Globe Life Field
THE BAT X projects Kevin Kiermaier in the 81st percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Kevin Kiermaier will have the handedness advantage against Jon Gray in today's matchup.
Daulton Varsho is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game. Daulton Varsho will hold the platoon advantage over Jon Gray in today's game. Daulton Varsho's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better in recent games, rising from 45.4% on the season to 100% in the last week.
THE BAT X projects Alejandro Kirk in the 91st percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Alejandro Kirk has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 98-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal EV of 90.4-mph. Alejandro Kirk's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved lately, rising from 41.4% on the season to 51.6% over the past 14 days.
THE BAT X projects Santiago Espinal in the 75th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.
THE BAT X projects George Springer in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. George Springer is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game. George Springer has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 97.1-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal mark of 91.7-mph.
Globe Life Field grades out as the #28 park in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. Globe Life Field has the 6th-deepest centerfield fences in the majors.
THE BAT X projects Whit Merrifield in the 91st percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Whit Merrifield has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (77% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. Whit Merrifield has made significant gains with his Barrel% recently, improving his 3.2% seasonal rate to 8.6% in the last 14 days. Whit Merrifield has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 97.4-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal average of 90.6-mph. Whit Merrifield's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased of late, going from 50.5% on the season to 76.9% over the last week.
THE BAT X projects Leody Taveras in the 77th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Leody Taveras will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Leody Taveras has made notable strides with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 6.6% seasonal rate to 15.2% in the last two weeks. Leody Taveras has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 94-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal 90.9-mph figure. Leody Taveras's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased of late, rising from 48% on the season to 68.2% in the past 7 days.
Jonah Heim will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Jonah Heim's launch angle lately (27.1° in the past 7 days) is considerably better than his 18.1° seasonal mark.
THE BAT X projects Matt Chapman in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.
THE BAT X projects Mitch Garver in the 75th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Mitch Garver will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.
Spencer Horwitz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jon Gray in today's matchup.
Danny Jansen has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 12.1% seasonal rate to 33.3% in the past week's worth of games. Danny Jansen has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 97-mph average over the past week to his seasonal 88.8-mph mark. Danny Jansen's launch angle lately (32° in the past week's worth of games) is quite a bit better than his 16.1° seasonal mark.
THE BAT X projects Josh Jung in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Josh Jung is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game. Josh Jung will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Josh Jung's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off lately, going from 50.3% on the season to 45% in the past week's worth of games. Josh Jung has been hot recently, cruising to a .357 wOBA over the past two weeks.
THE BAT X projects Adolis Garcia in the 77th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Adolis Garcia is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Adolis Garcia will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Adolis Garcia has been hot in recent games, notching a a 19.4% Barrel% (an advanced stat to assess power) over the past two weeks.
Travis Jankowski will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Chris Bassitt in today's game. The Toronto Blue Jays have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Travis Jankowski can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Travis Jankowski will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats. Travis Jankowski has seen a big increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 88.6-mph average in the last week's worth of games to his seasonal 84.9-mph mark.
THE BAT X projects Ezequiel Duran in the 77th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Ezequiel Duran will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Ezequiel Duran's launch angle in recent games (19.8° in the last two weeks' worth of games) is significantly better than his 14.4° seasonal angle. Ezequiel Duran has been hot of late, putting up a a 13.6% Barrel% (an advanced stat to measure power) over the last two weeks.
