2024 Stats
AVG
.214
HR
2
RBI
6
R
5
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Pinto is a 27-year-old catcher with a relatively underwhelming major-league resume, but he might be ready to emerge as a useful option at fantasy baseball's shallowest position if the Rays keep the runway clear. He's logged only 188 total plate appearances at the big-league level and has a weak .235/.255/.399 slash line to show for it, but Pinto plays stout defense behind the dish and the Tampa Bay front office seems to believe that he could soon blossom offensively. There is evidence to support that idea, as the Venezuelan native boasts an .844 OPS with 35 home runs and 113 RBI in 162 career games with Triple-A Durham. Christian Bethancourt and Francisco Mejia are both out of the picture now, so 2024 could be Pinto's year. Read Past Outlooks
Claimed by Baltimore
The Orioles claimed Pinto off waivers from the Rays on Monday, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
ANALYSIS
Pinto began the 2024 season as the Rays' starting catcher but was sent down in early May after a slow start and was never recalled. The 28-year-old has hit .231/.263/.404 with 10 home runs over 82 games at the big-league level. Baltimore has an opening at backup catcher and Pinto will be a candidate to fill it.
Pinto began the 2024 season as the Rays' starting catcher but was sent down in early May after a slow start and was never recalled. The 28-year-old has hit .231/.263/.404 with 10 home runs over 82 games at the big-league level. Baltimore has an opening at backup catcher and Pinto will be a candidate to fill it.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+20%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+78%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .580 | 62 | 1 | 8 | .220 | ||||
| Since 2022vs Right | .698 | 175 | 9 | 24 | .235 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .533 | 25 | 1 | 3 | .167 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .947 | 24 | 1 | 3 | .278 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .699 | 22 | 0 | 4 | .286 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .729 | 83 | 6 | 12 | .244 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | .481 | 15 | 0 | 1 | .214 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | .584 | 68 | 2 | 9 | .212 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+31%
OPS on Road
2024
+18%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | .574 | 115 | 5 | 14 | .178 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | .752 | 122 | 5 | 18 | .280 | ||||
| 2024Home | .763 | 33 | 2 | 5 | .185 | ||||
| 2024Away | .646 | 16 | 0 | 1 | .267 | ||||
| 2023Home | .410 | 47 | 2 | 6 | .130 | ||||
| 2023Away | .976 | 58 | 4 | 10 | .351 | ||||
| 2022Home | .639 | 35 | 1 | 3 | .235 | ||||
| 2022Away | .512 | 48 | 1 | 7 | .196 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Rene Pinto 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
0.22BB Rate
8.2%K Rate
36.7%BABIP
.304ISO
.214AVG
.214OBP
.292SLG
.429OPS
.720wOBA
.314Exit Velocity
93.7 mphHard Hit Rate
46.2%Barrels/PA
10.2%Expected BA
.188Expected SLG
.467Sprint Speed
19.7 ft/secGround Ball %
16.0%Line Drive %
16.0%Fly Ball %
68.0%Advanced Batting Stats
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Pinto has been in the organization since 2014 and has hit .277 as a minor leaguer in over 2100 plate appearances, but has done little in his exposure at the big league level other than look like the prototypical backup catcher. He is third on the depth charts as things stand in November behind Francisco Mejia and Cristian Bethancourt and could spend another season on the RDU to TPA shuttle depending on what the club does later this winter. Back to back seasons of slugging percentages in Durham are both a mixture of some improvements he has made in his development along with a heavy dose of home cooking as The DAP is one of the best hitting environments in the minors.
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Sent down to Durham
Pinto was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Friday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.
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Belts two homers
Pinto went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Sunday's win over San Francisco.
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Draws back into lineup
Pinto will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Giants, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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In timeshare at catcher
Pinto is absent from the lineup Friday against the Giants.
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Resting Wednesday
Pinto is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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