MLB Player match stats positives for Minnesota at Toronto Saturday Matchup

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Rogers Centre as the 9th-best field in the league for lefty home runs.

The Rogers Centre roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest 9° hotter than the average outdoor game on the slate today — favorable for offense.

Carlos Santana hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 79th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 10th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Carlos Santana has been hot in recent games, bashing 3 HRs in the last 14 days.

When it comes to plate discipline, Carlos Santana’s skill is quite good, sporting a 1.73 K/BB rate since the start of last season while grading out in in the 83rd percentile.

When it comes to his home run skill, Trevor Larnach ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Trevor Larnach is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

The 10th-shallowest CF dimensions in Major League Baseball are found in Rogers Centre.

Batting from the opposite that Kevin Gausman throws from, Trevor Larnach will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daulton Varsho in the 88th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Daulton Varsho is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

It may be wise to expect stronger performance for the Toronto Blue Jays offense the rest of the season, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 7th-unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

Simeon Woods Richardson has a large reverse platoon split and has the misfortune of being matched up with 7 same-handed hitters in today’s outing.

Playing on the road generally lowers pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Simeon Woods Richardson in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Justin Turner in the 76th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Justin Turner is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

Justin Turner hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 83rd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 10th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Justin Turner will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Jeffers in the 94th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Ryan Jeffers is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today.

Since the start of last season, Ryan Jeffers’s 11.7% Barrel%, a reliable standard for measuring power, places him in the 82nd percentile among his peers.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Miranda in the 77th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Jose Miranda is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Kevin Gausman in the 88th percentile when estimating his strikeout ability.

Kevin Gausman is expected to throw 98 pitches today, which is the highest number of pitches for all pitchers on the slate today. This estimate is based on his inherent tendencies and the nature of the matchup.

The Minnesota Twins have 3 bats in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Edouard Julien, Trevor Larnach, Ryan Jeffers).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Alejandro Kirk (the Blue Jays’s expected catcher today) is considered to be a good pitch framer.

Hitting from the opposite that Simeon Woods Richard throws from, Daulton Varsho will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Daulton Varsho will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Isiah Kiner-Falefa has experienced some positive variance this year. His .288 figure has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .251.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Kepler in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Max Kepler is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Kevin Gausman throws from, Max Kepler will have an edge in today’s game.

Checking in at the 77th percentile, Willi Castro sports a .304 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year.

By putting up a .334 BABIP since the start of last season, Willi Castro is positioned in the 88th percentile.

As it relates to his batting average talent, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected as the 8th-best batter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 89th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 10th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. projects as the 11th-best batter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The #9 stadium in the league for boosting home runs to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre.

The #3 park in the majors for boosting strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre.

Simeon Woods Richardson was on point in his last GS and notched 8 strikeouts.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Bichette as the 6th-best hitter in MLB when estimating his batting average skill.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Bo Bichette will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Bo Bichette’s speed has improved this year. His 27.08 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 27.62 ft/sec now.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trevor Larnach in the 78th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Minnesota Twins bats jointly rank 2nd- in the league for power since the start of last season when using their 10.3% Barrel%.

Very few of Willi Castro’s struck balls have a “too-high” (above 38°) launch angle, which helps him to avoid hitting into lazy pop fly outs. His 20.9% “too-high” rate since the start of last season grades out in the 75th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Jeffers in the 88th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 83rd percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Bichette in the 89th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

In the last 14 days, Jose Miranda has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .347.

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Carlos Santana is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

Rogers Centre has the 8th-tallest fence height (on average) in the league.

As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the dish, Carlos Santana will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side against Kevin Gausman in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Carlos Santana in today’s matchup.

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Carlos Santana is in the 19th percentile for hitting ability per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .295.

The #8 field in the game for suppressing batting average to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Trevor Larnach today.

When it comes to his batting average, Trevor Larnach has experienced some positive variance since the start of last season. His .244 BA has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .221.

Daulton Varsho’s 87.8-mph average exit velocity ranks among the worst in the game since the start of last season: 23rd percentile.

It is anticipated that we will see a Huge Pitchers Umpire (Phil Cuzzi) calling pitches in this game.

Rogers Centre profiles as the #21 venue in the majors for base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Simeon Woods Richardson was on point in his last start and allowed 0 ER.

Simeon Woods Richardson’s high usage percentage of his secondary pitches (61.1% since the start of last season) figures to work in his favor since they are typically much more effective than fastballs.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Rogers Centre as the 8th-worst venue in the game for righty batting average.

Hitting from the same side that Simeon Woods Richard throws from, Justin Turner has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.235) suggests that Justin Turner has been lucky since the start of last season with his .275 actual batting average.

Justin Turner has notched a .300 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, grading out in the 24th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Kevin Gausman will have the handedness advantage against Ryan Jeffers in today’s matchup.

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

Despite posting a .420 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Ryan Jeffers has experienced some positive variance given the .090 deviation between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .330.

Kevin Gausman will have the handedness advantage against Jose Miranda in today’s game.

Jose Miranda will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Jose Miranda has been lucky this year, compiling a .347 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .303 — a .044 deviation.

Kevin Gausman’s fastball velocity has decreased 1.2 mph this season (92.9 mph) below where it was last season (94.1 mph).

Over his last 3 outings, Kevin Gausman has suffered a big decline in his fastball spin rate: from 2254 rpm over the whole season to 2195 rpm lately.

Daulton Varsho’s BABIP skill is projected in the 6th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Using Statcast data, Daulton Varsho is in the 25th percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .232.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 1st percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa is projected to bat 8th in the lineup today.

Batting from the same side that Simeon Woods Richard throws from, Isiah Kiner-Falefa has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Simeon Woods Richardson to throw 83 pitches today (8th-least of all pitchers on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Max Kepler in today’s matchup.

Max Kepler’s speed has decreased this year. His 27.37 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 26.15 ft/sec now.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Max Kepler’s true offensive ability to be a .329, providing some evidence that he has had some very good luck this year given the .074 difference between that mark and his actual .403 wOBA.

Willi Castro is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.

The switch-hitting Willi Castro will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side (0) today against Kevin Gausman, Willi Castro will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Grading out in the 10th percentile, the hardest ball Justin Turner has connected with since the start of last season reached a maximum exit velocity of 108.2 mph — a reliable indication of underlying power skill.

Simeon Woods Richard will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in today’s matchup.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ranks in the 6th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (11.5% rate since the start of last season).

Hitting the ball to all fields is a crucial talent for batting average that Daulton Varsho has struggled with since the start of last season, as evidenced by his checking in at the 6th percentile on THE BAT X’s Spray Score.

The Toronto Blue Jays (19.8 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) project to have the 5th-least strikeout-prone group of batters on the slate.

Bo Bichette is penciled in 6th on the lineup card today, which would be a downgrade from his 95% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Batting from the same side that Simeon Woods Richard throws from, Bo Bichette will not have the upper hand today.

With a .262 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, Bo Bichette grades out in the 13th percentile.

Willi Castro’s quickness has dropped off this year. His 28.59 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 27.81 ft/sec now.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, Kevin Gausman’s overall pitching skill is in the 80th percentile out of all starting pitchers in the majors currently.

The Minnesota Twins have been the 6th-luckiest offense in MLB this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse in the future, The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Santana in the 0th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Willi Castro has been lucky this year, notching a .342 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .296 — a .046 disparity.

Bo Bichette has displayed poor plate discipline since the start of last season, checking in at the 22nd percentile with a 3.67 K/BB rate.

Since the start of last season, Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s 3.1% Barrel%, an advanced standard for measuring power, places him in the 8th percentile among his peers.

Since the start of last season, Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s flyball exit velocity (an advanced stat to measure power) ranks in the 8th percentile at 88.6 mph.

Bo Bichette has been cold recently, posting a .230 wOBA in the last 14 days.

In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Bo Bichette ranks in just the 10th percentile with a 6.4° launch angle, which is one of the most groundball-inducing angles in MLB.

Since the start of last season, Jose Miranda’s flyball exit velocity (an advanced stat to measure power) ranks in the 17th percentile at 88.4 mph.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (14.8) implies that Justin Turner has experienced some positive variance since the start of last season with his 21.4 actual HR/600.

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