MLB Player match stats positives for Baltimore at Chicago Thursday Matchup

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Ryan O’Hearn is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 3rd-best field in the league for left-handed home runs.

Dingers are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest in the majors.

Hitting from the opposite that Mike Clevinger throws from, Ryan O’Hearn will have an advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Westburg in the 81st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Jordan Westburg is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.

The #3 park in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

Jordan Westburg 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 league’s 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

Jordan Westburg has been hot of late, posting a .360 wOBA over the last 14 days.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Tommy Pham ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Tommy Pham is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Tommy Pham will hold that advantage today.

Tommy Pham has been unlucky in regards to his batting average since the start of last season; his .265 rate is a fair amount lower than his .294 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Colton Cowser will hold the platoon advantage against Mike Clevinger in today’s matchup.

Colton Cowser has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Colton Cowser has been hot lately, posting a .371 wOBA in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

When it comes to plate discipline, Colton Cowser’s talent is quite good, sporting a 1.92 K/BB rate since the start of last season while checking in at in the 83rd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adley Rutschman in the 95th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Adley Rutschman is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

Adley Rutschman has been hot recently, whalloping 4 HRs over the last two weeks.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Gunnar Henderson ranks as the 19th-best hitter in the game.

Gunnar Henderson is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Mike Clevinger throws from, Gunnar Henderson will have the upper hand today.

Gunnar Henderson has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the league’s 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

Anthony Santander is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Anthony Santander pulls a lot of his flyballs (40% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

Since the start of last season, Anthony Santander has an average exit velocity of 90.6 mph, which is one of the best in baseball at the 76th percentile.

Anthony Santander’s 20.1° launch angle (a reliable metric to measure a hitter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the highest in Major League Baseball: 95th percentile.

Gavin Sheets is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Gavin Sheets will hold the platoon advantage over Grayson Rodriguez in today’s game.

Gavin Sheets pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.8% — 77th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Gavin Sheets will hold that advantage today.

Gavin Sheets has shown good plate discipline this year, checking in at the 89th percentile with a 1.44 K/BB rate.

Paul DeJong has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (87% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.

Paul DeJong pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35% — 87th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

Paul DeJong will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

Notching 3 HRs over the last two weeks, Paul DeJong has been on fire lately.

Based on Statcast metrics, Anthony Santander grades out in the 86th 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 28.900.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Grayson Rodriguez in the 87th percentile when assessing his strikeout ability.

The Chicago White Sox have 4 hitters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Paul DeJong, Zach DeLoach, Zach Remillard, Korey Lee).

Projected catcher Adley Rutschman profiles as a good pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Korey Lee will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colton Cowser in the 97th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Westburg in the 89th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Utilizing Statcast data, Jordan Westburg is in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .286.

Andrew Benintendi is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Grayson Rodriguez throws from, Andrew Benintendi will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Andrew Benintendi has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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

In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Paul DeJong ranks in the 84th percentile with a 16.9° launch angle, which is among the steepest angles in the majors.

Ranked in the 77th percentile, Jordan Westburg has one of the highest average exit velocities in the league since the start of last season (90.2-mph).

Mike Clevinger will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his metrics in all categories.

Mike Clevinger’s change-up rate has increased by 10.5% from last season to this one (12.9% to 23.4%) .

Given the 0.4 gap between Mike Clevinger’s 7.57 K/9 and his 7.97 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the least fortunate pitchers in baseball since the start of last season when it comes to strikeouts and should see positive regression in future games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 94th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

When it comes to his home run talent, Anthony Santander ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Zach Remillard will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 88th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Ranked in the 91st percentile, Ryan O’Hearn has one of the highest average exit velocities in baseball since the start of last season (91.9-mph).

Adley Rutschman has been hot lately, batting his way to a .350 wOBA in the last 14 days.

As it relates to his batting average, Adley Rutschman has had positive variance on his side this year. His .299 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 .245.

The Chicago White Sox have been the 2nd-unluckiest offense in MLB this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit better in the future, The #3 field in the game for boosting home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

Guaranteed Rate Field has the shallowest left field fences among all major league parks.

The Baltimore Orioles projected batting order grades out as the 3rd-strongest of all teams today in terms of overall batting skill.

Mike Clevinger is an extreme flyball pitcher (41.5% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the misfortune of pitching in the #3 HR venue among all major league stadiums in this game.

Gunnar Henderson has been hot recently, tallying a .392 wOBA in the past 14 days.

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Ryan O’Hearn has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 23% of the time when starting against a right-handed starter this year.

As far as temperature and humidity go, the most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup.

The wind projects to be blowing in from LF at 10.1-mph in this match-up, the most-favorable of the day for hurlers.

Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ryan O’Hearn in today’s game.

Ryan O’Hearn grades out in the 25th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (13.8% rate since the start of last season).

Hitting from the same side that Mike Clevinger throws from, Jordan Westburg will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Jordan Westburg will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jordan Westburg’s true offensive talent to be a .322, indicating that he has been lucky this year given the .038 difference between that figure and his actual .360 wOBA.

Grayson Rodriguez will hold the platoon advantage over Tommy Pham in today’s matchup.

Among every team today, the strongest infield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles.

This year, there has been a decline in Tommy Pham’s quickness with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 27.75 ft/sec last year to 27.11 ft/sec currently.

Colton Cowser is projected to bat 6th in the lineup today.

When starting against a right-handed pitcher this year, Colton Cowser has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 16% of the time.

Colton Cowser will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

The switch-hitting Adley Rutschman will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side (0) today against Mike Clevinger, Adley Rutschman will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Gunnar Henderson will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Gunnar Henderson’s true offensive skill to be a .356, providing some evidence that he has had positive variance on his side this year given the .036 difference between that figure and his actual .392 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Santander in the 3rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the plate, Anthony Santander will be less advantaged while batting from his weak side against Mike Clevinger in today’s game.

Typically, bats like Anthony Santander who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Mike Clevinger.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Sheets in the 10th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

11% of the time that Gavin Sheets has started against a righty on the mound this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

Paul DeJong’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 3rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the same side that Grayson Rodriguez throws from, Paul DeJong faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Tommy Pham ranks in just the 7th percentile with a 5.4° launch angle, which is among the most groundball-inducing angles in the majors.

Guaranteed Rate Field grades out as the #23 field in the game for strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Grayson Rodriguez will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Grayson Rodriguez’s 95.7-mph velocity on his fastball this season is a notable 1.1-mph drop off from last season’s 96.8-mph figure.

Grayson Rodriguez has gone to his slider 8% less often this year (6.1%) than he did last year (14.1%).

Grayson Rodriguez has been lucky in regards to his strikeouts this year, posting a 9.90 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 9.60 — a 0.30 K/9 disparity.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Korey Lee in the 5th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Korey Lee is projected to bat 9th in the lineup today.

Grayson Rodriguez will hold the platoon advantage over Korey Lee today.

When assessing his home run skill, Andrew Benintendi ranks in the 12th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Based on Statcast data, Andrew Benintendi is in the 3rd 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 3.700.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Mike Clevinger is projected to throw 85 pitches in today’s game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 11th-most on the slate.

Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 5th-least strikeout-heavy lineup today is the Baltimore Orioles with a 22.4% underlying K%.

The Baltimore Orioles have 6 bats in the projected offense that will hold the platoon advantage against Mike Clevinger today.

Ryan O’Hearn’s footspeed has decreased this season. His 27.75 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 27.28 ft/sec now.

Anthony Santander will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Zach Remillard ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Zach Remillard is projected to bat 7th in the batting order today.

Grayson Rodriguez will hold the platoon advantage against Zach Remillard in today’s game.

Andrew Benintendi’s 3% Barrel% (a reliable stat to measure power) ranks in the 7th percentile since the start of last season.

Andrew Benintendi’s 87.9-mph exit velocity on flyballs (an advanced metric to assess power) is in the 5th percentile since the start of last season.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Paul DeJong ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (17.2) provides evidence that Paul DeJong has had some very good luck since the start of last season with his 23.2 actual HR/600.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Grayson Rodriguez’s overall pitching ability grades out in the 85th percentile out of all starting pitchers in MLB right now.

The Chicago White Sox projected offense ranks as the worst of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall hitting ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Gavin Sheets’s true offensive talent to be a .304, suggesting that he has been lucky this year given the .027 gap between that figure and his actual .331 wOBA.

Sporting a .262 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, Gavin Sheets finds himself in the 3rd percentile for offensive skills.

The Baltimore Orioles have been the 6th-luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to negatively regress going forward



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