2026
15-Day HR Leaders
1 Byron Buxton 7 HRs · 2 Shohei Ohtani 6 HRs · 3 TJ Rumfield 5 HRs · 4 Zach Neto 5 HRs · 5 Pete Alonso 5 HRs · 6 Alec Burleson 5 HRs · 7 Zack Gelof 5 HRs · 8 Nick Kurtz 5 HRs · 9 Paul Goldschmidt 5 HRs · 10 Pete Crow-Armstrong 5 HRs · 11 Bryan Reynolds 4 HRs · 12 Dominic Canzone 4 HRs 1 Byron Buxton 7 HRs · 2 Shohei Ohtani 6 HRs · 3 TJ Rumfield 5 HRs · 4 Zach Neto 5 HRs · 5 Pete Alonso 5 HRs · 6 Alec Burleson 5 HRs · 7 Zack Gelof 5 HRs · 8 Nick Kurtz 5 HRs · 9 Paul Goldschmidt 5 HRs · 10 Pete Crow-Armstrong 5 HRs · 11 Bryan Reynolds 4 HRs · 12 Dominic Canzone 4 HRs
Miguel Vargas
Miguel Vargas
CWS RHB
Miguel Vargas

Miguel Vargas

RHB
CWS · 60 appearances tracked
12
HRs ?Total home runs hit while this batter appeared in the model's scored pool this season.
20.0%
HR Rate ?Percentage of scored appearances where this batter hit a home run. Higher = more reliable power output.
19.1%
Avg HR/FB ?Average HR-per-fly-ball rate across appearances. Measures how often fly balls leave the yard — above 16% is elite, above 12% is strong.
89.2
Avg EV ?Average exit velocity (mph) on batted balls. Hard contact is the best predictor of HR power — 92+ is elite, 89+ is strong.
0.224
ISO ?Isolated Power — measures raw extra-base-hit ability (SLG minus AVG). .220+ is elite power, .180+ is above average.
#3
Best Rank ?Highest model ranking this batter has achieved on a single slate. #1 means the model rated them the top HR candidate that day.
HR Profile Season-to-date · live-tape thresholds
0.233
ISO ?Isolated Power (SLG − AVG). >.220 elite, .180–.220 above avg, <.140 below avg.
89th pctile
89.9
Avg EV (mph) ?Average exit velocity (mph) on all batted balls. >92 elite, 89–92 above avg.
62th pctile
13.1%
Barrel% ?Percentage of contact classified as barrels (perfect EV+LA combo). >12% elite.
95th pctile
35.0% vs LHP
HR/FB ?Home runs per fly ball for this matchup. A vs LHP/vs RHP chip means a handedness split is shown; otherwise the value is overall.
98th pctile
391
Avg HR Dist (ft) ?Average distance of this batter's HRs in feet. >400 elite raw power.
43th pctile
21.4%
Season HR% ?HRs ÷ plate appearances this season. v3.5 model feature — strongest single backtest contributor.
9.1%
14d Pace ?HRs per game over last 14 days. v3.5 model feature — captures current hot/cold streak.
24.5%
Match% ?Combined batter × pitcher HR/FB rate — the headline "how favorable is this matchup" number.
96th pctile
33
BBE ?Batted-ball events — sample size. Treat stats with caution below 30.
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HR Cadence Typically goes yard every 5 games · 12 HRs in 60 games
Due (1×)
2.2×
Dueness ?Games since last HR ÷ typical cadence. 1.0× = right on schedule. Above 1.0× = overdue relative to their own baseline. 1.5×+ = significantly overdue.
11
Games Since HR ?How many games (appearances in the scored pool) since this batter's last home run.
5
Typical Cadence ?Median number of games between home runs this season. Uses median (not average) for robustness against streaky outliers. Requires 3+ HRs to establish a baseline.
Games between HRs ?Each bar = the number of games between consecutive HRs. The final highlighted bar is the current gap (still open). Bars above the typical cadence are colored differently.
60
Appearances ?Total times this batter has appeared in the model's daily scored pool this season.
34
Top-50 Days ?Number of days this batter ranked in the top 50 on the slate. Top-50 is the model's primary recommendation zone.
7
HRs in Top 50 ?Home runs hit on days when the model ranked this batter in the top 50. Measures how often the model correctly surfaced this batter before they went deep.
58%
Catch Rate ?Percentage of this batter's HRs that occurred when the model had them ranked in the top 50. Higher = model does a good job timing this batter. 60%+ is excellent.
#56.4
Avg Rank ?This batter's average model rank across all appearances. Lower = the model consistently rates them highly.
Rank Trend
lower rank = better · green dots = HR days
HR Days (While Top 50)
7 homers captured
DateRankPitcherStadium B/P WT BP EV Distance
2026-04-27 #46 Jack Kochanowicz Rate Field · · · 104.0 mph 401.0 ft
2026-05-15 #24 Edward Cabrera Rate Field · · · 101.8 mph 348.0 ft
2026-05-16 #20 Jameson Taillon Rate Field · · · 108.4 mph 421.0 ft
2026-05-24 #26 Robbie Ray Oracle Park · · · 99.8 mph 378.0 ft
2026-05-29 #25 Troy Melton Rate Field · · · 102.3 mph 391 ft
2026-06-01 #24 Joe Ryan Target Field · · · 102.9 mph 363 ft
2026-06-09 #8 Grant Holmes Rate Field R/R 109.0 mph 377 ft
All Appearances
60 total · newest first
DateRankPitcher B/P HR/FB Tier Form WT BP HR?
2026-06-22 #34 Gavin Williams R/R * 16.7% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ⚠️ ·
2026-06-20 #39 Troy Melton R/R * 16.1% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-06-19 #61 Tarik Skubal R/L * 15.6% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-06-18 #11 Ryan Weathers R/L * 24.5% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL ·
2026-06-17 #54 Carlos Rodón R/L * 17.8% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-06-16 #52 Gerrit Cole R/R * 17.2% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-06-14 #35 Emmet Sheehan R/R * 22.3% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL ⚠️ ·
2026-06-13 #48 Yoshinobu Yamamoto R/R * 25.0% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL ⚠️ ·
2026-06-12 #19 Roki Sasaki R/R * 28.9% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL ⚠️ ·
2026-06-11 #13 Martín Pérez R/L * 32.0% 🟢 A ➖ NTRL ·
2026-06-10 #29 Chris Sale R/L * 31.0% 🟢 A ➖ NTRL ·
2026-06-09 #8 Grant Holmes R/R * 27.3% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL 💥
2026-06-07 #13 Aaron Nola · 31.1% 🟢 A ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-06-06 #3 Andrew Painter · 32.1% 🟢 A 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-06-05 #32 Jesús Luzardo · 33.0% 🟢 A ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-06-03 #23 Taj Bradley · 22.4% 🔵 C+ 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-06-02 #19 Connor Prielipp · 32.2% 🟢 A 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-06-01 #24 Joe Ryan · 11.9% ⚪ D 📈 WARM · · 💥
2026-05-31 #20 Keider Montero · 17.6% ⚪ D 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-05-30 #43 Framber Valdez · 28.2% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-05-29 #25 Troy Melton · 25.4% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL · · 💥
2026-05-28 #4 Simeon Woods Richardson · 27.0% 🔵 C+ 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-05-27 #11 Connor Prielipp · 38.1% 🟢 A ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-05-26 #10 Joe Ryan · 20.6% 🔵 C+ 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-05-25 #18 Zebby Matthews · 28.1% 🔵 C+ 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-05-24 #26 Robbie Ray · 25.1% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL · · 💥
2026-05-23 #24 Adrian Houser · 25.1% 🔵 C+ 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-05-22 #24 Trevor McDonald · 28.3% 🔵 C+ 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-05-19 #23 Bryce Miller · 19.7% ⚪ D 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-05-18 #30 Bryan Woo · 19.0% ⚪ D 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-05-17 #23 Colin Rea · 26.3% 🔵 C+ 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-05-16 #20 Jameson Taillon · 29.1% 🔵 C+ 📈 WARM · · 💥
2026-05-15 #24 Edward Cabrera · 30.4% 🟢 A 📈 WARM · · 💥
2026-05-14 #29 Kris Bubic · 27.1% 🔵 C+ 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-05-13 #74 Seth Lugo · 17.4% ⚪ D 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-05-12 #52 Stephen Kolek · 22.9% 🔵 C+ 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-05-10 #94 Logan Gilbert · 23.6% 🔵 C+ 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-05-09 #107 Luis Castillo · 15.3% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL · · 💥
2026-05-08 #139 Emerson Hancock · 15.4% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-05-06 #95 Walbert Ureña · 22.4% 🔵 C+ 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-05-04 #97 José Soriano · 12.8% ⚪ D 📈 WARM · · 💥
2026-05-03 #101 Griffin Canning · 17.2% ⚪ D 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-05-02 #119 Michael King · 22.6% 🔵 C+ 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-05-01 #85 Germán Márquez · 21.8% 🔵 C+ 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-04-29 #143 Yusei Kikuchi · 32.2% 🟢 A 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-04-28 #86 José Soriano · 12.3% ⚪ D 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-04-27 #46 Jack Kochanowicz · 13.7% ⚪ D 📈 WARM · · 💥
2026-04-26 #65 Foster Griffin · 30.8% 🟢 A 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-04-25 #72 Jake Irvin · 25.4% 🔵 C+ 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-04-24 #49 PJ Poulin · 26.5% 🔵 C+ 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-04-23 #51 Michael Soroka · 19.7% ⚪ D 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-04-22 #144 Eduardo Rodriguez · 12.8% ⚪ D 📈 WARM · · 💥
2026-04-21 #120 Merrill Kelly · 10.2% ⚪ D 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-04-19 #64 Jeffrey Springs · 7.8% ⚪ D 📈 WARM · · 💥
2026-04-18 #55 Luis Severino · 10.9% ⚪ D 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-04-17 #44 Aaron Civale · 11.7% ⚪ D 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-04-16 #94 Steven Matz · 6.4% ⚪ D 📈 WARM · · 💥
2026-04-14 #100 Shane McClanahan · 5.6% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-04-10 #223 Kris Bubic · 4.8% ⚪ D 📉 COOL · · ·
2026-03-29 #191 Brandon Sproat · 1.0% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL · · ·
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