Connor Joe

Connor Joe

30-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Pittsburgh Pirates
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Joe's career path took a bit of a dip last season as he struggled a bit with injuries, but also did not enjoy as much of the Coors Magic he enjoyed in 2021. The first base/outfield eligibility helps in NL-Only formats but the path to playing time is rather gray even after being traded to the Pirates. There is not a path to a starting job for him as long as everyone is healthy or locked down on the roster. There is not even a clear platoon situation which works out well because Joe's defensive limitations marginalize him to corner outfield or first base. The disciplined approach at the plate certainly makes it tough to give up on him, so remind yourself to draft skills not roles and hope something opens up for him. Read Past Outlooks
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#578
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Pirates in March of 2023.
Versatility helps roster chances
OFPittsburgh Pirates
March 19, 2023
Joe could make the Pirates' Opening Day roster due to his ability to serve as a fourth outfielder as well as a backup first baseman, Kevin Gorman of Pittsburgh Tribune-Live reports.
ANALYSIS
Joe earned a career-high 467 plate appearances in 2022, the majority of which came at the corner outfield spots. He also appeared at first base for 21 games. Even with that versatility, his fit in Pittsburgh is unclear as the Pirates also brought in Andrew McCutchen, Carlos Santana and Ji-Man Choi over the winter. Despite perhaps facing long odds for a significant role, Joe has helped his case this spring by putting together a respectable .258/.324/.387 line with five extra-base hits across 31 at-bats in the Grapefruit League.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
42
2
2
2
5
2
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
41
1
1
3
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
 
 
+10%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+11%
OPS vs LHP
2021
 
 
+16%
OPS vs LHP
2020
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2020vs Left .793 228 33 6 27 2 .270 .360 .434
Since 2020vs Right .719 450 46 9 36 4 .243 .347 .372
2022vs Left .744 169 23 2 15 2 .259 .349 .395
2022vs Right .671 298 33 5 13 4 .226 .332 .339
2021vs Left .941 59 10 4 12 0 .306 .390 .551
2021vs Right .813 152 13 4 23 0 .277 .375 .438
2020vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2020
 
 
+22%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+16%
OPS at Home
2021
 
 
+43%
OPS at Home
2020
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2020Home .822 325 45 7 34 2 .273 .378 .444
Since 2020Away .673 353 34 8 29 4 .234 .326 .347
2022Home .747 240 34 2 16 2 .251 .363 .384
2022Away .646 227 22 5 12 4 .224 .313 .333
2021Home 1.035 85 11 5 18 0 .333 .424 .611
2021Away .723 126 12 3 17 0 .252 .349 .374
2020Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Connor Joe 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
0.57
 
BB Rate
11.8%
 
K Rate
20.8%
 
BABIP
.296
 
ISO
.121
 
AVG
.238
 
OBP
.338
 
SLG
.359
 
OPS
.697
 
wOBA
.316
 
Exit Velocity
85.3 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
26.0%
 
Barrels/PA
3.0%
 
Expected BA
.241
 
Expected SLG
.340
 
Sprint Speed
23.5 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
46.4%
 
Line Drive %
20.8%
 
Fly Ball %
32.8%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2021
2019
Joe is on to his fifth MLB organization since being drafted in 2015, but he appears to have finally found a home with the Rockies. He had bounced around the minors with enough hitting to where he could have come up as a short-side platoon player, but stops in Los Angeles and San Francisco did not exactly leave much room for opportunity with their talent-laden rosters. Colorado presented him the chance and he made the most of it with an impressive rookie season. He did indeed do better against lefties (.941 OPS) than righties (.813 OPS), but the versatility to play left field, first base and now the DH spot should help him grab more at bats throughout the season. There is not another skill level to be realized here as much as there should be more volume in 2022 assuming he remain with the Rockies. However, the surprise signing of Kris Bryant figures to cut into Joe's potential workload.
Joe has all of 16 PA at the major-league level and yet he is now in his fifth major-league organization after he signed as non-roster invitee with the Rockies in late November. At 28 years old, his window of opportunity to show he can hit at the big-league level is closing, but he picked a great place to prove himself. Joe has a strong track record of minor-league production with a .271/.377/.420 career line over five seasons and hit .298/.414/.500 over the course of two Triple-A seasons. He has shown outstanding plate patience in the upper minors and was an excellent contact hitter the past two seasons in minor-league baseball, but never had a chance with San Francisco outside of the smallest cup of coffee in 2019. He was waived by the Giants and returned to the Dodgers, but was not able to crack their lineup in 2020. He might be worth a flier in NL-only leagues if he makes the club.
The Dodgers left Joe unprotected from the Rule 5 draft even after he slashed .299/.409/.527 with 17 homers in 107 games between Double-A and Triple-A in 2018. Cincinnati scooped him up but didn't like what it saw in spring training and ultimately sent Joe packing to San Francisco in late March. He got a chance to play regularly early on in 2019, but the Giants' acquisition of Kevin Pillar from Toronto likely pushes Joe into a short-side platoon/utility role. The tools aren't particularly exciting with Joe. There is little speed here and the pop from last year doesn't seems real, as he'd topped out at five homers in a season before 2018. The on-base skills should translate at least; he has posted double-digit walk rates at pretty much every stop in the minor leagues. For those in NL-only leagues with OBP instead of batting average, Joe is on the radar. There should be better options in mixed formats.
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Dealt to Pirates
OFPittsburgh Pirates
December 18, 2022
Joe was traded from the Rockies to the Pirates on Sunday in exchange for pitching prospect Nick Garcia.
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Placed on injured list
OFColorado Rockies
Shoulder
September 29, 2022
Joe was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right serratus strain Thursday, retroactive to Sept. 26.
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Goes deep Sunday
OFColorado Rockies
September 18, 2022
Joe went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Cubs.
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Falling out of favor
OFColorado Rockies
September 3, 2022
Joe has been out of the lineup for each of Colorado's last six games.
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Absent from lineup Wednesday
OFColorado Rockies
August 31, 2022
Joe isn't starting Wednesday against Atlanta.
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