Akil Baddoo

26-Year-Old OutfielderOF

Detroit Tigers AAA

2024 Stats

AVG

.137

RBI

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2025 Fantasy Outlook

As other young players made their mark in Detroit last season, Baddoo seemed to take a step backward. He appeared in only 31 games for the Tigers and slashed a meager .137/.220/.301. Baddoo spent most of his time with Triple-A Toledo, where he had a more respectable .238/.340/.418 line across 82 games. The now 26-year-old outfielder seemed to be on the cusp of becoming a solid everyday player when he posted 13 home runs, 18 stolen bases and a .766 OPS during his age-22 season back in 2021. However, Baddoo has regressed offensively since then, which has relegated him to more of a reserve role. Detroit has also seen the likes of Riley Greene, Parker Meadows and Wenceel Perez emerge as young options in the outfield. With those three all likely slotted into starting jobs to begin the 2025 season, Baddoo may be hard pressed to earn playing time or even make the MLB roster out of spring training. His fantasy stock has taken a definite hit in recent years. Read Past Outlooks

League AAA

Bats L

Throws L

40 Man No

Height 5'11"

Weight 184

DOB 8/16/1998

Drafted 2016

Pushed off 40-man

OFDetroit Tigers AAA

December 10, 2024

The Tigers designated Baddoo for assignment Tuesday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

ANALYSIS
With the signing of Alex Cobb becoming official Tuesday, the Tigers needed to create room on their 40-man roster, so Baddoo will end up as the roster casualty. Baddoo slashed just .137/.220/.301 in 31 big-league games last season, though his .758 OPS and 29 stolen bases in Triple-A could be enough to attract attention from another organization.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+14%

OPS vs RHP

2024

+60%

OPS vs LHP

2023

+55%

OPS vs RHP

2022

+4%

OPS vs RHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.551	57	10	0	4	1	.226	.268	.283
Since 2022vs Right	.626	607	67	15	44	23	.201	.294	.332
2024vs Left	.800	5	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.600
2024vs Right	.500	77	6	2	5	1	.132	.221	.279
2023vs Left	.444	10	1	0	0	1	.222	.222	.222
2023vs Right	.688	347	39	11	34	13	.218	.312	.376
2022vs Left	.542	42	8	0	4	0	.231	.286	.256
2022vs Right	.561	183	22	2	5	9	.198	.290	.272
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Home/Away Batting Splits

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Even Split

2024

+1%

OPS on Road

2023

+9%

OPS on Road

2022

+8%

OPS at Home

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.618	310	37	8	21	9	.200	.272	.346
Since 2022Away	.619	354	40	7	27	15	.206	.309	.310
2024Home	.519	29	3	1	4	0	.115	.172	.346
2024Away	.522	53	4	1	1	1	.149	.245	.277
2023Home	.654	181	18	6	15	5	.212	.278	.376
2023Away	.710	176	22	5	19	9	.224	.343	.367
2022Home	.582	100	16	1	2	4	.202	.290	.292
2022Away	.538	125	14	1	7	5	.205	.288	.250
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Stat Review

How does Akil Baddoo 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

0.30

BB Rate

9.8%

K Rate

32.9%

BABIP

.178

ISO

.164

AVG

.137

OBP

.220

SLG

.301

OPS

.521

wOBA

.232

Exit Velocity

91.1 mph

Hard Hit Rate

34.0%

Barrels/PA

7.3%

Expected BA

.197

Expected SLG

.397

Sprint Speed

23.9 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

34.0%

Line Drive %

17.0%

Fly Ball %

48.9%

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After a breakout 2021 rookie campaign, Baddoo has regressed over the past two seasons. In 2021, he batted .259 with a .766 OPS and also chipped in 13 home runs and 18 stolen bases across 124 games. It looked like the young outfielder could be primed to reach the 20-20 plateau, though he only had 13 total home runs and 23 steals over the last two years combined while his batting average and OPS also dipped. Baddoo continues to struggle with consistent contact, as he struck out just under 25% of the time in 2023. While that was a step forward from 2022, he'll need to cut down on the strikeouts even more and get on base more frequently if he wants to fully take advantage of his speed. Following the down seasons, Baddoo has not surprisingly dropped down the Detroit depth chart. Heading into the 2024 campaign, he looks like a fourth outfielder at best, behind Mark Canha, Parker Meadows and Riley Greene. Baddoo will be turning 25 this year, and he'll need to produce if he wants to reestablish himself as a regular for the Tigers.

Baddoo delivered a strong rookie campaign in 2021 with a 110 wRC+ as a Rule 5 draft pick, but he was unable to reproduce those results last year. The 24-year-old had a horrid first month of the season and was demoted to the minors in early May after he hit .140 in his first 17 games of 2022. Baddoo returned to the majors over the summer, but he never found much consistency and finished with a 28.4 percent strikeout rate. He should have a chance to lock down a starting job in Detroit's outfield during spring training, but a spot on the Opening Day roster isn't guaranteed given his .558 OPS in 2022.

Simply put, Baddoo was one of the best stories of the 2021 season. He was a Rule 5 pick out of a Minnesota organization in which he never got out of A-ball and struggled to make contact around flashes of power and athleticism. Detroit had nothing to lose, and let him play regularly in the Grapefruit League, and Baddoo impressed enough to make the roster. He had some notable moments around plenty of strikeouts, but Detroit stuck with him and he got better as the club got better throughout the season. He was awful against lefties when given the chance (.523 OPS), so his 2022 production will likely be limited in a platoon. His run production should not feel much loss given he drove in only 11 runners against lefties, and it should actually help his batting average given his .214 average and 30.6% strikeout rate in 108 PA vs. LHP. The growing pains are not gone, but a 20-20 season is absolutely possible in 2022.

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Baddoo posted the second-lowest LD% (9.2%) in the Midwest League and his K% jumped from 13.2% in Rookie ball to 24.0% at Low-A. Those two factors pushed his average down to .243, but there were still positives to his full-season debut. The lefty-hitting outfielder sports a strong all-fields approach (33.7 Oppo%) and puts his plus speed to work on the bases (24-for-29 on SB attempts). Despite the elevated strikeout rate, Baddoo continued to take his walks, posting the sixth best BB% (14.3%) in the MWL. Considering his LD% was north of 20% in 2017, we should expect him to rebound somewhat in that realm this year. He handles fastballs very well, but struggled against quality offspeed pitches. Given his age (20) and good makeup, his pitch recognition could also improve in the coming seasons. He has more upside in OBP and points leagues, but his stolen-base potential makes him relevant in all dynasty formats.

It's easy to see why statheads love Baddoo, but he also has the kind of tools that force scouts to pay attention. He had more walks (36) than strikeouts (32) as an 18-year-old in rookie ball, while also hitting for some pop and utilizing his plus speed on the bases (9-for-13 on stolen-base attempts). The Twins appear to have found a steal with the No. 74 overall pick in 2016. Baddoo even signed for an under-slot $750,000, as he was seen as toolsy yet raw. A sturdy 5-foot-11, 185 pounds, he projects to eventually outgrow his plus wheels, but he also projects to grow into more power. His skill set is that of the prototypical modern-day leadoff hitter. He should get on base at a high clip while flirting with 20-20 seasons early in his career before his speed ticks down. It's possible that he will eventually end up in left field, which puts pressure on the bat, but so far his hit tool appears up to the challenge.

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Returns to Triple-A

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August 16, 2024

The Tigers optioned Baddoo to Triple-A Toledo on Friday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.