Weekly Hitter Rankings: Offenses Heating Up

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Updated on April 17, 2023 12:18AM EST

Temperatures are up, and so is offense. After a colder than usual first week, the mercury is on the rise. BABIP is still due some regression, but there are signs power will subsist. There's nothing really actionable, other than focusing on maximizing playing time. The counting-stats totals will be higher than expected, and the best way to keep up is via volume.

With that in mind, a dozen teams play seven games, with the Dodgers and Angels leading the way. Keep in mind the Angels face the Red Sox in this season's Patriots Day affair, with an early 11 a.m. ET start time.

A sleeper team this week is the Pirates, who open the week with a three-game set in Colorado, followed by four at home against an improving (but still raw) Reds rotation.

Tough decisions will be needed for Nationals and especially Orioles hitters, as both teams have only five games on the docket. However, Baltimore is slated to face a southpaw starter in three of their five contests, making it harder to bench righties like Austin Hays and Ryan Mountcastle.

UPDATED: Monday April 17 12:20 AM ET

Week of April 17 - 23

MLB Hitting Rankings

KEY (100 neutral)

HR LHB/HR RHB - Average HR Park Factors
SB - Stolen Base Index
P LHB/P RHB - Opposing pitcher quality index
Runs - Runs scoring index

	TM	GMS	vLHP	vRHP	HOME	AWAY	HR LHB	HR RHB	SB	P LHB	P RHB	RUNS	AVE LHB	AVE RHB	TOTAL

A sleeper team this week is the Pirates, who open the week with a three-game set in Colorado, followed by four at home against an improving (but still raw) Reds rotation.

UPDATED: Monday April 17 12:20 AM ET

Week of April 17 - 23

MLB Hitting Rankings

KEY (100 neutral)

HR LHB/HR RHB - Average HR Park Factors
SB - Stolen Base Index
P LHB/P RHB - Opposing pitcher quality index
Runs - Runs scoring index

	TM	GMS	vLHP	vRHP	HOME	AWAY	HR LHB	HR RHB	SB	P LHB	P RHB	RUNS	AVE LHB	AVE RHB	TOTAL
1	ARZ	7	1	6	4	3	95	89	97	92	99	107	97	99	98
2	ATL	6	3	3	3	3	90	91	110	94	96	96	95	96	96
3	BAL	5	3	2	3	2	113	120	89	106	98	88	100	97	99
4	BOS	7	1	6	4	3	92	98	131	96	96	104	100	100	100
5	CHC	7	4	3	4	3	87	99	109	98	98	107	100	101	101
6	CHW	6	3	3	3	3	106	101	66	102	97	94	98	95	97
7	CIN	7	2	5	3	4	104	96	87	104	102	114	103	101	102
8	CLE	6	4	2	3	3	100	102	81	98	98	94	96	97	97
9	COL	7	3	4	3	4	122	123	96	99	104	122	104	106	105
10	DET	6	0	6	3	3	103	114	104	101	101	97	99	100	100
11	HOU	6	1	5	3	3	105	102	102	99	97	93	98	97	98
12	KC	6	3	3	3	3	102	89	119	95	95	88	97	95	96
13	LAA	7	1	6	3	4	114	101	138	100	100	116	105	104	105
14	LAD	7	2	5	3	4	98	106	125	106	95	124	106	102	104
15	MIA	6	1	5	3	3	94	87	79	103	97	92	97	94	96
16	MIL	6	2	4	3	3	101	102	85	97	104	92	96	99	98
17	MIN	6	2	4	3	3	88	95	107	107	106	99	101	101	101
18	NYM	7	3	4	0	7	82	88	123	104	98	106	100	99	100
19	NYY	6	3	3	6	0	119	106	98	95	104	95	99	102	101
20	OAK	6	2	4	3	3	95	96	99	100	95	85	97	95	96
21	PHI	7	1	6	4	3	122	118	101	107	107	120	108	107	108
22	PIT	7	3	4	4	3	107	96	103	106	114	113	105	108	107
23	SD	7	1	6	3	4	89	93	100	92	94	106	96	97	97
24	SF	7	3	4	4	3	68	74	106	100	101	105	98	99	99
25	SEA	6	2	4	6	0	91	99	106	100	99	92	98	99	99
26	STL	6	1	5	3	3	93	90	78	95	103	98	94	97	96
27	TB	6	1	5	3	3	102	107	109	104	102	88	100	99	100
28	TEX	6	2	4	3	3	95	91	91	108	104	105	102	99	101
29	TOR	6	0	6	0	6	115	110	117	93	94	95	96	96	96
30	WSH	5	0	5	2	3	102	104	100	100	102	73	94	95	95

Pitching Matchups

Team	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN
ARZ	@Flaherty R	@Montgomery L	@Woodford R	Wacha R	Lugo R	Darvish R	Musgrove R
ATL	@Weathers L	@Snell L	@Martinez R		Brown R	Valdez L	Javier R
BAL		@Gray. R	@Gore L		Wentz L	Lorenzen R	Boyd L
BOS	Ohtani R	Gray R	Ryan R	Mahle R	@Peralta R	@Miley L	@Burnes R
CHC	@Muller L	@Waldichuk L	@Kaprielian R	Grove R	Urias L	May R	Kershaw L
CHW	Wheeler R	Falter L	Walker R		@Fleming L	@McClanahan L	@Eflin R
CIN	Beeks L	Criswell R	Rasmussen R	@Contreras R	@Keller R	@Hill L	@Velasquez R
CLE	@Boyd L	@Rodriguez L	@Turnbull R		Garrett L	Alcantara R	Luzardo L
COL	Hill L	Velasquez R	Oviedo R	@Strahm L	@Nola R	@Wheeler R	@Falter L
DET	Gaddis R	Battenfield R	Quantrill R		@Rodriguez R	@Wells R	@Gibson R
HOU	Gausman R	Bassitt R	Berrios R		@Elder R	@Wright R	@Fried L
KC	deGrom R	Eovaldi R	Perez L		@Anderson L	@Detmers L	@Ohtani R
LAA	@Bello R	@Schmidt R	@Brito R	@Cortes L	Castillo R	Greinke R	Lyles R
LAD	Peterson L	Megill R	Scherzer R	@Taillon R	@Smyly L	@Wesneski R	@Stroman R
MIA	Webb R	Wood L	Cobb R		@Plesac R	@Bieber R	@Gaddis R
MIL	@Flexen R	@Gilbert R	@Gonzales L		Whitlock R	Bello R	Sale L
MIN		@Sale L	@Kluber R	@Pivetta R	Williams R	Kuhl R	Corbin L
NYM	@May R	@Kershaw L	@Syndergaard R	@Manaea L	@DeSclafani R	@Webb R	@Wood L
NYY		Suarez L	Canning R	Sandoval L	Kikuchi L	Manoah R	Gausman R
OAK	Wesneski R	Stroman R	Steele L		@Gray R	@Heaney L	@deGrom R
PHI	@Lynn R	@Giolito R	@Clevinger R	Feltner R	Davis R	Freeland L	Urena R
PIT	@Freeland L	@Urena R	@Gomber L	Ashcraft R	Cessa R	Greene R	Lodolo L
SD	Fried L	Strider R	Morton R	@Nelson R	@Gallen R	@Kelly R	@Jameson R
SEA	Burnes R	Rea R	Lauer L		Matz L	Mikolas R	Flaherty R
SF	@Luzardo L	@Cabrera R	@Rogers L	Senga R	Carrasco R	Peterson L	Megill R
STL	Kelly R	Jameson R	Bumgarner L		@Kirby R	@Castillo R	@Flexen R
TB	@Greene R	@Lodolo L	@Weaver R		Kopech R	Cease R	Lynn R
TEX	@Lyles R	@Keller R	@Singer R		Fujinami R	Sears L	Muller L
TOR	@Javier R	@Urquidy R	@Garcia R		@German R	@Cole R	@Schmidt R
WSH		Kremer R	Bradish R		@Maeda R	@Lopez R	@Gray R

	TM	GMS	vLHP	vRHP	HOME	AWAY	HR LHB	HR RHB	SB	P LHB	P RHB	RUNS	AVE LHB	AVE RHB	TOTAL
1	ARZ	7	1	6	4	3	95	89	97	92	99	107	97	99	98
2	ATL	6	3	3	3	3	90	91	110	94	96	96	95	96	96
3	BAL	5	3	2	3	2	113	120	89	106	98	88	100	97	99
4	BOS	7	1	6	4	3	92	98	131	96	96	104	100	100	100
5	CHC	7	4	3	4	3	87	99	109	98	98	107	100	101	101
6	CHW	6	3	3	3	3	106	101	66	102	97	94	98	95	97
7	CIN	7	2	5	3	4	104	96	87	104	102	114	103	101	102
8	CLE	6	4	2	3	3	100	102	81	98	98	94	96	97	97
9	COL	7	3	4	3	4	122	123	96	99	104	122	104	106	105
10	DET	6	0	6	3	3	103	114	104	101	101	97	99	100	100
11	HOU	6	1	5	3	3	105	102	102	99	97	93	98	97	98
12	KC	6	3	3	3	3	102	89	119	95	95	88	97	95	96
13	LAA	7	1	6	3	4	114	101	138	100	100	116	105	104	105
14	LAD	7	2	5	3	4	98	106	125	106	95	124	106	102	104
15	MIA	6	1	5	3	3	94	87	79	103	97	92	97	94	96
16	MIL	6	2	4	3	3	101	102	85	97	104	92	96	99	98
17	MIN	6	2	4	3	3	88	95	107	107	106	99	101	101	101
18	NYM	7	3	4	0	7	82	88	123	104	98	106	100	99	100
19	NYY	6	3	3	6	0	119	106	98	95	104	95	99	102	101
20	OAK	6	2	4	3	3	95	96	99	100	95	85	97	95	96
21	PHI	7	1	6	4	3	122	118	101	107	107	120	108	107	108
22	PIT	7	3	4	4	3	107	96	103	106	114	113	105	108	107
23	SD	7	1	6	3	4	89	93	100	92	94	106	96	97	97
24	SF	7	3	4	4	3	68	74	106	100	101	105	98	99	99
25	SEA	6	2	4	6	0	91	99	106	100	99	92	98	99	99
26	STL	6	1	5	3	3	93	90	78	95	103	98	94	97	96
27	TB	6	1	5	3	3	102	107	109	104	102	88	100	99	100
28	TEX	6	2	4	3	3	95	91	91	108	104	105	102	99	101
29	TOR	6	0	6	0	6	115	110	117	93	94	95	96	96	96
30	WSH	5	0	5	2	3	102	104	100	100	102	73	94	95	95

	TM	GMS	vLHP	vRHP	HOME	AWAY	HR LHB	HR RHB	SB	P LHB	P RHB	RUNS	AVE LHB	AVE RHB	TOTAL
1	ARZ	7	1	6	4	3	95	89	97	92	99	107	97	99	98
2	ATL	6	3	3	3	3	90	91	110	94	96	96	95	96	96
3	BAL	5	3	2	3	2	113	120	89	106	98	88	100	97	99
4	BOS	7	1	6	4	3	92	98	131	96	96	104	100	100	100
5	CHC	7	4	3	4	3	87	99	109	98	98	107	100	101	101
6	CHW	6	3	3	3	3	106	101	66	102	97	94	98	95	97
7	CIN	7	2	5	3	4	104	96	87	104	102	114	103	101	102
8	CLE	6	4	2	3	3	100	102	81	98	98	94	96	97	97
9	COL	7	3	4	3	4	122	123	96	99	104	122	104	106	105
10	DET	6	0	6	3	3	103	114	104	101	101	97	99	100	100
11	HOU	6	1	5	3	3	105	102	102	99	97	93	98	97	98
12	KC	6	3	3	3	3	102	89	119	95	95	88	97	95	96
13	LAA	7	1	6	3	4	114	101	138	100	100	116	105	104	105
14	LAD	7	2	5	3	4	98	106	125	106	95	124	106	102	104
15	MIA	6	1	5	3	3	94	87	79	103	97	92	97	94	96
16	MIL	6	2	4	3	3	101	102	85	97	104	92	96	99	98
17	MIN	6	2	4	3	3	88	95	107	107	106	99	101	101	101
18	NYM	7	3	4	0	7	82	88	123	104	98	106	100	99	100
19	NYY	6	3	3	6	0	119	106	98	95	104	95	99	102	101
20	OAK	6	2	4	3	3	95	96	99	100	95	85	97	95	96
21	PHI	7	1	6	4	3	122	118	101	107	107	120	108	107	108
22	PIT	7	3	4	4	3	107	96	103	106	114	113	105	108	107
23	SD	7	1	6	3	4	89	93	100	92	94	106	96	97	97
24	SF	7	3	4	4	3	68	74	106	100	101	105	98	99	99
25	SEA	6	2	4	6	0	91	99	106	100	99	92	98	99	99
26	STL	6	1	5	3	3	93	90	78	95	103	98	94	97	96
27	TB	6	1	5	3	3	102	107	109	104	102	88	100	99	100
28	TEX	6	2	4	3	3	95	91	91	108	104	105	102	99	101
29	TOR	6	0	6	0	6	115	110	117	93	94	95	96	96	96
30	WSH	5	0	5	2	3	102	104	100	100	102	73	94	95	95

	TM	GMS	vLHP	vRHP	HOME	AWAY	HR LHB	HR RHB	SB	P LHB	P RHB	RUNS	AVE LHB	AVE RHB	TOTAL
1	ARZ	7	1	6	4	3	95	89	97	92	99	107	97	99	98
2	ATL	6	3	3	3	3	90	91	110	94	96	96	95	96	96
3	BAL	5	3	2	3	2	113	120	89	106	98	88	100	97	99
4	BOS	7	1	6	4	3	92	98	131	96	96	104	100	100	100
5	CHC	7	4	3	4	3	87	99	109	98	98	107	100	101	101
6	CHW	6	3	3	3	3	106	101	66	102	97	94	98	95	97
7	CIN	7	2	5	3	4	104	96	87	104	102	114	103	101	102
8	CLE	6	4	2	3	3	100	102	81	98	98	94	96	97	97
9	COL	7	3	4	3	4	122	123	96	99	104	122	104	106	105
10	DET	6	0	6	3	3	103	114	104	101	101	97	99	100	100
11	HOU	6	1	5	3	3	105	102	102	99	97	93	98	97	98
12	KC	6	3	3	3	3	102	89	119	95	95	88	97	95	96
13	LAA	7	1	6	3	4	114	101	138	100	100	116	105	104	105
14	LAD	7	2	5	3	4	98	106	125	106	95	124	106	102	104
15	MIA	6	1	5	3	3	94	87	79	103	97	92	97	94	96
16	MIL	6	2	4	3	3	101	102	85	97	104	92	96	99	98
17	MIN	6	2	4	3	3	88	95	107	107	106	99	101	101	101
18	NYM	7	3	4	0	7	82	88	123	104	98	106	100	99	100
19	NYY	6	3	3	6	0	119	106	98	95	104	95	99	102	101
20	OAK	6	2	4	3	3	95	96	99	100	95	85	97	95	96
21	PHI	7	1	6	4	3	122	118	101	107	107	120	108	107	108
22	PIT	7	3	4	4	3	107	96	103	106	114	113	105	108	107
23	SD	7	1	6	3	4	89	93	100	92	94	106	96	97	97
24	SF	7	3	4	4	3	68	74	106	100	101	105	98	99	99
25	SEA	6	2	4	6	0	91	99	106	100	99	92	98	99	99
26	STL	6	1	5	3	3	93	90	78	95	103	98	94	97	96
27	TB	6	1	5	3	3	102	107	109	104	102	88	100	99	100
28	TEX	6	2	4	3	3	95	91	91	108	104	105	102	99	101
29	TOR	6	0	6	0	6	115	110	117	93	94	95	96	96	96
30	WSH	5	0	5	2	3	102	104	100	100	102	73	94	95	95