Lourdes Gurriel

29-Year-Old OutfielderOF

Arizona Diamondbacks

2023 Stats

AVG

.310

RBI

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2023 Fantasy Outlook

Gurriel maintained a high batting average and on base rate, but his power fell to a career low. At the end of the season, it was revealed he had been playing with a wrist issue, which required surgery in the offseason. Gurriel also missed most of September with a sore hamstring. he chased less, resulting in a personal-low strikeout rate. Gurriel's batted ball distribution was typical, but he hit grounders harder while losing exit velocity on fly balls, dropping his HR/FB to a meager 4.2%. Gurriel hit a career-high 32 doubles, so he was more useful in points-leagues. Gurriel is slated to be healthy in the spring and should remain in left field after being traded to the Diamondbacks, though he'll need to compete for playing time with the club's young plethora of outfielders. It's unclear how much of his drop in homers was related to playing with a sore wrist. With no steals and possibly waning power, Gurriel has slipped to a back-end outfielder in mixed leagues, best used as a batting average stabilizer, especially with his chances for runs and RBI likely to diminish in a weaker Arizona lineup. Read Past Outlooks

RANKSFrom Preseason

#227

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Overall

League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'4"

Weight 215

DOB 10/19/1993

Born Sancti Spiritus, Cuba

College None

Drafted 2016 TOR

Returns as designated hitter

OFArizona Diamondbacks

June 10, 2023

Gurriel (groin) will bat third and serve as the designated hitter in Saturday's game against Detroit.

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Gurriel has been out of action since Sunday, when he left a game against Atlanta with a tight right groin. He won't be asked to take the field just yet but is evidently healthy enough to hit. That's good news for the Diamondbacks, as Gurriel owns a .310/.359/.550 slash line this season, homering nine times in 53 games.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2021

+9%

OPS vs RHP

2023

+14%

OPS vs RHP

2022

+12%

OPS vs RHP

2021

+8%

OPS vs RHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2021vs Left	.739	313	35	5	37	1	.287	.323	.416
Since 2021vs Right	.807	937	109	30	134	4	.288	.340	.467
2023vs Left	.828	63	6	0	6	1	.345	.397	.431
2023vs Right	.943	154	24	9	29	0	.296	.344	.599
2022vs Left	.675	94	10	0	8	0	.278	.309	.367
2022vs Right	.759	398	42	5	44	3	.295	.352	.408
2021vs Left	.743	156	19	5	23	0	.269	.301	.441
2021vs Right	.802	385	43	16	61	1	.279	.326	.476
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2021

+6%

OPS at Home

2023

+20%

OPS at Home

2022

+10%

OPS at Home

2021

+4%

OPS on Road

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2021Home	.813	619	76	18	88	1	.295	.338	.475
Since 2021Away	.767	631	68	17	83	4	.281	.333	.434
2023Home	.987	114	17	5	25	1	.324	.377	.610
2023Away	.824	103	13	4	10	0	.295	.340	.484
2022Home	.780	235	30	3	20	0	.303	.349	.431
2022Away	.709	257	22	2	32	3	.281	.339	.370
2021Home	.768	270	29	10	43	0	.276	.311	.457
2021Away	.802	271	33	11	41	1	.276	.326	.476
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Stat Review

How does Lourdes Gurriel 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

0.40

BB Rate

6.5%

K Rate

16.1%

BABIP

.338

ISO

.240

AVG

.310

OBP

.359

SLG

.550

OPS

.909

wOBA

.392

Exit Velocity

88.9 mph

Hard Hit Rate

38.5%

Barrels/PA

5.9%

Expected BA

.278

Expected SLG

.465

Sprint Speed

24.5 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

45.2%

Line Drive %

22.9%

Fly Ball %

31.9%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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Gurriel had an OK season, providing some power with a decent batting average. Even though his steals are drying up (one steal in four attempts), he was a fine third or fourth outfielder. The season didn't start out great for him, with Gurriel posting a .710 first-half OPS, but he raised it in the second half to .889. He improved across the board, especially with his walk rate doubling (3.8% to 8.8%) and his strikeout rate dropping (20.1% to 17.1%). Being more selective meant his Isolated Power (.160 to .233) and BABIP (.296 to .318) improved. He might have been struggling early with COVID systems but eventually got healthy. It's tough to know if he'll keep the second-half gains, but that upside does exist for him. Pay for the 2021 season knowing there is a second gear.

Year 3 for Gurriel saw another step forward, offensively. He cut down on his chase rate and shaved his strikeout rate to 21.4%. Gurriel ranked in the top 10% of the league in hard-hit rate. Like his brother, Lourdes is an aggressive hitter who is not particularly interested in taking walks. That dings him a bit in OBP leagues, but there's a lot to like here regardless. Gurriel will hit for power and also swipe a few bags although his sprint speed is below league average, so any major growth in that department seems unlikely. He has handled same-handed pitching quite well in his career (.281/.325/.480 vs. RHP) and it's hard to see him being a negative in the BA category even if there's significant giveback. Absent from 2020 were the injury woes of seasons past, aside from a side issue which cost Gurriel the Opening Day start. If he's ever going to stay healthy and turn into a fantasy star, this is the year.

In a Blue Jays offense ripe with young talent, Gurriel could tend to be overshadowed, though he put together a respectable season of his own. The 26-year-old was sent to Triple-A in mid-April after sputtering to start the year, but managed to turn things around once he returned, hitting .292/.339/.580 after his recall to the majors May 24 (71 games). He battled through knee and quad injuries before being shut down due to appendicitis in late September, after lower-body issues cut short his 2018 season. Gurriel has room for improvement in his walk rate (5.8%) and strikeout rate (25.1%), but he makes the most of his limited contact with a 43.5% hard-hit rate. Gurriel is OF-only in most leagues, and it could very well remain that way since he was not a good defender in the infield. Regardless, Gurriel could be a mid-round value thanks to his batting average and power potential.

In his first taste of the majors, Gurriel hit .281 and flashed some pop. At one point in July, he had an 11-game multi-hit streak, during which he batted an even .500 (25-for-50). It was the longest such streak by a rookie in major-league history. A pair of lower-body injuries derailed his season, and the "expected" numbers from Statcast suggest he overachieved a bit, but he rarely made soft contact and Gurriel showed an ability to go to the opposite field. Much like his brother, Lourdes rarely takes a walk (3.4%). He also proved to be a liability at shortstop, but he was passable at second base and there's little doubt that the rebuilding Blue Jays will give Gurriel regular at-bats in 2019 to evaluate his future in the organization. Batting average is tough to find outside the first several rounds of a draft, and Gurriel showed enough in that department as a 24-year-old to warrant a flier in most formats.

A chiseled 6-foot-2, 185 pounds, Gurriel definitely looks the part of a quality prospect, but he has been a flop thus far since signing a seven-year, $22 million deal with the Blue Jays last offseason. Gurriel suffered a hamstring injury in his first pro game, which cost him two months, and he scuffled at High-A and Double-A after returning. The one bright spot from his first pro season was the .291/.309/.494 slash line he posted in 79 at-bats in the Arizona Fall League. He walked just once over that span, but at least he flashed the potential to do some damage with the bat, hitting seven doubles and three home runs. Gurriel split time between second base and shortstop in his first season, but he doesn't have the range for shortstop, and fits better at second or third base. He turned 24 this offseason, so the clock is ticking for him to prove he can be more than a utility player in the big leagues.

The younger, less-accomplished brother of Yulieski Gurriel, Lourdes signed a seven-year, $22 million deal with the Blue Jays this offseason. He waited until he turned 23 in October to sign the deal so he would not be subject to international bonus pools. Often the best gauge of a Cuban or Asian talent is the open market price tag, and for Gurriel's prime years to come at a $3.14 million average annual value is a red flag. The general consensus pegs him as roughly average with his hit, power and speed tools, with the hit and power potentially being fringe average. He will likely begin 2017 at Double-A where he will play shortstop until he proves he can't handle the position. Most evaluators expect him to end up at second, third or left field. The sum of the tools might be a utility player that is more valuable in real life than fantasy. He could overshoot that projection, particularly if his hit tool is better than the market thought, but the upside does not appear to match the name value.

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Expected back soon

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Groin

June 9, 2023

Gurriel (groin) is feeling better and is expected to return to the lineup soon, Jody Jackson of Bally Sports Arizona reports.

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Held out again Friday

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Groin

June 9, 2023

Gurriel (groin) remains out of the lineup for Friday's game in Detroit.

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Remains out of lineup

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Groin

June 8, 2023

Gurriel (groin) remains out of the lineup for Thursday's tilt against the Nationals.

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Still out Wednesday

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Groin

June 7, 2023

Gurriel (groin) remains out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against Washington.

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Out with groin tightness

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Groin

June 6, 2023

Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Tuesday that Gurriel has been battling right groin tightness, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.

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