Blake Sabol

Blake Sabol

25-Year-Old CatcherC
San Francisco Giants
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Sabol was the fourth overall pick during the Rule 5 draft in December, as the Giants picked him up (via trade with the Reds) after the Pirates declined to add him to the 40-man roster. He turned 25 years old in January and finished the 2022 campaign at the Triple-A level, where he had .296/.426/.543 slash line with five home runs in just 25 games. Sabol must stay on San Francisco's big-league roster for the full 2023 season in order for the organization to keep him. Joey Bart struggled in his first full-time action behind the plate last year following the retirement of Buster Posey, and it's hardly a guarantee he takes a notable step forward in 2023. Sabol should begin the season in a reserve role, and the Giants seem likely to add a veteran catcher for some stability, as it would be quite risky to have Sabol as the sole backup given he has yet to make his MLB debut. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#551
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Giants in March of 2023.
Bows out of lineup
CSan Francisco Giants
May 29, 2023
Sabol is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates.
ANALYSIS
He'll retreat to the bench as the Giants stock their lineup with eight right-handed options to counter Pirates southpaw Rich Hill. Sabol has been serving as the Giants' primary designated hitter of late, but he'll cede the role to David Villar in the series opener.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
6
4
7
16
2
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+106%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+106%
OPS vs RHP
2022
No Stats
2021
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .393 24 1 0 0 1 .143 .250 .143
Since 2021vs Right .811 123 15 6 16 1 .274 .333 .478
2023vs Left .393 24 1 0 0 1 .143 .250 .143
2023vs Right .811 123 15 6 16 1 .274 .333 .478
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+10%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+10%
OPS at Home
2022
No Stats
2021
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .784 68 8 2 7 2 .323 .353 .431
Since 2021Away .711 79 8 4 9 0 .188 .291 .420
2023Home .784 68 8 2 7 2 .323 .353 .431
2023Away .711 79 8 4 9 0 .188 .291 .420
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Blake Sabol 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
0.20
 
BB Rate
6.8%
 
K Rate
34.7%
 
BABIP
.364
 
ISO
.172
 
AVG
.254
 
OBP
.320
 
SLG
.425
 
OPS
.745
 
wOBA
.330
 
Exit Velocity
90.3 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
30.1%
 
Barrels/PA
5.4%
 
Expected BA
.206
 
Expected SLG
.375
 
Sprint Speed
24.5 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
44.3%
 
Line Drive %
20.3%
 
Fly Ball %
35.4%
 
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Lifts three-run blast
CSan Francisco Giants
May 29, 2023
Sabol went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 7-5 loss to the Brewers.
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Playing regularly
CSan Francisco Giants
May 28, 2023
Sabol will start at catcher and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Brewers, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Gets third consecutive start
CSan Francisco Giants
May 24, 2023
Sabol will start at catcher and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Twins, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Knocks three hits
CSan Francisco Giants
May 7, 2023
Sabol went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Sunday's 7-3 loss to the Brewers.
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Heads to bench as Bart returns
CSan Francisco Giants
April 30, 2023
Sabol is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.
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