MLB Player match stats positives for New York at San Diego Sunday Matchup

Luis Arraez is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Petco Park as the 4th-best stadium in the majors for left-handed home runs.

Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF fences in the majors.

Petco Park has the 3rd-shortest fence height (on average) in MLB.

Luis Arraez will hold the platoon advantage against Clarke Schmidt today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Manny Machado in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Manny Machado is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Petco Park as the 4th-best stadium in baseball for right-handed home runs.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Aaron Judge ranks as the best batter in the majors.

Aaron Judge is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

Aaron Judge hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 83rd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.

Aaron Judge has been very fortunate when it comes to his batting average this year; his .275 rate is a good deal higher than his .241 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Merrill in the 90th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

Jackson Merrill will have the handedness advantage over Clarke Schmidt in today’s game.

Jackson Merrill hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.4% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the game’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Jurickson Profar is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

Out of all the teams in action today, the 4th-worst outfield defense is that of the the New York Yankees.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Jurickson Profar will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Verdugo in the 96th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Alex Verdugo is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 53% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

Alex Verdugo will have the handedness advantage over Joe Musgrove in today’s game.

Alex Verdugo hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 83rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Posting a .268 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) since the start of last season , Alex Verdugo is positioned in the 75th percentile.

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

Juan Soto is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game.

Juan Soto will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joe Musgrove today.

Anthony Volpe’s BABIP ability is projected in the 77th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Anthony Volpe is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

When it comes to his home runs, Anthony Volpe has been very fortunate this year. His 15.3 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 12.8.

When it comes to his batting average talent, Luis Arraez is projected as the best batter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Anthony Rizzo will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joe Musgrove 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 mark like this tends to lead to a higher rate of hits on balls in play.

Ha-seong Kim hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 83rd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Ha-seong Kim will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

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

As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Oswaldo Cabrera has had some very poor luck this year. His .288 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .351.

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

Whalloping 2 dingers in the past 7 days, Gleyber Torres has been on fire in recent games.

Despite posting a .277 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Gleyber Torres has had bad variance on his side given the .054 deviation between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .331.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Clarke Schmidt’s overall pitching ability grades out in the 84th percentile among all SPs in MLB currently.

The San Diego Padres have been the 9th-luckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to negatively regress in future games, Clarke Schmidt was on point in his previous GS and conceded 2 ER.

Clarke Schmidt’s cutter percentage has risen by 6.8% from last year to this one (28.2% to 35%) .

Batting from the opposite that Clarke Schmidt throws from, David Peralta will have an advantage in today’s game.

David Peralta hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 82nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.

Hitting from the opposite that Joe Musgrove throws from, Austin Wells will have an edge in today’s game.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (35.9) implies that Austin Wells has had some very poor luck since the start of last season with his 17.0 actual HR/600.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Jake Cronenworth ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jake Cronenworth is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today.

Fernando Tatis Jr. projects as the 8th-best batter in MLB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today.

Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 91st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the game’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

The #7 park in the majors for boosting strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.

Joe Musgrove will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his metrics across the board.

Joe Musgrove has relied on his slider 7% more often this year (21.5%) than he did last season (14.5%).

Austin Wells has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .218 BA is significantly deflated relative to his .266 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When it comes to plate discipline, Austin Wells’s skill is quite impressive, putting up a 1.8 K/BB rate since the start of last season while placing in in the 85th percentile.

Giancarlo Stanton projects as the 5th-best home run hitter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Giancarlo Stanton is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.351) suggests that Ha-seong Kim has been unlucky this year with his .305 actual wOBA.

Jake Cronenworth will have the handedness advantage against Clarke Schmidt in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Rizzo in the 75th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

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 the game.

Manny Machado will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Volpe in the 76th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Over the past two weeks, Anthony Volpe has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .344.

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Gleyber Torres grades out in the 89th percentile for offensive skills per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .358.

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

Grading out in the 84th percentile of THE BAT X’s Spray Score since the start of last season, Gleyber Torres demonstrated exceptional skill in hitting the ball to all fields – an important ability for achieving a high batting average.

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

Ranking in the 88th percentile for Sprint Speed at 28.72 ft/sec this year, Anthony Volpe is notably quick.

Placing in the 78th percentile, Anthony Volpe has notched a .345 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

Jurickson Profar’s quickness has gotten better this season. His 25.68 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 26.7 ft/sec now.

Jurickson Profar has exhibited strong plate discipline this year, checking in at the 96th percentile with a 1.09 K/BB rate.

Juan Soto hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 83rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the game’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.

Posting a .384 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, Juan Soto has performed in the 96th percentile for hitting ability.

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

Giancarlo Stanton has been very fortunate when it comes to his batting average this year; his .246 BA is quite a bit higher than his .236 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Since the start of last season, Giancarlo Stanton’s 15.8% Barrel%, a reliable standard for measuring power, places him in the 95th percentile among his peers.

When estimating his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Clarke Schmidt in the 83rd percentile among all SPs in the league.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and David Peralta will hold that advantage today.

Jackson Merrill will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Verdugo in the 84th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Jurickson Profar has been hot in recent games, batting his way to a .399 wOBA in the last two weeks.

Jake Cronenworth will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Fernando Tatis Jr. will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, David Peralta has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season. His .291 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .331.

In terms of his batting average, Ha-seong Kim has had bad variance on his side this year. His .212 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .259.

Ha-seong Kim has exhibited impressive plate discipline this year, ranking in the 94th percentile with a 1.25 K/BB rate.

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When assessing his home run ability, Luis Arraez ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects the 2nd-best pitching conditions on the slate today.

Luis Arraez’s 3.5% Barrel% (an advanced metric to assess power) ranks in the 10th percentile since the start of last season.

Luis Arraez’s maximum exit velocity (an advanced stat to study power) has been 104 mph since the start of last season, checking in at the 1st percentile.

When it comes to power, Luis Arraez is ranked in the 4th percentile, having paced 0.9 homers per 600 plate appearances this year.

Hitting from the same side that Clarke Schmidt throws from, Manny Machado has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Manny Machado’s quickness has declined this year. His 26.25 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 25.67 ft/sec now.

Manny Machado grades out in the 14th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in base hits (38.5% rate since the start of last season).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Petco Park as the 4th-worst stadium in baseball for righty base hits.

Built just 14 feet above sea level, Petco Park has one of the lowest elevations among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to less offense.

Joe Musgrove will have the handedness advantage over Aaron Judge today.

Out of all the teams today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the San Diego Padres.

Jackson Merrill is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Jackson Merrill has recorded a .131 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year, checking in at the 15th percentile.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jurickson Profar in the 17th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

When starting against a righty hurler this year, Jurickson Profar has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 17% of the time.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the plate, Jurickson Profar will bat from his worse side against Clarke Schmidt in today’s game.

The #4 field in baseball for suppressing BABIP to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.

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

Juan Soto is an extreme groundball hitter and squares off against the strong infield defense of San Diego (#2-best on the slate).

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

Joe Musgrove will have the handedness advantage over Anthony Volpe today.

Anthony Volpe has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.5%) and will be challenged by baseball’s 6th-deepest RF fences today.

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

Anthony Rizzo is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this game.

Anthony Rizzo pulls many of his flyballs (35.6% — 89th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 6th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ha-seong Kim in the 24th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Ha-seong Kim is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

Clarke Schmidt will have the handedness advantage against Ha-seong Kim in today’s matchup.

Oswaldo Cabrera’s BABIP talent is projected in the 23rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Oswaldo Cabrera is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Oswaldo Cabrera will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Gleyber Torres is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this game.

Joe Musgrove will have the handedness advantage against Gleyber Torres in today’s matchup.

In today’s game, Gleyber Torres is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 36% rate (88th percentile).

Malachi Moore profiles as a Hitters Umpire and is expected to be behind the plate today.

The #4 stadium in the majors for boosting home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.

David Peralta is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

32% of the time that David Peralta has started against a right-handed starter since the start of last season, he has been pinch hit for.

David Peralta’s 4.9% Barrel% (a reliable metric to assess power) grades out in the 20th percentile since the start of last season.

Austin Wells is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this game.

This year, Austin Wells has been pulled from the game early in 26% of his appearances when starting against righty hurler.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Austin Wells in today’s game.

Since the start of last season, Jake Cronenworth’s 4.6% Barrel%, a reliable stat for measuring power, places him in the 16th percentile among his peers.

Since the start of last season, Jake Cronenworth’s flyball exit velocity (an advanced metric to evaluate power) ranks in the 11th percentile at 89.3 mph.

Clarke Schmidt will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Fernando Tatis Jr. in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Joe Musgrove to be on a bit of a short leash today, projecting a maximum of 81 pitches.

Luis Campusano, the Padres’s expected catcher in today’s game, projects as a horrible pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Joe Musgrove will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Giancarlo Stanton today.

Giancarlo Stanton will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

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

Oswaldo Cabrera’s 4% Barrel% (a reliable stat to evaluate power) grades out in the 14th percentile since the start of last season.

Grading out in the 5th percentile, the hardest ball Oswaldo Cabrera has made contact with since the start of last season reached a maximum exit velocity of 106.8 mph — a reliable indication of underlying power skill.

Ha-seong Kim’s 4.7% Barrel% (a reliable metric to measure power) ranks in the 17th percentile since the start of last season.

Jake Cronenworth’s BABIP skill is projected in the 21st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jake Cronenworth’s footspeed has dropped off this year. His 28.28 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 27.17 ft/sec now.

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 Anthony Rizzo in today’s game.

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.

Juan Soto’s 6.6° launch angle (an advanced metric to measure a hitter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is among the most groundball-inducing in baseball: 11th percentile.

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

The San Diego Padres (17.7 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the least strikeout-prone lineup on the slate.

Clarke Schmidt will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Given the 0.57 discrepancy between Clarke Schmidt’s 9.86 K/9 and his 9.29 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in Major League Baseball this year in terms of strikeouts and figures to see worse results in the future.

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

As it relates to plate discipline, Giancarlo Stanton’s talent is quite bad, putting up a 4.49 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 14th percentile.

Alex Verdugo’s 5% Barrel% (a reliable metric to measure power) is in the 21st percentile since the start of last season.

Jurickson Profar pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.7% — 94th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 6th-deepest RF fences today.

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