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Taylor Ward
Taylor Ward
BAL RHB · vs Spencer Miles · 12:15p
Taylor Ward

Taylor Ward

RHB
BAL · 58 appearances tracked
2
HRs ?Total home runs hit while this batter appeared in the model's scored pool this season.
3.4%
HR Rate ?Percentage of scored appearances where this batter hit a home run. Higher = more reliable power output.
7.4%
Avg HR/FB ?Average HR-per-fly-ball rate across appearances. Measures how often fly balls leave the yard — above 16% is elite, above 12% is strong.
88.9
Avg EV ?Average exit velocity (mph) on batted balls. Hard contact is the best predictor of HR power — 92+ is elite, 89+ is strong.
0.166
ISO ?Isolated Power — measures raw extra-base-hit ability (SLG minus AVG). .220+ is elite power, .180+ is above average.
#6
Best Rank ?Highest model ranking this batter has achieved on a single slate. #1 means the model rated them the top HR candidate that day.
Today's Matchup TOR @ BAL · 12:15p
Spencer Miles (RHP)
HR/FB 0.0% ?Pitcher's HR-per-fly-ball rate. Higher = more HR-prone. League avg is ~12%. HR/9 0.53 ?Home runs allowed per 9 innings. Higher = pitcher gives up more longballs. FIP 2.83 ?Fielding Independent Pitching — isolates pitcher skill from defense. Higher FIP = more HR-vulnerable.
🔄 Splits Edge #218 ⚪ D
Camden Yards Park × 1.13 ?Park factor for this stadium. Values above 1.0 boost HR probability; below 1.0 suppress it. Based on multi-year park HR data.
HR Profile Season-to-date · live-tape thresholds
0.100
ISO ?Isolated Power (SLG − AVG). >.220 elite, .180–.220 above avg, <.140 below avg.
15th pctile
89.1
Avg EV (mph) ?Average exit velocity (mph) on all batted balls. >92 elite, 89–92 above avg.
47th pctile
3.8%
Barrel% ?Percentage of contact classified as barrels (perfect EV+LA combo). >12% elite.
7th pctile
3.5%
HR/FB ?Home runs per fly ball. >18% elite, league avg ~12%.
8th pctile
390
Avg HR Dist (ft) ?Average distance of this batter's HRs in feet. >400 elite raw power.
36th pctile
3.4%
Season HR% ?HRs ÷ plate appearances this season. v3.5 model feature — strongest single backtest contributor.
8.3%
14d Pace ?HRs per game over last 14 days. v3.5 model feature — captures current hot/cold streak.
5.7%
Match% ?Combined batter × pitcher HR/FB rate — the headline "how favorable is this matchup" number.
7th pctile
34
BBE ?Batted-ball events — sample size. Treat stats with caution below 30.
58
Appearances ?Total times this batter has appeared in the model's daily scored pool this season.
22
Top-50 Days ?Number of days this batter ranked in the top 50 on the slate. Top-50 is the model's primary recommendation zone.
0
HRs in Top 50 ?Home runs hit on days when the model ranked this batter in the top 50. Measures how often the model correctly surfaced this batter before they went deep.
0%
Catch Rate ?Percentage of this batter's HRs that occurred when the model had them ranked in the top 50. Higher = model does a good job timing this batter. 60%+ is excellent.
#106.1
Avg Rank ?This batter's average model rank across all appearances. Lower = the model consistently rates them highly.
Rank Trend
lower rank = better · green dots = HR days
All Appearances
58 total · newest first
DateRankPitcher B/P HR/FB Tier Form WT BP HR?
2026-05-30 #218 Trey Yesavage R/R * 5.4% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-05-28 #47 Patrick Corbin R/L * 8.1% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-05-27 #119 Steven Matz R/L * 8.3% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-05-26 #120 Griffin Jax R/R * 8.3% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-05-25 #155 Shane McClanahan R/L * 7.2% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-24 #207 Framber Valdez R/L * 7.5% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-24 #163 Troy Melton R/L * 7.5% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-22 #178 Jack Flaherty R/R * 7.3% ⚪ D 📉 COOL 🔥 ·
2026-05-20 #202 Steven Matz R/R * 5.5% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-19 #196 Griffin Jax R/R * 4.6% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ 💥
2026-05-18 #231 Shane McClanahan R/L * 5.1% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ⚠️ ·
2026-05-17 #249 Richard Lovelady R/L * 6.1% ⚪ D ❄ COLD 🔥 ·
2026-05-16 #238 Cade Cavalli R/R * 3.2% ⚪ D ❄ COLD 🔥 ·
2026-05-15 #221 Zack Littell R/R * 5.1% ⚪ D ❄ COLD 🔥 ·
2026-05-13 #160 Max Fried R/L * 7.6% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ⚠️ ·
2026-05-12 #174 Will Warren R/R * 6.7% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ⚠️ ·
2026-05-11 #48 Ryan Weathers R/L * 12.4% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ⚠️ ·
2026-05-10 #61 Luis Severino R/R * 9.2% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ⚠️ ·
2026-05-09 #66 Aaron Civale R/R * 7.1% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ⚠️ ·
2026-05-08 #49 Jacob Lopez R/L * 11.3% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ⚠️ ·
2026-05-07 #149 Max Meyer R/R * 5.0% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-05-06 #201 Eury Pérez R/R * 6.5% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-05-05 #251 Sandy Alcantara R/R * 4.8% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-05-04 #75 Cam Schlittler R/R * 7.4% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ⚠️ ·
2026-05-03 #14 Max Fried R/L * 8.1% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-05-02 #14 Ryan Weathers R/L * 12.5% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-05-01 #6 Will Warren R/R * 5.3% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-04-30 #91 Peter Lambert R/R * 7.4% ⚪ D 🔥 HOT 🔥 ·
2026-04-30 #66 Lance McCullers Jr. R/R * 7.6% ⚪ D 🔥 HOT 🔥 ·
2026-04-29 #12 Peter Lambert R/R * 7.8% ⚪ D 🔥 HOT 🔥 ·
2026-04-28 #31 Kai-Wei Teng R/R * 6.6% ⚪ D 📈 WARM 🔥 ·
2026-04-26 #61 Connelly Early R/L * 11.9% ⚪ D 📈 WARM 🔥 ·
2026-04-25 #43 Garrett Crochet R/L 12.7% ⚪ D 📈 WARM 🔥 ·
2026-04-24 #46 Brayan Bello R/R 13.3% ⚪ D 📈 WARM 🔥 ·
2026-04-22 #201 Michael Wacha R/R 6.6% ⚪ D 📈 WARM 🔥 ·
2026-04-21 #189 Kris Bubic R/L 6.9% ⚪ D 📈 WARM 🔥 ·
2026-04-20 #141 Seth Lugo R/R 5.9% ⚪ D 📈 WARM 🔥 ·
2026-04-19 #164 Joey Cantillo R/L 6.4% ⚪ D 📈 WARM 💥
2026-04-18 #184 Gavin Williams R/R 6.8% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-17 #159 Tanner Bibee R/R 7.6% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-16 #98 Parker Messick R/L 6.5% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-15 #98 Eduardo Rodriguez R/L 3.0% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-13 #11 Will Warren R/R 19.9% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-12 #113 Adrian Houser R/R 3.0% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-11 #22 Brandon Williamson R/L 23.1% 🔵 C+ 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-10 #39 Landen Roupp R/R 19.7% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-08 #26 Grant Holmes R/R 20.4% 🔵 C+ 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-04-07 #65 Reynaldo López R/R 14.1% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-04-06 #36 Chris Sale R/L 16.2% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-04-05 #37 Luis Castillo R/R 15.3% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-04 #16 Emerson Hancock R/R 18.5% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-01 #89 Matthew Boyd R/L 12.7% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-03-31 #39 Jameson Taillon R/R 16.2% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-03-30 #37 Edward Cabrera R/R 16.2% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-03-29 #12 Bailey Ober R/R 19.4% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-03-28 #168 Cristian Javier · 9.7% ⚪ D 🔥 HOT ·
2026-03-27 #18 Mike Burrows · 15.3% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-03-26 #31 Hunter Brown · 14.4% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·

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