Richie Palacios

27-Year-Old Second Baseman2B

Tampa Bay Rays

2024 Stats

AVG

.223

RBI

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2024 Fantasy Outlook

The Cardinals picked up Palacios from the Guardians in a trade in June and promoted him to the majors in August. The 26-year-old proved to be a spark down the stretch of St. Louis' lost season, collecting an .823 OPS with six home runs and a couple stolen bases in 102 plate appearances. The elite contact ability Palacios showed in the minors carried over, as well, as he struck out at just a 10.8 percent clip. Palacios also drew walks at a 15.7 percent rate last season at the Triple-A level, but that part didn't translate in the majors (5.9 percent). The 14 homers Palacios hit between the majors and minors in 2023 nearly doubled his pro total coming into the year, and his poor quality of contact at both levels suggests it's unlikely to be repeated. Palacios looks like a viable bench piece, though, with his contact skills and ability to play second base and all three outfield spots. Read Past Outlooks

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From Preseason

#511

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League Majors

Bats L

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 5'10"

Weight 180

DOB 5/16/1997

Born New York, NY

College Towson

Drafted 3rd Rd 2018 CLE

Returns from injured list

2BTampa Bay Rays

September 23, 2024

The Rays activated Palacios (knee) from the 10-day injured list Monday.

ANALYSIS
Palacios has been sidelined since early August with a right knee sprain but has been cleared to return after playing five rehab games with Triple-A Durham. The 27-year-old could see a few starts in the final week between second base and the outfield.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+35%

OPS vs LHP

2024

+2%

OPS vs LHP

2023

+56%

OPS vs LHP

2022

+18%

OPS vs LHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.880	57	7	2	6	4	.327	.411	.469
Since 2022vs Right	.652	483	55	9	41	19	.221	.317	.336
2024vs Left	.676	31	5	0	3	3	.286	.355	.321
2024vs Right	.663	284	41	5	18	16	.216	.345	.318
2023vs Left	1.158	20	2	2	3	1	.421	.421	.737
2023vs Right	.740	82	7	4	13	1	.216	.280	.459
2022vs Left	.667	6	0	0	0	0	.000	.667	.000
2022vs Right	.564	117	7	0	10	2	.236	.274	.291
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+33%

OPS on Road

2024

+34%

OPS on Road

2023

+45%

OPS on Road

2022

+16%

OPS on Road

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.580	267	30	3	17	10	.197	.297	.283
Since 2022Away	.771	273	32	8	30	13	.267	.355	.415
2024Home	.567	153	20	1	6	9	.191	.307	.260
2024Away	.759	162	26	4	15	10	.256	.383	.376
2023Home	.671	51	4	2	7	0	.217	.280	.391
2023Away	.972	51	5	4	9	2	.298	.333	.638
2022Home	.536	63	6	0	4	1	.196	.286	.250
2022Away	.621	60	1	0	6	1	.268	.300	.321
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Stat Review

How does Richie Palacios 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

0.67

BB Rate

14.3%

K Rate

21.3%

BABIP

.280

ISO

.095

AVG

.223

OBP

.346

SLG

.318

OPS

.664

wOBA

.305

Exit Velocity

86.2 mph

Hard Hit Rate

20.7%

Barrels/PA

2.2%

Expected BA

.249

Expected SLG

.342

Sprint Speed

22.9 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

37.9%

Line Drive %

26.8%

Fly Ball %

35.4%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

2023

2022

Palacios' path to the majors is currently blocked, as the Guardians likely have their starting outfield set. He's in a position to battle with Will Benson and Will Brennan for a reserve role to begin 2023. Palacios' 2022 was a fine campaign -- he slashed .279/.371/.458 in 45 games with Triple-A Columbus. He spent more time in the majors, getting into 54 contests but logging just 123 plate appearances with a .232/.293/.286 slash line. Power won't be what makes the lefty hitter stick in the majors -- he's got good plate discipline and can provide some speed. He'll still need to hit consistently, which could be tough if he doesn't see much playing time.

Palacios was one of the better stories in the minors last season. He missed all of 2019 with a major shoulder injury that required surgery and was left to work out by himself in 2020, but he was so good in his return to action that the Guardians added him to the 40-man roster after the season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. The 24-year-old left-handed hitter slashed .297/.404/.471 with seven home runs and 20 steals (on 23 attempts) in 103 games between Double-A and Triple-A. The most impressive aspect of his profile as it pertains to future big-league success is the 16.4 K% and 13.6 BB% he logged while using the whole field (Pull% under 40%). The main thing he lacks is impact power, but he has plus speed and a potentially plus hit tool. Palacios saw most of his time at second base, but he also played some center field and left field and played exclusively in the outfield during the Arizona Fall League, which is where he will likely get work in Cleveland this year, although he will enter the year with a 2B designation in fantasy. The outfield depth chart is fairly wide open, so he should get his chance sometime this summer.

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Starting rehab assignment

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Knee

September 17, 2024

Palacios (knee) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham on Tuesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.