Colorado @ Arizona picks

Corbin Carroll may be a small guy, but he’s got serious pop in his bat. The outfielder has slugged 24 home runs this year, and he’s on an absolute roll right now, going yard in back-to-back games. Carroll has left the yard four times this month already, and we’re not even in mid-August.

The Arizona Diamondbacks face Colorado Rockies starter Bradley Blalock today, and although Carroll is 0-for-3 lifetime, Blalock is getting lit up. He has an ERA over seven, allowing eight home runs in just nine appearances. Five of those bombs are off the bats of left-handed hitters like Carroll.

Carroll is finding good pitches to hit at the moment, and one mistake from Blalock could be another bomb for the youngster.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Beck in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.. Jordan Beck is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 2nd-best park in MLB for RHB batting average.. Jordan Beck will hold the platoon advantage over Eduardo Rodriguez in today's game.. This season, Jordan Beck has experienced a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 92.8 mph compared to last year's 90.2 mph mark.

As it relates to his home run ability, Hunter Goodman ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Hunter Goodman is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 2nd-best park in MLB for RHB batting average.. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to higher offensive output.. Hunter Goodman will have the handedness advantage over Eduardo Rodriguez in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brenton Doyle in the 80th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 2nd-best park in MLB for RHB batting average.. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to higher offensive output.. Brenton Doyle will hold the platoon advantage against Eduardo Rodriguez in today's matchup.. Brenton Doyle has been hot lately, putting up a a 16.7% Barrel% (a reliable standard to assess power) in the last 14 days.

Ketel Marte projects as the 11th-best hitter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Ketel Marte is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today.. The #2 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to lefties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to higher offensive output.. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Ketel Marte will hold that advantage today.

As it relates to his home run ability, Hunter Goodman ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Hunter Goodman is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 2nd-best park in MLB for RHB batting average.. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to higher offensive output.. Hunter Goodman will have the handedness advantage over Eduardo Rodriguez in today's matchup.

It may be sensible to expect improved performance for the Colorado Rockies offense in the future, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 6th-unluckiest offense in the majors this year.. Jose Herrera, the D-Backs's expected catcher in today's matchup, profiles as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Chase Field as the 3rd-best field in the league for batting average.. Eduardo Rodriguez's 91.4-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 17th percentile among all SPs.. Eduardo Rodriguez's high usage rate of his fastball (53.9% this year) is likely hurting his results, since they are typically much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Tovar in the 87th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.. Ezequiel Tovar is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 2nd-best park in MLB for RHB batting average.. Ezequiel Tovar will have the handedness advantage over Eduardo Rodriguez today.. Ezequiel Tovar's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, increasing from 43% to 55.8%.

James McCann is projected to hit 7th in the batting order today.. In the majors, the 10th-tallest average fence height are at Chase Field.. Dry weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with less offense (and more strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the least humidity of all games on the slate at 26%.. Bradley Blalock will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against James McCann in today's matchup.. James McCann hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.3% — 99th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league's 3rd-deepest CF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Beck in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.. Jordan Beck is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 2nd-best park in MLB for RHB batting average.. Jordan Beck will hold the platoon advantage over Eduardo Rodriguez in today's game.. This season, Jordan Beck has experienced a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 92.8 mph compared to last year's 90.2 mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 2nd-best park in MLB for RHB batting average.. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to higher offensive output.. Batting from the opposite that Eduardo Rodriguez throws from, Kyle Farmer will have an edge in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Kyle Farmer's true offensive ability to be a .287, suggesting that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .022 gap between that figure and his actual .265 wOBA.