Josh Palacios Projections, Prop Bets, Odds & Stats - Jul 30, 2024
Jay Sanin on July 30, 2024
Josh Palacios projections, stats and prop bet odds for Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros on Jul 30, 2024
RBIs Prop Bet Odds:
Josh Palacios has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (59% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.
Home runs are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest in the league.
Josh Palacios will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Brown in today's matchup.
Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.319) may lead us to conclude that Josh Palacios has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season with his .299 actual wOBA.
Power-wise, Josh Palacios grades out in the 76th percentile, having averaged 22.7 homers per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.
Minute Maid Park grades out as the #21 venue in Major League Baseball for run-scoring, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).
The league's 3rd-highest fence height (on average) can be found at Minute Maid Park.
The Minute Maid Park roof is expected to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest -8° colder than the average outdoor game on the slate today — favorable for pitching.
Typically, bats like Josh Palacios who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Hunter Brown.
Josh Palacios will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.
Josh Palacios is projected to have 0.4 RBIs in todays game.
Home Runs Prop Bet Odds:
Josh Palacios has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (59% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.
Home runs are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest in the league.
Josh Palacios will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Brown in today's matchup.
Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.319) may lead us to conclude that Josh Palacios has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season with his .299 actual wOBA.
Power-wise, Josh Palacios grades out in the 76th percentile, having averaged 22.7 homers per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.
The league's 3rd-highest fence height (on average) can be found at Minute Maid Park.
The Minute Maid Park roof is expected to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest -8° colder than the average outdoor game on the slate today — favorable for pitching.
Typically, bats like Josh Palacios who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Hunter Brown.
Josh Palacios will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.
Josh Palacios has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.4-mph dropping to 82.3-mph over the past 14 days.
Josh Palacios is projected to have 0.1 Home Runs in todays game.
Total Bases Prop Bet Odds:
Josh Palacios has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (59% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.
Home runs are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest in the league.
Josh Palacios will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Brown in today's matchup.
Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.319) may lead us to conclude that Josh Palacios has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season with his .299 actual wOBA.
Power-wise, Josh Palacios grades out in the 76th percentile, having averaged 22.7 homers per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.
Minute Maid Park grades out as the #21 venue in Major League Baseball for run-scoring, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).
The league's 3rd-highest fence height (on average) can be found at Minute Maid Park.
The Minute Maid Park roof is expected to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest -8° colder than the average outdoor game on the slate today — favorable for pitching.
Typically, bats like Josh Palacios who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Hunter Brown.
Josh Palacios will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.
Josh Palacios is projected to have 0.9 Total Bases in todays game.
Hits Prop Bet Odds:
Josh Palacios has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (59% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.
Home runs are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest in the league.
Josh Palacios will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Brown in today's matchup.
Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.319) may lead us to conclude that Josh Palacios has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season with his .299 actual wOBA.
Built just 20 feet above sea level, Minute Maid Park has one of the lowest elevations among all major league parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to lower offensive output.
The Minute Maid Park roof is expected to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest -8° colder than the average outdoor game on the slate today — favorable for pitching.
Typically, bats like Josh Palacios who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Hunter Brown.
Josh Palacios will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.
Josh Palacios has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.4-mph dropping to 82.3-mph over the past 14 days.
Josh Palacios is projected to have 0.9 Hits in todays game.
Hits Runs and RBIs Prop Bet Odds:
Josh Palacios has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (59% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.
Home runs are generally more common at stadiums with shallow fences, and Minute Maid Park has the 2nd-shallowest in the league.
Josh Palacios will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Brown in today's matchup.
Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.319) may lead us to conclude that Josh Palacios has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season with his .299 actual wOBA.
Power-wise, Josh Palacios grades out in the 76th percentile, having averaged 22.7 homers per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.
Minute Maid Park grades out as the #21 venue in Major League Baseball for run-scoring, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).
The league's 3rd-highest fence height (on average) can be found at Minute Maid Park.
The Minute Maid Park roof is expected to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest -8° colder than the average outdoor game on the slate today — favorable for pitching.
Typically, bats like Josh Palacios who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Hunter Brown.
Josh Palacios will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.
Josh Palacios is projected to have 1.8 Hits Runs and RBIs in todays game.
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