Athletics @ Los Angeles picks

Brent Rooker projects as the 13th-best home run hitter in Major League Baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Brent Rooker is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today.. Angel Stadium has the shortest fences in the majors.. Considering Yusei Kikuchi's large platoon split, Brent Rooker will have a gigantic advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in this game.. Brent Rooker's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 42.1% to 48.2%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 94th percentile when estimating his home run ability.. Angel Stadium has the shortest fences in the majors.. Batting from the opposite that Grant Holman throws from, Jo Adell will have an edge today.. Among all the teams in action today, the 5th-worst outfield defense is that of the the Athletics.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Jo Adell will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O'Hoppe in the 97th percentile when estimating his home run ability.. Angel Stadium has the shortest fences in the majors.. Batting from the opposite that Jeffrey Springs throws from, Logan O'Hoppe will have an edge in today's game.. Logan O'Hoppe will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.. Logan O'Hoppe has made significant gains with his Barrel%, bettering his 12% rate last year to 20.5% this year.

As it relates to his home run ability, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Lawrence Butler is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game.. Angel Stadium has the shortest fences in the majors.. Lawrence Butler has made big gains with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 11% seasonal rate to 21.4% in the last week.. Lawrence Butler has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 92.3-mph to 95.6-mph in the last two weeks' worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nicholas Kurtz in the 89th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.. Angel Stadium has the shortest fences in the majors.

Brent Rooker projects as the 13th-best home run hitter in Major League Baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Brent Rooker is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today.. Angel Stadium has the shortest fences in the majors.. Considering Yusei Kikuchi's large platoon split, Brent Rooker will have a gigantic advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in this game.. Brent Rooker's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 42.1% to 48.2%.

Brent Rooker projects as the 13th-best home run hitter in Major League Baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Brent Rooker is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today.. Angel Stadium has the shortest fences in the majors.. Considering Yusei Kikuchi's large platoon split, Brent Rooker will have a gigantic advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in this game.. Brent Rooker's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 42.1% to 48.2%.

As it relates to his home run ability, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Lawrence Butler is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game.. Angel Stadium has the shortest fences in the majors.. Lawrence Butler has made big gains with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 11% seasonal rate to 21.4% in the last week.. Lawrence Butler has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 92.3-mph to 95.6-mph in the last two weeks' worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O'Hoppe in the 97th percentile when estimating his home run ability.. Angel Stadium has the shortest fences in the majors.. Batting from the opposite that Jeffrey Springs throws from, Logan O'Hoppe will have an edge in today's game.. Logan O'Hoppe will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.. Logan O'Hoppe has made significant gains with his Barrel%, bettering his 12% rate last year to 20.5% this year.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Zach Neto ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Zach Neto is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.. Angel Stadium has the shortest fences in the majors.. Zach Neto will have the handedness advantage over Grant Holman in today's matchup.. Among all the teams in action today, the 5th-worst outfield defense is that of the the Athletics.