MLB Player match stats positives for Seattle at New York Wednesday Matchup

Yankee Stadium has the 7th-lowest fence height (on average) in the majors.

Hitting from the opposite that Nestor Cortes throws from, Luis Urias will have the upper hand today.

When it comes to his home run ability, Mitch Haniger ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mitch Haniger is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Mitch Haniger will hold the platoon advantage against Nestor Cortes in today’s game.

Since the start of last season, Mitch Haniger’s 11.3% Barrel%, a reliable stat for measuring power, places him in the 81st percentile among his peers.

Anthony Rizzo is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Bryce Miller throws from, Anthony Rizzo will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Anthony Rizzo pulls many of his flyballs (35.8% — 90th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

Out of all the teams in action today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Seattle Mariners.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Gleyber Torres ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Gleyber Torres has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

Gleyber Torres will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Despite posting a .268 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Gleyber Torres has suffered from bad luck given the .061 disparity between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .329.

When it comes to his home run ability, Luke Raley ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Luke Raley grades out in the 77th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season at 26.300.

Luke Raley’s 13.2% Barrel% (a reliable standard to study power) is in the 89th percentile since the start of last season.

Since the start of last season, the hardest ball Luke Raley has hit reached a maximum exit velocity of 114.3 mph (a reliable metric to assess power), placing in the 87th percentile.

Nic Lentz projects as a Hitters Umpire and is expected to be umping today.

Yankee Stadium ranks as the #7 stadium in MLB for home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

With 7 batters who bat from the other side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Nestor Cortes will have a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this game.

Nestor Cortes is an extreme flyball pitcher (44.9% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the misfortune of pitching in the #7 HR venue in the majors in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Rizzo in the 76th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Cal Raleigh projects as the 17th-best home run hitter in the game, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Cal Raleigh is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

Posting a 33.400 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Cal Raleigh grades out in the 94th percentile for power.

Cal Raleigh’s 12.6% Barrel% (an advanced standard to assess power) grades out in the 85th percentile since the start of last season.

Anthony Volpe’s BABIP ability is projected in the 76th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Anthony Volpe is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Anthony Volpe will hold that advantage today.

As it relates to his batting average, Anthony Volpe has had some very good luck this year. His .269 BA has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .223.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Cal Raleigh (the Mariners’s expected catcher today) grades out as an elite pitch framer.

The #10 park in the league for boosting strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Yankee Stadium.

Bryce Miller’s four-seam fastball rate has fallen by 14.1% from last year to this one (58.5% to 44.4%) .

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mitch Garver in the 92nd percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Mitch Garver is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

Mitch Garver will hold the platoon advantage over Nestor Cortes today.

Mitch Garver’s speed has increased this year. His 25.58 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 26.18 ft/sec now.

As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the dish, Oswaldo Cabrera will have the advantage of batting from from his good side against Bryce Miller in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Oswaldo Cabrera will hold that advantage today.

Oswaldo Cabrera has had some very poor luck with his wOBA this year; his .293 figure is quite a bit lower than his .345 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Very few of Oswaldo Cabrera’s balls in play have a “too-high” (above 38°) launch angle, which helps him to avoid making easy pop fly outs. His 21.1% “too-high” rate since the start of last season ranks in the 77th percentile.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Anthony Volpe ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Anthony Volpe has been hot recently, cracking 3 home runs in the last two weeks.

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

Batting from the opposite that Nestor Cortes throws from, Ty France will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Aaron Judge projects as the best hitter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Aaron Judge is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Aaron Judge will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The New York Yankees projected batting order projects as the 2nd-strongest on the slate today in terms of overall batting ability.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Luke Raley ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Luke Raley ranks in the 85th percentile with a 17.1° launch angle, which is among the steepest angles in the league.

Luke Raley has notched a .359 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) since the start of last season, checking in at the 92nd percentile.

Anthony Rizzo will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Julio Rodriguez as the best batter in Major League Baseball when estimating his BABIP ability.

Julio Rodriguez is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Nestor Cortes throws from, Julio Rodriguez will have an advantage in today’s game.

Despite posting a .291 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Julio Rodriguez has experienced some negative variance given the .063 difference between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .354.

Alex Verdugo’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Alex Verdugo is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 58% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Alex Verdugo will have the handedness advantage against Bryce Miller today.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Alex Verdugo ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Alex Verdugo will hold that advantage today.

Juan Soto projects as the 4th-best batter in the game, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Juan Soto is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Juan Soto will hold the platoon advantage over Bryce Miller today.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Juan Soto will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Luis Urias has done a strong job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-hit balls. His 18.9° mark is among the highest in MLB since the start of last season (87th percentile).

Since the start of last season, Aaron Judge’s 26.9% Barrel%, an advanced stat for measuring power, places him in the 100th percentile among his peers.

Mitch Garver has had some very poor luck with his wOBA this year; his .271 figure is a good deal lower than his .282 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Mitch Haniger ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Mitch Haniger is in the 88th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (19.9% rate since the start of last season).

Nestor Cortes has averaged 92.8 adjusted pitches per start this year, placing in the 83rd percentile.

Sporting a .360 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season, Julio Rodriguez is positioned in the 90th percentile for offensive skills.

When assessing his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Nestor Cortes in the 79th percentile among all starting pitchers in baseball.

The Seattle Mariners have 3 batters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Dylan Moore, Cal Raleigh, Luke Raley).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Julio Rodriguez ranks as the 19th-best batter in Major League Baseball.

Aaron Judge has experienced some positive variance in regards to his batting average this year; his .271 mark is inflated compared to his .237 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Grading out in the 80th percentile, the hardest ball Cal Raleigh has hit since the start of last season reached a maximum exit velocity of 113.7 mph — a reliable indication of underlying power skill.

Cal Raleigh’s 19.9° launch angle (a reliable metric to study a hitter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is among the most flyball-inducing in MLB: 95th percentile.

Mitch Garver has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his batting average this year; his .169 rate is deflated compared to his .204 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Mitch Garver’s 12.4% Barrel% (a reliable stat to assess power) is in the 84th percentile since the start of last season.

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Urias in the 10th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Luis Urias is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this game.

31% of the time that Luis Urias has started against a left-handed pitcher this year, he has been replaced by a pinch-hitter.

Yankee Stadium ranks as the #28 stadium in MLB for run-scoring, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Yankee Stadium’s altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest in the majors, which generally leads to lower offensive output.

Yankee Stadium has the 5th-deepest centerfield fences in MLB.

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Mitch Haniger in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Rizzo in the 8th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Checking in at the 3rd percentile for Sprint Speed at 24.18 ft/sec this year, Anthony Rizzo is not very fast.

Gleyber Torres is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

Yankee Stadium projects as the #22 stadium in the league for right-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Bryce Miller will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gleyber Torres today.

With a .268 wOBA over the last 7 days, Gleyber Torres has been struggling at the plate.

Luke Raley is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this game.

Batting from the same side that Nestor Cortes throws from, Luke Raley will not have the upper hand today.

Luke Raley hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 86th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 5th-deepest CF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Nestor Cortes in the 85th percentile when assessing his overall pitching talent.

Given that groundball pitchers have a significant advantage over groundball batters, Nestor Cortes and his 44.9% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a favorable position in today’s outing going up against 3 opposing GB batters.

Nestor Cortes will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats in all categories.

Nestor Cortes was rolling in his last outing and gave up 0 ER.

Grading out in the 17th percentile, Anthony Rizzo has hit 22.9% of his balls in the air since the start of last season with a velocity of 100 mph or harder.

Cal Raleigh pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.2% — 97th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Typically, hitters like Cal Raleigh who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Nestor Cortes.

Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Cal Raleigh today.

Bryce Miller will hold the platoon advantage against Anthony Volpe in today’s game.

Anthony Volpe’s maximum exit velocity (an advanced standard to measure power) has been 108.7 mph since the start of last season, checking in at the 14th percentile.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Bryce Miller is projected to throw 85 pitches in this matchup by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 7th-least on the slate today.

The New York Yankees have 6 batters in the projected lineup that will hold the platoon advantage against Bryce Miller in this matchup.

Bryce Miller will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Bryce Miller wasn’t on when it came to striking batters out in his last GS and put up 1 Ks.

Mitch Garver pulls many of his flyballs (41.9% — 99th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Typically, bats like Mitch Garver who hit a lot of groundballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Nestor Cortes.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Mitch Garver today.

Oswaldo Cabrera is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

Oswaldo Cabrera has performed at a clip of 11.9 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, grading out in the 17th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Since the start of last season, Oswaldo Cabrera’s 4% Barrel%, an advanced standard for measuring power, places him in the 14th percentile among his peers.

Grading out in the 5th percentile, the hardest ball Oswaldo Cabrera has connected with since the start of last season reached a maximum exit velocity of 106.8 mph — an advanced indication of underlying power ability.

Ty France is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ty France in today’s game.

Ty France’s 90.2-mph exit velocity on flyballs (an advanced stat to study power) ranks in the 19th percentile since the start of last season.

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

Bryce Miller will hold the platoon advantage against Aaron Judge today.

Aaron Judge hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 80th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 5th-deepest CF fences today.

The New York Yankees have been the 2nd-luckiest offense in the majors this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform worse the rest of the season, Yankee Stadium grades out as the #22 park in the game for left-handed batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

This year, there has been a decline in Mitch Haniger’s footspeed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 26.65 ft/sec last year to 25.77 ft/sec currently.

Ranking in the 21st percentile, Gleyber Torres has notched a .265 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Julio Rodriguez in today’s game.

Julio Rodriguez grades out in the 7th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (11.7% rate since the start of last season).

In notching a .092 Isolated Power (ISO) this year, Julio Rodriguez is positioned in the 6th percentile.

Alex Verdugo has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 7th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Alex Verdugo has performed at a clip of 11.5 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, placing in the 15th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Since the start of last season, Alex Verdugo’s 5% Barrel%, a reliable standard for measuring power, places him in the 21st percentile among his peers.

Since the start of last season, Alex Verdugo’s flyball exit velocity (a reliable standard to evaluate power) grades out in the 16th percentile at 89.9 mph.

Juan Soto hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 85th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Juan Soto’s 6.6° launch angle (a reliable metric to study a batter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the most groundball-inducing in the game: 11th percentile.

In today’s matchup, Luis Urias is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 37.4% rate (95th percentile).

Luis Urias will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Luke Raley today.

With a .280 wOBA over the past 7 days, Ty France has been struggling at the plate.

Nestor Cortes’s 90.9-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 14th percentile out of all starting pitchers.

In terms of plate discipline, Julio Rodriguez’s ability is quite weak, posting a 4.71 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 14th percentile.

Cal Raleigh’s BABIP talent is projected in the 9th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mitch Garver’s BABIP ability is projected in the 16th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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