Andy Ibanez

Andy Ibanez

30-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Following a strong second half in 2021, Ibanez was an everyday player for the Rangers for the first two months of 2022, splitting time between third base and designated hitter. He was unable to keep the momentum going, posting an anemic .218/.273/.277 batting line in 40 games before being sent down to the minors for good in early June. Ibanez was claimed off waivers by the Tigers over the offseason but then outrighted off their 40-man roster. He could conceivably win a utility job with a Detroit team lacking great options, but the odds are heavily against it leading to any fantasy relevance. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#601
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Tigers in April of 2023.
Gets breather Sunday
2BDetroit Tigers
May 28, 2023
Ibanez is not in the starting lineup against the White Sox on Sunday.
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Ibanez picked up his first hit since May 14 against Chicago on Saturday while driving in a run, but he'll still head to the bench for the series finale against the White Sox. Nick Maton will be the designated hitter for Sunday's contest while Zack Short handles second base with Zach McKinstry lined up at third.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
2
1
5
4
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
3
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+15%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+53%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+12%
OPS vs RHP
2021
 
 
+33%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .716 164 19 3 15 0 .278 .305 .411
Since 2021vs Right .620 319 34 6 26 3 .224 .280 .340
2023vs Left .348 23 2 0 0 0 .130 .130 .217
2023vs Right .532 60 7 1 7 0 .193 .233 .298
2022vs Left .512 44 6 0 3 0 .214 .250 .262
2022vs Right .571 84 7 1 6 3 .221 .286 .286
2021vs Left .898 97 11 3 12 0 .344 .371 .527
2021vs Right .674 175 20 4 13 0 .238 .293 .381
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+7%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+42%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+10%
OPS on Road
2021
 
 
+1%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .632 244 28 5 19 3 .236 .283 .349
Since 2021Away .675 239 25 4 22 0 .251 .294 .381
2023Home .400 43 2 0 4 0 .167 .186 .214
2023Away .567 40 7 1 3 0 .184 .225 .342
2022Home .526 65 5 0 1 3 .233 .292 .233
2022Away .576 63 8 1 8 0 .203 .254 .322
2021Home .758 136 21 5 14 0 .260 .309 .449
2021Away .754 136 10 2 11 0 .294 .333 .421
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Stat Review
How does Andy Ibanez compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.13
 
BB Rate
2.4%
 
K Rate
18.1%
 
BABIP
.203
 
ISO
.100
 
AVG
.175
 
OBP
.205
 
SLG
.275
 
OPS
.480
 
wOBA
.213
 
Exit Velocity
91.4 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
40.0%
 
Barrels/PA
7.2%
 
Expected BA
.276
 
Expected SLG
.469
 
Sprint Speed
24.3 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
41.5%
 
Line Drive %
16.9%
 
Fly Ball %
41.5%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Ibanez made his major-league debut in 2021 and slashed .277/.321/.435 with seven homers, 31 runs and 25 RBI in 76 games. He does not have exciting tools but has some power and draws walks at a decent clip. He'll compete for the starting third base job this spring despite playing there infrequently last season. His upside may be capped by his age (turns 29 this season).
The 23-year-old second baseman predictably started the season off on a tear against Low-A pitching, which was no match for the mature Cuban defector. Ibanez slashed .324/.413/.546 in 49 games at that level with 26 extra-base hits and 10 stolen bases (on 18 attempts). He also had more walks (29) than strikeouts (28). The Rangers decided to aggressively promote Ibanez to Double-A, where he registered more pedestrian numbers for the remainder of the season. Ibanez hit .261 with six home runs, 31 RBI and five steals in 81 games for Double-A Frisco. He does not have exciting tools, profiling as a guy who could offer Asdrubal Cabrera-level production at second base, except he is in an organization where that position won't be open anytime soon. Second base prospects are tough to own in dynasty leagues, as they have nowhere to move down the defensive spectrum where their bats would still play. Given Ibanez's age, organization and lack of impact tools, he is simply a candidate for watch lists in leagues where 200 or fewer prospects are rostered.
Ibanez was one of the top young players in Cuba before defecting last summer and will seek to sign with a MLB team. He was the youngest player on Cuba's 2013 World Baseball Classic roster. He was seen as one of Cuba's top infield gloves and hit .267/.377/.435 with more walks than strikeouts for Isla De La Juventud in the Serie Nacional, Cuba's top professional league, according to Baseball America. He may need to spend time in the minors once signed, but he'll be a top infield prospect wherever he lands.
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Sitting Tuesday
2BDetroit Tigers
May 23, 2023
Ibanez isn't starting Tuesday against the Royals.
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Starting at third again Sunday
2BDetroit Tigers
May 14, 2023
Ibanez is starting at third base and batting sixth in Sunday's game against the Mariners.
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Two hits in win
2BDetroit Tigers
May 10, 2023
Ibanez went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and one run scored in Wednesday's 5-0 victory over Cleveland.
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Hits first home run
2BDetroit Tigers
May 8, 2023
Ibanez went 2-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and three runs scored in Monday's win over the Guardians.
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Starting Sunday
2BDetroit Tigers
May 7, 2023
Ibanez is starting at third base and batting fifth in Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
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