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Positive Match Player Stats for Astros vs White Sox Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edgar Quero in the 85th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Edgar Quero is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.

The #3 stadium in the league for boosting offensive stats to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest fences in MLB — generally good for home runs.

As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Edgar Quero will have the advantage of batting from from his good side against Framber Valdez in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Edgar Quero will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #8 field in the majors for right-handed home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Houston Astros have been the 8th-unluckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit better the rest of the season,The #9 field in the majors for boosting home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

Guaranteed Rate Field has the 5th-shallowest LF dimensions among all major league parks.

Jonathan Cannon is an extreme flyball pitcher (33.7% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the misfortune of pitching in the #9 HR venue among all stadiums in this game.

Given that groundball pitchers struggle the most against flyball hitters, Jonathan Cannon (33.7% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in today’s game with 3 FB hitters in Houston’s projected offense.

Tallying 95.6 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Jonathan Cannon places in the 85th percentile.

Brooks Baldwin will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

Brooks Baldwin has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 93.2-mph average to last season’s 90.6-mph EV.

Brooks Baldwin’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better recently, going from 46.6% on the season to 54.5% in the last week’s worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cam Smith in the 91st percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 93rd percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Christian Walker is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.

Christian Walker pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.4% — 76th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Christian Walker has made notable gains with his Barrel% of late, upping his 13.2% seasonal rate to 25% in the past 7 days.

Christian Walker has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 96.2-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal 91.3-mph EV.

Christian Walker has been unlucky this year, putting up a .281 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .331 — a .050 gap.

Hitting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Bobby Dalbec will have the upper hand today.

Bobby Dalbec will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Bobby Dalbec is remarkably quick, placing in the 84th percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.56 ft/sec since the start of last season.

Isaac Paredes is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game.

Isaac Paredes pulls a lot of his flyballs (46.2% — 100th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Isaac Paredes’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last year to this one, going from 39.7% to 50%.

Isaac Paredes’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 73.3% in the last 7 days.

Isaac Paredes has displayed impressive plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 96th percentile with a 1.34 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isaac Paredes in the 79th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Isaac Paredes has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 87.2-mph average to last year’s 85-mph EV.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 90th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Jose Altuve is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Jose Altuve pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Jose Altuve has made significant improvements with his Barrel% lately, upping his 6.7% seasonal rate to 16.7% over the past 7 days.

Over the past 7 days, Jose Altuve’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.1-mph over the course of the season to 98-mph recently.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 80th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Framber Valdez has been granted a longer leash than the typical pitcher since the start of last season, tallying 4.2 more adjusted pitches-per-game than average.

The Chicago White Sox have 3 batters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Bobby Dalbec, Michael A. Taylor, Luis Robert Jr.).

Due to his large reverse platoon split, Framber Valdez will hold the advantage going up against 9 batters in the projected offense who bat from the other side in this matchup.

It may be smart to expect positive regression for the Chicago White Sox offense in the future, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 6th-unluckiest offense in the majors this year.

Chicago’s 16.8° launch angle (a reliable standard to measure the ability to lift the ball for power) is among the steepest in MLB this year: #1 overall.

Batting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Michael A. Taylor will have an edge today.

Michael A. Taylor will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Michael A. Taylor’s launch angle this year (18.9°) is considerably better than his 13.3° angle last season.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Michael A. Taylor has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season. His .246 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .276.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael A. Taylor in the 81st percentile when estimating his home run skill.

When estimating his home run talent, Luis Robert Jr. ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Luis Robert Jr. is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Luis Robert Jr. will have an advantage today.

Luis Robert Jr.’s BABIP talent is projected in the 88th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Luis Robert Jr. will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Andrew Vaughn ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Andrew Vaughn is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Andrew Vaughn will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Andrew Vaughn will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 94th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Jeremy Pena is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.

Extreme groundball batters like Jeremy Pena tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Jonathan Cannon.

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Jeremy Pena grades out in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .272.

Jake Meyers has been unlucky in regards to his batting average since the start of last season; his .224 mark is deflated compared to his .259 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jake Meyers’s true offensive ability to be a .309, implying that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .042 gap between that figure and his actual .267 wOBA.

Lenyn Sosa is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Lenyn Sosa will have an edge in today’s game.

Lenyn Sosa has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Lenyn Sosa will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

Lenyn Sosa has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 94.9-mph average over the last week to his seasonal 91.4-mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 96th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Yainer Diaz is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today.

Yainer Diaz has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Extreme groundball hitters like Yainer Diaz tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Jonathan Cannon.

Yainer Diaz has made big improvements with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 9.7% seasonal rate to 15.4% over the past week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 78th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Negative Match Player Stats with Astros vs White Sox

Low temperatures are strongly correlated with less offense (and more strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the coldest weather on the schedule today at 50,°.

Edgar Quero has been cold of late, posting a 0% Barrel% (a reliable stat to evaluate power) over the past 14 days.

In the last two weeks, Edgar Quero has been exhibiting poor exit velocity numbers, with an average of only 86.8-mph on his flyballs.

Posting a 4.8° launch angle in the past 14 days suggests that Edgar Quero has been finding it challenging to lift the ball lately, which is a key component of hitting for power.

Jonathan Cannon will have the handedness advantage against 9 opposing batters today.

Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher stats across the board, and Jonathan Cannon will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

In his last GS, Jonathan Cannon performed well and gave up 0 ER.

Jonathan Cannon has relied on his sinker 6.2% less often this year (21%) than he did last year (27.2%).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Jonathan Cannon in the 17th percentile when estimating his strikeout ability.

The #3 park in baseball for suppressing strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

Jonathan Cannon has been very fortunate when it comes to his strikeouts this year, putting up a 7.59 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.03 — a 0.56 K/9 gap.

Jonathan Cannon has posted an 8.8% Swinging Strike rate since the start of last season, placing in the 16th percentile.

Brooks Baldwin is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

Brooks Baldwin’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined recently; his 93.2-mph seasonal average has decreased to 86.6-mph in the past two weeks.

Brooks Baldwin has posted a .264 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, grading out in the 22nd percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

With a 5.59 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Brooks Baldwin has displayed poor plate discipline, grading out in the 15th percentile.

Brooks Baldwin’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off lately, falling from 15.1% on the season to 11.1% over the last 14 days.

Cam Smith is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game.

When starting against a righty on the mound this year, Cam Smith has been pinch hit for 10% of the time.

Batting from the same side that Jonathan Cannon throws from, Cam Smith will be in a tough position today.

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

Batting from the same side that Jonathan Cannon throws from, Christian Walker will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Christian Walker will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Compared to his seasonal angle of 13.2°, Christian Walker has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (4.5°) over the past 14 days.

In notching a .272 BABIP since the start of last season, Christian Walker is positioned in the 23rd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 10th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Bobby Dalbec ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Bobby Dalbec is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

Bobby Dalbec has been very fortunate when it comes to with his wOBA since the start of last season; his .208 rate is considerably higher than his .171 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Bobby Dalbec has performed at a clip of 1.7 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, ranking in the 7th 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 Bobby Dalbec in the 2nd percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

With a .115 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) since the start of last season , Bobby Dalbec finds himself in the 1st percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isaac Paredes in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Jonathan Cannon will have the handedness advantage over Isaac Paredes in today’s matchup.

Typically, bats like Isaac Paredes who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Jonathan Cannon.

Isaac Paredes will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Isaac Paredes has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87.2-mph dropping to 84.7-mph in the past 14 days.

Hitting from the same side that Jonathan Cannon throws from, Jose Altuve faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jose Altuve in today’s game.

Jose Altuve’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last season to this one, falling from 15.7% to 10.1%.

As it relates to his batting average, Jose Altuve has had some very good luck since the start of last season. His .291 figure has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .266.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Jose Altuve has experienced some positive variance this year. His .314 rate has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .280.

Playing on the road generally lessens pitcher metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Framber Valdez in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Framber Valdez as the 18th-best starting pitcher in the game right now.

The Chicago White Sox projected offense projects as the 2nd-worst of all teams today in terms of overall hitting ability.

Framber Valdez is an extreme groundball pitcher (57.9% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Guaranteed Rate Field — the #9 HR venue in the majors — in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael A. Taylor in the 15th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Michael A. Taylor is penciled in 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

Michael A. Taylor’s footspeed has dropped off this season. His 28.49 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 27.18 ft/sec now.

With a .245 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) since the start of last season, Michael A. Taylor has performed in the 2nd percentile.

In notching a .301 Slugging Percentage (SLG) since the start of last season, Michael A. Taylor finds himself in the 3rd percentile.

Luis Robert Jr.’s average exit velocity has fallen off this season; his 90-mph average last season has dropped off to 85.9-mph.

Using Statcast data, Luis Robert Jr. grades out in the 17th percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .218.

Ranking in the 14th percentile, Luis Robert Jr. has notched a .278 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) since the start of last season.

Luis Robert Jr. has put up a .211 batting average since the start of last season, ranking in the 11th percentile.

In notching a .288 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, Luis Robert Jr. finds himself in the 22nd percentile for offensive skills.

Sporting a 4.11 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Luis Robert Jr. has demonstrated weak plate discipline, placing in the 16th percentile.

Andrew Vaughn’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased from last season to this one, going from 41.3% to 33%.

Checking in at the 24th percentile, Andrew Vaughn has notched a .289 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) since the start of last season.

Andrew Vaughn has shown weak plate discipline since the start of last season, checking in at the 21st percentile with a 3.69 K/BB rate.

Jonathan Cannon will have the handedness advantage over Jeremy Pena in today’s game.

Jeremy Pena will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Jeremy Pena has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 9.3% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% in the last week.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Jeremy Pena’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal mark of 89.2 mph to 81.5 mph.

Jake Meyers is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

Jonathan Cannon will have the handedness advantage against Jake Meyers in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jake Meyers today.

Jake Meyers’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this year; his 90.8-mph average last year has dropped off to 88.5-mph.

Lenyn Sosa’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last year to this one, going from 16% to 7.2%.

Lenyn Sosa has compiled a .157 Isolated Power rate (ISO) since the start of last season, placing in the 9th percentile.

Posting a 7.05 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Lenyn Sosa has demonstrated bad plate discipline, ranking in the 2nd percentile.

Placing in the 16th percentile, Lenyn Sosa has posted a .280 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) since the start of last season.

Jonathan Cannon will have the handedness advantage against Yainer Diaz in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Yainer Diaz today.

Yainer Diaz has displayed poor plate discipline since the start of last season, placing in the 8th percentile with a 4.78 K/BB rate.

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