Willie Calhoun
29-Year-Old
2023 Stats
AVG
.239
HR
5
RBI
16
R
16
SB
0
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Calhoun illustrated his potential with the Rangers in 2019 as he batted .269 with 21 home runs in just 83 games, but the juiced ball that season likely played a major role in his production. The past four years have been rough, though the 29-year-old enjoyed a bit of a rebound in 2023 with a .712 OPS and five homers in 44 games for the Yankees. He joined the Angels for 2024 on a minor-league deal and is poised to begin the season at Triple-A given their outfield depth, but given those outfielders either have troublesome injury histories (Mike Trout, Aaron Hicks, Taylor Ward) or an unproven MLB track record (Mickey Moniak, Jo Adell), Calhoun could see some run in the big leagues at some point this year. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
Reaches NRI deal with Halos
Calhoun signed a minor-league contract with the Angels on Wednesday that includes an invitation to spring training, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Calhoun flashed a lot of potential in the early part of his professional career, but he is now 29 years old and has batted just .225/.292/.352 in 170 big-league games (603 plate appearances) since the beginning of the 2020 campaign.
Calhoun flashed a lot of potential in the early part of his professional career, but he is now 29 years old and has batted just .225/.292/.352 in 170 big-league games (603 plate appearances) since the beginning of the 2020 campaign.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
+8%
OPS vs RHP
2023
+656%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .637 | 76 | 1 | 7 | .217 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .685 | 419 | 11 | 37 | .236 | ||||
2023vs Left | .100 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
2023vs Right | .756 | 139 | 5 | 16 | .256 | ||||
2022vs Left | 1.100 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .400 | ||||
2022vs Right | .463 | 56 | 1 | 2 | .106 | ||||
2021vs Left | .682 | 60 | 1 | 6 | .236 | ||||
2021vs Right | .693 | 224 | 5 | 19 | .254 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
+21%
OPS at Home
2023
+18%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021Home | .735 | 276 | 8 | 23 | .251 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .606 | 219 | 4 | 21 | .211 | ||||
2023Home | .769 | 75 | 4 | 9 | .224 | ||||
2023Away | .654 | 74 | 1 | 7 | .254 | ||||
2022Home | .721 | 42 | 1 | 3 | .182 | ||||
2022Away | .153 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .053 | ||||
2021Home | .721 | 159 | 3 | 11 | .279 | ||||
2021Away | .652 | 125 | 3 | 14 | .212 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Willie Calhoun 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
0.70BB Rate
9.4%K Rate
13.4%BABIP
.245ISO
.164AVG
.239OBP
.309SLG
.403OPS
.712wOBA
.312Exit Velocity
90.7 mphHard Hit Rate
27.8%Barrels/PA
2.7%Expected BA
.260Expected SLG
.371Sprint Speed
21.7 ft/secGround Ball %
38.3%Line Drive %
20.0%Fly Ball %
41.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Once an interesting prospect, Calhoun has failed to establish himself across parts of six seasons in the majors, hitting .240/.299/.404 (good for an 84 wRC+) overall. Last season, he appeared in just 22 games and hit just .135/.274/.250. The Yankees will try to get him back on track, but he hasn't given many reasons to believe a sudden improvement is on the horizon.
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Heads to open market
Calhoun elected free agency Wednesday in lieu of accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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Outrighted to Triple-A
The Yankees outrighted Calhoun to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday.
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Designated for assignment
Calhoun (quad) was activated from the 10-day injured list and designated for assignment Friday.
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Beginning rehab assignment
Calhoun (quad) is set to begin a rehab assignment Thursday with Double-A Somerset.
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Nearing rehab assignment
Calhoun (quad) will head to Somerset to work out for a few days before beginning a rehab assignment, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
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