MLB Player match stats positives for San Diego at Cincinnati Wednesday Matchup

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Great American Ball Park as the 3rd-best field in the league for run-scoring.

As far as temperature and humidity go, the 2nd-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup.

The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

Ha-seong Kim pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.1% — 87th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 8th-shallowest LF fences today.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.261) implies that Ha-seong Kim has been unlucky this year with his .216 actual batting average.

The #5 stadium in the league for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.

Will Benson will hold the platoon advantage against Michael King in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Will Benson will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mike Ford in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Great American Ball Park grades out as the #2 park in Major League Baseball for left-handed home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Batting from the opposite that Michael King throws from, Mike Ford will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Fernando Tatis Jr. projects as the 8th-best hitter in Major League Baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today.

As it relates to his batting average skill, Luis Arraez is projected as the best batter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Luis Arraez is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

Jake Cronenworth is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Nick Martinez throws from, Jake Cronenworth will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Jeimer Candelario is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 51% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Jeimer Candelario pulls many of his flyballs (37.1% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

Mike Ford pulls many of his flyballs (37.2% — 94th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Campusano in the 80th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

The 7th-shallowest left field dimensions among all major league parks are found in Great American Ball Park.

When estimating his BABIP talent, Elly De La Cruz is projected as the 2nd-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Elly De La Cruz is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game.

Jurickson Profar is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game.

Jurickson Profar pulls many of his flyballs (37.3% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Nick Martinez throws from, Luis Arraez will have the upper hand in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 93rd percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Tyler Stephenson is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Manny Machado in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Manny Machado is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Cronenworth in the 78th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Great American Ball Park projects as the #5 stadium in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Michael King in the 88th percentile when estimating his strikeout ability.

Compared to the average starting pitcher, Michael King has been granted more leash than the typical pitcher this year, recording an additional 4.3 adjusted pitches each game.

John Tumpane grades out as a Pitchers Umpire and is anticipated to be umping today.

Michael King was rolling in his last game started and put up 7 strikeouts.

Michael King has put up a 25.6% Strikeout% this year, grading out in the 81st percentile.

Jacob Hurtubise is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

Jacob Hurtubise will hold the platoon advantage over Michael King in today’s matchup.

Jackson Merrill’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jackson Merrill will hold the platoon advantage against Nick Martinez in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Will Benson in the 78th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher metrics across the board, and Nick Martinez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Contrary to popular belief, fastballs are typically a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Nick Martinez must realize this, because he has used his non-fastballs a lot this year: 63.8% of the time, ranking in the 88th percentile.

Grading out in the 77th percentile, Nick Martinez posted a 12.2% Swinging Strike% since the start of last season.

The #2 ballpark in MLB for boosting home runs to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.

Luis Campusano has had some very good luck with his home runs this year; his 15.7 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is significantly inflated relative to his 12.3 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the dish, Elly De La Cruz will get to bat from his good side against Michael King in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Hurtubise in the 76th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Jonathan India ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Ha-seong Kim has had some very poor luck with his wOBA this year; his .307 rate is a good deal lower than his .350 Expected wOBA, 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 (34.5) may lead us to conclude that Jackson Merrill has experienced some negative variance this year with his 10.9 actual HR/600.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Tyler Stephenson ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The Cincinnati Reds have been the unluckiest offense in the majors this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit better in the future, The #1 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.

Great American Ball Park has the 4th-shallowest RF dimensions in the league.

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ha-seong Kim in the 24th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Ha-seong Kim is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this game.

Batting from the same side that Nick Martinez throws from, Ha-seong Kim will be in a tough position today.

Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ha-seong Kim today.

Ha-seong Kim’s 4.7% Barrel% (a reliable stat to evaluate power) grades out in the 17th percentile since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Will Benson in the 4th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Will Benson has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (65% of the time), but he is projected to hit 9th in the lineup today.

11% of the time that Will Benson has started against a right-handed pitcher this year, he has been pulled from the game early.

Will Benson hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.9% — 98th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Among all the teams today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the San Diego Padres.

Mike Ford is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this game.

15% of the time that Mike Ford has started against a northpaw this year, he has been pinch hit for.

Mike Ford has been cold of late, posting a .189 wOBA over the past two weeks.

Hitting from the same side that Nick Martinez throws from, Fernando Tatis Jr. will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 91st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 11th-deepest CF fences today.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Fernando Tatis Jr. today.

Luis Arraez will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Since the start of last season, Luis Arraez’s 3.5% Barrel%, an advanced metric for measuring power, places him in the 10th percentile among his peers.

Luis Arraez’s maximum exit velocity (an advanced stat to assess power) has been 104 mph since the start of last season, ranking in the 1st percentile.

Grading out in the 0th percentile for power, Luis Arraez has hit 0 HRs per 600 plate appearances this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Cronenworth in the 21st percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Jake Cronenworth will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Jake Cronenworth’s speed has decreased this year. His 28.28 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 27.12 ft/sec now.

Jake Cronenworth’s 4.6% Barrel% (an advanced standard to measure power) is in the 16th percentile since the start of last season.

Jake Cronenworth’s 89.3-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable metric to assess power) grades out in the 11th percentile since the start of last season.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the dish, Jeimer Candelario will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side against Michael King today.

Jeimer Candelario has been very bad at hitting the ball to all fields (a key ability for batting average), ranking in the 11th percentile in THE BAT X’s Spray Score since the start of last season.

With a 4.05 K/BB rate this year, Jeimer Candelario has displayed weak plate discipline, grading out in the 18th percentile.

Grading out in the 25th percentile, Jeimer Candelario sits with a .216 batting average this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mike Ford in the 0th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Mike Ford’s quickness has decreased this season. His 24.51 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 22.54 ft/sec now.

Luis Campusano is projected to hit 8th in the lineup today.

Nick Martinez will hold the platoon advantage over Luis Campusano in today’s game.

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

Luis Campusano’s speed has fallen off this year. His 25.75 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 25.08 ft/sec now.

Elly De La Cruz hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 82nd percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

This year, there has been a decline in Elly De La Cruz’s footspeed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 30.53 ft/sec last year to 29.87 ft/sec currently.

Despite posting a .358 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Elly De La Cruz has had positive variance on his side given the .044 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .314.

Using Statcast data, Elly De La Cruz is in the 18th percentile for hitting ability via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .294.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jurickson Profar in the 16th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

This year, Jurickson Profar has been lifted for a pinch-hitter in 18% of his appearances when starting against northpaw.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Jurickson Profar will be less advantaged while batting from his weak side against Nick Martinez today.

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jurickson Profar in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jurickson Profar’s true offensive talent to be a .312, indicating that he has been lucky this year given the .094 gap between that figure and his actual .406 wOBA.

Elly De La Cruz is an extreme groundball batter and squares off against the strong infield defense of San Diego (#2-best of all teams on the slate).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Arraez in the 1st percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Batting from the same side that Michael King throws from, Tyler Stephenson will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Despite posting a .352 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Tyler Stephenson has had positive variance on his side given the .035 disparity between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .317.

Nick Martinez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Manny Machado in today’s game.

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

Manny Machado’s speed has dropped off this season. His 26.25 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 25.56 ft/sec now.

Manny Machado grades out in the 14th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (38.5% rate since the start of last season).

Projected catcher Luis Campusano profiles as a horrible pitch framer, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Great American Ball Park as the 8th-worst stadium in baseball for strikeouts.

With 6 batters who bat from the opposite side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Michael King will have a tough matchup while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s outing.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Hurtubise in the 5th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Jacob Hurtubise hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Jackson Merrill is projected to hit 7th in the batting order today.

Jackson Merrill hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.7% — 100th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 11th-deepest CF fences today.

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jackson Merrill in today’s game.

Placing in the 21st percentile, Jackson Merrill has notched a .146 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year.

Will Benson has exhibited weak plate discipline this year, grading out in the 24th percentile with a 3.61 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Martinez to throw 85 pitches in today’s game (11th-least on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the least strikeout-prone lineup today is the San Diego Padres with a 17.7% underlying K%.

Manny Machado has been cold of late, struggling to the tune of a .277 wOBA in the last week’s worth of games.

Elly De La Cruz is in the 1st percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize home runs (9.4% rate since the start of last season).

Jonathan India is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today, which would be a downgrade from his 75% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Hitting from the same side that Michael King throws from, Jonathan India will have a tough challenge today.

Jonathan India’s speed has fallen off this season. His 27.8 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 27.24 ft/sec now.

Checking in at the 11th percentile, Jonathan India has put up a .110 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year.

Based on Statcast metrics, Jurickson Profar ranks in the 15th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .279.

Ranked in the 8th percentile, Ha-seong Kim’s average exit velocity of 86.3 mph ranks among the lowest in baseball since the start of last season.

Checking in at the 24th percentile, Jonathan India has posted a .278 BABIP since the start of last season.

Tyler Stephenson’s 8.6° launch angle (an advanced stat to evaluate a batter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the most groundball-inducing in baseball: 18th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Michael King in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall pitching talent.

The Cincinnati Reds projected batting order grades out as the 5th-worst on the slate today in terms of overall batting ability.

With a 0.46 discrepancy between Michael King’s 4.31 ERA and his 3.85 estimated true talent ERA (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the least fortunate pitchers in MLB this year and figures to perform better the rest of the season.

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