Christopher Morel

Christopher Morel

25-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
Tampa Bay Rays
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Tampa Bay has long been infatuated with players who hit the ball hard, feeling they can perhaps coach them through their other flaws. Morel is the latest, if not most extreme of that archetype after they acquired him in the Isaac Paredes deal from the Cubs at the July deadline. Morel is a known-known in that he has plenty of power but struggles to make contact while struggling even more so in the field where he has yet to find a permanent defensive home. Morel's numbers plummeted after the deal with just three homers in 190 plate appearances, two of which came in his first week with the Rays. Morel's strikeout rate improved by five full percentage points while his walk rate also improved, yet those are the only positives to take away from what can only be viewed as a step back in his third full season. Many stars take the step forward in their third full year, so perhaps Morel can do so now in his first full season with Tampa Bay. The dual eligibility of second and third base is a nice added bonus for this high risk/high reward pick. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year, $767,000 contract with the Cubs in March of 2024. Traded to the Rays in July of 2024.
Absent from lineup again Wednesday
2BTampa Bay Rays
April 2, 2025
Morel is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Pirates, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Morel has now been absent from the lineup for two straight games and three of the last four contests. The hot-hitting Jake Mangum will start in left field and bat third for the Rays on Wednesday.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+3%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+534%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+18%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+12%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .699 234 31 11 29 2 .191 .282 .417
Since 2023vs Right .717 817 89 36 102 12 .227 .305 .412
2025vs Left .200 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000
2025vs Right 1.267 6 2 0 1 0 .600 .667 .600
2024vs Left .554 128 13 4 12 1 .148 .258 .296
2024vs Right .654 483 43 17 48 7 .208 .296 .358
2023vs Left .893 101 18 7 17 1 .250 .317 .576
2023vs Right .798 328 44 19 53 5 .247 .312 .486
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+2%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
-100%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+2%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+10%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .704 499 56 22 71 7 .218 .297 .407
Since 2023Away .721 552 64 25 60 7 .220 .303 .419
2025Home .788 11 2 0 1 0 .333 .455 .333
2025Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Home .642 283 31 9 27 4 .202 .300 .342
2024Away .627 328 25 12 33 4 .192 .277 .349
2023Home .779 205 23 13 43 3 .234 .284 .495
2023Away .859 224 39 13 27 3 .260 .339 .520
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Stat Review
How does Christopher Morel 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
0.50
 
BB Rate
18.2%
 
K Rate
36.4%
 
BABIP
.600
 
ISO
.000
 
AVG
.333
 
OBP
.455
 
SLG
.333
 
OPS
.788
 
wOBA
.368
 
Exit Velocity
81.8 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
20.0%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.176
 
Expected SLG
.196
 
Sprint Speed
25.2 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
80.0%
 
Line Drive %
20.0%
 
Fly Ball %
0.0%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Morel had a solid rookie campaign in 2022 with 16 homers and a .741 OPS in 113 games, but he spent the first month-plus of 2023 in the minors. He caught fire immediately upon being promoted by the Cubs and clubbed nine long balls with a 1.354 OPS while collecting hits in each of his first 13 contests. Morel finished the campaign with a .247/.313/.508 slash line, 26 home runs, 70 RBI and 62 runs despite playing in just 107 games. His strikeout rate improved but was still high at 31.0 percent, and his poor defense led to him seeing most of his time at designated hitter. He played six different positions, but second base was his only spot with more than five appearances besides the outfield, limiting his positional eligibility, and he remains without a clear home in the field. Morel made plenty of hard contact with a 50.0 percent hard-hit rate and 15.5 percent barrel, but the strikeouts make him a bit of a volatile fantasy option, especially since he's yet to put together a full season.
The Cubs called Morel up straight from the Double-A level in mid-May. Initially it looked like he might be an NL Rookie of the Year candidate as Morel slashed .273/.343/.503 with nine home runs and seven stolen bases in his first 47 big-league games. Now more than ever, the book is already out on a player by the time they get to the majors, but that may not have been the case with Morel given he skipped the highest level of the minors. The league eventually caught up and in the end Morel struck out in nearly one-third of his plate appearances. Rafael Ortega was non-tendered in the offseason, leaving Morel tentatively atop the depth chart in center field although he will likely jump around the field as he did last season. Morel is 2B and OF eligible in leagues with a 20-game minimum for eligibility and adds third base and shortstop in leagues with a 10-game minimum.
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Not in Tuesday's lineup
2BTampa Bay Rays
April 1, 2025
Morel is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Pirates, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
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Heading to bench Sunday
2BTampa Bay Rays
March 30, 2025
Morel is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
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Reaches base four times
2BTampa Bay Rays
March 29, 2025
Morel went 2-for-2 with two walks Saturday against the Rockies.
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Projected to start in left field
2BTampa Bay Rays
February 3, 2025
Morel is projected to begin the 2025 season as the Rays' starting left fielder, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.
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Absent from starting nine
2BTampa Bay Rays
September 27, 2024
Morel is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Boston.
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Leash running out at third base
2BChicago Cubs
June 7, 2024
Cubs manager Craig Counsell indicated Thursday the team is considering other defensive options at third base as Morel already has two errors in June, reports Patrick Mooney of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Morel's defense has never been a strength, but Chicago opted to give him the reins at third base to begin 2024. Things haven't exactly been pretty, as he has minus-eight DRS and minus-11 OAA in 384 innings at the hot corner. To make matters worse, the 24-year-old is batting just .205 with a .400 SLG, though he's clubbed 12 homers and has a 13 percent walk rate. Morel's lineup spot likely isn't in jeopardy, and he's been a bit unlucky at the plate with a .265 xBA and .509 xSLG. The Cubs don't have a clear replacement at third base though, which could buy Morel more time at the position.
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