2022 Stats
AVG
.274
HR
16
RBI
64
R
102
SB
3
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Nimmo was finally able to stay healthy for a full season in 2022, as he played in a career-high 151 games for his final year before free agency, and he ultimately re-signed with the Mets on an eight-year, $162 million deal. He had his walk rate drop to 10.9 percent, but he also cut his strikeout rate to 17.2 percent, with both figures representing career lows. The center fielder was a reliable leadoff man for the Mets and had a .274/.367/.433 slash line with 16 home runs, 64 RBI and 102 runs. Nimmo nearly doubled his barrel rate to 7.0 percent and also saw a five-point increase in his groundball rate to 50.5 percent. He's a solid defender in center field and is an ideal option atop the order given his average and on-base skills, though his reliance on groundballs lowers his ceiling. It's an encouraging sign Nimmo was able to put in a full season with no notable injuries, but fantasy managers should keep in mind it's only the second time he's topped 100 games in his career, so continued good health shouldn't yet be an expectation as he enters his age-30 season. Read Past Outlooks

Returns to Mets for $162 million
Nimmo signed an eight-year, $162 million contract with the Mets on Thursday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
The Mets selected Nimmo 13th overall in the 2011 MLB Draft, and, barring a trade, this deal makes it extremely likely he'll play his entire career with the club. Nimmo has compiled a 134 wRC+ and .362 wOBA across seven big-league seasons, which highlight his on-base and contact skills. He's also a strong defensive center fielder and will be locked into the lineup at that position in 2023. The lone concern is Nimmo's injury history, as he's played in more than 100 games just twice in his major-league career.
The Mets selected Nimmo 13th overall in the 2011 MLB Draft, and, barring a trade, this deal makes it extremely likely he'll play his entire career with the club. Nimmo has compiled a 134 wRC+ and .362 wOBA across seven big-league seasons, which highlight his on-base and contact skills. He's also a strong defensive center fielder and will be locked into the lineup at that position in 2023. The lone concern is Nimmo's injury history, as he's played in more than 100 games just twice in his major-league career.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
+9%
OPS vs RHP
2022
+3%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .778 | 414 | 7 | 35 | .266 | ||||
Since 2020vs Right | .850 | 865 | 25 | 75 | .287 | ||||
2022vs Left | .786 | 234 | 5 | 26 | .264 | ||||
2022vs Right | .808 | 439 | 11 | 38 | .280 | ||||
2021vs Left | .827 | 120 | 1 | 7 | .306 | ||||
2021vs Right | .842 | 266 | 7 | 21 | .286 | ||||
2020vs Left | .650 | 60 | 1 | 2 | .196 | ||||
2020vs Right | .984 | 160 | 7 | 16 | .308 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2020
+10%
OPS on Road
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+31%
OPS on Road
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Since 2020Home | .786 | 608 | 13 | 50 | .262 | ||||
Since 2020Away | .868 | 660 | 19 | 60 | .297 | ||||
2022Home | .688 | 309 | 4 | 22 | .234 | ||||
2022Away | .898 | 364 | 12 | 42 | .309 | ||||
2021Home | .885 | 199 | 4 | 18 | .304 | ||||
2021Away | .787 | 187 | 4 | 10 | .280 | ||||
2020Home | .904 | 100 | 5 | 10 | .272 | ||||
2020Away | .909 | 109 | 3 | 8 | .286 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Brandon Nimmo 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.
* 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
0.61BB Rate
10.5%K Rate
17.2%BABIP
.317ISO
.159AVG
.274OBP
.367SLG
.433OPS
.800wOBA
.355Exit Velocity
89.4 mphHard Hit Rate
29.8%Barrels/PA
4.9%Expected BA
.261Expected SLG
.409Sprint Speed
25.4 ft/secGround Ball %
50.5%Line Drive %
17.7%Fly Ball %
31.7%Advanced Batting Stats
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Nimmo provided some batting average support to his fantasy managers, but he just wasn't on the field enough to provide much overall value. He missed time with finger, hip and hamstring injuries. He has never been able to stay healthy over a full season, with 140 games being his highest total. His managers can dream back to 2018 when he had 17 homers, nine steals and was a nice fourth or fifth outfielder in 15-team leagues. His home-run power has been halved and the main culprit is a near-50% groundball rate. He's definitely going for a line-drive approach, and he started spreading the ball around with his Pull% dropping from 44.7% in 2018 to 33.1% last season. Additionally, his career 14.9 BB% puts him near a .400 OBP every season. He seems to want to run, but he's just not been successful with a 62% success rate over his career (5-for-9 last season). Stolen bases are not a part of his game to count on. When healthy, he is a nice add for batting average or on-base percentage only.
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Riding pine Wednesday
Nimmo isn't starting Wednesday against Washington.
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Powers Mets to sweep of twin bill
Nimmo went 6-for-8 with two doubles, two home runs and six RBI across both games of Tuesday's doubleheader sweep of the Nationals.
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Crosses plate three times Sunday
Nimmo went 2-for-4 with a walk and three runs scored in Sunday's win over the A's.
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Absent from Saturday's lineup
Nimmo isn't starting Saturday against the Athletics, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
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Cleared to start
Nimmo (quadriceps) will lead off and play center field Friday against Oakland, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
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