2023 Stats
AVG
.229
HR
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RBI
11
R
15
SB
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Vazquez was acquired by the Astros at the trade deadline to boost their offensive production at catcher, but he never found his footing in Houston and had a .586 OPS across only 35 games as Martin Maldonado remained the primary backstop. Vazquez also struggled in 2021 with a 76 wRC+, but he still had a strong first half for Boston last season with a .282/.327/.432 slash line, eight homers and 42 RBI in 84 contests. The latter numbers are more in line with his production over the past few years, and he's hit north of .270 in four of the past six seasons. He clubbed 23 homers in 2019 but hasn't reached double digits in any other big-league campaign, so he shouldn't be expected to provide more than a handful of long balls. Vazquez got a three-year, $30 million deal from Minnesota, where he will likely be ahead of Ryan Jeffers, at least early in the season. His defense makes him a much more valuable real-life player than he is in fantasy. Read Past Outlooks

Not in starting nine
Vazquez will sit Saturday against the Blue Jays.
ANALYSIS
Vazquez started consecutive games behind the plate Thursday and Friday, ending a streak in which he and Ryan Jeffers alternated starts for over two weeks. The playing-time split between the pair remains relatively equal, with Jeffers taking over again Saturday. Jeffers owns a 136 wRC+ this season while Vazquez has struggled to a 65 wRC+, so if the balance of power shifts, it seems unlikely to shift in Vazquez's direction.
Vazquez started consecutive games behind the plate Thursday and Friday, ending a streak in which he and Ryan Jeffers alternated starts for over two weeks. The playing-time split between the pair remains relatively equal, with Jeffers taking over again Saturday. Jeffers owns a 136 wRC+ this season while Vazquez has struggled to a 65 wRC+, so if the balance of power shifts, it seems unlikely to shift in Vazquez's direction.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
+4%
OPS vs RHP
2023
+9%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .652 | 294 | 5 | 26 | .250 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .676 | 776 | 10 | 86 | .264 | ||||
2023vs Left | .530 | 26 | 0 | 1 | .217 | ||||
2023vs Right | .577 | 120 | 0 | 10 | .231 | ||||
2022vs Left | .823 | 108 | 3 | 13 | .304 | ||||
2022vs Right | .677 | 318 | 6 | 39 | .264 | ||||
2021vs Left | .555 | 160 | 2 | 12 | .219 | ||||
2021vs Right | .710 | 338 | 4 | 37 | .277 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
+14%
OPS at Home
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+8%
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Since 2021Home | .713 | 529 | 10 | 62 | .269 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .627 | 541 | 5 | 50 | .252 | ||||
2023Home | .591 | 71 | 0 | 7 | .217 | ||||
2023Away | .548 | 75 | 0 | 4 | .239 | ||||
2022Home | .802 | 217 | 7 | 29 | .294 | ||||
2022Away | .621 | 209 | 2 | 23 | .253 | ||||
2021Home | .663 | 241 | 3 | 26 | .259 | ||||
2021Away | .655 | 257 | 3 | 23 | .256 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Christian Vazquez 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
0.40BB Rate
9.6%K Rate
24.0%BABIP
.309ISO
.038AVG
.229OBP
.301SLG
.267OPS
.569wOBA
.262Exit Velocity
86.5 mphHard Hit Rate
29.9%Barrels/PA
0.7%Expected BA
.252Expected SLG
.339Sprint Speed
21.1 ft/secGround Ball %
35.1%Line Drive %
35.1%Fly Ball %
29.9%Advanced Batting Stats
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Coming off a pair of strong seasons, Vazquez disappointed with his performance in 2021. His power production dropped precipitously, as he hit one fewer home run than in the 2020 season despite registering 309 more plate appearances. He maintained a strong contact rate (16.9 K%) and still lifted the ball regularly (37.8 FB%), the problem was simply a drop in the quality of contact. Vazquez's barrel rate shrunk to 2.6% (sixth percentile) as did his hard contact (30.9%, ninth percentile). Perhaps a sneakier problem was an inflated infield-flyball rate, as Vazquez has popped up at a 14.1% clip across the last two seasons. Looking toward 2022, Vazquez will be back as Boston's primary backstop after the club picked up his option. He lacks the power potential of most primary catchers, but Vazquez has hit .270 over the last three seasons and has chipped in four-plus steals in each of those seasons, and therein lies his fantasy appeal.
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Continues to rotate with Jeffers
Vazquez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
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Not starting Friday
Vazquez isn't in the Twins' lineup Friday against Cleveland.
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Takes seat Monday
Vazquez is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Houston.
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Sitting Saturday
Vazquez is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Blue Jays.
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Receives rest Wednesday
Vazquez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.
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