Cleveland @ Athletics picks

Gabriel Arias's BABIP talent is projected in the 82nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Sutter Health Park as the 8th-best venue in the league for boosting offensive stats to right-handed batters.. Sutter Health Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height among all stadiums.. Batting from the opposite that JP Sears throws from, Gabriel Arias will have the upper hand in today's matchup.. Extreme groundball batters like Gabriel Arias are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like JP Sears.

Lane Thomas is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Sutter Health Park as the 8th-best venue in the league for boosting offensive stats to right-handed batters.. Sutter Health Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height among all stadiums.. Hitting from the opposite that JP Sears throws from, Lane Thomas will have an advantage today.. There has been a significant improvement in Lane Thomas's launch angle from last season's 16.8° to 21.7° this year.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Brent Rooker ranks as the 15th-best batter in the majors.. Brent Rooker is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Sutter Health Park as the 8th-best venue in the league for boosting offensive stats to right-handed batters.. Sutter Health Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height among all stadiums.. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Brent Rooker will hold that advantage in today's game.

When estimating his home run talent, Nicholas Kurtz ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Nicholas Kurtz is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 87% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.. The #8 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.. Sutter Health Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height among all stadiums.. Batting from the opposite that Slade Cecconi throws from, Nicholas Kurtz will have an edge in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Sutter Health Park as the 8th-best venue in the league for boosting offensive stats to right-handed batters.. Sutter Health Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height among all stadiums.. Austin Hedges will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against JP Sears today.. Austin Hedges has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 94.5-mph average to last year's 88.4-mph EV.. Austin Hedges's 24.1° launch angle (a reliable metric to study a batter's ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the steepest in the game: 97th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 86th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.. Lawrence Butler is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today.. The #8 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.. Sutter Health Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height among all stadiums.. Lawrence Butler will hold the platoon advantage over Slade Cecconi in today's matchup.

When estimating his home run talent, Nicholas Kurtz ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Nicholas Kurtz is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 87% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.. The #8 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.. Sutter Health Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height among all stadiums.. Batting from the opposite that Slade Cecconi throws from, Nicholas Kurtz will have an edge in today's game.

Nolan Jones's BABIP ability is projected in the 88th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. The #8 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.. Sutter Health Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height among all stadiums.. Nolan Jones has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 92.2-mph average to last year's 88.3-mph EV.. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.312) may lead us to conclude that Nolan Jones has had bad variance on his side this year with his .279 actual wOBA.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Brent Rooker ranks as the 15th-best batter in the majors.. Brent Rooker is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Sutter Health Park as the 8th-best venue in the league for boosting offensive stats to right-handed batters.. Sutter Health Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height among all stadiums.. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Brent Rooker will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 86th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.. The #8 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.. Sutter Health Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height among all stadiums.. Tyler Soderstrom will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Slade Cecconi in today's game.. Tyler Soderstrom will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.