Statcast: rookies & vets
Statcast advanced feeds are live for April — deep metrics for Denzel Clarke (A’s) and Kyle Schwarber (Phillies) — and early projections are already shaping fantasy and analytics models. ( )
Denzel Clarke’s Statcast profile shows a 90.0 mph average exit velocity, a 6.7% barrel rate, a 42.7% hard‑hit rate and a 29.5 ft/s sprint speed (97th percentile). (baseballsavant.mlb.com) FanGraphs’ Steamer lists Clarke’s 2026 projection at roughly 80 games and 304 plate appearances with 6 home runs, 34 runs, 30 RBI and 10 stolen bases. (fangraphs.com) Clarke’s 29.5 ft/s sprint speed (97th percentile on Statcast) aligns with Steamer’s 10‑SB forecast and is the clearest Statcast signal driving projection systems’ stolen‑base entries for him. (baseballsavant.mlb.com; fangraphs.com) Kyle Schwarber’s Statcast line shows a 94.3 mph average exit velocity, a 20.8% barrel rate, a 59.6% hard‑hit rate and an xwOBA of.403 — all elite percentile outputs for a power hitter. (baseballsavant.mlb.com) Composite projection sets (Steamer, ZiPS, THE BAT via aggregation) cluster Schwarber around 40–43 home runs with a composite line near.224/.344/.487 and roughly a 0.83 OPS for 2026. (rotochamp.com) Early fantasy-market signals show Clarke rostered in about 0.5% of leagues on FantasyPros, while Razzball’s preseason work ranks Schwarber approximately as the #31 overall player and the #2 designated hitter in standard 12‑team formats. (fantasypros.com; razzball.com)
