Michael Massey

25-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Massey was promoted for his big-league debut in July and quickly returned to the minors, but he was promoted again a few weeks later and remained with Kansas City for the rest of the campaign. The 2019 fourth-round pick had a .243/.307/.376 slash line with four home runs, 17 RBI and three stolen bases in 52 games and primarily played second base. He had a solid 13 percent barrel rate and .450 xSLG, so he showcased some pop in his first taste of MLB action. Massey's potential for counting stats is limited given Kansas City's lineup, but he should receive the opportunity to establish himself at the keystone in 2023 given the current state of the roster. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Royals in July of 2022.
Back in action Sunday
2BKansas City Royals
March 12, 2023
Massey (ankle) is starting at second base and batting seventh in Sunday's Cactus League game against the Guardians.
ANALYSIS
The 24-year-old suffered the ankle injury when he was hit by a pitch Wednesday, but he'll return to the lineup Sunday after taking a few days off. Massey is expected to begin 2023 as Kansas City's primary second baseman, though he may need to improve upon the .683 OPS he posted last season to retain the job for long.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
3
2
10
13
8
4
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
1
2
2
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
 
 
+7%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+7%
OPS vs RHP
2021
No Stats
2020
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2020vs Left .646 40 3 1 6 0 .200 .275 .371
Since 2020vs Right .693 154 13 3 11 3 .254 .316 .377
2022vs Left .646 40 3 1 6 0 .200 .275 .371
2022vs Right .693 154 13 3 11 3 .254 .316 .377
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2020
 
 
+19%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+19%
OPS on Road
2021
No Stats
2020
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2020Home .617 87 8 2 11 3 .195 .279 .338
Since 2020Away .736 107 8 2 6 0 .281 .330 .406
2022Home .617 87 8 2 11 3 .195 .279 .338
2022Away .736 107 8 2 6 0 .281 .330 .406
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Michael Massey 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
0.20
 
BB Rate
4.6%
 
K Rate
23.7%
 
BABIP
.304
 
ISO
.133
 
AVG
.243
 
OBP
.307
 
SLG
.376
 
OPS
.683
 
wOBA
.304
 
Exit Velocity
89.3 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
34.6%
 
Barrels/PA
8.8%
 
Expected BA
.243
 
Expected SLG
.450
 
Sprint Speed
23.3 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
35.5%
 
Line Drive %
21.0%
 
Fly Ball %
43.5%
 
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Officially day-to-day
2BKansas City Royals
Ankle
March 8, 2023
Massey is officially listed as day-to-day with an ankle contusion.
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Exits game early
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Foot
March 8, 2023
Massey left Wednesday's spring training game against the White Sox after fouling a ball off his foot, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Hitting well in spring
2BKansas City Royals
March 7, 2023
Massey has gone 5-for-18 with two home runs, four RBI and four runs scored through six Cactus League games.
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Out of Sunday's lineup
2BKansas City Royals
October 2, 2022
Massey is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
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Homers, scores twice in loss
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October 1, 2022
Massey went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Guardians.
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