Jake Meyers

Jake Meyers

26-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Houston Astros
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Meyers was a late entrant into the Astros center field sweepstakes as he was sidelined until late June following surgery on his left shoulder. He never could get things going and was sent to Triple-A Sugar Land in late August after posting a .557 OPS in 149 plate appearances over 46 games. Meyers was recalled for the final week where he was 5-for-11 with no walks and no extra base hits. Meyers line drive and groundball tendencies support an above average BABIP, but his power is limited and he his strikeout rate in his two seasons in the majors is north of 30%. Even so, Meyers should be in contention for a roster spot, if not a starting role. However, he needs to exhibit more contact before he's a fantasy asset, especially in mixed leagues. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#600
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Astros in March of 2023.
Blasts three-run homer
OFHouston Astros
May 28, 2023
Meyers went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 10-1 win over the Athletics.
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Meyers' fourth-inning blast gave the Astros the lead for good in a game during which every run was scored on a long ball. The outfielder has hit safely in six of his last seven contests, going 8-for-23 (.348) in that span. He's at a .256/.338/.419 slash line with four homers, 17 RBI, 17 runs scored and a stolen base through 145 plate appearances. Meyers remains in a part-time role as the Astros work on balancing his playing time with fellow righty hitter Chas McCormick, who started in right field and also hit a homer Sunday.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
9
18
4
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
5
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+20%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+44%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+3%
OPS vs RHP
2021
 
 
+33%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .785 137 15 4 19 0 .276 .328 .457
Since 2021vs Right .652 335 37 7 42 6 .232 .297 .354
2023vs Left .988 26 3 1 1 0 .263 .462 .526
2023vs Right .687 123 14 3 17 1 .246 .301 .386
2022vs Left .572 53 6 0 6 0 .250 .264 .308
2022vs Right .587 107 7 1 9 2 .214 .271 .316
2021vs Left .899 58 6 3 12 0 .304 .328 .571
2021vs Right .676 105 16 3 16 3 .233 .320 .356
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+2%
OPS on Road
2023
Even Split
2022
 
 
+8%
OPS on Road
2021
 
 
+3%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .683 229 30 7 34 2 .240 .298 .385
Since 2021Away .699 243 22 4 26 4 .249 .314 .385
2023Home .733 75 9 3 8 0 .231 .333 .400
2023Away .736 74 8 1 9 1 .265 .324 .412
2022Home .559 81 9 1 11 1 .221 .247 .312
2022Away .606 79 4 0 4 1 .233 .291 .315
2021Home .774 73 12 3 15 1 .273 .319 .455
2021Away .751 90 10 3 13 2 .250 .326 .425
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Stat Review
How does Jake Meyers 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
0.29
 
BB Rate
8.1%
 
K Rate
27.5%
 
BABIP
.330
 
ISO
.158
 
AVG
.248
 
OBP
.329
 
SLG
.406
 
OPS
.735
 
wOBA
.327
 
Exit Velocity
86.1 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
31.5%
 
Barrels/PA
5.4%
 
Expected BA
.227
 
Expected SLG
.398
 
Sprint Speed
25.9 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
41.3%
 
Line Drive %
20.7%
 
Fly Ball %
38.0%
 
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Sparks ninth-inning rally
OFHouston Astros
May 17, 2023
Meyers went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 7-6 win over the Cubs.
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Heads to bench Sunday
OFHouston Astros
May 14, 2023
Meyers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the White Sox.
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Breaking out of slump
OFHouston Astros
May 6, 2023
Meyers went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored Saturday against the Mariners.
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Remains everyday center fielder
OFHouston Astros
April 24, 2023
Meyers will start in center field and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Rays.
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Gaining stability in center field
OFHouston Astros
April 19, 2023
Meyers will start in center field and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.
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