Christian Vazquez
33-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.133
HR
1
RBI
3
R
3
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Minnesota signed Vazquez to a three-year, $30 million contact before last season to be the team's primary catcher, but he struggled offensively while Ryan Jeffers excelled at the plate. Vazquez hit just .223 with little power (.095 ISO) and a paltry .280 OBA. His underlying metrics were equally poor as he had a career-worst 23.1% K% and was in the bottom 1st percentile in xwOBA. He also can't blame health as he avoided the injured list. The only hope for a rebound is that he's alternated productive and abysmal seasons at the plate throughout his career. Vazquez was a plus with his defense, however, as he was in the 70th percentile in pitch framing (per Baseball Savant) and was 8th among all catchers in DEF (a defensive measure from Fangraphs). The Twins like to utilize two catchers to reduce wear and tear, but Vazquez will likely have a secondary role as Jeffers started every playoff game, signaling Jeffers is now the top option. Read Past Outlooks
Not starting Saturday
Vazquez is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.
ANALYSIS
Vazquez and Ryan Jeffers have alternated starts at catcher over the first eight games of the season, and the latter will start Saturday. Vazquez has started the season going 2-for-10 with two RBI.
Vazquez and Ryan Jeffers have alternated starts at catcher over the first eight games of the season, and the latter will start Saturday. Vazquez has started the season going 2-for-10 with two RBI.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+30%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+32%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .789 | 193 | 8 | 25 | .280 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .607 | 621 | 8 | 62 | .236 | ||||
2024vs Left | .472 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .250 | ||||
2024vs Right | .358 | 24 | 1 | 1 | .091 | ||||
2023vs Left | .776 | 76 | 5 | 10 | .250 | ||||
2023vs Right | .547 | 279 | 1 | 22 | .216 | ||||
2022vs Left | .823 | 108 | 3 | 13 | .304 | ||||
2022vs Right | .677 | 318 | 6 | 39 | .264 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+23%
OPS at Home
2024
+36%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .718 | 400 | 9 | 48 | .267 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .586 | 414 | 7 | 39 | .227 | ||||
2024Home | .311 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .111 | ||||
2024Away | .422 | 23 | 1 | 3 | .143 | ||||
2023Home | .632 | 173 | 2 | 19 | .241 | ||||
2023Away | .566 | 182 | 4 | 13 | .207 | ||||
2022Home | .802 | 217 | 7 | 29 | .294 | ||||
2022Away | .621 | 209 | 2 | 23 | .253 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Christian Vazquez 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
0.14BB Rate
3.0%K Rate
21.2%BABIP
.130ISO
.100AVG
.133OBP
.156SLG
.233OPS
.390wOBA
.171Exit Velocity
90.7 mphHard Hit Rate
32.0%Barrels/PA
9.1%Expected BA
.252Expected SLG
.449Sprint Speed
21.8 ft/secGround Ball %
41.7%Line Drive %
20.8%Fly Ball %
37.5%Advanced Batting Stats
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Being shopped by Twins
Vazquez is being shopped aggressively by the Twins this offseason, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Murray made the revelation Wednesday in an interview on Foul Territory. Vazquez batted only .223/.280/.318 with a career-high 23.1 percent strikeout rate in the first year of his three-year, $30 million contract with Minnesota. Meanwhile, Ryan Jeffers hit .276/.369/.490 and became the team's preferred option at catcher down the stretch of the regular season and playoffs. The Twins are known to be looking to cut payroll this winter, so it's no surprise to hear they'd like to shed Vazquez's contract. Whether they're ultimately able to find a taker remains to be seen, and it's possible they'll have to eat some of the $20 million Vazquez is still owed in order to move the veteran backstop.
Murray made the revelation Wednesday in an interview on Foul Territory. Vazquez batted only .223/.280/.318 with a career-high 23.1 percent strikeout rate in the first year of his three-year, $30 million contract with Minnesota. Meanwhile, Ryan Jeffers hit .276/.369/.490 and became the team's preferred option at catcher down the stretch of the regular season and playoffs. The Twins are known to be looking to cut payroll this winter, so it's no surprise to hear they'd like to shed Vazquez's contract. Whether they're ultimately able to find a taker remains to be seen, and it's possible they'll have to eat some of the $20 million Vazquez is still owed in order to move the veteran backstop.
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Vazquez was acquired by the Astros at the trade deadline to boost their offensive production at catcher, but he never found his footing in Houston and had a .586 OPS across only 35 games as Martin Maldonado remained the primary backstop. Vazquez also struggled in 2021 with a 76 wRC+, but he still had a strong first half for Boston last season with a .282/.327/.432 slash line, eight homers and 42 RBI in 84 contests. The latter numbers are more in line with his production over the past few years, and he's hit north of .270 in four of the past six seasons. He clubbed 23 homers in 2019 but hasn't reached double digits in any other big-league campaign, so he shouldn't be expected to provide more than a handful of long balls. Vazquez got a three-year, $30 million deal from Minnesota, where he will likely be ahead of Ryan Jeffers, at least early in the season. His defense makes him a much more valuable real-life player than he is in fantasy.
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Starting at catcher Tuesday
Vazquez is starting at catcher and batting ninth Tuesday in Milwaukee.
ANALYSIS
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Key RBI in first start of season
Vazquez started at catcher and went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Saturday's win at Kansas City.
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Worked on improved bat speed
Vazquez worked at Driveline Baseball in the offseason to improve his bat speed and has his weight down to 208 pounds from 215 pounds as he seeks improved fitness entering the spring, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
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Not starting again in Game 2
Vazquez is absent from the lineup Wednesday for Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series versus the Blue Jays.
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Reaches three times in win
Vazquez went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over Cincinnati.
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