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Philadelphia Phillies Team report

Automated SABRhood research report for the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies ranks 5th in run generation and 6th in pitching performance, with a rested bullpen and 0 recent risers.

League intelligence# 5 70.2 index
Run generation#5
Composite score 63.3
Pitching#6
Composite score 77.2
Recent play#10
0 recent risers
Bullpen readiness#4
Current state rested
Roster construction

Where this club creates, and loses, WAR

Players are split by position and total WAR is calculated; the green border indicates a club is top-ten in positional WAR, the red border indicates a bottom-ten club.

Best value pocketsDesignated hitter / Starting pitchingClearest upgrade lanesFirst base / Third base
CNeed

Catcher

0.5WAR#25 of 30
Top valueJ.T. Realmuto1.0 WAR
1BNeed

First base

-0.4WAR#28 of 30
Top valueFelix Reyes-0.4 WAR
2BMiddle

Second base

2.0WAR#13 of 30
Top valueBryson Stott2.2 WAR
3BNeed

Third base

-1.3WAR#28 of 29
Top valueEdmundo Sosa-0.3 WAR
SSMiddle

Shortstop

1.1WAR#18 of 28
Top valueTrea Turner1.1 WAR
OFNeed

Outfield

2.9WAR#22 of 30
Top valueBryce Harper2.0 WAR
DHStrength

Designated hitter

2.5WAR#3 of 20
Top valueKyle Schwarber2.5 WAR
SPStrength

Starting pitching

11.2WAR#5 of 30
Top valueCristopher Sánchez4.6 WAR
RPStrength

Relief pitching

4.2WAR#5 of 30
Top valueJhoan Duran1.9 WAR
Broadcast three

Water cooler notes

Three concise, evidence-linked notes to start a broadcast conversation.

  1. 1
    team identity

    Philadelphia Phillies’s analytical identity

    Philadelphia Phillies ranks 5th in run generation and 6th in pitching performance, with a rested bullpen and 0 recent risers.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Aaron Nola is the strongest recent pitcher signal

    Recent OPS allowed 0.534 versus 0.817 previously.

  3. 3
    matchup edge

    Bryce Harper is doing more damage against right-handed pitching

    Estimated wOBA: 0.304 vs L, 0.424 vs R.

Why it changed

Player movement with league context attached

The recent-window shift and the full-season league standing are separate, so a surge never floats free of the player’s actual level.

Hitter change profile

Kyle Schwarber

Philadelphia Phillies | LHB

33.2
Season PA618OPS0.876Est. wOBA0.370Samplestrong
Biggest changestrikeout rate +1.96 z

Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.0 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 4th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS97th
0.876
Est. wOBA96th
0.370
Strikeout rate4th
32.4%
Walk rate96th
13.6%
Hard-hit rate91st
49.7%
Run value / PA94th
0.055
0League midpoint100
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS+0.18 z
Recent 0.899 vs baseline 0.874
Est. wOBA+0.13 z
Recent 0.375 vs baseline 0.370
Strikeout rate+1.96 z
Recent 20.0% vs baseline 33.6%
Walk rate-0.10 z
Recent 12.7% vs baseline 13.7%
Hard-hit rate-0.95 z
Recent 40.5% vs baseline 50.9%
Run value / PA-0.19 z
Recent 0.035 vs baseline 0.056
Cooling50Improving
Broadcast read: Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.0 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 4th percentile. Recent sample: 55 PA; prior sample: 563 PA.
Hitter change profile

Alec Bohm

Philadelphia Phillies | RHB

29.6
Season PA566OPS0.689Est. wOBA0.300Samplestrong
Biggest changestrikeout rate -1.80 z

Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: declining by 1.8 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 88th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS29th
0.689
Est. wOBA28th
0.300
Strikeout rate88th
14.7%
Walk rate23rd
6.7%
Hard-hit rate67th
43.2%
Run value / PA47th
0.006
0League midpoint100
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS+0.48 z
Recent 0.773 vs baseline 0.682
Est. wOBA+0.55 z
Recent 0.338 vs baseline 0.296
Strikeout rate-1.80 z
Recent 26.1% vs baseline 13.7%
Walk rate+0.94 z
Recent 10.9% vs baseline 6.3%
Hard-hit rate+1.46 z
Recent 55.6% vs baseline 42.3%
Run value / PA-0.32 z
Recent -0.024 vs baseline 0.009
Cooling50Improving
Broadcast read: Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: declining by 1.8 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 88th percentile. Recent sample: 46 PA; prior sample: 520 PA.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Familiar production now sits beside tracked force: 100+ mph contact and pitches are shown as both totals and opportunity rates.

Club contact

100+ mph batted balls

Tracked-contact season total

  1. 1Kyle SchwarberPhiladelphia Phillies114
  2. 2Bryce HarperPhiladelphia Phillies110
  3. 3Alec BohmPhiladelphia Phillies107
  4. 4Brandon MarshPhiladelphia Phillies93
  5. 5Trea TurnerPhiladelphia Phillies92
Club contact

100+ mph contact rate

Minimum 30 tracked batted balls

  1. 1Kyle SchwarberPhiladelphia Phillies35.1%
  2. 2Adolis GarcíaPhiladelphia Phillies29.3%
  3. 3Bryce HarperPhiladelphia Phillies28.5%
  4. 4Gabriel Rincones Jr.Philadelphia Phillies28.3%
  5. 5Brandon MarshPhiladelphia Phillies25.8%
Club velocity

Pitches at 100+ mph

Across every pitch type

  1. 1Jhoan DuranPhiladelphia Phillies152
  2. 2Alex McFarlanePhiladelphia Phillies54
  3. 3José AlvaradoPhiladelphia Phillies11
  4. 4Jonathan BowlanPhiladelphia Phillies1
  5. 5Orion KerkeringPhiladelphia Phillies0
Club velocity

100+ mph pitch rate

Minimum 100 tracked pitches

  1. 1Alex McFarlanePhiladelphia Phillies30.0%
  2. 2Jhoan DuranPhiladelphia Phillies18.3%
  3. 3José AlvaradoPhiladelphia Phillies1.1%
  4. 4Jonathan BowlanPhiladelphia Phillies0.1%
  5. 5Orion KerkeringPhiladelphia Phillies0.0%
Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Luis ArraezPhiladelphia Phillies0.316
  2. 2Bryce HarperPhiladelphia Phillies0.271
  3. 3Brandon MarshPhiladelphia Phillies0.267
  4. 4Justin CrawfordPhiladelphia Phillies0.263
  5. 5Bryson StottPhiladelphia Phillies0.252
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Kyle SchwarberPhiladelphia Phillies43
  2. 2Bryce HarperPhiladelphia Phillies27
  3. 3Trea TurnerPhiladelphia Phillies18
  4. 4Brandon MarshPhiladelphia Phillies17
  5. 5Alec BohmPhiladelphia Phillies15
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Bryce HarperPhiladelphia Phillies0.882
  2. 2Kyle SchwarberPhiladelphia Phillies0.876
  3. 3Luis ArraezPhiladelphia Phillies0.772
  4. 4Derek HillPhiladelphia Phillies0.734
  5. 5Brandon MarshPhiladelphia Phillies0.727
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Jesús LuzardoPhiladelphia Phillies221
  2. 2Cristopher SánchezPhiladelphia Phillies207
  3. 3Zack WheelerPhiladelphia Phillies163
  4. 4Aaron NolaPhiladelphia Phillies162
  5. 5Andrew PainterPhiladelphia Phillies97
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Jhoan DuranPhiladelphia Phillies34.3%
  2. 2Jonathan BowlanPhiladelphia Phillies31.2%
  3. 3Jesús LuzardoPhiladelphia Phillies30.3%
  4. 4Zack WheelerPhiladelphia Phillies29.8%
  5. 5Chase ShugartPhiladelphia Phillies27.8%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Jhoan DuranPhiladelphia Phillies0.554
  2. 2Jonathan BowlanPhiladelphia Phillies0.582
  3. 3Jesús LuzardoPhiladelphia Phillies0.610
  4. 4Tim MayzaPhiladelphia Phillies0.627
  5. 5Brooks RaleyPhiladelphia Phillies0.644
Ace-in-the-Hole

The staff ace’s complete arsenal

The highest-WAR qualified starter leads the card. Every tracked offering is shown with usage, pitch traits, outcomes, and same-pitch MLB percentiles.

Staff ace · LHP

Cristopher Sánchez

144.2 IP · 2.61 ERA · 4.6 WAR

2,781 tracked pitches
Pitch Use Velo Whiff Chase Zone Putaway Hard hit
SinkerSI · 1,211 pitches 43.5% 95.163rd pct 10.9%50th pct 25.2%48th pct 59.7%76th pct 0.0%100th pct 52.3%10th pct
ChangeupCH · 1,045 pitches 37.6% 87.058th pct 43.9%95th pct 43.7%88th pct 32.5%28th pct 0.0%100th pct 27.6%62nd pct
SliderSL · 525 pitches 18.9% 86.342nd pct 41.9%92nd pct 39.0%81st pct 43.8%50th pct 0.0%100th pct 30.0%75th pct
Percentiles compare each pitch only with the same MLB pitch type and a minimum 50-pitch peer sample. Hard-hit percentile is reversed so a higher percentile is better.
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

hitter edge87.6

Bryce Harper

Philadelphia Phillies

Bryce Harper is doing more damage against right-handed pitching

vs L0.304
vs R0.424

Estimated wOBA: 0.304 vs L, 0.424 vs R.

pitcher edge86.6

Cristopher Sánchez

Philadelphia Phillies

Cristopher Sánchez is limiting left-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.152
vs R0.323

Estimated wOBA: 0.152 vs L, 0.323 vs R.

pitcher edge83.5

Jesús Luzardo

Philadelphia Phillies

Jesús Luzardo is limiting left-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.172
vs R0.301

Estimated wOBA: 0.172 vs L, 0.301 vs R.

Bullpen decision board

Best available matchup for either side

The board now shows only the highest-ranked active reliever against a left-handed hitter and a right-handed hitter. Workload availability, role, season performance, and handedness all remain visible.

Left-handed batter89.9

Brooks Raley

LHP · available · 2 days rest

Availability95.0%Matchup100.0%Performance67.7%
Right-handed batter84.8

Orion Kerkering

RHP · available · 4 days rest

Availability100.0%Matchup70.0%Performance63.2%
Story leads

Team Headlines

Subject Reporting lead Score
Kyle Schwarber Kyle Schwarber is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 93.2
Bryce Harper Bryce Harper is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 92.7
Jesús Luzardo Jesús Luzardo is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 86.3
Cristopher Sánchez Cristopher Sánchez’s Changeup: 87.0 mph, 43.9% whiffs 83.2
Aaron Nola Aaron Nola’s Knuckle Curve: 78.4 mph, 40.8% whiffs 82.1
Jonathan Bowlan Jonathan Bowlan is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 82.1
Research status: this automated report is a reporting foundation, not a finished scouting report. Active rosters are date-stamped; injuries, same-day transactions, probable pitchers, and opponent context still require pregame confirmation.
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