Athletics @ Minnesota picks

Matt Wallner projects as the 7th-best home run batter in the majors, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. The #10 field in the league for boosting offensive stats to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field.. Given J.T. Ginn's large platoon split, Matt Wallner will have a big advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today's game.. Extreme groundball bats like Matt Wallner tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like J.T. Ginn.. The Athletics outfield defense grades out as the worst out of every team in action today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lawrence Butler in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his home run talent.. Lawrence Butler is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup.. The #10 field in the league for boosting offensive stats to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field.. Lawrence Butler will have the handedness advantage over Bailey Ober in today's game.. Lawrence Butler has made significant improvements with his Barrel% lately, improving his 9.2% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the past week's worth of games.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Tyler Soderstrom is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup.. The #10 field in the league for boosting offensive stats to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field.. Batting from the opposite that Bailey Ober throws from, Tyler Soderstrom will have the upper hand in today's game.. Extreme flyball bats like Tyler Soderstrom are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Bailey Ober.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Jeffers in the 81st percentile when estimating his home run talent.. Target Field grades out as the #10 field in the majors for overall RHB offense, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The Athletics outfield defense grades out as the worst out of every team in action today.. Ryan Jeffers will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.. As it relates to his home runs, Ryan Jeffers has had bad variance on his side this year. His 12.4 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been deflated compared to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 16.9.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Brent Rooker ranks as the 14th-best batter in MLB.. Brent Rooker is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game.. Target Field grades out as the #10 field in the majors for overall RHB offense, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.. Brent Rooker's launch angle in recent games (23.3° over the last two weeks) is a considerable increase over his 16° seasonal angle.

Brooks Lee is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 66% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.. The #10 field in the league for boosting offensive stats to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field.. The switch-hitting Brooks Lee will get to bat from his better side (0) today against J.T. Ginn... and even better, Ginn has a large platoon split.. The Athletics outfield defense grades out as the worst out of every team in action today.. Brooks Lee will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Trevor Larnach ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Trevor Larnach is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.. The #10 field in the league for boosting offensive stats to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field.. Trevor Larnach will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against J.T. Ginn today... and moreover, Ginn has a large platoon split.. The Athletics outfield defense grades out as the worst out of every team in action today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Brent Rooker ranks as the 14th-best batter in MLB.. Brent Rooker is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game.. Target Field grades out as the #10 field in the majors for overall RHB offense, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.. Brent Rooker's launch angle in recent games (23.3° over the last two weeks) is a considerable increase over his 16° seasonal angle.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Brent Rooker ranks as the 14th-best batter in MLB.. Brent Rooker is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game.. Target Field grades out as the #10 field in the majors for overall RHB offense, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.. Brent Rooker's launch angle in recent games (23.3° over the last two weeks) is a considerable increase over his 16° seasonal angle.

The #10 field in the league for boosting offensive stats to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field.. Considering J.T. Ginn's large platoon split, James Outman will have a colossal advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in this game.. Extreme flyball bats like James Outman generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like J.T. Ginn.. The Athletics outfield defense grades out as the worst out of every team in action today.. James Outman will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.