Nate Eaton

Nate Eaton

26-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Kansas City Royals
2023 Fantasy Outlook
With 11 steals in 44 major-league games, Eaton's speed is the most interesting thing about him. Where he plays in the Royals' defensive structure is yet to be determined, but his .264/.331/.387 slash line across 122 plate appearances last year would suggest he deserves a longer look in a relatively uninspiring lineup if he can repeat it. A natural outfielder, he'd probably be best suited to challenge Edward Olivares in right field or push MJ Melendez from left field to catcher to begin 2023. Eaton's also played on the left side of the infield -- third base is likely up for grabs. He hit 13 home runs and added 23 steals in 91 minor-league contests last year, but his power didn't come up from Triple-A when he became a regular for the Royals late in the season. His 24.6 percent strikeout rate and 8.6 walk rate in the majors are already passable, so Eaton looks like he could have some sleeper potential in fantasy as a reliable source of speed. Read Past Outlooks
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#591
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Royals in July of 2022.
Looks ready for starting role
OFKansas City Royals
March 21, 2023
Eaton is batting .357 (10-for-28) over 12 Cactus League games.
ANALYSIS
Eaton has played regularly this spring and it looks like he's ready to handle a starting role. With Drew Waters (oblique) likely out to begin the season, Eaton should have a chance to establish himself, likely as the Royals' primary left fielder. The 26-year-old also has some experience in the infield, so he could be a utility option later in the campaign if he doesn't maintain a starting role. His primarily appeal in fantasy is his speed -- he had 11 stolen bases in 44 major-league games as a rookie last season.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
6
5
8
5
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
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6
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
 
 
+36%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+36%
OPS vs LHP
2021
No Stats
2020
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2020vs Left .886 35 6 1 8 2 .300 .353 .533
Since 2020vs Right .651 87 10 0 4 9 .250 .322 .329
2022vs Left .886 35 6 1 8 2 .300 .353 .533
2022vs Right .651 87 10 0 4 9 .250 .322 .329
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
 
 
+7%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+7%
OPS on Road
2021
No Stats
2020
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2020Home .693 57 9 0 5 6 .280 .333 .360
Since 2020Away .739 65 7 1 7 5 .250 .328 .411
2022Home .693 57 9 0 5 6 .280 .333 .360
2022Away .739 65 7 1 7 5 .250 .328 .411
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 Nate Eaton 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
0.33
 
BB Rate
8.2%
 
K Rate
24.6%
 
BABIP
.346
 
ISO
.123
 
AVG
.264
 
OBP
.331
 
SLG
.387
 
OPS
.717
 
wOBA
.316
 
Exit Velocity
85.8 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
22.5%
 
Barrels/PA
3.4%
 
Expected BA
.233
 
Expected SLG
.352
 
Sprint Speed
27.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
35.4%
 
Line Drive %
19.0%
 
Fly Ball %
45.6%
 
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In line for more playing time
OFKansas City Royals
February 21, 2023
Eaton is in line for more playing time in the Royals' outfield following the injury to Drew Waters (oblique), Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Hits bench Monday
OFKansas City Royals
October 3, 2022
Eaton is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians.
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Takes seat Saturday
OFKansas City Royals
October 1, 2022
Eaton isn't starting Saturday against the Guardians.
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Not in Wednesday's lineup
OFKansas City Royals
September 28, 2022
Eaton isn't starting Wednesday against the Tigers.
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Yet another steal in win
OFKansas City Royals
September 22, 2022
Eaton went 2-for-3 with one run scored and one steal in Wednesday's victory over the Twins.
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