Pros

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joc Pederson in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Joc Pederson is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

Joc Pederson will have the handedness advantage against Edward Cabrera in today’s matchup.

Joc Pederson has made big gains with his Barrel% lately, improving his 14.2% seasonal rate to 28.6% over the past week.

Joc Pederson has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 96.7-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal 92.5-mph EV.

Jonah Bride is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Eduardo Rodriguez throws from, Jonah Bride will have an edge in today’s game.

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

Jonah Bride has made notable strides with his Barrel% of late, improving his 5.3% seasonal rate to 12.5% in the last week’s worth of games.

In the last 7 days, Jonah Bride’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.7-mph over the course of the season to 100.6-mph recently.

When estimating his home run skill, Jake Burger ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jake Burger is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Eduardo Rodriguez throws from, Jake Burger will have an advantage in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Jake Burger will hold that advantage today.

Jake Burger has made substantial gains with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 13.4% seasonal rate to 25.8% in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Among all stadiums, LoanDepot Park’s CF dimensions are the 6th-shallowest.

Geraldo Perdomo has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 87.8-mph average to last year’s 85.7-mph EV.

Geraldo Perdomo’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased of late, increasing from 13.5% on the season to 27.3% over the last 14 days.

In terms of his home runs, Geraldo Perdomo has had bad variance on his side this year. His 2.5 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been deflated compared to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 11.2.

By putting up a .270 batting average this year, Geraldo Perdomo finds himself in the 80th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Bell in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Josh Bell is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in the 91st percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s launch angle this season (15.8°) is a significant increase over his 10.7° figure last year.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has had some very poor luck with his home runs this year; his 17.5 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is a fair amount lower than his 21.4 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Corbin Carroll ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Corbin Carroll is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Edward Cabrera throws from, Corbin Carroll will have an edge in today’s game.

In the past week’s worth of games, Corbin Carroll’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 5.3% up to 21.4%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Corbin Carroll’s true offensive talent to be a .332, indicating that he has been unlucky this year given the .027 difference between that figure and his actual .305 wOBA.

Jake McCarthy has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (67% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today.

Jake McCarthy will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Edward Cabrera in today’s matchup.

Jake McCarthy has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 95.5-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal average of 87-mph.

Last year, Jake McCarthy had an average launch angle of 11.1° on his highest exit velocity balls, while this year it has significantly increased to 16.1°.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Jake McCarthy’s 56.8% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 47.9%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Derek Hill in the 93rd percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Derek Hill is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 81% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

Hitting from the opposite that Eduardo Rodriguez throws from, Derek Hill will have an edge today.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Derek Hill will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Derek Hill’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved in recent games, increasing from 50% on the season to 75% over the last week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Otto Lopez in the 91st percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Otto Lopez will have the handedness advantage over Eduardo Rodriguez in today’s game.

Otto Lopez hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 6th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

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

In the last 7 days, Otto Lopez’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92-mph over the course of the season to 96-mph recently.

Xavier Edwards is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Xavier Edwards will get to bat from his good side against Eduardo Rodriguez in this game.

Xavier Edwards hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 86th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the game’s 6th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Xavier Edwards will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

In the past two weeks, Xavier Edwards’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 87-mph over the course of the season to 90-mph lately.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Eduardo Rodriguez’s overall pitching skill grades out in the 81st percentile among all starters in the league right now.

Throwing 92.5 adjusted pitches per GS since the start of last season on average, Eduardo Rodriguez places him the 85th percentile.

The 3rd-weakest projected lineup on the slate today in terms of overall hitting ability is that of the Miami Marlins.

Doug Eddings grades out as a Huge Pitchers Umpire and is expected to be calling pitches today.

The 4th-deepest RF fences in Major League Baseball are found in LoanDepot Park.

When estimating his home run skill, Jesus Sanchez ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jesus Sanchez is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Jesus Sanchez will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Jesus Sanchez has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 93-mph average to last year’s 90.3-mph EV.

Jesus Sanchez has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 99.8-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal average of 96.9-mph.

Geraldo Perdomo has exhibited good plate discipline this year, placing in the 76th percentile with a 2.07 K/BB rate.

When estimating his home run ability, Eugenio Suarez ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Eugenio Suarez has made substantial strides with his Barrel% recently, upping his 10% seasonal rate to 18.8% over the last 7 days.

Eugenio Suarez has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.2-mph dropping to 86-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

Eugenio Suarez’s launch angle of late (31° over the past 7 days) is significantly better than his 19.1° seasonal mark.

By putting up a 24.700 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 , Eugenio Suarez has performed in the 77th percentile for power.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Edward Cabrera in the 89th percentile when estimating his strikeout ability.

Projected catcher Nick Fortes profiles as a good pitch framer, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher metrics in all categories, and Edward Cabrera will hold that advantage today.

The underlying talent of the Arizona Diamondbacks projected lineup today (.313 projected wOBA per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) figures to be quite a bit worse than their .330 wOBA this year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have been the 3rd-luckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to negatively regress in the future, Arizona Diamondbacks hitters collectively rank among the best in the league this year (7th-) as far as their 89.1-mph average exit velocity.

Kevin Newman has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 89.3-mph average in the last week to his seasonal average of 85.7-mph.

Over the last week, Kevin Newman’s 33.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 10%.

Corbin Carroll has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 97.5-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal average of 92.2-mph.

Posting a .270 batting average this year, Kevin Newman finds himself in the 80th percentile.

Batting from the opposite that Eduardo Rodriguez throws from, Nick Fortes will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Nick Fortes will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Despite posting a .242 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Nick Fortes has had some very poor luck given the .028 disparity between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .270.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Otto Lopez’s true offensive skill to be a .299, suggesting that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .039 disparity between that figure and his actual .260 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xavier Edwards in the 96th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Jake Burger ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Grading out in the 90th percentile, Jake McCarthy sits with a .361 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Eugenio Suarez ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The Miami Marlins have 4 hitters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (David Hensley, Jesus Sanchez, Derek Hill, Connor Norby).

Eduardo Rodriguez has utilized his four-seamer 6.9% less often this season (38.5%) than he did last season (45.4%).

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has notched a .265 batting average this year, checking in at the 75th percentile.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Jesus Sanchez ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake McCarthy in the 90th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Cons

When starting against a right-handed pitcher this year, Joc Pederson has been pulled from the game early 23% of the time.

Built just 6 feet above sea level, LoanDepot Park has one of the lowest elevations among all major league stadiums, which generally leads to lower offensive output.

In today’s game, Joc Pederson is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 37.5% rate (94th percentile).

Joc Pederson will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Joc Pederson’s true offensive ability to be a .353, suggesting that he has had some very good luck this year given the .052 disparity between that figure and his actual .405 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonah Bride in the 24th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

28% of the time that Jonah Bride has started against a lefty hurler this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

Jonah Bride pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.3% — 82nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

Despite posting a .352 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Jonah Bride has been lucky given the .046 deviation between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .306.

Jake Burger pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.9% — 91st percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

When it comes to plate discipline, Jake Burger’s skill is quite poor, posting a 4.84 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 8th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Geraldo Perdomo in the 12th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Geraldo Perdomo is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card today.

The switch-hitting Geraldo Perdomo will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side (0) today against Edward Cabrera, Geraldo Perdomo will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

Josh Bell has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.9%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

Josh Bell will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

In the past week’s worth of games, Josh Bell’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8% down to 0%.

Josh Bell has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.7-mph dropping to 84.5-mph in the past 7 days.

Batting from the same side that Edward Cabrera throws from, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in today’s game.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off of late; his 91.8-mph seasonal average has dropped to 83.1-mph in the past 7 days.

Over the last 14 days, Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (3.7°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 12.3°.

In today’s game, Corbin Carroll is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.4% rate (80th percentile).

Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Corbin Carroll in today’s matchup.

Corbin Carroll’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off from last season to this one, going from 40.3% to 33.8%.

Corbin Carroll’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased of late, going from 33.8% on the season to 14.3% over the past week.

As it relates to his home run ability, Jake McCarthy ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jake McCarthy has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

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 Jake McCarthy in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jake McCarthy’s true offensive ability to be a .308, providing some evidence that he has been lucky this year given the .056 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .364 wOBA.

36% of the time that Derek Hill has started against a lefty on the mound this year, he has been replaced by a pinch-hitter.

In today’s game, Derek Hill is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 37.3% rate (92nd percentile).

Derek Hill’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off lately; his 93-mph seasonal EV has fallen to 90.4-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

When it comes to his home runs, Derek Hill has experienced some positive variance since the start of last season. 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 9.3.

Otto Lopez is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

This year, Otto Lopez has been pinch hit for in 12% of his appearances when starting against lefty on the mound.

Otto Lopez’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off in recent games, going from 12.6% on the season to 6.3% over the past 14 days.

Otto Lopez’s 4.3° launch angle (a reliable standard to evaluate a batter’s ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the most groundball-inducing in MLB: 3rd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xavier Edwards in the 1st percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Xavier Edwards’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls lately (6.8° over the last 7 days) is considerably lower than his 9.8° seasonal figure.

Xavier Edwards has been cold of late, putting up a 0% Barrel% (a reliable standard to measure power) in the past 14 days.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.290) provides evidence that Xavier Edwards has had some very good luck this year with his .346 actual batting average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles LoanDepot Park as the 4th-best ballpark in MLB for walks.

Eduardo Rodriguez will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Eduardo Rodriguez’s 91.5-mph fastball velocity since the start of last season is in the 23rd percentile out of all SPs.

Among all SPs, Eduardo Rodriguez’s fastball spin rate of 2167.8 rpm ranks in the 21st percentile since the start of last season.

Eduardo Rodriguez has been lucky since the start of last season, notching a 3.41 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 4.07 — a 0.66 difference.

13% of the time that Jesus Sanchez has started against a left-handed starter this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

Eduardo Rodriguez will have the handedness advantage against Jesus Sanchez in today’s matchup.

Jesus Sanchez has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.5%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Over the last 7 days, Jesus Sanchez’s 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 11.9%.

Eugenio Suarez is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Edward Cabrera will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Eugenio Suarez today.

Eugenio Suarez pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.3% — 94th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Eugenio Suarez will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

In his previous game started, Edward Cabrera wasn’t on when it came to striking batters out and was only able to tally 2 Ks.

Edward Cabrera has been lucky in regards to his strikeouts this year, putting up a 10.62 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 9.94 — a 0.67 K/9 gap.

Generating 13.7 outs per start this year on average, Edward Cabrera places him the 4th percentile.

In his previous outing, Edward Cabrera allowed a monstrous 6 earned runs.

Edward Cabrera has recorded a 5.17 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that is concerned with the things most within a pitcher’s control) this year, grading out in the 25th percentile.

Edward Cabrera’s 7th percentile walk rate (13.1% this year) shows his weak control skills.

As it relates to his home run ability, Kevin Newman ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Kevin Newman is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card today.

Edward Cabrera will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kevin Newman in today’s matchup.

Kevin Newman has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 4th-deepest RF fences today.

From last year to this one, Corbin Carroll’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 16.5% to 9.5%.

Derek Hill has been lucky this year, posting a .306 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .280 — a .026 deviation.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Geraldo Perdomo in the 15th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Fortes in the 1st percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Nick Fortes is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

When starting against a southpaw this year, Nick Fortes has been pinch hit for 25% of the time.

Nick Fortes’s average exit velocity has declined this season; his 88.1-mph figure last year has dropped off to 84.2-mph.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Kevin Newman ranks in the 16th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

As it relates to his home run ability, Otto Lopez ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Xavier Edwards has been lucky this year, compiling a .378 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .302 — a .076 disparity.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Derek Hill ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Compared to his seasonal angle of 11.9°, Jake McCarthy has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (7.6°) in the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Fortes in the 10th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.