Todays Matchup Details

Player match stat positives for Colorado at Cincinnati Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Great American Ball Park as the 3rd-best park in the game for run-scoring.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the 5th-hottest weather on the slate today at 84°.

Austin Wynns will have the handedness advantage over Austin Gomber in today’s matchup.

Austin Wynns has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

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

When assessing his BABIP ability, Elly De La Cruz is projected as the 3rd-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Elly De La Cruz is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.

The #6 park in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.

Great American Ball Park has the 8th-shallowest left field dimensions among all major league parks.

When it comes to his home run talent, Hunter Goodman ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The Cincinnati Reds outfield defense projects as the 13th-worst out of every team today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 87th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Tyler Stephenson is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

Tyler Stephenson will have the handedness advantage against Austin Gomber today.

It may be sensible to expect positive regression for the Colorado Rockies offense going forward, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 9th-unluckiest offense in the game this year.

Lance Barksdale grades out as a Huge Hitters Umpire and is expected to be behind the plate in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Great American Ball Park as the best park in the league for home runs.

The 8th-shallowest right field dimensions among all parks are found in Great American Ball Park.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Jones in the 94th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Batting from the opposite that Hunter Greene throws from, Nolan Jones will have an advantage in today’s game.

Nolan Jones has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league’s 8th-shallowest LF fences today.

Brenton Doyle’s BABIP ability is projected in the 88th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brenton Doyle is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 53% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Brenton Doyle has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Steer in the 86th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Spencer Steer is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Austin Gomber throws from, Spencer Steer will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Charlie Blackmon is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

Great American Ball Park profiles as the #3 ballpark in MLB for overall left-handed offense, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Batting from the opposite that Hunter Greene throws from, Charlie Blackmon will have an advantage today.

Among all the teams on the slate today, the 9th-worst infield defense is that of the Cincinnati Reds.

Elias Diaz is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today.

Great American Ball Park ranks as the #3 field in baseball for right-handed home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Noelvi Marte is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Noelvi Marte will have the handedness advantage against Austin Gomber in today’s matchup.

Noelvi Marte will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Great American Ball Park projects as the #3 ballpark in baseball for overall RHB offense, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Rece Hinds will have the handedness advantage over Austin Gomber today.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Rece Hinds will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Jeimer Candelario is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

Jeimer Candelario pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.9% — 96th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 8th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Jeimer Candelario will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Cave in the 81st percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Jake Cave is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 95% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Hitting from the opposite that Hunter Greene throws from, Jake Cave will have the upper hand today.

The #7 park in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 86th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Jonathan India is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

Brendan Rodgers’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brendan Rodgers is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today.

Bats such as Brendan Rodgers with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Hunter Greene who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

Batting from the opposite that Hunter Greene throws from, Sam Hilliard will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Sam Hilliard is remarkably fast, ranking in the 90th percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.96 ft/sec since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Jones in the 81st percentile when assessing his home run skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Great American Ball Park as the 3rd-best stadium in Major League Baseball for LHB home runs.

When assessing his BABIP ability, Austin Slater is projected as the 7th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Austin Slater will have the handedness advantage against Austin Gomber in today’s game.

Austin Slater has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (40.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Michael Toglia will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side against Hunter Greene in this game.

Ezequiel Tovar’s BABIP ability is projected in the 81st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ezequiel Tovar is penciled in 1st in the lineup today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Great American Ball Park as the 6th-best field in the league for left-handed batting average.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.224) may lead us to conclude that Hunter Goodman has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season with his .193 actual batting average.

Hunter Greene projects as the 15th-best SP in the league currently when it comes to his strikeout skill, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Hunter Greene is projected to throw 100 pitches in this game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the most on the slate today.

The Colorado Rockies have 8 bats in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Ezequiel Tovar, Ryan McMahon, Brenton Doyle, Michael Toglia, Nolan Jones, Hunter Goodman, Sam Hillia).

Hunter Greene was in good form in his last game started and posted 7 strikeouts.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Noelvi Marte in the 75th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Santiago Espinal will hold the platoon advantage over Austin Gomber in today’s matchup.

Santiago Espinal has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Santiago Espinal will hold that advantage today.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (15.8) suggests that Charlie Blackmon has had bad variance on his side this year with his 8.6 actual HR/600.

As it relates to his home runs, Hunter Goodman has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season. His 23.8 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been a good deal lower than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 27.7.

Because of his reverse platoon split, Austin Gomber will hold the advantage being matched up with 9 batters in the projected lineup who hit from the other side in this outing.

Over his previous 3 outings, Austin Gomber has generated a substantial jump in his fastball spin rate: from 2187 rpm over the whole season to 2248 rpm in recent games.

Austin Gomber has had some very poor luck with his strikeouts this year, putting up a 5.89 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.35 — a 1.45 K/9 disparity.

As it relates to his home run ability, Ryan McMahon ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ryan McMahon is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today.

Ryan McMahon will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Greene in today’s matchup.

The worst projected offense on the slate in terms of overall hitting skill belongs to the Cincinnati Reds.

In his previous outing, Austin Gomber performed well and gave up 1 ER.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Austin Slater ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Elly De La Cruz ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

As it relates to his home run skill, Brenton Doyle ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

When assessing his home run ability, Sam Hilliard ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ezequiel Tovar’s launch angle this season (19.3°) is considerably better than his 12.3° figure last season.

Jake Cave has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.4%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 8th-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan McMahon in the 81st percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

As it relates to his home run skill, Michael Toglia ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 84th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Great American Ball Park as the 7th-best field in the league for left-handed batting average.

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wynns in the 3rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Austin Wynns is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this game.

21% of the time that Austin Wynns has started against a left-handed pitcher since the start of last season, he has been pinch hit for.

The Colorado Rockies outfield defense profiles as the best among every team today.

Austin Wynns has experienced some positive variance in regards to his batting average since the start of last season; his .230 rate is a good deal higher than his .177 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The switch-hitting Elly De La Cruz will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side (0) today against Austin Gomber, Elly De La Cruz is an extreme groundball batter and matches up with the strong infield defense of Colorado (#2-best on the slate today).

Elly De La Cruz’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined lately; his 93.8-mph seasonal mark has decreased to 77.8-mph in the last 7 days.

Elly De La Cruz’s launch angle of late (2.8° in the past 7 days) is a significant dropoff from his 10° seasonal figure.

Hunter Goodman is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this game.

Hunter Greene will have the handedness advantage against Hunter Goodman in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Hunter Goodman in today’s matchup.

Hunter Goodman grades out in the 11th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (34.4% rate since the start of last season).

Hunter Goodman has displayed poor plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 9th percentile with a 6.99 K/BB rate.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Tyler Stephenson’s 9.1% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 14.4%.

Tyler Stephenson’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off from last year to this one, falling from 48.3% to 40.6%.

Sporting a .265 BABIP this year, Tyler Stephenson finds himself in the 24th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Hunter Greene in the 80th percentile when estimating his overall pitching talent level.

The worst projected batting order on the slate today in terms of overall hitting skill is that of the the Colorado Rockies.

Hunter Greene will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats across the board.

In his last start, Hunter Greene was firing on all cylinders and conceded 0 ER.

Hunter Greene’s 97.1-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 99th percentile out of all SPs.

Nolan Jones is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Nolan Jones today.

Nolan Jones has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 5.3% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% over the last 7 days.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Nolan Jones’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 8.2%.

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Nolan Jones is in the 3rd percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .199.

Hunter Greene will have the handedness advantage over Brenton Doyle in today’s matchup.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Brenton Doyle’s true offensive ability to be a .294, providing some evidence that he has been lucky this year given the .052 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .346 wOBA.

Colorado’s #1-ranked outfield defense of all teams on the slate poses a formidable challenge for Spencer Steer, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (18.9) provides evidence that Spencer Steer has experienced some positive variance this year with his 22.1 actual HR/600.

When assessing his home run talent, Charlie Blackmon ranks in the 21st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

In today’s matchup, Charlie Blackmon is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.2% rate (95th percentile).

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 Charlie Blackmon in today’s matchup.

Charlie Blackmon has negatively regressed with his Barrel% recently; his 5.8% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% over the last week.

Charlie Blackmon’s average exit velocity has dropped off this year; his 86.4-mph EV last year has decreased to 84.4-mph.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Elias Diaz ranks in the 24th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Hunter Greene will have the handedness advantage against Elias Diaz in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Elias Diaz in today’s game.

Elias Diaz’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 91.2-mph average last year has lowered to 87.8-mph.

Over the past 14 days, Elias Diaz’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal EV of 87.8 mph to 80.4 mph.

17% of the time that Noelvi Marte has started against a lefty hurler since the start of last season, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

Noelvi Marte hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 83rd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 11th-deepest CF fences today.

In the last week’s worth of games, Noelvi Marte has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (a reliable metric to study power).

Noelvi Marte has been cold recently, notching a 78.5-mph average exit velocity in the past 7 days.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Noelvi Marte has had positive variance on his side since the start of last season. His .312 figure has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .271.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rece Hinds in the 3rd percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Rece Hinds is penciled in 7th in the lineup today.

In the past week’s worth of games, Jeimer Candelario’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.6% down to 0%.

Jeimer Candelario’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased recently; his 92-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 89.3-mph in the past 7 days.

Jeimer Candelario’s launch angle in recent games (6.8° in the past two weeks’ worth of games) is a significant dropoff from his 13.3° seasonal angle.

Jeimer Candelario has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his home runs this year; his 25.1 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is significantly inflated relative to his 21.5 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Jeimer Candelario has exhibited weak plate discipline this year, placing in the 20th percentile with a 3.88 K/BB rate.

This year, Jake Cave has been lifted for a pinch-hitter in 16% of his appearances when starting against right-handed starter.

Jake Cave will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Jake Cave’s average exit velocity has fallen off this year; his 89.3-mph mark last season has fallen to 86.4-mph.

Jake Cave’s launch angle this year (5°) is significantly lower than his 15.1° angle last year.

By putting up a .277 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year, Jake Cave is ranked in the 15th percentile for offensive skills.

Jonathan India has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87.7-mph dropping to 82.7-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

Jonathan India’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this season; his 92.4-mph figure last season has decreased to 86.7-mph.

Jonathan India’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this season (7.8°) is significantly worse than his 12.6° angle last season.

Jonathan India has been lucky this year, notching a .344 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .326 — a .018 difference.

Batting from the same side that Hunter Greene throws from, Brendan Rodgers will have a disadvantage today.

Brendan Rodgers hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.2% — 99th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 11th-deepest CF fences today.

Brendan Rodgers will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Brendan Rodgers’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off lately; his 88.6-mph seasonal mark has decreased to 77.4-mph in the last two weeks.

Brendan Rodgers’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 19.7% to 9.1%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sam Hilliard in the 5th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Sam Hilliard is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

15% of the time that Sam Hilliard has started against a northpaw since the start of last season, he has been pulled from the game early.

Sam Hilliard hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 89th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Sam Hilliard will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Nolan Jones has put up a .271 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, ranking in the 11th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Austin Slater has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (88% of the time), but he is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

When starting against a left-handed pitcher this year, Austin Slater has been pinch hit for 62% of the time.

Austin Slater’s average exit velocity has declined in recent games; his 88.4-mph seasonal figure has decreased to 82.6-mph in the last 14 days.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 10.3°, Austin Slater has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-0.1°) over the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Toglia in the 6th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Michael Toglia is penciled in 6th in the batting order today.

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

By putting up a .165 batting average this year, Michael Toglia is positioned in the 0th percentile.

Hitting from the same side that Hunter Greene throws from, Ezequiel Tovar has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Ezequiel Tovar will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Ezequiel Tovar has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 7.7% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the past 14 days.

Ezequiel Tovar has been lucky in regards to with his wOBA this year; his .312 figure is a good deal higher than his .275 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

In terms of plate discipline, Ezequiel Tovar’s ability is quite poor, putting up a 9.14 K/BB rate this year while ranking in in the 1st percentile.

Despite posting a .348 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Elly De La Cruz has experienced some positive variance given the .021 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .327.

Hunter Greene’s slider percentage has dropped by 7% from last season to this one (40.5% to 33.5%) .

Over the past 14 days, Noelvi Marte’s swing has not been well optimized for base hits, hitting a mere 22.6% of his balls with a launch angle in the optimal range of -4° to 26°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rece Hinds in the 6th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

When it comes to his home run ability, Santiago Espinal ranks in the 5th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Santiago Espinal is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this game.

When starting against a lefty on the mound this year, Santiago Espinal has been pulled from the game early 10% of the time.

In the last 7 days, Santiago Espinal’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 87.5-mph over the course of the season to 93-mph lately.

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

Austin Gomber’s 89.8-mph fastball velocity this year ranks in the 3rd percentile out of all SPs.

Grading out in the 9th percentile, Austin Gomber posted an 8.2% Swinging Strike percentage this year.

Ryan McMahon will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Despite posting a .345 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Ryan McMahon has had positive variance on his side given the .031 disparity between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .314.

Austin Slater has taken a step back with his Barrel%; his 11.9% rate last season has lowered to 3.3% this year.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.303) suggests that Jeimer Candelario has had some very good luck this year with his .316 actual wOBA.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.282) may lead us to conclude that Sam Hilliard has had some very good luck since the start of last season with his .333 actual wOBA.

Brendan Rodgers has taken a step back with his Barrel%; his 11% rate last season has dropped to 4.8% this year.

Grading out in the 10th percentile, Michael Toglia sports a .261 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.

Santiago Espinal’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off recently, decreasing from 13.4% on the season to 0% in the last week.

Michael Toglia has been lucky in regards to his home runs this year; his 37.3 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is considerably higher than his 30.8 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Tyler Stephenson’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this season (10.4°) is a significant dropoff from his 13.7° figure last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Charlie Blackmon in the 23rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Austin Wynns has had some very good luck with with his wOBA since the start of last season; his .269 mark is considerably higher than his .220 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Austin Wynns grades out in the 18th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season at 6.300.

Ryan McMahon’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls of late (3.8° over the last two weeks) is a significant dropoff from his 9.8° seasonal mark.