New York @ Kansas City Picks & Props

Alec Marsh will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Anthony Volpe in today's matchup. Anthony Volpe has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and will have to hit them out towards the game's deepest RF fences in today's matchup. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense grades out as the best out of all the teams playing today. Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Anthony Volpe in today's matchup. Since the start of last season, the hardest ball Anthony Volpe has connected with reached a maximum exit velocity of 108.7 mph (a reliable standard to study power), grading out in the 14th percentile.

Anthony Rizzo's BABIP skill is projected in the 6th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Anthony Rizzo is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in today's game. In today's matchup, Anthony Rizzo is at a disadvantage facing the league's deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.5% rate (82nd percentile). The Kansas City Royals outfield defense grades out as the best out of all the teams playing today. Playing on the road typically lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Anthony Rizzo today.

Bobby Witt Jr. has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.6%) and will be challenged by MLB's deepest RF fences in today's matchup. Bobby Witt Jr. has been lucky this year, posting a .392 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .361 — a .031 deviation.

In today's game, Maikel Garcia is at a disadvantage facing the league's deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 36.5% rate (91st percentile). Maikel Garcia's 4.5% Barrel% (a reliable standard to measure power) grades out in the 15th percentile since the start of last season.

Kauffman Stadium has the 2nd-deepest fences in the majors — generally bad for long-balls. Alec Marsh will hold the platoon advantage against Giancarlo Stanton in today's game. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense grades out as the best out of all the teams playing today. Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Giancarlo Stanton in today's game. Giancarlo Stanton ranks in the 1st percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in base hits (32.7% rate since the start of last season).

Salvador Perez pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.8% — 91st percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball's 4th-deepest LF fences in today's game. Extreme groundball hitters like Salvador Perez tend to perform worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Nestor Cortes. Despite posting a .370 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Salvador Perez has had some very good luck given the .050 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .320. Salvador Perez has recorded a .298 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, grading out in the 22nd percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Hitting from the same side that Alec Marsh throws from, Aaron Judge meets a tough challenge today. Aaron Judge hits many of his flyballs to center field (38% — 76th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball's 4th-deepest CF fences in today's matchup. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense grades out as the best out of all the teams playing today. Aaron Judge will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today. Despite posting a .462 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Aaron Judge has been very fortunate given the .043 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .419.

DJ LeMahieu is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today. Alec Marsh will have the handedness advantage over DJ LeMahieu in today's game. DJ LeMahieu has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.2%) but may find it hard to clear MLB's deepest RF fences in today's matchup. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense grades out as the best out of all the teams playing today. Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for DJ LeMahieu in today's game.

Among all major league parks, Kauffman Stadium's right field dimensions are the deepest. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense grades out as the best out of all the teams playing today. Juan Soto will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup. Despite posting a .432 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Juan Soto has been very fortunate given the .036 difference between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .396. In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Juan Soto ranks in just the 11th percentile with a 6.6° launch angle, which is one of the most groundball-inducing angles in the game.

Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #2 stadium in the league for left-handed batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The weather forecast expects temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate today at 93°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for batters. Hitting from the opposite that Alec Marsh throws from, Trent Grisham will have an advantage in today's matchup.

Batting from the same side that Alec Marsh throws from, Gleyber Torres encounters a tough challenge in today's game. Gleyber Torres has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and will have to hit them out towards the league's deepest RF fences in today's matchup. The Kansas City Royals outfield defense grades out as the best out of all the teams playing today. Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Gleyber Torres in today's game.

In today's game, Alex Verdugo is at a disadvantage facing the league's 4th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.5% rate (86th percentile). The Kansas City Royals outfield defense grades out as the best out of all the teams playing today. Alex Verdugo will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's game. Alex Verdugo's 5% Barrel% (a reliable stat to assess power) grades out in the 21st percentile since the start of last season. Since the start of last season, Alex Verdugo's flyball exit velocity (an advanced metric to evaluate power) grades out in the 16th percentile at 89.9 mph.

Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #2 stadium in the league for left-handed batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The weather forecast expects temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate today at 93°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for batters. Kyle Isbel will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

The #2 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The weather forecast expects temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate today at 93°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for batters. Dairon Blanco will hold the platoon advantage against Nestor Cortes in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 89th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game. Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #2 stadium in the league for left-handed batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The weather forecast expects temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate today at 93°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

Nick Loftin is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 80% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. The #2 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The weather forecast expects temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate today at 93°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for batters.

Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #2 stadium in the league for left-handed batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The weather forecast expects temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate today at 93°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for batters. Austin Wells will have the handedness advantage against Alec Marsh today.

The #2 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The weather forecast expects temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate today at 93°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for batters. Freddy Fermin will hold the platoon advantage over Nestor Cortes today.

Nelson Velazquez is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game. The #2 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The weather forecast expects temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate today at 93°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Garrett Hampson in the 91st percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. The #2 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to higher offensive output. The weather forecast expects temperatures in this matchup to reach the highest level on the slate today at 93°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 16.1-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for batters.