MLB Player match stats positives for Chicago at Atlanta Wednesday Matchup

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Matt Olson ranks as the 14th-best batter in MLB.

Matt Olson is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.

Truist Park ranks as the #8 venue in MLB for overall lefty offense, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Truist Park has the 4th-shallowest CF dimensions among all parks.

Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Harris II in the 96th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 2nd-best for hitting of all games on the slate today.

The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for batters.

Mike Tauchman is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game.

Truist Park grades out as the #5 stadium in MLB for left-handed batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Truist Park projects as the #8 ballpark in MLB for overall right-handed offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Out of every team playing today, the worst outfield defense is that of the the Chicago Cubs.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ozzie Albies in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Ozzie Albies is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Bellinger in the 85th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Cody Bellinger is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

When it comes to his batting average skill, Ronald Acuna Jr. is projected as the 2nd-best hitter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ronald Acuna Jr. is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

The #5 ballpark in the league for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park.

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

Seiya Suzuki is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ozzie Albies in the 88th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Marcell Ozuna as Major League Baseball’s 19th-best home run batter.

Marcell Ozuna is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christopher Morel in the 96th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Christopher Morel is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

Jarred Kelenic’s BABIP talent is projected in the 85th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Zack Short hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38% — 77th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Charlie Morton throws from, Mike Tauchman will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Travis d’Arnaud is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 96% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Christopher Morel ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jarred Kelenic will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Javier Assad in today’s matchup.

The Chicago Cubs have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jarred Kelenic can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ian Happ in the 77th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Ian Happ is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Travis d’Arnaud will hold that advantage in today’s game.

As it relates to his home runs, Miguel Amaya has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season. His 14.5 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been a good deal lower than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 22.7.

Miguel Amaya’s 18.6° launch angle (an advanced stat to measure a hitter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the steepest in MLB: 86th percentile.

It is scheduled that we will see a Huge Hitters Umpire (Ramon De Jesus) in charge of the strike zone in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Truist Park as the 8th-best venue in the majors for base hits.

Throwing 93.4 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Charlie Morton ranks in the 84th percentile.

Miles Mastrobuoni will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Charlie Morton in today’s matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Charlie Morton throws from, Michael Busch will have the upper hand in today’s game.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Marcell Ozuna ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Charlie Morton in the 89th percentile when assessing his strikeout talent.

Charlie Morton was rolling in his previous start and notched 7 strikeouts.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.316) provides evidence that Miles Mastrobuoni has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season with his .264 actual wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miles Mastrobuoni in the 77th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Michael Harris II ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Batting from the opposite that Javier Assad throws from, Michael Harris II will have an edge today.

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

Hitting 2 dingers in the last 7 days, Orlando Arcia has been on fire of late.

Despite posting a .242 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Miguel Amaya has experienced some negative variance given the .051 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .293.

In his last game started, Javier Assad performed well and gave up 1 ER.

Javier Assad has recorded a 3.22 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the aspects of pitching most within the pitcher’s control) this year, placing in the 78th percentile.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Ronald Acuna Jr. ranks as the 5th-best hitter in the league.

Zack Short will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

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Matt Olson’s quickness has fallen off this year. His 26.14 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 25.55 ft/sec now.

Michael Harris II is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this game.

Michael Harris II’s quickness has dropped off this season. His 28.78 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 28.02 ft/sec now.

Michael Harris II and his 5.3° launch angle on his hardest-hit balls rank in 5th percentile, among the lowest in the game since the start of last season.

When it comes to plate discipline, Michael Harris II’s ability is quite weak, putting up a 4.11 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 19th percentile.

In today’s matchup, Mike Tauchman is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 42.3% rate (99th percentile).

Mike Tauchman will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Despite posting a .356 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Mike Tauchman has experienced some positive variance given the .045 disparity between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .311.

Mike Tauchman’s 5.5% Barrel% (a reliable stat to study power) ranks in the 25th percentile since the start of last season.

Since the start of last season, the hardest ball Mike Tauchman has hit reached a maximum exit velocity of 109.4 mph (an advanced stat to study power), grading out in the 23rd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Orlando Arcia in the 17th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Orlando Arcia is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this game.

Javier Assad will hold the platoon advantage against Orlando Arcia in today’s game.

Today, Orlando Arcia is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 33.9% rate (78th percentile).

Orlando Arcia’s quickness has dropped off this year. His 25.87 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 25.35 ft/sec now.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Ozzie Albies will be less advantaged while batting from his weak side against Javier Assad in today’s matchup.

Placing in the 24th percentile, Ozzie Albies has hit 24.7% of his balls in the air since the start of last season with a velocity of 100 mph or greater.

Cody Bellinger will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (18.1) implies that Cody Bellinger has had some very good luck since the start of last season with his 29.1 actual HR/600.

Since the start of last season, the hardest ball Cody Bellinger has connected with reached a maximum exit velocity of 109.2 mph (a reliable stat to evaluate power), checking in at the 21st percentile.

Hitting from the same side that Javier Assad throws from, Ronald Acuna Jr. will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

Ronald Acuna Jr.’s 7.4° launch angle (a reliable metric to assess a hitter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the lowest in MLB: 14th percentile.

Batting from the same side that Charlie Morton throws from, Seiya Suzuki has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Seiya Suzuki will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Ozzie Albies’s footspeed has decreased this season. His 27.54 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 26.23 ft/sec now.

Ozzie Albies has been very bad at hitting the ball to all fields (a key talent for batting average), ranking in the 2nd percentile in THE BAT X’s Spray Score since the start of last season.

Hitting from the same side that Javier Assad throws from, Marcell Ozuna will have a disadvantage today.

Marcell Ozuna pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34% — 80th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Marcell Ozuna’s speed has fallen off this season. His 26.37 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 24.68 ft/sec now.

Despite posting a .434 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Marcell Ozuna has had some very good luck given the .092 disparity between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .342.

Using Statcast data, Marcell Ozuna grades out in the 8th percentile for power via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 10.200.

Charlie Morton will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Christopher Morel today.

Christopher Morel pulls many of his flyballs (38.6% — 96th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 3rd-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Christopher Morel in today’s matchup.

Christopher Morel is in the 7th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce base hits (37.2% rate since the start of last season).

Ranking in the 23rd percentile, Christopher Morel sits with a .277 BABIP since the start of last season.

Ronald Acuna Jr. has put up a .151 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year, placing in the 24th percentile.

Jarred Kelenic is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

This year, Jarred Kelenic has been pinch hit for in 16% of his appearances when starting against righty on the mound.

Michael Busch’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 25th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Michael Busch is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

Michael Busch will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Despite posting a .335 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Michael Busch has had positive variance on his side given the .039 difference between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .296.

Utilizing Statcast data, Michael Busch grades out in the 8th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .235.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Short in the 2nd percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Zack Short is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

When starting against a righty on the mound since the start of last season, Zack Short has been pinch hit for 10% of the time.

Javier Assad will have the handedness advantage over Zack Short in today’s game.

Zack Short’s quickness has decreased this season. His 28.09 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 26.58 ft/sec now.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mike Tauchman in the 23rd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Based on Statcast data, Mike Tauchman is in the 16th 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 11.600.

The 3rd-deepest left field dimensions in MLB are found in Truist Park.

Batting from the same side that Javier Assad throws from, Travis d’Arnaud meets a tough challenge today.

Despite posting a .355 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Travis d’Arnaud has had positive variance on his side given the .050 gap between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .305.

Travis d’Arnaud is not very fast, placing in the 18th percentile in Sprint Speed at 25.9 ft/sec this year.

Sporting a .262 BABIP since the start of last season, Travis d’Arnaud is ranked in the 12th percentile.

In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Jarred Kelenic ranks in just the 22nd percentile with a 9.7° launch angle, which is one of the lowest angles in Major League Baseball.

Ian Happ has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Ian Happ will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Ian Happ’s speed has fallen off this year. His 27.75 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 27.11 ft/sec now.

Checking in at the 8th percentile for power, Ian Happ has paced 2.5 HRs per 600 plate appearances this year.

Miguel Amaya is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

Charlie Morton will have the handedness advantage against Miguel Amaya in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Miguel Amaya in today’s matchup.

With a .242 wOBA in the past two weeks’ worth of games, Miguel Amaya has been struggling at the plate.

Travis d’Arnaud, the Braves’s expected catcher today, grades out as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Home field advantage generally improves pitcher metrics across the board, and Charlie Morton will hold that advantage today.

In his previous game started, Charlie Morton was rolling and gave up 1 ER.

Charlie Morton’s high utilization percentage of his secondary pitches (59.9% this year) ought to work in his favor considering they are typically much more effective than fastballs.

When it comes to his home run skill, Miles Mastrobuoni ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Miles Mastrobuoni is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this game.

Miles Mastrobuoni has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 3rd-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Miles Mastrobuoni will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Miles Mastrobuoni’s speed has dropped off this season. His 28.62 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 27.51 ft/sec now.

Michael Busch has displayed poor plate discipline this year, placing in the 18th percentile with a 4.2 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Amaya in the 20th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Miguel Amaya’s speed has dropped off this season. His 26.18 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 24.8 ft/sec now.

Charlie Morton’s fastball velocity has dropped 1 mph this season (93.3 mph) below where it was last year (94.3 mph).

Miles Mastrobuoni has been cold in recent games, posting a .196 wOBA in the last week.

Seiya Suzuki hits many of his balls with a launch angle that is “too high” (above 38°), which generally leads to easy pop-ups. His 13.6% “too-high” rate since the start of last season ranks in the 17th percentile.

Since the start of last season, the hardest ball Orlando Arcia has hit reached a maximum exit velocity of 109.4 mph (a reliable standard to assess power), ranking in the 23rd percentile.

Orlando Arcia has done a poor job optimizing his launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls. His 5.7° angle is among the lowest in baseball since the start of last season (7th percentile).

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Javier Assad is projected to throw 83 pitches in today’s game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 4th-least of the day.

The 4th-best projected batting order of all teams on the slate in terms of overall batting skill is that of the Atlanta Braves.

It may be best to expect better numbers for the Atlanta Braves offense in the future, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 9th-unluckiest offense in the majors this year.

Yan Gomes, the Cubs’s expected catcher today, projects as a horrible pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Javier Assad in the 23rd percentile when estimating his strikeout skill.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.267) suggests that Cody Bellinger has had some very good luck since the start of last season with his .297 actual batting average.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Zack Short ranks in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Posting a .308 Slugging Percentage (SLG) since the start of last season, Zack Short grades out in the 25th percentile.

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