Chase DeLauter

Chase DeLauter

23-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Cleveland Guardians AAA
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.
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.
ANALYSIS
DeLauter opened the season on the injured list while recovering from core-muscle surgery, which he underwent in March. He made his 2025 debut for Triple-A Columbus in early May, but ongoing soreness caused the organization to manage his workload. The frequent rest days seem to have paid off, as DeLauter is currently riding a 26-game on-base streak, during which he's posted a .309/.426/.543 slash line with 11 extra-base hits, 17 RBI and 21 runs. Meanwhile, the Cleveland offense has gone into a slumber, sitting last in MLB this month in runs per game (2.87) and batting average (.208), so the 23-year-old may get his chance to help the big club sooner rather than later.
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Minor League Left/Right Batting Splits (AAA)
Since 2023
 
 
+40%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
+104%
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 1.254 34 1 9 .448 .529 .724
Since 2023vs Right .894 102 5 13 .262 .382 .512
2025vs Left 1.266 28 1 7 .522 17.000 .826
2025vs Right .622 81 3 8 .239 29.000 .418
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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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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Rehabbing in Arizona
OFCleveland Guardians  AAA
Abdomen
May 5, 2025
The Guardians assigned DeLauter (sports hernia) to the rookie-level Arizona Complex League on Monday to begin a rehab assignment, SI.com reports.
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Engaging in baseball activity
OFCleveland Guardians  AAA
Abdomen
April 24, 2025
DeLauter (abdomen) has responded well to rehab and is throwing, hitting and running, MLB.com reports.
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Sent to minor-league camp
OFCleveland Guardians  AAA
Abdomen
March 8, 2025
The Twins reassigned DeLauter (abdomen) to minor-league camp Saturday.
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