Jared Walsh

30-Year-Old First Baseman1B

Free Agent

2023 Stats

AVG

.125

RBI

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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

RANKSFrom Preseason

#395

ADP

Overall

Bats L

Throws L

40 Man No

Height 6'0"

Weight 210

DOB 7/30/1993

Born Milwaukee, WI

College Georgia

Drafted 39th Rd 2015 LAA

Hits free agency

1BFree Agent

October 16, 2023

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.

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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

2022

+12%

OPS vs RHP

2021

+76%

OPS vs RHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2021vs Left	.569	333	19	13	42	2	.177	.228	.341
Since 2021vs Right	.799	822	102	35	111	2	.263	.328	.471
2023vs Left	.471	23	0	0	1	0	.105	.261	.211
2023vs Right	.498	93	10	4	10	0	.129	.204	.294
2022vs Left	.591	118	6	3	11	1	.200	.254	.336
2022vs Right	.660	336	35	12	33	1	.220	.274	.387
2021vs Left	.565	192	13	10	30	1	.170	.208	.357
2021vs Right	.994	393	57	19	68	1	.333	.405	.589
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2021

+3%

OPS on Road

2023

+47%

OPS on Road

2022

+3%

OPS on Road

2021

+2%

OPS at Home

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2021Home	.721	583	59	25	81	1	.240	.292	.430
Since 2021Away	.743	572	62	23	72	3	.235	.308	.435
2023Home	.399	59	4	2	4	0	.078	.203	.196
2023Away	.587	57	6	2	7	0	.170	.228	.358
2022Home	.632	233	20	8	22	0	.216	.253	.378
2022Away	.653	221	21	7	22	2	.214	.285	.368
2021Home	.857	291	35	15	55	1	.290	.340	.517
2021Away	.842	294	35	14	43	1	.264	.340	.502
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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.

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

0.24

BB Rate

9.5%

K Rate

38.8%

BABIP

.164

ISO

.154

AVG

.125

OBP

.216

SLG

.279

OPS

.494

wOBA

.226

Exit Velocity

86.1 mph

Hard Hit Rate

28.8%

Barrels/PA

3.4%

Expected BA

.149

Expected SLG

.255

Sprint Speed

22.6 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

33.3%

Line Drive %

15.8%

Fly Ball %

50.9%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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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.

Walsh struggled out of the gate last season, going 0-for-10 before an Aug. 3 demotion to alternate camp. Upon returning to the big club nearly four weeks later, the first baseman opened eyes around the league -- and in fantasy circles -- with a dominant finish during which he slashed .326/.357/.719 with nine home runs in 98 PA. Walsh's much-hyped power was on full display as he led all big-league hitters who logged at least 100 PA with an overall .354 ISO and ranked second with a .646 SLG. What's more, he was rarely fooled at the plate, posting a superb 13.9 K%. A glance at Walsh's minor-league stats suggests that the contact numbers are likely to regress, but the power is legitimate. He'll have to cede the occasional start to Albert Pujols for one more season, but Walsh could be a draft-day steal if he's able to carry his September magic into 2021.

Shohei Ohtani is not the only slugger in the Angels organization to double as a pitcher. Walsh has shown legitimate potential as a lefty reliever over the past two seasons, compiling a 3.38 ERA and 7.7 K/9 in 18.2 innings at three minor-league levels and holding his own in five major-league innings in 2019. Walsh's ability to pitch is a unique twist to his status as a power-hitting first-base prospect. Since 2018, he has racked up 65 home runs and 185 RBI while batting .298 in the minors. Though he struggled to make contact (40.2 K%, 68.8 Contact%) during his first taste of the big leagues last season, Walsh did flash power with a 54.5% hard-hit rate and 91.3 mph average exit velocity. Walsh is likely to be a platoon player in 2020 with Albert Pujols still in the picture, but if he is able to reduce his strikeout rate and utilize his raw power, he could force his way into more playing time.

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