Eli White

Eli White

28-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Atlanta Braves
2023 Fantasy Outlook
White failed to impress offensively in 202 with a .567 OPS during his first extended look in the big leagues, and he delivered similar results in 47 games last year. Texas decided it had seen enough to remove him from the 40-man roster in December, and he was subsequently traded to Atlanta. His new club doesn't have a clear No. 1 option in left field with Eddie Rosario coming off a poor campaign, but veteran options like Kevin Pillar, Jordan Luplow and Sam Hilliard likely have the upper hand at a spot on the Opening Day roster behind Rosario. White isn't likely to serve as more than organizational depth for Atlanta in 2023. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a contract with the Athletics in June of 2016. Traded to the Rangers in December of 2018.
Sent down to Triple-A
OFAtlanta Braves  AAA
March 20, 2023
Atlanta optioned White to Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday.
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White's demotion is a case of minor-league options working against a player, as he did everything he could this spring to win a job by turning in a 1.393 OPS with three home runs. The speedy utility player could wind up spending a good amount of time in the majors in 2023, even though he'll open the season in the minors.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
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#9
2
1
9
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
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#9
4
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18
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
 
 
+35%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+6%
OPS vs LHP
2021
 
 
+41%
OPS vs RHP
2020
 
 
+372%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2020vs Left .458 164 16 2 6 8 .145 .244 .214
Since 2020vs Right .619 224 31 7 22 9 .210 .268 .351
2022vs Left .597 55 7 1 2 6 .204 .291 .306
2022vs Right .562 62 9 2 8 6 .196 .258 .304
2021vs Left .453 87 8 1 4 1 .133 .253 .200
2021vs Right .637 133 18 5 11 3 .203 .263 .374
2020vs Left .139 22 1 0 0 1 .048 .091 .048
2020vs Right .656 29 4 0 3 0 .269 .310 .346
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2020
Even Split
2022
Even Split
2021
 
 
+19%
OPS on Road
2020
 
 
+136%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2020Home .554 193 23 2 11 10 .205 .269 .284
Since 2020Away .552 191 23 7 17 7 .159 .246 .306
2022Home .578 60 6 1 5 8 .222 .300 .278
2022Away .579 57 10 2 5 4 .176 .246 .333
2021Home .523 117 14 1 4 2 .193 .248 .275
2021Away .620 103 12 5 11 2 .157 .272 .348
2020Home .697 16 3 0 2 0 .231 .313 .385
2020Away .295 31 1 0 1 1 .133 .161 .133
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Stat Review
How does Eli White 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
0.27
 
BB Rate
9.4%
 
K Rate
35.0%
 
BABIP
.290
 
ISO
.105
 
AVG
.200
 
OBP
.274
 
SLG
.305
 
OPS
.578
 
wOBA
.262
 
Exit Velocity
86.4 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
24.6%
 
Barrels/PA
2.6%
 
Expected BA
.183
 
Expected SLG
.293
 
Sprint Speed
26.3 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
30.4%
 
Line Drive %
21.4%
 
Fly Ball %
48.2%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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White looks to be healthy again after his 2021 season came to an end in early August, when he suffered a right elbow strain that later required an internal brace surgery. A one-time intriguing prospect, the 27-year-old White hasn't done much against big-league pitching since making his debut in 2020, owing a career .179/.254/.293 slash line. He'll compete for a reserve outfield and DH role this spring. White is a player to keep in mind for AL-only drafts because he has a minor-league track record of accepting walks and stealing bases.
White is a player to keep in mind for AL-only drafts because he has a minor-league track record of accepting walks and stealing bases. He does not have much power, but had double-digit steals in each of his last four seasons in the minor leagues and his sprint speed at the big-league level in 2020 graded out in the 98th percentile. The problem for him is that he could not steal first for Texas, and went 9-for-48 on the season with three walks and 16 strikeouts. White has had issues with contact since leaving Double-A baseball. In an ideal world for Texas, White is David Dahl's platoon partner and a pinch runner in the later innings, but that kind of role would obviously cap his upside. Consider using a reserve-round pick in deep formats to see how things shake out for Texas.
White has improved his stock considerably since being taken in the 11th round in 2016. That said, he's still only a fringe player for dynasty leagues. Last season was his best yet, with White hitting over .300 with 18 stolen bases and a 132 wRC+ in 130 games with Double-A Midland. However, those numbers are less impressive when considering a) he was 24 years old for most of the season b) he was caught on the basepaths nine times and c) he had just a .145 ISO. His defensive home is likely second base. After White made 92 appearances at shortstop in 2017, he played in just 42 games at the position last season. Perhaps he will get a chance to continue on at shortstop after being traded to the Rangers in the offseason as part of the return for Jurickson Profar. At the very least the trade affords White a much better future home ballpark and a quicker path to the big leagues. He could find his way to the majors at some point late in the year.
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Making case for bench job
OFAtlanta Braves  AAA
March 14, 2023
White went 3-for-3 with two home runs, three runs scored and three RBI in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Orioles.
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Dealt to Atlanta
OFAtlanta Braves  AAA
Knee
December 28, 2022
White (wrist/knee) was traded by the Rangers to Atlanta on Wednesday in exchange for cash considerations.
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DFA'd by Texas
OFTexas Rangers  AAA
Knee
December 23, 2022
White (wrist/knee) was designated for assignment by the Rangers on Friday.
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Likely done for season
OFTexas Rangers  AAA
Wrist
September 14, 2022
White has had his rehab assignment paused due to left knee discomfort and is expected to be shut down for the remainder of the season, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
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Beginning rehab Wednesday
OFTexas Rangers  AAA
Wrist
September 6, 2022
White (wrist) will begin a rehab assignment in Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.
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