Michael Stefanic
28-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
AVG
.218
HR
0
RBI
8
R
8
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Stefanic has appeared in 25 big-league games in each of the past two seasons, and he fared much better last year with a .735 OPS compared to the .509 OPS he posted in 2022. He spent most of 2023 at Triple-A Salt Lake, where he had a .365/.463/.467 slash line with five home runs and eight steals in 99 contests. Stefanic has strong contact skills and plate discipline, and those traits have shown up during his brief time in the majors with a 14.3 percent strikeout rate and 9.3 percent walk rate. He'll have a decent chance to make the Angels' Opening Day roster as a utility infielder thanks to his versatility, but Stefanic's lack of power and speed mean he's unlikely to contribute much in fantasy outside of a strong average. Read Past Outlooks
Bumped off roster
Stefanic was outrighted to Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday.
ANALYSIS
Stefanic earned a career-high 124 plate appearances in 2024 but maintained just a .556 OPS with zero home runs. Depending on the Angels' offseason moves, Stefanic could be a depth option along the infield in 2025.
Stefanic earned a career-high 124 plate appearances in 2024 but maintained just a .556 OPS with zero home runs. Depending on the Angels' offseason moves, Stefanic could be a depth option along the infield in 2025.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+41%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+38%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .470 | 97 | 0 | 2 | .198 | ||||
| Since 2022vs Right | .664 | 167 | 0 | 12 | .254 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .667 | 44 | 0 | 1 | .302 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .485 | 80 | 0 | 7 | .164 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .451 | 19 | 0 | 1 | .125 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .836 | 52 | 0 | 5 | .348 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | .215 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .094 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | .808 | 35 | 0 | 0 | .310 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+32%
OPS on Road
2024
+14%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | .500 | 111 | 0 | 6 | .194 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | .658 | 153 | 0 | 8 | .259 | ||||
| 2024Home | .513 | 50 | 0 | 2 | .205 | ||||
| 2024Away | .584 | 74 | 0 | 6 | .227 | ||||
| 2023Home | .757 | 31 | 0 | 4 | .296 | ||||
| 2023Away | .718 | 40 | 0 | 2 | .286 | ||||
| 2022Home | .212 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .074 | ||||
| 2022Away | .738 | 39 | 0 | 0 | .294 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Michael Stefanic 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
0.50BB Rate
8.1%K Rate
16.1%BABIP
.267ISO
.036AVG
.218OBP
.301SLG
.255OPS
.555wOBA
.260Exit Velocity
85.1 mphHard Hit Rate
20.9%Barrels/PA
0.8%Expected BA
.205Expected SLG
.257Sprint Speed
24.0 ft/secGround Ball %
58.4%Line Drive %
12.4%Fly Ball %
29.2%Prospect Rankings History
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Stefanic has been an on-base machine for the past two years in the minors, posting a .408 OBP over 125 games in 2021 and increasing that mark to .418 in 81 games last season. He didn't do much during a 25-game cup of coffee in the majors, slashing .197/.279/.230 across 69 plate appearances, though he affirmed his solid contact skills with a 17.4% strikeout rate. Stefanic flashed some power for the first time with 16 homers in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League in 2021 but dropped to four long balls last season, and his first-percentile average exit velocity while up with the big club doesn't suggest much potential in that department in the majors. The comparisons to teammate David Fletcher are obvious, as both players are extreme contact hitters with little power and below-average speed. Like Fletcher, Stefanic can play multiple positions across the infield; that should help his chances of gaining a roster spot, though there doesn't appear to be a clear path to significant big-league at-bats next season. At best, Stefanic could eventually function as an AVG/OBP stabilizer, but the lack of additional skills make him an unexciting fantasy option.
More Fantasy News
Back in lineup Tuesday
Stefanic (calf) will start at second base and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
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Sitting down Tuesday
Stefanic isn't in the Angels' lineup Tuesday versus the White Sox.
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Not starting Sunday
Stefanic (calf) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.
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Sitting out Saturday
Stefanic (calf) isn't in the Angels' lineup for Saturday's game against Houston, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
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Dealing with minor tightness
Stefanic was removed from Friday's game versus the Astros due to right calf tightness, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
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