Kristian Campbell Total Hits Props • Boston
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kristian Campbell in the 94th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. This game is predicted to have the most humid conditions on the schedule today (87%); there is a small but significant link with increased offense (and decreased whiffs) when the weather is humid. Because of Ryan Yarbrough's large platoon split, Kristian Campbell will have an enormous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today's game. Kristian Campbell has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball's 7th-shallowest RF fences today. Batters such as Kristian Campbell with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Ryan Yarbrough who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.