Ji Man Choi

Ji Man Choi

33-Year-Old First Baseman1B
 Free Agent  
Free Agent
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Ji Man Choi in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
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$Signed a one-year, minor-league contract with the Mets in February of 2024. Released by the Mets in June of 2024.
Released by Mets
1BFree Agent  
May 31, 2024
The Mets released Choi on Friday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
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Choi had a June 1 opt-out in his minor-league deal with the Mets, but he'll hit the open market a day early. The 33-year-old slashed .183/.307/.317 across 101 plate appearances at Triple-A Syracuse and will likely look to sign a minor-league deal elsewhere.
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+11%
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+49%
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+1%
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .647 79 7 1 13 0 .243 .304 .343
Since 2022vs Right .717 457 41 16 52 0 .213 .322 .395
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Left .445 22 2 1 4 0 .105 .182 .263
2023vs Right .664 95 10 5 9 0 .176 .253 .412
2022vs Left .723 57 5 0 9 0 .294 .351 .373
2022vs Right .730 362 31 11 43 0 .223 .340 .390
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+5%
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Since 2022Home .706 265 27 8 39 0 .217 .317 .389
Since 2022Away .706 271 21 9 26 0 .218 .321 .385
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2023Home .691 59 8 3 8 0 .180 .271 .420
2023Away .559 58 4 3 5 0 .148 .207 .352
2022Home .711 206 19 5 31 0 .227 .330 .381
2022Away .747 213 17 6 21 0 .239 .352 .394
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If Choi were allowed to face Gerrit Cole every at bat, Choi would be a first round selection as he is somehow a lifetime .417/.533/.917 hitter against Cole in 30 plate appearances and a .236 hitter against the rest of the league over his career. Choi was a cult hero with the Tampa Bay fan base for his moments against Cole as well as some other timely hits and and animated celebrations, but injuries and the inability to do anything against lefties limited his value. His production fell off a cliff in the second half of last season, so the hope is he can revive some fantasy value in NL-Only formats with regular playing time in Pittsburgh. If the Pirates allow him to face lefties, the batting average will never get over .240, but Choi has one of the more discernable eyes at the plate in the league making him more valuable in OBP formats. This is not a player you want seeing 500 plate appearances in 2023, but one who can still provide some streaming value in-season when the projected matchups are loaded with righty pitchers.
Choi appeared in 83 games during 2021 and hit .229/.348/.411 with 11 homers, 14 doubles, 45 RBI and 36 runs in 305 plate appearances. He should see plenty of time at first base, especially with Yandy Diaz likely to see more time at third base following the departure of Joey Wendle.
Choi has seemingly found a home in Tampa Bay after bouncing around the league in waiver-wire purgatory. A player with splits issues and a good personality is a great fit for the way Tampa Bay constructs a roster, especially when they play decent defense. Choi has been an above-average bat against righty pitching each of the past three seasons, although this most recent one was his worst of the bunch. He does not hit lefties, and even tried switch hitting for a bit in 2020 to solve that. He works a quality at-bat with a discerning eye, and will accept walks which helps in OBP leagues, but the cap on his playing time due to his issues against lefties makes him very tough to roster in shallower mixed leagues. Expect more of the same in 2021, as the Rays are unlikely to make any adjustments to their roster which would push Choi off the bag at first.
Choi's last two seasons have been similar, with the difference being the move from homer-embellishing Miller Park to power-suppressing Tropicana Field. Choi improved his K% and BB% last season. His average exit velocity is consistently around the 85th percentile, fueling a reasonable batting average floor and moderate power, capped by a slightly-below-average flyball rate. Some platoon hitters can't hit same-side pitching, others aren't given enough reps to find out if they can. Choi's career 127 wRC+ facing right-handers is nearly double his 64 wRC+ mark against southpaws, but he only has 125 career plate appearances against left-handers, just over 10% of what's necessary to say the player owns his splits. However, the Strat-O-Matic Rays aren't the right organization to give Choi more same-side at-bats, restricting his fantasy value to deeper mixed leagues and AL-only formats.
Would you believe Choi's average exit velocity bested the likes of Anthony Rizzo, Edwin Encarnacion, Cody Bellinger and Nolan Arenado? Choi began the season in Milwaukee, and was designated for assignment at the same time Tampa Bay had decided to move on from 2017 surprise Brad Miller and his terrible defense. The two clubs swapped players and Choi became the 2018 version of Miller as he was a big part of the club's summer surge that kept them in contention a lot longer than anyone imagined. Choi hit .269/.370/.506 with Tampa Bay in 189 plate appearances, and C.J. Cron's departure this offseason gives Choi the leg up on the primary DH role for 2019. Choi should sit against all lefties whenever possible, so plan on a 475-plate-appearance ceiling for him, which makes him more of a single-league target.
The Angels selected Choi in the Rule 5 draft last offseason due to his strong ability to get on base, and the early returns on their investment were mixed. Despite a middling performance during spring training, the first baseman did manage to break with the major league club, but he was sent off the 40-man roster after going just 1-for-18 over the first month and a half of the season. He continued to hammer minor league pitching, which earned him a ticket back to the majors in July, but he was only able to muster a .170/.271/.339 slash line by season's end. The 25-year-old did walk 12.4 percent of the time in the big leagues but he also struck out over 20 percent of the time. If Choi can begin hitting major league pitchers like he hits minor leaguers, he could garner a second look now that he's a member of the Yankees organization. However, with Greg Bird and Tyler Austin expected to amass the most time at first base and Matt Holliday slated to DH, Choi seems like the odd man out and could spend 2017 in an organizational depth role once more.
Choi was suspended 50 games last April for failing a PED test. He doesn't have much in the way of raw power, but the 23-year-old has outstanding plate discipline. In 70 games at Triple-A Tacoma last season, Choi walked 36 times against 42 strikeouts. He's posted strong walk rates and low strikeout rates most of his minor-league career, and he makes excellent contact as well. Still, he would need a big spring to land a roster spot to begin 2015.
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Won't opt out of MiLB deal
1BNew York Mets  
May 1, 2024
Choi informed the Mets on Wednesday that he won't exercise the opt-out clause in his minor-league contract, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.
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Staying with organization
1BNew York Mets  
March 24, 2024
Choi, who was reassigned to minor-league camp Sunday after being informed he wouldn't make the Mets' Opening Day roster, won't exercise the opt-out clause in his contract and will begin the season with Triple-A Syracuse, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
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Won't make Opening Day roster
1BNew York Mets  
March 24, 2024
Choi was informed Sunday he didn't make the Mets' Opening Day roster, Abbey Mastracco of the New York Daily News reports.
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Signs MiLB deal with Mets
1BNew York Mets  
February 17, 2024
Choi signed a minor-league contract with the Mets on Saturday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
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On bench for finale
1BSan Diego Padres  
October 1, 2023
Choi is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the White Sox.
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May get moved
1BPittsburgh Pirates  
August 1, 2023
The Pirates have gotten hits on Choi in trade talks, but no deals are imminent, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The rebuilding Pirates would surely like to turn Choi into a young prospect of interest, but it's not clear that another team would be willing to give up anything of value to obtain his services. The 32-year-old lefty hitter is batting .205 with six home runs in 23 games. Austin Hedges and Rich Hill are the other remaining vets the Pirates will look to move before Tuesday's deadline.
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