Garrett Stubbs

31-Year-Old CatcherC

Philadelphia Phillies

2024 Stats

AVG

.207

RBI

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2024 Fantasy Outlook

Stubbs fills the clubhouse hype man part of the backup catcher role expertly, which is good news for the Phillies, as J.T. Realmuto's incredible durability doesn't leave Stubbs with much else to do. In Stubbs' two seasons in Philadelphia, Realmuto has left a total of 64 starts behind the plate available for other catchers; Martin Maldonado has been on the bench for 98 games over that stretch, while every other backstop has sat at least 100 times. That leaves Stubbs with virtually no path to fantasy relevance regardless of how he performs, though his performance last year in limited action did him no favors as far as future opportunities go. In 125 trips to the plate, he slashed just .204/.274/.283 with one home run and two steals. He did not record a single barrel. Stubbs did manage a far better .264/.350/.462 slash line in a similarly small amount of work in 2022, so if an injury to Realmuto does open up extended playing time, it's not impossible to envision Stubbs going on a run, but the likeliest scenario is his value remains limited to the post-game playlist. Read Past Outlooks

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#364

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Bats L

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 5'10"

Weight 170

DOB 5/26/1993

Born San Diego, CA

College USC

Drafted 8th Rd 2015 HOU

Set to lose playing time

CPhiladelphia Phillies

September 15, 2024

Stubbs is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

ANALYSIS
He'll be on the bench for the fourth straight game and is likely to see scant playing time down the stretch after J.T. Realmuto returned to action Friday following a week-long absence. Stubbs will at least stick around as the top backup to Realmuto after the Phillies designated No. 3 backstop Aramis Garcia for assignment Sunday.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+18%

OPS vs LHP

2024

+1%

OPS vs LHP

2023

+2%

OPS vs LHP

2022

+67%

OPS vs LHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.707	118	16	3	14	2	.260	.342	.365
Since 2022vs Right	.599	314	36	4	25	7	.208	.291	.308
2024vs Left	.563	58	6	0	3	1	.235	.328	.235
2024vs Right	.556	128	12	1	8	4	.195	.281	.274
2023vs Left	.566	31	4	0	2	1	.241	.290	.276
2023vs Right	.555	94	11	1	10	1	.190	.269	.286
2022vs Left	1.179	29	6	3	9	0	.333	.429	.750
2022vs Right	.704	92	13	2	7	2	.244	.326	.378
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+8%

OPS on Road

2024

+39%

OPS on Road

2023

+9%

OPS at Home

2022

+3%

OPS on Road

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.603	195	26	5	17	1	.199	.273	.330
Since 2022Away	.649	237	26	2	22	8	.242	.331	.319
2024Home	.451	76	7	1	3	0	.125	.263	.188
2024Away	.628	110	11	0	8	5	.260	.318	.310
2023Home	.581	58	8	1	8	1	.214	.241	.339
2023Away	.531	67	7	0	4	1	.193	.303	.228
2022Home	.799	61	11	3	6	0	.268	.317	.482
2022Away	.823	60	8	2	10	2	.260	.383	.440
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Stat Review

How does Garrett Stubbs 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

0.34

BB Rate

9.1%

K Rate

26.9%

BABIP

.289

ISO

.055

AVG

.207

OBP

.296

SLG

.262

OPS

.558

wOBA

.260

Exit Velocity

79.7 mph

Hard Hit Rate

13.0%

Barrels/PA

0.0%

Expected BA

.197

Expected SLG

.245

Sprint Speed

24.4 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

29.9%

Line Drive %

29.0%

Fly Ball %

41.1%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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Backing up J.T. Realmuto isn't the toughest job in baseball. The Phillies' no. 1 backstop started 130 games behind the plate last year, 14 more than anyone else. While Stubbs handled every single other contest, that left him with only 32 starts, 62nd-most among all catchers. Stubbs acquitted himself quite well in his infrequent opportunities to play, slashing .264/.350/.462 with five homers and a pair of steals in 121 trips to the plate, though there was a fair amount of good fortune in that performance. He managed just a 27.3% hard hit rate, with Statcast giving him a .207 xBA and .299 xSLG. It's going to take an injury to Realmuto to give Stubbs meaningful playing time this year, and while the opportunity to start regularly as part of a strong lineup in a hitter-friendly park would be attractive should that happen, Stubbs' underlying numbers suggest his fantasy value would remain muted even in a best-case scenario.

Since being drafted in 2015, Stubbs has played almost exclusively in the minor leagues. Now 27, he has managed only 49 career plate appearances in the majors, all of which have come between the 2019 and 2020 campaigns. Both in the majors and minors, Stubbs has shown a discerning eye at the plate and an ability to make contact, rarely surpassing a 15% strikeout rate while drawing walks at a near 10% clip. However, he produces little power and posted an ISO better than .157 in just one of three seasons in the upper minors. Due to his limited bat, defense will be Stubbs' calling card to earn a consistent role in the majors due to his ability as a receiver and game-caller. Stubbs will enter the year third on the depth chart behind Martin Maldonado and Jason Castro.

Both Robinson Chirinos and Martin Maldonando hit free agency this winter, leaving Stubbs atop the depth chart before the Winter Meetings began, but Maldonado ultimately returned on a two-year deal and will likely be the starting catcher. Houston allowed Stubbs to play other positions in the field last season because at 5-foot-10 and 175 pounds, he is not built for the rigors of a full-time catching position. He has spent time in Triple-A each of the past three seasons for Houston, hitting .273/.358/.412 over the course of 170 games. The Astros believe in the bat, which is why they want to see how he can play other positions so they can utilize his skills more frequently and keep him from getting too banged up behind the plate. The limited appeal here is you can draft him as a catcher, and then see how Houston deploys him throughout the season when he isn't being used behind the plate.

As of early January, the Astros' two big-league catchers project to be Robinson Chirinos and Max Stassi. If J.T. Realmuto does not enter that mix, then it would seem likely Stubbs will throw his hat into the ring at some point in 2019. The 25-year-old has not yet reached the majors, but his production last year at Triple-A was promising. He led Pacific Coast League catchers with a .310 batting average and 120 wRC+. Additionally, his 26.3% line-drive rate was the ninth best mark among all PCL hitters with at least 300 PA. He gets rave reviews for his makeup and is reportedly a pretty good defensive backstop. At just 5-foot-10, 175 pounds, he may not hold up under a 120-game workload, but if he were only asked to start 90-100 games per year, that could be doable. The main selling point is that Stubbs has the potential to hit for a high average and get on base at a high clip while qualifying at a position where almost nobody does either of those things.

Stubbs put up fantastic numbers across stops at Lancaster and Corpus Christi last year, showing off a superb approach and potentially plus hit tool. Of course, Lancaster has propped up mediocre hitters before, but Corpus Christi skews more neutral and Stubbs was actually better after his promotion to Double-A, posting a 14:11 BB:K in 137 plate appearances. Stubbs' slight frame doesn't fit the prototype behind the dish but he is pretty athletic, grades out well as a pitch framer and has a good enough arm to not be a liability in the running game. He also has exceptional makeup, so there are signs that he could stick at catcher. The Astros have Brian McCann under contract for two more seasons, so Stubbs won't be rushed to fill a need. If he were larger, then there would be those who would label him as a top-100 prospect in the game. Instead he lingers on the periphery as a potential starting catcher with a plus hit tool, excellent approach and sneaky 10-15 homer pop.

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Knocks four hits

CPhiladelphia Phillies

August 26, 2024

Stubbs went 4-for-4 with a triple, a double, one RBI and three runs scored in Sunday's 11-3 win over Kansas City.