Jay Sanin on August 18, 2024
Ha-Seong Kim projections, stats and prop bet odds for San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies on Aug 18, 2024
Hits Runs and RBIs Prop Bet Odds:
The #1 park in the game for boosting offensive stats, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.
Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.
A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is expected to have the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 92°.
Ha-seong Kim has seen a big increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 92.1-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal 88-mph average.
Over the last week, Ha-seong Kim's 70% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 41.8%.
Ha-seong Kim is penciled in 8th on the lineup card today.
The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for pitchers.
Bradley Blalock will have the handedness advantage against Ha-seong Kim in today's matchup.
Among every team on the slate today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies.
Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ha-seong Kim in today's game.
Ha-Seong Kim is projected to have 2.4 Hits Runs and RBIs in todays game.
Home Runs Prop Bet Odds:
The #1 venue in the majors for boosting home runs to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.
Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.
A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is expected to have the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 92°.
Ha-seong Kim has seen a big increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 92.1-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal 88-mph average.
Ha-seong Kim has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .305 mark is a fair amount lower than his .321 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.
Ha-seong Kim is penciled in 8th on the lineup card today.
The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for pitchers.
Bradley Blalock will have the handedness advantage against Ha-seong Kim in today's matchup.
Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ha-seong Kim in today's game.
Ha-seong Kim's launch angle in recent games (-5.7° over the last week) is significantly lower than his 15.3° seasonal angle.
Ha-Seong Kim is projected to have 0.1 Home Runs in todays game.
Total Bases Prop Bet Odds:
The #1 park in the game for boosting offensive stats, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.
Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.
A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is expected to have the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 92°.
Ha-seong Kim has seen a big increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 92.1-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal 88-mph average.
Over the last week, Ha-seong Kim's 70% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 41.8%.
Ha-seong Kim is penciled in 8th on the lineup card today.
The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for pitchers.
Bradley Blalock will have the handedness advantage against Ha-seong Kim in today's matchup.
Among every team on the slate today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies.
Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ha-seong Kim in today's game.
Ha-Seong Kim is projected to have 1.8 Total Bases in todays game.
RBIs Prop Bet Odds:
The #1 park in the game for boosting offensive stats, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.
Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.
A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is expected to have the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 92°.
Ha-seong Kim has seen a big increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 92.1-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal 88-mph average.
Over the last week, Ha-seong Kim's 70% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 41.8%.
Ha-seong Kim is penciled in 8th on the lineup card today.
The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for pitchers.
Bradley Blalock will have the handedness advantage against Ha-seong Kim in today's matchup.
Among every team on the slate today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies.
Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ha-seong Kim in today's game.
Ha-Seong Kim is projected to have 0.6 RBIs in todays game.
Hits Prop Bet Odds:
Coors Field ranks as the #1 field in MLB for RHB batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).
Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.
A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is expected to have the hottest weather of all games on the slate at 92°.
Ha-seong Kim has seen a big increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 92.1-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal 88-mph average.
Over the last week, Ha-seong Kim's 70% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 41.8%.
Ha-seong Kim is penciled in 8th on the lineup card today.
The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for pitchers.
Bradley Blalock will have the handedness advantage against Ha-seong Kim in today's matchup.
Among every team on the slate today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Colorado Rockies.
Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ha-seong Kim in today's game.
Ha-Seong Kim is projected to have 1.1 Hits in todays game.
