MLB Player match stats positives for Los Angeles at Arizona Thursday Matchup

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake McCarthy in the 83rd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Chase Field profiles as the #2 park in the majors for LHB base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest elevation in the majors, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.

This contest is projected to have the 7th-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

Hitting from the opposite that Griffin Canning throws from, Jake McCarthy will have the upper hand in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Since the start of last season, Jo Adell’s flyball exit velocity (an advanced metric to evaluate power) ranks in the 99th percentile at 100.3 mph.

Placing in the 96th percentile for power, Jo Adell has averaged 36.5 homers per 600 plate appearances this year.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Jake McCarthy will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Corbin Carroll ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Corbin Carroll is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Griffin Canning throws from, Corbin Carroll will have an edge today.

When it comes to his home run skill, Christian Walker ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Christian Walker is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

Christian Walker will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Zach Neto ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Zach Neto has done a favorable job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls. His 18.9° figure is among the highest in the league since the start of last season (87th percentile).

When assessing his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Brandon Pfaadt in the 82nd percentile among all SPs in Major League Baseball.

Brandon Pfaadt has averaged 92.5 adjusted pitches per start this year, ranking in the 77th percentile.

Brandon Pfaadt will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats across the board.

Brandon Pfaadt’s 2537-rpm fastball spin rate this year grades out in the 96th percentile among all starters.

Brandon Pfaadt has posted a 25.5% strikeout rate this year, placing in the 81st percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 91st percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Gabriel Moreno will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Based on Statcast data, Gabriel Moreno ranks in the 86th percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .283.

Willie Calhoun is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today.

Willie Calhoun will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Pfaadt in today’s game… and the cherry on top, Pfaadt has a large platoon split.

Willie Calhoun may have an advantage against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Arizona Diamondbacks has just 1 same-handed RP.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Logan O’Hoppe ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Logan O’Hoppe is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today.

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Logan O’Hoppe is in the 91st percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .357.

Nolan Schanuel is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

Given Brandon Pfaadt’s large platoon split, Nolan Schanuel will have an enormous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in this game.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Nolan Schanuel stands a good chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

The #1 park in baseball for suppressing home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

Arizona Diamondbacks batters as a unit grade out 28th- in the majors for power since the start of last season when using their 6.4% Barrel%.

Arizona’s 90.6-mph exit velocity on flyballs grades them out as the #29 club in the majors since the start of last season by this stat.

Kevin Pillar is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.

Over the past two weeks, Kevin Pillar has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .409.

Sporting a 28.100 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season , Kevin Pillar finds himself in the 86th percentile for power.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Rengifo in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Luis Rengifo is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Brandon Pfaadt in the 77th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching talent level.

The 5th-weakest projected batting order of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall batting skill belongs to the Los Angeles Angels.

Chase Field profiles as the #2 venue in the majors for righty base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Extreme flyball bats like Luis Rengifo are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Brandon Pfaadt.

Jo Adell and his 17.1° launch angle on his hardest-hit balls rank in 80th percentile, among the highest in the majors since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joc Pederson in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Joc Pederson is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today.

Joc Pederson will hold the platoon advantage over Griffin Canning today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ketel Marte in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Ketel Marte is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

Ketel Marte will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Given the 1.67 gap between Griffin Canning’s 6.07 K/9 and his 7.74 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the game this year as it relates to strikeouts and figures to positively regress in future games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in the 94th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 80th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Sporting a 1.61 K/BB rate this year, Gabriel Moreno has demonstrated impressive plate discipline, checking in at the 87th percentile.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Christian Walker ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Luis Rengifo has been hot lately, batting his way to a .351 wOBA over the past 14 days.

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Jake McCarthy is projected to bat 6th in the batting order today.

The 3rd-deepest CF fences among all major league parks are found in Chase Field.

The Los Angeles Angels infield defense grades out as the 5th-strongest among all the teams on the slate today.

Jake McCarthy’s speed has dropped off this year. His 29.96 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 29.11 ft/sec now.

Jake McCarthy has been lucky this year, putting up a .323 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .299 — a .024 discrepancy.

Jo Adell is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Chase Field as the worst park in baseball for RHB home runs.

Brandon Pfaadt will have the handedness advantage against Jo Adell in today’s matchup… and it’s a particular mismatch considering Pfaadt’s large platoon split.

The Arizona Diamondbacks outfield defense profiles as the 3rd-best among every team in action today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake McCarthy in the 9th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Chase Field as the worst stadium in MLB for lefty home runs.

Corbin Carroll’s quickness has declined this year. His 30.05 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 29.44 ft/sec now.

With a .260 wOBA in the past two weeks’ worth of games, Corbin Carroll has been struggling at the plate.

Griffin Canning will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Christian Walker today.

Christian Walker is in the 4th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce base hits (35.7% rate since the start of last season).

Zach Neto is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

Given Brandon Pfaadt’s large platoon split, Zach Neto will be at a huge disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish in today’s matchup.

It is likely that we will see a Huge Hitters Umpire (Edwin Moscoso) in charge of the strike zone in today’s game.

Given that groundball pitchers are least effective against flyball hitters, Brandon Pfaadt (39.4% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged today with 3 FB hitters in Los Angeles’s projected batting order.

Brandon Pfaadt has used his sinker 9% more often this year (18.9%) than he did last season (9.9%).

Gabriel Moreno is projected to hit 7th in the lineup today.

Griffin Canning will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gabriel Moreno in today’s matchup.

Gabriel Moreno hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 97th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willie Calhoun in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Willie Calhoun hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 80th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Willie Calhoun will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Considering Brandon Pfaadt’s large platoon split, Logan O’Hoppe will be at a massive disadvantage batting from the same side of the plate today.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Logan O’Hoppe in today’s matchup.

With a 3.73 K/BB rate this year, Logan O’Hoppe has displayed bad plate discipline, grading out in the 20th percentile.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Zach Neto in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 15th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Nolan Schanuel will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Nolan Schanuel has recorded a .280 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 24th percentile.

Willie Calhoun’s speed has decreased this year. His 24.98 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 24.29 ft/sec now.

Projected catcher Logan O’Hoppe profiles as a weak pitch framer, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Playing on the road generally lowers pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Griffin Canning today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin Pillar in the 23rd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Brandon Pfaadt will hold the platoon advantage against Kevin Pillar today… and it’s an even bigger mismatch considering Pfaadt’s large platoon split.

The switch-hitting Luis Rengifo will bat from his worse side (0) today against Brandon Pfaadt… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Pfaadt’s large platoon split.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Luis Rengifo today.

Despite posting a .351 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Luis Rengifo has experienced some positive variance given the .042 difference between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .309.

The Los Angeles Angels have been the 4th-unluckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress the rest of the season, Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jo Adell today.

Joc Pederson pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.9% — 91st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 3rd-deepest RF fences today.

Joc Pederson has been lucky this year, putting up a .380 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .345 — a .035 disparity.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Ketel Marte will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side against Griffin Canning today.

Ketel Marte pulls many of his flyballs (35% — 87th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 3rd-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Ketel Marte’s footspeed has decreased this year. His 27.52 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 26.94 ft/sec now.

Gabriel Moreno’s 4.7% Barrel% (an advanced standard to study power) grades out in the 17th percentile since the start of last season.

Kevin Pillar will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Despite posting a .409 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Kevin Pillar has had some very good luck given the .103 deviation between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .306.

In notching a .252 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Corbin Carroll is positioned in the 10th percentile.

Posting a .272 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, Corbin Carroll finds himself in the 5th percentile.

Griffin Canning will have the handedness advantage against Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in today’s game.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s maximum exit velocity (a reliable metric to evaluate power) has been 109.4 mph since the start of last season, ranking in the 23rd percentile.

Nolan Schanuel’s footspeed has declined this season. His 26.8 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 26.16 ft/sec now.

Nolan Schanuel has been cold in recent games, struggling to the tune of a .279 wOBA over the last two weeks.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hits a large number of his balls with a launch angle that is “too high” (above 38°), which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to easy pop-ups. His 14.5% “too-high” rate since the start of last season ranks in the 24th percentile.

When estimating his home run ability, Willie Calhoun ranks in the 25th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Willie Calhoun’s true offensive skill to be a .285, implying that he has had some very good luck this year given the .024 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .309 wOBA.

Utilizing Statcast data, Ketel Marte is in the 20th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 12.400.

Ketel Marte grades out in the 10th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce home runs (12.1% rate since the start of last season).

When estimating his home run skill, Gabriel Moreno ranks in the 13th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brandon Pfaadt is an extreme flyball pitcher (39.4% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and is fortunate enough to be pitching in the #30 HR venue among all stadiums in this matchup.

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