Jesus Sanchez
26-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.231
HR
2
RBI
13
R
5
SB
4
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Sanchez appeared to be a rising star for the Marlins when he put up an .808 OPS with 14 home runs over 64 games as a rookie in 2021, but he failed to build on that in 2022 and was even demoted back to the minors in August of that year. Last season represented a rebound for him overall, especially the second half, but he was more of a doubles hitter than a home run hitter while ranking in the 71st percentile of all major leaguers in average exit velocity. Sanchez needs to hit for more power -- and do it with more consistency -- in order to take the next step forward. He also must improve his paltry .201/.235/.324 career slash line against lefties or is at risk of being stuck in a platoon. Where things stand leading into 2024, the 26-year-old outfielder should only be on the fringe of fantasy consideration in standard mixed leagues. Read Past Outlooks
Gets benched Monday
Sanchez was benched in favor of Dane Myers during the third inning of Monday's loss to the Nationals, Christina DeNicola of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The 26-year-old got the start in right field but misjudged a looping single into the gap by Alex Call, backpedaling to take the hop and then turning to joke with center fielder Jazz Chisholm about it. The lapse in attention not only allowed Call to stretch his hit into a double, it led to a thumb injury for shortstop Tim Anderson as he tried to apply the tag at second base. Manager Skip Schumaker then pinch hit for Sanchez in the bottom of the frame as part of a double switch, with Vidal Brujan taking over for Anderson. "I have literally no rules except for giving me everything you have," Schumaker said after the game. "He lost the ball in the lights. I've lost the ball in the lights many times. After that, I felt like the effort wasn't there, and so I decided to remove him from the game." The gaffe doesn't seem like it will impact Sanchez's role or workload, and the message from his manager seemed to have been received. "It was just the matter of I disrespected all my teammates," Sánchez said. "That's one of the things that actually I was not feeling well [about], because it's a terrible feeling. And I know that I'm an important piece of the team that I could help, and I took myself out of the game." Sanchez is slashing .239/.282/.328 through 24 games with two homers and a career-high four steals.
The 26-year-old got the start in right field but misjudged a looping single into the gap by Alex Call, backpedaling to take the hop and then turning to joke with center fielder Jazz Chisholm about it. The lapse in attention not only allowed Call to stretch his hit into a double, it led to a thumb injury for shortstop Tim Anderson as he tried to apply the tag at second base. Manager Skip Schumaker then pinch hit for Sanchez in the bottom of the frame as part of a double switch, with Vidal Brujan taking over for Anderson. "I have literally no rules except for giving me everything you have," Schumaker said after the game. "He lost the ball in the lights. I've lost the ball in the lights many times. After that, I felt like the effort wasn't there, and so I decided to remove him from the game." The gaffe doesn't seem like it will impact Sanchez's role or workload, and the message from his manager seemed to have been received. "It was just the matter of I disrespected all my teammates," Sánchez said. "That's one of the things that actually I was not feeling well [about], because it's a terrible feeling. And I know that I'm an important piece of the team that I could help, and I took myself out of the game." Sanchez is slashing .239/.282/.328 through 24 games with two homers and a career-high four steals.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+86%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+112%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .414 | 118 | 1 | 7 | .174 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .772 | 713 | 28 | 94 | .245 | ||||
2024vs Left | .308 | 13 | 0 | 2 | .154 | ||||
2024vs Right | .654 | 73 | 2 | 11 | .246 | ||||
2023vs Left | .564 | 50 | 1 | 2 | .213 | ||||
2023vs Right | .808 | 352 | 13 | 50 | .259 | ||||
2022vs Left | .309 | 55 | 0 | 3 | .145 | ||||
2022vs Right | .759 | 288 | 13 | 33 | .229 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+25%
OPS at Home
2024
+24%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .798 | 428 | 14 | 62 | .261 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .637 | 403 | 15 | 39 | .208 | ||||
2024Home | .542 | 48 | 0 | 9 | .250 | ||||
2024Away | .672 | 38 | 2 | 4 | .206 | ||||
2023Home | .822 | 221 | 7 | 29 | .262 | ||||
2023Away | .722 | 181 | 7 | 23 | .242 | ||||
2022Home | .843 | 159 | 7 | 24 | .262 | ||||
2022Away | .548 | 184 | 6 | 12 | .174 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jesus Sanchez 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
0.26BB Rate
5.8%K Rate
22.1%BABIP
.276ISO
.077AVG
.231OBP
.291SLG
.308OPS
.598wOBA
.271Exit Velocity
94.9 mphHard Hit Rate
38.3%Barrels/PA
5.8%Expected BA
.267Expected SLG
.453Sprint Speed
24.7 ft/secGround Ball %
60.0%Line Drive %
18.3%Fly Ball %
21.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Breakout campaign?
Sanchez is slashing .287/.362/.543 with an elite .314/.397/.537 expected slash line through 105 plate appearances this season.
ANALYSIS
After struggling to a .214 average and a .683 OPS across 93 games last season, Sanchez looks reinvented in his age-25 campaign. He's punishing fastballs, hitting .392 after posting a lackluster .236 average in that category last season. Sanchez is due for moderate regression, but he's a worthy dynasty add and could deserve roster consideration for any manager with flexibility.
After struggling to a .214 average and a .683 OPS across 93 games last season, Sanchez looks reinvented in his age-25 campaign. He's punishing fastballs, hitting .392 after posting a lackluster .236 average in that category last season. Sanchez is due for moderate regression, but he's a worthy dynasty add and could deserve roster consideration for any manager with flexibility.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Sanchez's 2022 season was much like his 2021 season. He one again raked in Triple-A, but struggled to produce at the big league level. He saw more playing time at the big league level than he had in 2021, but was not able to put up the same level of production with the increased playing time. He did reduce his strikeout rate, but it was the only positive area of growth for the talented lefty slugger. He had 96th percentile exit velocity when he did make contact, but his strikezone discipline remains lacking and the 55 at bats he was given against lefty pitchers was 55 too many as he hit .145/145/.164 against fellow southpaws. He could function nicely in the strong side of a platoon if he could improve his strikezone discipline, and Miami would perhaps give him more confidence at the plate by removing him from the punitive matchups against lefties for the time being.
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Resting against lefty
Sanchez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
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Resting versus lefty
Sanchez isn't in the Marlins' lineup for Saturday's game against Washington.
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Launches solo homer
Sanchez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Wednesday's 4-3 loss to Atlanta.
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Knocks first homer
Sanchez went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the Cubs.
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Idle versus southpaw
Sanchez isn't in the Marlins' lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cubs.
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