Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Positive Match Player Stats for White Sox vs Rockies Series Game 2 Matchup Today

As it relates to his home run ability, Hunter Goodman ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hunter Goodman is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the 9th-best venue in the game for RHB home runs.

Coors Field sits at the highest elevation among all major league stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 4th-most favorable for hitting of all games today.

Coors Field grades out as the #1 stadium in the league for run-scoring, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best venue in the majors for right-handed batting average.

Hunter Goodman will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

When assessing his home run talent, Jordan Beck ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jordan Beck is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

Jordan Beck’s BABIP ability is projected in the 76th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Yanquiel Fernandez will hold the platoon advantage over Jonathan Cannon in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Yanquiel Fernandez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Coors Field as the 9th-best park in the game for left-handed home runs.

The #1 park in the majors for boosting batting average to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.

Colson Montgomery will hold the platoon advantage against German Marquez today.

Colson Montgomery is likely to have an edge against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Colorado Rockies has just 1 same-handed RP.

Chase Meidroth is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

Extreme groundball batters like Chase Meidroth generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like German Marquez.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase Meidroth in the 76th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

The Colorado Rockies have been the unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to positively regress going forward,The #1 venue in the game for boosting batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.

Jonathan Cannon is an extreme flyball pitcher (34.2% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and is stuck pitching in the #7 HR venue in Major League Baseball today.

Ryan Ritter’s BABIP skill is projected in the 88th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ryan Ritter will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Teel in the 90th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Batting from the opposite that German Marquez throws from, Kyle Teel will have an edge in today’s game.

Kyle Teel is likely to have the upper hand against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Colorado Rockies only has 1 same-handed RP.

Brooks Baldwin has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (100% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

Brooks Baldwin has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 93-mph average to last year’s 90.6-mph EV.

Hitting from the opposite that German Marquez throws from, Josh Rojas will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Josh Rojas is apt to have an advantage against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Colorado Rockies only has 1 same-handed RP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Andrew Benintendi is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 76th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

It may be smart to expect better numbers for the Chicago White Sox offense in future games, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 6th-unluckiest offense in the game this year.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Hunter Goodman (the Rockies’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) grades out as a weak pitch framer.

The Chicago White Sox have 3 hitters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Michael A. Taylor, Kyle Teel, Colson Montgomery).

German Marquez has experienced some negative variance in regards to his strikeouts this year, posting a 6.59 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 7.61 — a 1.03 K/9 deviation.

As it relates to his home run talent, Ryan McMahon ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Hitting from the opposite that Jonathan Cannon throws from, Ryan McMahon will have the upper hand today.

Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Ryan McMahon will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Michael A. Taylor has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 97.7-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal 91.3-mph figure.

Michael A. Taylor’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last season to this one, increasing from 10.4% to 23.5%.

When it comes to his home run skill, Michael A. Taylor ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

As it relates to his home run skill, Mickey Moniak ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Mickey Moniak has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (89% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today.

Batting from the opposite that Jonathan Cannon throws from, Mickey Moniak will have the upper hand today.

Thairo Estrada is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

Thairo Estrada will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

Mike Tauchman is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game.

Batting from the opposite that German Marquez throws from, Mike Tauchman will have an edge today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Freeman in the 94th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Tyler Freeman has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (57% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Freeman in the 85th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Miguel Vargas ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Miguel Vargas is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today.

Michael Toglia has a ton of pop (90th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (34.2% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Jonathan Cannon has a pitch-to-contact profile (2nd percentile K%) — great news for Toglia.

Michael Toglia will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should boost all of his stats.

Compared to last season, Michael Toglia has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for base hits, increasing his percentage of balls hit between -4° and 26° from 43.1% to 50% this season.

When estimating his home run talent, Michael Toglia ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Negative Match Player Stats with White Sox vs Rockies Series Game 2

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

Hunter Goodman has experienced some positive variance in regards to with his wOBA this year; his .366 mark is a fair amount higher than his .292 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

As it relates to plate discipline, Hunter Goodman’s talent is quite poor, sporting a 4.98 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 11th percentile.

The Chicago White Sox outfield defense projects as the 3rd-best out of all the teams playing today.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Hunter Goodman’s 23.5% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 41.3%.

Batting from the same side that Jonathan Cannon throws from, Jordan Beck meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

Jordan Beck’s average exit velocity has declined in recent games; his 88.4-mph seasonal figure has decreased to 85.7-mph over the last 7 days.

Jordan Beck’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls recently (6.4° over the past two weeks) is considerably worse than his 15.6° seasonal angle.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jordan Beck’s true offensive ability to be a .303, suggesting that he has been very fortunate this year given the .041 difference between that figure and his actual .344 wOBA.

Jordan Beck has exhibited bad plate discipline this year, checking in at the 15th percentile with a 4.35 K/BB rate.

Yanquiel Fernandez is penciled in 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

Colson Montgomery’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 3rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Colson Montgomery is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this game.

Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Colson Montgomery in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colson Montgomery in the 12th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

When assessing his home run skill, Chase Meidroth ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

German Marquez will have the handedness advantage against Chase Meidroth in today’s game.

Chase Meidroth will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

Chase Meidroth’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined in recent games; his 89.4-mph seasonal average has lowered to 63.5-mph over the past 7 days.

Chase Meidroth’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined lately, going from 10.1% on the season to 0% in the last 7 days.

Chase Meidroth has been cold recently, posting a 0% Barrel% (a reliable standard to study power) over the past 14 days.

The 2nd-weakest projected lineup of all teams on the slate in terms of overall hitting skill belongs to the Colorado Rockies.

It is expected that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (D.J. Reyburn) calling pitches in this game.

Jonathan Cannon was rolling in his previous game started and allowed 0 ER.

Jonathan Cannon has used his cutter 6.6% more often this year (26.4%) than he did last year (19.8%).

Ryan Ritter is penciled in 8th in the lineup today.

Jonathan Cannon will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ryan Ritter in today’s matchup.

Over the last 14 days, Ryan Ritter’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal mark of 83.3 mph to 73.7 mph.

Compared to his seasonal figure of 2.7°, Ryan Ritter has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-3.7°) in the past two weeks.

In the last two weeks, Ryan Ritter has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

Kyle Teel has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (71% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th in the lineup today.

This year, Kyle Teel has been pinch hit for in 17% of his appearances when starting against northpaw.

Kyle Teel will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Kyle Teel’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased recently; his 90.7-mph seasonal figure has dropped off to 86.5-mph in the last week.

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

Hitting the ball to all fields is a key skill for batting average that Brooks Baldwin has struggled with this year, as evidenced by his grading out in the 19th percentile on THE BAT X’s Spray Score.

Posting a 5.95 K/BB rate this year, Brooks Baldwin has demonstrated bad plate discipline, grading out in the 17th percentile.

In notching a .217 batting average this year, Brooks Baldwin is ranked in the 14th percentile.

Sporting a .349 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, Brooks Baldwin is ranked in the 22nd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Rojas in the 18th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Josh Rojas is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

28% of the time that Josh Rojas has started against a righty hurler this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Josh Rojas in today’s matchup.

Josh Rojas’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this year; his 92.2-mph average last year has lowered to 86.9-mph.

In the last two weeks, Josh Rojas’s 31.8% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 40.2%.

Andrew Benintendi will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Andrew Benintendi’s average exit velocity has fallen off recently; his 88.6-mph seasonal average has dropped to 85.6-mph over the last two weeks.

Andrew Benintendi’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off recently, falling from 35.9% on the season to 30.6% over the last 14 days.

Ranking in the 7th percentile, Andrew Benintendi sports a .246 BABIP this year.

The Chicago White Sox projected batting order grades out as the weakest of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall offensive skill.

Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher metrics in all categories, and German Marquez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

In his last start, German Marquez turned in a great performance and gave up 0 ER.

German Marquez’s 94.7-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 76th percentile among all SPs.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, German Marquez is projected to throw 85 pitches in today’s game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 11th-least of all pitchers today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Coors Field as the worst venue in Major League Baseball for strikeouts.

Ryan McMahon has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (94% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th on the lineup card today.

Ryan McMahon has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 93.6-mph dropping to 85.1-mph over the past 14 days.

Compared to his seasonal mark of 15.2°, Ryan McMahon has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (3.3°) over the last two weeks.

Ryan McMahon’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off lately, falling from 47.9% on the season to 0% in the last 7 days.

Using Statcast data, Ryan McMahon ranks in the 15th percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .223.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael A. Taylor in the 10th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

Michael A. Taylor is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

When starting against a right-handed starter this year, Michael A. Taylor has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 14% of the time.

Batting from the same side that German Marquez throws from, Michael A. Taylor will be in a tough position in today’s game.

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

Placing in the 23rd percentile, Michael A. Taylor sits with a .291 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

When starting against a right-handed pitcher this year, Mickey Moniak has been pulled from the game early 29% of the time.

Extreme groundball bats like Mickey Moniak tend to perform worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Jonathan Cannon.

Mickey Moniak is an extreme flyball hitter and matches up with the strong outfield defense of Chicago (#3-best of all teams on the slate).

As it relates to his home runs, Mickey Moniak has been lucky this year. His 32.3 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 26.5.

With a 4.23 K/BB rate this year, Mickey Moniak has demonstrated poor plate discipline, checking in at the 17th percentile.

Despite posting a .335 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Mickey Moniak has been lucky given the .025 disparity between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .310.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Thairo Estrada in the 17th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Hitting from the same side that Jonathan Cannon throws from, Thairo Estrada will be in a tough position in today’s game.

In the past two weeks, Thairo Estrada’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (7.9°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 12.4°.

Thairo Estrada has been cold lately, notching a 0% Barrel% (an advanced metric to assess power) in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

When it comes to his wOBA and overall offense, Thairo Estrada has had positive variance on his side this year. His .333 mark has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .272.

Mike Tauchman will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

In the last week’s worth of games, Mike Tauchman’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.8% down to 0%.

Mike Tauchman has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 90.8-mph dropping to 86.7-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

Mike Tauchman’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off recently, falling from 15.4% on the season to 0% over the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Mike Tauchman’s true offensive talent to be a .311, providing some evidence that he has been very fortunate this year given the .035 deviation between that figure and his actual .346 wOBA.

Hitting from the same side that Jonathan Cannon throws from, Tyler Freeman encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Tyler Freeman’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off recently; his 88.9-mph seasonal mark has dropped to 83.5-mph over the past 14 days.

Tyler Freeman’s launch angle lately (-6.7° in the past 7 days) is significantly worse than his 9° seasonal angle.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Tyler Freeman’s true offensive skill to be a .329, implying that he has had some very good luck this year given the .043 difference between that figure and his actual .372 wOBA.

Tyler Freeman’s launch angle this season (9°) is quite a bit worse than his 12.9° figure last year.

Batting from the same side that German Marquez throws from, Miguel Vargas will be in a tough position today.

Typically, hitters like Miguel Vargas who hit a lot of groundballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as German Marquez.

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

Miguel Vargas has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 9.7% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

Miguel Vargas has recorded a .230 Expected Batting Average this year, ranking in the 19th percentile 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 3rd percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

Michael Toglia has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (58% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

The switch-hitting Michael Toglia will bat from his weak side (0) today against Jonathan Cannon,Michael Toglia has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 10% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the last week.

Michael Toglia’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off in recent games; his 93.5-mph seasonal average has lowered to 74.8-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

Over the last two weeks, Michael Toglia’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (7.6°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 16.2°.

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