2024 Stats
AVG
.500
HR
0
RBI
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R
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SB
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2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
The son of future Hall of Fame manager Dusty Baker, Darren received his first cup of coffee in the major leagues in 2024 with the Nationals. Baker is a player with a very limited skill set. After hitting just one home run in four years in college, he has clubbed only six long balls across 346 minor-league games. The 26-year-old makes a lot of contact and has a career .286 average on the farm, however, and he stole 38 bases last season at Triple-A Rochester. Baker can handle second base as well as left and center field, but he might be stretched in the big leagues even as a reserve. Read Past Outlooks
Receives call-up
The Nationals selected Baker's contract from Triple-A Rochester on Sunday.
ANALYSIS
The son of longtime manager and former MLB outfielder Dusty Baker, Darren will get his first taste of the big leagues at age 25. The left-handed Baker lacks power (no home runs in 483 plate appearances at Triple-A), but he makes good contact (18.8 percent strikeout rate, .285 average) and brings speed to the table (38 steals in 43 attempts). He'll serve in a utility role for the Nationals in September and saw action at second base, left field and center field for the Triple-A club this season.
The son of longtime manager and former MLB outfielder Dusty Baker, Darren will get his first taste of the big leagues at age 25. The left-handed Baker lacks power (no home runs in 483 plate appearances at Triple-A), but he makes good contact (18.8 percent strikeout rate, .285 average) and brings speed to the table (38 steals in 43 attempts). He'll serve in a utility role for the Nationals in September and saw action at second base, left field and center field for the Triple-A club this season.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2024
-100%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| Since 2022vs Right | 1.143 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .500 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | 1.143 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .500 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+20%
OPS on Road
2024
+20%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2022Home | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .500 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 1.200 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .500 | ||||
| 2024Home | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .500 | ||||
| 2024Away | 1.200 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .500 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Darren Baker 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
0.00BB Rate
0.0%K Rate
21.4%BABIP
.636ISO
.143AVG
.500OBP
.500SLG
.643OPS
1.143wOBA
.499Exit Velocity
86.7 mphHard Hit Rate
27.3%Barrels/PA
0.0%Expected BA
.219Expected SLG
.257Sprint Speed
26.3 ft/secGround Ball %
70.0%Line Drive %
10.0%Fly Ball %
20.0%Advanced Batting Stats
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Promotion forthcoming
The Nationals will select Baker's contract from Triple-A Rochester on Sunday, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.
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Sent to minor-league camp
The Nationals reassigned Baker to minor-league camp Sunday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
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