Royals vs Yankees match player stats | 2025 Monday, April 14th

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Royals vs Yankees match player stats | 2025 Monday, April 14th

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Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees

Todays Game is on Monday, April 14th
14/04/25 19:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Royals vs Yankees Matchup Today

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

Built just 11 feet above sea level, Yankee Stadium has one of the lowest elevations among all major league parks, which tends to lead to less offense.

Less offense (and more strikeouts) are strongly linked with cold weather, and the weather forecast for this matchup projects the 2nd-lowest temperature on the slate at 59°.

Carlos Carrasco will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats in all categories.

Carlos Carrasco’s slider utilization has risen by 6.6% from last season to this one (27.4% to 34%) .

When it comes to his home run ability, Salvador Perez ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Salvador Perez is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

The #6 stadium in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Yankee Stadium.

Yankee Stadium has the 8th-lowest fence height (on average) among all major league stadiums.

Extreme flyball bats like Salvador Perez tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Carlos Carrasco.

The New York Yankees outfield defense grades out as the weakest among all the teams in action today.

In the past 7 days, Salvador Perez’s swing has been well optimized for base hits, notching a 73.3% of balls hit with a launch angle in the optimal range of -4° to 26°.

Seth Lugo has been given more leash than the typical pitcher since the start of last season, recording 6.4 more adjusted pitches-per-game than the average starter.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the projected batting order for the New York Yankees in this game holds an estimated true talent wOBA of .332, which is considerably worse than their actual wOBA of .361 this year.

The New York Yankees have been the luckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse in the future,Among all major league parks, Yankee Stadium’s CF fences are the 6th-deepest.

Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the 5th-most strikeout-prone lineup in today’s games is the New York Yankees with a 24.2% underlying K%.

Seth Lugo has relied on his cutter 6.8% more often this year (15%) than he did last year (8.2%).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan India in the 91st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Jonathan India is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

This season, Jonathan India has experienced a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 93.7 mph compared to last year’s 90.4 mph mark.

In the past week’s worth of games, Jonathan India’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.7-mph over the course of the season to 96.4-mph of late.

The #6 stadium in the game for boosting home runs to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Yankee Stadium.

Batting from the opposite that Carlos Carrasco throws from, Kyle Isbel will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Carlos Carrasco throws from, MJ Melendez will have an advantage in today’s game.

MJ Melendez pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.3% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

MJ Melendez has been hot of late, putting up a a 16.7% Barrel% (an advanced standard to assess power) in the last 7 days.

In the past two weeks, MJ Melendez has posted a 34.9° launch angle, lifting the ball well and indicating strong home run potential.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects MJ Melendez in the 85th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

As it relates to his batting average ability, Bobby Witt Jr. is projected as the 3rd-best batter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

Bobby Witt Jr. has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Extreme flyball hitters like Bobby Witt Jr. tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Carlos Carrasco.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 8th-best batter in MLB.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 89th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Maikel Garcia has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.4%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Maikel Garcia has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 94.9-mph average to last year’s 90.4-mph figure.

Maikel Garcia’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last year to this one, rising from 42.5% to 61.3%.

Maikel Garcia’s launch angle this year (10.1°) is a considerable increase over his 6.2° figure last season.

Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game.

Vinnie Pasquantino will have the handedness advantage over Carlos Carrasco in today’s game.

Vinnie Pasquantino pulls many of his flyballs (36.2% — 92nd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

There has been a significant improvement in Vinnie Pasquantino’s launch angle from last year’s 14.4° to 21.1° this year.

Michael Massey is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game.

Michael Massey will have the handedness advantage against Carlos Carrasco in today’s matchup.

Michael Massey pulls many of his flyballs (38.3% — 96th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest RF fences today.

Extreme groundball hitters like Michael Massey tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Carlos Carrasco.

Negative Match Player Stats with Royals vs Yankees

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Carlos Carrasco in the 19th percentile when it comes to his strikeout talent.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Carlos Carrasco is projected to throw 83 pitches in this outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 4th-least on the slate.

The Kansas City Royals (21.1 K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 5th-least strikeout-prone lineup of all teams on the slate today.

Given that groundball pitchers are hit hardest by flyball hitters, Carlos Carrasco (43.1% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged today with 3 FB hitters in Kansas City’s projected batting order.

Among all starting pitchers, Carlos Carrasco’s fastball velocity of 91.5 mph ranks in the 20th percentile since the start of last season.

Carlos Carrasco will hold the platoon advantage against Salvador Perez today.

Salvador Perez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.3% — 93rd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-deepest LF fences today.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 18th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Yankee Stadium profiles as the #25 field in the league for righty base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The #3 park in the game for boosting home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Yankee Stadium.

With 6 batters of the opposite hand in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Seth Lugo will not have the upper hand while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this matchup.

Considering that groundball hitters have a big edge over flyball pitchers, Seth Lugo and his 42.7% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a difficult spot in this outing being matched up with 0 opposing GB bats.

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

Seth Lugo is an extreme groundball pitcher (42.7% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Yankee Stadium — the #3 HR venue in the majors — in this game.

Among all starting pitchers, Seth Lugo’s fastball velocity of 92.1 mph is in the 19th percentile since the start of last season.

Hitting from the same side that Carlos Carrasco throws from, Jonathan India encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

Jonathan India pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34% — 81st percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 9th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Isbel in the 13th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Kyle Isbel is penciled in 9th on the lineup card today.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Kyle Isbel in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Kyle Isbel ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The #2 park in baseball for suppressing BABIP to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Yankee Stadium.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects MJ Melendez in the 12th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

MJ Melendez is projected to hit 8th in the lineup today.

When starting against a northpaw this year, MJ Melendez has been pinch hit for 12% of the time.

Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for MJ Melendez today.

Batting from the same side that Carlos Carrasco throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

Bobby Witt Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Bobby Witt Jr.’s speed has declined this year. His 30.49 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 29.84 ft/sec now.

There has been a significant decline in Bobby Witt Jr.’s launch angle from last season’s 14.9° to 9.1° this year.

Maikel Garcia is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Carlos Carrasco will hold the platoon advantage against Maikel Garcia in today’s matchup.

Typically, bats like Maikel Garcia who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Carlos Carrasco.

When assessing his home run talent, Maikel Garcia ranks in the 15th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 8th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Vinnie Pasquantino in today’s game.

Vinnie Pasquantino’s average exit velocity has fallen off this year; his 91-mph average last year has dropped to 87.6-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Massey in the 11th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

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

Michael Massey has struggled with his Barrel%; his 7.2% rate last year has fallen to 0% this season.

Michael Massey has been cold lately, posting a 0% Barrel% (an advanced stat to assess power) over the past two weeks.

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