Chase DeLauter

Chase DeLauter

23-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Cleveland Guardians AAA
Out
Injury Wrist
Est. Return 9/15/2025
2025 Fantasy Outlook
DeLauter played zero games in 2022 (his draft year) due to a broken foot. In 2023, he played 57 regular-season games and 23 games in the Arizona Fall League. He played 39 games in 2024 and another 11 in the AFL. Excluding the AFL but including rehab assignments, he has only played 96 games since getting selected in the middle of the first round in 2022. He is a career .317/.387/.517 hitter with 13 home runs, seven steals and a 12.8 percent strikeout rate in those 96 games, and he's essentially mastered the minor leagues in that limited sample, so he could still be a big part of Cleveland's future. However, at 6-foot-3, 235 pounds and with a lengthy track record of lower-body injuries, the durability risk is off the charts and there's a chance he stops running and slides to first base or designated hitter in an effort to keep his bat in the lineup. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a $3.75 million contract with the Guardians in July of 2022.
Gets wrist surgery
OFCleveland Guardians  AAA
Wrist
July 23, 2025
The Guardians announced that DeLauter underwent surgery Wednesday to address a hamate fracture in his right hand/wrist. The outfielder is expected to be out for 6-to-8 weeks before returning to game action.
Analysis
The wrist surgery is yet another setback on the health front for the talented 23-year-old outfielder, who required sports hernia surgery during the spring and previously missed significant time in his first three seasons of professional ball due to injuries to both feet. DeLauter had been productive when available at Triple-A Columbus this season, producing a .278/.383/.476 with five home runs in 149 plate appearances before he sustained the wrist injury shortly before the All-Star break. Given the timeline provided by the Guardians, DeLauter is likely out of the running to make his MLB debut in 2025, and he could be hard pressed to make it back before the Triple-A regular season comes to an end Sept. 21.
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Minor League Left/Right Batting Splits (AAA)
Since 2023
 
 
+31%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
+63%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+143%
OPS vs RHP
2023
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left 1.089 47 1 10 .400 .489 .600
Since 2023vs Right .830 128 6 18 .239 .344 .486
2025vs Left 1.010 41 1 8 .441 22.000 .647
2025vs Right .620 107 4 13 .217 34.000 .413
2024vs Left .500 6 0 2 .167 1.000 .333
2024vs Right 1.213 21 2 5 .353 10.000 .882
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
The Guardians' big-league outfield is light on offensive impact potential, but that will change when DeLauter gets the call. The No. 16 overall pick in 2022, DeLauter broke his left foot midway through his junior year with James Madison and then broke a toe on that same foot during his rehab, so he didn't make his pro debut until June of 2023. He quickly made up for lost time, slashing .355/.417/.528 with five home runs, 22 doubles and six steals in 57 games across rookie ball, High-A and Double-A, with the bulk of those at-bats coming at High-A. A hulking 6-foot-4, 235-pound outfielder who can currently handle all three spots, DeLauter added to his 2023 ledger with a .299/.385/.529 line, five home runs and more walks than strikeouts in 23 Arizona Fall League games. Given his size and the physical nature of his game, it's a bit concerning that he has suffered multiple fractures on the same foot at this stage of his career, but DeLauter has looked like the best player on the field in most of the games he's played in over the past few years. He had 11 steals on 15 attempts in his 80 games last year, so while his speed should trend down in the coming years, DeLauter could be a five-category contributor in his early-20s. Despite the fact he only played six games at Double-A, DeLauter will likely look big-league ready early in 2024, so he's a viable high-upside flyer in draft-and-hold leagues.
DeLauter has been a well-known prospect in the 2022 draft class dating back to his exploits in the 2021 Cape Cod League, where he had a .986 OPS, nine home runs and more walks (21) than strikeouts (18) in 34 games. That data point is noteworthy not only because it was with a wood bat, but because he didn't face great competition in three years in the Colonial Athletic Association with James Madison. Cleveland can afford to be patient with DeLauter, whom they selected with the 16th overall pick. At 6-foot-4, 235 pounds, he's already got an XXL frame, and his left-handed swing can get long, so the main concern is how he will handle the type of velocity he will be seeing regularly for the first time in pro ball. There is a chance he ends up as a strong-side platoon bat. DeLauter runs well for his size, but could move from center field to right field. It's tough to predict how his above-average speed will age, as he already looks too big to move as well as he does, yet he shouldn't add much weight going forward. He broke his left foot midway through his junior season and won't make his pro debut until 2023.
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Visiting specialist
OFCleveland Guardians  AAA
Wrist
July 20, 2025
DeLauter (wrist) will visit a hand specialist early this week, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
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Nursing sore wrist
OFCleveland Guardians  AAA
Wrist
July 13, 2025
The Guardians announced Sunday that DeLauter has been held out of the Triple-A Columbus lineup since Friday due to a right wrist soreness, Tommy Wild of SI.com reports.
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Workload increasing
OFCleveland Guardians  AAA
June 29, 2025
Guardians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti said Saturday that DeLauter has built up to playing at least five games per week, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
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Power surging at Triple-A
OFCleveland Guardians  AAA
June 20, 2025
DeLauter went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI for Triple-A Columbus on Thursday.
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Ready for 2025 Triple-A debut
OFCleveland Guardians  AAA
May 22, 2025
Triple-A Columbus reinstated DeLauter (sports hernia) from its 7-day injured list Thursday.
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