2024 Stats
AVG
.257
HR
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RBI
18
R
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SB
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Once the personal catcher for Yu Darvish, Caratini is now on to his third organization in four seasons, having signed a two-year contract with the Astros in December. While he hasn't endeared himself to another high-profile pitcher in recent years, he grades well in terms of pitch framing. He also hit more home runs in his two seasons with Milwaukee (16) than he did in four years with the Cubs to begin his career (15). Caratini, now 30, shouldn't be counted on to approach last year's batting average of .259 given his .236 career mark, but he does enough damage on fastballs to be a useful backup in Major League Baseball. The Astros have been clear about their intention to have Yainer Diaz take over as the primary backstop, but Caratini will likely see a couple starts per week and perhaps more if Diaz struggles to meet expectations. Read Past Outlooks
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Swats solo home run
Caratini went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 8-2 loss to the Athletics.
ANALYSIS
Caratini put the Astros on the board in the third with a solo home run to right field off Osvaldo Bido. The long ball was his first hit since being activated off the injured list Monday after being out for just over a month with a strained left hip. The 30-year-old is slashing .257/.294/.459 with five homers, 18 RBI, 14 runs and a 5:16 BB:K in 119 plate appearances.
Caratini put the Astros on the board in the third with a solo home run to right field off Osvaldo Bido. The long ball was his first hit since being activated off the injured list Monday after being out for just over a month with a strained left hip. The 30-year-old is slashing .257/.294/.459 with five homers, 18 RBI, 14 runs and a 5:16 BB:K in 119 plate appearances.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+19%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+8%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .607 | 205 | 3 | 14 | .215 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .722 | 454 | 18 | 63 | .237 | ||||
2024vs Left | .802 | 23 | 0 | 3 | .364 | ||||
2024vs Right | .741 | 96 | 5 | 15 | .230 | ||||
2023vs Left | .610 | 59 | 0 | 3 | .250 | ||||
2023vs Right | .745 | 167 | 7 | 22 | .262 | ||||
2022vs Left | .566 | 123 | 3 | 8 | .168 | ||||
2022vs Right | .692 | 191 | 6 | 26 | .218 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
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+25%
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Since 2022Home | .576 | 343 | 7 | 33 | .193 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .808 | 316 | 14 | 44 | .272 | ||||
2024Home | .671 | 60 | 2 | 10 | .228 | ||||
2024Away | .839 | 59 | 3 | 8 | .288 | ||||
2023Home | .691 | 114 | 3 | 9 | .248 | ||||
2023Away | .730 | 112 | 4 | 16 | .270 | ||||
2022Home | .461 | 169 | 2 | 14 | .142 | ||||
2022Away | .856 | 145 | 7 | 20 | .266 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Victor Caratini 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
0.31BB Rate
4.2%K Rate
13.4%BABIP
.253ISO
.202AVG
.257OBP
.294SLG
.459OPS
.753wOBA
.323Exit Velocity
91.6 mphHard Hit Rate
28.1%Barrels/PA
6.7%Expected BA
.287Expected SLG
.489Sprint Speed
21.1 ft/secGround Ball %
49.0%Line Drive %
17.7%Fly Ball %
33.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Caratini and Omar Narvaez split the starts behind the plate nearly down the middle last season, and only the former remains on the roster for 2023. However, the Brewers added fellow backstop William Contreras over the offseason, and he is set to be Milwaukee's primary catcher moving forward. Caratini swings from both the right and left side, but he had a rough go of it against southpaws last season, so expect the bulk of his starts to come against righties. If Caratini plays the type of defense he did last season he will still make a start or two a week, and his .228 BABIP suggests he could hit a bit more than he did a season ago.
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Activated off injured list
The Astros activated Caratini (hip) from the 10-day injured list Monday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Could join Astros on Monday
Caratini (hip) will play in rehab games at Double-A Corpus Christi on Saturday and Sunday before joining the Astros on Monday in Oakland, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
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Rehab moved to Double-A
Caratini (hip) will continue his minor-league rehab assignment at Double-A Corpus Christi on Friday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Starting rehab assignment
The Astros sent Caratini (hip) to the rookie-level Florida Complex League on Tuesday to begin a rehab assignment.
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Still not running full speed
Caratini (hip) took part in drills Tuesday but still isn't running at full speed, MLB.com reports.
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Interest from Miami?
Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald listed Caratini as "a decent 1A option" at catcher for the Marlins to target this offseason.
ANALYSIS
Caratini is heading to free agency after serving as Milwaukee's secondary backstop in 2023, and he played well in that role with a .259/.327/.383 slash line in 62 games. It's just the second time in seven big-league seasons the 30-year-old has posted an OPS above .700, so he's unlikely to receive any better than a share of a starting job to open 2024.
Caratini is heading to free agency after serving as Milwaukee's secondary backstop in 2023, and he played well in that role with a .259/.327/.383 slash line in 62 games. It's just the second time in seven big-league seasons the 30-year-old has posted an OPS above .700, so he's unlikely to receive any better than a share of a starting job to open 2024.