Yankees vs Nationals match player stats Monday, August 26th 2024. New York Yankees at Washington Nationals

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Yankees vs Nationals match player stats Monday, August 26th 2024. New York Yankees at Washington Nationals

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Todays Matchup Details

New York Yankees at Washington Nationals

Todays Game is on Monday, August 26th
26/08/24 18:45:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Yankees vs Nationals Matchup Today

Juan Soto projects as the 3rd-best batter in the majors, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Juan Soto is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Nationals Park has the 8th-shallowest RF dimensions among all major league parks.

A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer Ks), and this game is predicted to have the 5th-hottest temperature on the schedule today at 83°.

The Barrel% of Juan Soto has significantly improved, with an increase from 13.2% last year to 20.5% this season.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Gleyber Torres ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Gleyber Torres is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 52% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

Gleyber Torres will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mitchell Parker today.

Gleyber Torres has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.5%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the game’s 10th-shallowest RF fences today.

The switch-hitting Ildemaro Vargas will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Nestor Cortes.

Extreme flyball hitters like Ildemaro Vargas generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Nestor Cortes.

Among every team playing today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the New York Yankees.

Ildemaro Vargas will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Aaron Judge ranks as the best hitter in the majors.

Aaron Judge is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

Aaron Judge will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mitchell Parker today.

Aaron Judge has made big improvements with his Barrel% of late, improving his 27.8% seasonal rate to 36.4% in the last 14 days.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, James Wood ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

James Wood is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

Extreme flyball batters like James Wood tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Nestor Cortes.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Nestor Cortes in the 80th percentile when it comes to his strikeout ability.

Throwing 93.6 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Nestor Cortes places in the 83rd percentile.

Projected catcher Jose Trevino projects as an elite pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Nestor Cortes’s change-up utilization has increased by 5.5% from last season to this one (2.8% to 8.3%) .

Considering the 0.64 disparity between Nestor Cortes’s 8.31 K/9 and his 8.95 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 league this year as it relates to strikeouts and should see positive regression in the future.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Wood as the 8th-best batter in the league when it comes to his BABIP skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Volpe in the 81st percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Batting from the opposite that Mitchell Parker throws from, Anthony Volpe will have an advantage in today’s game.

Anthony Volpe has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 10th-shallowest RF fences today.

Batting from the opposite that Nestor Cortes throws from, Jacob Young will have an advantage in today’s game.

Jacob Young has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Extreme flyball bats like Jacob Young usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Nestor Cortes.

Giancarlo Stanton projects as the 3rd-best home run batter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Giancarlo Stanton is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

Giancarlo Stanton will have the handedness advantage against Mitchell Parker today.

In the last week’s worth of games, Giancarlo Stanton’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 19.9% up to 45.5%.

Keibert Ruiz has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (55% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Keibert Ruiz will hold that advantage today.

Keibert Ruiz’s launch angle this season (20.4°) is a considerable increase over his 15.1° angle last year.

DJ LeMahieu will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mitchell Parker today.

DJ LeMahieu has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.5%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

DJ LeMahieu has had some very poor luck with his batting average this year; his .189 rate is considerably lower than his .257 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Sporting a 1.75 K/BB rate this year, DJ LeMahieu has displayed impressive plate discipline, grading out in the 88th percentile.

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

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

Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.3% — 75th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Using Statcast data, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 78th percentile for power via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 24.900.

Andres Chaparro is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Nestor Cortes throws from, Andres Chaparro will have an advantage today.

Andres Chaparro will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Batting from the opposite that Mitchell Parker throws from, Jose Trevino will have an edge today.

In comparison to his 85.8-mph average last year, Jose Trevino’s exit velocity has noticeably risen this season, now sitting at 88.7 mph.

Jose Trevino has averaged 24.2 HRs per 600 plate appearances this year, grading out in the 83rd percentile for power.

By putting up a 1.88 K/BB rate this year, Jose Trevino has shown impressive plate discipline, placing in the 85th percentile.

Juan Yepez is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.

Hitting from the opposite that Nestor Cortes throws from, Juan Yepez will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Juan Yepez will hold that advantage today.

In the past week, Juan Yepez’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 4.6% up to 11.1%.

Mitchell Parker will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his metrics across the board.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Verdugo in the 90th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

In terms of his batting average, Alex Verdugo has experienced some negative variance this year. His .227 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .264.

Alex Verdugo has exhibited good plate discipline this year, ranking in the 84th percentile with a 1.79 K/BB rate.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Giancarlo Stanton ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The New York Yankees projected batting order ranks as the strongest of all teams on the slate in terms of overall hitting ability.

New York Yankees batters as a unit have been one of the best in Major League Baseball this year () when assessing their 90-mph average exit velocity.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Verdugo in the 77th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Alex Verdugo’s true offensive talent to be a .318, implying that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .035 gap between that figure and his actual .283 wOBA.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s 11.1% Barrel% (an advanced standard to assess power) grades out in the 77th percentile this year.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (6.3) suggests that Ildemaro Vargas has suffered from bad luck this year with his 2.3 actual HR/600.

DJ LeMahieu has had some very poor luck with his wOBA this year; his .234 rate is quite a bit lower than his .301 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Jacob Young’s BABIP skill is projected in the 90th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

DJ LeMahieu’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jacob Young will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Negative Match Player Stats with Yankees vs Nationals

The #1 field in the league for suppressing base hits to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Nationals Park.

Hitting from the same side that Mitchell Parker throws from, Juan Soto will have a disadvantage today.

The Washington Nationals infield defense projects as the 5th-best out of every team playing today.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Juan Soto in today’s game.

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

Gleyber Torres’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 92.9-mph mark last year has fallen to 90.3-mph.

Gleyber Torres’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off in recent games; his 90.3-mph seasonal mark has dropped off to 84.3-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Gleyber Torres ranks 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 this year at 12.200.

With a .177 Isolated Power (ISO) this year, Gleyber Torres is ranked in the 17th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Nationals Park as the worst ballpark in the game for right-handed BABIP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ildemaro Vargas in the 6th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Ildemaro Vargas is penciled in 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

Ildemaro Vargas’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this season; his 89.3-mph EV last season has decreased to 86.8-mph.

Despite posting a .281 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Ildemaro Vargas has experienced some positive variance given the .015 disparity between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .266.

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

Aaron Judge has been lucky this year, notching a .483 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .429 — a .054 gap.

Nestor Cortes will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against James Wood in today’s matchup.

James Wood has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 93.6-mph dropping to 91.1-mph in the last two weeks.

In the past two weeks, James Wood’s 3.1% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 8.8%.

Despite posting a .363 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes James Wood has been lucky given the .040 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .323.

Nationals Park projects as the #22 field in the game for strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

With 7 bats who hit from the other side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Nestor Cortes will not have the upper hand while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.

Considering that flyball hitters hold a sizeable advantage over groundball pitchers, Nestor Cortes and his 42.8% underlying GB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a tough position in this outing being matched up with 1 opposing GB bats.

Playing on the road typically reduces pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Nestor Cortes in today’s game.

Anthony Volpe is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card today.

Anthony Volpe will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Anthony Volpe has taken a step back with his Barrel%; his 9.1% rate last year has decreased to 4.1% this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Young in the 1st percentile when estimating his home run skill.

Jacob Young is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

Over the last 14 days, Jacob Young has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

Sporting a .285 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Jacob Young has performed in the 21st percentile.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Nestor Cortes’s overall pitching talent grades out in the 86th percentile among all SPs in the league currently.

The Washington Nationals projected lineup profiles as the weakest of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall hitting ability.

It may be smart to expect weaker performance for the Washington Nationals offense in the future, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 3rd-luckiest offense in the game this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Nationals Park as the worst field in MLB for BABIP.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Keibert Ruiz in the 1st percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

The switch-hitting Keibert Ruiz will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side (0) today against Nestor Cortes, Extreme groundball hitters like Keibert Ruiz tend to be less successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Nestor Cortes.

Keibert Ruiz has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 84.7-mph dropping to 81.4-mph over the last week.

As it relates to his home run skill, DJ LeMahieu ranks in the 16th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

DJ LeMahieu is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

DJ LeMahieu will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Mitchell Parker will hold the platoon advantage against Jazz Chisholm Jr. in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jazz Chisholm Jr. today.

Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this year (13.4°) is considerably lower than his 17.6° angle last year.

Andres Chaparro has been cold recently, posting a 0% Barrel% (an advanced standard to assess power) in the past 7 days.

Over the last 7 days, Andres Chaparro has been exhibiting poor exit velocity numbers, with an average of only 85.2-mph on his flyballs.

Andres Chaparro has not been honed in on the ideal launch angle for home runs recently, lifting balls between 23° and 34° just 10% of the time in the last two weeks.

When estimating his home run skill, Ildemaro Vargas ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

With a .279 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year, Ildemaro Vargas grades out in the 14th percentile for hitting ability.

Jose Trevino’s BABIP skill is projected in the 6th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jose Trevino is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Jose Trevino has been pinch hit for 16% of the time when starting against a lefty hurler this year.

Juan Yepez’s average exit velocity has declined lately; his 86.5-mph seasonal mark has decreased to 83.8-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Juan Yepez’s launch angle of late (-16.3° over the last week) is considerably worse than his 7.8° seasonal mark.

Despite posting a .329 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Juan Yepez has had positive variance on his side given the .033 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .296.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Mitchell Parker is projected to throw 81 pitches in this outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 4th-least on the slate today.

Among all starters, Mitchell Parker’s fastball spin rate of 2196 rpm ranks in the 19th percentile this year.

Alex Verdugo has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (66% of the time), but he is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Mitchell Parker throws from, Alex Verdugo will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Alex Verdugo today.

When it comes to plate discipline, Giancarlo Stanton’s skill is quite bad, putting up a 3.8 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 21st percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Juan Yepez in the 19th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Mitchell Parker performed well in his last GS and allowed 1 ER.

Ranking 6th-least steep in Major League Baseball this year, New York Yankees batters jointly have posted a 12.6° launch angle (an advanced metric to assess the ability to lift the ball for power).

Anthony Volpe’s launch angle this year (6.7°) is significantly lower than his 14.1° mark last season.

Anthony Volpe’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls in recent games (3.6° over the past two weeks) is considerably lower than his 9.3° seasonal figure.

Andres Chaparro’s BABIP skill is projected in the 18th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Andres Chaparro has not been zeroed in on the ideal launch angle for base hits in recent games, lifting balls between -4° and 26° just 33.3% of the time over the last two weeks.

In the last week’s worth of games, Alex Verdugo’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.1% down to 0%.

In the last week, Alex Verdugo’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal figure of 90.1 mph to 87.6 mph.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. has experienced some positive variance in regards to with his wOBA this year; his .328 mark is considerably higher than his .308 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Jose Trevino ranks in the 22nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jose Trevino will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (15.8) suggests that Jose Trevino has been very fortunate this year with his 24.2 actual HR/600.

Keibert Ruiz’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this year; his 89.9-mph mark last year has decreased to 86.9-mph.

In terms of his home runs, Keibert Ruiz has had some very good luck this year. His 19.1 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 15.6.

Ildemaro Vargas’s 1.4% Barrel% (an advanced standard to study power) grades out in the 1st percentile this year.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, DJ LeMahieu’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.8% down to 0%.

In the last two weeks, DJ LeMahieu’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (-0.1°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 6.7°.

Jacob Young’s launch angle lately (-0.8° over the past 14 days) is quite a bit worse than his 4° seasonal mark.

Jacob Young has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his home runs this year; his 2.8 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is quite a bit higher than his 0.0 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

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