2022 Stats
AVG
.213
HR
0
RBI
2
R
8
SB
1
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
The Blue Jays designated Palacios for assignment last spring and the Nationals didn't see enough in 2022 to want to keep him around. Pittsburgh ended up selecting Palacios in the second round of the minor-league phase of the Rule 5 draft in December, providing the outfielder with another fresh start. Palacios brings decent speed to the table, but he hasn't been able to cut it in center field. His bat is a tough sell in a corner-outfield spot although he showed last year that he can make contact and swipe bags at a high level of professional baseball (15.7 K%, 19 steals in 76 games with Triple-A Rochester). Pittsburgh will be a land of opportunity in 2023, and while he's not on the 40-man roster, Palacios could get his eventually if the Pirates need to dig into the organization for outfield reinforcements. Read Past Outlooks
Catches on with Bucs organization
The Pirates selected Palacios in the second round of the minor-league phase of the Rule 5 draft last week.
ANALYSIS
Palacios slashed .213/.245/.255 over 49 plate appearances in the big leagues with the Nationals in 2022 before he was outrighted off the 40-man roster earlier this month. With Washington choosing not to protect the 27-year-old outfielder in the Rule 5 draft, Pittsburgh opted to roll the dice on him. He'll likely head to Triple-A Indianapolis to begin the upcoming campaign.
Palacios slashed .213/.245/.255 over 49 plate appearances in the big leagues with the Nationals in 2022 before he was outrighted off the 40-man roster earlier this month. With Washington choosing not to protect the 27-year-old outfielder in the Rule 5 draft, Pittsburgh opted to roll the dice on him. He'll likely head to Triple-A Indianapolis to begin the upcoming campaign.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
+75%
OPS vs LHP
2022
+72%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020vs Left | .800 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .400 | ||||
| Since 2020vs Right | .458 | 80 | 0 | 6 | .181 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | .800 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .400 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | .465 | 44 | 0 | 2 | .190 | ||||
| 2021vs Left | .800 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .400 | ||||
| 2021vs Right | .444 | 36 | 0 | 4 | .167 | ||||
| 2020vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2020
+164%
OPS at Home
2022
+156%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020Home | .785 | 38 | 0 | 4 | .333 | ||||
| Since 2020Away | .297 | 53 | 0 | 2 | .122 | ||||
| 2022Home | .890 | 14 | 0 | 1 | .385 | ||||
| 2022Away | .348 | 35 | 0 | 1 | .147 | ||||
| 2021Home | .717 | 24 | 0 | 3 | .300 | ||||
| 2021Away | .184 | 18 | 0 | 1 | .067 | ||||
| 2020Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Josh Palacios 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.
* 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
0.07BB Rate
2.0%K Rate
30.6%BABIP
.313ISO
.043AVG
.213OBP
.245SLG
.255OPS
.500wOBA
.226Exit Velocity
81.3 mphHard Hit Rate
12.5%Barrels/PA
0.0%Expected BA
.213Expected SLG
.252Sprint Speed
25.0 ft/secGround Ball %
50.0%Line Drive %
21.9%Fly Ball %
28.1%Advanced Batting Stats
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Loses spot on 40-man roster
Palacios cleared waivers and was outrighted to Double-A Harrisburg on Thursday, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
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Recalled to majors
Palacios was recalled from Triple-A Rochester on Saturday, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.
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Optioned to minors
Palacios was optioned to Triple-A Rochester on Sunday.
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Back in lineup
Palacios will start in right field and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Phillies.
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Heads to bench Friday
Palacios is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies, Bobby Blanco of MASN Nationals reports.
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