MLB Player match stats positives for Miami at Arizona Friday Matchup

Randal Grichuk is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 76% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

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

Hitting from the opposite that Braxton Garrett throws from, Randal Grichuk will have an advantage today.

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

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Corbin Carroll ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Corbin Carroll is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today.

The #2 park in MLB for boosting base hits to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

Out of all the teams playing today, the worst infield defense belongs to the Miami Marlins.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Gordon in the 76th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Batting from the opposite that Zac Gallen throws from, Nick Gordon will have an edge in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his batting average, Nick Gordon has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season. His .209 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .247.

With 7 hitters who hit from the other side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Braxton Garrett has a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this outing.

Braxton Garrett will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

In his last game started, Braxton Garrett gave up a colossal 6 earned runs.

It may be smart to expect positive regression for the Miami Marlins offense going forward, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 3rd-unluckiest offense in the game this year.

The #2 field in baseball for boosting base hits to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Jake Burger is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jake Burger’s true offensive ability to be a .329, providing some evidence that he has experienced some negative variance this year given the .124 gap between that mark and his actual .205 wOBA.

Sporting a .378 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, Jake Burger grades out in the 95th percentile for offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan De La Cruz in the 94th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Bryan De La Cruz is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

As it relates to his batting average, Bryan De La Cruz has had some very good luck this year. His .259 rate has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .230.

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

Gabriel Moreno will hold the platoon advantage over Braxton Garrett in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Bell in the 80th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Josh Bell is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.

Josh Bell’s maximum exit velocity (an advanced metric to evaluate power) has been 114 mph since the start of last season, placing in the 83rd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Zac Gallen throws from, Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have an edge today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in the 93rd percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the opposite that Braxton Garrett throws from, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. will have an advantage in today’s game.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Ketel Marte ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Ketel Marte is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game.

The switch-hitting Ketel Marte will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Braxton Garrett.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eugenio Suarez in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Batting from the opposite that Braxton Garrett throws from, Eugenio Suarez will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball batters like Eugenio Suarez tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Braxton Garrett.

Eugenio Suarez will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

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 have the handedness advantage against Braxton Garrett in today’s matchup.

Christian Walker will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Eugenio Suarez ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Zac Gallen has been given more leash than the average pitcher this year, tallying 6.8 more adjusted pitches-per-game than the average starter.

Hitting from the opposite that Braxton Garrett throws from, Kevin Newman will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Kevin Newman will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

When it comes to his home run ability, Jesus Sanchez ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jesus Sanchez is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today.

Hitting from the opposite that Zac Gallen throws from, Jesus Sanchez will have an edge in today’s game.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Despite posting a .255 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Jesus Sanchez has had bad variance on his side given the .060 deviation between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .315.

When assessing his BABIP talent, Tim Anderson is projected as the 3rd-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Tim Anderson has been unlucky this year, putting up a .216 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .292 — a .076 discrepancy.

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

Corbin Carroll will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Despite posting a .252 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Corbin Carroll has suffered from bad luck given the .084 deviation between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .336.

Kevin Newman’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Gabriel Moreno will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Gabriel Moreno has displayed impressive plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 76th percentile with a 1.99 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 91st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

With a 27.500 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 , Jazz Chisholm Jr. finds himself in the 82nd percentile for power.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Zac Gallen in the 91st percentile when estimating his strikeout talent.

The Miami Marlins have 3 batters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Jazz Chisholm Jr., Jake Burger, Christian Bethancourt).

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Bryan De La Cruz ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.285) may lead us to conclude that Bryan De La Cruz has had some very good luck this year with his .323 actual wOBA.

Checking in at the 86th percentile for power, Bryan De La Cruz has averaged 27.6 homers per 600 plate appearances this year.

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

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When starting against a southpaw this year, Randal Grichuk has been pinch hit for 35% of the time.

The #2 stadium in the majors for suppressing home runs to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

In the majors, Chase Field’s CF fences are the 3rd-deepest.

Low humidity has a small but significant connection with less offense (and more whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-least humid conditions on the schedule today at 22%.

Since the start of last season, Randal Grichuk’s flyball exit velocity (a reliable standard to measure power) grades out in the 23rd percentile at 90.4 mph.

Braxton Garrett will have the handedness advantage against Corbin Carroll today.

This year, there has been a decline in Corbin Carroll’s quickness with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 30.05 ft/sec last year to 29.2 ft/sec currently.

Corbin Carroll has been cold in recent games, struggling to the tune of a .252 wOBA in the last 14 days.

Nick Gordon is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this game.

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

Nick Gordon hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 83rd percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Nick Gordon in today’s game.

The #1 ballpark in Major League Baseball for suppressing home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

Considering that flyball hitters struggle against flyball pitchers, Braxton Garrett (48.1% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in this matchup with 2 FB hitters in the opposing team’s projected lineup.

With a 0.4 difference between Braxton Garrett’s 4.04 ERA and his 3.64 FIP, it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in baseball since the start of last season and figures to see positive regression in future games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Zac Gallen as the 19th-best pitcher in the league currently.

Zac Gallen will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his metrics in all categories.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.258) suggests that Randal Grichuk has experienced some positive variance since the start of last season with his .270 actual batting average.

Batting from the same side that Zac Gallen throws from, Jake Burger encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Jake Burger will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Zac Gallen throws from, Bryan De La Cruz will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Bryan De La Cruz in today’s game.

Bryan De La Cruz hits a lot of balls with a launch angle that is “too high” (above 38°), which generally leads to easy pop-up outs. His 13.8% “too-high” rate since the start of last season ranks in the 20th percentile.

Gabriel Moreno is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card today.

Gabriel Moreno hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.4% — 99th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Extreme flyball bats like Gabriel Moreno tend to be less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Braxton Garrett.

Using Statcast metrics, Gabriel Moreno ranks in the 11th percentile for power per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season at 8.900.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Josh Bell in today’s game.

Josh Bell’s quickness has decreased this year. His 25.92 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 24.75 ft/sec now.

In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Josh Bell ranks in just the 18th percentile with a 8.6° launch angle, which is one of the lowest angles in baseball.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jazz Chisholm Jr. today.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. has notched a .222 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, ranking in the 17th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 5th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce base hits (36.2% rate since the start of last season).

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

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hits many of his balls with a launch angle that is “too high” (above 38°), which generally leads to easy pop fly outs. His 14.5% “too-high” rate since the start of last season grades out in the 24th percentile.

Chase Field ranks as the #29 venue in the game for LHB home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Since the start of last season, Gabriel Moreno’s 4.7% Barrel%, an advanced standard for measuring power, places him in the 17th percentile among his peers.

This year, there has been a decline in Ketel Marte’s quickness with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 27.52 ft/sec last year to 27.06 ft/sec currently.

Based on Statcast data, Ketel Marte grades out in the 22nd percentile for power via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 12.000.

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 optimize home runs (12.1% rate since the start of last season).

Eugenio Suarez is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.

With a .269 wOBA in the last 14 days, Eugenio Suarez has been struggling at the plate.

As it relates to plate discipline, Eugenio Suarez’s ability is quite weak, putting up a 3.98 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 19th percentile.

Ranking in the 19th percentile, Eugenio Suarez sits with a .206 batting average this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin Newman in the 5th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Kevin Newman is projected to hit 9th in the lineup today.

27% of the time that Kevin Newman has started against a left-handed pitcher this year, he has been replaced by a pinch-hitter.

Kevin Newman has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 3rd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Jesus Sanchez will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Jesus Sanchez’s 5.1° launch angle (an advanced metric to measure a hitter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is among the most groundball-inducing in the majors: 6th percentile.

Jesus Sanchez has put up a .106 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year, grading out in the 9th percentile.

Christian Walker ranks 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).

Tim Anderson is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Zac Gallen throws from, Tim Anderson has a tough challenge today.

Tim Anderson has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (44.6%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 3rd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Tim Anderson in today’s game.

With a .205 wOBA in the past two weeks, Jake Burger has been struggling at the plate.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Braxton Garrett is projected to throw 83 pitches today by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 4th-least on the slate.

Since the start of last season, Kevin Newman’s 2.6% Barrel%, an advanced stat for measuring power, places him in the 20th percentile among his peers.

When estimating his home run talent, Gabriel Moreno ranks in the 12th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The Arizona Diamondbacks (20 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the 2nd-least strikeout-prone set of batters on the slate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tim Anderson in the 4th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

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