2019 REMARKABLE! SEASON PREVIEW — Philadelphia Phillies

Inside Edge is back with our Remarkable! season preview. Over the next 3 weeks, we will provide stats and leaderboards on all 30 MLB teams. We are in the final stretch for season previews. The Mets and Yankees were our focus yesterday. Today, we move to the city of brotherly love.

2018 Record: 80-82 (3rd in NL East)

Phillies PITCHERS

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Aaron Nola

Aaron Nola had an ERA of 2.38 (211.2 IP) in the 2018 season — 4th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 3.63.
Aaron Nola allowed a slugging percentage of just .085 (14 Total Bases / 165 ABs) on low breaking pitches in the 2018 season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .260.

Aaron Nola allowed a slugging percentage of just .174 (23 Total Bases / 132 ABs) with RISP in the 2018 season — 2nd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .388.

Jake Arrieta

Jake Arrieta allowed an OBP of .353 (317 PAs) vs left-handed batters in the 2018 season — tied for 4th worst among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .306.
Right-handed hitters had a groundball rate of 53.9% (160/297) against Jake Arrieta in the 2018 season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 43.5%.
Right-handed hitters had a miss rate of just 18.0% (125/696) against Jake Arrieta in the 2018 season — 2nd lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 25.7%.

Nick Pivetta

Opponents had a miss rate of 22.7% (187/823) against Nick Pivetta on fastballs in the 2018 season — 8th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 18.1%.
Nick Pivetta had an ERA of 4.78 (163.0 IP) in the 2018 season — 4th worst among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 3.63.
Nick Pivetta allowed a BABIP of .383 with RISP in the 2018 season — 2nd worst among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .285.

Zach Eflin

Hitters leading off an inning had a Well-Hit Avg of .205 (27/132) against Zach Eflin in the 2018 season — 6th worst in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .158.
Opponents in the heart of the order batted .344 (63-for-183) against Zach Eflin in the 2018 season — 2nd worst in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .260.
Zach Eflin allowed an OPS of just .604 (115 PAs) when going through the lineup the third time in a game in the 2018 season — 14th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .768.

Vince Velasquez

Vince Velasquez allowed an OPS of .890 (310 PAs) vs left-handed batters in the 2018 season — 8th worst in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .723.
Vince Velasquez recorded 113 of his 161 strikeouts (70.2%) with his fastball in the 2018 season — 3rd highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: 40.3%.
Vince Velasquez allowed a slugging percentage of just .308 (86 Total Bases / 279 ABs) vs right-handed batters in the 2018 season — tied for 6th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 IP; League Avg: .405.

David Robertson

Left-handed hitters had a miss rate of 38.0% (90/237) against David Robertson in the 2018 season — 8th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 26.7%.
David Robertson threw his curveball 44.5% of the time (527/1,184) in the 2018 season — 3rd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 17.9%.
Opponents in the heart of the order batted just .095 (7-for-74) against David Robertson in the 2018 season — best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .246.

Seranthony Dominguez

Seranthony Dominguez had an average fastball velocity of 98.0 MPH in the 2018 season — tied for 5th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 93.7.
Seranthony Dominguez allowed a slugging percentage of just .250 (51 Total Bases / 204 ABs) in the 2018 season — 6th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .378.

Opponents batted just .157 (32-for-204) against Seranthony Dominguez in the 2018 season — 4th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .236.

Hector Neris

Opponents had a miss rate of 53.2% (117/220) against Hector Neris on non-fastballs in the 2018 season — 4th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 36.9%.
Hector Neris allowed an OPS of .896 (102 PAs) vs left-handed batters in the 2018 season — 8th worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .699.
Left-handed hitters had a miss rate of 39.1% (72/184) against Hector Neris in the 2018 season — 5th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 26.7%.

Pat Neshek

Hitters chased 148 of Pat Neshek’s 338 breaking balls out of the zone (chase rate of 43.8%) since 2017 — tied for 3rd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 33.3%.
Pat Neshek threw his breaking pitches for a strike 75.3% (536/712) of the time since 2017 — highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 61.4%.

Pat Neshek allowed a slugging percentage of just .281 (57 Total Bases / 203 ABs) vs right-handed batters since 2017 — 11th best among 145 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .376.

Tommy Hunter

Tommy Hunter allowed an OPS of .651 (131 PAs) with two strikes in the 2018 season — 7th worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .484.
Tommy Hunter had a strike rate of 68.5% (656/958) in the 2018 season — 3rd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 63.9%.
Tommy Hunter walked 15 of 270 batters (5.6%) in the 2018 season — 11th best among 107 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 8.9%.

Adam Morgan

Hitters chased just 64 of Adam Morgan‘s 230 breaking balls out of the zone (chase rate of 27.8%) in the 2018 season — 15th lowest among 104 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 33.1%.
Adam Morgan allowed a BABIP of .386 vs left-handed batters in the 2018 season — 4th worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .292.
Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .012 (1/82) against curveballs from Adam Morgan in the 2018 season — best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .100.

Victor Arano

Right-handed hitters had a miss rate of 36.8% (113/307) against Victor Arano in the 2018 season — 7th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 27.4%.
Victor Arano threw his slider 67.0% of the time (384/573) vs right-handed batters in the 2018 season — 3rd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 28.2%.
Victor Arano allowed an OBP of just .248 (145 PAs) vs right-handed batters in the 2018 season — 11th best among 116 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .305.

Edubray Ramos

Opponents had a miss rate of just 29.2% (61/209) against Edubray Ramos on non-fastballs in the 2018 season — 11th lowest among 106 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 36.9%.
Edubray Ramos threw his curveball 57.2% of the time (425/743) in the 2018 season — highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 17.9%.

Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .047 (5/107) against Edubray Ramos on non-fastballs in the 2018 season — 5th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .102.

Juan Nicasio

Juan Nicasio allowed a slugging percentage of .508 (31 Total Bases / 61 ABs) on breaking pitches in the 2018 season — 7th worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .322.
Opponents had a miss rate of just 22.5% (25/111) against Juan Nicasio on breaking pitches in the 2018 season — 4th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 38.1%.

Jose Alvarez

Opponents in the heart of the order batted just .151 (11-for-73) against Jose Alvarez in the 2018 season — 9th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .246.
Jose Alvarez did not walk any of the 58 leadoff hitters faced in the 2018 season — tied for best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 7.8%.
Jose Alvarez allowed a slugging percentage of just .241 (13 Total Bases / 54 ABs) with RISP in the 2018 season — tied for 12th best among 115 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .376.

James Pazos

Opponents batted just .091 (5-for-55) against James Pazos’ elevated fastballs in the 2018 season — tied for 4th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .205.
Hitters chased 102 of James Pazos’ 330 fastballs out of the zone (chase rate of 30.9%) in the 2018 season — 12th highest among 104 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 24.7%.

Austin Davis

Austin Davis allowed a slugging percentage of .517 (46 Total Bases / 89 ABs) since the All-Star Break — 10th worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .391.
Austin Davis threw off-speed pitches 62.8% of the time (108/172) vs left-handed batters since the All-Star Break — tied for 4th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 38.2%.
Opponents batted .417 (10-for-24) against Austin Davis with RISP since the All-Star Break — 2nd worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .243.

Phillies Hitters

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Andrew McCutchen

Andrew McCutchen batted just .187 (47-for-251) on non-fastballs in the 2018 season — 9th worst in MLB; League Avg: .238.
Andrew McCutchen averaged 4.24 Pitches per Plate Appearance (2,889/682) in the 2018 season — tied for 9th highest in MLB; League Avg: 3.89.
Andrew McCutchen chased 17.1% of pitches out of the zone (246/1,440) in the 2018 season — 4th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 28.3%.

Odubel Herrera

Odubel Herrera slugged just .293 (41 total bases in 140 ABs) against right-handed relievers in the 2018 season — tied for 2nd worst in MLB; League Avg: .443.
Odubel Herrera had a line drive rate of just 19.8% (85/429) in the 2018 season — 14th lowest among 144 in MLB; League Avg: 23.3%.
Odubel Herrera chased 49.4% of breaking pitches out of the zone (157/318) in the 2018 season — 3rd highest in MLB; League Avg: 32.1%.

Bryce Harper

Opponents used a defensive shift against Bryce Harper on 70.5% of his plate appearances (368/522) in the 2018 season — 15th highest among 144 in MLB; League Avg: 30.6%.
Bryce Harper had 68 Extra-Base hits out of 137 total hits (49.6%) in the 2018 season — 8th best in MLB; League Avg: 37.3%.
Bryce Harper swung and missed 31.3% (412/1,316) in the 2018 season — 9th worst in MLB; League Avg: 23.2%.
Bryce Harper slugged .715 (98 total bases in 137 ABs) on pitches 94 mph or greater in the 2018 season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .443.
Bryce Harper drew 130 walks in 695 PAs (18.7%) in the 2018 season — 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 9.1%.

Nick Williams

Nick Williams had 12 Extra-Base hits out of 21 total hits (57.1%) on breaking pitches in the 2018 season — 10th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 37.2%.
Nick Williams slugged just .341 (15 total bases in 44 ABs) on the first pitch of at-bats in the 2018 season — 8th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .598.

Rhys Hoskins

Rhys Hoskins had a groundball rate of just 29.3% (121/413) in the 2018 season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 42.7%.
Rhys Hoskins batted just .192 (23-for-120) against LHP in the 2018 season — tied for 5th worst in MLB; League Avg: .266.
Rhys Hoskins slugged .738 (110 total bases in 149 ABs) on pitches 94 mph or greater in the 2018 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .443.

Cesar Hernandez

Cesar Hernandez had a Well-Hit Avg of just .099 (60/605) in the 2018 season — 8th worst in MLB; League Avg: .168.
Cesar Hernandez slugged just .362 (219 total bases in 605 ABs) in the 2018 season — 8th worst in MLB; League Avg: .448.
Cesar Hernandez batted .343 (36-for-105) on inside fastballs in the 2018 season — 14th best among 144 in MLB; League Avg: .273.

Scott Kingery

Scott Kingery had an OBP of just .267 (484 PAs) in the 2018 season — tied for 6th worst in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .329.
Scott Kingery chased 55.3% of pitches out of the zone (204/369) with two strikes in the 2018 season — tied for 7th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 40.7%.
Scott Kingery grounded into 2 double plays in 83 opportunities (2.4%) in the 2018 season — 9th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 10.3%.

Jean Segura

Jean Segura had 42 Extra-Base hits out of 178 total hits (just 23.6%) in the 2018 season — 7th worst in MLB; League Avg: 37.3%.
Jean Segura swung and missed just 12.7% (137/1,081) in the 2018 season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: 23.2%.

Jean Segura batted .258 (64-for-248) with two strikes in the 2018 season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .191.

Maikel Franco

Maikel Franco swung and missed just 9.6% (39/406) on fastballs in the 2018 season — tied for 22nd best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: 17.7%.
Maikel Franco slugged .558 (67 total bases in 120 ABs) on elevated pitches in the 2018 season — 20th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .397.
Maikel Franco batted .423 (33-for-78) on fastballs away in the 2018 season — 2nd best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 PA’s; League Avg: .271.

J.T. Realmuto

8 of J.T. Realmuto‘s 104 strikeouts (7.7%) came on curveballs in the 2018 season — 10th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 14.0%.
J.T. Realmuto had an OBP of just .271 (118 PAs) against LHP in the 2018 season — 9th worst in MLB; League Avg: .337.
J.T. Realmuto slugged .923 (48 total bases in 52 ABs) on the first pitch of at-bats in the 2018 season — 9th best in MLB; League Avg: .605.

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