two opponents for this prime-time spot in 2024. If you recall, the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens competed in an offensive explosion in Week 5 that eventually saw the Ravens eke out a 41-38 win. Joe Burrow threw five touchdowns in that game. […]


Dolphins Defense D/ST Streamers, Rankings, Waiver Wire - Jalen Ramsey Fantasy Football IDP

Top Fantasy Football D/ST Rankings (Weeks 10, 11, 12, 13) - Defense Streamers and Starts

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football D/ST streamers and starts for Weeks 10, 11, 12, and 13 -- looking at the next four weeks and identifying the best D/ST matchups. If you are a fantasy manager who likes to stream defenses each week, you have come to the right place.  This article will look at the […]


Tony Pollard - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

Fantasy Football Trade Targets - Buy/Sell For Week 10 Including James Conner, George Pickens, Tony Pollard, Cedric Tillman

The NFL trade deadline has officially passed, meaning there are only a few weeks left to trade in most fantasy football leagues. Player injuries have run rampant this season, so in all likelihood, a few areas of your team could use reinforcements or improvements before the fantasy playoffs begin. Ahead of Week 9, I recommended […]


Malik Nabers - Fantasy Football Rankings, WR, Waiver Wire, NFL DFS, Rookies

WR/CB Matchups to Upgrade and Downgrade - Fantasy Football Week 10 (2024)

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 10 of the 2024 fantasy football season. For those unfamiliar, this weekly series looks at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected to cover them. The data we access for offensive and defensive players continues to skyrocket. Though we mainly focus on offensive […]