Yoshi Tsutsugo

31-Year-Old First Baseman1B

Texas Rangers NRI

2022 Stats

AVG

.171

RBI

2023 Projections

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2023 Fantasy Outlook

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Overall

League NRI

Bats L

Throws R

40 Man No

Height 6'1"

Weight 225

DOB 11/26/1991

Born Hashimoto, Japan

College None

Drafted 2019 TB

Heading to Texas

1BTexas Rangers NRI

January 15, 2023

Tsutsugo signed a minor-league contract with the Rangers as a non-roster invitee Sunday.

ANALYSIS
Tsutsugo appeared in 50 major-league games with the Pirates last year but hit just .171 with two homers, 19 RBI and 11 runs. He had to settle for a minor-league contract with the Blue Jays over the final few months of the season and will attempt to carve out a role with the Rangers during big-league spring training in 2023.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2020

+3%

OPS vs LHP

2022

+1%

OPS vs LHP

2021

+4%

OPS vs LHP

2020

+13%

OPS vs LHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2020vs Left	.649	176	14	5	21	0	.226	.284	.365
Since 2020vs Right	.630	459	51	13	54	0	.188	.297	.333
2022vs Left	.480	64	4	1	8	0	.175	.234	.246
2022vs Right	.477	129	7	1	11	0	.168	.256	.221
2021vs Left	.710	70	4	2	9	0	.258	.286	.424
2021vs Right	.680	192	23	6	23	0	.201	.314	.366
2020vs Left	.802	42	6	2	4	0	.250	.357	.444
2020vs Right	.708	138	21	6	20	0	.190	.312	.397
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2020

+4%

OPS at Home

2022

+27%

OPS at Home

2021

Even Split

2020

+3%

OPS on Road

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2020Home	.649	331	35	8	39	0	.195	.329	.320
Since 2020Away	.626	295	29	10	36	0	.206	.255	.371
2022Home	.530	105	6	1	12	0	.189	.286	.244
2022Away	.417	88	5	1	7	0	.150	.205	.213
2021Home	.686	136	14	3	16	0	.205	.338	.348
2021Away	.687	126	13	5	16	0	.229	.272	.415
2020Home	.738	90	15	4	11	0	.186	.367	.371
2020Away	.757	81	11	4	13	0	.230	.284	.473
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Stat Review

How does Yoshi Tsutsugo 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

0.38

BB Rate

9.8%

K Rate

25.9%

BABIP

.221

ISO

.059

AVG

.171

OBP

.249

SLG

.229

OPS

.478

wOBA

.222

Exit Velocity

88.8 mph

Hard Hit Rate

23.4%

Barrels/PA

3.6%

Expected BA

.197

Expected SLG

.285

Sprint Speed

23.4 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

47.6%

Line Drive %

15.3%

Fly Ball %

37.1%

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Tsutsugo was a late-season surprise with Pittsburgh who became an unlikely FAAB find in many leagues. He was DFA'd by Tampa Bay early in the season and eventually dealt to the Dodgers with whom he found some Pacific Coast League success around little else before they too sent him packing. The Pirates grabbed him off the discard pile and he finished the season finally showing some ability to hit major-league pitching for one shining moment. Tsutsugo hit .306/.394/.682 in his first 100 plate appearances in a Pirates uniform, but then limped to the finish line with a .190/.244/.238 line over his final 45 plate appearances. He has had nearly 450 plate appearances at the big-league level, and that hot streak is the only thing which has kept him above the Mendoza Line as his career line is .209/.309/.388. He has simply been overpowered by velocity for most of his time in the majors and the 100 plate appearances should not outweigh the other 350.

Players arriving from overseas always come with plenty of intrigue, and that was as true as ever for Tsutsugo last offseason. There was added mystery in this case, as it wasn't entirely clear where he fit within the Rays' collection of largely mediocre corner bats, which was as deep as ever. Even after one season in the league, Tsutsugo's value remains somewhat hard to place. He hit just .197 in his MLB debut, but a strong 14.1 BB% and eight homers helped him to a respectable enough 98 wRC+. That mark isn't good enough for a corner player, especially one who played a lot of DH and graded very poorly at third base (though he did at least look good in left field). If that's all Tsutsugo is, expect his role to decrease going forward, but there's perhaps reason to expect at least a bit more, though a good bit of his poor average appears to be on him, as Statcast's .212 xBA still wouldn't be a strong mark.

Tsutsugo, who inked a two-year, $12 million deal with the Rays this offseason, has been one of Japan's top power hitters with 29 home runs last season and 38 in 2018. He led Team Japan in the 2017 World Baseball Classic with a 1.113 OPS and has had an OPS of .899 or better while averaging 35 home runs the past four seasons in NPB. He had a 15.7 BB% last season and has a career .382 OBP. His 25.3 K% last season was well up from the 18.4 K% he logged in 2018, which is mildly concerning. Tsutsugo impressed the Rays in a private workout at the Winter Meetings, so they acted fast to acquire his left-handed power bat. Designated hitter, left field and third base are the positions they plan to try him at. Tampa Bay is not in the habit of handing out bad contracts, especially to bat-first players. The playing time should be there, and while he may not hit for a high average, he could be an asset in HR, RBI and OBP.

After spending a couple years on the horizon, Tsutsugoh broke out in 2014 after transitioning to the outfield, and hasn't looked back. He followed up a solid .300/.373/.529 with a better .317/.400/.522 line in 2015, improving his contact skills and his ability to drive the ball. Tsutsugoh has realistic 40 homer upside (in Japan), and has MLB aspirations dating back to his high school days.

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