MLB Player match stats positives for Miami at Arizona Sunday Matchup

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Gordon in the 78th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

The #4 venue in the game for boosting batting average to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

Chase Field sits at the 2nd-highest elevation in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to more offense.

Because of Brandon Pfaadt’s large platoon split, Nick Gordon will have a huge advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s game.

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

Corbin Carroll is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game.

Among all the teams on the slate today, the worst infield defense is that of the Miami Marlins.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Josh Bell ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Josh Bell is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

Extreme groundball hitters like Josh Bell are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Brandon Pfaadt.

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

Ketel Marte is penciled in 1st in the batting order today.

The #4 park in MLB for boosting batting average to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the dish, Ketel Marte will get to bat from his strong side against Ryan Weathers in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan De La Cruz in the 80th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

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

Bryan De La Cruz has been lucky in regards to with his wOBA this year; his .321 rate is a good deal higher than his .287 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Grading out in the 85th percentile for power, Bryan De La Cruz has hit 27.2 dingers per 600 plate appearances this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 94th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Jake Burger is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jake Burger’s true offensive talent to be a .330, providing some evidence that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .109 disparity between that figure and his actual .221 wOBA.

It is expected that we will see a Hitters Umpire (John Libka) calling pitches in this game.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have 8 bats in the projected lineup that will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ryan Weathers in this game.

Playing on the road generally weakens pitcher metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ryan Weathers today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 92nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Christian Walker is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today.

Hitting from the opposite that Ryan Weathers throws from, Christian Walker will have the upper hand today.

When estimating his home run ability, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. will hold the platoon advantage against Brandon Pfaadt in today’s game… and even more favorably, Pfaadt has a large platoon split.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. has averaged 27.5 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, checking in at the 82nd percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Extreme groundball hitters like Christian Bethancourt tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Brandon Pfaadt.

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 finds himself in the 95th percentile for offensive skills.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 91st percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Gabriel Moreno will hold the platoon advantage against Ryan Weathers in today’s matchup.

Kevin Newman will hold the platoon advantage over Ryan Weathers today.

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

Randal Grichuk is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game.

Randal Grichuk will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ryan Weathers in today’s game.

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

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

Batting from the opposite that Ryan Weathers throws from, Eugenio Suarez will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Jake Burger ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Blaze Alexander’s BABIP talent is projected in the 91st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Blaze Alexander will have the handedness advantage against Ryan Weathers in today’s game.

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

Jesus Sanchez is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

Because of Brandon Pfaadt’s large platoon split, Jesus Sanchez will have a huge advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball bats like Tim Anderson tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Brandon Pfaadt.

Despite posting a .216 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Tim Anderson has experienced some negative variance given the .076 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .292.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ryan Weathers in today’s game.

Josh Bell’s maximum exit velocity (a reliable standard to measure power) has been 114 mph since the start of last season, ranking in the 83rd percentile.

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

Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Christian Walker will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin Newman in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Despite posting a .258 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Jesus Sanchez has been unlucky given the .058 gap between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .316.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in the 78th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eugenio Suarez in the 80th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

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

Eugenio Suarez will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Eugenio Suarez has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his home runs this year; his 9.0 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is a fair amount lower than his 12.8 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Ketel Marte will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Tallying 93.5 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Ryan Weathers checks in at the 76th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan De La Cruz in the 94th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

As it relates to his batting average, Bryan De La Cruz has had positive variance on his side this year. His .259 BA has been inflated compared to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .233.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Corbin Carroll will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Corbin Carroll’s true offensive ability to be a .336, implying that he has been unlucky this year given the .088 disparity between that mark and his actual .248 wOBA.

Ryan Weathers was firing on all cylinders in his last start and notched 8 strikeouts.

Ryan Weathers has used his four-seam fastball 13% less often this year (42.8%) than he did last year (55.8%).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 90th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Gabriel Moreno will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Gabriel Moreno has shown strong plate discipline since the start of last season, ranking in the 76th percentile with a 1.98 K/BB rate.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Blaze Alexander will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

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Nick Gordon is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

When starting against a northpaw this year, Nick Gordon has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 15% of the time.

Dry weather has a small but significant link with less offense (and more whiffs), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-lowest humidity on the schedule today at 26%.

Nick Gordon hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 80th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Nick Gordon will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

The 3rd-deepest CF fences in the league are found in Chase Field.

Ryan Weathers will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Corbin Carroll today.

Corbin Carroll’s quickness has fallen off this year. His 30.05 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 29.14 ft/sec now.

With a .248 wOBA in the past two weeks’ worth of games, Corbin Carroll has been struggling at the plate.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Josh Bell in today’s game.

This season, there has been a decline in Josh Bell’s quickness with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 25.92 ft/sec last year to 24.71 ft/sec currently.

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 among the most groundball-inducing angles in the majors.

Ketel Marte’s speed has decreased this year. His 27.52 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 27.06 ft/sec now.

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 result the most in home runs (12.1% rate since the start of last season).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Chase Field as the 2nd-worst venue in baseball for right-handed home runs.

Brandon Pfaadt will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Bryan De La Cruz in today’s game… and it’s a particular mismatch considering Pfaadt’s large platoon split.

Bryan De La Cruz will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Brandon Pfaadt will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jake Burger in today’s game… and it’s an even larger mismatch considering Pfaadt’s large platoon split.

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jake Burger today.

With a .221 wOBA in the last two weeks’ worth of games, Jake Burger has been struggling at the plate.

Chase Field ranks as the #30 venue in MLB for home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Ryan Weathers was firing on all cylinders in his last start and allowed 1 ER.

Ryan Weathers’s 2317-rpm spin rate on his fastball this year is a notable 109-rpm jump from last season’s 2208-rpm rate.

Christian Walker grades out 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).

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jazz Chisholm Jr. in today’s game.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. has posted 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. is 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).

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Bethancourt in the 23rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Christian Bethancourt is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this game.

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

Christian Bethancourt hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.9% — 98th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Gabriel Moreno is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this game.

Gabriel Moreno hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.3% — 99th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 3rd-deepest CF fences today.

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

In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Gabriel Moreno ranks in just the 4th percentile with a 4° launch angle, which is among the most groundball-inducing angles in the majors.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin Newman in the 5th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Kevin Newman is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this game.

Kevin Newman has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 3rd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

By putting up a 6.800 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 , Kevin Newman has performed in the 19th percentile for power.

This year, Randal Grichuk has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 35% of his appearances when starting against lefty hurler.

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.

Eugenio Suarez is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card today.

Checking in at the 17th percentile, Eugenio Suarez sports a .260 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

Placing in the 16th percentile, Eugenio Suarez has notched a .204 batting average this year.

Blaze Alexander is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this game.

Blaze Alexander has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.9%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Blaze Alexander has been lucky this year, posting a .326 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .296 — a .030 difference.

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

Jesus Sanchez’s 5.1° launch angle (a reliable metric to assess a batter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the lowest in baseball: 6th percentile.

Placing in the 9th percentile, Jesus Sanchez has notched a .104 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year.

When estimating his home run talent, Tim Anderson ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Tim Anderson is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Brandon Pfaadt will hold the platoon advantage over Tim Anderson in today’s game… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Pfaadt’s large platoon split.

Since the start of last season, the hardest ball Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has made contact with reached a maximum exit velocity of 109.4 mph (an advanced standard to study power), grading out in the 23rd percentile.

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

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has posted a .258 BABIP this year, checking in at the 24th percentile.

Kevin Newman’s 2.6% Barrel% (a reliable standard to measure power) grades out in the 20th percentile since the start of last season.

Kevin Newman’s 87.1-mph exit velocity on flyballs (an advanced metric to evaluate power) ranks in the 11th percentile since the start of last season.

Randal Grichuk has been very fortunate when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .271 BA is significantly inflated relative to his .258 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Tim Anderson has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (44.5%) and will be challenged by MLB’s 3rd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Tim Anderson today.

With a .265 wOBA in the past week’s worth of games, Eugenio Suarez has been struggling at the plate.

Gabriel Moreno has paced 8.9 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, grading out in the 11th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

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

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the 4th-least strikeout-prone lineup on the slate today is the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 20.6% underlying K%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 12th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

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