
Juan Lagares
34-Year-Old
Free Agent Foreign
2022 Stats
AVG
.183
HR
0
RBI
0
R
4
SB
0
2023 Projections

Headed to KBO
Lagares agreed Friday with the SSG Landers of the Korea Baseball Organization on a one-year contract, Jee-ho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency reports.
ANALYSIS
Rather than continuing his career in North America after recently being granted his release from the Angels, Lagares will test his luck in South Korea as part of a championship-contending Landers team. The defensive-minded outfielder struggled at the plate during his stint in the majors with the Angels this season, but he should find more success in the KBO while facing off against lower-caliber pitching.
Rather than continuing his career in North America after recently being granted his release from the Angels, Lagares will test his luck in South Korea as part of a championship-contending Landers team. The defensive-minded outfielder struggled at the plate during his stint in the majors with the Angels this season, but he should find more success in the KBO while facing off against lower-caliber pitching.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
+23%
OPS vs LHP
2022
+5%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .691 | 142 | 3 | 11 | .233 | ||||
Since 2020vs Right | .564 | 247 | 3 | 27 | .225 | ||||
2022vs Left | .447 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .136 | ||||
2022vs Right | .468 | 39 | 0 | 0 | .211 | ||||
2021vs Left | .739 | 119 | 3 | 11 | .252 | ||||
2021vs Right | .582 | 208 | 3 | 27 | .227 | ||||
2020vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2020vs Right | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2020
+19%
OPS on Road
2022
+107%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2020Home | .562 | 218 | 1 | 21 | .223 | ||||
Since 2020Away | .670 | 171 | 5 | 17 | .233 | ||||
2022Home | .341 | 41 | 0 | 0 | .171 | ||||
2022Away | .707 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .211 | ||||
2021Home | .616 | 177 | 1 | 21 | .236 | ||||
2021Away | .665 | 150 | 5 | 17 | .236 | ||||
2020Home | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
2020Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Juan Lagares 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
0.13BB Rate
3.2%K Rate
24.2%BABIP
.244ISO
.067AVG
.183OBP
.210SLG
.250OPS
.460wOBA
.204Exit Velocity
88.4 mphHard Hit Rate
33.3%Barrels/PA
1.6%Expected BA
.216Expected SLG
.305Sprint Speed
25.4 ft/secGround Ball %
37.8%Line Drive %
15.6%Fly Ball %
46.7%Advanced Batting Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Lagares' seventh season in the majors was his worst one yet. While he started in center field on Opening Day and remained healthy all year, he received just 285 plate appearances and did very little with them, hitting .213/.279/.326, good for a career-worst 60 wRC+. He also posted a career-high 26.3% strikeout rate, well above his career 20.6% mark. The struggles were particularly disappointing on the heels of his 2018 campaign, where an overhauled swing led him to a .339/.375/.390 line and a 14.1% strikeout rate in 64 plate appearances before season-ending toe surgery. Lagares' struggles at the plate in 2020 followed him into the field as well, where he graded out as below average by both DRS and UZR for the first time in his career. It's hard to envision a player who's historically had a weak bat and who is now a questionable defender seeing much playing time as he heads into his age-31 season.
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Reaches free agency
Lagares declined his outright assignment to Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday and elected free agency.
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Clears waivers
The Angels outrighted Lagares to Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday.
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Designated for assignment
Lagares was designated for assignment by the Angels on Friday.
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Moves to reserve role
Lagares is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Dodgers, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.
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Likely headed for backup role
Lagares will start in left field and bat eighth in Thursday's game against the Yankees, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
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