Cleveland @ Seattle picks

Kyle Manzardo is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.. T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for long-balls.. Kyle Manzardo will have the handedness advantage over Emerson Hancock today.. Kyle Manzardo is apt to have an advantage against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Seattle Mariners only has 1 same-handed RP.. Among all the teams today, the worst infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.. Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.. Jose Ramirez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41.2% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. Among all the teams today, the worst infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners.. Jose Ramirez's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 16.5% to 20.5%.

Batting from the opposite that Emerson Hancock throws from, Bo Naylor will have an edge in today's game.. Bo Naylor may have an edge against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Seattle Mariners only has 1 same-handed RP.. Bo Naylor has a ton of pop (87th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's always far from assured (26.9% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Emerson Hancock struggles to strike batters out (24th percentile K%) — great news for Naylor.. Bo Naylor pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.8% — 78th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. Among all the teams today, the worst infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners.

T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for long-balls.. Given Luis Ortiz's large platoon split, Rowdy Tellez will have a gigantic advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish today.. Rowdy Tellez will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.. Rowdy Tellez has made substantial gains with his Barrel%, bettering his 8.1% rate last season to 16.5% this year.. Rowdy Tellez has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91-mph to 98.3-mph in the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.. Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.. Jose Ramirez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41.2% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. Among all the teams today, the worst infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners.. Jose Ramirez's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 16.5% to 20.5%.

Kyle Manzardo is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.. T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for long-balls.. Kyle Manzardo will have the handedness advantage over Emerson Hancock today.. Kyle Manzardo is apt to have an advantage against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Seattle Mariners only has 1 same-handed RP.. Among all the teams today, the worst infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.. Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.. Jose Ramirez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41.2% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. Among all the teams today, the worst infield defense is that of the the Seattle Mariners.. Jose Ramirez's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 16.5% to 20.5%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Cal Raleigh as the majors's 5th-best home run batter.. Cal Raleigh is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game.. Cal Raleigh pulls a lot of his flyballs (43.1% — 100th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. Extreme flyball bats like Cal Raleigh usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Luis Ortiz.. Cal Raleigh will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Mitch Garver pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.2% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 8th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Extreme flyball batters like Mitch Garver generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Luis Ortiz.. Mitch Garver will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.. Mitch Garver has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 92.4-mph average to last season's 89.9-mph mark.

Cole Young will hold the platoon advantage over Luis Ortiz in today's matchup... and even better, Ortiz has a large platoon split.. Cole Young pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.8% — 78th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. Cole Young will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.. In the past week's worth of games, Cole Young's swing has been well optimized for home runs, notching a 25% of balls hit with a launch angle in the optimal range of 23° to 34°.