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Randal Grichuk's BABIP skill is projected in the 22nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. There has been a decrease in Randal Grichuk's average exit velocity this year, from 92.5 mph last year to 90.5 mph now. With a 6.26 K/BB rate this year, Randal Grichuk has displayed weak plate discipline, ranking in the 16th percentile.. Sporting a .255 BABIP since the start of last season, Randal Grichuk is positioned in the 9th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colson Montgomery in the 16th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.. Hitting from the same side that Max Fried throws from, Colson Montgomery faces a tough challenge in today's game.. Colson Montgomery's average exit velocity has declined lately; his 88.8-mph seasonal figure has decreased to 82.6-mph in the last two weeks' worth of games.. Colson Montgomery's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off of late, going from 38.5% on the season to 9.1% in the past week's worth of games.. Using Statcast metrics, Colson Montgomery grades out in the 25th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .233.

Samuel Antonacci has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (74% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in today's game.. Max Fried will hold the platoon advantage over Samuel Antonacci in today's matchup.. Typically, hitters like Samuel Antonacci who hit a lot of groundballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Max Fried.. Samuel Antonacci's launch angle of late (4.8° over the past two weeks) is considerably lower than his 10.7° seasonal angle.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ali Sanchez in the 3rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.. Ali Sanchez is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in today's game.. Ali Sanchez has been pulled from the game early 42% of the time when starting against a lefty on the mound this year.. Ali Sanchez will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game.. Ranking in the 13th percentile for Sprint Speed at 25.64 ft/sec this year, Ali Sanchez is quite slow.

Noah Schultz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ben Rice in today's matchup.. Ben Rice will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Ben Rice's true offensive talent to be a .359, implying that he has been very fortunate this year given the .034 gap between that figure and his actual .393 wOBA.

55% of the time that Amed Rosario has started against a southpaw this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.. Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Amed Rosario in today's matchup.

Max Fried will hold the platoon advantage over Munetaka Murakami in today's matchup.. Munetaka Murakami's exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off recently; his 100.3-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 90.8-mph in the last 7 days.. Munetaka Murakami has been lucky this year, putting up a .378 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .344 — a .034 discrepancy.

Extreme flyball bats like Chase Meidroth are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Max Fried.. In the past two weeks' worth of games, Chase Meidroth's 5.6% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 13.9%.. Despite posting a .322 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Chase Meidroth has experienced some positive variance given the .024 disparity between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .298.. With a .284 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season, Chase Meidroth finds himself in the 13th percentile for offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luisangel Acuna in the 19th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.. Luisangel Acuna is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in today's game.. Extreme groundball hitters like Luisangel Acuna are generally less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Max Fried.. There has been a significant decline in Luisangel Acuna's launch angle from last season's 4.9° to 1.9° this year.. Luisangel Acuna has put up a .248 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, ranking in the 18th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The #8 stadium in MLB for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. The weather forecast projects the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Tristan Peters pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.1% — 97th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences today.. The New York Yankees outfield defense profiles as the 8th-weakest among all the teams on the slate today.. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Tristan Peters will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the dish, Jasson Dominguez will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side against Noah Schultz in today's game.. Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jasson Dominguez today.. Jasson Dominguez has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.1-mph dropping to 85.2-mph in the last 7 days.. Jasson Dominguez's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 92.3-mph mark last season has dropped to 88.2-mph.. Jasson Dominguez has compiled a .294 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, placing in the 21st percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Jose Caballero is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in today's game.. Jose Caballero will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.. Jose Caballero's average exit velocity has fallen off this year; his 86.1-mph EV last season has lowered to 83.6-mph.. In the past 7 days, Jose Caballero's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal mark of 90.6 mph to 81.1 mph.. In the last 14 days, Jose Caballero's 17.6% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 44.7%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 97th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.. Miguel Vargas is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today's game.. The #8 park in the league for boosting batting average to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. The weather forecast projects the 4th-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Miguel Vargas will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Max Fried in today's matchup.

Edgar Quero is penciled in 9th in the lineup today.. Extreme flyball batters like Edgar Quero are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Max Fried.. From last season to this one, Edgar Quero's flyball exit velocity has decreased from an average of 90.6 mph to 87.8 mph.. Edgar Quero's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined from last year to this one, falling from 46.2% to 37.1%.. This season, there has been a decline in Edgar Quero's footspeed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 24.94 ft/sec last year to 24.15 ft/sec currently.

Trent Grisham is penciled in 6th in the lineup in today's game, which would be a downgrade from his 88% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.. Noah Schultz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Trent Grisham in today's game.. Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Trent Grisham in today's matchup.. Trent Grisham's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 96-mph EV last year has fallen off to 93.6-mph.. Trent Grisham's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off recently, decreasing from 41.2% on the season to 20% over the last 14 days.

Andrew Benintendi is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game.. The #8 stadium in MLB for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. The weather forecast projects the 3rd-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Andrew Benintendi pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.9% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. The New York Yankees outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-weakest among all the teams on the slate today.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is penciled in 7th in the batting order today.. Noah Schultz will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jazz Chisholm Jr. in today's matchup.. Jazz Chisholm Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's game.. Jazz Chisholm Jr. has put up a .222 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, ranking in the 17th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Anthony Volpe is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 86% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.. The #8 park in the league for boosting batting average to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Guaranteed Rate Field has the shallowest fences among all stadiums — generally good for home runs.. The weather forecast projects the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Anthony Volpe will hold the platoon advantage against Noah Schultz in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drew Romo in the 6th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.. Drew Romo is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in today's game.. Drew Romo has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 7.1% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the past 7 days.. Drew Romo's average exit velocity has decreased lately; his 82.8-mph seasonal EV has dropped to 75.9-mph over the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul Goldschmidt in the 78th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.. Paul Goldschmidt is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today's game.. The #8 park in the league for boosting batting average to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. The weather forecast projects the 4th-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Paul Goldschmidt will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Noah Schultz in today's matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Trent Grisham ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. The #7 park in the league for boosting offensive stats to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. The weather forecast projects the 3rd-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Trent Grisham pulls many of his flyballs (35.4% — 84th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. Trent Grisham has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.2-mph to 93.4-mph over the past two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 91st percentile when it comes to his home run talent.. The #7 park in the league for boosting offensive stats to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. The weather forecast projects the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.6% — 95th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences today.. Over the last week, Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 9.8% up to 23.1%.

Andrew Benintendi is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game.. The #7 park in the league for boosting offensive stats to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. The weather forecast projects the 3rd-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Andrew Benintendi pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.9% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. The New York Yankees outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-weakest among all the teams on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 97th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.. Miguel Vargas is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today's game.. The #7 venue in baseball for boosting offensive stats to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. The weather forecast projects the 3rd-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Miguel Vargas will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Max Fried in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jasson Dominguez in the 84th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.. Jasson Dominguez is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.. The #7 venue in baseball for boosting offensive stats to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Guaranteed Rate Field has the shallowest fences among all stadiums — generally good for home runs.. The weather forecast projects the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

The #7 park in the league for boosting offensive stats to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. The weather forecast projects the 3rd-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Tristan Peters pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.1% — 97th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences today.. The New York Yankees outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-weakest among all the teams on the slate today.. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Tristan Peters will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Max Fried will hold the platoon advantage over Munetaka Murakami in today's matchup.. Munetaka Murakami's exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off recently; his 100.3-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 90.8-mph in the last 7 days.. Munetaka Murakami has been lucky this year, putting up a .378 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .344 — a .034 discrepancy.

Samuel Antonacci has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (74% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in today's game.. Max Fried will hold the platoon advantage over Samuel Antonacci in today's matchup.. Typically, hitters like Samuel Antonacci who hit a lot of groundballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Max Fried.. Samuel Antonacci's launch angle of late (4.8° over the past two weeks) is considerably lower than his 10.7° seasonal angle.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul Goldschmidt in the 78th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.. Paul Goldschmidt is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today's game.. The #7 venue in baseball for boosting offensive stats to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. The weather forecast projects the 3rd-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Paul Goldschmidt will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Noah Schultz in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ali Sanchez in the 3rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.. Ali Sanchez is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in today's game.. Ali Sanchez has been pulled from the game early 42% of the time when starting against a lefty on the mound this year.. Ali Sanchez will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game.. Ranking in the 13th percentile for Sprint Speed at 25.64 ft/sec this year, Ali Sanchez is quite slow.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ben Rice in the 97th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.. Ben Rice is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.. The #7 park in the league for boosting offensive stats to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. The weather forecast projects the 3rd-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Ben Rice pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.1% — 87th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

Jose Caballero is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in today's game.. Jose Caballero will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.. Jose Caballero's average exit velocity has fallen off this year; his 86.1-mph EV last season has lowered to 83.6-mph.. In the past 7 days, Jose Caballero's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal mark of 90.6 mph to 81.1 mph.. In the last 14 days, Jose Caballero's 17.6% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 44.7%.

Anthony Volpe will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.. Anthony Volpe's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased of late; his 87.4-mph seasonal figure has fallen to 83.2-mph over the past 7 days.. Anthony Volpe's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last season to this one, falling from 17.1% to 8.3%.. Using Statcast data, Anthony Volpe ranks in the 17th percentile for offensive ability via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .290.. In notching a .223 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season , Anthony Volpe grades out in the 17th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Braden Montgomery in the 95th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.. The #7 venue in baseball for boosting offensive stats to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. The weather forecast projects the 3rd-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Braden Montgomery has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. The New York Yankees outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-weakest among all the teams on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Amed Rosario in the 95th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.. Amed Rosario is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.. The #7 venue in baseball for boosting offensive stats to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Guaranteed Rate Field has the shallowest fences among all stadiums — generally good for home runs.. The weather forecast projects the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

There has been a decrease in Randal Grichuk's average exit velocity this year, from 92.5 mph last year to 90.5 mph now. Sporting a .255 BABIP since the start of last season, Randal Grichuk is positioned in the 9th percentile.

When estimating his home run skill, Luisangel Acuna ranks in the 6th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Luisangel Acuna is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in today's game.. Extreme groundball hitters like Luisangel Acuna are generally less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Max Fried.. There has been a significant decline in Luisangel Acuna's launch angle from last season's 4.9° to 1.9° this year.. Luisangel Acuna has put up a .248 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, ranking in the 18th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase Meidroth in the 6th percentile when estimating his home run skill.. Extreme flyball bats like Chase Meidroth are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Max Fried.. In the past two weeks' worth of games, Chase Meidroth's 5.6% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 13.9%.. Despite posting a .322 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Chase Meidroth has experienced some positive variance given the .024 disparity between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .298.. Utilizing Statcast metrics, Chase Meidroth grades out in the 4th percentile for power via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season at 2.300.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edgar Quero in the 20th percentile when estimating his home run skill.. Edgar Quero is penciled in 9th in the lineup today.. Extreme flyball batters like Edgar Quero are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Max Fried.. From last season to this one, Edgar Quero's flyball exit velocity has decreased from an average of 90.6 mph to 87.8 mph.. Edgar Quero's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined from last year to this one, falling from 46.2% to 37.1%.

The #7 venue in baseball for boosting offensive stats to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. The weather forecast projects the 3rd-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Drew Romo pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.7% — 85th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.. The New York Yankees outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-weakest among all the teams on the slate today.. Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Drew Romo will hold that advantage in today's game.

Andrew Benintendi is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game.. The weather forecast projects the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Andrew Benintendi pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.9% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Andrew Benintendi will hold that advantage in today's matchup.. Compared to his seasonal average of 16.4°, Andrew Benintendi has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 31.8° mark in the last 7 days.

The weather forecast projects the 3rd-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Tristan Peters pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.1% — 97th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences today.. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Tristan Peters will hold that advantage in today's matchup.. Tristan Peters has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 96.9-mph average in the last week to his seasonal EV of 91.6-mph.. Tristan Peters's launch angle recently (35.3° over the last 7 days) is quite a bit better than his 17.3° seasonal angle.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Trent Grisham ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. The weather forecast projects the 3rd-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Trent Grisham pulls many of his flyballs (35.4% — 84th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. Trent Grisham has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.2-mph to 93.4-mph over the past two weeks.. Compared to his seasonal average of 18.1°, Trent Grisham has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 24.7° mark in the past 14 days.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Jasson Dominguez ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Jasson Dominguez is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.. Guaranteed Rate Field has the shallowest fences among all stadiums — generally good for home runs.. The weather forecast projects the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity.. Compared to his seasonal average of 15°, Jasson Dominguez has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 26° figure in the past two weeks.

Noah Schultz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ben Rice in today's matchup.. Ben Rice will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Ben Rice's true offensive talent to be a .359, implying that he has been very fortunate this year given the .034 gap between that figure and his actual .393 wOBA.

There has been a decrease in Randal Grichuk's average exit velocity this year, from 92.5 mph last year to 90.5 mph now. With a 6.26 K/BB rate this year, Randal Grichuk has displayed weak plate discipline, ranking in the 16th percentile.