The Dynasty Digest: March 21, 2024
Grab a cup of coffee and read Chris Clegg runs down everything you need to know for dynasty leagues from the previous days action.
Cover photo with image by Noah K. Murray
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Spring Training is always an interesting time, as box score stats don’t necessarily matter, but I am looking for other things of note. Has a pitcher seen an increase in velo or do they have a new pitch that compliments the arsenal well? Has a hitter simplified their approach, or did they post a new max exit velocity? The little things are much more important than box score stats for Spring Training, and we are going to talk about them.
Spring Training Standouts From March 20
Giancarlo Stanton, OF, NYY
Stanton blasted three no-doubt home runs on Wednesday, with distances of 426, 452, and 455 feet. These balls are obliterated, as shown by the exit velocities of 110.4, 108.8, and 113.2 mph. Surprisingly, Stanton had just one home run this spring prior to Wednesday's game, and the performance raised his OPS from .721 to 1.073.
This is just an example to show how finicky spring training stats really are. Regardless, Stanton still has some of the best power in the game. He just needs to stay healthy and could have another big home run output season.
Christian Scott, RHP, NYM
Scott was highly impressive in his start on Wednesday as he struck out seven Marlins over four innings and needed just 59 pitched to do so. He did not issue and walk and threw strikes at an impressive 73 percent rate clip. He issued just two hits, one of them being a long-ball, which was the only blemish on his day.
The fastball sat 95.5 mph with a decent movement profile, getting seven whiffs on 19 swings. The sweeper showed up to 17 inches of sweeping action while sitting in the mid-80s. It produced an impressive 60 percent whiff rate and a 64 percent CSW. He threw a harder slider variation with a shorter break and a changeup with a nice fade.
At the end of his start, Scott had a 38 percent whiff rate and a 42 percent CSW. He is setting himself up very nicely to spend a good portion of his season pitching in the Mets rotation.
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