That season, Nationals Park was one of the most favorable home run venues in the league for left-handed batters, per Statcast. In that event, Schwarber totaled 16 home runs in Round 1, 21 home runs in Round 2, and 18 home runs in Round 3. This will be Kyle Schwarber’s second appearance in the Home Run Derby, following a run to the finals in 2018 at Nationals Park. The home run props are from top DFS site PrizePicks, and available in most states. Corey Seager has seen the second-highest increase in barrel percentage over the last month, who Rodriguez will be facing in the opening round.īefore rushing to fade Alonso based on these metrics, it is worth mentioning that these numbers are not the only numbers that matter for this contest. Compared to the preceding month of action, Rodriguez has more home runs, a higher slugging percentage, and a dramatically higher ISO. Julio Rodriguez has increased his launch angle by 4.5° across the last 30 days.
He enters this contest swinging the bat better than he has at any point in 2022, at least from a power perspective. His average exit velocity and barrel percentage have also increased significantly in this span. In the last month, he has 6 home runs, a. From May 14th to June 14th, Soto hit 5 home runs, with a. Notably, Soto has increased his average launch angle by 11.0° compared to the 30-day window from May 14th to June 14th. Put another way, the above chart shows how hard batters have been hitting the baseball, and at what angle, compared to the preceding 30 days of action. These numbers show the 30-day rolling numbers for exit velocity, launch angle, and barrel percentage for each of tonight’s contests. My good friend, and research savant, on Twitter pulled some custom data points of interest ahead of this event. * Albert Pujols numbers not included due to insufficient plate appearances What have these hitters been up to lately?
We saw similar park factors influence the competition in Cleveland in 2019 and Petco Park in 2016. Last year, Coors Field saw two right-handed batters make the finals – a venue that favors right-handed batters tremendously. This right-handed hitter friendliness at Dodger Stadium is a trend that has consistently manifested itself in each of the last four seasons.
Park Factors – Dodger Stadiumįor batters who have played at both Dodger Stadium and elsewhere thus far in 2022, right-handed hitters have received a larger home run boost compared to lefties when playing in Los Angeles. – RG Chief Meteorologist, Kevin Rothįor more MLB betting tips, check out Roth’s MLB weather updates throughout the season. Both the light breeze blowing out and the warm temp will help give balls a bit of extra carry tonight. We’ll see a gentle southwest wind at around 5mph (which is blowing out to center / right-center), with a temperature around 80 degrees. Weather-wise I would consider things to be favorable, but not fantastic for bombs.