MLB Player match stats positives for New York at Baltimore Wednesday Matchup

Anthony Santander is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is projected to have the highest temperatures of all games today at 81°.

Anthony Santander pulls many of his flyballs (40.5% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Out of all the teams today, the 5th-weakest outfield defense is that of the the New York Yankees.

Anthony Santander will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adley Rutschman in the 95th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Adley Rutschman is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards has the shallowest right field dimensions in the league.

As far as temperature and humidity go, the 2nd-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Corbin Burnes throws from, Austin Wells will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Austin Wells has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season. His .287 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .331.

Using Statcast data, Austin Wells grades out in the 97th 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 35.900.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Gunnar Henderson ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Gunnar Henderson is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Luis Gil throws from, Gunnar Henderson will have an advantage in today’s game.

Gunnar Henderson will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

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

Gleyber Torres has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-worst outfield defense is that of the the Baltimore Orioles.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Gleyber Torres’s true offensive ability to be a .332, indicating that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .078 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .254 wOBA.

Anthony Volpe is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this game.

Anthony Volpe hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (37.9% — 76th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 4th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Anthony Volpe has been lucky this year. His .335 figure has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .307.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Santander in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 90th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Ryan O’Hearn is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Luis Gil throws from, Ryan O’Hearn will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Ryan O’Hearn hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 80th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s 4th-shallowest CF fences today.

Ramon Urias has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Ramon Urias will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Ramon Urias has experienced some negative variance in regards to his home runs since the start of last season; his 6.8 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is deflated compared to his 12.1 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The #9 field in the game for boosting BABIP to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Mountcastle in the 93rd percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

Ryan Mountcastle is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Ryan Mountcastle has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Austin Wells is an extreme flyball batter and faces the weak outfield defense of Baltimore (#2-worst of all teams on the slate).

The #9 venue in Major League Baseball for boosting base hits to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

In terms of his batting average, Anthony Volpe has had some very poor luck since the start of last season. His .220 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .242.

Cedric Mullins II will have the handedness advantage over Luis Gil in today’s matchup.

Cedric Mullins II pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.1% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Cedric Mullins II will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Ryan Mountcastle ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Ryan Mountcastle will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Aaron Judge ranks as the 2nd-best hitter in MLB.

Aaron Judge is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

Aaron Judge hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38% — 78th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 4th-shallowest CF fences today.

When assessing his BABIP skill, Colton Cowser is projected as the 13th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Colton Cowser will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Gil in today’s matchup.

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

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Oswaldo Cabrera has had bad variance on his side this year. His .290 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .348.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Westburg in the 87th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

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

Jordan Westburg has put up a .286 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, checking in at the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Juan Soto projects as the 4th-best batter in the league, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Juan Soto is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Corbin Burnes throws from, Juan Soto will have an edge today.

When it comes to his home run talent, Cedric Mullins II ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 89th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

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

In the past two weeks, Colton Cowser has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .417.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Westburg in the 78th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

In the last 7 days, Jordan Westburg has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .376.

Posting a .345 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, Jordan Westburg grades out in the 85th percentile for offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trent Grisham in the 91st percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Trent Grisham will have the handedness advantage against Corbin Burnes today.

Trent Grisham hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 84th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 4th-shallowest CF fences today.

Luis Gil projects as the 16th-best pitcher in the game currently when estimating his strikeout talent, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Jose Trevino, the Yankees’s expected catcher in today’s matchup, profiles as an elite pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Luis Gil’s 95.9-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 95th percentile out of all SPs.

Among all starting pitchers, Luis Gil’s fastball spin rate of 2471 rpm grades out in the 90th percentile this year.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Giancarlo Stanton ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Giancarlo Stanton is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

When it comes to his home runs, Trent Grisham has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season. His 14.4 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been quite a bit lower than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 23.8.

Luis Gil conceded a monstrous 5 earned runs in his last start.

As it relates to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Corbin Burnes in the 88th percentile among all starters in Major League Baseball.

Compared to league average, Corbin Burnes has been given a longer leash than the average pitcher since the start of last season, tallying an extra 4.9 adjusted pitches each start.

The New York Yankees have 3 bats in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Aaron Judge, Trent Grisham, Giancarlo Stanton).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Adley Rutschman (the Orioles’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) projects as a good pitch framer.

Home field advantage typically improves pitcher metrics in all categories, and Corbin Burnes will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Very few of Oswaldo Cabrera’s struck balls have a “too-high” (above 38°) launch angle, which helps him to avoid hitting into easy pop fly outs. His 21.1% “too-high” rate since the start of last season grades out in the 77th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Giancarlo Stanton as baseball’s 6th-best home run batter.

As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Giancarlo Stanton has had some very good luck this year. His .325 figure has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .298.

Juan Soto hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 91st percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game’s 4th-shallowest CF fences today.

Anthony Rizzo is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.

Anthony Rizzo will hold the platoon advantage over Corbin Burnes today.

Anthony Rizzo pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.9% — 91st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s shallowest RF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Rizzo in the 77th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

The New York Yankees projected batting order ranks as the 3rd-strongest of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall hitting ability.

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Giancarlo Stanton ranks in the 93rd 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 32.300.

Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Adley Rutschman will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Aaron Judge’s true offensive skill to be a .403, implying that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .076 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .327 wOBA.

Posting a .358 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season, Gleyber Torres is ranked in the 89th percentile for offensive ability.

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Santander in the 4th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

The #4 field in the game for suppressing offensive stats, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Among all stadiums, the 9th-highest average fence height are at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

The switch-hitting Anthony Santander will be less advantaged while batting from his weak side (0) today against Luis Gil, This season, there has been a decline in Anthony Santander’s footspeed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 26.64 ft/sec last year to 26.05 ft/sec currently.

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the dish, Adley Rutschman will be at a disadvantage batting from his bad side against Luis Gil today.

Austin Wells is projected to bat 7th in the lineup today.

13% of the time that Austin Wells has started against a righty on the mound this year, he has been pulled from the game early.

Today, Austin Wells is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 36.1% rate (89th percentile).

Austin Wells will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 4th-worst park in the game for lefty home runs.

Gunnar Henderson has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s deepest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Gunnar Henderson’s true offensive talent to be a .353, implying that he has had some very good luck this year given the .053 disparity between that mark and his actual .406 wOBA.

Gleyber Torres is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Corbin Burnes throws from, Gleyber Torres meets a tough challenge today.

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Gleyber Torres in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the 4th-worst stadium in the game for righty home runs.

Corbin Burnes will have the handedness advantage over Anthony Volpe in today’s matchup.

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

Anthony Volpe’s maximum exit velocity (a reliable metric to assess power) has been 108.7 mph since the start of last season, grading out in the 14th percentile.

When starting against a right-handed starter this year, Ryan O’Hearn has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 33% of the time.

This season, there has been a decline in Ryan O’Hearn’s footspeed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 27.75 ft/sec last year to 27.16 ft/sec currently.

Ryan O’Hearn has been lucky this year, compiling a .393 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .332 — a .061 deviation.

Ramon Urias is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this game.

Hitting from the same side that Luis Gil throws from, Ramon Urias faces a tough challenge today.

Ranking in the 25th percentile, the hardest ball Ramon Urias has hit since the start of last season reached a maximum exit velocity of 109.5 mph — a reliable indication of underlying power ability.

With a .254 wOBA in the last 14 days, Gleyber Torres has been struggling at the plate.

Batting from the same side that Luis Gil throws from, Ryan Mountcastle will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Cedric Mullins II’s BABIP skill is projected in the 9th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Cedric Mullins II is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

In terms of his home runs, Cedric Mullins II has been lucky since the start of last season. His 22.4 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 17.0.

Corbin Burnes will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Aaron Judge in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Aaron Judge in today’s game.

Colton Cowser is penciled in 8th in the lineup in this game.

This year, Colton Cowser has been pulled from the game early in 14% of his appearances when starting against righty hurler.

Colton Cowser has been lucky this year, posting a .417 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .311 — a .106 disparity.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oswaldo Cabrera in the 22nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Oswaldo Cabrera is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today.

Oswaldo Cabrera will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Jordan Westburg is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this game.

Batting from the same side that Luis Gil throws from, Jordan Westburg has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Jordan Westburg pulls many of his flyballs (34.7% — 86th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Juan Soto in today’s game.

As it relates to his batting average, Juan Soto has had some very good luck since the start of last season. His .283 figure has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .265.

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 lowest angles in the game.

Ramon Urias’s footspeed has declined this season. His 26.69 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 26.16 ft/sec now.

Jordan Westburg’s speed has dropped off this season. His 28.9 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 28.33 ft/sec now.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jordan Westburg’s true offensive talent to be a .319, providing some evidence that he has experienced some positive variance this year given the .057 disparity between that mark and his actual .376 wOBA.

As it relates to his batting average, Ramon Urias has been very fortunate since the start of last season. His .254 mark has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .233.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.203) suggests that Cedric Mullins II has experienced some positive variance since the start of last season with his .230 actual batting average.

Using Statcast data, Cedric Mullins II grades out in the 9th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .278.

Cedric Mullins II has hit 22.2% of his balls in the air at least 100 mph since the start of last season, ranking in the 15th percentile.

Ryan O’Hearn ranks in the 25th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (13.8% rate since the start of last season).

With a .221 batting average since the start of last season, Anthony Volpe grades out in the 14th percentile.

Trent Grisham is penciled in 9th in the lineup today.

Trent Grisham has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 17% of the time when starting against a right-handed pitcher this year.

Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Trent Grisham today.

It is scheduled that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Adam Beck) behind the plate today.

Playing on the road typically lessens pitcher metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Luis Gil today.

Contrary to popular belief, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Luis Gil has relied on his fastball a lot this year, though: 58.9% of the time, ranking in the 100th percentile.

Trent Grisham’s BABIP skill is projected in the 12th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Trent Grisham has recorded a .294 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) since the start of last season, checking in at the 21st percentile.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.234) suggests that Anthony Santander has had some very good luck since the start of last season with his .250 actual batting average.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards has the deepest left field fences among all major league parks.

Corbin Burnes will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Giancarlo Stanton in today’s game.

Giancarlo Stanton will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Giancarlo Stanton has compiled a .214 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, checking in at the 9th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Giancarlo Stanton is in the 1st percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce base hits (32.7% rate since the start of last season).

Sporting a .222 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season , Oswaldo Cabrera is ranked in the 16th percentile.

Oswaldo Cabrera’s 4% Barrel% (an advanced standard to measure power) is in the 14th percentile since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Luis Gil in the 77th percentile as it relates to his overall pitching talent level.

It may be sensible to expect negative regression for the Baltimore Orioles offense in the future, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 2nd-luckiest offense in baseball this year.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards projects as the #29 venue in MLB for walks, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Corbin Burnes has relied on his cutter 10.4% less often this season (45%) than he did last year (55.4%).

Based on Statcast metrics, Oswaldo Cabrera ranks in the 13th percentile for power via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season at 10.400.

Juan Soto has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his home runs since the start of last season; his 30.3 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is quite a bit higher than his 25.8 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

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

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Anthony Rizzo today.

In terms of his batting average, Anthony Rizzo has had positive variance on his side since the start of last season. His .247 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 .233.

Anthony Rizzo has hit 22.9% of his balls in the air 100+ mph since the start of last season, ranking in the 17th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Corbin Burnes as the 20th-best starter in the majors right now.

Ranking in the 3rd percentile for Sprint Speed at 24.28 ft/sec this year, Anthony Rizzo is notably slow.

This year, there has been a decline in Austin Wells’s quickness with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 26.46 ft/sec last year to 25.96 ft/sec currently.

Colton Cowser’s 2.5% Barrel% (an advanced stat to measure power) ranks in the 20th percentile since the start of last season.

Colton Cowser and his 2.5° launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls rank in 6th percentile, among the lowest in the league since the start of last season.

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