Athletics @ Baltimore picks

Brent Rooker projects as the 15th-best batter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Brent Rooker is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 5th-best park in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Brent Rooker's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last season to this one, rising from 42.1% to 48.4%.. Sporting a .355 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year, Brent Rooker is ranked in the 88th percentile for hitting ability.

When assessing his home run talent, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Tyler Soderstrom is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 5th-best park in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Batting from the opposite that Brandon Young throws from, Tyler Soderstrom will have an edge in today's game.. Utilizing Statcast data, Tyler Soderstrom is in the 77th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .342.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Westburg in the 92nd percentile when assessing his batting average skill.. Jordan Westburg is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 5th-best park in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Jordan Westburg hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 83rd percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's 4th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.. The Athletics outfield defense projects as the worst out of all the teams today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 96th percentile when estimating his home run talent.. Shea Langeliers is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 5th-best park in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. In the past 7 days, Shea Langeliers's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 11.2% up to 19%.. Shea Langeliers's launch angle lately (21.5° in the past two weeks' worth of games) is significantly higher than his 14.7° seasonal figure.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Gunnar Henderson ranks as the 17th-best batter in MLB.. Gunnar Henderson is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 5th-best park in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Gunnar Henderson will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jack Perkins in today's matchup.. Gunnar Henderson hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 83rd percentile) and is fortunate to face the league's 4th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 81st percentile as it relates to his home run ability.. Lawrence Butler is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 5th-best park in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Lawrence Butler will hold the platoon advantage against Brandon Young today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Holliday in the 90th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.. Jackson Holliday is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 5th-best park in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Jackson Holliday will have the handedness advantage over Jack Perkins in today's game.. Jackson Holliday hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the league's 4th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 81st percentile as it relates to his home run ability.. Lawrence Butler is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 5th-best park in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Lawrence Butler will hold the platoon advantage against Brandon Young today.

Brent Rooker projects as the 15th-best batter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Brent Rooker is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 5th-best park in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Brent Rooker's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last season to this one, rising from 42.1% to 48.4%.. Sporting a .355 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year, Brent Rooker is ranked in the 88th percentile for hitting ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 85th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.. Tyler Soderstrom is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 5th-best park in Major League Baseball for run-scoring.. Batting from the opposite that Brandon Young throws from, Tyler Soderstrom will have an edge in today's game.