Brendan Donovan

Brendan Donovan

26-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
St. Louis Cardinals
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Donovan made his big-league debut for the Cardinals in late April and had a solid rookie campaign with a .281/.394/.379 slash line in 126 games. He hit only five home runs with 45 RBI and 64 runs, and the lack of power is consistent from his time in the minors, where he topped out at 12 long balls in a single season. He showed impressive plate discipline, especially for a rookie, and had a 13.3 percent walk rate and 15 percent strikeout rate. Unless the Cardinals add a shortstop in free agency, Tommy Edman should work there in 2023, which should keep the keystone open for Donovan, who won a Gold Glove as a utility player last year. The young infielder played in at least seven games at six different positions, and his versatility should help him retain a regular spot in the lineup, especially if he can replicate his average and on-base figures. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#264
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals in March of 2023.
Idle versus southpaw
2BSt. Louis Cardinals
June 4, 2023
Donovan is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
ANALYSIS
The lefty-hitting Donovan will get a breather in the series finale with St. Louis opposing a left-handed starting pitcher (Rich Hill). Donovan had started in each of the Cardinals' last 10 games, slashing .273/.415/.576 with three home runs and two stolen bases. With all of Tyler O'Neill (back), Dylan Carlson (ankle) and Lars Nootbaar (back) on the injured list, Donovan should be a near-everyday player in the corner outfield for the foreseeable future.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
20
1
2
11
4
5
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
1
3
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+8%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+17%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+4%
OPS vs RHP
2021
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .704 114 15 0 9 1 .264 .407 .297
Since 2021vs Right .759 564 74 11 51 5 .270 .371 .388
2023vs Left .612 37 4 0 1 0 .233 .378 .233
2023vs Right .718 173 21 6 14 4 .243 .329 .388
2022vs Left .749 77 11 0 8 1 .279 .421 .328
2022vs Right .777 391 53 5 37 1 .282 .389 .388
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
 
 
+27%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+6%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+36%
OPS at Home
2021
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .842 329 56 6 34 2 .307 .405 .437
Since 2021Away .664 349 33 5 26 4 .233 .350 .314
2023Home .723 100 13 3 9 2 .258 .330 .393
2023Away .679 110 12 3 6 2 .226 .345 .333
2022Home .896 229 43 3 25 0 .330 .439 .457
2022Away .657 239 21 2 20 2 .236 .351 .305
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 Brendan Donovan 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
0.77
 
BB Rate
11.4%
 
K Rate
14.8%
 
BABIP
.260
 
ISO
.121
 
AVG
.242
 
OBP
.338
 
SLG
.363
 
OPS
.701
 
wOBA
.314
 
Exit Velocity
88.1 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
31.6%
 
Barrels/PA
4.3%
 
Expected BA
.262
 
Expected SLG
.404
 
Sprint Speed
23.9 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
48.0%
 
Line Drive %
22.0%
 
Fly Ball %
30.0%
 
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Socks sixth homer
2BSt. Louis Cardinals
June 3, 2023
Donovan went 1-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run in Friday's 7-5 loss to the Pirates.
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Batting leadoff
2BSt. Louis Cardinals
June 2, 2023
Donovan is starting in left field and batting leadoff Friday in Pittsburgh, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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Carries offense in win
2BSt. Louis Cardinals
May 27, 2023
Donovan went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks, two total runs and a stolen base in a 2-1 extra-inning win against Cleveland on Saturday.
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Pops fourth homer
2BSt. Louis Cardinals
May 25, 2023
Donovan went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's 10-3 loss to the Reds.
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Gets aboard three times in win
2BSt. Louis Cardinals
May 23, 2023
Donovan went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored in Tuesday's 8-5 win over the Reds.
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