Garrett Mitchell

Garrett Mitchell

26-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Milwaukee Brewers
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Mitchell sustained a hand fracture late in the spring and didn't make his season debut until July, which has become an unfortunate theme early in his career, as he was limited to 19 games in 2023 due to a torn labrum in his shoulder. The 2020 first-round pick was once again productive when available and had a .255/.342/.469 slash line with eight home runs and 11 stolen bases in 69 contests. His strikeout rate remained high at 31.7 percent, though that's an improvement from his first two seasons (which is a sample size of only 47 games), and he also improved his walk rate to 11.3 percent. Mitchell has showcased his prospect pedigree when healthy, but it's unclear if that production is sustainable for a full season given he's played in just 88 games across the past two seasons. The Brewers have plenty of outfield depth with Blake Perkins, Sal Frelick, Jackson Chourio and Christian Yelich, so Mitchell could have his workload managed even if he's playing well and has earned an everyday role. Between the crowded outfield and the injury concerns, Mitchell is a risky bet for fantasy managers in 2025. The payoff if that bet hits, however, could be a 20-20 outfielder in a strong lineup. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Brewers in March of 2024.
Out again versus lefty
OFMilwaukee Brewers
October 3, 2024
Mitchell is not in the lineup Thursday for Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series against the Mets.
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The Mets are starting a lefty for the second day in a row, and Mitchell has been out of the starting nine on both occasions. Mitchell came off the bench to deliver a go-ahead, two-run home run in the eighth inning of Game 2 and is a candidate to enter mid-game again Thursday when the Mets turn to a righty reliever. Blake Perkins is in center field and batting second in Game 3.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
8
9
6
6
8
4
4
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
1
1
1
2
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+10%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+24%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+30%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+22%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .740 48 5 1 6 0 .286 .311 .429
Since 2022vs Right .815 317 47 12 31 20 .261 .347 .468
2024vs Left .678 37 2 0 2 0 .273 .314 .364
2024vs Right .838 187 31 8 19 11 .252 .348 .491
2023vs Left .967 6 1 1 2 0 .200 .167 .800
2023vs Right .745 67 9 2 5 1 .250 .328 .417
2022vs Left 1.000 5 2 0 2 0 .500 .500 .500
2022vs Right .821 63 7 2 7 8 .298 .365 .456
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+25%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+5%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+96%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+150%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .893 183 28 9 22 14 .286 .359 .534
Since 2022Away .717 182 24 4 15 6 .242 .326 .391
2024Home .791 103 14 4 8 9 .250 .324 .467
2024Away .829 121 19 4 13 2 .260 .358 .471
2023Home 1.087 30 6 3 5 0 .280 .367 .720
2023Away .554 43 4 0 2 1 .225 .279 .275
2022Home .997 50 8 2 9 5 .364 .429 .568
2022Away .399 18 1 0 0 3 .176 .222 .176
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Stat Review
How does Garrett Mitchell 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
0.35
 
BB Rate
11.2%
 
K Rate
31.7%
 
BABIP
.359
 
ISO
.214
 
AVG
.255
 
OBP
.342
 
SLG
.469
 
OPS
.812
 
wOBA
.355
 
Exit Velocity
88.8 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
29.2%
 
Barrels/PA
4.9%
 
Expected BA
.232
 
Expected SLG
.374
 
Sprint Speed
26.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
55.8%
 
Line Drive %
21.7%
 
Fly Ball %
22.5%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
2021
The carpet was laid out for Mitchell last spring. He had secured a regular role in the Milwaukee outfield and was coming off a strong first cup of major-league coffee in 2022. Unfortunately, though, he suffered significant damage to the labrum in his left shoulder in the 18th game of the 2023 regular season and required a surgical procedure that kept him out until late September. Mitchell was then left off the Brewers' roster for their Wild Card Series matchup against the Diamondbacks, and his standing within the organization was even further clouded by the record eight-year, $82 million contract doled out to top outfield prospect Jackson Chourio in early December. Mitchell has great speed and a mature plate approach, but he'll need steady playing time to make it count. Chourio now projects to be the Opening Day center fielder, with Christian Yelich and Sal Frelick flanking him in the corners. Fourth outfielders don't usually carry fantasy relevance.
It was a tale of three seasons for Mitchell. The 6-foot-3 center fielder was dreadful for his first 29 games at Double-A, logging a .676 OPS and 32.3 K% before suffering an oblique injury. He returned in mid-July and tallied a .356/.419/.515 slash line with three home runs, 10 steals and a 20.3 K% in 34 games between Double-A and Triple-A. The big difference seemed to be that Mitchell reverted to his approach from UCLA, where he was working more as a table setter than someone who was regularly looking to put his plus raw power to use in games. Milwaukee diverted from their attempts to unlock that power in games and just let him be the most effective version of himself. That approach earned him a late-season call-up. In the majors, Mitchell's 41.2 K% and .548 BABIP scream regression, but he nonetheless managed to be worth a full win above replacement while hitting .311 with two home runs and eight steals in 28 games. The Brewers have an uncertain outfield depth chart, but Mitchell should be given a chance to win the starting center field job in spring training.
Mitchell brings a dazzling array of tools to the table, but his ability to leverage them consistently in games is in question. He slid to the Brewers with the No. 20 overall pick in last year's draft, in part due to him having Type 1 diabetes. The UCLA product logged an elite 12.0 K% and a 9.0 BB% in 366 PA over his sophomore and junior campaigns. While he hit around .350 in each of those seasons, Mitchell had just six home runs in 77 games, despite showing off plus raw power in batting practice. He can ambush mistakes over the plate, but he typically brings a contact-oriented approach to the dish. The Brewers will likely attempt to unlock more power, and a swing change would delay his arrival in the majors. For now, 70-grade speed is the top selling point in dynasty. A quad injury limited his reps in the fall instructional league, so he could be pretty rusty when he reports to spring training.
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Not starting Game 2
OFMilwaukee Brewers
October 2, 2024
Mitchell isn't in the lineup Wednesday for Game 2 of the National League Wild Card Series against the Mets.
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Records steal in win
OFMilwaukee Brewers
September 28, 2024
Mitchell went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 6-0 win over the Mets.
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Resting against lefty
OFMilwaukee Brewers
September 27, 2024
Mitchell isn't in the Brewers' lineup for Friday's game against the Mets.
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Out versus left-hander
OFMilwaukee Brewers
September 24, 2024
Mitchell is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Pittsburgh.
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Sitting against southpaw
OFMilwaukee Brewers
September 22, 2024
Mitchell is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Getting discussed in trade talks
OFMilwaukee Brewers
July 26, 2024
Mitchell's name has come up in trade talks involving the Brewers, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Murray notes that he's unsure how willing the Brewers would be to trade Mitchell, especially since the club is reportedly seeking left-handed bats and Christian Yelich's status is uncertain due to back woes. Mitchell missed most of 2023 following shoulder surgery and didn't make his season debut in 2024 until July because of a fractured finger. He's under team control through 2028.
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