José Ramírez Total Hits Props • Cleveland
As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the dish, Jose Ramirez will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side against Yusei Kikuchi in today's game. In the past 7 days, Jose Ramirez's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.3% down to 0%. From last year to this one, Jose Ramirez's ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes BABIP (-4° to 26°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 44.3% to 33.6%. Jose Ramirez's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased lately, decreasing from 33.6% on the season to 20.7% in the last two weeks. Jose Ramirez has experienced some positive variance in regards to with his wOBA this year; his .358 figure is quite a bit higher than his .328 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.