New York @ Chicago Picks & Props

Gavin Sheets is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today's game. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 81°. Gavin Sheets is apt to have an advantage against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the New York Yankees has just 1 same-handed RP. Gavin Sheets pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.4% — 76th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. The New York Yankees outfield defense projects as the 3rd-weakest out of every team playing today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 88th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Andrew Benintendi is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 81°. The New York Yankees have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Andrew Benintendi has a strong chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game. Andrew Benintendi has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 81°. As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the dish, Riley Baldwin will have the advantage of batting from from his better side against Nestor Cortes today. Riley Baldwin pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.2% — 81st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. The New York Yankees outfield defense projects as the 3rd-weakest out of every team playing today. Riley Baldwin will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Juan Soto will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today. In the last week's worth of games, Juan Soto's 29.4% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 44.7%.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Aaron Judge ranks as the best hitter in the league. Aaron Judge is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today's game. Dingers are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league stadiums. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 81°. Aaron Judge has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 104.2-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal figure of 100.2-mph.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Benjamin Rice ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Dingers are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league stadiums. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 81°. Benjamin Rice will hold the platoon advantage against Jonathan Cannon in today's game. In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Benjamin Rice has experienced some negative variance this year. His .307 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .360.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert in the 94th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Luis Robert is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game. Dingers are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league stadiums. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 81°. Batting from the opposite that Nestor Cortes throws from, Luis Robert will have an advantage in today's game.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Gleyber Torres ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 81°. Gleyber Torres has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. In the past two weeks' worth of games, Gleyber Torres's 55.6% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 42.4%. Gleyber Torres has been unlucky this year, posting a .293 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .327 — a .034 deviation.

Dingers are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league stadiums. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 81°. Korey Lee will hold the platoon advantage against Nestor Cortes in today's game. The New York Yankees outfield defense projects as the 3rd-weakest out of every team playing today. Korey Lee will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.

Alex Verdugo will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's game. Alex Verdugo has put up a .268 BABIP this year, checking in at the 22nd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Vaughn in the 88th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Andrew Vaughn is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 81°. Andrew Vaughn will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nestor Cortes in today's matchup. Andrew Vaughn has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Giancarlo Stanton ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Giancarlo Stanton is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 81°. Giancarlo Stanton pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.1% — 81st percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences today. Giancarlo Stanton has negatively regressed with his Barrel% in recent games; his 18.4% seasonal rate has lowered to 10% over the last week.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Austin Wells ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Austin Wells is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 75% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. Dingers are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league stadiums. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 81°. Austin Wells will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jonathan Cannon in today's matchup.

Lenyn Sosa has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (71% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the batting order in today's game. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 81°. Lenyn Sosa will hold the platoon advantage over Nestor Cortes today. Lenyn Sosa has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences today. The New York Yankees outfield defense projects as the 3rd-weakest out of every team playing today.

Dingers are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league stadiums. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 81°. Corey Julks will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nestor Cortes in today's game. The New York Yankees outfield defense projects as the 3rd-weakest out of every team playing today. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Corey Julks will hold that advantage today.

Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 81°. As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the dish, Oswaldo Cabrera will get to bat from his good side against Jonathan Cannon in this game. Oswaldo Cabrera pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.5% — 77th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Anthony Volpe in the 82nd percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 81°. Anthony Volpe has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Over the past two weeks, Anthony Volpe's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 91.1-mph over the course of the season to 96.1-mph of late.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Miguel Vargas ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Dingers are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-shallowest among all major league stadiums. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-hottest temperature of the day at 81°. Miguel Vargas will have the handedness advantage over Nestor Cortes in today's game. The New York Yankees outfield defense projects as the 3rd-weakest out of every team playing today.