Jake Cronenworth

Jake Cronenworth

29-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
San Diego Padres
2023 Fantasy Outlook
"Pesky" may be the best word to describe Cronenworth as a player. He did not have a particularly good season by his standards (.722 OPS), but he lays off pitches out of the zone and punishes mistakes. Despite a Statcast hard-hit rate ranking in the bottom quarter of the league, Cronenworth got to a respectable 17 homers last season. He made the most of his lineup placement batting in front of Manny Machado and eventually Juan Soto. He puts the ball in play at a strong clip (career 16.5 K%), but this is not a flashy talent. What makes Cronenworth appealing is dual-position eligibility (2B, 1B), everyday playing time in a good offense and a relatively high floor thanks to his contact and plate management skills. If everyone else is jumping at the perceived higher-upside players, welcome him to your roster with open arms as he's a strong bet to clear 600 plate appearances again. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#187
ADP
$Signed a seven-year, $80 million contract extension with the Padres in March of 2023.
Launches long ball Tuesday
2BSan Diego Padres
May 24, 2023
Cronenworth went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and three walks against the Nationals in a 7-4 win Tuesday.
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Cronenworth reached four base four times in the victory, the third time this season he's accomplished that feat. The 29-year-old gave San Diego some breathing room and capped the team's scoring with a two-run shot in the seventh inning. Despite the excellent effort Tuesday, Cronenworth has been slumping of late, slashing .143/.354/.306 with a 26.2 percent strikeout rate over his past 15 games.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
11
1
11
11
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
9
7
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+3%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+6%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+3%
OPS vs RHP
2021
 
 
+6%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .741 482 50 12 54 1 .246 .328 .413
Since 2021vs Right .763 1051 154 31 123 8 .248 .341 .423
2023vs Left .740 75 6 2 7 0 .224 .307 .433
2023vs Right .695 139 16 3 11 2 .207 .353 .342
2022vs Left .714 211 21 6 26 0 .232 .327 .387
2022vs Right .733 470 67 11 62 3 .244 .336 .397
2021vs Left .769 196 23 4 21 1 .270 .337 .433
2021vs Right .815 442 71 17 50 3 .265 .342 .473
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+4%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+10%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+15%
OPS on Road
2021
 
 
+20%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .771 758 97 25 89 3 .253 .337 .433
Since 2021Away .742 775 107 18 88 6 .243 .336 .406
2023Home .744 108 10 3 9 0 .242 .333 .411
2023Away .677 106 12 2 9 2 .181 .340 .337
2022Home .674 315 35 9 36 2 .218 .314 .360
2022Away .773 366 53 8 52 1 .260 .350 .423
2021Home .869 335 52 13 44 1 .288 .360 .508
2021Away .725 303 42 8 27 3 .243 .318 .407
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Stat Review
How does Jake Cronenworth 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
0.64
 
BB Rate
14.0%
 
K Rate
22.0%
 
BABIP
.258
 
ISO
.163
 
AVG
.213
 
OBP
.336
 
SLG
.376
 
OPS
.713
 
wOBA
.319
 
Exit Velocity
87.8 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
27.8%
 
Barrels/PA
3.3%
 
Expected BA
.241
 
Expected SLG
.382
 
Sprint Speed
23.4 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
33.1%
 
Line Drive %
26.3%
 
Fly Ball %
40.6%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2021
2020
On the surface, Cronenworth followed up on his strong 2020 campaign with an equal effort across a full 2021 season, but a deeper look offers reason for pause. Though he topped 20 home runs and his ISO remained stable at .194, Cronenworth's xSLG dipped from .538 to .445 and his barrel rate fell to a near league-average 7.2 percent clip. After successfully swiping three of four stolen bases in 2020, Cronenworth was successful on only four of seven attempts in 2021. Meanwhile his .283 BABIP suggests his .266 batting average should rise, yet his infield-flyball rate rose from 4.8% to 10.4% and his flyball rate from 29.4% to 36.1%. Despite some of these negatives, Cronenworth hit between second and fourth in the Padres' lineup in 504 of his 643 plate appearances in 2021. If he can maintain that role in 2022, he should remain a solid fantasy contributor in all five categories, though a significant jump in production doesn't appear to be a probable outcome.
Viewed by many as a secondary piece in the Tommy Pham-Hunter Renfroe-Xavier Edwards trade, Cronenworth broke out in the short 2020 season to finish tied for second in the NL Rookie of the Year voting. His mid-teens K% from the upper levels of the minors was copied-and-pasted over his first 192 PA in the majors (15.6%), and Cronenworth showed good gap power with 15 doubles (t-12th in MLB). Statcast suggests more of those would clear the fences in a more neutral setting; keep in mind the Padres played in a lot of spacious parks out west with the geographical scheduling of 2020. There is room for growth in the SB department as well as Cronenworth showed 92nd percentile sprint speed. His playing time at second base is now in question after the team signed Ha-seong Kim. That being said, Cronenworth can move around if necessary, like he did in 2020, gaining three-position eligibility in many leagues (2B, SS, 1B).
The Padres acquired Tommy Pham and a good prospect in an offseason trade that sent Hunter Renfroe and a great prospect (Xavier Edwards) to the Rays. That good prospect was Cronenworth, a big-league-ready infielder (shortstop by trade) who doubles as a right-handed reliever. He missed a third of the season with a hamstring injury, but led the International League with a .334 AVG and ranked fourth with a 0.79 BB/K. It was his age-25 season, but Cronenworth's plate skills seem legitimate, and he may end up with a 55-grade hit tool. Power probably won't be a big part of his game, but he could chip in 10-15 steals. He would need at least one injury to get starts on the left side of the infield and will be competing with newly-acquired Jurickson Profar and upwards of five other internal options for time at the keystone. His two-way ability could work as a tie breaker and give him the edge if Profar falters.
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Ends home run drought
2BSan Diego Padres
May 17, 2023
Cronenworth went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss against the Royals.
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Three walks, one steal in loss
2BSan Diego Padres
May 10, 2023
Cronenworth went 0-for-1 with three walks and a stolen base in Wednesday's 4-3 extra-innings loss to the Twins.
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Jumps to No. 2 spot in order
2BSan Diego Padres
May 9, 2023
Cronenworth will bat second Tuesday night against the Twins, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
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Extends hit steak
2BSan Diego Padres
May 4, 2023
Cronenworth went 2-for-3 with a run scored in Wednesday's 7-1 victory over Cincinnati.
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Homers twice with six RBI in rout
2BSan Diego Padres
April 15, 2023
Cronenworth went 3-for-4 with two home runs, six RBI and a walk in Saturday's 10-3 win over the Brewers.
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