MLB Player match stats positives for Baltimore at Chicago Saturday Matchup

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Pham in the 83rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

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

Dingers are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the shallowest among all stadiums.

Out of every team on the slate today, the 4th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Baltimore Orioles.

Tommy Pham will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

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

Cedric Mullins II will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Erick Fedde in today’s matchup.

Cedric Mullins II pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.5% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

Despite posting a .256 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Cedric Mullins II has had some very poor luck given the .054 difference between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .310.

In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Cedric Mullins II ranks in the 99th percentile with a 21.7° launch angle, which is among the steepest angles in Major League Baseball.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Adley Rutschman ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Adley Rutschman has been hot lately, hitting 4 HRs in the past two weeks.

Adley Rutschman has experienced some positive variance in regards to his home runs this year; his 26.2 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is a good deal higher than his 19.8 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Westburg in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Jordan Westburg has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (57% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

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

Jordan Westburg has been hot recently, posting a .348 wOBA over the last two weeks.

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

Ryan O’Hearn is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

Ryan O’Hearn will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Erick Fedde in today’s matchup.

Ryan O’Hearn has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.6%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Mountcastle in the 94th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Ryan Mountcastle is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

Ryan Mountcastle has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his batting average, Ryan Mountcastle has been lucky this year. His .272 mark has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .251.

Nicky Lopez will hold the platoon advantage against Albert Suarez in today’s matchup.

Nicky Lopez has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Nicky Lopez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Andrew Benintendi’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batting from the opposite that Albert Suarez throws from, Andrew Benintendi will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Andrew Benintendi has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Andrew Benintendi will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Andrew Benintendi has been unlucky this year, posting a .214 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .310 — a .096 difference.

Danny Mendick has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

Danny Mendick will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Gavin Sheets is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game.

Gavin Sheets will hold the platoon advantage over Albert Suarez today.

Gavin Sheets pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34% — 79th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Gavin Sheets will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Vaughn in the 75th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Andrew Vaughn is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.

Andrew Vaughn has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.4%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Andrew Vaughn will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Gunnar Henderson ranks as the 18th-best batter in MLB.

Gunnar Henderson is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Erick Fedde throws from, Gunnar Henderson will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

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

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

Anthony Santander is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Anthony Santander pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.1% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Anthony Santander’s 90.6-mph average exit velocity is among the best in the league since the start of last season: 76th percentile.

Anthony Santander’s 20.1° launch angle (a reliable stat to evaluate a hitter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is among the highest in MLB: 95th percentile.

Sporting a 28.900 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) since the start of last season , Anthony Santander grades out in the 86th percentile for power.

Looking at the top 5% of Jorge Mateo’s batted balls by exit velocity, their 109.2 mph average places him among the league’s elite, ranking in the 75th percentile since the start of last season.

Paul DeJong is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 83% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

Paul DeJong pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.3% — 88th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Paul DeJong will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Adrian Johnson grades out as a Hitters Umpire and is likely to be umping in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Guaranteed Rate Field as the 2nd-best field in baseball for home runs.

Guaranteed Rate Field has the 5th-shallowest left field fences among all major league stadiums.

In his last outing, Erick Fedde gave up a whopping 5 earned runs.

With a 0.98 disparity between Erick Fedde’s 3.10 ERA and his 4.08 FIP, it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in baseball this year and should perform worse in the future.

Tallying 95.1 adjusted pitches per GS this year on average, Erick Fedde ranks in the 87th percentile.

Adley Rutschman has been hot lately, cruising to a .345 wOBA in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.290) implies that Adley Rutschman has experienced some positive variance this year with his .345 actual wOBA.

Adley Rutschman grades out in the 92nd percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in base hits (48% rate since the start of last season).

Paul DeJong’s 16.9° launch angle (a reliable metric to assess a batter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is among the highest in Major League Baseball: 84th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Westburg in the 88th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Jordan Westburg has put up a .286 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, placing in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When it comes to his batting average, Jorge Mateo has been unlucky since the start of last season. His .226 BA falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .268.

Jorge Mateo is quite toolsy, grading out in the 100th percentile in Sprint Speed at 29.98 ft/sec this year.

Danny Mendick’s footspeed has improved this year. His 25.55 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 26.31 ft/sec now.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Ryan O’Hearn ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Vaughn in the 79th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

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

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Ryan O’Hearn ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .274.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Mountcastle in the 92nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Ryan Mountcastle has experienced some positive variance in regards to his home runs this year; his 19.9 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is considerably higher than his 11.7 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When estimating his home run skill, Cedric Mullins II ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Since the start of last season, Ryan Mountcastle’s 12% Barrel%, a reliable metric for measuring power, places him in the 81st percentile among his peers.

Since the start of last season, Jordan Westburg has an average exit velocity of 90.2 mph, which is among the best in Major League Baseball at the 77th percentile.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Gunnar Henderson has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .396.

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According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 4th-most suitable for pitching of all games on the slate today.

Albert Suarez will have the handedness advantage over Tommy Pham in today’s game.

Tommy Pham’s footspeed has dropped off this season. His 27.75 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 27.11 ft/sec now.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Tommy Pham’s true offensive talent to be a .324, providing some evidence that he has had positive variance on his side this year given the .053 gap between that mark and his actual .377 wOBA.

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 one of the lowest angles in MLB.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cedric Mullins II in the 9th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Cedric Mullins II is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Cedric Mullins II will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Cedric Mullins II has been cold of late, posting a .256 wOBA in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Adley Rutschman is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card today, which would be a downgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

The switch-hitting Adley Rutschman will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side (0) today against Erick Fedde, Adley Rutschman will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Erick Fedde will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jordan Westburg in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jordan Westburg today.

Despite posting a .348 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Jordan Westburg has been lucky given the .027 disparity between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .321.

When starting against a right-handed pitcher this year, Ryan O’Hearn has been pulled from the game early 21% of the time.

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

This season, there has been a decline in Ryan O’Hearn’s footspeed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 27.75 ft/sec last year to 27.26 ft/sec currently.

When it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34° (the launch angle range that tends to optimize home runs), Ryan O’Hearn and his 13.8% rank in the 25th percentile since the start of last season.

Hitting from the same side that Erick Fedde throws from, Ryan Mountcastle will be at a disadvantage today.

Ryan Mountcastle will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Ryan Mountcastle has shown weak plate discipline this year, checking in at the 20th percentile with a 3.9 K/BB rate.

When it comes to his home run ability, Nicky Lopez ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nicky Lopez is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Nicky Lopez has paced 0.0 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, placing in the 0th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Nicky Lopez’s 1.1% Barrel% (an advanced standard to study power) is in the 15th percentile since the start of last season.

Andrew Benintendi is penciled in 7th in the lineup today, which would be a downgrade from his 83% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Using 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.

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

Andrew Benintendi’s 87.9-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable stat to study power) ranks in the 5th percentile since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 11th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Danny Mendick in the 9th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Danny Mendick is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Albert Suarez will have the handedness advantage against Danny Mendick in today’s matchup.

Danny Mendick has been cold recently, struggling to the tune of a .262 wOBA in the last week’s worth of games.

Gavin Sheets has been pinch hit for 11% of the time when starting against a righty on the mound this year.

Despite posting a .340 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Gavin Sheets has had some very good luck given the .033 gap between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .307.

Gavin Sheets has recorded a .262 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, placing in the 3rd percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Since the start of last season, Gavin Sheets’s 5.2% Barrel%, a reliable stat for measuring power, places him in the 23rd percentile among his peers.

Batting from the same side that Albert Suarez throws from, Andrew Vaughn will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

Grading out in the 11th percentile, Andrew Vaughn sports a .246 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

Checking in at the 15th percentile, Andrew Vaughn has notched a .287 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year.

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Gunnar Henderson in today’s game.

Gunnar Henderson has been lucky this year, notching a .396 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .357 — a .039 disparity.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Korey Lee in the 4th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Korey Lee is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

Albert Suarez will hold the platoon advantage over Korey Lee in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Korey Lee’s true offensive skill to be a .264, providing some evidence that he has had positive variance on his side this year given the .053 disparity between that mark and his actual .317 wOBA.

Anthony Santander’s BABIP ability is projected in the 3rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The switch-hitting Anthony Santander will bat from his bad side (0) today against Erick Fedde, Anthony Santander will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

The standard deviation of Anthony Santander’s launch angle since the start of last season (29.6°) is in the 17th percentile. A high mark like this tends to lead to a lower BABIP.

Jorge Mateo is penciled in 8th on the lineup card today.

Erick Fedde will hold the platoon advantage over Jorge Mateo in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jorge Mateo today.

Despite posting a .335 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Jorge Mateo has experienced some positive variance given the .044 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .291.

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

This year, Paul DeJong has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 10% of his appearances when starting against right-handed pitcher.

Albert Suarez will have the handedness advantage over Paul DeJong in today’s matchup.

Paul DeJong has been lucky this year, posting a .313 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .273 — a .040 difference.

The Baltimore Orioles have been the 6th-luckiest offense in the league this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to negatively regress in the future, Erick Fedde will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his metrics in all categories.

It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Erick Fedde must realize this, because he has used his secondary pitches a lot this year: 68.2% of the time, checking in at the 94th percentile.

The Baltimore Orioles have done a poor job as a team optimizing their launch angles on their highest exit velocity balls. Their 10.9° figure is among the lowest in the majors since the start of last season (#28 overall).

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (6.0) may lead us to conclude that Korey Lee has had some very good luck since the start of last season with his 17.0 actual HR/600.

The #8 field in MLB for suppressing strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

In his previous outing, Erick Fedde struggled when it came to striking hitters out and was only able to tally 2 Ks.

Erick Fedde has compiled an 8% Swinging Strike percentage this year, placing in the 11th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul DeJong in the 10th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Jorge Mateo has done a poor job optimizing his launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls. His 7.8° figure is among the lowest in the league since the start of last season (20th percentile).

Posting a .244 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, Danny Mendick is positioned in the 13th percentile for offensive ability.

Andrew Vaughn has been cold lately, posting a .245 wOBA in the past two weeks.

Grading out in the 13th percentile, Andrew Vaughn has notched a .196 batting average this year.

Sporting a .278 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, Cedric Mullins II is ranked in the 9th percentile for hitting ability.

Sporting a .213 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Andrew Benintendi is ranked in the 3rd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Sheets in the 10th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Gavin Sheets is in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .188.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nicky Lopez in the 7th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Nicky Lopez’s 88-mph exit velocity on flyballs (an advanced stat to assess power) is in the 15th percentile since the start of last season.

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