Luis Campusano

Luis Campusano

24-Year-Old CatcherC
San Diego Padres
10-Day IL
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Est. Return 7/14/2023
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Campusano doesn't have much more to prove with his bat in the minors, as he impressed again for Triple-A El Paso last season, posting a .298/.363/.483 slash line with 14 homers and 60 RBI over 358 plate appearances. His 17.3% strikeout rate and 9.4% walk rate further shone light on his readiness to hit in the majors, though he was just okay with a .250/.260/.333 slash line and a 1:11 BB:K over 50 big-league plate appearances with San Diego. That small sample isn't likely to divert the Padres' view of Campusano as their catcher of the future, and it's telling that in November they chose to non-tender veteran backstop Jorge Alfaro, who worked in a timeshare with Austin Nola last season. Nola will still be around in 2023, but Campusano is going to get an expanded opportunity and could emerge as the team's primary catcher if his bat plays up as expected and his glove is at least passable. The position is no longer the wasteland we've grown accustomed to in fantasy, but it's nonetheless a good idea to keep an eye on Campusano in redraft to see how his playing time shakes out. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#489
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Padres in March of 2021.
Out two months after thumb surgery
CSan Diego Padres
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May 12, 2023
Campusano underwent ligament surgery on his left thumb Friday and he'll be out at least two months, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
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Campusano will likely now be held out until after the All-Star break. The backstop appeared to be making progress after catching for pitchers last weekend, but ultimately the Padres felt the best course was to have him undergo surgery now. With Campusano out, Austin Nola and Brett Sullivan will continue to share catching duties.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+71%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+329%
OPS vs LHP
2022
Even Split
2021
 
 
-100%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .718 29 2 1 3 0 .296 .310 .407
Since 2021vs Right .421 81 5 1 5 0 .158 .198 .224
2023vs Left 1.429 7 2 1 2 0 .500 .429 1.000
2023vs Right .333 15 1 0 0 0 .133 .133 .200
2022vs Left .594 19 0 0 1 0 .278 .316 .278
2022vs Right .592 31 4 1 4 0 .233 .226 .367
2021vs Left .000 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2021vs Right .297 35 0 0 1 0 .097 .200 .097
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+40%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+36%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+41%
OPS on Road
2021
 
 
+13%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .413 52 2 1 5 0 .160 .173 .240
Since 2021Away .578 58 5 1 3 0 .226 .276 .302
2023Home .571 13 1 1 2 0 .167 .154 .417
2023Away .778 9 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444
2022Home .474 19 1 0 2 0 .211 .211 .263
2022Away .670 31 3 1 3 0 .276 .290 .379
2021Home .255 20 0 0 1 0 .105 .150 .105
2021Away .289 18 0 0 0 0 .067 .222 .067
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Stat Review
How does Luis Campusano 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
0.00
 
BB Rate
0.0%
 
K Rate
27.3%
 
BABIP
.267
 
ISO
.190
 
AVG
.238
 
OBP
.227
 
SLG
.429
 
OPS
.656
 
wOBA
.275
 
Exit Velocity
92.7 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
43.8%
 
Barrels/PA
13.6%
 
Expected BA
.222
 
Expected SLG
.427
 
Sprint Speed
22.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
25.0%
 
Line Drive %
12.5%
 
Fly Ball %
62.5%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2021
2020
Despite strong offensive statistical showings in the upper levels of the minors, Campusano still appears to be third on the Padres' depth chart at catcher. Austin Nola and Victor Caratini may not be better hitters than Campusano, but they are significantly better defenders and they work better with pitchers. Campusano logged a 122 wRC+ as a 22-year-old catcher at Triple-A, which is pretty excellent. He hit 15 home runs while batting .295 with a 20.2 K% and an 8.3 BB% in 81 games. His defense is supposedly trending up, but that might be damning with faint praise. If it ever seems like Campusano is poised for regular work, he's a talented enough hitter to add value in two-catcher leagues. The Padres traded for Jorge Alfaro in November, adding another competitor for playing time to the mix.
Despite entering 2020 having never played above High-A ball, Campusano parlayed a co-MVP campaign in the California League in 2019 and an impressive showing at the team's alternate training site last season into a big-league callup. The 22-year-old logged only four plate appearances before a sprained wrist shut him down for the remainder of the regular season, but he made the most of the brief opportunity, drilling a solo home run in his debut. He also struck out twice, providing a reminder that young catching prospects usually take time to develop. Still, Campusano has shown the ability to hit for contact in the minors -- he registered a superb 11.7 K% and 86.5 Contact% in his breakthrough 2019 season -- and he projects to be an above-average hitter in the big leagues. Unfortunately, offseason legal troubles have cast a cloud over his immediate future and scrambled his outlook moving forward.
Campusano, a second-round pick in 2017, had a breakout season at High-A, and while he clearly has a good command of the strike zone (10.7 BB%, 11.7 K%), his numbers are slightly less impressive when we look a little deeper. He hit .292 with nine home runs in 107 games away from Lancaster, one of the most hitter-friendly parks in pro baseball (he hit .423 with six HR in 15 games in Lancaster). His numbers in primarily neutral hitting environments are a better gauge of his present abilities -- a potentially above-average to plus hitter with average power. He has the tools to be a quality defensive catcher, thus profiling as the Padres' long-term starter at that position. We can recognize the noise in his California League numbers and still conclude that he is a top-10 catching prospect, just not a top-five one. He will spend his age-21 season at Double-A, which by itself is an accomplishment for any catcher.
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Begins catching pitches
CSan Diego Padres
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May 5, 2023
Campusano (thumb) began catching pitches Friday for the first time since he went on the injured list, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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Not yet playing catch
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April 24, 2023
Campusano's injured left thumb is still in a soft cast, and it isn't known when the backstop will resume playing catch, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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Hits IL with thumb sprain
CSan Diego Padres
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April 17, 2023
Campusano was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with a left thumb sprain.
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Nursing jammed thumb
CSan Diego Padres
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April 16, 2023
Campusano had X-rays on his jammed thumb come back negative Sunday, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
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Slams first homer
CSan Diego Padres
April 15, 2023
Campusano went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Friday in a loss to Milwaukee.
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