September 21, 2021 Morning Edition: Rangers News Roundup
This is your Rangers Stats, News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of September 21, 2021.
A Look at Rangers Pitchers’ Contact Metrics
Joe Barlow
Hitters hit 18% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Joe Barlow is 88.8 and the average launch angle is 18.4 degrees. Hitters hit 18% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 43% of their contacted balls in play as fly balls and 15% of balls in play are infield fly balls. Hitters hit the ball hard on 26.7% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 15.0% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 1.7% of the time.
Brett Martin
Hitters hit 18% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Brett Martin is 88.3 and the average launch angle is 5.5 degrees. Hitters hit 18% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 24% of their contacted balls in play as fly balls and 6% of balls in play are infield fly balls. Hitters hit the ball hard on 31.6% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 12.8% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 3.6% of the time.
Spencer Patton
Hitters hit 21% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Spencer Patton is 86.4 and the average launch angle is 12.4 degrees. Hitters hit 21% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 37% of their contacted balls in play as fly balls and 14% of balls in play are infield fly balls. Hitters hit the ball hard on 27.8% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 17.5% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 4.1% of the time.
Jharel Cotton
Hitters hit 18% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Jharel Cotton is 87.0 and the average launch angle is 29.3 degrees. Hitters hit 18% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. His extremely high fly ball rate (60%) this season requires him to keep the ball in the ballpark. Out of all the contacted balls in play, 20% of hits are infield fly balls. Hitters hit the ball hard on 25.3% of their contacted balls in play. His high soft hit ball rate (29.3%) this season is a very good sign as he is not attracting strong contact and that means OUTS. How does this translate to hitters and get the ball on the sweet spot of the bat? He yields a barrel rate of 6.7%.
John King
Hitters hit 24% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off John King is 88.5 and the average launch angle is -0.9 degrees. Hitters hit 24% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 19% of their contacted balls in play as fly balls and 8% of balls in play are infield fly balls. Hitters hit the ball hard on 24.1% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 15.3% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 3.6% of the time.
Josh Sborz
Hitters hit 20% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Josh Sborz is 90.9 and the average launch angle is 14.2 degrees. Hitters hit 20% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 36% of their contacted balls in play as fly balls and 8% of balls in play are infield fly balls. When you give up an extremely high hard hit ball rate (38.9%) it is not an encouraging sign as these balls usually end up being extra base hits. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 12.5% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 5.6% of the time.
Drew Anderson
Hitters hit 22% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Drew Anderson is 90.4 and the average launch angle is 18.9 degrees. Hitters hit 22% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 44% of their contacted balls in play as fly balls and 12% of balls in play are infield fly balls. Hitters hit the ball hard on 37.0% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 13.0% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 5.6% of the time.
Dane Dunning
Hitters hit 20% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Dane Dunning is 89.0 and the average launch angle is 6.6 degrees. Hitters hit 20% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 26% of their contacted balls in play as fly balls and 11% of balls in play are infield fly balls. Hitters hit the ball hard on 34.8% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 16.6% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 7.8% of the time.
Taylor Hearn
Hitters hit 19% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Taylor Hearn is 88.5 and the average launch angle is 15.6 degrees. Hitters hit 19% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 41% of their contacted balls in play as fly balls and 9% of balls in play are infield fly balls. Hitters hit the ball hard on 34.8% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 15.6% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 8.1% of the time.
Dennis Santana
Hitters hit 20% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Dennis Santana is 88.4 and the average launch angle is 9.0 degrees. Hitters hit 20% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 28% of their contacted balls in play as fly balls and 7% of balls in play are infield fly balls. Hitters hit the ball hard on 36.5% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 17.6% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 6.1% of the time.
A.J. Alexy
Hitters hit 18% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off A.J. Alexy is 87.0 and the average launch angle is 26.8 degrees. Hitters hit 18% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. His extremely high fly ball rate (60%) this season requires him to keep the ball in the ballpark. Out of all the contacted balls in play, 15% of hits are infield fly balls. Hitters hit the ball hard on 25.5% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 23.4% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 8.5% of the time.
Now onto the News, Rumors, and Commentary…
“Evan Grant writes that Gallo was emotional again yesterday talking about the trade as he continues to adjust to life in New York. Kennedi Landry writes that the Texas Rangers had their chances in a 4-3 loss to the Yankees to open a series in New York last evening. With Texas seeing Joey Gallo in the opposite dugout for the first time, Levi Weaver looks back at the emotional day that Gallo was traded. McDaniel also had kind words for Owen White, Dustin Harris, and the members of the Gallo trade.”
“Jason Bahr threw 0.2 IP without allowing a run. Round Rock saw Matt Bush continue his rehab efforts, as he went 0.1 IP, striking out one, walking one and allowing a hit. Ryan Dorow had two singles and a double. Josh Jung had three singles and a double.”
“The Texas Rangers scored three runs but the New York Yankees scored four runs. The Yankees scored those four runs off tonight’s starter A.J. Up Next: The Rangers take on these Yankees once again in the middle game of this series with RHP Dane Dunning listed as tomorrow night’s starter for Texas against LHP Jordan Montgomery for New York. A funny thing happened though as the Rangers stopped allowing runs and then put the next three on the board in the top of the fifth to pull to within one.”
““I wouldn’t say it’s deflating, but it’s momentum building for the other side,” Kiner-Falefa said of the first inning. Clearly in a 4-3 loss, it came back to bite us, because we could have easily just hit a weak ground ball to second and a fly ball and we end up winning, 5-4.” Over the last homestand, in which Texas lost five of seven to the Astros and White Sox, the Rangers went a combined 4-for-46 with runners in scoring position. I think being a young team, we try to do too much and try to hit a two-run homer instead of doing the job that’s at hand.” Texas was able to get three runs across the plate in the top of the fifth inning, when Charlie Culberson launched a leadoff home run off the left-field foul pole before RBIs from Kiner-Falefa and García cut the Yankees’ lead to just one, but the next seven batters were retired in order. He even felt like Adolis García had a good at-bat in the inning, before he chased on the last pitch to strike out swinging for the first out.”
““As of right now, I’m in New York and I’m very proud to be a New York Yankee,” Gallo said. “That’s when it hit me like, ‘This is it, I might actually be getting traded,’” Gallo said. “I enjoy playing here, but it’s a different market than Texas for sure,” Gallo said. “It was emotional for sure,” Gallo said on the field at Yankee Stadium on Monday.”
Bet on the Rangers
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