Tyler Heineman

Tyler Heineman

31-Year-Old CatcherC
Pittsburgh Pirates
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Heineman played in 52 games for the Pirates last season after he began the year with the Blue Jays, and he had a .544 OPS in 174 plate appearance between the two teams. He re-signed with Pittsburgh on a minor-league deal and will compete with fellow non-roster invitees Kevin Plawecki and Jason Delay for a spot on the Opening Day roster. Austin Hedges signed as a free agent should begin the campaign as the No. 1 option behind the plate given his elite defensive skills. Prospect Endy Rodriguez is likely to make his debut at some point during the first half, at which point Heineman's roster spot, if he has one, will likely be in jeopardy. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year, minor-league contract with the Pirates in December of 2022.
Inks deal with Pittsburgh
CPittsburgh Pirates  NRI
December 12, 2022
Heineman signed a minor-league contract with the Pirates on Monday, which includes an invitation to spring training, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
ANALYSIS
Heineman will be brought in to compete for the big-league catching job, a position that has become increasingly thin for Pittsburgh since the end of the 2022 campaign. Endy Rodriguez will also get a shot to win the job as one of the top catching prospects in all of baseball. Heineman spent 62 games in the major leagues a season ago, slashing .217/.276/.268 with nine RBI, one stolen base and 16 runs scored during stops in Pittsburgh and Toronto.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
6
25
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
11
8
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
 
 
+2%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+11%
OPS vs RHP
2021
No Stats
2020
 
 
+80%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2020vs Left .545 75 5 0 3 1 .232 .284 .261
Since 2020vs Right .532 149 14 0 7 1 .200 .278 .254
2022vs Left .508 65 5 0 2 0 .226 .250 .258
2022vs Right .566 109 11 0 7 1 .211 .292 .274
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020vs Left .786 10 0 0 1 1 .286 .500 .286
2020vs Right .437 40 3 0 0 0 .171 .237 .200
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2020
 
 
+21%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+34%
OPS at Home
2021
No Stats
2020
 
 
+24%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2020Home .583 118 9 0 10 0 .217 .291 .292
Since 2020Away .480 103 10 0 0 2 .207 .263 .217
2022Home .608 101 8 0 9 0 .231 .300 .308
2022Away .455 73 8 0 0 1 .197 .243 .212
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020Home .435 17 1 0 1 0 .133 .235 .200
2020Away .541 30 2 0 0 1 .231 .310 .231
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Stat Review
How does Tyler Heineman 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
0.47
 
BB Rate
4.6%
 
K Rate
9.8%
 
BABIP
.243
 
ISO
.051
 
AVG
.217
 
OBP
.276
 
SLG
.268
 
OPS
.544
 
wOBA
.250
 
Exit Velocity
82.7 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
17.4%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.248
 
Expected SLG
.293
 
Sprint Speed
22.7 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
35.3%
 
Line Drive %
23.3%
 
Fly Ball %
41.4%
 
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2021 Fantasy Outlook
Heineman has spent nearly the entirety of his career as organizational depth, reaching Triple-A for the first time in 2015, yet failing to make his major-league debut until 2019. He took another step forward in 2020, serving as the Opening Day backstop for the Giants and earning a career-best 50 plate appearances. In 62 career plate appearances, he's managed just a .208/.288/.302 line. While a small sample to judge a player's potential in most scenarios, Heineman has topped a .130 ISO in just one season in the minor leagues. After being unseated as the starting catcher for the Giants by a combination of Joey Bart and Chadwick Tromp, Heineman was released and has since signed a minor-league deal with the Cardinals. Pending the free agency of long-time starter Yadier Molina. Heineman could compete for backup duties with his above-average defensive ability being his most compelling contribution.
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Enters free agency
CFree Agent  NRI
November 18, 2022
The Pirates declined to tender Heineman a contract for 2023, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.
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DFA'd by Pittsburgh
CPittsburgh Pirates  NRI
November 16, 2022
Heineman was designated for assignment by the Pirates on Tuesday.
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Back from IL
CPittsburgh Pirates  NRI
October 2, 2022
Heineman (concussion) was activated from the 7-day injured list and is starting behind the plate Sunday against the Cardinals, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.
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Placed on 7-day IL
CPittsburgh Pirates  NRI
Concussion
September 23, 2022
Heineman (concussion) was placed on the 7-day injured list Friday, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.
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On bench again
CPittsburgh Pirates  NRI
August 30, 2022
Heineman is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Brewers, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
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