103.6 MPH! Misiorowski Makes HISTORY (Shutout Yankees) + Lockridge IL + Guardians 3 Assets
MLB Daily Delta by Aaron Jolly
Episode notes
Friday night made baseball history. Jacob Misiorowski threw the fastest pitch ever recorded by a starting pitcher in the Statcast era — 103.6 mph — and he did it TEN TIMES.
The Brewers right-hander threw 41 pitches at 100+ mph while shutting out the Yankees 6-0. Six innings. Eleven strikeouts. Two hits. Two walks. Let that sink in.
His stat line is absurd:
• Fastball averages 99.3 mph
• K-rate: 38.1% (99th percentile)
• Whiff rate: 39.8%
• xERA: 2.90
• Fastball spin percentile: 99th
The extension percentile — meaning hitters are seeing his heater later than any starter alive — is also 99th. That is an unfair combination. His walk rate (9.7%) needs to tighten, but he's already elite at missing bats. If he's somehow available in shallow 12-team redrafts, add him immediately. In dynasty formats, he's a decade-long cornerstone. Not a sell-high.
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