Minnesota @ Chicago picks

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Miguel Vargas ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Miguel Vargas is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.. The #6 field in the league for boosting offensive stats, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. HRs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest in Major League Baseball.. Miguel Vargas will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Jeffers in the 82nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.. Ryan Jeffers is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup.. The #6 field in the league for boosting offensive stats, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. HRs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest in Major League Baseball.. Compared to his seasonal average of 16.2°, Ryan Jeffers has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 32.3° angle in the last week.

Luis Robert Jr.'s BABIP talent is projected in the 87th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. The #6 field in the league for boosting offensive stats, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. HRs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest in Major League Baseball.. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Luis Robert Jr. will hold that advantage in today's game.. In the past 7 days, Luis Robert Jr.'s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 10.6% up to 16.7%.

Colson Montgomery is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today's game.. The #6 field in the league for boosting offensive stats, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Colson Montgomery will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Zebby Matthews today.. Colson Montgomery pulls a lot of his flyballs (35% — 88th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Colson Montgomery will hold that advantage in today's game.

Byron Buxton projects as the 7th-best home run hitter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Byron Buxton is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.. The #6 field in the league for boosting offensive stats, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Byron Buxton pulls a lot of his flyballs (42.2% — 100th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Byron Buxton has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 99.2-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal EV of 96.8-mph.

Kyle Teel's BABIP skill is projected in the 91st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Kyle Teel is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.. The #6 field in the league for boosting offensive stats, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. HRs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest in Major League Baseball.. Batting from the opposite that Zebby Matthews throws from, Kyle Teel will have an edge in today's game.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Miguel Vargas ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Miguel Vargas is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.. The #6 field in the league for boosting offensive stats, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. HRs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest in Major League Baseball.. Miguel Vargas will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Byron Buxton projects as the 7th-best home run hitter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Byron Buxton is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.. The #6 field in the league for boosting offensive stats, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Byron Buxton pulls a lot of his flyballs (42.2% — 100th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Among every team on the slate today, the 5th-best infield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox.

The #6 field in the league for boosting offensive stats, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. James Outman will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Aaron Civale in today's matchup.. James Outman pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.5% — 93rd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences today.. Among every team on the slate today, the 5th-best infield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox.. As it relates to his batting average, James Outman has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season. His .137 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .175.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Jeffers in the 82nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.. Ryan Jeffers is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup.. The #6 field in the league for boosting offensive stats, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. HRs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest in Major League Baseball.. Compared to his seasonal average of 16.2°, Ryan Jeffers has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 32.3° angle in the last week.