Angels @ Rockies Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Positives for the Los Angeles Angels Game Today

Coors Field projects as the #1 venue in MLB for right-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation in Major League Baseball, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.

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

Blaine Crim has exhibited some good exit velocity indicators recently, averaging 102.9-mph on his flyballs in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

In the last 14 days, Blaine Crim’s swing has been well optimized for base hits, notching a 54.5% of balls hit with a launch angle in the optimal range of -4° to 26°.

The #5 park in baseball for boosting home runs to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.

Blaine Crim has been hot of late, hitting 3 homers over the past 7 days.

Coors Field profiles as the #1 field in Major League Baseball for run-scoring, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Over the last week, Denzer Guzman has displayed impressive power, recording a a 25% Barrel% (an advanced standard to measure power).

Notching a 93.6-mph average exit velocity in the last 7 days, Denzer Guzman has been in great form lately.

In the last week’s worth of games, Denzer Guzman’s swing has been well optimized for home runs, notching a 50% of balls hit with a launch angle in the optimal range of 23° to 34°.

When assessing his home run talent, Hunter Goodman ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hunter Goodman is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

Hunter Goodman has strong power (96th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a sure thing (27.8% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Kyle Hendricks doesn’t generate many whiffs (21st percentile K%) — great news for Goodman.

Hunter Goodman will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Hunter Goodman has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 95.1-mph average to last season’s 92.7-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Beck in the 83rd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Jordan Beck is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this game.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Jordan Beck will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Jordan Beck’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last season to this one, increasing from 10.4% to 16.6%.

Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Hendricks throws from, Yanquiel Fernandez will have an edge today.

Yanquiel Fernandez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Yanquiel Fernandez has made big strides with his Barrel% lately, improving his 6.2% seasonal rate to 20% over the last week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the 5th-best park in baseball for lefty home runs.

The #1 ballpark in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.

Nolan Schanuel’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nolan Schanuel is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today.

Nolan Schanuel will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against German Marquez in today’s matchup.

The Colorado Rockies have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Nolan Schanuel stands a good chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

Ryan Ritter will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Ryan Ritter’s BABIP talent is projected in the 90th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Karros in the 90th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Kyle Karros will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Christian Moore has made significant gains with his Barrel% of late, upping his 7.2% seasonal rate to 33.3% in the last 7 days.

Christian Moore has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 100.2-mph average over the last week to his seasonal 86.7-mph EV.

Over the last week, Christian Moore’s 50% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 18.1%.

Christian Moore’s BABIP ability is projected in the 89th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Mike Trout as the game’s 16th-best home run batter.

Mike Trout is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Mike Trout has big-time HR ability (98th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (28.9% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher German Marquez has a pitch-to-contact profile (15th percentile K%) — great news for Trout.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Mike Trout ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Mike Trout’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better lately, increasing from 50% on the season to 60.7% in the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Taylor Ward is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

Taylor Ward has made significant improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 14.3% seasonal rate to 40% in the last week’s worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Jo Adell as Major League Baseball’s 15th-best home run hitter.

Jo Adell is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today.

Jo Adell has big-time HR ability (98th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (27.1% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher German Marquez doesn’t generate many whiffs (24th percentile K%) — great news for Adell.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Jo Adell ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The Barrel% of Jo Adell has significantly improved, with an increase from 11.8% last year to 18.7% this season.

The Colorado Rockies projected batting order grades out as the worst of all teams today in terms of overall batting ability.

Kyle Hendricks was on point in his last start and allowed 2 ER.

Colorado Rockies batters collectively place 29th- in baseball for power this year when using their 91.5-mph exit velocity on flyballs.

The Colorado Rockies have 4 bats in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Ryan Ritter, Hunter Goodman, Jordan Beck, Ezequiel Tovar).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, German Marquez’s overall pitching talent grades out in the 17th percentile among all starting pitchers in MLB currently.

It may be best to expect better numbers for the Los Angeles Angels offense in the future, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 3rd-unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

The Los Angeles Angels have 6 batters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Denzer Guzman, Jo Adell, Christian Moore, Logan O’Hoppe, Bryce Teodosio, Mike Trout).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mickey Moniak in the 88th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Mickey Moniak is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Hendricks throws from, Mickey Moniak will have an advantage in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Mickey Moniak will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Yoan Moncada ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Yoan Moncada is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

The switch-hitting Yoan Moncada will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against German Marquez.

Tyler Freeman’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Tyler Freeman is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Tyler Freeman will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.332) implies that Tyler Freeman has had some very poor luck this year with his .318 actual wOBA.

Ezequiel Tovar is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Ezequiel Tovar will hold that advantage in today’s game.

In the last 7 days, Ezequiel Tovar’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 10.2% up to 23.1%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Tovar in the 83rd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O’Hoppe in the 94th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Logan O’Hoppe has big-time power (94th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a guarantee (28.2% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher German Marquez doesn’t generate many whiffs (19th percentile K%) — great news for O’Hoppe.

Logan O’Hoppe has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 96.9-mph average to last year’s 94.6-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O’Hoppe in the 79th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Logan O’Hoppe’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this season (20.1°) is a considerable increase over his 16° mark last season.

Negatives with the Colorado Rockies Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Blaine Crim in the 22nd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Blaine Crim is penciled in 6th in the lineup today.

Dry weather has a small but significant connection with less offense (and more Ks), and the weather forecast expects the least humid conditions on the slate at 26%.

The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 13-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for mound aces.

Batting from the same side that Kyle Hendricks throws from, Blaine Crim has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

In the past two weeks, Blaine Crim has been struggling with his launch angle, hitting 9.1% of his balls over 38°, the threshold at which many balls turn into pop-ups resulting in easy outs.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Denzer Guzman in the 14th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Denzer Guzman is projected to bat 8th in the batting order today.

German Marquez will hold the platoon advantage against Denzer Guzman today.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Denzer Guzman ranks in the 16th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Kyle Hendricks will hold the platoon advantage against Hunter Goodman in today’s matchup.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.223) implies that Hunter Goodman has been lucky this year with his .279 actual batting average.

By putting up a 4.97 K/BB rate this year, Hunter Goodman has shown weak plate discipline, grading out in the 7th percentile.

Hunter Goodman’s BABIP talent is projected in the 22nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hunter Goodman has experienced some positive variance in regards to with his wOBA this year; his .362 rate is quite a bit higher than his .298 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Kyle Hendricks will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jordan Beck today.

Jordan Beck’s average exit velocity has dropped off lately; his 87.3-mph seasonal EV has decreased to 84.2-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Jordan Beck has experienced some positive variance in regards to his batting average this year; his .268 mark is significantly inflated relative to his .237 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Jordan Beck’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls lately (3.4° in the last two weeks) is a considerable dropoff from his 13.3° seasonal mark.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Yanquiel Fernandez ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Yanquiel Fernandez is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

Yanquiel Fernandez’s average exit velocity has declined of late; his 87.4-mph seasonal average has dropped off to 83.4-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Nolan Schanuel today.

Nolan Schanuel’s 4.7% Barrel% (a reliable stat to evaluate power) grades out in the 18th percentile this year.

Ranked in the 20th percentile, Nolan Schanuel’s average exit velocity of 87.6 mph ranks among the lowest in MLB this year.

When assessing his home run talent, Nolan Schanuel ranks in the 6th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nolan Schanuel has paced 11.2 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year, placing in the 18th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Ritter in the 25th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Ryan Ritter is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Kyle Hendricks throws from, Ryan Ritter will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.249) may lead us to conclude that Ryan Ritter has been very fortunate this year with his .285 actual wOBA.

Kyle Karros is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Kyle Hendricks throws from, Kyle Karros has a tough challenge today.

Kyle Karros’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off of late; his 85.2-mph seasonal figure has lowered to 81.3-mph over the last two weeks.

As it relates to his home run talent, Kyle Karros ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Christian Moore is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

German Marquez will have the handedness advantage over Christian Moore in today’s matchup.

Christian Moore will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

German Marquez will hold the platoon advantage against Mike Trout today.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Mike Trout in today’s matchup.

In the past two weeks, Mike Trout’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 13.7% down to 7.1%.

German Marquez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Taylor Ward today.

Taylor Ward will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

In terms of his home runs, Taylor Ward has had positive variance on his side this year. His 31.2 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 25.0.

With a .258 BABIP this year, Taylor Ward grades out in the 11th percentile.

German Marquez will hold the platoon advantage against Jo Adell in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jo Adell today.

Ranking in the 9th percentile, Jo Adell has notched a .255 BABIP this year.

In terms of plate discipline, Jo Adell’s ability is quite weak, posting a 4.26 K/BB rate this year while ranking in in the 15th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Hendricks to throw 79 pitches today (5th-least of the day), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

It may be wise to expect positive regression for the Colorado Rockies offense in the future, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 9th-unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

Chad Fairchild grades out as a Hitters Umpire and is scheduled to be behind the plate today.

Projected catcher Logan O’Hoppe profiles as a weak pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Coors Field projects as the #1 park in baseball for batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

When estimating his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Kyle Hendricks in the 3rd percentile among all starting pitchers in the league.

The #1 stadium in the game for suppressing strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.

Today’s version of the Angels projected lineup is missing some of their usual firepower, as their .319 the leading projection system (THE BAT X) wOBA is considerably below their .330 overall projected rate.

German Marquez will have the handedness advantage against 7 opposing bats in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically improves pitcher metrics in all categories, and German Marquez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

When estimating his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts German Marquez in the 19th percentile among all SPs in the league.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects German Marquez to throw 82 pitches today (12th-least of all pitchers on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Mickey Moniak’s true offensive skill to be a .317, implying that he has had positive variance on his side this year given the .037 disparity between that figure and his actual .354 wOBA.

Mickey Moniak has shown weak plate discipline this year, placing in the 5th percentile with a 5.22 K/BB rate.

When starting against a northpaw this year, Yoan Moncada has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 19% of the time.

Yoan Moncada will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Yoan Moncada’s average exit velocity has dropped off recently; his 89.8-mph seasonal figure has dropped off to 87.1-mph over the last two weeks.

Hitting from the same side that Kyle Hendricks throws from, Tyler Freeman will have a disadvantage today.

Over the past 14 days, Tyler Freeman’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal mark of 88.6 mph to 84.8 mph.

There has been a significant decline in Tyler Freeman’s launch angle from last year’s 12.9° to 7.9° this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Freeman in the 12th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Hitting from the same side that Kyle Hendricks throws from, Ezequiel Tovar will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 15.5°, Ezequiel Tovar has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (1.3°) over the past two weeks.

In notching a .280 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Ezequiel Tovar is positioned in the 9th percentile.

Ezequiel Tovar has exhibited bad plate discipline this year, ranking in the 11th percentile with a 4.68 K/BB rate.

Logan O’Hoppe is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that German Marquez throws from, Logan O’Hoppe will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Logan O’Hoppe in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryce Teodosio in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

Bryce Teodosio is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card today.

33% of the time that Bryce Teodosio has started against a right-handed pitcher this year, he has been replaced by a pinch-hitter.

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