New York Mets

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According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Juan Soto ranks as the 3rd-best hitter in Major League Baseball.. Juan Soto is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. Hitting from the opposite that Janson Junk throws from, Juan Soto will have an advantage in today's game.. Juan Soto hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 89th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the league's shallowest CF fences in today's game.. Juan Soto will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carson Benge in the 85th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.. Carson Benge has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (55% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today.. Batting from the opposite that Janson Junk throws from, Carson Benge will have an edge in today's game.. Carson Benge has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards the league's 4th-shallowest LF fences today.. Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Carson Benge will hold that advantage in today's game.

Marcus Semien pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.9% — 96th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 4th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Marcus Semien will hold that advantage today.. Marcus Semien has been unlucky this year, compiling a .252 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .314 — a .062 gap.. Marcus Semien has done a good job optimizing his launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls. His 17.3° angle is among the highest in baseball since the start of last season (90th percentile).

When it comes to his home run talent, Kyle Stowers ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Kyle Stowers is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today's game.. Citi Field has the shallowest CF fences among all major league stadiums.. Kyle Stowers will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nolan McLean today.. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (36.9) suggests that Kyle Stowers has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season with his 28.0 actual HR/600.

When it comes to his home run skill, Mark Vientos ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Mark Vientos is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game.. Mark Vientos hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.7% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB's shallowest CF fences today.. Mark Vientos will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.. Mark Vientos's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last season to this one, going from 14% to 20.3%.

Liam Hicks is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today's game.. Hitting from the opposite that Nolan McLean throws from, Liam Hicks will have the upper hand in today's matchup.. Liam Hicks hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38% — 76th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB's shallowest CF fences today.. Liam Hicks has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 86.7-mph average to last season's 84.6-mph figure.. Liam Hicks's launch angle this year (15°) is significantly higher than his 10.6° figure last season.

When it comes to his home run talent, Kyle Stowers ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Kyle Stowers is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today's game.. Citi Field has the shallowest CF fences among all major league stadiums.. Kyle Stowers will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nolan McLean today.. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (36.9) suggests that Kyle Stowers has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season with his 28.0 actual HR/600.

As it relates to his batting average ability, Bo Bichette is projected as the 6th-best hitter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Bo Bichette is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game.. Citi Field has the shallowest CF fences among all major league stadiums.. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Bo Bichette will hold that advantage in today's matchup.. Bo Bichette's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 12.4% to 20.3%.

As it relates to his BABIP skill, Owen Caissie is projected as the 10th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Batting from the opposite that Nolan McLean throws from, Owen Caissie will have an advantage in today's game.. Owen Caissie hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 91st percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game's shallowest CF fences today.. In the past 7 days, Owen Caissie has been successful in optimizing the launch angle of his hardest hit balls to hit for power, putting up a 36° angle.. Owen Caissie is quite toolsy, grading out in the 80th percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.33 ft/sec this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Otto Lopez as the 13th-best batter in the game when it comes to his batting average ability.. Otto Lopez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.. Otto Lopez hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 91st percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's shallowest CF fences in today's game.. Otto Lopez has posted a .282 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, grading out in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.. This year, the hardest ball Otto Lopez has made contact with reached a maximum exit velocity of 112.8 mph (a reliable standard to study power), placing in the 82nd percentile.