New York @ Chicago Picks & Props

Anthony Volpe has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Anthony Volpe has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 93.9-mph average to last season's 90.6-mph mark. Over the last 14 days, Anthony Volpe has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls: 21° compared to his seasonal mark of 13.3°. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Anthony Volpe's true offensive ability to be a .311, indicating that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .023 deviation between that mark and his actual .288 wOBA.

Mike Tauchman is penciled in 1st in the lineup today. The New York Yankees have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Mike Tauchman has a strong chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Mike Tauchman has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences today. The New York Yankees outfield defense projects as the weakest out of every team playing today. Mike Tauchman will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edgar Quero in the 83rd percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Edgar Quero is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. The switch-hitting Edgar Quero will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Carlos Rodon. Edgar Quero has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences today. The New York Yankees outfield defense projects as the weakest out of every team playing today.

Paul Goldschmidt's batting average ability is projected to be in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all parks. There has been a significant improvement in Paul Goldschmidt's launch angle from last season's 12.8° to 16.6° this year. Paul Goldschmidt has recorded a .339 BABIP this year, ranking in the 93rd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 92nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Jazz Chisholm Jr. will hold the platoon advantage over Yoendrys Gomez today. Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls many of his flyballs (35.1% — 89th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences today. Jazz Chisholm Jr. has made substantial improvements with his Barrel%, improving his 10% rate last season to 17.9% this year. Compared to last year, Jazz Chisholm Jr. has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 15.3% to 20.6% this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 78th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all parks. Andrew Benintendi is apt to have an advantage against every reliever for the game's entirety, since the bullpen of the New York Yankees only has 1 same-handed RP. The New York Yankees outfield defense projects as the weakest out of every team playing today. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Andrew Benintendi will hold that advantage today.

Chase Meidroth's batting average talent is projected to be in the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Chase Meidroth is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today. Hitting from the opposite that Carlos Rodon throws from, Chase Meidroth will have an edge in today's game. Chase Meidroth has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. The New York Yankees outfield defense projects as the weakest out of every team playing today.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Giancarlo Stanton ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Giancarlo Stanton is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game. Giancarlo Stanton pulls many of his flyballs (33.5% — 79th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Giancarlo Stanton has made big improvements with his Barrel% lately, upping his 21.2% seasonal rate to 66.7% over the past 7 days. Giancarlo Stanton has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 94.7-mph to 103.2-mph over the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trent Grisham in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Trent Grisham is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup. Batting from the opposite that Yoendrys Gomez throws from, Trent Grisham will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Trent Grisham pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.1% — 92nd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Trent Grisham has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 98.7-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal average of 95.4-mph.

Cody Bellinger's batting average skill is projected to be in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Cody Bellinger is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. Cody Bellinger will hold the platoon advantage against Yoendrys Gomez today. Cody Bellinger pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.9% — 82nd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences today. Cody Bellinger's launch angle lately (21.3° in the last two weeks) is quite a bit higher than his 18.3° seasonal angle.

Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all parks. Hitting from the opposite that Carlos Rodon throws from, Korey Lee will have an edge in today's game. The New York Yankees outfield defense projects as the weakest out of every team playing today. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Korey Lee will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Korey Lee has been unlucky in regards to his batting average since the start of last season; his .215 figure is a fair amount lower than his .229 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ben Rice in the 97th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Ben Rice is penciled in 4th in the batting order today. Ben Rice will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yoendrys Gomez today. Ben Rice pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37% — 95th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Ben Rice has made big improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 17.4% seasonal rate to 27.6% in the past two weeks' worth of games.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Aaron Judge ranks as the best hitter in the league. Aaron Judge is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today's game. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all parks. Compared to his seasonal average of 18.6°, Aaron Judge has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 27.5° mark in the last week's worth of games. Aaron Judge has put up a .457 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, ranking in the 100th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lenyn Sosa in the 76th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Lenyn Sosa is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 59% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. Batting from the opposite that Carlos Rodon throws from, Lenyn Sosa will have an advantage in today's matchup. Lenyn Sosa has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. The New York Yankees outfield defense projects as the weakest out of every team playing today.

Ryan McMahon will have the handedness advantage against Yoendrys Gomez today. Ryan McMahon has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.6%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Ryan McMahon's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this season (14.2°) is a significant increase over his 10.7° figure last year. In the past 14 days, Ryan McMahon's 27.8% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 17.8%.

Hitting from the opposite that Yoendrys Gomez throws from, Austin Wells will have the upper hand in today's game. Austin Wells has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Austin Wells has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% of late, improving his 9.8% seasonal rate to 23.1% in the past two weeks. Austin Wells has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 104.8-mph average in the past two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal average of 93.4-mph. Austin Wells's launch angle this year (20.8°) is significantly better than his 16.9° mark last season.

Colson Montgomery has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (51% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game. Colson Montgomery will probably have the upper hand against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the New York Yankees only has 1 same-handed RP. Colson Montgomery pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35% — 88th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. The New York Yankees outfield defense projects as the weakest out of every team playing today. Colson Montgomery will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

Curtis Mead is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Curtis Mead will hold the platoon advantage against Carlos Rodon today. Curtis Mead has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences today. The New York Yankees outfield defense projects as the weakest out of every team playing today. Curtis Mead will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.