James Wood has caught Data Skrive's attention as a solid home run prop target (+800 odds) against the Pirates. Wood's power has been on display frequently; he's launched 5 homers over 15 games this year, hitting a home run in 26.7% of contests, making him a valuable high-upside play for Monday.

Data Skrive highlighted James Wood as a sleeper bet for homers. Wood has produced an impressive 5 HRs in 13 games (30.8% HR rate), signaling excellent betting potential at current odds of +560 against the Marlins.

Chris Welsh praised James Wood after an impressive performance going 3-for-5 with two home runs. Welsh emphasized Wood's early underlying metrics are elite, notably a 24% barrel rate and 64% hard-hit rate. Welsh highlighted Wood's unusual split of hitting exceptionally well against lefties (.412 average) but poorly against righties (.174 average), suggesting positive regression is forthcoming and would only improve his overall production. Based on his skill set and early power output, the Welsh strongly supports investing in Wood, forecasting a breakout season from him.

Sean Zerillo likes James Wood's stolen base prop at +550 in an opening day matchup against Zach Wheeler and the Phillies. The Nationals were the MLB's most aggressive team stealing bases in 2023’s second half, attempting steals nearly two times a game. Wheeler, despite improvements holding runners since joining the Phillies, permitted eight steals on 11 attempts last season. Wood himself attempted 18 stolen bases in around 65 games, reflecting Washington's overall aggressive baserunning style. Zerillo enthusiastically called Wood a future 30-30, possibly 40-40 guy, due to his power-speed combo, making the +550 odds especially attractive.