Travis Demeritte

28-Year-Old OutfielderOF
 Free Agent  
2023 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Travis Demeritte in 2023. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Waived by the Tigers in February of 2021. Claimed off waivers by the Braves in February of 2021.
Testing free agency
OFFree Agent  
October 17, 2022
ANALYSIS
Demeritte was designated for assignment in mid-August by Atlanta and didn't see any interest while going through waivers, as he was ultimately outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett. He'll test the open market ahead of the 2023 season after slashing .213/.260/.337 with three homers, six RBI and nine runs scored over 26 games with Atlanta in 2022.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
4
1
1
6
4
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
2
2
4
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
 
 
+13%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+17%
OPS vs LHP
2021
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2020
 
 
+14%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2020vs Left .617 42 4 0 4 0 .282 .310 .308
Since 2020vs Right .545 87 10 3 6 0 .165 .241 .304
2022vs Left .668 28 3 0 2 0 .308 .321 .346
2022vs Right .569 68 6 3 4 0 .175 .235 .333
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020vs Left .516 14 1 0 2 0 .231 .286 .231
2020vs Right .451 19 4 0 2 0 .125 .263 .188
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2020
 
 
+48%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+103%
OPS at Home
2021
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2020
 
 
+146%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2020Home .680 62 6 2 6 0 .254 .290 .390
Since 2020Away .459 67 8 1 4 0 .153 .239 .220
2022Home .787 50 4 2 4 0 .298 .340 .447
2022Away .388 46 5 1 2 0 .119 .174 .214
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020Home .250 12 2 0 2 0 .083 .083 .167
2020Away .616 21 3 0 2 0 .235 .381 .235
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Stat Review
How does Travis Demeritte 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
0.19
 
BB Rate
6.3%
 
K Rate
33.3%
 
BABIP
.291
 
ISO
.124
 
AVG
.213
 
OBP
.260
 
SLG
.337
 
OPS
.597
 
wOBA
.265
 
Exit Velocity
88.8 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
29.3%
 
Barrels/PA
4.2%
 
Expected BA
.211
 
Expected SLG
.333
 
Sprint Speed
25.7 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
50.0%
 
Line Drive %
17.2%
 
Fly Ball %
32.8%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Demeritte has a pedigree of hitting with power in the minor leagues, having thrice hit at least 20 homers in a season and with 125 homers on his minor-league ledger. He most recently enjoyed the comforts of the park in Gwinnett where he hit .282/.363/.575 in 81 games for the Stripers, which earned him a spot on the 40-man roster just before the lockout. Even at age 27, he has minor-league options left, so expect some more shuffling. Just one season removed from seeing what happened with Patrick Wisdom and Frank Schwindel in Chicago, it is tough to be dismissive about Demeritte's lack of a major-league track record.
Demeritte, a first-round pick in 2013, has shown some skills in the minors which have not yet translated to major-league success. He hit .286/.387/.558 hitting in front of the home folks in Triple-A Gwinnett for Atlanta in 2019 before being sent to Detroit in a trade. Detroit has kept him at the major-league level, but the results have been nowhere near the same. Demeritte can make hard contact (91.3 mph career average), but the issue has been the number of non-contact events at the plate around those batted balls. He has had particular trouble with the major-league fastball, and the irregular playing time he receives as a reserve outfielder for a bad team could be part of that problem. There is no reason to draft Demeritte until he can show he can catch up to big-league velocity.
Demeritte is a former first-round draft pick who has now twice been traded at the trade deadline by contenders looking for pitching help. Demerritte has hit for 20 or more home runs in three different minor-league seasons, so the .286/.387/.558 slash line while in Triple-A last season is not all tied to the new baseball in that league. He did not show the same level of performance in his time with the Tigers, which was also his first exposure to regular-season MLB pitching. His average exit velocity last year was higher than those of Cody Bellinger and Mike Trout, and he had a top-40 hard-hit rate last year, which speaks to what he can do at the plate when he does make contact. The aggressive approach leads to issues making contact which have plagued him throughout the minors. If he can fix that problem, he has the skills to add another 20-plus homer season to his resume.
Demeritte's game is all about extremes, and in 2016 he was treated to some extreme park factors to complicate his profile. The Rangers traded him to the Braves for pitching help in late July, moving Demeritte from High Desert, one of the most hitter-friendly parks in the minors, to Carolina, a pitchers' paradise compared to any Cal League park. While his numbers predictably dipped after the trade, the fact that he managed to post a 138 wRC+ and .860 OPS in the Carolina League should stabilize his dynasty league value, as he proved that High Desert was not playing kingmaker. He has plus power, specifically to the pull side, and enough speed to steal double-digit bases annually. Unfortunately, major contact issues that typify his below-average hit tool have been apparent ever since he got into pro ball. Demeritte is a worthwhile lottery ticket in deeper dynasty leagues, but nobody should be surprised if he flames out in the upper levels.
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Outrighted to Triple-A
OFAtlanta Braves  
August 19, 2022
Demeritte cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday.
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DFA'd by Atlanta
OFAtlanta Braves  
August 16, 2022
Atlanta designated Demeritte for assignment Tuesday.
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Sent down Saturday
OFAtlanta Braves  
May 28, 2022
Demeritte was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday.
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Appears to lose out on everyday gig
OFAtlanta Braves  
May 24, 2022
Demeritte is on the bench for Tuesday's game against the Phillies.
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Not starting Monday
OFAtlanta Braves  
May 23, 2022
Demeritte will be on the bench Monday against the Phillies.
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