2022 Stats
AVG
.212
HR
1
RBI
2
R
2
SB
0
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Tovar has only played nine games in the majors and five games at Triple-A, but the Rockies have been invested in him as their shortstop of the future since they bought him a house in 2020 when he couldn't return home to Venezuela during the pandemic. He had impressed at times in the minors prior to last season, most notably logging a 119 wRC+ as a 19-year-old at Single-A in 2021, but 2022 was certainly his breakout campaign. Tovar hit .318/.386/.545 with 13 home runs, 17 steals on 20 attempts and a 64:25 K:BB in 66 games as one of the youngest players at Double-A. Hip and groin injuries sidelined Tovar from late-June until mid-September, when he returned and went directly to Triple-A for a week before spending the final two weeks of the year with the big club. An over-aggressive approach has been the one offensive knock on Tovar, but so far he has mostly made it work. There's a chance he goes through a significant adjustment period against MLB pitching as a 21-year-old, but it seems pretty clear the Rockies will give him every opportunity in spring training to break camp as the starting shortstop. Tovar isn't a burner (57th percentile sprint speed) and doesn't hit the ball very hard (22.5 Hard% in the minors, 106 mph max EV in the majors), but he has been productive in games while being extremely young for most of his minor-league levels. Read Past Outlooks

Expected to start at shortstop
Tovar is expected to serve as the Rockies' everyday shortstop in 2023, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Tovar was promoted aggressively in 2022 and earned 35 plate appearances in the majors to close the season. His surface stats weren't good in that span, and Tovar also hasn't had a particularly compelling performance this spring by collecting only seven hits -- two for extra bases -- across 31 at-bats. Nevertheless, the Rockies appear committed to giving their top prospect time to learn on the job, and he should be in line for plenty of plate appearances as a result.
Tovar was promoted aggressively in 2022 and earned 35 plate appearances in the majors to close the season. His surface stats weren't good in that span, and Tovar also hasn't had a particularly compelling performance this spring by collecting only seven hits -- two for extra bases -- across 31 at-bats. Nevertheless, the Rockies appear committed to giving their top prospect time to learn on the job, and he should be in line for plenty of plate appearances as a result.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
+216%
OPS vs LHP
2022
+216%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2020vs Left | 1.091 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .364 | ||||
Since 2020vs Right | .345 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .136 | ||||
2022vs Left | 1.091 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .364 | ||||
2022vs Right | .345 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .136 | ||||
2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2020vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2020vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2020
+37%
OPS at Home
2022
+37%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2020Home | .717 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .300 | ||||
Since 2020Away | .522 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .174 | ||||
2022Home | .717 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .300 | ||||
2022Away | .522 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .174 | ||||
2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2021Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2020Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2020Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ezequiel Tovar 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
0.22BB Rate
5.7%K Rate
25.7%BABIP
.261ISO
.121AVG
.212OBP
.257SLG
.333OPS
.590wOBA
.263Exit Velocity
88.6 mphHard Hit Rate
23.1%Barrels/PA
8.6%Expected BA
.249Expected SLG
.390Sprint Speed
24.4 ft/secGround Ball %
50.0%Line Drive %
16.7%Fly Ball %
33.3%Prospect Rankings History
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2022 Fantasy Outlook
The Rockies have pushed Tovar aggressively at every turn, culminating with his big-league debut in September. He is the team's shortstop of the present and future after a breakout campaign in which he hit .316/.387/.540 with 14 home runs and 17 steals in 71 games between Double-A and Triple-A. Tovar turned 21 in August, so while there may be growing pains initially in the majors, he could still be improving as a hitter.
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Swats first big-league homer
Tovar went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday.
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On bench Tuesday
Tovar isn't starting Tuesday against the Dodgers.
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Gets breather Saturday
Tovar isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Dodgers.
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First career extra-base hit
Tovar went 1-for-4 with a double Thursday against the Giants.
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Steps out of lineup
Tovar is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.
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