
Jared Walsh
30-Year-Old
Free Agent

2023 Stats
AVG
.125
HR
4
RBI
11
R
10
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Walsh had a strong first full season in the majors in 2021 with 29 homers, 98 RBI and an .849 OPS, but he cratered last year and posted a .215/.269/.374 slash line. He also required surgery to address thoracic outlet syndrome and missed the final month of the season, though it's unclear how much the injury affected his 2022 production. The first baseman's strikeout rate spiked to 30.4 percent, while his walk rate fell to 6.0 percent. Pitchers attacked the strikezone more against him last year, and his contact rate dropped more than two percentage points. He was expected to provide some lineup protection for Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani but instead regressed significantly. The offseason acquisitions of Gio Urshela, Hunter Renfroe and Brandon Drury significantly cloud Walsh's outlook for 2023 as he doesn't have a clear path to an everyday role with everyone healthy. Read Past Outlooks

Hits free agency
Walsh elected free agency Monday.
ANALYSIS
It's the second time since early August that Walsh has been outrighted off the Angels' 40-man roster. The 30-year-old posted a lowly .494 OPS over 39 games in 2023 and simply hasn't been the same player since his breakout 2021 season.
It's the second time since early August that Walsh has been outrighted off the Angels' 40-man roster. The 30-year-old posted a lowly .494 OPS over 39 games in 2023 and simply hasn't been the same player since his breakout 2021 season.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
+40%
OPS vs RHP
2023
+6%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .569 | 333 | 13 | 42 | .177 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .799 | 822 | 35 | 111 | .263 | ||||
2023vs Left | .471 | 23 | 0 | 1 | .105 | ||||
2023vs Right | .498 | 93 | 4 | 10 | .129 | ||||
2022vs Left | .591 | 118 | 3 | 11 | .200 | ||||
2022vs Right | .660 | 336 | 12 | 33 | .220 | ||||
2021vs Left | .565 | 192 | 10 | 30 | .170 | ||||
2021vs Right | .994 | 393 | 19 | 68 | .333 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
+3%
OPS on Road
2023
+47%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021Home | .721 | 583 | 25 | 81 | .240 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .743 | 572 | 23 | 72 | .235 | ||||
2023Home | .399 | 59 | 2 | 4 | .078 | ||||
2023Away | .587 | 57 | 2 | 7 | .170 | ||||
2022Home | .632 | 233 | 8 | 22 | .216 | ||||
2022Away | .653 | 221 | 7 | 22 | .214 | ||||
2021Home | .857 | 291 | 15 | 55 | .290 | ||||
2021Away | .842 | 294 | 14 | 43 | .264 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jared Walsh 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
0.24BB Rate
9.5%K Rate
38.8%BABIP
.164ISO
.154AVG
.125OBP
.216SLG
.279OPS
.494wOBA
.226Exit Velocity
86.1 mphHard Hit Rate
28.8%Barrels/PA
3.4%Expected BA
.149Expected SLG
.255Sprint Speed
22.6 ft/secGround Ball %
33.3%Line Drive %
15.8%Fly Ball %
50.9%Advanced Batting Stats
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Additional Stats
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Stats Vs Upcoming Pitchers
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2021
2020
Walsh had his coming-out party in 2020 with nine homers in 32 games. He kept the power production going into 2021, but how he got to those stats changed quite a bit. His strikeout rate nearly doubled from 13.9% to 26.0%. The 26% is more in line with his minor-league numbers. He was able to maintain a similar batting average (.293 vs. .277) by raising his BABIP from .256 to .335. While he's an acceptable hitter, it would be nice if he could lower his 48.3 GB% and thereby generate a few more home runs (see Vlad Jr.). Walsh is a nice fall-back option at first base. He may not have the 50-homer upside of some other first basemen, but his batting average (.271 for his career) is not a drag.
More Fantasy News

Optioned to Salt Lake
The Angels optioned Walsh to Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday.
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Out of Sunday's lineup
Walsh is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against Twins, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
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Belts fourth homer
Walsh went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run against the Twins in a loss Friday.
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Goes yard again Saturday
Walsh went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Tigers.
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Returns to majors with long ball
Walsh hit a solo home run in his only at-bat during a loss to the Tigers on Friday.
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