New York @ Miami picks

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trent Grisham in the 96th percentile when assessing his home run ability.. Trent Grisham is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game.. Trent Grisham will have the handedness advantage against Eury Perez in today's matchup.. Trent Grisham hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 87th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game's 6th-shallowest CF fences today.. Trent Grisham has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 97.7-mph average in the past week to his seasonal EV of 95.3-mph.

When estimating his home run talent, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.. Batting from the opposite that Eury Perez throws from, Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have an edge in today's game.. Jazz Chisholm Jr. has made sizeable strides with his Barrel%, improving his 10% rate last season to 18.5% this season.. Compared to last season, Jazz Chisholm Jr. has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 15.3% to 22.5% this season.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Ben Rice ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Batting from the opposite that Eury Perez throws from, Ben Rice will have the upper hand today.. Over the past 7 days, Ben Rice's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 16.2% up to 22.2%.. Ben Rice's average exit velocity has risen significantly from last season to this one, averaging 93.1-mph now compared to just 90-mph then.. Ben Rice has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA this year; his .342 rate is a fair amount lower than his .408 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

As it relates to his home run skill, Agustin Ramirez ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Agustin Ramirez is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Agustin Ramirez will hold that advantage in today's matchup.. Agustin Ramirez has had some very poor luck with his batting average this year; his .240 mark is significantly deflated relative to his .273 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.. Sporting a 27.100 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year , Agustin Ramirez grades out in the 84th percentile for power.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Stowers in the 96th percentile when estimating his home run talent.. Kyle Stowers is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.. Batting from the opposite that Cam Schlitter throws from, Kyle Stowers will have the upper hand in today's matchup.. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Kyle Stowers will hold that advantage in today's matchup.. Kyle Stowers has made substantial improvements with his Barrel%, bettering his 11% rate last season to 20.3% this year.

Giancarlo Stanton projects as the 5th-best home run batter in baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Giancarlo Stanton is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.. Giancarlo Stanton has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 95.4-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal 93-mph EV.. Giancarlo Stanton's launch angle this season (22.8°) is considerably higher than his 14.3° angle last season.. By putting up a 37.300 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Giancarlo Stanton is positioned in the 99th percentile for power.

Hitting from the opposite that Eury Perez throws from, Austin Wells will have the upper hand in today's matchup.. Austin Wells's launch angle this season (21.3°) is significantly better than his 16.9° figure last year.. Compared to his seasonal average of 21.3°, Austin Wells has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 25.3° mark in the past two weeks' worth of games.. When it comes to his batting average, Austin Wells has had some very poor luck this year. His .212 BA falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .241.. In notching a .315 Isolated Power (ISO) this year, Austin Wells grades out in the 80th percentile.

When assessing his home run talent, Ryan McMahon ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Ryan McMahon will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Eury Perez in today's game.. Ryan McMahon hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 83rd percentile) and is fortunate to face the league's 6th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.. Ryan McMahon has made big improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 13.1% seasonal rate to 20.8% over the past 14 days.. Ryan McMahon has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 96.5-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal 93.5-mph average.

Graham Pauley will hold the platoon advantage against Cam Schlitter in today's game.. Graham Pauley will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.. Graham Pauley has made notable strides with his Barrel% of late, improving his 6% seasonal rate to 12.5% over the last 7 days.. Compared to his seasonal average of 16.9°, Graham Pauley has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 31.3° mark in the past week.

When estimating his home run talent, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.. Batting from the opposite that Eury Perez throws from, Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have an edge in today's game.. Jazz Chisholm Jr. has made sizeable strides with his Barrel%, improving his 10% rate last season to 18.5% this season.. Compared to last season, Jazz Chisholm Jr. has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 15.3% to 22.5% this season.