Los Angeles @ Minnesota Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O'Hoppe in the 79th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Logan O'Hoppe is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 52% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which often leads to better offense. Out of every team today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Minnesota Twins. Logan O'Hoppe has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 13.2% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the last 7 days.

Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which often leads to better offense. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Ryan Jeffers will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Ryan Jeffers has seen a big gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 90.5-mph average to last year's 88.2-mph figure. In notching a .359 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Ryan Jeffers finds himself in the 84th percentile. Ryan Jeffers has notched a .360 BABIP this year, ranking in the 91st percentile.

The 10th-deepest CF fences in Major League Baseball are found in Target Field. The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 10-mph in this contest, the 4th-strongest of the day for pitchers. Max Kepler has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 11.9% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the last week's worth of games. Max Kepler's launch angle in recent games (-0.9° in the last week's worth of games) is quite a bit lower than his 14.2° seasonal angle. Posting a .278 BABIP this year, Max Kepler grades out in the 23rd percentile.

Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which often leads to better offense. Michael A. Taylor will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Michael A. Taylor has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 96.5-mph average to last year's 90.3-mph EV.

Zach Neto is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 65% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which often leads to better offense. Out of every team today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Minnesota Twins. Over the last 14 days, Zach Neto has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-hit balls: 31.3° compared to his seasonal mark of 18.6°. As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Zach Neto has had bad variance on his side this year. His .302 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .326.

Randal Grichuk is penciled in 1st in the batting order in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which often leads to better offense. Out of every team today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Minnesota Twins. Randal Grichuk has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% of late, upping his 6.7% seasonal rate to 18.2% in the past week's worth of games. Randal Grichuk's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this year (9.1°) is significantly higher than his 5.2° figure last season.

Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which often leads to better offense. Out of every team today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Minnesota Twins. David Fletcher has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 84.4-mph average to last season's 81.4-mph EV.

Matt Wallner is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today's game. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which often leads to better offense. Matt Wallner will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew Wantz today. The Los Angeles Angels have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Matt Wallner has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Matt Wallner will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 75th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which often leads to better offense. Out of every team today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Minnesota Twins. Since the start of last season, the hardest ball Jo Adell has hit reached a maximum exit velocity of 117.2 mph (an advanced standard to study power), ranking in the 98th percentile. Ranking in the 87th percentile, Jo Adell has posted a .340 BABIP since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edouard Julien as the 8th-best batter in MLB as it relates to his BABIP talent. Edouard Julien is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which often leads to better offense. Edouard Julien will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew Wantz today. The Los Angeles Angels have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Edouard Julien can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which often leads to better offense. Jared Walsh will hold the platoon advantage against Joe Ryan in today's matchup. Out of every team today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Minnesota Twins. In the last week, Jared Walsh's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 6.7% up to 40%. Jared Walsh has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 102.5-mph average in the last week to his seasonal EV of 91.9-mph.

Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which often leads to better offense. Kyle Farmer will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Kyle Farmer's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls lately (30° over the past 14 days) is quite a bit higher than his 17.1° seasonal mark.