Kansas City @ New York Picks & Props

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Clarke Schmidt throws from, Kyle Isbel will have an edge in today's matchup.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. MJ Melendez will hold the platoon advantage against Clarke Schmidt today. MJ Melendez pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.3% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. When it comes to his batting average, MJ Melendez has had some very poor luck since the start of last season. His .196 BA falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .217.

Drew Waters's BABIP skill is projected in the 92nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Drew Waters will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side against Clarke Schmidt today. Drew Waters pulls many of his flyballs (34.2% — 82nd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

Michael Massey is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Clarke Schmidt throws from, Michael Massey will have an advantage in today's game. Michael Massey pulls many of his flyballs (37.8% — 95th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 6th-shallowest RF fences today. Batters such as Michael Massey with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Clarke Schmidt who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Clarke Schmidt throws from, Vinnie Pasquantino will have an advantage today. Vinnie Pasquantino pulls many of his flyballs (36.7% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest RF fences today. Vinnie Pasquantino has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 94.4-mph average over the last week to his seasonal mark of 90.9-mph.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.5% — 85th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Jazz Chisholm Jr. will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats.

When estimating his batting average skill, Bobby Witt Jr. is projected as the 3rd-best hitter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Bobby Witt Jr. has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Extreme flyball bats like Bobby Witt Jr. tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Clarke Schmidt.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ben Rice in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Ben Rice is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Ben Rice will hold that advantage in today's game. Ben Rice has made significant strides with his Barrel%, upping his 15.6% rate last year to 27.8% this year.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Trent Grisham will hold that advantage today. Trent Grisham has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 97.1-mph average to last year's 94.1-mph average. Trent Grisham's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 34.5% to 44.4%. Trent Grisham's 13% Barrel% (an advanced stat to study power) grades out in the 90th percentile since the start of last season.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Oswald Peraza will hold the platoon advantage over Kris Bubic today. Oswald Peraza will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Jonathan India ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jonathan India is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Jonathan India has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 93.4-mph average to last year's 90.4-mph mark. There has been a significant improvement in Jonathan India's launch angle from last year's 13.3° to 26.3° this year.

Salvador Perez is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Bats such as Salvador Perez with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Clarke Schmidt who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Salvador Perez's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 15.4% up to 20%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jasson Dominguez in the 87th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Jasson Dominguez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Extreme flyball bats like Austin Wells usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Kris Bubic. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Austin Wells will hold that advantage in today's game. In comparison to his 88.4-mph average last year, Austin Wells's exit velocity has noticeably risen this season, now sitting at 92 mph. Austin Wells's launch angle this season (23.3°) is a considerable increase over his 16.9° figure last year.

Cody Bellinger is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Cody Bellinger pulls many of his flyballs (34.1% — 81st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest RF fences today. Extreme flyball bats like Cody Bellinger are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Kris Bubic. Cody Bellinger will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 90th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Maikel Garcia is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 87% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Maikel Garcia has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.1%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 6th-shallowest RF fences today. Maikel Garcia has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 95.5-mph average to last season's 90.4-mph average.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Aaron Judge ranks as the best hitter in MLB. Aaron Judge is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Kris Bubic throws from, Aaron Judge will have the upper hand today. Extreme groundball hitters like Aaron Judge generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Kris Bubic.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats.

Anthony Volpe is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Anthony Volpe will have the handedness advantage against Kris Bubic in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Anthony Volpe will hold that advantage today. Anthony Volpe has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 99-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal mark of 93.2-mph.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Paul Goldschmidt ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Paul Goldschmidt is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 18.4-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Kris Bubic throws from, Paul Goldschmidt will have an advantage in today's matchup. Paul Goldschmidt has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.