Ji Hwan Bae

Ji Hwan Bae

25-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Pittsburgh Pirates AAA
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Ji Hwan Bae in 2025. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year contract with the Pirates in March of 2024.
Heading to minors
OFPittsburgh Pirates  AAA
August 27, 2024
Bae was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.comreports.
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Bae started three of Pittsburgh's previous four games, but he's mired in a 3-for-23 slump and will return to the minors. Oneil Cruz is making the transition to center field, while Isiah Kiner-Falefa is poised to serve as the club's primary shortstop for the rest of the season.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
9
8
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+11%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+68%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+1%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+717%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .557 128 18 0 10 6 .246 .286 .271
Since 2022vs Right .616 361 52 2 34 27 .226 .300 .316
2024vs Left .286 7 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143
2024vs Right .481 74 11 0 6 6 .194 .257 .224
2023vs Left .604 113 17 0 8 6 .269 .306 .298
2023vs Right .609 258 37 2 24 18 .213 .292 .317
2022vs Left .125 8 1 0 2 0 .000 .125 .000
2022vs Right 1.021 29 4 0 4 3 .423 .483 .538
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+6%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+3%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+6%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+30%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .583 247 36 1 26 18 .216 .294 .289
Since 2022Away .617 242 34 1 18 15 .247 .299 .318
2024Home .456 46 7 0 5 3 .171 .261 .195
2024Away .471 35 4 0 1 3 .212 .229 .242
2023Home .587 173 25 1 17 13 .216 .287 .301
2023Away .625 198 29 1 15 11 .243 .305 .320
2022Home .768 28 4 0 4 2 .292 .393 .375
2022Away 1.000 9 1 0 2 1 .444 .444 .556
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Stat Review
How does Ji Hwan Bae 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
0.25
 
BB Rate
7.4%
 
K Rate
29.6%
 
BABIP
.275
 
ISO
.027
 
AVG
.189
 
OBP
.247
 
SLG
.216
 
OPS
.463
 
wOBA
.214
 
Exit Velocity
87.3 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
33.3%
 
Barrels/PA
7.4%
 
Expected BA
.217
 
Expected SLG
.337
 
Sprint Speed
26.2 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
57.4%
 
Line Drive %
14.9%
 
Fly Ball %
27.7%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Bae began the 2023 season as a regular in the Pirates' lineup by serving in a strong-side platoon role, albeit split between second base and center field. Even after missing one and a half months with an ankle injury, Bae ended the season with 24 stolen bases - a useful haul even in the new offensive environment in which steals are more prevalent. From there, however, there's little positive to point to. Bae posted just a .081 ISO and had a putrid barrel rate of 2.0 percent and an average launch angle of 1.1 degrees. It would still be possible to salvage that profile with strong plate discipline, yet Bae struck out at nearly a 25 percent clip which to a .296 on-base percentage. Not a strong defensive second baseman (-6 DRS), Bae's future role in Pittsburgh is unclear heading into 2024 as he'll be competing with Liover Peguero, Nick Gonzales and Jack Suwinski for playing time, all of whom are almost certain to prioritized ahead of him. For fantasy purposes, he's best suited as a streaming option for stolen bases in most formats.
Bae has been a relatively highly regarded prospect since signing with the Pirates in 2018. He showed the peak of his potential in 2022 with Triple-A Indianapolis, where he displayed a consistent ability to both make contact (16.9 K%) and get on base (.362). Most intriguing skill, however, is his stolen base upside. Bae has stolen double-digit bags at every level of the minors, including when he posted 30 on 38 attempts in 2022. That combination of skills also earned Bae a brief promotion to Pittsburgh to close the 2022 season. It's not prudent to draw conclusions from a 37-plate appearance sample, but Bae remained aggressive on the basepaths by swiping three bases without getting caught. While coming through the organization, Bae played every defensive position except for right field and catcher. On a rebuilding Pittsburgh squad, he should get all the run he can handle in 2023.
The Pirates signed Bae out of South Korea in early 2018 for $1.3 million and between the lines, his full-season debut was a success. He was suspended for 30 games early in the season for assaulting his girlfriend. Bae went on to win the Sally League batting title. While he logged a .417 BABIP, his 80-grade speed, 51.2 GB% and 40.9 Oppo% supports a high BABIP, particularly against Low-A defenders. His speed and 11.3 BB% are what really stand out for fantasy. He could steal 30-plus bases while leading off if he hits his ceiling. If he falls a little short of his offensive ceiling, he could be a No. 8 hitter or relegated to a utility role. Bae's fringe-average arm may force a move to second base, but he has all the other tools to handle shortstop. We can safely say he won't ever be a power threat. Concerns about his character and makeup are valid.
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Taking seat against righty
OFPittsburgh Pirates  AAA
August 25, 2024
Bae is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
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On bench against lefty
OFPittsburgh Pirates  AAA
August 21, 2024
Bae is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.
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Playing time trending down
OFPittsburgh Pirates  AAA
August 14, 2024
Bae is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.
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Swipes bag in loss
OFPittsburgh Pirates  AAA
August 12, 2024
Bae went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's loss to the Dodgers.
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Idle again
OFPittsburgh Pirates  AAA
August 10, 2024
Bae is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Questionable future in Pittsburgh?
OFPittsburgh Pirates  AAA
August 9, 2024
Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette speculated that Bae doesn't have a clear future with the Pirates in the long term.
ANALYSIS
The 25-year-old was called up from Triple-A Indianapolis in late July but has struggled to make an offensive impact with a .477 OPS in 10 games. Bae has been productive for Indianapolis this season with a .355/.434/.497 slash line in 213 plate appearances, but he's been unable to carry over that success to the majors. A trade during the offseason is possible as he heads into his final year of pre-arbitration in 2025.
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