Jay Sanin on October 14, 2024
Alex Cobb MLB projections and prop bets for Cleveland Guardians at New York Yankees on Oct 14, 2024
Strikeouts Prop Bet Odds:
Per the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 2nd-most strikeout-heavy lineup on the slate today is the New York Yankees with a 22.7% underlying K%.
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Austin Hedges (the Guardians's expected catcher in today's game) grades out as an elite pitch framer.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Cobb to throw 64 pitches in this game (least of all pitchers on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.
Low temperatures are strongly correlated with less offense (and more Ks), and the weather forecast expects the coldest weather of all games on the slate at 53°.
Given that flyball pitchers are hit hardest by groundball hitters, Alex Cobb (54.1% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged today with 2 GB hitters in New York's projected batting order.
Playing on the road typically diminishes pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Alex Cobb in today's game.
Alex Cobb is projected to have 3.2 Strikeouts in this weeks game.
Earned Runs Prop Bet Odds:
The New York Yankees projected lineup profiles as the 2nd-weakest on the slate today in terms of overall hitting skill.
Low temperatures are strongly correlated with less offense (and more Ks), and the weather forecast expects the coldest weather of all games on the slate at 53°.
Given that flyball pitchers are hit hardest by groundball hitters, Alex Cobb (54.1% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged today with 2 GB hitters in New York's projected batting order.
Playing on the road typically diminishes pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Alex Cobb in today's game.
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)'s appraisal, Alex Cobb's overall pitching skill ranks in the 81st percentile among all starting pitchers in MLB currently.
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Austin Hedges (the Guardians's expected catcher in today's game) grades out as an elite pitch framer.
Alex Cobb is an extreme groundball pitcher (54.1% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), which should make him somewhat immune to the dangers of pitching in Yankee Stadium — the #5 HR venue in the majors — today.
Out of every team on the slate today, the best infield defense is that of the Cleveland Guardians.
Alex Cobb is projected to have 1.9 Earned Runs in this weeks game.
