JJ Bleday

JJ Bleday

25-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Oakland Athletics
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Bleday, the fourth-overall pick in the 2019 draft, saw his stock dip considerably after a disappointing 2021 season in which he hit just .212/.323/.373 in 110 Double-A games. He was promoted to Triple-A at the start of last year and rebounded to post an .835 OPS in 85 games, earning him his first big-league callup in late July. His past struggles in the minors meant he debuted with less fanfare than one might expect for a recent top-five pick, and those who nonetheless remained interested came away disappointed. In 65 games, Bleday hit just 167/.277/.309 with five homers and four steals. While a .216 BABIP helped suppress his average, his .190 xBA still paints a worrisome picture. His 28.2 K% was poor, and when he did make contact, his average launch angle of 25 degrees resulted in too many weak flyouts. That suggests he'll continue to be a batting-average hole, and his sub-par 33.8% hard-hit rate means he's unlikely to hit for enough power to make up for it, even with so many flyballs. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#590
ADP
$Signed a one-year, $720,000 contract with the Athletics in March of 2023.
Activated from injured list
OFOakland Athletics
September 26, 2023
Bleday (knee) was activated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Bleday has been sidelined since mid-August with an ACL sprain in his left knee, but he'll be available for the Athletics this week after appearing in a few rehab contests. The 25-year-old should see playing time, at least against righties down the stretch.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
10
13
7
14
5
4
2
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
2
5
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+44%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+50%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+40%
OPS vs RHP
2021
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .474 111 10 2 6 1 .162 .207 .267
Since 2021vs Right .683 414 45 13 37 8 .192 .319 .364
2023vs Left .493 68 7 1 5 1 .161 .235 .258
2023vs Right .740 219 27 9 22 4 .214 .333 .407
2022vs Left .442 43 3 1 1 0 .163 .163 .279
2022vs Right .619 195 18 4 15 4 .168 .303 .317
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+13%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+8%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+45%
OPS on Road
2021
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .597 253 25 7 25 5 .162 .292 .305
Since 2021Away .672 272 30 8 18 4 .206 .298 .374
2023Home .709 132 16 6 17 4 .187 .326 .383
2023Away .654 155 18 4 10 1 .212 .297 .358
2022Home .479 121 9 1 8 1 .136 .256 .223
2022Away .695 117 12 4 8 3 .198 .299 .396
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does JJ Bleday 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
0.56
 
BB Rate
13.2%
 
K Rate
23.7%
 
BABIP
.231
 
ISO
.168
 
AVG
.201
 
OBP
.310
 
SLG
.369
 
OPS
.679
 
wOBA
.305
 
Exit Velocity
88.7 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
32.4%
 
Barrels/PA
3.8%
 
Expected BA
.202
 
Expected SLG
.355
 
Sprint Speed
23.4 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
43.8%
 
Line Drive %
13.1%
 
Fly Ball %
43.2%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2021
2020
Bleday received rave reviews from the Marlins for his performance at the alternate site, but that's all we've got to go on from his 2020 season, and it's not like they would say anything negative about the No. 4 overall pick from the 2019 draft. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound lefty slugger led the nation with 27 home runs for Vanderbilt as a junior and was better than league average (107 wRC+) while playing in a pitcher's park (Jupiter) in a pitcher's league (Florida State League) after signing. Bleday received a more aggressive assignment in 2019 than more highly touted prospects in his class like Adley Rutschman and Andrew Vaughn. His realistic upside is that he becomes a plus hitter with plus power and average speed, but he is already 23, so if he shows weaknesses in the upper levels this year, his stock will take a hit. On the flip side, he could make his MLB debut this summer if he lives up to his billing.
Thanks to an impressive summer in the Cape Cod League and a big final year at Vanderbilt, Bleday was being mentioned alongside Andrew Vaughn and Adley Rutschman as the best college hitters in the class by the time Miami selected him fourth overall. The main fuel for his ascent up draft boards was a big power spike as a junior, so a .121 ISO in his pro debut raises skepticism about his power breakout. There is one necessary caveat when comparing the trio's production: Bleday was aggressively assigned directly to the pitcher-friendly Florida State League, while Vaughn climbed three levels before finishing at High-A and Rutschman only finished the year at Low-A. Bleday won't contribute with his legs and the bat needs to profile in a corner, so his tepid debut is concerning. He figures to spend most of his age-22 season at Double-A, where he will be expected to dominate, based on age and pedigree.
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Stands out while playing full game
OFOakland Athletics
Knee
September 24, 2023
Bleday (knee) took a full game's worth of plate appearances as the designated hitter in Triple-A Las Vegas' win over Reno on Saturday, going 3-for-4 with a double, a solo home run, three total RBI and a walk.
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Kicks off rehab stint
OFOakland Athletics
Knee
September 23, 2023
Bleday (knee) started in left field in Triple-A Las Vegas' loss to Reno on Friday night and played seven innings, going 1-for-3 with a walk.
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Beginning assignment Friday
OFOakland Athletics
Knee
September 19, 2023
Bleday (knee) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
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Expected to up activity level
OFOakland Athletics
Knee
September 18, 2023
Bleday (knee) is expected to run the bases sometime this week and may subsequently head out on a short rehab assignment, the Associated Press reports.
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Live batting practice on tap
OFOakland Athletics
Knee
September 14, 2023
Bleday (knee) took batting practice for the second time in three days Wednesday and is slated for a live batting practice session Friday against Austin Pruitt (forearm), the team's official site reports.
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