Jo Adell

Jo Adell

25-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Los Angeles Angels
2024 Fantasy Outlook
The Angels added to their outfield for 2023, which resulted in just 62 plate appearances in the big leagues for Adell. The former top continued to crush Triple-A pitching and had 24 homers with a .964 OPS in 74 contests, and he clearly has nothing else left to prove in the minors. He'll turn 25 years old in early April, and 2024 will likely be a make-or-break year for his career. Adell should be able to make the Opening Day roster with Mike Trout, Taylor Ward and Mickey Moniak likely to start in the outfield, and the Halos don't have much depth behind them. Adell's fantasy potential remains sky high, but he's just a high-upside dart throw for fantasy managers hoping he's finally able to put all the tools together. Read Past Outlooks
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#335
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Angels in March of 2024.
Lost for season
OFLos Angeles Angels
Oblique
September 9, 2024
The Angels transferred Adell (oblique) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.
ANALYSIS
While the Angels haven't provided a timeline for Adell's recovery from the left oblique strain that forced him out of Friday's game against the Rangers, his move to the 60-day IL implies that the team quickly determined he wouldn't make a full recovery from the injury before the season ends Sept. 29. Adell should be at or close to 100 percent prior to the calendar flipping over to 2025, so the expectation is that he'll be fully cleared in advance of spring training. Though he still struck out in 28 percent of his 450 plate appearances in the majors this season, Adell made tremendous strides with both his contact and walk (8 percent) rates while providing to be a strong source of counting stats (20 home runs, 15 steals, 54 runs and 62 RBI). Barring any major offseason additions to the outfield, Adell projects to head into Opening Day in 2025 as the Angels' everyday right fielder.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
1
3
8
26
24
25
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
1
7
8
8
2
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+11%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+41%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+5%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+20%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .716 233 25 11 29 4 .223 .262 .455
Since 2022vs Right .647 563 58 20 66 16 .209 .277 .370
2024vs Left .877 105 16 8 18 3 .245 .295 .582
2024vs Right .621 345 38 12 44 12 .195 .275 .345
2023vs Left .684 19 2 1 2 1 .211 .211 .474
2023vs Right .715 43 5 2 4 0 .205 .279 .436
2022vs Left .569 109 7 2 9 0 .204 .239 .330
2022vs Right .680 175 15 6 18 4 .236 .280 .400
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+3%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+7%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+60%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+10%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .657 391 39 19 43 5 .201 .256 .401
Since 2022Away .679 405 44 12 52 15 .226 .289 .390
2024Home .706 220 26 13 29 3 .199 .268 .438
2024Away .659 230 28 7 33 12 .216 .291 .368
2023Home .530 27 2 1 1 1 .192 .222 .308
2023Away .848 35 5 2 5 0 .219 .286 .563
2022Home .608 144 11 5 13 1 .204 .243 .365
2022Away .667 140 11 3 14 3 .244 .286 .382
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Stat Review
How does Jo Adell 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
0.28
 
BB Rate
7.8%
 
K Rate
28.0%
 
BABIP
.244
 
ISO
.195
 
AVG
.207
 
OBP
.280
 
SLG
.402
 
OPS
.682
 
wOBA
.300
 
Exit Velocity
89.8 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
32.3%
 
Barrels/PA
7.3%
 
Expected BA
.224
 
Expected SLG
.418
 
Sprint Speed
24.1 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
35.5%
 
Line Drive %
18.4%
 
Fly Ball %
46.1%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Adell flashed a bit in 2021 with a .703 OPS but was unable to build on that production last season. He finished 2022 with .223/.263/.372 slash line and 37.9 percent strikeout rate in what ended up being an all-around disappointing campaign for the Angels. The former top prospect's luster has worn off since he made his MLB debut in 2020, leading the Halos to acquire Hunter Renfoe to fill right field for 2023, with Mike Trout and Taylor Ward rounding out the outfield. Adell now has no clear path to playing time and could return to the Triple-A level, where he once again excelled last year with a .920 OPS. Adell will turn 24 years old in April and still has plenty of time to turn it around, and the Angels may attempt to focus on his development in the minors during 2023 with more stability in the major-league outfield after the addition of Renfroe.
It was crystal clear that Adell was overmatched against big-league pitching in 2020. The Angels sent him back to the minors to begin 2021 and Adell earned his ticket back on the strength of a .289/.342/.592 line over four months with Triple-A Salt Lake. His offensive contributions with the big club were still slightly below average in their totality, but Adell showed significant improvement with his strikeout rate at age 22, fanning at only a 22.9% clip compared to 41.7% in 2020. The walk rate did not improve notably and Adell will likely endure more growing pains, but his tools made Adell a top prospect in the game not too long ago. One aspect of his game that may have been oversold at the time: the stolen bases. Adell is an elite runner, but he has only 43 steals in 394 professional games. Swiping bags does not seem like a high priority for him, or at least it hasn't been in the past.
The Angels called Adell up Aug. 3, and at age 21, he was simply overmatched against big-league pitching. He logged 132 PA, technically losing prospect status in the short season, and had a 41.7 K%. Adell managed three barrels on 69 batted balls and ranked dead last in xwOBA. He did have a two-homer game and his max exit velocity of 115.5 mph ranked 14th in the majors, higher than the likes of George Springer, Ronald Acuna and Bryce Harper among many others. Further, Adell's sprint speed ranked in the 98th percentile, so the tools are there for him to develop into the fantasy star many have predicted. He did not appear particularly close to putting it all together, and there is a good chance Adell ends up needing more time in the minors. There is both performance risk and playing-time downside, and a wide range of outcomes with heavy opposing forces balancing the risk/reward fulcrum.
This is not a Vlad Jr. situation where we are confident in Adell debuting in late April, but he will get the call when he looks ready. He missed the first two months due to ankle and hamstring injuries and then dominated (173 wRC+, .245 ISO, 22.5 K%, 10.4 BB%) in a return to the Southern League. Adell struggled in 27 games at Triple-A (67 wRC+, 32.6 K%) and was just OK in the Arizona Fall League (.796 OPS, 29:11 K:BB in 24 games). He has at least 60-grade raw power but has 33 HR in 199 games above rookie ball (including the AFL), so he may not enter MLB ready to hit 30-plus HR. It's the same story with his plus speed -- he has an 89.3% success rate but only attempted 28 steals in those 199 games. The strikeouts are a concern, especially in the short term, but his batted-ball profile really improved last year. Adell's upside is still more abstract than substantive, but players with his raw talent are rare.
The toolsiest hitter in the 2017 MLB draft, Adell's physical gifts were too much for Low-A and High-A pitchers to handle in his first full season. He has immense raw power, plus speed for center field and a big enough arm for right. There is still work to do with his approach, and he has not been asked to make many adjustments yet, given his rapid ascent from Low-A to Double-A. Adell struck out 25.2% of the time across his three stops and over 50% of his hits at High-A and Double-A went to the pull side, so it is unrealistic to expect Adell to hit much better than .260 against big-league pitching in 2019 or 2020. That said, he won't turn 20 until April 8, so he is well ahead of schedule and has plenty of time to make the necessary adjustments against upper-level pitching. He has the talent to be a 30-20 hitter pretty early in his big-league career, and could turn into a 40-20 monster if he reaches his ceiling.
There were widespread concerns about Adell’s plate discipline and aptitude for the game prior to the 2017 draft, but he quieted the doubters while showing off monster tools, and now looks like an easy top five fantasy prospect from that class. His plus raw power and plus speed were on full display in the AZL and Pioneer League, but most importantly, he made contact at an acceptable clip. He actually improved his strikeout rate from 24.2 percent to 18.9 percent after a promotion to Orem, where his .463 BABIP muddled his overall production, but the main thing we wanted to see in 2017 was a salvageable approach, and he delivered in that respect. He pulls the ball a little too much, but it’s an understandable imperfection for an 18-year-old power hitter with a lightning-quick bat. A shoulder injury limited him to DH duty in his debut, but he has all the ingredients to be a special center fielder. There may be growing pains this year in the Midwest League, but Adell has the superstar upside, so patience is encouraged.
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On IL with oblique strain
OFLos Angeles Angels
Oblique
September 7, 2024
The Angels placed Adell on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left oblique strain.
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Dealing with oblique irritation
OFLos Angeles Angels
Oblique
September 6, 2024
Adell exited Friday's game against the Rangers with left oblique irritation, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
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Smacks two homers in win
OFLos Angeles Angels
September 1, 2024
Adell went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs in Saturday's win over Seattle.
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Swipes 15th bag
OFLos Angeles Angels
August 29, 2024
Adell went 0-for-2 with two walks and a stolen base in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Tigers.
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Not in Wednesday's lineup
OFLos Angeles Angels
August 14, 2024
Adell is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Still sloppy on bases
OFLos Angeles Angels
May 29, 2024
Adell has 10 homers, eight steals and a .754 OPS through 46 games this season, but he's been caught stealing six times and is still working on turning his speed into strong baserunning, reports Sam Blum of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Adell's sprint speed of 29.0 feet per second ranks in the 92nd percentile in MLB, but it has yet to translate into elite baserunning skills. The 25-year-old is hitting just .216 and is striking out at a 27.3 percent clip, but he's still providing fantasy value with his power and speed. Adell's outfield defense has also been solid, with a 6.9 UZR/150 being the first non-negative mark of his big-league career.
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