July 13, 2021 Morning Edition: Indians News Roundup


This is your Indians Stats, News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of July 13, 2021.


A Look at Indians Pitchers’ Contact Metrics


Emmanuel Clase

Hitters hit 12% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Emmanuel Clase is 86.3 and the average launch angle is -1.4 degrees. Sporting an extremely high ground ball rate (71%) this season requires him to have a competent infield defense to get outs. Hitters hit 16% 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 28.6% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 13.3% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 1.9% of the time.

Nick Sandlin

Hitters hit 18% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Nick Sandlin is 81.4 and the average launch angle is 7.3 degrees. Hitters hit 18% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 35% 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 26.5% of their contacted balls in play. His high soft hit ball rate (30.6%) 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 2.0%.

James Karinchak

Hitters hit 22% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off James Karinchak is 91.4 and the average launch angle is 21.4 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 17% of balls in play are infield fly balls. Hitters hit the ball hard on 30.4% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 14.5% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 8.7% of the time.

Blake Parker

Hitters hit 22% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Blake Parker is 88.0 and the average launch angle is 17.5 degrees. Hitters hit 22% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 39% 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 26.8% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 22.0% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 4.9% of the time.

Bryan Shaw

Hitters hit 22% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Bryan Shaw is 87.5 and the average launch angle is 8.6 degrees. Hitters hit 22% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 29% 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 20.9% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 19.8% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 3.3% of the time.

Shane Bieber

Hitters hit 24% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Shane Bieber is 89.7 and the average launch angle is 9.2 degrees. Hitters hit 24% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 32% of their contacted balls in play as fly balls and 10% of balls in play are infield fly balls. Hitters hit the ball hard on 31.0% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 18.1% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 8.8% of the time.

Aaron Civale

Hitters hit 19% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Aaron Civale is 88.2 and the average launch angle is 12.1 degrees. Hitters hit 19% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 36% 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 36.2% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 16.7% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 6.7% of the time.

Cal Quantrill

Hitters hit 28% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Cal Quantrill is 89.4 and the average launch angle is 11.9 degrees. Hitters hit 28% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 33% 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 28.9% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 15.9% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 8.5% of the time.

Zach Plesac

Hitters hit 13% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Zach Plesac is 89.0 and the average launch angle is 8.9 degrees. Hitters hit 13% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 35% of their contacted balls in play as fly balls and 10% of balls in play are infield fly balls. Hitters hit the ball hard on 26.0% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 14.8% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 10.2% of the time.

Trevor Stephan

Hitters hit 21% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Trevor Stephan is 89.2 and the average launch angle is 17.6 degrees. Hitters hit 21% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 50% 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 37.8% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 20.0% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 17.8% of the time.

Nick Wittgren

His extremely high line drive rate (30%) this season is alarming, the average exit velocity of contact off him is 92.8 and the average launch angle is 8.9 degrees. Hitters hit 30% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 28% of their contacted balls in play as fly balls and 4% of balls in play are infield fly balls. Hitters hit the ball hard on 40.2% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 12.2% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 13.4% of the time.

Phil Maton

Hitters hit 22% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Phil Maton is 89.1 and the average launch angle is 11.4 degrees. Hitters hit 22% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 37% 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 32.1% of their contacted balls in play. Balls put in play by hitters were considered soft contact made 18.5% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 9.9% of the time.

Triston McKenzie

Hitters hit 19% of their contacted balls in play as line drives. The average exit velocity on all hits off Triston McKenzie is 93.8 and the average launch angle is 22.9 degrees. Hitters hit 19% of their contacted balls in play as ground balls. Hitters hit 52% of their contacted balls in play as fly balls and 13% 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 14.4% of the time. Hitters are making the swings that hit the sweet spot of the bat 12.5% of the time.

Now onto the News, Rumors, and Commentary…

“Four Cleveland Indians sluggers who could one day win a Home Run Derby | Cleveland Love the selections from Joe Noga here. Cleveland baseball news Nikhazy among Indians’ Day 2 pitching haul | MLB Cleveland has drafted college pitchers with 10 of their first 11 picks of the 2021 draft. Around the league Shohei Ohtani was the star of the Home Run Derby, even though he lost in the first round. Pete Alonso won the Home Run Derby for the second-straight time.”

Above is the summary of: N&N: Cleveland goes all-in on college pitchers… tap or click to check out the full article.

“Round 10, 306th overall: Franco Aleman, RHP, Florida Notable skill: Aleman’s best offering at this point is probably his slider, though he added some velocity to his heater over the past year. Competitive Balance Round B, 69th overall: Tommy Mace, RHP, Florida Notable skill: Spin rate. Round 6, 186th overall: Aaron Davenport, RHP, Hawaii Notable skill: High-spin curveball. Round 3, 95th overall: Jake Fox, SS, Lakeland Christian School (Fla.) Notable skill: His bat.”

Above is the summary of: Nikhazy among Indians’ Day 2 pitching haul… tap or click to check out the full article.

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