Dylan Carlson Total Hits Props • St. Louis
Wrigley Field projects as the #9 ballpark in baseball for right-handed BABIP, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). Wrigley Field sits at the 10th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation tends to lead to more offense. As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Dylan Carlson will get to bat from his strong side against Shota Imanaga in today's matchup. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.340) provides evidence that Dylan Carlson has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season with his .281 actual wOBA. Dylan Carlson ranks in the 82nd percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize home runs (18.6% rate since the start of last season).