Daily Briefing: Hit Leader On the Move

The FanGraphs Newsletter, July 26, 2021 [READ IN BROWSER]( By Jeffrey Bellone - July 26, 2021 HIT LEADER: The San Diego Padres are adding the major-league leader in hits to their lineup, acquiring second baseman Adam Frazier from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for shortstop Trucupita Marcano and outfielder Jack Suwinski, according to ESPN. []( TURNING THE TABLES: Yankees starter Domingo Germán took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and handed the ball to his bullpen with a 4-0 lead before the Red Sox exploded for five runs to shock the Yankees 5-4 at Fenway Park on Sunday. []( WALK IT OFF: Kelsey Stewart smashed a walk-off home run to break a tie-game in the seventh inning and defeat Japan 2-1 on Monday in the final game of the Olympic softball group stage. The win secured Team USA home field designation in the gold medal game. []( NO EXTENSION: The Minnesota Twins star Byron Buxton could end up on the trade market after he and the Twins were unable to come to an agreement on a contract extension. The Twins reportedly offered up to $80 million guaranteed over seven years, but the two sides failed to reach a deal. []( LOSING STREAK: The Texas Rangers have lost 12 games in a row, the club's longest losing streak in nearly 30 years, and only three shy of a franchise-worst 15 straight losses set in 1972. []( HIP INFLAMMATION: Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts was placed on the Injured List with hip inflammation on Sunday. The five-time All-Star was a red hot 14-26 at the plate before his injury. []( 📈 STAT OF THE DAY: Shohei Ohtani is the fastest American League player to reach 35 home runs in a season (98 team games) since Chris Davis in 2013. Seventeen of Ohtani's homers have been hit with an exit velocity greater than 110 mph, the most in major league baseball, per [MLB Stats](. 🗣 QUOTABLE: Brewers shortstop Willy Adames was caught [sweet-talking his bat]( while mic'd up for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball. "My love, my love, let’s go, let’s go. Wake up," he said. This newsletter is made possible due to the generous support of our members. If you are reading this email or use FanGraphs in your daily baseball routine, please consider supporting us. [BECOME A FANGRAPHS MEMBER]( ROCKIES PITCHING: After adjusting for the wackiness of Coors, the Rockies’ pitching staff has an ERA- of 100. It also has a FIP- of 101 ... A major reason for this is the resurgence of Germán Márquez. 👉 [The One Optimization Germán Márquez Can Make, by Justin Choi]( RICH HILL'S FASTBALL: Whatever the cause — and given that he’s losing velocity and spin in tandem, fatigue or injury is certainly an option — Hill’s fastball has been a disaster. Before June 1, it was worth 2.1 runs above average. Since then, it’s cost him 5.5 runs relative to average. 👉 [Rich Hill, the Newest Met, by Ben Clemens]( 📚 RECENTLY PUBLISHED [Nelson Cruz Joins the Rays]( by Mike Podhorzer [Sunday Notes: Giants Prospect Will Wilson Remains a Work in Progress]( by David Laurila [Throwing Heat Week 16]( by Michael Simione [Roto Riteup: July 25, 2021]( by Justin Mason [Bullpen Report: July 26, 2021]( by Jon Becker [Job Posting: Chicago Cubs Systems Developer, Baseball Systems]( 🎧 [The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 960 - Are We Worried? ft. Adam Howe]( ⚾️ ROSTER REPORT For the latest roster information, please visit our [RosterResource]( pages. [2021 Top 100 Prospects: Midseason Update]( via Baseball America [Kimbrel to the Astros? Bryant to the Mets? MLB trades we'd like to see]( by Bradford Doolittle and Dave Schoenfield, ESPN [Bowden: Three trades I’d like to see the Giants, Dodgers and Padres make this week in the Wild, Wild (NL) West]( by Jim Bowden, The Athletic ($) [Individually Optimizing Launch Angle]( via Baseball Cloud Blog [Luis Urías, Ascending]( by Sean Roberts, Pitcher List [@fangraphs]( [FanGraphs]( [FanGraphs]( [RSS]( [FORWARD]( [SUBSCRIBE]( Copyright © 2021 FanGraphs Inc, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the FanGraphs Newsletter. Our mailing address is: FanGraphs Inc 1200 N Hartford St. Apt 312Arlington, Va 22201 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](