Tucupita Marcano

Tucupita Marcano

23-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Pittsburgh Pirates
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Marcano, a portion of the Pirates' return in the Joe Musgrove trade, failed to break camp with the big-league club in 2022 but played regularly from late May to mid-June. He hit .254 and put up a .702 OPS, which was a relative positive compared to the rest of the team's lineup. Nevertheless, Marcano was sent back to Triple-A Indianapolis until early August though he spent the final two months of the season in Pittsburgh. Looking ahead, Marcano will once again have to battle for a roster spot and playing time. His defensive versatility gives him a chance to do so, with his clearest path looking to be at second base. Even so, the most likely outcome is that Marcano is once again organizational depth, getting playing time when either injury or poor performance ahead of him dictates. If he earns regular playing time, Marcano profiles as a patient hitter capable of getting on base and scoring runs. However, his lack of stolen bases and the context of the Pirates' lineup holds back his fantasy potential. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year contract with the Pirates in March of 2023.
Homer and steal in win
OFPittsburgh Pirates
May 26, 2023
Marcano went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and a stolen base in Friday's 11-6 win over the Mariners.
ANALYSIS
For the second time in his last three games, Marcano flexed both power and speed with a homer and a steal. The 23-year-old is batting .261 (12-for-46) in May, right in line with his .266 average for the season. He's added an .809 OPS, three homers, three steals, 10 RBI, 11 runs scored, five doubles and a triple through 91 plate appearances. Marcano should remain in the mix as a strong-side platoon option at shortstop, sharing the position with righty-hitting Chris Owings.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
2
6
5
6
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+14%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+200%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+17%
OPS vs LHP
2021
 
 
+29%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .562 77 7 1 7 1 .209 .293 .269
Since 2021vs Right .639 245 29 4 19 4 .223 .280 .359
2023vs Left .298 14 2 0 0 0 .083 .214 .083
2023vs Right .894 81 9 3 10 3 .296 .359 .535
2022vs Left .626 52 3 1 6 1 .239 .300 .326
2022vs Right .536 125 15 1 7 1 .193 .238 .298
2021vs Left .586 11 2 0 1 0 .222 .364 .222
2021vs Right .456 39 5 0 2 0 .171 .256 .200
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+7%
OPS on Road
2023
Even Split
2022
 
 
+28%
OPS on Road
2021
 
 
+21%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .598 147 17 2 14 2 .208 .283 .315
Since 2021Away .641 175 19 3 12 3 .229 .284 .357
2023Home .806 47 7 2 7 2 .279 .340 .465
2023Away .808 48 4 1 3 1 .250 .333 .475
2022Home .483 76 6 0 5 0 .164 .230 .254
2022Away .620 101 12 2 8 2 .237 .276 .344
2021Home .533 24 4 0 2 0 .200 .333 .200
2021Away .439 26 3 0 1 0 .167 .231 .208
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Stat Review
How does Tucupita Marcano 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
0.50
 
BB Rate
6.3%
 
K Rate
12.6%
 
BABIP
.279
 
ISO
.205
 
AVG
.265
 
OBP
.337
 
SLG
.470
 
OPS
.807
 
wOBA
.353
 
Exit Velocity
90.2 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
35.1%
 
Barrels/PA
6.3%
 
Expected BA
.270
 
Expected SLG
.461
 
Sprint Speed
24.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
38.8%
 
Line Drive %
23.9%
 
Fly Ball %
37.3%
 
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2019 Fantasy Outlook
When a team consistently signs double-digit international prospects every July 2, some unheralded names will inevitably emerge along with the big-ticket signees. Marcano is an example from the 2016 class. His slight, wiry frame (6-foot, 165 pounds) leads to skepticism about him developing into an everyday player, but so far he has done everything in is power to steal playing time from higher-pedigree middle infielders in the best system in baseball. Marcano led the AZL with a 173 wRC+, thanks largely to an absurd 10:26 K:BB (6.3 K%, 16.3 BB%) in 160 PA. He only had five extra-base hits (four doubles, one triple), but his .497 OBP led the league by over 60 points. The middle infielder's Northwest League production was less preposterous, but he still demonstrated elite plate skills and an all-fields approach (6:4 K:BB, 41.5 Pull%, 36.9 Oppo% in 77 PA). Marcano's fantasy upside hinges on him continuing to showcase an elite hit tool with plus speed on the bases.
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Sitting versus southpaw
OFPittsburgh Pirates
May 24, 2023
Marcano is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's contest with the Rangers.
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Hits go-ahead grand slam in win
OFPittsburgh Pirates
May 23, 2023
Marcano went 2-for-3 with a walk, a grand slam and one steal in Monday's 6-4 victory over the Rangers.
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Sitting versus lefty
OFPittsburgh Pirates
May 17, 2023
Marcano is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Tigers.
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Another start Friday
OFPittsburgh Pirates
May 12, 2023
Marcano will start at shortstop and bat seventh Friday against the Orioles, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Slugs first homer
OFPittsburgh Pirates
May 10, 2023
Marcano went 1-for-2 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Rockies.
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