Nick Maton

Nick Maton

28-Year-Old Third Baseman3B
Chicago White Sox
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Maton spent most of the season with Triple-A Norfolk, appearing in just five games for the Orioles, mustering only five trips to the dish. He recorded a respectable .258/.363/.471 line for the Triple-A Norfolk Tides, but there was never a need for his services on a loaded Orioles offense. Maton inked a minor league deal with the White Sox where his ability to play everywhere in the diamond except behind home plate gives him a much better chance to latch on as a super-utility. He'll start the season eligible at just third base, but if he makes the team, he should add more spots, putting him in the AL-only, end-game conversation. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year contract with the White Sox in December of 2024.
Sitting against righty
3BChicago White Sox
March 31, 2025
Maton is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins.
ANALYSIS
While serving as Chicago's designated hitter in final two games of the team's season-opening series versus the Angels, Maton went 1-for-6 with a solo home run. Though he'll head to the bench Monday while the Twins send a right-hander (Chris Paddack) to the mound, the lefty-hitting Maton could end up playing against righties more often than not if he's able to build on his outstanding spring training. Despite attending camp as a non-roster invitee, Maton earned his way onto the White Sox's Opening Day squad by turning in a .989 OPS over 19 Cactus League games.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+22%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2024
No Stats
2023
 
 
+23%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .487 14 2 1 3 1 .083 .154 .333
Since 2023vs Right .595 291 28 8 30 0 .173 .289 .306
2025vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right .952 7 1 1 1 0 .167 .286 .667
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right .000 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2023vs Left .487 14 2 1 3 1 .083 .154 .333
2023vs Right .598 279 27 7 29 0 .177 .294 .304
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+36%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
-100%
OPS at Home
2024
No Stats
2023
 
 
+38%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .500 156 16 3 14 0 .138 .269 .231
Since 2023Away .682 149 14 6 19 1 .200 .297 .385
2025Home .952 7 1 1 1 0 .167 .286 .667
2025Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Home .000 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2024Away .000 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2023Home .496 144 15 2 13 0 .143 .278 .218
2023Away .682 149 14 6 19 1 .200 .297 .385
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Stat Review
How does Nick Maton 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
0.00
 
BB Rate
14.3%
 
K Rate
0.0%
 
BABIP
.000
 
ISO
.500
 
AVG
.167
 
OBP
.286
 
SLG
.667
 
OPS
.952
 
wOBA
.399
 
Exit Velocity
87.2 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
33.3%
 
Barrels/PA
14.3%
 
Expected BA
.146
 
Expected SLG
.413
 
Sprint Speed
0.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
33.3%
 
Line Drive %
0.0%
 
Fly Ball %
66.7%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
In his first year in Detroit, Maton saw his most playing time yet at the MLB level, but he struggled to get anything going offensively. The utility player slashed .173/.288/.305 in 249 at-bats across 93 games. He played at second base, third base and shortstop for the Tigers but didn't see any time in the outfield after making 20 outfield appearances a year earlier for Philadelphia. About the only positive in Maton's 2023 offensive profile was his 13% walk rate, but he also struck out nearly 25% of the time, which is a fairly high rate for someone who didn't display much power. Heading into 2024, the 26-year-old will likely occupy a similar utility role. While that figures to give him some real-life value, his fantasy prospects aren't as promising. The best-case scenario is that Maton seizes an everyday role at some point and starts to produce more at the plate, perhaps closer to the .855 OPS he recorded in 2022 with the Phillies. For now, however, he's mostly off the fantasy radar.
Maton opened last season in the minors and didn't make his first big-league appearance of the year until June. He homered in his season debut but suffered a shoulder sprain less than a week later, an injury which kept him out for around two months. He spent the final third of the season in the majors, mainly filling a bench role. While his .250/.341/.514 slash line in 85 trips to the plate may suggest he deserved more opportunities, his role looks fair when his performance is examined more closely. He didn't make contact very often, posting a 34.1 K%, and that contact wasn't of particularly good quality, as his 6.7% barrel rate and 31.1% hard hit rate indicate. He's unlikely to continue producing similar results if those underlying numbers remain the same, and his .230/.350/.391 line in 121 career Triple-A games tells a similar story. Maton's defensive flexibility should continue to earn him a bench spot, but don't expect much more than that. Being traded to the Tigers should better his chances of increased playing time, though his fantasy potential remains limited.
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Pops leadoff homer
3BChicago White Sox
March 30, 2025
Maton went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Sunday against the Angels.
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Getting another start versus righty
3BChicago White Sox
March 30, 2025
Maton will start at designated hitter and bat leadoff in Sunday's game against the Angels.
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Added to roster
3BChicago White Sox
March 27, 2025
The White Sox selected Maton's contract Thursday.
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Nabs roster spot
3BChicago White Sox
March 26, 2025
The White Sox informed Maton on Wednesday that he'll be included on the Opening Day roster, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
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Latches on with ChiSox as NRI
3BChicago White Sox
December 3, 2024
The White Sox signed Maton to a minor-league contract Tuesday that includes and invitation to spring training, Aram Leighton of Just Baseball reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Could begin rehab assignment soon
3BPhiladelphia Phillies
July 3, 2022
Maton has been doing full workouts and could begin a rehab assignment shortly, reports Paul Casella of MLB.com.
ANALYSIS
Philadelphia planned for Maton to do sliding drills Sunday as the final check before sending him on a rehab assignment. The infielder sprained his shoulder at the beginning of June and recently added throwing to his workouts. Should he begin a rehab assignment this week, he would likely be ready to return before the All-Star break.
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