Kansas City @ Chicago picks

When estimating his batting average talent, Bobby Witt Jr. is projected as the 6th-best hitter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today's game.. Bobby Witt Jr. has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. Extreme flyball bats like Bobby Witt Jr. generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Adrian Houser.. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst out of all the teams on the slate today.

When it comes to his home run skill, Salvador Perez ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Salvador Perez is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.. Salvador Perez pulls many of his flyballs (37.2% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.. Hitters such as Salvador Perez with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Adrian Houser who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst out of all the teams on the slate today.

Batting from the opposite that Adrian Houser throws from, Michael Massey will have the upper hand in today's matchup.. Michael Massey pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.2% — 95th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. Extreme flyball batters like Michael Massey tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Adrian Houser.. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst out of all the teams on the slate today.. Michael Massey is an extreme flyball batter and squares off against the weak outfield defense of Chicago (#2-worst of the day).

Jac Caglianone will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Adrian Houser today.. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst out of all the teams on the slate today.. Jac Caglianone has hit one of the hardest balls in MLB over the past week — 113.9-mph — which is a favorable measure of recent form and raw power.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Miguel Vargas ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Miguel Vargas is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today.. Miguel Vargas will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.. Miguel Vargas has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% recently, upping his 11.1% seasonal rate to 21.6% over the past 14 days.. In the past 14 days, Miguel Vargas has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls: 23.7° compared to his seasonal mark of 18.2°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adrian Houser to throw 85 pitches in this matchup (8th-least on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.. It may be best to expect better numbers for the Kansas City Royals offense in future games, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 6th-unluckiest offense in MLB this year.. Considering that groundball hitters have a big advantage over flyball pitchers, Adrian Houser and his 47.8% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a difficult spot in today's outing matching up with 3 opposing GB bats.. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst out of all the teams on the slate today.

When it comes to his home run skill, Salvador Perez ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Salvador Perez is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.. Salvador Perez pulls many of his flyballs (37.2% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.. Hitters such as Salvador Perez with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Adrian Houser who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst out of all the teams on the slate today.

When estimating his batting average talent, Bobby Witt Jr. is projected as the 6th-best hitter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today's game.. Bobby Witt Jr. has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. Extreme flyball bats like Bobby Witt Jr. generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Adrian Houser.. Out of every team playing today, the 3rd-worst infield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Jonathan India ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Jonathan India is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today's game.. Jonathan India pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.8% — 79th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 5th-shallowest LF fences today.. Out of every team playing today, the 3rd-worst infield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox.. Jonathan India's launch angle this season (16.5°) is quite a bit higher than his 13.3° angle last season.

Batting from the opposite that Adrian Houser throws from, Michael Massey will have the upper hand in today's matchup.. Michael Massey pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.2% — 95th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. Extreme flyball batters like Michael Massey tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Adrian Houser.. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst out of all the teams on the slate today.. Michael Massey is an extreme flyball batter and squares off against the weak outfield defense of Chicago (#2-worst of the day).