Jose Barrero

25-Year-Old ShortstopSS

Cincinnati Reds

2023 Stats

AVG

.222

RBI

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2023 Fantasy Outlook

Barrero has had a reputation throughout his ascencion of the minor leagues as a strong defender with the raw tools to be something special at the big league level. He has amassed nearly 300 plate appearances over the past three seasons in the majors and owns a career 14 wRC+ in that time. Remember, 100 is average, so that is how far away Barrero is in moving expectations to reality. He has speed, but a career .215 OBP severely limits his chances to use that speed. He has also struck out in 40% of his plate appearances and has not accepted walks because pitchers have simply overmatched him at the plate as he continues to flail away at major league pitching. He still has one more year of options and Cincinnati would be wise to allow him more development time in Louisville before what is left of his confidence at the major league level evaporates. You can keep him on a watch list in your respective research tools, but he is undraftable outside of 50-round draft and hold formats. Read Past Outlooks

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#592

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Overall

League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'2"

Weight 175

DOB 4/5/1998

Born Havana, Cuba

College None

Drafted 2017 CIN

Getting start in center field

SSCincinnati Reds

May 19, 2023

Barrero is starting in center field and batting ninth for the Reds on Friday against the Yankees.

ANALYSIS
It's the first start in center field this month for Barrero, who has ceded his shortstop job to Matt McLain. Barrero sports just a .652 OPS on the season, although he did reach base four times in his last start.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2021

+1%

OPS vs RHP

2023

+47%

OPS vs RHP

2022

+34%

OPS vs LHP

2021

+8%

OPS vs RHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2021vs Left	.505	112	9	2	8	3	.176	.250	.255
Since 2021vs Right	.510	249	21	1	18	5	.187	.245	.265
2023vs Left	.468	45	3	0	2	2	.179	.289	.179
2023vs Right	.687	86	10	1	11	1	.244	.302	.385
2022vs Left	.497	44	4	2	4	0	.146	.205	.293
2022vs Right	.370	130	9	0	6	4	.153	.192	.177
2021vs Left	.579	23	2	0	2	1	.227	.261	.318
2021vs Right	.624	33	2	0	1	0	.179	.303	.321
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2021

+24%

OPS on Road

2023

+46%

OPS on Road

2022

+40%

OPS on Road

2021

+21%

OPS at Home

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2021Home	.447	160	17	0	9	3	.154	.244	.203
Since 2021Away	.556	201	13	3	17	5	.206	.249	.307
2023Home	.494	62	6	0	4	1	.164	.258	.236
2023Away	.720	69	7	1	9	2	.274	.333	.387
2022Home	.324	70	8	0	4	2	.123	.186	.138
2022Away	.452	104	5	2	6	2	.170	.202	.250
2021Home	.661	28	3	0	1	0	.217	.357	.304
2021Away	.548	28	1	0	2	1	.185	.214	.333
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Stat Review

How does Jose Barrero 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

0.33

BB Rate

9.9%

K Rate

29.8%

BABIP

.321

ISO

.094

AVG

.222

OBP

.298

SLG

.316

OPS

.614

wOBA

.278

Exit Velocity

87.5 mph

Hard Hit Rate

26.6%

Barrels/PA

1.5%

Expected BA

.209

Expected SLG

.296

Sprint Speed

25.0 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

39.2%

Line Drive %

22.8%

Fly Ball %

38.0%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

2021

2020

Garcia made waves early in spring training with a two-homer game against the Angels and followed that up with a few more loud hits, exciting a fanbase eager to have some hope at shortstop. Alas, when he got the call with the Reds in August, essentially skipping two levels, he hit a paltry .194/.206/.194 in 68 plate appearances, striking out 26 times against just one walk. He'll probably begin 2021 in the minors, as he clearly needs more time to develop. Reds GM Nick Krall has suggested that they are looking to bring in a shorstop from outside the organization this offseason, as they currently only have Garcia and Kyle Farmer following the departure of Freddy Galvis.

Signed for $5 million out of Cuba in 2017, Garcia underwhelmed in his first season in the Reds organization but got his career on track in 2019. He was 31% better than the average Florida State League hitter by wRC+, registering a .358 wOBA in 452 plate appearances with 15 stolen bases in 17 attempts. He was 21 years old last season, and his performance at the next rung of the minor-league ladder -- at a more age-appropriate level -- will provide a better gauge of where Garcia stands in his development. There is not a lot of power here and his patience is lacking (5.5 BB% last season), but his bat-to-ball skills and speed make Garcia a player to keep an eye on. The Reds will need to add Garcia to the 40-man roster next winter for Rule 5 protection, and they may have a vacancy at shortstop in 2021.

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Expected to fade into bench role

SSCincinnati Reds

May 15, 2023

Barrero is expected to cede the Reds' everyday shortstop duties to Matt McLain, who will be called up from Triple-A Louisville ahead of Monday's game against the Rockies, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

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