Seiya Suzuki

29-Year-Old OutfielderOF

Chicago Cubs

10-Day IL

Injury Oblique

Est. Return 5/14/2024

2024 Stats

AVG

.305

RBI

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2024 Fantasy Outlook

An oblique injury, suffered early in spring training, put Suzuki on the injured list to begin the 2023 season. He then endured some ups and downs in the first half, bottoming out with a .475 OPS in the month of June, before exploding for a .313/.372/.566 line and 13 home runs after the All-Star break. He finished with a 126 wRC+ for the season (100 is average). Pretty much everything was up for Suzuki across the board from his debut season in MLB after a storied career in his native Japan, with the exception being steals as his total fell to from nine to six even with more playing time and the rule changes benefitting stolen bases. While speed isn't a huge part of his game, there may still be some sleeper potential here if you believe in his second-half surge. Suzuki, now 29, projects to remain a near-everyday outfielder and middle-of-the-order presence under new Cubs manager Craig Counsell. Read Past Outlooks

RANKSFrom Preseason

#100

ADP

Overall

Dynasty

League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 5'11"

Weight 182

DOB 8/18/1994

Born Tokyo, Japan

College None

Drafted 2022 CHC

Out several weeks

OFChicago Cubs

Oblique

April 16, 2024

Suzuki is expected to miss roughly four weeks due to a moderate strain in his right oblique, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

ANALYSIS
Manager Craig Counsell said the Cubs will have a better idea of Suzuki's return timeline once the outfielder is free of symptoms, but it appears he is in for a much longer IL stay than the 10-day minimum. Alexander Canario was recalled from Triple-A Iowa to replace Suzuki on the outfield depth chart, and Garrett Cooper has served as the Cubs' DH since Suzuki landed on the injured list Monday.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+8%

OPS vs LHP

2024

+32%

OPS vs LHP

2023

+2%

OPS vs LHP

2022

+14%

OPS vs LHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.862	300	45	9	37	2	.288	.373	.488
Since 2022vs Right	.799	797	95	28	96	13	.273	.340	.459
2024vs Left	1.107	14	3	2	5	0	.250	.357	.750
2024vs Right	.838	54	8	1	8	0	.319	.370	.468
2023vs Left	.852	166	26	3	21	2	.306	.380	.472
2023vs Right	.838	417	49	17	53	4	.278	.348	.491
2022vs Left	.847	120	16	4	11	0	.269	.367	.481
2022vs Right	.742	326	38	10	35	9	.259	.325	.416
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+1%

OPS at Home

2024

+52%

OPS at Home

2023

+14%

OPS on Road

2022

+17%

OPS at Home

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.821	505	72	19	70	8	.278	.350	.471
Since 2022Away	.811	592	68	18	63	7	.276	.348	.463
2024Home	1.144	27	5	2	10	0	.350	.444	.700
2024Away	.753	41	6	1	3	0	.282	.317	.436
2023Home	.784	266	38	9	37	3	.269	.338	.445
2023Away	.892	317	37	11	37	3	.300	.372	.520
2022Home	.832	212	29	8	23	5	.282	.354	.479
2022Away	.713	234	25	6	23	4	.244	.321	.392
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Stat Review

How does Seiya Suzuki 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

0.30

BB Rate

8.8%

K Rate

29.4%

BABIP

.395

ISO

.220

AVG

.305

OBP

.368

SLG

.525

OPS

.893

wOBA

.383

Exit Velocity

94.7 mph

Hard Hit Rate

43.9%

Barrels/PA

7.4%

Expected BA

.276

Expected SLG

.450

Sprint Speed

24.8 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

41.5%

Line Drive %

19.5%

Fly Ball %

39.0%

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Latest Fantasy Rumors

Added muscle over offseason

OFChicago Cubs

February 21, 2023

Suzuki added 20 pounds of muscle over the offseason, per Andy Martinez of the Marquee Sports Network.

ANALYSIS
Suzuki said through an interpreter that he wanted to improve his durability and the mechanics of his power stroke at the plate. The 28-year-old battled a couple of different injuries during his first MLB season in 2022, but he showed impressive flashes when healthy. He could be primed for a true breakthrough here in 2023 with better health and more overall strength.

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

2023

2022

There was a lot of hype surrounding Suzuki last winter as he transitioned to MLB following a long, successful run in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. It looked initially like he might exceed expectations in Year 1 of his five-year, $85 million deal with the Cubs. He hit four homers in his first nine games, but Suzuki eventually slowed and a finger injury wiped out his entire month of June. A chase rate in the 90th percentile suggests he could trim his strikeout rate down some (from 24.7%) as he gets better situated against big-league pitching. With power, speed and regular playing time projected, Suzuki looks like a classic post-hype fantasy sleeper. He figures to bat high in the order and should have the green light to run under manager David Ross, whose team ranked second in the NL in steal attempts last season.

An erroneous report announced Suzuki would be signing with the Padres, but shortly thereafter he agreed to a five-year, $85 million deal with the Cubs, and he's expected to be the everyday starter in right field. The 27-year-old is coming over from the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan, where he won the equivalent of the Gold Glove Award five times. He's coming off his most productive offensive season in 2021, as he hit .317/.433/.636 with 38 home runs, 88 RBI and a 88:89 BB:K in 134 games. Suzuki shouldn't be expected to replicate those numbers while facing better pitchers in MLB, but he could be a serviceable option with some upside in his rookie campaign.

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