MLB Player match stats positives for New York at Tampa Bay Sunday Matchup

The Tropicana Field roof figures to be closed today, making weather conditions in this match-up 6, ° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for offense.

Jose Siri pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.2% — 88th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

The New York Mets infield defense projects as the 5th-worst among all the teams in action today.

Jose Siri will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Since the start of last season, Jose Siri’s 12.7% Barrel%, an advanced stat for measuring power, places him in the 86th percentile among his peers.

Brett Baty’s BABIP ability is projected in the 78th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brett Baty will have the handedness advantage over Ryan Pepiot today.

Brett Baty has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.2%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.260) suggests that Brett Baty has had some very poor luck since the start of last season with his .222 actual batting average.

Hitting from the opposite that Luis Severino throws from, Ben Rortvedt will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

The New York Mets have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Ben Rortvedt can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

Ben Rortvedt will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Richie Palacios is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

Richie Palacios will hold the platoon advantage over Luis Severino today.

Richie Palacios will probably have an edge against every reliever for the game’s entirety, since the bullpen of the New York Mets has just 1 same-handed RP.

Richie Palacios pulls a lot of his flyballs (34% — 79th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Tropicana Field as the 6th-best park in baseball for left-handed home runs.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Randy Arozarena in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Randy Arozarena is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

Randy Arozarena will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Tropicana Field as the 6th-best park in the league for RHB home runs.

Tropicana Field has the 5th-shallowest left field fences in MLB.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Jose Caballero will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Jose Caballero ranks in the 93rd percentile with a 20.9° launch angle, which is one of the highest angles in the league.

Hitting from the opposite that Ryan Pepiot throws from, Omar Narvaez will have an edge today.

Omar Narvaez has experienced some negative variance in regards to his home runs since the start of last season; his 6.5 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is a fair amount lower than his 19.9 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34° (the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs), Omar Narvaez and his 27.9% rank in the 97th percentile since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Starling Marte in the 90th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Starling Marte is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game.

Starling Marte has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (20.8) provides evidence that Starling Marte has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season with his 11.8 actual HR/600.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.D. Martinez in the 87th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

J.D. Martinez is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

J.D. Martinez has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

J.D. Martinez has recorded a .270 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, placing in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Isaac Paredes is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

Isaac Paredes pulls a lot of his flyballs (44.5% — 100th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Isaac Paredes will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.420) provides evidence that Starling Marte has been unlucky this year with his .321 actual wOBA.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Francisco Lindor ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Francisco Lindor is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Francisco Lindor pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.1% — 92nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Harold Ramirez as the 13th-best batter in MLB when assessing his batting average ability.

Harold Ramirez is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Harold Ramirez has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

When assessing his batting average skill, Yandy Diaz is projected as the 15th-best hitter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Yandy Diaz is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

Yandy Diaz has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

Tropicana Field has the shallowest right field fences in MLB.

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

Luis Severino’s change-up rate has dropped by 9.5% from last season to this one (18.4% to 8.9%) .

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

Brandon Nimmo is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game.

Brandon Nimmo will have the handedness advantage over Ryan Pepiot in today’s matchup.

Brandon Nimmo has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 6th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Ryan Pepiot has put up a .204 BABIP this year, indicating that he has been one of the luckiest pitchers in the majors on balls in play and regression likely forthcoming.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeff McNeil in the 91st percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

Jeff McNeil will hold the platoon advantage over Ryan Pepiot in today’s game.

When it comes to plate discipline, Jeff McNeil’s talent is quite good, posting a 1.56 K/BB rate since the start of last season while placing in in the 88th percentile.

Grading out in the 83rd percentile, Jeff McNeil sits with a .273 batting average since the start of last season.

Despite posting a .279 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Francisco Lindor has suffered from bad luck given the .059 disparity between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .338.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yandy Diaz in the 96th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Harold Ramirez ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Jose Siri has had some very good luck this year. His .261 figure has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .231.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.D. Martinez in the 90th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Pete Alonso as MLB’s 11th-best home run batter.

Pete Alonso is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.

Pete Alonso pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.5% — 75th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest LF fences today.

Pete Alonso has notched a .343 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, grading out in the 76th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Brett Baty’s maximum exit velocity (an advanced metric to assess power) has been 113.7 mph since the start of last season, grading out in the 80th percentile.

When assessing his home run talent, Jose Siri ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Pete Alonso ranks as the 17th-best batter in Major League Baseball.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.305) provides evidence that Omar Narvaez has been unlucky since the start of last season with his .245 actual wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isaac Paredes in the 82nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Siri in the 12th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Jose Siri is projected to hit 9th in the lineup today.

Jose Siri has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 11% of the time when starting against a right-handed pitcher this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Tropicana Field as the worst venue in MLB for right-handed base hits.

Luis Severino will have the handedness advantage against Jose Siri today.

Brett Baty is penciled in 8th in the lineup today, which would be a downgrade from his 62% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

Brett Baty has been pinch hit for 13% of the time when starting against a righty on the mound this year.

The #1 ballpark in the majors for suppressing BABIP to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Tropicana Field.

The Tampa Bay Rays infield defense grades out as the 5th-strongest out of all the teams today.

Brett Baty will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Ben Rortvedt’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ben Rortvedt is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

Today, Ben Rortvedt is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.6% rate (88th percentile).

Ben Rortvedt’s quickness has dropped off this year. His 25.95 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 25.13 ft/sec now.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Richie Palacios in the 19th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Richie Palacios has been lucky this year, posting a .388 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .304 — a .084 disparity.

Hitting from the same side that Luis Severino throws from, Randy Arozarena will have a tough challenge today.

Randy Arozarena hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 95th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Randy Arozarena is in the 11th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce base hits (38.2% rate since the start of last season).

Jose Caballero is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

Luis Severino will hold the platoon advantage against Jose Caballero in today’s game.

Since the start of last season, Jose Caballero’s 3.5% Barrel%, a reliable standard for measuring power, places him in the 25th percentile among his peers.

Jose Caballero’s 83.1-mph average exit velocity is one of the worst in MLB since the start of last season: 5th percentile.

When it comes to power, Jose Caballero grades out in the 12th percentile, having averaged 8.7 HRs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Omar Narvaez in the 6th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Omar Narvaez is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this game.

When starting against a right-handed starter this year, Omar Narvaez has been pinch hit for 24% of the time.

Omar Narvaez hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 91st percentile) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Ryan Pepiot will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Starling Marte in today’s game.

Starling Marte will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Starling Marte’s speed has dropped off this year. His 27.13 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 25.72 ft/sec now.

Batting from the same side that Ryan Pepiot throws from, J.D. Martinez will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

J.D. Martinez will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

J.D. Martinez’s speed has declined this season. His 26.07 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 24.29 ft/sec now.

Isaac Paredes’s BABIP skill is projected in the 2nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the same side that Luis Severino throws from, Isaac Paredes will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

Isaac Paredes has had some very good luck with his batting average since the start of last season; his .257 figure is a good deal higher than his .214 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Isaac Paredes’s maximum exit velocity (a reliable standard to evaluate power) has been 107.7 mph since the start of last season, placing in the 8th percentile.

Jose Caballero’s footspeed has decreased this year. His 28.98 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 28.33 ft/sec now.

In terms of his batting average, Jose Caballero has experienced some positive variance since the start of last season. His .234 mark has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .200.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Ben Rortvedt ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Ben Rortvedt’s 88.5-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable stat to study power) ranks in the 18th percentile since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Harrison Bader in the 24th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Harrison Bader is penciled in 7th in the batting order today.

Hitting from the same side that Ryan Pepiot throws from, Harrison Bader faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

Harrison Bader hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 87th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

As it relates to his home runs, Isaac Paredes has been lucky since the start of last season. His 32.9 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 22.8.

As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the plate, Francisco Lindor will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side against Ryan Pepiot today.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Francisco Lindor in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Harrison Bader in today’s matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Luis Severino throws from, Harold Ramirez will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

Harold Ramirez has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his home runs since the start of last season; his 14.3 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is quite a bit higher than his 10.4 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Harold Ramirez’s 4.6% Barrel% (a reliable metric to assess power) ranks in the 16th percentile since the start of last season.

Since the start of last season, Harold Ramirez’s flyball exit velocity (an advanced standard to study power) ranks in the 13th percentile at 89.6 mph.

Hitting from the same side that Luis Severino throws from, Yandy Diaz will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

Yandy Diaz’s speed has dropped off this season. His 26.61 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 24.56 ft/sec now.

Yandy Diaz and his 5° launch angle on his hardest-hit balls rank in 4th percentile, among the lowest in MLB since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Tropicana Field as the worst field in MLB for base hits.

Luis Severino will have the handedness advantage over 7 opposing bats in this game.

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 Brandon Nimmo in today’s game.

Brandon Nimmo’s speed has dropped off this year. His 28 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 26.97 ft/sec now.

Brandon Nimmo and his 8.2° launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls rank in 23rd percentile, among the lowest in the game since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Ryan Pepiot in the 87th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching talent.

Home field advantage typically bolsters pitcher metrics across the board, and Ryan Pepiot will hold that advantage today.

Jeff McNeil is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Jeff McNeil hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38% — 78th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Jeff McNeil will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

This year, there has been a decline in Francisco Lindor’s quickness with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 28.16 ft/sec last year to 27.69 ft/sec currently.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeff McNeil in the 4th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

With a .252 wOBA in the last two weeks, Yandy Diaz has been struggling at the plate.

Harold Ramirez has done a bad job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-hit balls. His 4.6° figure is among the lowest in the league since the start of last season (4th percentile).

Starling Marte ranks in the 5th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce home runs (11.4% rate since the start of last season).

Grading out in the 7th percentile, Starling Marte sits with a .152 Isolated Power rate (ISO) since the start of last season.

By putting up a 4.46 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Starling Marte has shown weak plate discipline, grading out in the 12th percentile.

Randy Arozarena has been cold lately, limping his way to a .209 wOBA in the last 14 days.

Jeff McNeil has experienced some positive variance in regards to his home runs since the start of last season; his 8.7 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is a good deal higher than his 5.6 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (34.0) implies that J.D. Martinez has experienced some positive variance since the start of last season with his 39.6 actual HR/600.

Posting a 4.51 K/BB rate since the start of last season, J.D. Martinez has demonstrated bad plate discipline, placing in the 11th percentile.

Ryan Pepiot will have the handedness advantage against Pete Alonso in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Pete Alonso in today’s game.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (33.5) implies that Pete Alonso has had some very good luck since the start of last season with his 41.1 actual HR/600.

In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Brett Baty ranks in just the 10th percentile with a 6.4° launch angle, which is among the most groundball-inducing angles in Major League Baseball.

Grading out in the 6th percentile, Brett Baty sits with a .270 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) since the start of last season.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Omar Narvaez ranks in the 19th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Omar Narvaez today.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (25.9) may lead us to conclude that Jose Siri has experienced some positive variance since the start of last season with his 35.0 actual HR/600.

Posting a 6.06 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Jose Siri has shown weak plate discipline, ranking in the 3rd percentile.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.281) provides evidence that Harold Ramirez has experienced some positive variance since the start of last season with his .302 actual batting average.

Pete Alonso has posted a .230 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, checking in at the 25th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

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