Moises Ballesteros

21-Year-Old CatcherC
2025 Fantasy Outlook
A 5-foot-8, 200-pound catcher who many evaluators expect to be limited to first base or designated hitter, Ballesteros' bat is essentially big-league ready. Ballesteros slashed .286/.352/.469 with an 18.3 percent strikeout rate and 19 home runs in 124 games across Double-A and Triple-A as a 20-year-old, and if Ballesteros played good defense anywhere on the field, he'd be a much safer and alluring prospect. He looks like a less doughy Alejandro Kirk, and his athleticism, framing, blocking and throwing are all below-average relative to a typical big-league catcher. The Cubs will surely keep trying to develop Ballesteros into a passable defensive catcher, as finding at-bats for him at first base or designated hitter could be tricky when the Cubs are at full strength. However, those in dynasty leagues should be aware that he may lose catcher eligibility in the next couple years. On the slight chance he retains catcher eligibility while getting a lot of run at DH, then his dynasty managers will have hit the jackpot. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a one-year contract with the Cubs in May of 2025.
Drives in three in return
CChicago Cubs
July 30, 2025
Ballesteros went 1-for-2 with a three-run double in Wednesday's 10-3 win over the Brewers.
Analysis
Ballesteros played his first game with the Cubs since May 19 and came up clutch with a bases-clearing double in the third inning. He was later lifted in favor of the right-handed Justin Turner to face Brewers lefty DL Hall. The 21-year-old has gone 4-for-18 with six RBI and three runs scored across six major-league contests, and his role moving forward may be shaped by the upcoming trade deadline.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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#5
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#9
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5
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2024
No Stats
2023
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Since 2023vs Right .578 20 3 0 6 0 .222 .300 .278
2025vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right .578 20 3 0 6 0 .222 .300 .278
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+292%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
+292%
OPS on Road
2024
No Stats
2023
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .298 14 3 0 2 0 .083 .214 .083
Since 2023Away 1.167 6 0 0 4 0 .500 .500 .667
2025Home .298 14 3 0 2 0 .083 .214 .083
2025Away 1.167 6 0 0 4 0 .500 .500 .667
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Moises Ballesteros 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
2.00
 
BB Rate
11.1%
 
K Rate
5.6%
 
BABIP
.200
 
ISO
.000
 
AVG
.188
 
OBP
.278
 
SLG
.188
 
OPS
.465
 
wOBA
.225
 
Exit Velocity
89.0 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
20.0%
 
Barrels/PA
5.6%
 
Expected BA
.265
 
Expected SLG
.329
 
Sprint Speed
21.7 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
66.7%
 
Line Drive %
20.0%
 
Fly Ball %
13.3%
 
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Recalled from Triple-A
CChicago Cubs
July 30, 2025
The Cubs recalled Ballesteros from Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Headed to majors
CChicago Cubs
July 29, 2025
The Cubs are expected to recall Ballesteros from Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
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Raking at Triple-A
CChicago Cubs
June 24, 2025
Ballesteros is slashing .336/.396/.504 with eight home runs across 62 games for Triple-A Iowa.
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Optioned to Triple-A
CChicago Cubs
May 20, 2025
The Cubs optioned Ballesteros to Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday.
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Expected to be sent back to minors
CChicago Cubs
May 20, 2025
The Cubs will option Ballesteros to Triple-A Iowa prior to Tuesday's game in Miami, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Defensive improvements needed
CChicago Cubs
August 14, 2024
Ballesteros isn't expected to be a significant contributor for the Cubs in 2025 due to his defensive deficiencies, per Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic.
Analysis
Chicago is in need of an upgrade behind the plate, but Ballesteros isn't expected to be a solution in the near future. The 20-year-old has an .854 OPS between the Double-A and Triple-A levels this season -- which is especially impressive given his age -- but he still has significant work to do behind the plate in order to be an option for the major-league club.
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