MLB Player match stats positives for Chicago at Toronto Tuesday Matchup

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daulton Varsho in the 87th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

In the majors, Rogers Centre’s CF fences are the 5th-shallowest.

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

Daulton Varsho has been lucky in regards to with his wOBA this year; his .310 figure is a good deal higher than his .301 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Daulton Varsho ranks in the 96th percentile with a 20.3° launch angle, which is one of the steepest angles in the league.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eloy Jimenez in the 89th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Eloy Jimenez is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Eloy Jimenez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi today.

Eloy Jimenez hits many of his flyballs to center field (39% — 92nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards baseball’s 10th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Out of every team today, the 5th-worst infield defense is that of the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Chicago White Sox have been the unluckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better in future games, Adam Beck grades out as a Hitters Umpire and is expected to be calling pitches today.

The Chicago White Sox have 8 hitters in the projected lineup that will hold the platoon advantage over Yusei Kikuchi in this matchup.

Paul DeJong is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 89% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Hitting from the opposite that Yusei Kikuchi throws from, Paul DeJong will have an edge in today’s matchup.

In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Paul DeJong ranks in the 84th percentile with a 16.9° launch angle, which is one of the highest angles in the league.

Corey Julks will have the handedness advantage over Yusei Kikuchi in today’s matchup.

Corey Julks hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 82nd percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s 10th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Corey Julks grades out in the 97th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce base hits (50.2% rate since the start of last season).

By putting up a .315 BABIP since the start of last season, Corey Julks grades out in the 76th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Davis Schneider in the 91st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Davis Schneider will have the handedness advantage against Garrett Crochet today.

The Chicago White Sox outfield defense profiles as the 5th-weakest among all the teams on the slate today.

Davis Schneider will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

As it relates to his batting average skill, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected as the 6th-best batter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

Batting from the opposite that Garrett Crochet throws from, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (39% — 92nd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball’s 10th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Justin Turner is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today.

Justin Turner will have the handedness advantage over Garrett Crochet today.

Justin Turner hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 84th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards baseball’s 10th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

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

Garrett Crochet projects as the 8th-best starting pitcher in MLB right now, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Garrett Crochet was in good form in his last game started and allowed 0 ER.

Garrett Crochet’s 96.1-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 96th percentile out of all SPs.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects George Springer in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

George Springer is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

George Springer will have the handedness advantage against Garrett Crochet today.

Zach Remillard will hold the platoon advantage over Yusei Kikuchi today.

Zach Remillard hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 90th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 10th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Bichette as the 7th-best hitter in baseball when it comes to his batting average skill.

Bo Bichette is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game.

Bo Bichette will have the handedness advantage against Garrett Crochet in today’s matchup.

Danny Mendick will have the handedness advantage over Yusei Kikuchi today.

Danny Mendick has gotten much quicker this year, improving from last year’s 25.55 ft/sec to 26.02 ft/sec now (according to Statcast’s Sprint Speed metric).

When estimating his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Yusei Kikuchi in the 92nd percentile among all SPs in Major League Baseball.

The Chicago White Sox have 3 bats in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Paul DeJong, Korey Lee, Zach Remillard).

Rogers Centre grades out as the #2 field in baseball for strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

In his last outing, Yusei Kikuchi was in good form and notched 9 strikeouts.

Yusei Kikuchi has recorded 17.3 outs per GS this year, checking in at the 79th percentile.

Batting from the opposite that Garrett Crochet throws from, Isiah Kiner-Falefa will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa will hold that advantage today.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. projects as the 12th-best hitter in the league, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will hold that advantage today.

Hitting from the opposite that Garrett Crochet throws from, Ernie Clement will have the upper hand today.

Ernie Clement hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 85th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 10th-shallowest CF fences today.

Ernie Clement will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Ernie Clement’s speed has improved this year. His 28.36 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 29.01 ft/sec now.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Tommy Pham ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Tommy Pham is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Yusei Kikuchi throws from, Tommy Pham will have an advantage today.

Tommy Pham hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards baseball’s 10th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Andrew Vaughn’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Andrew Vaughn is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

Andrew Vaughn will hold the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi today.

Andrew Vaughn hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 90th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB’s 10th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eloy Jimenez in the 84th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Eloy Jimenez’s true offensive talent to be a .325, providing some evidence that he has experienced some negative variance this year given the .046 disparity between that figure and his actual .279 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Bichette in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Bo Bichette will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Danny Jansen in the 92nd percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Danny Jansen is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Garrett Crochet throws from, Danny Jansen will have an advantage in today’s game.

Danny Jansen will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

Andrew Benintendi is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today.

Andrew Benintendi hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 93rd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league’s 10th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Andrew Benintendi has been unlucky this year, posting a .221 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .310 — a .089 difference.

Andrew Benintendi grades out in the 94th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (19.8% rate since the start of last season).

Ernie Clement is in the 84th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize home runs (19.1% rate since the start of last season).

As it relates to his batting average, Daulton Varsho has had some very poor luck this year. His .206 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .220.

Andrew Benintendi’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Justin Turner has done a good job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-hit balls. His 15.9° angle is among the highest in Major League Baseball since the start of last season (85th percentile).

Bashing 3 long-balls in the past two weeks, Paul DeJong has been on fire in recent games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Garrett Crochet projects as the 5th-best SP in the game currently when it comes to his strikeout ability, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Among all starters, Garrett Crochet’s fastball spin rate of 2484 rpm ranks in the 91st percentile this year.

Ranking in the 93rd percentile, Garrett Crochet put up a 14% Swinging Strike rate this year.

In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Corey Julks ranks in the 82nd percentile with a 16.8° launch angle, which is among the highest angles in the majors.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ernie Clement in the 89th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Davis Schneider has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his home runs since the start of last season; his 29.0 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is a fair amount lower than his 41.5 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

George Springer will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Vaughn in the 75th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Notching 2 HRs in the past 7 days, Andrew Vaughn has been on fire in recent games.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Tommy Pham has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .373.

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Daulton Varsho has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (63% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this game.

The league’s 8th-tallest fence height (on average) can be found at Rogers Centre.

Garrett Crochet will have the handedness advantage against Daulton Varsho in today’s matchup.

Ranked in the 23rd percentile, Daulton Varsho’s average exit velocity of 87.8 mph ranks among the lowest in baseball since the start of last season.

Rogers Centre profiles as the #23 venue in baseball for righty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Eloy Jimenez will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

Eloy Jimenez’s speed has fallen off this year. His 26.52 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 25.43 ft/sec now.

Eloy Jimenez is in the 3rd percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce home runs (10.1% rate since the start of last season).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Yusei Kikuchi’s overall pitching skill is in the 79th percentile among all SPs in MLB currently.

The weakest projected offense of all teams on the slate in terms of overall hitting skill is that of the the Chicago White Sox.

The #7 field in baseball for suppressing batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre.

Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher stats across the board, and Yusei Kikuchi will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul DeJong in the 3rd percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Paul DeJong today.

Despite posting a .306 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Paul DeJong has experienced some positive variance given the .034 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .272.

In notching a .273 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season, Paul DeJong is ranked in the 7th percentile for offensive ability.

Corey Julks is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Corey Julks in today’s game.

Based on Statcast metrics, Corey Julks grades out in the 19th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season at 12.200.

Davis Schneider is penciled in 6th in the batting order today.

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

Utilizing Statcast data, Justin Turner is in the 23rd 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 .300.

Placing 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 — an advanced indication of underlying power skill.

Justin Turner is not very toolsy, checking in at the 13th percentile in Sprint Speed at 25.41 ft/sec this year.

The Toronto Blue Jays have been the 4th-unluckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit better the rest of the season, With 8 batters who bat from the other side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Garrett Crochet faces a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this matchup.

With a .260 wOBA in the past two weeks’ worth of games, George Springer has been struggling at the plate.

Grading out in the 12th percentile, George Springer has put up a .231 BABIP this year.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Zach Remillard ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Zach Remillard is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Zach Remillard will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Grading out in the 18th percentile, Bo Bichette sports a .260 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

Ranking in the 15th percentile for power, Bo Bichette has paced 5.3 dingers per 600 plate appearances this year.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Danny Mendick ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Danny Mendick is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Danny Mendick will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Danny Mendick has recorded a .244 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, grading out in the 13th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When estimating his home run ability, Isiah Kiner-Falefa ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Isiah Kiner-Falefa is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this game.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (6.7) implies that Isiah Kiner-Falefa has been lucky since the start of last season with his 9.7 actual HR/600.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ernie Clement in the 10th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Ernie Clement is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this game.

Ernie Clement has performed at a clip of 6.9 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, placing in the 20th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Tommy Pham in today’s game.

This season, there has been a decline in Tommy Pham’s quickness with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 27.75 ft/sec last year to 27.02 ft/sec currently.

Despite posting a .373 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Tommy Pham has been very fortunate given the .048 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .325.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Andrew Vaughn today.

Grading out in the 15th percentile, Andrew Vaughn sits with a .253 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

Placing in the 19th percentile, Andrew Vaughn has notched a .303 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year.

Eloy Jimenez has been cold recently, struggling to the tune of a .279 wOBA over the last week.

When it comes to his batting average, Davis Schneider has had positive variance on his side since the start of last season. His .267 figure has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .221.

Bo Bichette has been cold in recent games, posting a .255 wOBA over the last two weeks.

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 lowest angles in the game.

Danny Jansen’s maximum exit velocity (a reliable metric to study power) has been 109 mph since the start of last season, placing in the 18th percentile.

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

The #5 stadium in MLB for suppressing batting average to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre.

Yusei Kikuchi will have the handedness advantage against Andrew Benintendi in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Andrew Benintendi today.

Ernie Clement’s 2.1% Barrel% (an advanced metric to measure power) ranks in the 18th percentile since the start of last season.

Daulton Varsho’s BABIP ability is projected in the 7th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

Andrew Benintendi’s 87.9-mph exit velocity on flyballs (an advanced standard to measure power) ranks in the 5th percentile since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Danny Jansen in the 5th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

This year, there has been a decline in Danny Jansen’s quickness with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 27.12 ft/sec last year to 26.41 ft/sec currently.

Danny Jansen has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .244 figure is significantly inflated relative to his .227 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s 3.1% Barrel% (a reliable stat to measure power) ranks in the 8th percentile since the start of last season.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (17.2) provides evidence that Paul DeJong has had positive variance on his side since the start of last season with his 22.4 actual HR/600.

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

Isiah Kiner-Falefa and his 5.1° launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls rank in 5th percentile, among the lowest in MLB since the start of last season.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.198) suggests that Zach Remillard has been lucky since the start of last season with his .284 actual wOBA.

The Toronto Blue Jays (18.7 K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) project to have the 3rd-least strikeout-heavy set of batters of all teams on the slate.

Playing on the road generally diminishes pitcher metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Garrett Crochet today.

Given the 0.46 discrepancy between Garrett Crochet’s 12.19 K/9 and his 11.73 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in MLB this year in terms of strikeouts and ought to see worse results the rest of the season.

Corey Julks’s 4.9% Barrel% (an advanced standard to evaluate power) ranks in the 20th percentile since the start of last season.

Sporting a .246 BABIP this year, Bo Bichette grades out in the 18th percentile.

Andrew Vaughn has been cold in recent games, limping his way to a .251 wOBA over the last week.

Placing in the 19th percentile, Andrew Vaughn has posted a .204 batting average this year.

Since the start of last season, Ernie Clement’s flyball exit velocity (an advanced stat to assess power) grades out in the 5th percentile at 84.8 mph.

Posting a 3.700 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Andrew Benintendi has performed in the 3rd percentile for power.

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 Major League Baseball.

Since the start of last season, Corey Julks’s flyball exit velocity (a reliable stat to measure power) ranks in the 14th percentile at 89.7 mph.

With a .292 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, George Springer is ranked in the 17th percentile.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Paul DeJong ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

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