Brayan Rocchio
23-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.333
HR
0
RBI
2
R
0
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
The Guardians are one of the cheapest teams in the league, so while Rocchio doesn't project to perform like an everyday-caliber player in 2024, he may still get those opportunities. The switch-hitting shortstop has been a quality prospect dating back to an impressive pro debut as a teenager in 2018, but despite posting ISO's over .160 and slugging percentages over .425 across High-A and Double-A in 2021 and 2022, his power output has declined steeply since reaching Triple-A and the majors. It's possible he was able to get himself into more hitter's counts that allowed him to swing for the fences more against High-A and Double-A pitching and that has not carried over against pitchers with better control. Aside from limited raw power, Rocchio has a lot going for him. He is an excellent defensive infielder who had an 11.2 percent walk rate and 12.3 percent strikeout rate with 25 steals in 116 games at Triple-A. Barring an offseason acquisition of a more seasoned big-league shortstop, Rocchio could be Cleveland's starter at the position while likely hitting in the bottom third of the lineup. Read Past Outlooks
Wins shortstop job
Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said Friday that Rocchio will begin the season receiving the "bulk" of the playing time at shortstop, Tom Withers of the Associated Press reports.
ANALYSIS
The 23-year-old is one of Cleveland's top prospects and had a decent showing during spring training with a .270/.308/.459 slash line in 13 games. Rocchio hit just seven home runs in 116 games at Triple-A Columbus last season, but he hit .280, stole 25 bases and had a 60:66 BB:K, so he could get on base enough to provide fantasy managers some value on the basepaths.
The 23-year-old is one of Cleveland's top prospects and had a decent showing during spring training with a .270/.308/.459 slash line in 13 games. Rocchio hit just seven home runs in 116 games at Triple-A Columbus last season, but he hit .280, stole 25 bases and had a 60:66 BB:K, so he could get on base enough to provide fantasy managers some value on the basepaths.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+31%
OPS vs RHP
2024
-100%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .523 | 36 | 0 | 5 | .182 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .687 | 54 | 0 | 5 | .294 | ||||
2024vs Left | 1.667 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .500 | ||||
2024vs Right | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
2023vs Left | .438 | 33 | 0 | 3 | .161 | ||||
2023vs Right | .701 | 53 | 0 | 5 | .300 | ||||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+6%
OPS on Road
2024
-100%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .602 | 41 | 0 | 4 | .231 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .639 | 49 | 0 | 6 | .267 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 1.167 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .333 | ||||
2023Home | .602 | 41 | 0 | 4 | .231 | ||||
2023Away | .598 | 45 | 0 | 4 | .262 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Brayan Rocchio 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
0.15BB Rate
4.7%K Rate
31.4%BABIP
.364ISO
.074AVG
.247OBP
.279SLG
.321OPS
.600wOBA
.266Exit Velocity
85.8 mphHard Hit Rate
29.1%Barrels/PA
0.0%Expected BA
.184Expected SLG
.237Sprint Speed
26.4 ft/secGround Ball %
60.0%Line Drive %
18.2%Fly Ball %
21.8%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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As Rocchio, a switch-hitting shortstop who turns 22 this offseason, nears MLB readiness, his fit on the Guardians might be becoming a bigger question than his skill set. Andres Gimenez and Amed Rosario are theoretically entering their primes and they were worth a combined 8.5 fWAR last year. Part of the reason teams like Cleveland build with up-the-middle position players is so that they can move down the defensive spectrum when needed, but none of Rocchio/Gimenez/Rosario have the power typically associated with the corners, and Jose Ramirez probably isn't going anywhere. While he waits his turn at Triple-A, Rocchio could work on doing more damage when he makes contact. He has excellent bat-to-ball skills (84.7 Contact% at Triple-A), but too often he was swinging at pitchers' pitches and making weak contact (50.4 GB%). Rocchio has only run a high BABIP once in full-season ball (.350 at Double-A in 2021), so that excellent run (135 wRC+) should probably be considered the outlier until he improves his contact quality. He was 14-for-23 on stolen-base attempts, so that's another area he could improve.
More Fantasy News
Competing for starting spot
Rocchio is competing with Gabriel Arias for the Guardians' starting shortstop job, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
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Recalled from Columbus
Cleveland recalled Rocchio from Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday.
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Optioned to Triple-A
The Guardians optioned Rocchio to Triple-A Columbus on Thursday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
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Not in Tuesday's lineup
Rocchio is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's contest versus the Dodgers.
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Posts three hits in loss
Rocchio went 3-for-4 in Wednesday's 7-2 loss to the Reds.
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