MLB Player match stats positives for Cincinnati at Milwaukee Friday Matchup

When assessing his overall offensive skill, William Contreras ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

William Contreras is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today.

William Contreras hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.9% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Extreme groundball bats like William Contreras usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Hunter Greene.

Out of all the teams in action today, the 3rd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Cincinnati Reds.

When it comes to 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 penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Elly De La Cruz will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side against Freddy Peralta in today’s game.

Elly De La Cruz hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 80th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Elly De La Cruz’s maximum exit velocity (an advanced standard to evaluate power) has been 119.2 mph since the start of last season, grading out in the 99th percentile.

Will Benson will have the handedness advantage over Freddy Peralta in today’s game.

Will Benson hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 91st percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s 8th-shallowest CF fences today.

Since the start of last season, Will Benson’s flyball exit velocity (an advanced standard to assess power) is in the 84th percentile at 94.8 mph.

Will Benson grades out in the 83rd percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (47.3% rate since the start of last season).

Will Benson is remarkably athletic, placing in the 85th percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.59 ft/sec this year.

Hitting from the opposite that Freddy Peralta throws from, Jacob Hurtubise will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

William Contreras will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Blake Perkins will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

Grading out in the 82nd percentile, Blake Perkins sits with a .331 BABIP this year.

Brice Turang is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 56% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Hitting from the opposite that Hunter Greene throws from, Brice Turang will have an edge in today’s game.

Brice Turang will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Brice Turang has shown favorable plate discipline this year, placing in the 81st percentile with a 1.78 K/BB rate.

T.J. Friedl is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

T.J. Friedl will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Freddy Peralta in today’s game.

Checking in at the 82nd percentile, T.J. Friedl sports a .343 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) since the start of last season.

T.J. Friedl has exhibited good plate discipline since the start of last season, placing in the 81st percentile with a 1.87 K/BB rate.

Checking in at the 96th percentile, Brice Turang has notched a .360 BABIP this year.

When it comes to his BABIP ability, Christian Yelich is projected as the 11th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Christian Yelich is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

Hitting from the opposite that Hunter Greene throws from, Christian Yelich will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Extreme groundball batters like Christian Yelich tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Hunter Greene.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 85th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Utilizing Statcast data, Jonathan India is in the 76th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .342.

When it comes to plate discipline, Jonathan India’s skill is quite good, posting a 1.44 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 91st percentile.

Jeimer Candelario is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Jeimer Candelario has been hot of late, whalloping 4 HRs over the past two weeks.

When it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34° (the launch angle range that tends to best-produce home runs), Jeimer Candelario and his 17.8% rank in the 79th percentile since the start of last season.

Placing in the 82nd percentile, Jeimer Candelario sits with a .308 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year.

Freddy Peralta projects as the 9th-best starting pitcher in Major League Baseball right now when estimating his strikeout skill, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Compared to the average pitcher, Freddy Peralta has been granted more leash than the typical pitcher this year, recording an extra 6.3 adjusted pitches each outing.

Home field advantage generally improves pitcher stats across the board, and Freddy Peralta will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oliver Dunn in the 88th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Batting from the opposite that Hunter Greene throws from, Oliver Dunn will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Extreme groundball bats like Oliver Dunn tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Hunter Greene.

Oliver Dunn will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

The Cincinnati Reds have been the 10th-unluckiest offense in the majors this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better in future games, The Cincinnati Reds have done a strong job as a team optimizing their launch angles on their hardest-contacted balls. Their 14.6° angle is among the highest in Major League Baseball since the start of last season (#1 overall).

The Cincinnati Reds as a group rank 3rd- overall in Major League Baseball since the start of last season when assessing the maximum exit velocity of all of the balls their [HITTER}s have hit.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Hunter Greene’s overall pitching skill is in the 76th percentile among all starters in baseball currently.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Hunter Greene is projected to throw 99 pitches in today’s game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 2nd-most on the slate today.

The underlying talent of the Milwaukee Brewers projected batting order today (.310 projected wOBA according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) figures to be significantly weaker than their .321 wOBA this year.

It may be sensible to expect worse numbers for the Milwaukee Brewers offense in the future, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the luckiest offense in the majors this year.

When assessing his home run ability, Willy Adames ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Willy Adames is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

Willy Adames will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Sporting a 26.400 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season , Willy Adames is positioned in the 78th percentile for power.

Since the start of last season, Willy Adames’s 12.3% Barrel%, a reliable metric for measuring power, places him in the 83rd percentile among his peers.

Jake Fraley is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Jake Fraley will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Freddy Peralta in today’s matchup.

In terms of his home runs, Jake Fraley has experienced some negative variance this year. His 3.7 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been a fair amount lower than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 35.0.

Jake Fraley’s 16.3° launch angle (an advanced stat to assess a hitter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the most flyball-inducing in the majors: 79th percentile.

In notching a .273 batting average this year, Jake Fraley has performed in the 78th percentile.

Over the last two weeks, Brice Turang has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .345.

Hunter Greene projects as the 17th-best SP in the league right now when assessing his strikeout skill, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Milwaukee Brewers have 3 bats in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Jake Bauers, Oliver Dunn, Blake Perkins).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Since the start of last season, Tyler Stephenson’s flyball exit velocity (an advanced standard to assess power) is in the 78th percentile at 94.4 mph.

Tyler Stephenson is in the 93rd percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (48.2% rate since the start of last season).

A low launch angle standard deviation tends to lead to a higher BABIP, and Tyler Stephenson’s 26.1° mark (83rd percentile) since the start of last season indicates a strong hitting profile.

Sal Frelick is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Sal Frelick will hold the platoon advantage over Hunter Greene in today’s matchup.

Sal Frelick hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 91st percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 8th-shallowest CF fences today.

Bats such as Sal Frelick with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Hunter Greene who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Chourio in the 76th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Hitters such as Jackson Chourio with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Hunter Greene who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

Jackson Chourio will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

Ranking in the 92nd percentile for Sprint Speed at 29 ft/sec this year, Jackson Chourio is remarkably toolsy.

A low launch angle standard deviation tends to lead to a higher BABIP, and Jonathan India’s 26.3° mark (81st percentile) since the start of last season indicates a strong hitting profile.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Sal Frelick will hold that advantage today.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Christian Yelich ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Christian Yelich will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Jacob Hurtubise’s BABIP ability is projected in the 75th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Willy Adames ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Spencer Steer ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Spencer Steer is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

Spencer Steer ranks in the 87th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce home runs (18.5% rate since the start of last season).

Ranking in the 75th percentile for Sprint Speed at 28.07 ft/sec this year, Spencer Steer is notably quick.

In terms of plate discipline, Spencer Steer’s ability is quite impressive, posting a 1.67 K/BB rate this year while ranking in in the 85th percentile.

Sal Frelick’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Will Benson in the 80th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

When it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34° (the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs), Will Benson and his 18.6% rank in the 82nd percentile since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 75th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.371) provides evidence that Jake Fraley has been unlucky this year with his .310 actual wOBA.

Elly De La Cruz has been hot of late, notching 2 homers in the last week’s worth of games.

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Batting from the same side that Hunter Greene throws from, William Contreras has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Despite posting a .367 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes William Contreras has had some very good luck given the .027 difference between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .340.

William Contreras’s 4.6° launch angle (an advanced stat to assess a hitter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the most groundball-inducing in the majors: 5th percentile.

Out of every team in action today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the Milwaukee Brewers.

Elly De La Cruz will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

This year, there has been a decline in Elly De La Cruz’s speed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 30.53 ft/sec last year to 30.02 ft/sec currently.

Despite posting a .331 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Elly De La Cruz has been very fortunate given the .018 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .313.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Will Benson in the 5th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

Will Benson is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

Will Benson will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Hurtubise in the 10th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Jacob Hurtubise is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

Jacob Hurtubise will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Blake Perkins’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 24th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Blake Perkins is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today.

The switch-hitting Blake Perkins will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side (0) today against Hunter Greene, Blake Perkins’s speed has fallen off this season. His 30.02 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 29.43 ft/sec now.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Brice Turang’s true offensive ability to be a .296, indicating that he has been very fortunate this year given the .049 disparity between that figure and his actual .345 wOBA.

Brice Turang has compiled a .276 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, checking in at the 8th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Brice Turang’s 2.9% Barrel% (an advanced standard to evaluate power) ranks in the 7th percentile since the start of last season.

Brice Turang’s 85.5-mph average exit velocity ranks among the worst in the game since the start of last season: 4th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects T.J. Friedl in the 14th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

T.J. Friedl pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.7% — 95th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 7th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for T.J. Friedl in today’s game.

Blake Perkins has been lucky this year, putting up a .317 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .288 — a .029 discrepancy.

As it relates to his home run ability, Brice Turang ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brice Turang has performed at a clip of 5.8 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, placing in the 5th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Despite posting a .397 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Christian Yelich has been lucky given the .055 difference between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .342.

Christian Yelich’s 3.3° launch angle (an advanced standard to assess a hitter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the most groundball-inducing in MLB: 2nd percentile.

Jonathan India has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (52% of the time), but he is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

Freddy Peralta will hold the platoon advantage against Jonathan India in today’s matchup.

Jonathan India will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

With a .145 Isolated Power (ISO) this year, Jonathan India is ranked in the 15th percentile.

In today’s matchup, Jeimer Candelario is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 37.8% rate (96th percentile).

Jeimer Candelario will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

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

The Cincinnati Reds have 6 bats in the projected batting order that will hold the platoon advantage against Freddy Peralta today.

Oliver Dunn is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Freddy Peralta as the 10th-best starter in Major League Baseball currently.

With 6 hitters of the opposite hand in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Hunter Greene will have a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this matchup.

Hunter Greene is an extreme flyball pitcher (40.2% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the misfortune of pitching in the #10 HR venue among all major league stadiums today.

Considering that flyball batters hold a big advantage over groundball pitchers, Hunter Greene and his 40.2% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a troublesome position in today’s game squaring off against 2 opposing GB hitters.

Hunter Greene will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Hunter Greene will have the handedness advantage against Willy Adames today.

Typically, bats like Willy Adames who hit a lot of groundballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Hunter Greene.

Willy Adames’s 87.4-mph average exit velocity ranks among the worst in baseball since the start of last season: 19th percentile.

Today, Jake Fraley is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 7th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.4% rate (82nd percentile).

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jake Fraley in today’s matchup.

Jake Fraley’s 84.4-mph average exit velocity is one of the worst in baseball since the start of last season: 1st percentile.

Tyler Stephenson is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Freddy Peralta throws from, Tyler Stephenson will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Tyler Stephenson has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.5%) but may find it hard to clear the game’s 7th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 8th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

By putting up a 4.500 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 , Sal Frelick finds himself in the 15th percentile for power.

Since the start of last season, Sal Frelick’s 2.6% Barrel%, a reliable standard for measuring power, places him in the 20th percentile among his peers.

Sal Frelick’s 83.3-mph average exit velocity ranks among the worst in Major League Baseball since the start of last season: 5th percentile.

Jackson Chourio is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hunter Greene will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jackson Chourio in today’s matchup.

Jackson Chourio has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 7th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

With a .262 wOBA in the last 14 days, Jackson Chourio has been struggling at the plate.

Freddy Peralta will hold the platoon advantage against Spencer Steer in today’s game.

Spencer Steer is an extreme flyball batter and matches up with the strong outfield defense of Milwaukee (#2-best on the slate).

Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Spencer Steer in today’s matchup.

Sal Frelick is in the 14th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce home runs (10.9% rate since the start of last season).

When it comes to power, Jake Fraley finds himself in the 3rd percentile, having paced 2.1 homers per 600 plate appearances this year.

Will Benson has been lucky this year, notching a .319 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .296 — a .023 disparity.

Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Tyler Stephenson today.

T.J. Friedl has been very fortunate when it comes to with his wOBA since the start of last season; his .353 mark is inflated compared to his .282 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Since the start of last season, T.J. Friedl’s 3.5% Barrel%, an advanced metric for measuring power, places him in the 10th percentile among his peers.

Using Statcast data, Elly De La Cruz grades out in the 19th percentile for offensive skills via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .294.

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

Milwaukee’s 91.3-mph exit velocity on flyballs makes them the #28 club in MLB since the start of last season by this standard.

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