Vinnie Pasquantino

Vinnie Pasquantino

25-Year-Old First Baseman1B
Kansas City Royals
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Despite posting a .391/.440/.739 line in the spring, Pasquantino opened the season with Triple-A Omaha, but a .932 OPS with 40 walks to just 39 strikeouts in 73 games earned him a late June promotion. Pasquantino began just 4-for-30 with six walks, but the Royals patience was rewarded as Pasquantino hit .316/.392/.478 the rest of the way, with a two-week interruption for shoulder discomfort. Pasquantino's discipline translated to the majors as he walked 35 times with just 34 strikeouts in 298 plate appearances. He's a fly ball hitter with plus power that should play in cavernous Kauffman Stadium, but he hits ample line drives to support a BABIP around .300. His best position is designated hitter which isn't ideal for a fledgling 25-year-old, but the Royals need his bat in the lineup, so he'll play every day. Most young players struggle, but Pasquantino's approach should lead to more peaks than valleys. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#92
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Royals in March of 2023.
Three hits, two RBI in win
1BKansas City Royals
May 29, 2023
Pasquantino went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI in Monday's 7-0 win over the Cardinals.
ANALYSIS
Pasquantino's RBI double in the third inning was ultimately all the Royals needed. The first baseman has hit safely in four of his last five games, going 8-for-23 (.348) in that span. While it's a small sample, it's also an encouraging return to form after he struggled at the plate for a couple of weeks in May. For the season, Pasquantino is slashing .262/.341/.466 with nine home runs, 26 RBI, 22 runs scored and 15 doubles through 54 contests.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
26
11
6
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
8
1
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+4%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+12%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+3%
OPS vs LHP
2021
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .800 127 11 1 11 0 .305 .409 .390
Since 2021vs Right .831 407 37 18 41 1 .275 .351 .479
2023vs Left .744 62 5 1 7 0 .255 .371 .373
2023vs Right .836 174 18 8 19 0 .270 .333 .503
2022vs Left .854 65 6 0 4 0 .352 .446 .407
2022vs Right .826 233 19 10 22 1 .279 .365 .461
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+8%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+18%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+32%
OPS at Home
2021
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .859 251 27 10 30 0 .281 .371 .488
Since 2021Away .795 283 21 9 22 1 .283 .360 .434
2023Home .750 124 11 4 16 0 .245 .323 .427
2023Away .886 112 12 5 10 0 .290 .366 .520
2022Home .969 127 16 6 14 0 .318 .417 .551
2022Away .734 171 9 4 12 1 .278 .357 .377
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Vinnie Pasquantino 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
0.77
 
BB Rate
9.7%
 
K Rate
12.7%
 
BABIP
.273
 
ISO
.205
 
AVG
.267
 
OBP
.343
 
SLG
.471
 
OPS
.815
 
wOBA
.354
 
Exit Velocity
89.8 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
41.4%
 
Barrels/PA
6.2%
 
Expected BA
.290
 
Expected SLG
.471
 
Sprint Speed
21.3 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
35.6%
 
Line Drive %
22.2%
 
Fly Ball %
42.2%
 
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2022 Fantasy Outlook
Pasquantino had one of the more flawless statistical seasons in the minors, hitting .300/.394/.563 with 24 home runs and a 64:64 K:BB in 116 games across High-A and Double-A. Nick Pratto is ahead of him on the organizational depth chart, as he spent half the year at Triple-A and was added to the 40-man roster, but Pasquantino is the better long-term bet to hit enough to profile as an everyday first baseman. He makes good swing decisions and has a prototypical swing, hitting the ball on the ground less than 35% of the time. While he seems to have a bright future and is already 24 years old, the Royals will probably use this season to evaluate Pratto and MJ Melendez at the big-league level before turning to Pasquantino, but there's a chance he forces the issue.
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Gets aboard four times in loss
1BKansas City Royals
May 25, 2023
Pasquantino went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a walk in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to the Tigers.
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Swats ninth homer, fans thrice
1BKansas City Royals
May 23, 2023
Pasquantino went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run Monday in a 10-inning loss to the Tigers.
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Breather Sunday
1BKansas City Royals
May 21, 2023
Pasquantino is not in the starting lineup Sunday versus the White Sox.
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Crushes homer
1BKansas City Royals
May 17, 2023
Pasquantino went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's win over the Padres.
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Out of lineup Friday
1BKansas City Royals
May 12, 2023
Pasquantino is not in the lineup Friday against the Brewers.
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