New York @ Kansas City Picks & Props

Brandon Nimmo has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37%) and will be challenged by MLB's 4th-deepest LF fences today. Brandon Nimmo will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today. This year, there has been a decline in Brandon Nimmo's quickness with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 27.98 ft/sec last year to 27.32 ft/sec currently. Brandon Nimmo grades out in the 25th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in base hits (41.3% rate this year).

Hitting from the same side that Kodai Senga throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. will have a disadvantage in today's matchup. Today, Bobby Witt Jr. is at a disadvantage facing the league's deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.2% rate (87th percentile).

The switch-hitting Francisco Lindor will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side (0) today against Michael Wacha Today, Francisco Lindor is at a disadvantage facing the league's deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 36.2% rate (93rd percentile). Francisco Lindor will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup. Francisco Lindor has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 13.6% rate last season has fallen off to 8.3% this season. Francisco Lindor's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this year (14.8°) is quite a bit worse than his 18.8° angle last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 7th-best stadium in Major League Baseball for left-handed BABIP. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Michael Wacha throws from, Brett Baty will have an edge in today's matchup. Extreme flyball bats like Brett Baty generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Michael Wacha.

Pete Alonso projects as the 15th-best hitter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Pete Alonso is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today's game. Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #7 field in the league for RHB base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters.

Mark Vientos is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game. Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #7 field in the league for RHB base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Mark Vientos's true offensive ability to be a .311, suggesting that he has experienced some negative variance this year given the .041 disparity between that figure and his actual .270 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 7th-best stadium in Major League Baseball for left-handed BABIP. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. The switch-hitting Ronny Mauricio will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Michael Wacha.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 7th-best stadium in Major League Baseball for left-handed BABIP. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Jac Caglianone will have the handedness advantage over Kodai Senga today. Out of every team today, the 5th-worst infield defense belongs to the New York Mets.

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #7 field in the league for RHB base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Luis Torrens has been optimizing his launch angle on his hardest hit balls quite well of late, putting up a 26° angle on such balls over the past 7 days. Luis Torrens has been unlucky in regards to his wOBA this year; his .269 mark is quite a bit lower than his .354 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Juan Soto ranks as the 3rd-best hitter in the game. Juan Soto is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 7th-best stadium in Major League Baseball for left-handed BABIP. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 88th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Jonathan India is penciled in 1st in the batting order in today's game. Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #7 field in the league for RHB base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 95th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Maikel Garcia is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today. Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #7 field in the league for RHB base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters.

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 7th-best stadium in Major League Baseball for left-handed BABIP. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Vinnie Pasquantino will have the handedness advantage against Kodai Senga in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 7th-best stadium in Major League Baseball for left-handed BABIP. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Michael Wacha throws from, Jeff McNeil will have an advantage today. Compared to last year, Jeff McNeil 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 39.9% to 46.3% this season.

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #7 field in the league for RHB base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Out of every team today, the 5th-worst infield defense belongs to the New York Mets. Nick Loftin will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #7 field in the league for RHB base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. There has been a significant improvement in Tyrone Taylor's launch angle from last season's 16.8° to 20.1° this year. Tyrone Taylor has been unlucky this year, posting a .252 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .298 — a .046 disparity.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 7th-best stadium in Major League Baseball for left-handed BABIP. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. Kyle Isbel will have the handedness advantage over Kodai Senga in today's matchup. Out of every team today, the 5th-worst infield defense belongs to the New York Mets.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Salvador Perez is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #7 field in the league for RHB base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kauffman Stadium as the 7th-best stadium in Major League Baseball for left-handed BABIP. Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 4th-highest elevation among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the strongest of the day for batters. John Rave will hold the platoon advantage against Kodai Senga in today's game. Out of every team today, the 5th-worst infield defense belongs to the New York Mets.

Freddy Fermin has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.