Kansas City @ Colorado Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Hunter Renfroe in the 2nd percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. When starting against a lefty hurler this year, Hunter Renfroe has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 32% of the time. Dry weather has a small but significant link with less offense (and more Ks), and the weather forecast calls for the least humid conditions of all games on the slate at 20%. Out of all the teams in action today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies. Hunter Renfroe will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Tovar in the 82nd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Ezequiel Tovar is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best park in the league for RHB batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Ezequiel Tovar will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cole Ragans today.

Nick Loftin is penciled in 7th in the lineup today. When starting against a southpaw since the start of last season, Nick Loftin has been pulled from the game early 25% of the time. Dry weather has a small but significant link with less offense (and more Ks), and the weather forecast calls for the least humid conditions of all games on the slate at 20%. Out of all the teams in action today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies. Nick Loftin will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best park in the league for RHB batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hunter Goodman will hold the platoon advantage over Cole Ragans today. Hunter Goodman will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats. Compared to his seasonal average of 15.9°, Hunter Goodman has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 19.1° angle in the past two weeks' worth of games.

Dry weather has a small but significant link with less offense (and more Ks), and the weather forecast calls for the least humid conditions of all games on the slate at 20%. Out of all the teams in action today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies. 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 Salvador Perez in today's game. Salvador Perez's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off recently, decreasing from 42.7% on the season to 36.4% over the past two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Jones in the 93rd percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Coors Field profiles as the #1 park in MLB for left-handed batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Nolan Jones will hold that advantage in today's game. Nolan Jones has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.2-mph to 95.6-mph over the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best park in the league for RHB batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Batting from the opposite that Cole Ragans throws from, Jacob Stallings will have an edge in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics across the board, and Jacob Stallings will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Jacob Stallings's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 37.9% to 47.9%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best park in the league for RHB batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Michael Toglia will hold that advantage today. Michael Toglia has made big strides with his Barrel% lately, upping his 15.6% seasonal rate to 22.2% over the last 7 days. Michael Toglia has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 94.8-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal 92.2-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brenton Doyle in the 86th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Brenton Doyle is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best park in the league for RHB batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Brenton Doyle will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cole Ragans in today's game.

Freddy Fermin is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this game. 13% of the time that Freddy Fermin has started against a lefty on the mound this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter. Dry weather has a small but significant link with less offense (and more Ks), and the weather forecast calls for the least humid conditions of all games on the slate at 20%. Out of all the teams in action today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies. Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Freddy Fermin today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best park in the league for RHB batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Batting from the opposite that Kyle Freeland throws from, Dairon Blanco will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Ranking in the 79th percentile, Dairon Blanco has put up a .318 BABIP since the start of last season.

Elias Diaz is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best park in the league for RHB batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Elias Diaz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cole Ragans in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Elias Diaz will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Dry weather has a small but significant link with less offense (and more Ks), and the weather forecast calls for the least humid conditions of all games on the slate at 20%. Kyle Freeland will have the handedness advantage against Vinnie Pasquantino in today's matchup. Out of all the teams in action today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies. Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Vinnie Pasquantino in today's game. Grading out in the 12th percentile, Vinnie Pasquantino has posted a .246 BABIP this year.

Dry weather has a small but significant link with less offense (and more Ks), and the weather forecast calls for the least humid conditions of all games on the slate at 20%. Brendan Rodgers's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off lately; his 88.9-mph seasonal EV has fallen off to 64.5-mph in the last week. Brendan Rodgers's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined from last year to this one, decreasing from 19.7% to 8.7%. Brendan Rodgers's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off in recent games, going from 8.7% on the season to 0% in the last week's worth of games. Posting a .275 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year, Brendan Rodgers is ranked in the 14th percentile for hitting ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan McMahon in the 78th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Ryan McMahon is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today's game. Coors Field profiles as the #1 park in MLB for left-handed batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Ryan McMahon will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 89th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Maikel Garcia is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best park in the league for RHB batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Batting from the opposite that Kyle Freeland throws from, Maikel Garcia will have an advantage in today's game.

Garrett Hampson's BABIP ability is projected in the 87th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best park in the league for RHB batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Freeland throws from, Garrett Hampson will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Garrett Hampson's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last season to this one, rising from 13.9% to 23%.

When assessing his batting average ability, Bobby Witt Jr. is projected as the 7th-best batter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best park in the league for RHB batting average. Coors Field sits at the highest elevation in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense. Batting from the opposite that Kyle Freeland throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. will have an edge today.

Charlie Blackmon has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.