Seattle @ Chicago Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase Meidroth in the 78th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Chase Meidroth is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in Major League Baseball for RHB batting average. Chase Meidroth has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Typically, batters like Chase Meidroth who hit a lot of groundballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Jhonathan Diaz.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert Jr. in the 88th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Luis Robert Jr. is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in Major League Baseball for RHB batting average. Guaranteed Rate Field has the smallest outfield among all parks — generally good for long-balls. Among every team in action today, the 4th-worst infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Randy Arozarena ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Randy Arozarena is penciled in 5th in the lineup today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in Major League Baseball for RHB batting average. Randy Arozarena pulls many of his flyballs (33.3% — 76th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Randy Arozarena has seen a big increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 94.6-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal 92.4-mph figure.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Miguel Vargas ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Miguel Vargas is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in Major League Baseball for RHB batting average. Guaranteed Rate Field has the smallest outfield among all parks — generally good for long-balls. Among every team in action today, the 4th-worst infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners.

Josh Rojas has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (55% of the time), but he is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #10 ballpark in the majors for left-handed batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Guaranteed Rate Field has the smallest outfield among all parks — generally good for long-balls. Given Jhonathan Diaz's large platoon split, Josh Rojas will be at a big disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish in this game. The Seattle Mariners have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Josh Rojas has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

Joshua Palacios is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game. Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #10 ballpark in the majors for left-handed batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Given Jhonathan Diaz's large platoon split, Joshua Palacios will be at a huge disadvantage batting from the same side of the plate in today's game. Joshua Palacios has a good chance to have the upper hand against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Seattle Mariners only has 1 same-handed RP. Joshua Palacios has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Benjamin Williamson in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in Major League Baseball for RHB batting average. Benjamin Williamson has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Benjamin Williamson has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .260 figure is significantly deflated relative to his .291 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Vaughn in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in Major League Baseball for RHB batting average. Guaranteed Rate Field has the smallest outfield among all parks — generally good for long-balls. Among every team in action today, the 4th-worst infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners. Andrew Vaughn will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Edgar Quero's batting average ability is projected to be in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #10 ballpark in the majors for left-handed batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Edgar Quero has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Among every team in action today, the 4th-worst infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners. Edgar Quero will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dylan Moore in the 77th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in Major League Baseball for RHB batting average. Dylan Moore pulls many of his flyballs (38.9% — 97th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Extreme flyball batters like Dylan Moore usually hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Bryse Wilson.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in Major League Baseball for RHB batting average. Lenyn Sosa has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.4%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Among every team in action today, the 4th-worst infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners. Lenyn Sosa will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. Lenyn Sosa has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% lately, improving his 7.3% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the past week's worth of games.

Cal Raleigh is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today's game. Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #10 ballpark in the majors for left-handed batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Cal Raleigh pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (42.4% — 100th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Typically, batters like Cal Raleigh who hit a lot of groundballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Bryse Wilson. The Barrel% of Cal Raleigh has significantly improved, with an increase from 15.5% last year to 21.6% this season.

Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #10 ballpark in the majors for left-handed batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the dish, Leody Taveras will get to bat from his good side against Adrian Houser in this game. Leody Taveras has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.9%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Leody Taveras's launch angle this year (24.4°) is considerably better than his 14.1° angle last year. Leody Taveras has been unlucky this year, posting a .231 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .301 — a .070 disparity.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.P. Crawford in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. J.P. Crawford is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 64% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #10 ballpark in the majors for left-handed batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Guaranteed Rate Field has the smallest outfield among all parks — generally good for long-balls. J.P. Crawford will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Adrian Houser in today's game.

Less offense (and more strikeouts) are strongly connected with cold weather, and the weather report for this matchup predicts the 3rd-lowest temperature of all games today at 55°. Batting from the same side that Adrian Houser throws from, Julio Rodriguez will have a tough challenge today. Julio Rodriguez will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today. Over the past week, Julio Rodriguez's 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 16.8%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Polanco in the 84th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Jorge Polanco is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today. Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #10 ballpark in the majors for left-handed batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Jorge Polanco pulls many of his flyballs (40.1% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Extreme groundball batters like Jorge Polanco generally hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Bryse Wilson.

Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #10 ballpark in the majors for left-handed batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). Guaranteed Rate Field has the smallest outfield among all parks — generally good for long-balls. Rowdy Tellez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Adrian Houser today. Rowdy Tellez has made sizeable gains with his Barrel%, improving his 8.1% rate last year to 17.3% this year. In the past 7 days, Rowdy Tellez's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 17.3% up to 40%.

Matt Thaiss has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.