Todays Matchup Details

Player match stat positives for Oakland at New York Matchup Today

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

Miguel Andujar is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today.

Among all parks, Citi Field’s CF dimensions are the shallowest.

Over the last 7 days, Miguel Andujar’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 83.4-mph over the course of the season to 85.9-mph lately.

Checking in at the 90th percentile, Miguel Andujar sits with a .289 batting average this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Brent Rooker as MLB’s 9th-best home run batter.

Brent Rooker is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

Brent Rooker hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 96th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Brent Rooker has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 97.7-mph average to last year’s 94.9-mph average.

In notching a 40.500 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year , Brent Rooker grades out in the 99th percentile for power.

Because of his reverse platoon split, Paul Blackburn will have a tough matchup matching up with 7 bats in the projected batting order who share his hand in today’s game.

Paul Blackburn has been lucky this year, notching a 3.86 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 4.59 — a 0.73 gap.

Paul Blackburn has been one of the luckiest hurlers in Major League Baseball on balls in play this year with a .268 BABIP and figures to see that luck normalize going forward.

Oakland has performed as the #1 team in baseball when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (17.5% rate this year).

When assessing his home run skill, Shea Langeliers ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Shea Langeliers is penciled in 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

Shea Langeliers pulls many of his flyballs (36.6% — 93rd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 4th-shallowest LF fences today.

Compared to last season, Shea Langeliers has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 13.4% to 19.2% this season.

Over the last 14 days, Shea Langeliers’s 28% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 19.2%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 84th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

Zack Gelof 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 league’s shallowest CF fences today.

Over the past 7 days, Zack Gelof has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 36.7° compared to his seasonal mark of 19°.

Zack Gelof has done a strong job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls. His 19° figure is among the highest in MLB this year (94th percentile).

Grading out in the 84th percentile for power, Zack Gelof has hit 26.8 dingers per 600 plate appearances this year.

Zack Gelof’s BABIP ability is projected in the 91st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

J.J. Bleday is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.

Hitting from the opposite that Paul Blackburn throws from, J.J. Bleday will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

The New York Mets have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so J.J. Bleday has a strong chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

J.J. Bleday hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

J.J. Bleday’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last season to this one, increasing from 15.2% to 18.8%.

Max Schuemann hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 82nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s shallowest CF fences today.

Max Schuemann has made significant improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 6.6% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the last week’s worth of games.

Max Schuemann has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.8-mph to 91.8-mph in the past week.

Ranking in the 84th percentile, Max Schuemann has put up a .330 BABIP this year.

Compared to the average starter, Paul Blackburn has been granted an above-average leash this year, recording an extra 3.3 adjusted pitches each game.

As it relates to his home run ability, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Lawrence Butler is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 60% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

Hitting from the opposite that Paul Blackburn throws from, Lawrence Butler will have an advantage in today’s game.

The New York Mets have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Lawrence Butler can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

Lawrence Butler has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 4th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

The Oakland Athletics have 5 batters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Shea Langeliers, Max Schuemann, Zack Gelof, Brent Rooker, Lawrence Butler).

The #5 field in the game for boosting strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Citi Field.

Lawrence Butler has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 95.1-mph average to last season’s 90.4-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brent Rooker in the 97th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Brent Rooker has posted a .420 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 99th percentile.

Miguel Andujar’s launch angle in recent games (11.7° in the past two weeks) is a significant increase over his 8.4° seasonal figure.

Tuesday player match stat slumps with Athletics vs Mets Matchup

Citi Field profiles as the #30 park in baseball for overall right-handed offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Citi Field’s altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest in Major League Baseball, which generally leads to less offense.

Hitting from the same side that Paul Blackburn throws from, Miguel Andujar will be in a tough position today.

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

In the last week, Miguel Andujar’s 35.3% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 41.9%.

The #1 ballpark in baseball for suppressing batting average to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Citi Field.

Paul Blackburn will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brent Rooker in today’s game.

Brent Rooker will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Brent Rooker has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 92.4-mph dropping to 87.6-mph over the past 7 days.

The Oakland Athletics have been the 6th-luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse going forward, Francisco Alvarez, the Mets’s expected catcher today, grades out as a good pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Citi Field as the worst stadium in the majors for batting average.

Home field advantage typically bolsters pitcher stats across the board, and Paul Blackburn will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Paul Blackburn throws from, Shea Langeliers will be at a disadvantage today.

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 Shea Langeliers today.

In the last week’s worth of games, Shea Langeliers’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 14.7% down to 0%.

Shea Langeliers has shown bad plate discipline this year, ranking in the 21st percentile with a 3.8 K/BB rate.

Zack Gelof is projected to hit 6th in the lineup today.

Hitting from the same side that Paul Blackburn throws from, Zack Gelof encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Zack Gelof in today’s matchup.

Zack Gelof’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off of late; his 94.1-mph seasonal mark has lowered to 88.8-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.J. Bleday in the 10th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

The #1 park in Major League Baseball for suppressing offensive stats to left-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Citi Field.

J.J. Bleday will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

J.J. Bleday has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.6-mph dropping to 84.5-mph in the last week.

Max Schuemann is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Paul Blackburn throws from, Max Schuemann will be in a tough position in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Max Schuemann in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Citi Field as the worst stadium in Major League Baseball for left-handed batting average.

Over the past week, Brent Rooker’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 22.6%.

Lawrence Butler will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Lawrence Butler’s launch angle of late (4.2° in the past two weeks) is significantly lower than his 12.2° seasonal mark.

As it relates to his home runs, Lawrence Butler has experienced some positive variance this year. His 27.6 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 20.3.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 13.4°, Max Schuemann’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls has dropped significantly in recent games (8.7° in the past 14 days).

Despite posting a .327 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Lawrence Butler has been very fortunate given the .022 gap between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .305.

When estimating his home run talent, Miguel Andujar ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Miguel Andujar has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 17th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.