Cavan Biggio

Cavan Biggio

28-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
Toronto Blue Jays
2023 Fantasy Outlook
We are now nearly 1300 plate appearances into Biggio's big league career, and we need to accept that it is never going to happen for him in Toronto. He has made a career out of a very patient approach at the plate - some could argue even too patient. Perhaps he recognizes a walk is his best chance to reach base as his .228 batting average is the lowest batting average for all players with at least 1000 plate appearances in their career which has at least a .345 OBP in the past 30 years. Toronto has given him plenty of chances, but the tools siply have not translated into results. He has dual-eligibility on draft day, but he desperately needs a change of scenery if any fantasy value is to come from him as the curse of expectations, multiplied by an infamous last name, has been tough to shake in Toronto. There is a chance he becomes more than a one-trick pony in OBP league formats with a fresh start for a non-contender. Oakland; what are you waiting for? Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year, $2.8 million contract with the Blue Jays in January of 2023.
Starting in right field
2BToronto Blue Jays
June 5, 2023
Biggio is starting in right field and batting eighth Monday versus the Astros, Mike Wilner of the Toronto Star reports.
ANALYSIS
Normal right fielder George Springer will serve as the designated hitter. Biggio has finally started to pick it up at the plate over the last couple weeks, reaching base 12 times in his last 29 plate appearances.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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#2
#3
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#5
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15
5
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
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#9
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+31%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+78%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+27%
OPS vs RHP
2021
 
 
+34%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .528 127 9 1 11 2 .176 .278 .250
Since 2021vs Right .691 566 74 16 48 5 .214 .319 .372
2023vs Left .347 9 2 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125
2023vs Right .616 88 11 4 8 2 .177 .261 .354
2022vs Left .546 48 5 1 6 0 .150 .271 .275
2022vs Right .691 255 38 5 18 2 .212 .327 .364
2021vs Left .540 70 2 0 5 2 .200 .290 .250
2021vs Right .721 223 25 7 22 1 .232 .332 .389
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+9%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+7%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+18%
OPS on Road
2021
 
 
+3%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .628 296 29 5 24 2 .198 .307 .320
Since 2021Away .686 397 54 12 35 5 .214 .314 .372
2023Home .565 34 4 1 5 1 .167 .265 .300
2023Away .605 63 9 3 3 1 .175 .254 .351
2022Home .607 134 14 1 7 0 .177 .306 .301
2022Away .716 169 29 5 17 2 .222 .327 .389
2021Home .666 128 11 3 12 1 .227 .320 .345
2021Away .687 165 16 4 15 2 .221 .323 .364
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Stat Review
How does Cavan Biggio 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
0.24
 
BB Rate
8.2%
 
K Rate
34.0%
 
BABIP
.220
 
ISO
.161
 
AVG
.172
 
OBP
.258
 
SLG
.333
 
OPS
.591
 
wOBA
.267
 
Exit Velocity
87.4 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
31.5%
 
Barrels/PA
6.2%
 
Expected BA
.172
 
Expected SLG
.332
 
Sprint Speed
25.1 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
42.3%
 
Line Drive %
13.5%
 
Fly Ball %
44.2%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Biggio was among the biggest fantasy busts in the middle rounds last year. The Toronto Star noted last spring that Biggio was a candidate to be adversely affected by a new baseball given he had the eighth-lowest average flyball distance on his homers the year prior. Whether or not the baseball was directly correlated, Biggio lost 2.5 percentage points off his HR/FB and nearly 80 points off his slugging percentage last season. He was banged up throughout the campaign, making multiple trips to the injured list with a cervical spine ligament sprain and later dealing with a UCL sprain. He's a patience hitter as evidenced by his career 15.1 BB%, although he could probably stand to be more aggressive within the strike zone. The son of a Hall of Famer, Biggio is 23-for-24 on the basepaths in the big leagues, but there is only modest thump here around the strikeouts.
Biggio showed that he's not to be overlooked in Toronto. He led the Buffalo Blue Jays in OBP and remained perfect on steal attempts, going 6-for-6 to make him 20-for-20 so far in his big-league career. Just entering his age-26 season, Biggio is already one of the most patient hitters in baseball as evidenced by the lowest O-Swing% among qualifiers in 2020. His overall Swing% was third lowest and his 15.5 BB% ranked 12th in MLB. A case can be made that he was a little too patient in 2020 as his Meatball Swing% was nearly three percentage points below league average. He would be wise to hunt some pitches earlier in counts if he wants to sustain the rate power from last season -- it seems unsustainable right now with his underwhelming batted-ball metrics. Helping his case is three-position eligibility (2B, 3B, OF) in leagues with a 10-game minimum for 2021, as well as his projected spot atop the Toronto order.
One of the Blue Jays' top prospects, Biggio received the callup to the big leagues in late May and was eased into the starting role at second base, starting 84 games at the position. He also started eight games in the outfield, four at DH and two at first base. Overall it was a solid rookie campaign as he posted a .234/.364/.429 slash line with 16 home runs and 14 stolen bases. He continued the trend of a high-strikeout rate from the minors (28.6%), but he also had a 16.5 BB%, which would have been top five in MLB among qualified hitters had Biggo logged enough plate appearances to qualify. Biggio's sophomore campaign should see him in an everyday role in Toronto, and his quality rookie campaign and 20-20-plus potential make him an appealing fantasy asset, even more so if he can reduce the strikeouts.
Biggio is a legitimate major-league prospect, though he's kind of the third wheel in the trio of well-known, second-generation prospects within the Blue Jays' farm system (behind Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette). The son of Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, Cavan hit 26 homers and stole 20 bases at Double-A New Hampshire last season. The latter total led the Eastern League and he also led the league (by a mile) with 100 walks. However, Biggio struck out 148 times (26.3 K%) as a 23-year-old, which raises questions about his ability to hit major-league pitching. Complicating matters is the fact that the the Blue Jays had Biggio work primarily in the outfield corners during the Arizona Fall League, and if they prefer him out there, it will put more pressure on his bat in the years ahead. It's possible Biggio ultimately breaks into the majors in a utility role.
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Swipes second bag
2BToronto Blue Jays
June 5, 2023
Biggio went 0-for-3 with a walk and his second stolen base of the season in Sunday's win over the Mets.
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Clubs homer off bench
2BToronto Blue Jays
May 27, 2023
Biggio went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's loss to Minnesota.
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Starting in right field
2BToronto Blue Jays
May 16, 2023
Biggio is starting in right field and batting eighth for the Blue Jays on Tuesday versus the Yankees, Mike Wilner of the Toronto Star reports.
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Blasts go-ahead three-run homer
2BToronto Blue Jays
April 25, 2023
Biggio went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in Monday's 5-2 victory over the White Sox.
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Swipes first bag
2BToronto Blue Jays
April 14, 2023
Biggio went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Thursday's loss to the Tigers.
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