MLB Player match stats positives for New York at Los Angeles Tuesday Matchup

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 96th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Taylor Ward is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game.

The #4 park in MLB for boosting offensive stats to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

On average, the fence height at Angel Stadium is the lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.

Taylor Ward will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nestor Cortes today.

Kevin Pillar is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

Kevin Pillar will have the handedness advantage against Nestor Cortes today.

The New York Yankees outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-weakest out of all the teams in action today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Angel Stadium as the 7th-best stadium in baseball for home runs.

The Los Angeles Angels have 7 bats in the projected lineup that will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nestor Cortes today.

Nestor Cortes is an extreme flyball pitcher (44.2% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the misfortune of pitching in the #7 HR venue in the league today.

Given that groundball pitchers are least effective against flyball hitters, Nestor Cortes (44.2% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in today’s game with 3 FB hitters in Los Angeles’s projected batting order.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Rengifo in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Luis Rengifo is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Luis Rengifo will get to bat from his better side against Nestor Cortes today.

As it relates to his home run ability, Jo Adell ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jo Adell will have the handedness advantage over Nestor Cortes in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Giancarlo Stanton as the game’s 5th-best home run batter.

Giancarlo Stanton is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

The #9 venue in baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

Giancarlo Stanton has been lucky in regards to with his wOBA this year; his .329 figure is significantly inflated relative to his .291 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The #7 venue in the game for boosting BABIP to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

Hitters such as Luis Rengifo with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Nestor Cortes who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

Angel Stadium profiles as the #4 venue in baseball for overall left-handed offense, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Willie Calhoun will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Since the start of last season, Willie Calhoun has an average exit velocity of 90.7 mph, which ranks among the best in the game at the 82nd percentile.

The New York Yankees have been the 3rd-luckiest offense in the majors this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse in the future, Griffin Canning will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats across the board.

Griffin Canning was in good form in his last game started and allowed 2 ER.

Contrary to popular belief, fastballs are typically a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Griffin Canning must realize this, because he has used his off-speed and breaking pitches a lot this year: 64.2% of the time, grading out in the 88th percentile.

As it relates to his batting average, Giancarlo Stanton has experienced some positive variance this year. His .235 rate has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .230.

Hitting from the opposite that Griffin Canning throws from, Anthony Rizzo will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Anthony Rizzo ranks in the 89th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce base hits (47.5% rate since the start of last season).

The standard deviation of Anthony Rizzo’s launch angle since the start of last season (24.9°) is in the 94th percentile. A low deviation like this tends to lead to a higher BABIP.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Logan O’Hoppe ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Logan O’Hoppe is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Nestor Cortes throws from, Logan O’Hoppe will have an edge in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Gleyber Torres ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Gleyber Torres’s true offensive talent to be a .330, providing some evidence that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .050 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .280 wOBA.

Gleyber Torres has compiled a .358 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, placing in the 89th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34° (the launch angle range that tends to optimize home runs), Gleyber Torres and his 18% rank in the 82nd percentile since the start of last season.

The switch-hitting Oswaldo Cabrera will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Griffin Canning.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.348) provides evidence that Oswaldo Cabrera has been unlucky this year with his .281 actual wOBA.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Juan Soto ranks as the 4th-best hitter in Major League Baseball.

Juan Soto is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game.

Juan Soto will have the handedness advantage over Griffin Canning in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Volpe in the 78th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Anthony Volpe is penciled in 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

When it comes to his home runs, Anthony Volpe has had some very good luck this year. His 14.7 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been inflated compared to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 12.8.

Alex Verdugo’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Alex Verdugo has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (51% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Angel Stadium profiles as the #7 venue in MLB for LHB BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Hitting from the opposite that Griffin Canning throws from, Alex Verdugo will have an advantage today.

Based on Statcast data, Alex Verdugo is in the 75th percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .268.

Hitting from the opposite that Nestor Cortes throws from, Kyren Paris will have the upper hand today.

Kyren Paris will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Aaron Judge ranks as the best hitter in Major League Baseball.

Aaron Judge is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.238) may lead us to conclude that Aaron Judge has experienced some positive variance this year with his .279 actual batting average.

Since the start of last season, Aaron Judge’s 26.9% Barrel%, an advanced standard for measuring power, places him in the 100th percentile among his peers.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Rizzo in the 75th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

The #9 venue in the game for boosting home runs to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Anthony Rizzo ranks in the 86th percentile with a 17.3° launch angle, which is one of the steepest angles in MLB.

Nolan Schanuel is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

Extreme flyball bats like Nolan Schanuel tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Nestor Cortes.

Willie Calhoun has exhibited favorable plate discipline since the start of last season, checking in at the 88th percentile with a 1.7 K/BB rate.

Juan Soto has posted a .384 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, grading out in the 96th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Jo Adell will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Gleyber Torres has been hot of late, hitting 2 dingers in the past 7 days.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Alex Verdugo ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Giancarlo Stanton ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Giancarlo Stanton’s 15.8% Barrel% (a reliable stat to measure power) grades out in the 95th percentile since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 84th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

Since the start of last season, Jo Adell’s flyball exit velocity (an advanced stat to study power) is in the 99th percentile at 100.3 mph.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Kyren Paris has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season. His .200 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .244.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Kevin Pillar will hold that advantage today.

Nestor Cortes has averaged 94.4 adjusted pitches per GS this year, checking in at the 83rd percentile.

Anthony Volpe has been hot in recent games, batting his way to a .345 wOBA over the last 14 days.

A low launch angle standard deviation tends to lead to a higher rate of hits on balls in play, and Anthony Volpe’s 25.2° mark (93rd percentile) since the start of last season indicates a strong hitting profile.

Ranking in the 87th percentile for Sprint Speed at 28.72 ft/sec this year, Anthony Volpe is notably quick.

Angel Stadium profiles as the #3 ballpark in MLB for strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Griffin Canning has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his strikeouts this year, notching a 6.27 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.16 — a 1.89 K/9 difference.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Nolan Schanuel will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Nestor Cortes in the 81st percentile when assessing his strikeout skill.

The Los Angeles Angels 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) (Kyren Paris, Jo Adell, Cole Tucker).

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In MLB, Angel Stadium’s LF dimensions are the 10th-deepest.

Taylor Ward’s speed has fallen off this year. His 27.96 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 26.99 ft/sec now.

Taylor Ward ranks in the 18th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (39.2% rate since the start of last season).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin Pillar in the 23rd percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

15% of the time that Kevin Pillar has started against a lefty hurler this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

Today, Kevin Pillar is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 10th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 37.3% rate (95th percentile).

Kevin Pillar has been lucky this year, putting up a .413 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .301 — a .112 deviation.

Kevin Pillar has been very bad at hitting the ball to all fields (a crucial ability for batting average), ranking in the 17th percentile in THE BAT X’s Spray Score since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Nestor Cortes in the 85th percentile when assessing his overall pitching talent.

Compared to their .318 overall projected rate, the .306 the leading projection system (THE BAT X) wOBA of the Los Angeles Angels projected lineup in this game suggests this version of the lineup considerably weaker than usual.

In his last game started, Nestor Cortes was rolling and gave up 0 ER.

Placing in the 77th percentile, Nestor Cortes has posted a 3.79 K/BB rate this year.

Luis Rengifo pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.5% — 75th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Despite posting a .378 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Luis Rengifo has had positive variance on his side given the .067 disparity between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .311.

Since the start of last season, the hardest ball Luis Rengifo has made contact with reached a maximum exit velocity of 109.1 mph (a reliable standard to evaluate power), placing in the 19th percentile.

Jo Adell is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

Jo Adell has posted a .201 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, grading out in the 3rd percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Using Statcast data, Jo Adell is in the 2nd percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .133.

Jo Adell ranks in the 7th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (30.3% rate since the start of last season).

Griffin Canning will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Giancarlo Stanton in today’s game.

Giancarlo Stanton will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

When it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34° (the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs), Giancarlo Stanton and his 11% rank in the 4th percentile since the start of last season.

Posting a 4.95 K/BB rate this year, Giancarlo Stanton has displayed poor plate discipline, grading out in the 10th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willie Calhoun in the 2nd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Willie Calhoun has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (75% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th in the batting order today.

Nestor Cortes will hold the platoon advantage against Willie Calhoun in today’s game.

Willie Calhoun’s quickness has fallen off this year. His 24.98 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 24.45 ft/sec now.

Willie Calhoun has done a bad job optimizing his launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls. His 5.8° figure is among the lowest in the league since the start of last season (13th percentile).

The 3rd-best projected lineup on the slate today in terms of overall hitting skill is that of the the New York Yankees.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Logan O’Hoppe (the Angels’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) projects as a weak pitch framer.

Griffin Canning’s fastball velocity has fallen 1.3 mph this season (92.7 mph) below where it was last season (94 mph).

Launch angles in the range of -4° to 26° tend to become base hits at a high rate; Giancarlo Stanton and his 32.7% since the start of last season rank in the 1st percentile by this measure.

Placing in the 2nd percentile, Giancarlo Stanton has put up a .234 BABIP since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Rizzo in the 7th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Anthony Rizzo is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game.

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Anthony Rizzo in today’s game.

Ranking in the 2nd percentile for Sprint Speed at 24.17 ft/sec this year, Anthony Rizzo is not very athletic.

Logan O’Hoppe pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.4% — 93rd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Sporting a 3.7 K/BB rate this year, Logan O’Hoppe has demonstrated poor plate discipline, grading out in the 22nd percentile.

Gleyber Torres is penciled in 7th in the lineup today.

Batting from the same side that Griffin Canning throws from, Gleyber Torres encounters a tough challenge today.

Gleyber Torres will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Gleyber Torres is notably slow, grading out in the 21st percentile in Sprint Speed at 26.13 ft/sec this year.

Oswaldo Cabrera’s BABIP skill is projected in the 24th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Oswaldo Cabrera today.

Since the start of last season, Oswaldo Cabrera’s 4% Barrel%, a reliable stat for measuring power, places him in the 14th percentile among his peers.

Oswaldo Cabrera’s maximum exit velocity (a reliable stat to measure power) has been 106.8 mph since the start of last season, placing in the 5th percentile.

Juan Soto will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Juan Soto ranks in just the 11th percentile with a 6.6° launch angle, which is one of the most groundball-inducing angles in baseball.

Griffin Canning will have the handedness advantage over Anthony Volpe in today’s matchup.

Anthony Volpe will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Since the start of last season, the hardest ball Anthony Volpe has hit reached a maximum exit velocity of 108.7 mph (an advanced standard to evaluate power), grading out in the 14th percentile.

Alex Verdugo has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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

Alex Verdugo’s 5% Barrel% (an advanced stat to evaluate power) grades out in the 21st percentile since the start of last season.

Alex Verdugo’s 89.9-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable stat to evaluate power) ranks in the 16th percentile since the start of last season.

Alex Verdugo’s 8.5° launch angle (an advanced stat to measure a batter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is among the lowest in baseball: 18th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyren Paris in the 9th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Kyren Paris is penciled in 9th in the batting order today.

Kyren Paris has performed at a clip of 1.0 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, ranking in the 9th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Kyren Paris’s 85.6-mph average exit velocity ranks among the worst in the league since the start of last season: 15th percentile.

Batting from the same side that Griffin Canning throws from, Aaron Judge will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

Aaron Judge will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Grading out in the 17th percentile, Anthony Rizzo has hit 22.9% of his balls in the air since the start of last season with a velocity of 100 mph or faster.

Alex Verdugo has performed at a clip of 11.5 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, grading out in the 15th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When estimating his home run talent, Nolan Schanuel ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the same side that Nestor Cortes throws from, Nolan Schanuel will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Nolan Schanuel’s speed has declined this season. His 26.8 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 26.13 ft/sec now.

Nolan Schanuel has posted a .154 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year, placing in the 21st percentile.

Oswaldo Cabrera has been cold in recent games, limping his way to a .281 wOBA over the past 14 days.

As it relates to plate discipline, Jo Adell’s ability is quite poor, sporting a 3.91 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 19th percentile.

Since the start of last season, Willie Calhoun’s 3.5% Barrel%, an advanced metric for measuring power, places him in the 25th percentile among his peers.

By putting up a .155 Isolated Power (ISO) this year, Gleyber Torres is ranked in the 21st percentile.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Kyren Paris ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Kyren Paris has been cold recently, putting up a .248 wOBA over the past 14 days.

Kevin Pillar has exhibited weak plate discipline since the start of last season, checking in at the 13th percentile with a 6 K/BB rate.

Kyren Paris has notched a .193 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, ranking in the 16th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Anthony Volpe’s true offensive ability to be a .318, providing some evidence that he has had some very good luck this year given the .027 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .345 wOBA.

Griffin Canning didn’t have his best stuff when it came to striking hitters out in his previous game started and notched 2 Ks.

Griffin Canning’s 2078-rpm fastball spin rate this year grades out in the 12th percentile among all starters.

Placing in the 16th percentile, Griffin Canning has put up a 17.4% K% this year.

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Nolan Schanuel grades out in the 9th percentile for power per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season at 1.700.

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

Nestor Cortes’s 91-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 15th percentile out of all starting pitchers.

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