MLB Player match stats positives for St. Louis at Milwaukee Friday Matchup

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects William Contreras in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

William Contreras is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

On average, the fence height at American Family Field is the 4th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.

American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation generally leads to more offense.

William Contreras hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich as the 16th-best hitter in the game when estimating his BABIP ability.

Christian Yelich is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

Among all major league parks, American Family Field’s centerfield fences are the 8th-shallowest.

Steven Matz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Christian Yelich in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Yelich in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Hitting from the same side that Steven Matz throws from, Sal Frelick will be at a disadvantage today.

Sal Frelick hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 86th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 8th-shallowest CF fences today.

Sal Frelick will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Rhys Hoskins ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Rhys Hoskins is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Rhys Hoskins will hold that advantage today.

Compared to the average pitcher, Lance Lynn has been granted a longer leash than the typical pitcher since the start of last season, tallying an extra 7.1 adjusted pitches each game.

The Milwaukee Brewers have been the luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform worse going forward, Edwin Jimenez profiles as a Pitchers Umpire and is expected to be behind the plate in today’s game.

Lance Lynn’s cutter usage has spiked by 7% from last year to this one (23.2% to 30.2%) .

Brice Turang has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (100% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Steven Matz throws from, Brice Turang meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

Brice Turang hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 86th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Sal Frelick’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jake Bauers will have the handedness advantage against Lance Lynn today… and moreover, Lynn has a large platoon split.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Jake Bauers will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When it comes to his home runs, Jake Bauers has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season. His 24.1 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been quite a bit lower than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 34.5.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Willy Adames is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Willy Adames will hold that advantage today.

Jake Bauers has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .203 mark is quite a bit lower than his .219 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 Jake Bauers in the 88th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Gary Sanchez as MLB’s 13th-best home run batter.

Gary Sanchez will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Gary Sanchez’s 15.8% Barrel% (an advanced standard to measure power) is in the 94th percentile since the start of last season.

Checking in at the 95th percentile, the hardest ball Gary Sanchez has made contact with since the start of last season reached a maximum exit velocity of 115.1 mph — an advanced indication of underlying power ability.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and William Contreras will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Brice Turang will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Lance Lynn in the 80th percentile as it relates to his strikeout skill.

American Family Field profiles as the #10 field in baseball for strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

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William Contreras will have the handedness advantage over Steven Matz today.

The St. Louis Cardinals infield defense grades out as the 2nd-best among all the teams today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates William Contreras’s true offensive skill to be a .340, indicating that he has been lucky this year given the .052 disparity between that mark and his actual .392 wOBA.

In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, William Contreras ranks in just the 5th percentile with a 4.6° launch angle, which is one of the most groundball-inducing angles in the majors.

This season, there has been a decline in Christian Yelich’s quickness with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 28.07 ft/sec last year to 26.7 ft/sec currently.

When it comes to his home runs, Christian Yelich has had positive variance on his side since the start of last season. His 21.1 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 16.7.

In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Christian Yelich ranks in just the 2nd percentile with a 3.3° launch angle, which is among the most groundball-inducing angles in MLB.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 7th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Sal Frelick is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 83% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

22% of the time that Sal Frelick has started against a right-handed starter this year, he has been pinch hit for.

Sal Frelick is an extreme groundball batter and faces the strong infield defense of St. Louis (#2-best of all teams on the slate).

Batting from the opposite that Steven Matz throws from, Rhys Hoskins will have an advantage today.

American Family Field profiles as the #2 venue in MLB for walks, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Lance Lynn will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Lance Lynn has experienced some positive variance in regards to his ERA this year; his 3.28 mark is significantly deflated relative to his 4.60 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).

When assessing his home run ability, Brice Turang ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Brice Turang’s true offensive talent to be a .296, indicating that he has had some very good luck this year given the .064 disparity between that mark and his actual .360 wOBA.

Based on Statcast data, Brice Turang grades out in the 9th 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 .276.

Brice Turang’s 2.9% Barrel% (a reliable stat to measure power) ranks in the 7th percentile since the start of last season.

Among all starting pitchers, Lance Lynn’s fastball spin rate of 2452 rpm grades out in the 86th percentile this year.

Rhys Hoskins is not very quick, grading out in the 15th percentile in Sprint Speed at 25.53 ft/sec this year.

As it relates to his batting average, Sal Frelick has been lucky since the start of last season. His .248 mark has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .221.

Jake Bauers’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 8th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jake Bauers has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (76% of the time), but he is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

This year, Jake Bauers has been lifted for a pinch-hitter in 28% of his appearances when starting against northpaw.

Sporting a .292 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) since the start of last season, Jake Bauers grades out in the 20th percentile.

Sal Frelick has performed at a clip of 4.5 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, grading out in the 15th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Sal Frelick’s 2.6% Barrel% (a reliable metric to measure power) ranks in the 20th percentile since the start of last season.

Hitting from the opposite that Steven Matz throws from, Willy Adames will have an edge in today’s game.

Willy Adames’s 87.4-mph average exit velocity is among the worst in the majors since the start of last season: 19th percentile.

In notching a .264 BABIP since the start of last season, Willy Adames is ranked in the 12th percentile.

With a 3.71 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Jake Bauers has demonstrated bad plate discipline, checking in at the 21st percentile.

Gary Sanchez is projected to bat 7th in the batting order today.

Considering Lance Lynn’s large platoon split, Gary Sanchez will be at a massive disadvantage hitting from the same side of the dish in today’s game.

Gary Sanchez has been lucky in regards to his home runs since the start of last season; his 43.6 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is a fair amount higher than his 34.3 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gary Sanchez in the 1st percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Gary Sanchez has been lucky since the start of last season. His .337 figure has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .306.

Brice Turang’s 85.5-mph average exit velocity ranks among the worst in the league since the start of last season: 4th percentile.

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