2023 Stats
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Maldonado set a new career high with 15 homers. Unfortunately, that's where the plaudits end as he finished the season looking up at the Mendoza line for the second straight season. Even more disheartening is Maldonado's defense is slipping. He still calls a good game, but his framing is below average, and he only threw out 26% of would-be base stealers, the second lowest mark of his career. The Astros sensed the decline, so they acquired Christian Vazquez at the trade deadline and have been in the market for another backstop in the offseason. Maldonado had offseason surgery for a sports hernia but is expected to be ready for spring training. Regardless of your philosophy with respect to drafting catchers, if you end up with Maldonado, it's time to rethink your approach. Read Past Outlooks

Fully healthy for spring
Maldonado (hernia) confirmed Thursday that he is fully healthy leading into the spring, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Maldonado required hernia surgery in mid-November, but he's now healthy after having three full months to recover. He used the period of rehab and recovery to drop 17 pounds and is preparing to be something close to an everyday presence at catcher this year for the reigning World Series-champion Astros. The 36-year-old hit a career-high 15 home runs over 113 regular-season games in 2022, though his .600 OPS was still below average.
Maldonado required hernia surgery in mid-November, but he's now healthy after having three full months to recover. He used the period of rehab and recovery to drop 17 pounds and is preparing to be something close to an everyday presence at catcher this year for the reigning World Series-champion Astros. The 36-year-old hit a career-high 15 home runs over 113 regular-season games in 2022, though his .600 OPS was still below average.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
+33%
OPS vs LHP
2023
-100%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .711 | 236 | 13 | 39 | .212 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .534 | 572 | 14 | 42 | .165 | ||||
2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023vs Right | .667 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||||
2022vs Left | .763 | 110 | 8 | 21 | .212 | ||||
2022vs Right | .534 | 269 | 7 | 24 | .176 | ||||
2021vs Left | .665 | 126 | 5 | 18 | .212 | ||||
2021vs Right | .533 | 300 | 7 | 18 | .154 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
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Since 2021Home | .584 | 408 | 12 | 31 | .175 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .588 | 400 | 15 | 50 | .184 | ||||
2023Home | .667 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||||
2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Home | .628 | 183 | 7 | 21 | .181 | ||||
2022Away | .573 | 196 | 8 | 24 | .190 | ||||
2021Home | .546 | 222 | 5 | 10 | .167 | ||||
2021Away | .601 | 204 | 7 | 26 | .177 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Martin Maldonado 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
0.00BB Rate
0.0%K Rate
33.3%BABIP
.500ISO
.000AVG
.333OBP
.333SLG
.333OPS
.667wOBA
.297Hard Hit Rate
100.0%Advanced Batting Stats
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El Machete is a quality catcher in real baseball as he is quite the backstop and can cut down runners on the basepaths nearly at will. He can take aim at the Crawford Boxes and yank homers over the short wall. The problem is he can do little else as he struggles to hit for average, even as someone who has gotten better earning walks in recent years. It isn't quite clear why pitchers would be working around an AL catcher who hits poorly, but Maldonado has posted double-digit walk rates each of the past two seasons. His expected batting average has been .210 or worse each of the last four seasons and there is little reason to believe it gets better in 2022. At best, he is a low-end second catcher option in AL-only leagues.
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Undergoes hernia surgery
Maldonado underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a sports hernia, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Resting in Game 4
Maldonado is out of the lineup Wednesday for Game 4 of the World Series matchup with the Phillies, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Goes yard Tuesday
Maldonado went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 10-0 win over the Phillies.
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Sitting out Friday
Maldonado isn't in the lineup Friday against Tampa Bay.
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On bench Thursday
Maldonado isn't starting Thursday against the Orioles.
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