Cleveland @ Washington Picks & Props

When estimating his BABIP talent, James Wood is projected as the 3rd-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). James Wood is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Considering Luis Ortiz's large platoon split, James Wood will have a gigantic advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in this game. James Wood has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

Kyle Manzardo is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Kyle Manzardo will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jake Irvin in today's game. Kyle Manzardo pulls many of his flyballs (33.4% — 77th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Extreme flyball bats like Kyle Manzardo usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Jake Irvin.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Jake Irvin throws from, Bo Naylor will have an advantage in today's game. Bo Naylor pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.9% — 81st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Extreme flyball hitters like Bo Naylor tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Jake Irvin. Over the last week, Bo Naylor's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 12.7% up to 30%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 95th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Jose Ramirez is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Jose Ramirez pulls many of his flyballs (41.4% — 99th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Batters such as Jose Ramirez with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Jake Irvin who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

CJ Abrams's batting average skill is projected to be in the 76th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). CJ Abrams is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. CJ Abrams will have the handedness advantage against Luis Ortiz in today's game... and moreover, Ortiz has a large platoon split. CJ Abrams pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.7% — 86th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest RF fences today.

Jhonkensy Noel is penciled in 5th in the batting order today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Jhonkensy Noel pulls many of his flyballs (36.6% — 94th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 10th-shallowest LF fences today. Jhonkensy Noel has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 99.7-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal average of 94.6-mph. In the last two weeks, Jhonkensy Noel's 5.9% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 2.2%.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Angel Martinez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.4% — 89th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Compared to his seasonal average of 13.2°, Angel Martinez has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 21.3° figure in the past week. Angel Martinez's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, increasing from 39% to 48.1%. Checking in at the 78th percentile, Angel Martinez sports a .258 batting average since the start of last season.

The #1 venue in the game for suppressing batting average to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Nationals Park. Built just 23 feet above sea level, Nationals Park has one of the lowest altitudes among all major league parks, which generally leads to lower offensive output. Steven Kwan will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today. Despite posting a .371 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Steven Kwan has had positive variance on his side given the .064 deviation between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .307.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathaniel Lowe in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Nathaniel Lowe is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Considering Luis Ortiz's large platoon split, Nathaniel Lowe will have a huge advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today's game. Nathaniel Lowe has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.7%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the game's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

Carlos Santana is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Carlos Santana pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.6% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Sporting a 1.52 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Carlos Santana has shown favorable plate discipline, checking in at the 92nd percentile.

Daniel Schneemann is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 95% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. In Major League Baseball, Nationals Park's right field fences are the 8th-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Daniel Schneemann will hold the platoon advantage over Jake Irvin in today's matchup. The Barrel% of Daniel Schneemann has significantly improved, with an increase from 4.8% last year to 20.9% this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Tena in the 95th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Given Luis Ortiz's large platoon split, Jose Tena will have a massive advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today's matchup. Jose Tena has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.5%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of baseball's 10th-shallowest LF fences today. Jose Tena will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dylan Crews in the 81st percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Dylan Crews has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. Dylan Crews will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats. Dylan Crews has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 101.1-mph average in the past two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal EV of 96.3-mph.

Keibert Ruiz is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Keibert Ruiz will get to bat from his strong side against a pitcher with a large platoon split (Luis Ortiz) in this game. Keibert Ruiz pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.1% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Keibert Ruiz will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Jones in the 85th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Nolan Jones will hold the platoon advantage against Jake Irvin today. Nolan Jones has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of MLB's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Nolan Jones has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 95-mph average to last year's 88.3-mph average.

Alex Call is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. The 10th-shallowest left field dimensions in MLB are found in Nationals Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Alex Call will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. Alex Call's launch angle recently (23.5° in the last 7 days) is quite a bit higher than his 13.1° seasonal mark.

Gabriel Arias's BABIP ability is projected in the 84th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Gabriel Arias has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Gabriel Arias's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last year to this one, rising from 11.9% to 20.6%. Over the last two weeks, Gabriel Arias's 26.1% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 20.6%.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 11.5-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for bats. Jacob Young has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Jacob Young will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Jacob Young has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 90-mph average in the past two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal figure of 87.3-mph. Compared to his seasonal average of -4.8°, Jacob Young has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a -0.6° figure in the last 7 days.