Cal Raleigh
27-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.208
HR
3
RBI
6
R
7
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Affectionately nicknamed "Big Dumper," Raleigh turned in his first career 30-homer season in 2023, finishing fifth at the catcher position in earned fantasy value behind William Contreras, J.T. Realmuto, Jonah Heim and Will Smith. Raleigh is rather one dimensional at the plate, though to his credit he raised his batting average from .211 to a more-palatable .232 last season. He's also drawn walks at roughly a 10 percent clip the last two seasons, helping offset a strikeout rate pushing 30 percent. Raleigh made 14 starts at designated hitter in 2023, and while that number could always take a hit, he projects to remain in the starting lineup most days. The 27-year-old has an exceptional arm behind the plate and at this point is an important part of the leadership and game-calling with the Seattle pitching staff. He temporarily silenced his doubters with his performance at the dish last season, but beware the average can largely offset the power contributions if it gets low enough. Read Past Outlooks
Offensive catalyst in win
Raleigh went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in a win over the Reds on Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
Several Mariners hitters enjoyed solid offensive performances Wednesday, but Raleigh set the pace with his three trips on the basepaths. That included the backstop's co-team-high third homer of the season, which erased an early 1-0 deficit for Seattle in the second inning. Raleigh has now reached safely in five straight games, and a career-high 13.1 percent walk rate has helped him get to a .311 on-base percentage despite an uninspiring .208 average.
Several Mariners hitters enjoyed solid offensive performances Wednesday, but Raleigh set the pace with his three trips on the basepaths. That included the backstop's co-team-high third homer of the season, which erased an early 1-0 deficit for Seattle in the second inning. Raleigh has now reached safely in five straight games, and a career-high 13.1 percent walk rate has helped him get to a .311 on-base percentage despite an uninspiring .208 average.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+11%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+60%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .703 | 220 | 9 | 31 | .213 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .778 | 825 | 51 | 113 | .225 | ||||
2024vs Left | .977 | 12 | 2 | 3 | .182 | ||||
2024vs Right | .612 | 49 | 1 | 3 | .214 | ||||
2023vs Left | .645 | 108 | 4 | 14 | .218 | ||||
2023vs Right | .790 | 461 | 26 | 61 | .235 | ||||
2022vs Left | .734 | 100 | 3 | 14 | .212 | ||||
2022vs Right | .785 | 315 | 24 | 49 | .211 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+26%
OPS on Road
2024
+2%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .676 | 531 | 23 | 57 | .213 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .854 | 514 | 37 | 87 | .232 | ||||
2024Home | .689 | 41 | 1 | 2 | .235 | ||||
2024Away | .674 | 20 | 2 | 4 | .158 | ||||
2023Home | .730 | 280 | 13 | 34 | .234 | ||||
2023Away | .794 | 289 | 17 | 41 | .230 | ||||
2022Home | .600 | 210 | 9 | 21 | .180 | ||||
2022Away | .961 | 205 | 18 | 42 | .244 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Cal Raleigh 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
0.42BB Rate
13.1%K Rate
31.1%BABIP
.258ISO
.170AVG
.208OBP
.311SLG
.377OPS
.689wOBA
.310Exit Velocity
92.8 mphHard Hit Rate
41.2%Barrels/PA
6.6%Expected BA
.188Expected SLG
.351Sprint Speed
21.3 ft/secGround Ball %
44.1%Line Drive %
8.8%Fly Ball %
47.1%Prospect Rankings History
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Well positioned
Raleigh is slashing a solid .273/.304/.545 through 22 Cactus league at-bats. While he doesn't have a home run, his prodigious slugging has remained.
ANALYSIS
Raleigh broke out last season, mashing 27 bombs en route to a .489 slugging percentage. Tom Murphy represents the primary competition for at-bats at catcher, and he's gotten plenty of opportunities this spring, but Raleigh's lessened workload aligns with the load management of other key starters. There's always concern for sustained production after an emergent season, but the 26-year-old Raleigh has advantages in youth, defensive metrics, and pop over Murphy.
Raleigh broke out last season, mashing 27 bombs en route to a .489 slugging percentage. Tom Murphy represents the primary competition for at-bats at catcher, and he's gotten plenty of opportunities this spring, but Raleigh's lessened workload aligns with the load management of other key starters. There's always concern for sustained production after an emergent season, but the 26-year-old Raleigh has advantages in youth, defensive metrics, and pop over Murphy.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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All aboard the Big Dumper express! Raleigh earned the moniker from Jarred Kelenic with his breakout sophomore season hitting timely homers with stellar defense as Raleigh seemingly aimed to remind Seattle what they once had in Mike Zunino. Raleigh's batting average was nothing to write home about as it hovered there most of the season with some peaks (.254 in down the stretch) and valleys (.136 into June), but his 121 wRC+ was well above the 89 figure the catching position as a whole produced league-wide. Like Zunino, the story here is raw power and Raleigh has plenty of it with the ability to launch a baseball to all fields with a prevalance to crank and yank them down the right field line. His numbers against righties and lefties are nearly identical and the defense means he is the primary catcher as long as the recovery from offseason hand surgery goes well. He is one of the primary reasons the catching position is no longer considered a black hole as he went from undraftable in 15 team leagues last season to a likely top 8 catcher on draft boards this season.
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Resting Saturday
Raleigh isn't in the Mariners' lineup for Saturday's game against the Cubs.
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Homers in extra frame
Raleigh went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Wednesday's 5-1 win over Toronto.
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Slugs first homer Monday
Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Blue Jays on Monday.
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Gets breather Sunday
Raleigh is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
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Resting Wednesday
Raleigh is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.
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