2023 Stats
AVG
.243
HR
8
RBI
18
R
21
SB
3
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
After losing the starting job at shortstop to Edmundo Sosa late in 2021, DeJong regained the job in spring training. It did not last long, however, as DeJong was sent down in May following a .130/.209/.208 start to his season. A National League All-Star in 2019, DeJong's strikeouts have climbed in recent years while his rate power has cratered, leaving the Cardinals little choice but to look for a successor. DeJong would smack 17 homers in just 51 games with Triple-A Memphis while trimming his strikeout rate 10 percentage points from his mark at the major-league level, but his struggled continued after his return to the majors. He's due north of $9 million in 2023 in the final year of the extension he signed with St. Louis in 2018. The team may eat that sunk cost outright if DeJong can't do enough in camp to convince the club he can be a capable backup around the infield. Read Past Outlooks

Getting breather Wednesday
DeJong is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Reds.
ANALYSIS
This is a rare day off for DeJong, who has hit his way back into an everyday role with a .291/.371/.616 slash line through 97 plate appearances. He's sitting on eight homers, 18 RBI, three steals and 21 runs scored in 25 games. Tommy Edman will cover shortstop and bat seventh Wednesday versus Cincinnati.
This is a rare day off for DeJong, who has hit his way back into an everyday role with a .291/.371/.616 slash line through 97 plate appearances. He's sitting on eight homers, 18 RBI, three steals and 21 runs scored in 25 games. Tommy Edman will cover shortstop and bat seventh Wednesday versus Cincinnati.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
+9%
OPS vs RHP
2023
+1%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .611 | 182 | 6 | 15 | .174 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .666 | 581 | 27 | 73 | .198 | ||||
2023vs Left | .823 | 31 | 2 | 6 | .250 | ||||
2023vs Right | .817 | 93 | 6 | 12 | .241 | ||||
2022vs Left | .508 | 61 | 0 | 2 | .151 | ||||
2022vs Right | .538 | 176 | 6 | 23 | .159 | ||||
2021vs Left | .606 | 90 | 4 | 7 | .163 | ||||
2021vs Right | .694 | 312 | 15 | 38 | .207 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
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+16%
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+11%
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Since 2021Home | .602 | 365 | 10 | 29 | .182 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .698 | 398 | 23 | 59 | .201 | ||||
2023Home | .762 | 46 | 3 | 7 | .205 | ||||
2023Away | .848 | 78 | 5 | 11 | .264 | ||||
2022Home | .575 | 109 | 2 | 9 | .161 | ||||
2022Away | .493 | 128 | 4 | 16 | .154 | ||||
2021Home | .582 | 210 | 5 | 13 | .188 | ||||
2021Away | .775 | 192 | 14 | 32 | .206 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Paul DeJong 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
0.29BB Rate
8.1%K Rate
27.4%BABIP
.275ISO
.252AVG
.243OBP
.323SLG
.495OPS
.818wOBA
.357Exit Velocity
86.9 mphHard Hit Rate
39.0%Barrels/PA
7.3%Expected BA
.239Expected SLG
.482Sprint Speed
22.9 ft/secGround Ball %
40.3%Line Drive %
15.6%Fly Ball %
44.2%Advanced Batting Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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DeJong followed up his power outage in 2020 with an equally disappointing 2021 campaign. A .216 BABIP had a lot to do with a bleak .197 batting average, but there were deeper reasons for concern. The most troubling part of DeJong's 2021 profile was a steep drop in average exit velocity, which tumbled to 86.3 mph - eighth percentile in the league. It would be tempting to blame a side injury that landed him on the injured list in mid-May, but that theory falls apart when considering that he was hitting just .177/.277/.371 across 141 plate appearances to begin the season. After splitting time with Edmundo Sosa in the final months of the campaign, and assuming the Cardinals don't make any moves to upgrade the position, DeJong should have the opportunity to earn back the starting role. However, drafting him for anything more than mediocre power with otherwise empty production would be a mistake.
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Registers third steal
DeJong went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two runs scored in Tuesday's 8-5 win over the Reds.
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Four RBI in extra-inning win
DeJong went 2-for-5 with a RBI double and three-run home run in Monday's 6-5 loss to the Reds in 10 innings.
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Excellent in Sunday's win
DeJong went 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, four RBI and four runs scored in Sunday's 10-5 win over the Dodgers.
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Adds steal in win
DeJong went 0-for-2 with a stolen base, a hit-by-pitch and a run scored in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Dodgers.
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Homers again
DeJong went 1-for-5 with a homer in Thursday's win over the Dodgers.
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