2024 Stats
AVG
.258
HR
4
RBI
13
R
37
SB
31
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Blanco has made just 70 starts across the past seasons but now has 55 steals while primarily serving as a defensive replacement and pinch runner. His bat has actually been solid through 277 plate appearances in his MLB career with a .259/.318/.409 slash line, but most of that success has come against left-handed pitching with an .874 OPS. Blanco could fill a similar role for the Royals in 2025, though that production versus southpaws could help him get more platoon opportunities. Read Past Outlooks
Registers steal in win
Blanco stole a base and scored a run as a pinch runner in Thursday's 7-4 win over the Nationals.
ANALYSIS
Blanco's contributions continue to be limited to off-the-bench work. He's logged just one at-bat in September, but he's stolen six bases on seven attempts over 10 games this month. The speedster is up to 31 thefts this season. With four other outfielders capable of hitting right-handed (three righties and a switch hitter), Blanco is unlikely to see even short-side platoon work for the rest of the regular season or the postseason.
Blanco's contributions continue to be limited to off-the-bench work. He's logged just one at-bat in September, but he's stolen six bases on seven attempts over 10 games this month. The speedster is up to 31 thefts this season. With four other outfielders capable of hitting right-handed (three righties and a switch hitter), Blanco is unlikely to see even short-side platoon work for the rest of the regular season or the postseason.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+38%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+80%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .874 | 114 | 4 | 14 | .301 | ||||
| Since 2022vs Right | .634 | 162 | 3 | 19 | .230 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .886 | 69 | 3 | 7 | .317 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .492 | 62 | 1 | 6 | .193 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .820 | 42 | 1 | 5 | .243 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .756 | 96 | 2 | 13 | .264 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | 1.333 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .667 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+1%
OPS on Road
2024
+32%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | .730 | 121 | 1 | 11 | .286 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | .737 | 155 | 6 | 22 | .237 | ||||
| 2024Home | .590 | 55 | 0 | 1 | .255 | ||||
| 2024Away | .780 | 76 | 4 | 12 | .261 | ||||
| 2023Home | .855 | 63 | 1 | 10 | .310 | ||||
| 2023Away | .706 | 75 | 2 | 8 | .212 | ||||
| 2022Home | .667 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||||
| 2022Away | .500 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .250 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Dairon Blanco 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
0.25BB Rate
6.1%K Rate
24.4%BABIP
.318ISO
.133AVG
.258OBP
.308SLG
.392OPS
.699wOBA
.309Exit Velocity
89.0 mphHard Hit Rate
35.6%Barrels/PA
5.3%Expected BA
.212Expected SLG
.370Sprint Speed
26.2 ft/secGround Ball %
46.9%Line Drive %
11.1%Fly Ball %
42.0%Advanced Batting Stats
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Reaches 30-steal mark
Blanco went 0-for-1 and stole a base in Tuesday's 1-0 extra-inning win over the Nationals.
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Two thefts Tuesday
Blanco recorded two stolen bases and a run scored as a pinch runner in Tuesday's 5-0 win over the Yankees.
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Nabs steal No. 25
Blanco went 0-for-1 with a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Astros.
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Records 24th steal
Blanco went 1-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in a 9-4 win over the Guardians in Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader.
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Notches steal in win
Blanco logged a stolen base as a pinch runner in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Angels.
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