Yankees @ Guardians Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Positives for the New York Yankees Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,Jose Ramirez is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,The #3 park in MLB for boosting base hits to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.

,Progressive Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all major league parks. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.

,This contest is predicted to have the 11th-most suitable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase DeLauter in the 80th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

,Chase DeLauter is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Progressive Field has the 6th-shallowest right field fences among all major league stadiums.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Jones in the 89th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 13.8-mph in this contest, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for bats.

,Batting from the opposite that Slade Cecconi throws from, Spencer Jones will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the dish, Patrick Bailey will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side against Gerrit Cole in today’s matchup.

,Patrick Bailey will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,Angel Martinez pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.3% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Angel Martinez will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Ben Rice ranks as the 17th-best batter in MLB.

,Ben Rice is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

,The #3 ballpark in the game for boosting BABIP to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.

,Travis Bazzana is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Slade Cecconi throws from, J.C. Escarra will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 5th-best venue in MLB for walks.

,The shallowest LF dimensions among all parks are found in Progressive Field.

,Among every team in action today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the New York Yankees.

,Hitting from the opposite that Gerrit Cole throws from, Travis Bazzana will have the upper hand today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Jones as the 15th-best batter in the game as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Austin Hedges pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.5% — 84th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul Goldschmidt in the 82nd percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Paul Goldschmidt is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today.

,The New York Yankees have been the 5th-luckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform worse in the future,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Austin Hedges (the Guardians’s expected catcher today) profiles as an elite pitch framer.

,Slade Cecconi’s cutter rate has risen by 24% from last year to this one (2.7% to 26.7%) .

,Slade Cecconi has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his ERA this year; his 4.92 mark is quite a bit higher than his 4.40 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Paul Goldschmidt ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Manzardo in the 93rd percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,Kyle Manzardo is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Austin Hedges will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

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

,Daniel Schneemann is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.

,Daniel Schneemann will have the handedness advantage over Gerrit Cole in today’s matchup.

,Steven Kwan will have the handedness advantage over Gerrit Cole in today’s game.

,Jose Caballero pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.6% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,J.C. Escarra has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his wOBA since the start of last season; his .255 rate is a good deal lower than his .313 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Trent Grisham ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Trent Grisham is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Brayan Rocchio will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,Brayan Rocchio has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 86.7-mph to 89.4-mph over the last 14 days.

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

,Cody Bellinger is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game.

,The New York Yankees have 3 hitters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Jazz Chisholm Jr., Spencer Jones, Ryan McMahon).

,Ryan McMahon will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Slade Cecconi in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 87th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 90th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Jose Caballero has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 85.6-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal 83.4-mph mark.

,Chase DeLauter will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gerrit Cole today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Gerrit Cole in the 79th percentile when it comes to his strikeout ability.

,Among all starters, Gerrit Cole’s fastball velocity of 95.8 mph grades out in the 84th percentile this year.

,Steven Kwan has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Negatives with the Cleveland Guardians Series Game 2 Game Today

Jose Ramirez’s launch angle lately (-2.3,° over the past 7 days) is a significant dropoff from his 20.3° seasonal angle.

,Jose Ramirez’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last year to this one, falling from 17.1% to 13.9%.

,Jose Ramirez has posted a .244 BABIP this year, placing in the 11th percentile.

,In the league, the 4th-highest average fence height are at Progressive Field.

,Spencer Jones is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

,49% of the time that Spencer Jones has started against a righty on the mound this year, he has been replaced by a pinch-hitter.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Progressive Field as the 4th-worst ballpark in the game for left-handed home runs.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Patrick Bailey in the 8th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Patrick Bailey is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

,This year, Patrick Bailey has been pinch hit for in 15% of his appearances when starting against right-handed starter.

,Angel Martinez is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,The switch-hitting Angel Martinez will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side (0) today against Gerrit Cole,Angel Martinez has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 7.7% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the last two weeks.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Ben Rice today.

,Over the last week, Ben Rice’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 16.9% down to 0%.

,Ben Rice has been lucky this year, putting up a .429 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .362 — a .067 difference.

,Anthony Volpe is penciled in 7th in the batting order today.

,Hitting from the same side that Slade Cecconi throws from, Anthony Volpe will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,Anthony Volpe hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 97th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 8th-deepest CF fences today.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Anthony Volpe in today’s game.

,Travis Bazzana’s average exit velocity has decreased recently; his 89.2-mph seasonal mark has dropped to 86.9-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

,Travis Bazzana has been cold recently, notching a 2.9% Barrel% (a reliable standard to assess power) over the last 14 days.

,Travis Bazzana has been lucky this year, putting up a .346 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .306 — a .040 deviation.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.C. Escarra in the 4th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,J.C. Escarra is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,This year, J.C. Escarra has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 19% of his appearances when starting against northpaw.

,J.C. Escarra will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Gerrit Cole in the 82nd percentile when estimating his overall pitching talent.

,The 2nd-worst projected lineup on the slate in terms of overall offensive skill is that of the Cleveland Guardians.

,The Cleveland Guardians have been the 10th-luckiest offense in MLB this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse going forward,Gerrit Cole turned in a great performance in his previous start and allowed 0 ER.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Hedges in the 0th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

,Austin Hedges is penciled in 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,When starting against a right-handed starter this year, Austin Hedges has been pulled from the game early 19% of the time.

,Hitting from the same side that Gerrit Cole throws from, Austin Hedges will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Austin Hedges’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, falling from 13.6% to 7.5%.

,Hitting from the same side that Slade Cecconi throws from, Paul Goldschmidt will be at a disadvantage today.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Paul Goldschmidt today.

,Paul Goldschmidt has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.1-mph dropping to 79.9-mph in the past week.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Paul Goldschmidt’s true offensive talent to be a .323, providing some evidence that he has had positive variance on his side this year given the .049 deviation between that mark and his actual .372 wOBA.

,With 7 bats who bat from the opposite side in the opposing team’s projected offense, Slade Cecconi will have a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s outing.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brayan Rocchio in the 10th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,Brayan Rocchio is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in this game.

,Brayan Rocchio’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 46.9% to 39.2%.

,In the past week, Brayan Rocchio’s 26.7% 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 39.2%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 4th-worst park in the league for RHB home runs.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Angel Martinez in the 25th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Angel Martinez has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87.6-mph dropping to 81.6-mph over the last 7 days.

,19% of the time that Kyle Manzardo has started against a righty on the mound this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

,Kyle Manzardo has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.3-mph dropping to 83.8-mph in the past two weeks.

,Kyle Manzardo’s launch angle this season (17.1°) is quite a bit lower than his 21.5° angle last season.

,Kyle Manzardo has notched a .219 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, placing in the 13th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Patrick Bailey has put up a .250 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, ranking in the 2nd percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Hedges in the 2nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Ryan McMahon is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,This year, Ryan McMahon has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 10% of his appearances when starting against righty on the mound.

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

,Ryan McMahon’s average exit velocity has declined this season; his 93.2-mph average last year has dropped off to 90.6-mph.

,When starting against a righty hurler this year, Daniel Schneemann has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 18% of the time.

,Over the past two weeks, Daniel Schneemann’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.2% down to 0%.

,Daniel Schneemann’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off in recent games; his 90.9-mph seasonal average has lowered to 86.5-mph in the last two weeks.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daniel Schneemann in the 21st percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Steven Kwan ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Steven Kwan has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (69% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Steven Kwan’s average exit velocity has decreased this year; his 86.3-mph figure last year has decreased to 82.6-mph.

,Steven Kwan has performed at a clip of 1.9 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, placing in the 4th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Jose Caballero is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this game.

,Slade Cecconi will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jose Caballero in today’s game.

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

,Jose Caballero’s average exit velocity has fallen off this season; his 86.1-mph EV last season has dropped to 83.4-mph.

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, J.C. Escarra ranks in the 12th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Trent Grisham hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 87th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 8th-deepest CF fences today.

,Trent Grisham will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Trent Grisham has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 90.3-mph dropping to 87.8-mph in the past two weeks.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,From last season to this one, Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 19.4% to 12.2%.

,Using Statcast metrics, Jazz Chisholm Jr. grades out in the 17th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .222.

,Over the last 7 days, Daniel Schneemann’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 18.6%.

,Despite posting a .338 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Brayan Rocchio has had some very good luck given the .045 disparity between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .293.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Cody Bellinger in today’s matchup.

,Over the last 7 days, Cody Bellinger’s 28.6% 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 48.5%.

,Despite posting a .365 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Cody Bellinger has experienced some positive variance given the .029 deviation between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .336.

,Slade Cecconi’s fastball velocity has dropped 1.1 mph this season (92.6 mph) below where it was last year (93.7 mph).

,Ryan McMahon’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 18th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,J.C. Escarra and his 5.7° launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls rank in 14th percentile, among the lowest in the league since the start of last season.

,Checking in at the 13th percentile, Steven Kwan sits with a .247 BABIP this year.

,Trent Grisham’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this season; his 96-mph EV last season has lowered to 93.3-mph.

,Brayan Rocchio has notched a .293 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, placing in the 20th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Throwing 79.4 adjusted pitches per GS this year on average, Gerrit Cole falls in the 17th percentile.

,By putting up a .249 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) since the start of last season, Patrick Bailey has performed in the 2nd percentile.

,Over the past week, Trent Grisham’s 6.7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 18.8%.

,In terms of plate discipline, Jose Caballero’s talent is quite weak, posting a 3.34 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 24th percentile.

,The Cleveland Guardians (19.7 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the 2nd-least strikeout-heavy team of batters on the slate.

,Anthony Volpe’s average exit velocity has decreased this season; his 89.4-mph average last year has fallen off to 85.4-mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Manzardo in the 16th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,In the past week, Ben Rice’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal mark of 96.6 mph to 89.2 mph.

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