Yankee Stadium
Among every team playing today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the New York Yankees.
When estimating his overall offensive skill, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Lawrence Butler is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today's game. Lawrence Butler will have the handedness advantage against Will Warren in today's game... and moreover, Warren has a large platoon split. The New York Yankees have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Lawrence Butler can likely count on holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Among every team playing today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the New York Yankees.
Considering Will Warren's large platoon split, JJ Bleday will have a colossal advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today's game. JJ Bleday is likely to have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the New York Yankees only has 1 same-handed RP. Bats such as JJ Bleday with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Will Warren who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum. Among every team playing today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the New York Yankees. JJ Bleday is an extreme flyball hitter and faces the weak outfield defense of New York (#3-worst of all teams on the slate).
As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Tyler Soderstrom is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Tyler Soderstrom will have the handedness advantage over Will Warren today... and the cherry on top, Warren has a large platoon split. The New York Yankees have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Tyler Soderstrom stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Among every team playing today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the New York Yankees.
Max Muncy is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 61% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. Among every team playing today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the New York Yankees. Max Muncy has made notable gains with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 9.2% seasonal rate to 14.3% over the past 7 days.
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Brent Rooker ranks as the 14th-best hitter in the league. Brent Rooker is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game. Extreme flyball hitters like Brent Rooker are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Will Warren. Among every team playing today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the New York Yankees. In the past week, Brent Rooker's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 14.2% up to 20%.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gio Urshela in the 86th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Gio Urshela has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards MLB's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Among every team playing today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the New York Yankees. Compared to last year, Gio Urshela has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for base hits, increasing his percentage of balls hit between -4° and 26° from 47.5% to 53.5% this season. In terms of his batting average, Gio Urshela has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season. His .247 BA falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .273.
Luis Urias is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 94% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. Among every team playing today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the New York Yankees. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Luis Urias's 22.2% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 10.8%. In terms of plate discipline, Luis Urias's talent is quite strong, putting up a 1.31 K/BB rate this year while ranking in in the 93rd percentile.
Willie MacIver has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the league's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Among every team playing today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the New York Yankees.
Austin Wells will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mitch Spence today. Extreme groundball bats like Austin Wells generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Mitch Spence. Among all the teams on the slate today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the Athletics. Sacramento's 3rd-worst outfield defense on the slate creates a favorable matchup for Austin Wells, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs. Austin Wells will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.
Nicholas Kurtz is penciled in 4th in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 79% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. Given Will Warren's large platoon split, Nicholas Kurtz will have a tremendous advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish today. Nicholas Kurtz is apt to have an edge against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the New York Yankees has just 1 same-handed RP. Among every team playing today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the New York Yankees. Over the last 14 days, Nicholas Kurtz has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls: 26.4° compared to his seasonal mark of 16.2°.
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Aaron Judge ranks as the best batter in MLB. Aaron Judge is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. Extreme groundball bats like Aaron Judge are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Mitch Spence. Among all the teams on the slate today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the Athletics. Aaron Judge will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Denzel Clarke as the 14th-best hitter in the game when estimating his BABIP ability. Among every team playing today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the New York Yankees. Denzel Clarke is quite quick, ranking in the 96th percentile in Sprint Speed at 29.37 ft/sec this year.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Bellinger in the 81st percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Cody Bellinger is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today. Cody Bellinger will have the handedness advantage over Mitch Spence in today's game. Cody Bellinger pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.1% — 81st percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Extreme groundball bats like Cody Bellinger usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Mitch Spence.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Wilson as the 11th-best hitter in the majors when estimating his batting average ability. Jacob Wilson is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game. Among every team playing today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the New York Yankees. Sporting a 1.23 K/BB rate this year, Jacob Wilson has demonstrated impressive plate discipline, grading out in the 95th percentile. Placing in the 100th percentile, Jacob Wilson has posted a .343 batting average this year.
Among all the teams on the slate today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the Athletics. Anthony Volpe will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. Anthony Volpe has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 92.7-mph average to last season's 90.6-mph mark.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 88th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Jazz Chisholm Jr. is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today's game. Hitting from the opposite that Mitch Spence throws from, Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have an advantage in today's game. Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.2% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Among all the teams on the slate today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the Athletics.
As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Ben Rice ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Ben Rice will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mitch Spence in today's game. Ben Rice pulls many of his flyballs (36.3% — 92nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Among all the teams on the slate today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the Athletics. Ben Rice will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul Goldschmidt in the 86th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Among all the teams on the slate today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the Athletics. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Paul Goldschmidt will hold that advantage today. Paul Goldschmidt has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% of late, improving his 9.2% seasonal rate to 18.5% in the last two weeks. Paul Goldschmidt's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls lately (29.4° over the past 14 days) is a considerable increase over his 17.7° seasonal mark.
Trent Grisham is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today's game. Hitting from the opposite that Mitch Spence throws from, Trent Grisham will have the upper hand in today's game. Trent Grisham pulls many of his flyballs (34.6% — 86th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Among all the teams on the slate today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the Athletics. Trent Grisham will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.
DJ LeMahieu has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Among all the teams on the slate today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the Athletics. DJ LeMahieu will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats. DJ LeMahieu has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 92.4-mph average to last year's 88.5-mph average.
When assessing his overall offensive ability, Giancarlo Stanton ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Giancarlo Stanton is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game. Among all the teams on the slate today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the Athletics. Giancarlo Stanton will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Over the past week, Giancarlo Stanton has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 12.5° compared to his seasonal mark of 1.5°.
