Chicago @ Kansas City picks

Matt Thaiss has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (61% of the time), but he is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. Matt Thaiss will have the handedness advantage over Seth Lugo in today's game.. Matt Thaiss's quickness has gotten better this year. His 24.85 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 25.88 ft/sec now.. Matt Thaiss has experienced some negative variance in regards to his home runs since the start of last season; his 7.1 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is significantly deflated relative to his 13.7 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. Vinnie Pasquantino will have the handedness advantage over Sean Burke in today's game.. The Chicago White Sox infield defense profiles as the 4th-weakest out of every team in action today.. Vinnie Pasquantino will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Andrew Benintendi's batting average skill is projected to be in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Andrew Benintendi is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today's game.. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. Andrew Benintendi will have the handedness advantage over Seth Lugo in today's game.. In the last week, Andrew Benintendi's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 11.3% up to 16.7%.

Miguel Vargas is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. Over the past 7 days, Miguel Vargas's 28.6% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 17.4%.. Miguel Vargas has had some very poor luck with his batting average since the start of last season; his .177 rate is significantly deflated relative to his .189 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edgar Quero in the 86th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.. Edgar Quero is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. Edgar Quero has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 95.7-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal 91.9-mph mark.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Andrew Vaughn ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Andrew Vaughn is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game.. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Andrew Vaughn's true offensive ability to be a .330, suggesting that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .110 disparity between that figure and his actual .220 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.. Jonathan India is penciled in 1st in the lineup today.. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. The Chicago White Sox infield defense profiles as the 4th-weakest out of every team in action today.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Jonathan India will hold that advantage today.

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. Vinnie Pasquantino will have the handedness advantage over Sean Burke in today's game.. The Chicago White Sox infield defense profiles as the 4th-weakest out of every team in action today.. Vinnie Pasquantino will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.. Jonathan India is penciled in 1st in the lineup today.. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. The Chicago White Sox infield defense profiles as the 4th-weakest out of every team in action today.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Jonathan India will hold that advantage today.

Miguel Vargas is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.. Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude in the majors. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. Over the past 7 days, Miguel Vargas's 28.6% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 17.4%.. Miguel Vargas has had some very poor luck with his batting average since the start of last season; his .177 rate is significantly deflated relative to his .189 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.