MLB Player match stats positives for Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh Friday Matchup

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Andrew McCutchen ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Andrew McCutchen is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is forecasted to have the 4th-hottest temperature of the day at 89°.

Andrew McCutchen will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Andrew McCutchen has made significant strides with his Barrel%, improving his 6.8% rate last season to 13.9% this season.

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

Bryan Reynolds is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Ryan Pepiot.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Bryan Reynolds will hold that advantage today.

Nick Gonzales’s BABIP talent is projected in the 96th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nick Gonzales is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Nick Gonzales will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Nick Gonzales has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 93-mph average over the last week to his seasonal 90.1-mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ke’Bryan Hayes in the 79th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Ke’Bryan Hayes will hold that advantage today.

Rowdy Tellez is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Ryan Pepiot throws from, Rowdy Tellez will have an edge in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Rowdy Tellez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Rowdy Tellez has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 101.2-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal mark of 90.7-mph.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Yasmani Grandal will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Yasmani Grandal has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 90.8-mph average to last year’s 87.9-mph mark.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Yasmani Grandal has had bad variance on his side this year. His .215 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .253.

Oneil Cruz projects as the 18th-best home run hitter in MLB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Oneil Cruz is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Ryan Pepiot throws from, Oneil Cruz will have the upper hand today.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Oneil Cruz will hold that advantage in today’s game.

It may be best to expect stronger performance for the Pittsburgh Pirates offense in the future, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 4th-unluckiest offense in the majors this year.

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

The Pittsburgh Pirates have done a favorable job as a team optimizing their launch angles on their highest exit velocity balls. Their 16.4° angle is among the highest in Major League Baseball this year (#2 overall).

The maximum exit velocity of any player on the Pittsburgh Pirates has been 121.5 mph this year, putting them as the #1 offense in the league by this stat.

Oneil Cruz’s BABIP skill is projected in the 92nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rowdy Tellez in the 89th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Ranking in the 85th percentile, Nick Gonzales has notched a .474 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year.

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Ryan Pepiot will have the handedness advantage against Andrew McCutchen today.

Andrew McCutchen pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.2% — 88th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 9th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

The Tampa Bay Rays outfield defense profiles as the 4th-strongest among every team in action today.

Hitting from the same side that Ryan Pepiot throws from, Nick Gonzales will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Nick Gonzales has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 11.2% seasonal rate has dropped off to 5.6% over the past week.

Nick Gonzales’s launch angle recently (0.2° in the past week’s worth of games) is quite a bit lower than his 17.2° seasonal figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Nick Gonzales’s true offensive skill to be a .311, implying that he has experienced some positive variance this year given the .024 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .335 wOBA.

Ke’Bryan Hayes has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (96% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Ryan Pepiot throws from, Ke’Bryan Hayes will have a disadvantage today.

Ke’Bryan Hayes’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this season; his 92.6-mph mark last season has lowered to 88.3-mph.

Ke’Bryan Hayes’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last season to this one, falling from 15.6% to 5.3%.

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

Rowdy Tellez has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 21% of the time when starting against a northpaw this year.

From last season to this one, Rowdy Tellez’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 16.1% to 10.1%.

In notching a .275 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year, Rowdy Tellez grades out in the 13th percentile for hitting ability.

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

Yasmani Grandal is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this game.

The switch-hitting Yasmani Grandal will be at a disadvantage batting from his weak side (0) today against Ryan Pepiot, In the past week, Yasmani Grandal’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.1% down to 0%.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Yasmani Grandal ranks in the 20th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Yasmani Grandal’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased in recent games, decreasing from 10.8% on the season to 0% in the past week’s worth of games.

Oneil Cruz has shown weak plate discipline this year, placing in the 11th percentile with a 4.65 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Ryan Pepiot in the 86th percentile when estimating his overall pitching talent level.

Connor Joe is projected to bat 7th in the batting order today, which would be a downgrade from his 89% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

Ryan Pepiot will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Connor Joe in today’s game.

Over the past week, Connor Joe’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.3% down to 0%.

In the past 7 days, Connor Joe’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal figure of 91.2 mph to 82.1 mph.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 14°, Rowdy Tellez has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (1.8°) over the last 14 days.

In notching a .266 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Rowdy Tellez is positioned in the 12th percentile.

Connor Joe’s launch angle recently (-18.7° over the last 7 days) is quite a bit lower than his 15.1° seasonal angle.

Nick Gonzales has displayed weak plate discipline since the start of last season, checking in at the 14th percentile with a 5.87 K/BB rate.

In the past week, Ke’Bryan Hayes’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 5.3%.

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