J.J. Matijevic

27-Year-Old DHDH

Houston Astros AAA

2022 Stats

AVG

.209

RBI

2023 Projections

AVG

RBI

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2023 Fantasy Outlook

Matijevic received his first taste of the big leagues last season and had a .209/.254/.328 and 35.2 percent strikeout rate in 71 plate appearances. Conclusions can't be drawn from such a small sample size, but the 27-year-old had the same swing-and-miss issues he's exhibited in the minors. Despite those problems he has an .878 OPS with 32 home runs at Triple-A over the past two seasons. Matijevic may have a tough time opening the 2023 campaign on the big-league roster, but he should receive some opportunities given that Houston's projected starters in left and center field, (Chas McCormick and Jake Meyers), haven't exactly established themselves as everyday players. Any outfield additions via trade or free agency would hurt Matijevic's outlook as a result. Read Past Outlooks

RANKS

#601

ADP

League AAA

Bats L

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'0"

Weight 200

DOB 11/14/1995

Drafted 2017

Optioned out to Triple-A

DHHouston Astros AAA

March 28, 2023

The Astros optioned Matijevic to Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

ANALYSIS
Matijevic struggled to a .626 OPS in 40 plate appearances in the Grapefruit League this spring after batting just .209/.254/.328 over his first 71 major-league plate appearances last year. He'll serve as minor-league depth for Houston leading into the 2023 season.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

vs Right-Handed Pitchers

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vs Left-Handed Pitchers

vs LHP

Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2020

+59%

OPS vs RHP

2022

+59%

OPS vs RHP

2021

No Stats

2020

No Stats

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2020vs Left	.384	11	2	0	0	0	.111	.273	.111
Since 2020vs Right	.612	60	5	2	5	1	.224	.250	.362
2022vs Left	.384	11	2	0	0	0	.111	.273	.111
2022vs Right	.612	60	5	2	5	1	.224	.250	.362
2021vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2020

+49%

OPS at Home

2022

+49%

OPS at Home

2021

No Stats

2020

No Stats

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2020Home	.701	35	4	1	3	0	.226	.314	.387
Since 2020Away	.472	36	3	1	2	1	.194	.194	.278
2022Home	.701	35	4	1	3	0	.226	.314	.387
2022Away	.472	36	3	1	2	1	.194	.194	.278
2021Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Stat Review

How does J.J. Matijevic 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

0.08

BB Rate

2.8%

K Rate

35.2%

BABIP

.300

ISO

.119

AVG

.209

OBP

.254

SLG

.328

OPS

.582

wOBA

.260

Exit Velocity

88.8 mph

Hard Hit Rate

33.3%

Barrels/PA

1.4%

Expected BA

.213

Expected SLG

.325

Sprint Speed

24.2 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

57.1%

Line Drive %

16.7%

Fly Ball %

26.2%

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