Joshua Palacios
28-Year-Old
2023 Stats
AVG
.239
HR
10
RBI
40
R
26
SB
5
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Palacios joined the Pirates for the 2023 season, his third organization in as many campaigns. He was also afforded his most significant sample in the majors, as he racked up 264 plate appearances while primarily manning corner outfield positions in Pittsburgh. His surface-level stats won't show it, but there were some positives to take out of that sample as Palacios dropped his strikeout rate to a palatable 21.6 percent. He also managed a 10.3 percent barrel rate and 109.6 max exit velocity. In order to truly leverage that raw power, Palacios will need to lift the ball more frequently. He had a well below-average 7.4 degree launch angle and 32.6 percent flyball rate, with the end result being a forgettable .174 ISO and .413 slugging percentage. Based on Palacios' big-league sample to this point, that doesn't seem likely. However, if he falls into an everyday job - a possibility if the Pirates don't add to their outfield this offseason -- his progress could be worth monitoring in deeper formats, especially because he should also chip in some stolen bases with consistent playing time. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
#598
ADP
Back in action
Palacios (illness) is starting as Pittsburgh's designated hitter in Saturday's spring training game versus Atlanta, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Palacios will get his first game action in over a week after being sidelined due to an illness. The 28-year-old outfielder is 0-for-4 with an RBI this spring.
Palacios will get his first game action in over a week after being sidelined due to an illness. The 28-year-old outfielder is 0-for-4 with an RBI this spring.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
+8%
OPS vs LHP
2023
+5%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .686 | 66 | 3 | 11 | .246 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .634 | 289 | 7 | 35 | .228 | ||||
2023vs Left | .665 | 55 | 3 | 11 | .216 | ||||
2023vs Right | .699 | 209 | 7 | 29 | .245 | ||||
2022vs Left | .800 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .400 | ||||
2022vs Right | .465 | 44 | 0 | 2 | .190 | ||||
2021vs Left | .800 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .400 | ||||
2021vs Right | .444 | 36 | 0 | 4 | .167 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
+34%
OPS at Home
2023
+9%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021Home | .731 | 189 | 6 | 31 | .274 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .544 | 166 | 4 | 15 | .182 | ||||
2023Home | .716 | 151 | 6 | 27 | .261 | ||||
2023Away | .659 | 113 | 4 | 13 | .210 | ||||
2022Home | .890 | 14 | 0 | 1 | .385 | ||||
2022Away | .348 | 35 | 0 | 1 | .147 | ||||
2021Home | .717 | 24 | 0 | 3 | .300 | ||||
2021Away | .184 | 18 | 0 | 1 | .067 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Joshua Palacios 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
0.21BB Rate
4.5%K Rate
21.2%BABIP
.269ISO
.174AVG
.239OBP
.279SLG
.413OPS
.692wOBA
.302Exit Velocity
91.3 mphHard Hit Rate
32.0%Barrels/PA
7.2%Expected BA
.259Expected SLG
.438Sprint Speed
24.8 ft/secGround Ball %
47.9%Line Drive %
19.5%Fly Ball %
32.6%Advanced Batting Stats
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
The Blue Jays designated Palacios for assignment last spring and the Nationals didn't see enough in 2022 to want to keep him around. Pittsburgh ended up selecting Palacios in the second round of the minor-league phase of the Rule 5 draft in December, providing the outfielder with another fresh start. Palacios brings decent speed to the table, but he hasn't been able to cut it in center field. His bat is a tough sell in a corner-outfield spot although he showed last year that he can make contact and swipe bags at a high level of professional baseball (15.7 K%, 19 steals in 76 games with Triple-A Rochester). Pittsburgh will be a land of opportunity in 2023, and while he's not on the 40-man roster, Palacios could get his eventually if the Pirates need to dig into the organization for outfield reinforcements.
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Scratched Sunday
Palacios was scratched from Sunday's Grapefruit League lineup against the Phillies due to flu-like symptoms, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Ready for spring debut
Palacios (lower leg) will start in right field and bat leadoff in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Orioles, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Nursing leg injury
Palacios has been dealing with a lower-leg injury but is expected to make his Grapefruit League debut in the next few days, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
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Sitting out Saturday
Palacios isn't in the Pirates' lineup Saturday against Miami.
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Out against lefty
Palacios is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in Philadelphia.
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