MLB Player match stats positives for Colorado at Chicago Sunday Matchup

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Jones in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Nolan Jones has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the game’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Among every team on the slate today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Chicago White Sox.

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

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

Ryan McMahon has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.2%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

Ryan McMahon’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, increasing from 46.1% to 53.7%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Tovar in the 86th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Ezequiel Tovar is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-least fair ground in MLB — generally good for homers.

Hitting from the same side that Chris Flexen throws from, Ezequiel Tovar has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Danny Mendick will have the handedness advantage against Kyle Freeland today.

Danny Mendick has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

Danny Mendick will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

In the past two weeks, Danny Mendick’s 27.8% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 22.4%.

Danny Mendick grades out in the 88th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize home runs (20% rate since the start of last season).

Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Freeland throws from, Corey Julks will have the upper hand today.

Corey Julks will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Corey Julks has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 92.2-mph average to last year’s 89.7-mph EV.

Corey Julks’s launch angle this season (19.9°) is a significant increase over his 16.8° figure last year.

Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Freeland throws from, Lenyn Sosa will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Lenyn Sosa has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Lenyn Sosa will hold that advantage in today’s game.

In the last 7 days, Lenyn Sosa’s 30.8% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 19.3%.

Lenyn Sosa has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .204 rate is deflated compared to his .250 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Jacob Stallings is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 79% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

Chris Flexen will have the handedness advantage against Jacob Stallings in today’s matchup.

Jacob Stallings has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Jacob Stallings has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 89.8-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal 87.4-mph figure.

Eloy Jimenez’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Eloy Jimenez is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

Eloy Jimenez will have the handedness advantage against Kyle Freeland in today’s matchup.

Eloy Jimenez will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Jones in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

Ranking in the 79th percentile, Nolan Jones has notched a .340 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) since the start of last season.

When it comes to his home run ability, Michael Toglia ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Michael Toglia has made notable strides with his Barrel% recently, upping his 13.9% seasonal rate to 22.2% in the past week’s worth of games.

Michael Toglia has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.9-mph to 95.7-mph in the last week.

Michael Toglia has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 95.7-mph average to last season’s 91-mph average.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Andrew Vaughn ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Andrew Vaughn is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Freeland throws from, Andrew Vaughn will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Andrew Vaughn has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Andrew Vaughn will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brendan Rodgers in the 81st percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Brendan Rodgers is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

Chris Flexen will hold the platoon advantage over Brendan Rodgers today.

Brendan Rodgers has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.5%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Tommy Pham ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Tommy Pham is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

Tommy Pham will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kyle Freeland in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Tommy Pham will hold that advantage today.

Paul DeJong is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Kyle Freeland throws from, Paul DeJong will have an edge today.

Paul DeJong has strong power (87th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a sure thing (30.8% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Kyle Freeland struggles to strike batters out (9th percentile K%) — great news for DeJong.

Paul DeJong pulls many of his flyballs (35.2% — 88th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Paul DeJong will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The Chicago White Sox projected offense grades out as the 3rd-weakest of the day in terms of overall offensive ability.

The #7 ballpark in MLB for suppressing BABIP, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

Kyle Freeland was on point in his previous game started and gave up 0 ER.

Paul DeJong’s average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this year (22°) is quite a bit higher than his 15.5° figure last year.

When estimating his home run skill, Hunter Goodman ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batting from the same side that Chris Flexen throws from, Hunter Goodman encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

Hunter Goodman has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 95.2-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal 88.6-mph EV.

Brenton Doyle’s BABIP talent is projected in the 82nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brenton Doyle is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 57% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

Chris Flexen will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brenton Doyle in today’s matchup.

Brenton Doyle has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

When estimating his home run skill, Luis Robert ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Luis Robert is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

Luis Robert will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kyle Freeland in today’s matchup.

Luis Robert has big-time HR ability (94th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (27.8% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Kyle Freeland is a pitch-to-contact type (22nd percentile K%) — great news for Robert.

Luis Robert pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.7% — 86th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Ezequiel Tovar’s launch angle this year (19.5°) is quite a bit higher than his 12.3° figure last season.

Ezequiel Tovar’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better in recent games, going from 17.6% on the season to 33.3% in the past week’s worth of games.

Garrett Crochet projects as the 6th-best starting pitcher in the game currently, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Colorado Rockies projected offense grades out as the weakest on the slate today in terms of overall batting ability.

Home field advantage generally boosts pitcher stats in all categories, and Garrett Crochet will hold that advantage today.

Garrett Crochet projects as the 4th-best starter in MLB right now when it comes to his strikeout talent, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Colorado Rockies have 7 bats in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Nolan Jones, Michael Toglia, Brenton Doyle, Ezequiel Tovar, Sam Hilliard, Hunter Goodman, Ryan McMah).

Out of all starting pitchers, Garrett Crochet’s fastball velocity of 96.3 mph is in the 97th percentile this year.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Lenyn Sosa has experienced some negative variance this year. His .235 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .312.

Luis Robert’s BABIP ability is projected in the 93rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Luis Robert will hold that advantage today.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Eloy Jimenez ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Playing on the road generally weakens pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Kyle Freeland in today’s matchup.

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

The Chicago White Sox have 3 hitters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Paul DeJong, Korey Lee, Luis Robert).

Kyle Freeland’s fastball spin rate over his last 3 starts (2345 rpm) has been quite a bit better than than his seasonal rate (2263 rpm).

With a 1.78 discrepancy between Kyle Freeland’s 5.43 K/9 and his 7.21 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the least fortunate pitchers in the majors since the start of last season when it comes to strikeouts and figures to see better results in future games.

Brenton Doyle’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last season to this one, rising from 13.7% to 17.3%.

Jacob Stallings’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased recently, rising from 15.4% on the season to 21.4% over the past 14 days.

Over the last 7 days, Hunter Goodman’s 33.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 21.1%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan McMahon in the 80th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Ryan McMahon has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 93.6-mph average to last season’s 90.8-mph EV.

Ryan McMahon has recorded a .340 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, placing in the 78th percentile.

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Nolan Jones is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

This game is expected to have the most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

Batting from the opposite that Chris Flexen throws from, Nolan Jones will have an edge in today’s game.

Nolan Jones will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Nolan Jones’s average exit velocity has dropped off recently; his 88.3-mph seasonal mark has dropped off to 85.5-mph in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

Hitting from the opposite that Chris Flexen throws from, Ryan McMahon will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

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

In the past week, Ryan McMahon’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 13.5% down to 0%.

In the past 7 days, Ryan McMahon’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 13.4%.

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ezequiel Tovar in today’s game.

Over the last week, Ezequiel Tovar’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.6% down to 0%.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Ezequiel Tovar has had some very good luck this year. His .336 figure has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .288.

With a 7.77 K/BB rate this year, Ezequiel Tovar has shown bad plate discipline, placing in the 1st percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Danny Mendick in the 10th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Danny Mendick is projected to hit 8th in the lineup today.

The Colorado Rockies outfield defense projects as the best among every team in action today.

Over the past 14 days, Danny Mendick’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal figure of 89.7 mph to 87.7 mph.

Corey Julks is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 72% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

Based on Statcast metrics, Corey Julks is in the 22nd 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 12.500.

Since the start of last season, Corey Julks’s 5.1% Barrel%, an advanced metric for measuring power, places him in the 21st percentile among his peers.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lenyn Sosa in the 25th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

Lenyn Sosa is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this game.

Lenyn Sosa has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89.6-mph dropping to 85.3-mph in the past week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Stallings in the 15th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jacob Stallings in today’s game.

Despite posting a .350 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Jacob Stallings has been very fortunate given the .074 disparity between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .276.

Posting a .214 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season , Jacob Stallings is positioned in the 11th percentile.

Eloy Jimenez has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 11.6% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% over the past week.

Eloy Jimenez has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 91.7-mph dropping to 86.3-mph in the last week.

Eloy Jimenez’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off lately, falling from 9.8% on the season to 0% over the past week.

Michael Toglia is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this game.

As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Michael Toglia will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side against Chris Flexen today.

Michael Toglia will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Michael Toglia has had some very good luck with his home runs since the start of last season; his 27.8 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is quite a bit higher than his 17.4 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

By putting up a 3.76 K/BB rate this year, Andrew Vaughn has demonstrated bad plate discipline, grading out in the 21st percentile.

Brendan Rodgers will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

This year, Brendan Rodgers’s Barrel% has decreased significantly, dropping from 11% last year to just 4.5% this year.

Brendan Rodgers’s average exit velocity has fallen off recently; his 88.9-mph seasonal average has dropped to 79.4-mph over the last 7 days.

From last year to this one, Brendan Rodgers’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 19.7% to 9.5%.

In the past week, Tommy Pham’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.8% down to 0%.

Tommy Pham’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined from last season to this one, going from 13.8% to 10.1%.

In the past week, Tommy Pham’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 10.1%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul DeJong in the 7th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

Paul DeJong is an extreme flyball batter and faces the strong outfield defense of Colorado (#1-best of all teams on the slate).

Paul DeJong’s average exit velocity has fallen off recently; his 88.1-mph seasonal EV has fallen to 83.2-mph in the past 14 days.

Checking in at the 25th percentile, Corey Julks has put up a .294 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Kyle Freeland to be on a bit of a short leash today, projecting a maximum of 84 pitches.

It may be wise to expect better results for the Chicago White Sox offense in future games, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 2nd-unluckiest offense in baseball this year.

Mark Carlson grades out as a Huge Hitters Umpire and is anticipated to be behind the plate today.

Among all stadiums, Guaranteed Rate Field’s left field fences are the 5th-shallowest.

With 9 bats who bat from the opposite side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Kyle Freeland will not have the upper hand while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s game.

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

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Hunter Goodman today.

Sporting a 7.04 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Hunter Goodman has displayed weak plate discipline, grading out in the 9th percentile.

Checking in at the 24th percentile, Tommy Pham has notched a .174 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year.

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

Brenton Doyle’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 93.7-mph mark last season has fallen off to 91.5-mph.

Over the last two weeks, Brenton Doyle’s 7.1% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 17.3%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Brenton Doyle’s true offensive talent to be a .278, providing some evidence that he has had some very good luck this year given the .032 disparity between that figure and his actual .310 wOBA.

Over the past 7 days, Luis Robert’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 18.5% down to 12.5%.

Luis Robert’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off from last season to this one, falling from 45.5% to 35.4%.

When it comes to his home runs, Luis Robert has been very fortunate since the start of last season. His 38.7 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 35.5.

It may be best to expect stronger performance for the Colorado Rockies offense going forward, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 8th-unluckiest offense in the league this year.

The Colorado Rockies have 6 hitters in the projected offense that will have the handedness advantage over Garrett Crochet in today’s game.

The #7 field in the majors for suppressing strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

Garrett Crochet’s high usage percentage of his fastball (55.2% this year) is likely harming his results, considering they are generally much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

Given the 0.1 disparity between Garrett Crochet’s 12.40 K/9 and his 12.30 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in Major League Baseball this year when it comes to strikeouts and should see negative regression the rest of the season.

Lenyn Sosa’s launch angle this season (7.7°) is a considerable dropoff from his 14° mark last year.

By putting up a 5.64 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Luis Robert has shown weak plate discipline, checking in at the 5th percentile.

Placing in the 25th percentile, Eloy Jimenez sports a .284 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

Paul DeJong has had some very good luck with his home runs this year; his 30.4 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is quite a bit higher than his 22.8 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

In terms of plate discipline, Paul DeJong’s ability is quite weak, posting a 9.02 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 1st percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Kyle Freeland in the 25th percentile as it relates to his strikeout skill.

Danny Mendick has put up a .244 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, ranking in the 12th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Toglia in the 5th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Brenton Doyle ranks in the 19th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Placing in the 7th percentile, the hardest ball Jacob Stallings has hit since the start of last season reached a maximum exit velocity of 107.2 mph — an advanced indication of underlying power skill.

Grading out in the 16th percentile, Hunter Goodman sports a .175 batting average since the start of last season.

Luis Robert’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off in recent games, falling from 21.5% on the season to 11.1% over the past two weeks.

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