American Family Field
American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to better offense.
Among all major league parks, American Family Field's CF fences are the 8th-shallowest. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to better offense. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense projects as the 4th-weakest out of all the teams in action today. Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Blake Perkins will hold that advantage today.
Among all major league parks, American Family Field's CF fences are the 8th-shallowest. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to better offense.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Vaughn in the 77th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Andrew Vaughn is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to better offense. Andrew Vaughn hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39% — 91st percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards MLB's 8th-shallowest CF fences today. Andrew Vaughn's speed has improved this season. His 25.53 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 26.27 ft/sec now.
Jake Bauers is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to better offense. Jake Bauers will hold the platoon advantage over Erick Fedde in today's matchup. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense projects as the 4th-weakest out of all the teams in action today. Jake Bauers will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Frelick in the 85th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to better offense. Sal Frelick will hold the platoon advantage against Erick Fedde today. Sal Frelick hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards MLB's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense projects as the 4th-weakest out of all the teams in action today.
As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Tommy Pham ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Tommy Pham is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today's game. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to better offense. Tommy Pham hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 8th-shallowest CF fences today. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.294) implies that Tommy Pham has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season with his .264 actual batting average.
Jackson Chourio's BABIP ability is projected in the 75th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to better offense. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense projects as the 5th-weakest out of all the teams in action today. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Jackson Chourio will hold that advantage in today's game. Jackson Chourio has been unlucky this year, putting up a .255 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .290 — a .035 deviation.
As it relates to his overall offensive talent, William Contreras ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). William Contreras is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today's game. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to better offense. William Contreras hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the league's 8th-shallowest CF fences today. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense projects as the 4th-weakest out of all the teams in action today.
Korey Lee has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (87% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Among all major league parks, American Family Field's CF fences are the 8th-shallowest. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to better offense.
Gavin Sheets is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to better offense. Gavin Sheets will have the handedness advantage over Tobias Myers today. Gavin Sheets hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 81st percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball's 8th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Gavin Sheets has compiled a .339 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, placing in the 76th percentile.
When estimating his overall offensive ability, Willy Adames ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Willy Adames is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today. Among all major league parks, American Family Field's CF fences are the 8th-shallowest. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to better offense. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense projects as the 4th-weakest out of all the teams in action today.
When assessing his overall offensive ability, Rhys Hoskins ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Among all major league parks, American Family Field's CF fences are the 8th-shallowest. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to better offense. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense projects as the 4th-weakest out of all the teams in action today. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Rhys Hoskins will hold that advantage today.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 89th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to better offense. Andrew Benintendi will hold the platoon advantage over Tobias Myers today. Andrew Benintendi hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 90th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 8th-shallowest CF fences today. Despite posting a .217 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Andrew Benintendi has had bad variance on his side given the .093 difference between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .310.
Among all major league parks, American Family Field's CF fences are the 8th-shallowest. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to better offense. Paul DeJong's 16.9° launch angle (a reliable standard to study a batter's ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the steepest in the majors: 84th percentile.
When assessing his BABIP talent, Christian Yelich is projected as the 14th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Christian Yelich is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today. Among all major league parks, American Family Field's CF fences are the 8th-shallowest. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to better offense. Batting from the opposite that Erick Fedde throws from, Christian Yelich will have an edge in today's game.
Corey Julks is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. Among all major league parks, American Family Field's CF fences are the 8th-shallowest. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to better offense. Corey Julks ranks in the 97th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (50.2% rate since the start of last season). With a .317 BABIP since the start of last season, Corey Julks is positioned in the 77th percentile.
Brice Turang has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (63% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today's game. Among all major league parks, American Family Field's CF fences are the 8th-shallowest. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to better offense. Hitting from the opposite that Erick Fedde throws from, Brice Turang will have the upper hand in today's game. The Chicago White Sox outfield defense projects as the 4th-weakest out of all the teams in action today.
Nicky Lopez is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 59% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. Among all major league parks, American Family Field's CF fences are the 8th-shallowest. American Family Field sits at the 8th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation often leads to better offense. Batting from the opposite that Tobias Myers throws from, Nicky Lopez will have an advantage in today's matchup. Nicky Lopez has shown favorable plate discipline this year, ranking in the 78th percentile with a 1.82 K/BB rate.
