Nick Senzel
28-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.182
HR
1
RBI
1
R
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SB
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Senzel will begin a new chapter in 2024 after signing a one-year, $2 million contract with Washington in December. His time in Cincinnati was tumultuous, with multiple ill-fated positional changes and injuries dooming the 2016 second overall pick's tenure in the Reds organization. He missed the start of last season with a toe injury and later spent time on the IL with knee irritation. There was talk of Senzel being traded at the deadline, but the Reds held him only to send the 28-year-old to the minors for a stretch in August. Senzel has flashed potential sporadically in his five seasons at the major-league level -- his 13 homers last season were a career high, but even so he has not cleared a .700 OPS since his rookie season in 2019. The Nationals are nonetheless betting on untapped potential and project to open the season with Senzel as their starting third baseman. It's anyone's guess how long it will last. For many, Senzel has not shown enough during his time on the field to warrant the health risk. Helping his case is dual eligibility entering the 2024 season (third base, outfield). Read Past Outlooks
Blasts first homer
Senzel went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Sunday's 6-0 win over the Astros.
ANALYSIS
Senzel's first homer as a National came in the sixth inning off Astros' reliever Tayler Scott. The third baseman had struck out in his first two at-bats Sunday and had accumulated just three singles in 17 at-bats following his return from a fractured thumb prior to depositing the 2-2 pitch over the left-center field wall. Senzel is coming off a season in which he hit .236 with a career-high 13 home runs in 301 at-bats for Cincinnati.
Senzel's first homer as a National came in the sixth inning off Astros' reliever Tayler Scott. The third baseman had struck out in his first two at-bats Sunday and had accumulated just three singles in 17 at-bats following his return from a fractured thumb prior to depositing the 2-2 pitch over the left-center field wall. Senzel is coming off a season in which he hit .236 with a career-high 13 home runs in 301 at-bats for Cincinnati.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+41%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+226%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .796 | 252 | 10 | 30 | .291 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .563 | 513 | 9 | 38 | .201 | ||||
2024vs Left | .200 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
2024vs Right | .652 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .222 | ||||
2023vs Left | 1.008 | 126 | 9 | 20 | .347 | ||||
2023vs Right | .497 | 204 | 4 | 22 | .164 | ||||
2022vs Left | .595 | 121 | 1 | 10 | .241 | ||||
2022vs Right | .604 | 290 | 4 | 15 | .226 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+5%
OPS on Road
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+63%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .627 | 392 | 9 | 34 | .233 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .656 | 373 | 10 | 34 | .230 | ||||
2024Home | .705 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .182 | ||||
2024Away | .432 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .182 | ||||
2023Home | .624 | 164 | 5 | 20 | .224 | ||||
2023Away | .768 | 166 | 8 | 22 | .248 | ||||
2022Home | .626 | 216 | 3 | 13 | .242 | ||||
2022Away | .574 | 195 | 2 | 12 | .217 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Nick Senzel 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
0.22BB Rate
8.3%K Rate
37.5%BABIP
.250ISO
.136AVG
.182OBP
.250SLG
.318OPS
.568wOBA
.256Exit Velocity
84.3 mphHard Hit Rate
23.1%Barrels/PA
0.0%Expected BA
.193Expected SLG
.247Sprint Speed
22.9 ft/secGround Ball %
53.8%Line Drive %
0.0%Fly Ball %
46.2%Prospect Rankings History
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Chance for outfield work?
The Nationals placed Lane Thomas on the injured list with a sprained MCL on Wednesday, which could prompt Senzel to see some playing time in the outfield.
ANALYSIS
Washington called up infielder Trey Lipscomb in a corresponding move, as the club opted not to bolster their outfield depth. Senzel's only action in the field has come at third base this season, but he primarily played the outfield during his five seasons in Cincinnati.
Washington called up infielder Trey Lipscomb in a corresponding move, as the club opted not to bolster their outfield depth. Senzel's only action in the field has come at third base this season, but he primarily played the outfield during his five seasons in Cincinnati.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Stop me if you've heard this one before: Senzel missed time with injuries last season and disappointed when healthy. His 110 games played represent a career high, but he still hit the injured list three times and suffered other minor injuries. In between, he hit 231/.296/.306 with five homers and eight steals. A .249 xBA suggests he got a bit unlucky, but his batted-ball numbers were generally unimpressive. An 18.1 K% did mean he made an above-average amount of contact, but that came with a 3.2% barrel rate (not too far from his 4.9% career mark), so it's no surprise he failed to do much damage. In theory, there's still enough here to separate him from other late lottery tickets, but that's becoming increasingly untrue. Yes, he's still the same person who was drafted second overall in 2016, and he still has a path to playing time in a very hitter-friendly park. But he's also heading into his age-28 and owns a .663 career OPS in 1,036 plate appearances, to say nothing of his health concerns.
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Out of Friday's lineup
Senzel is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus Houston.
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Activated from injured list
The Nationals reinstated Senzel (thumb) from the 10-day injured list Monday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
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Set to start rehab assignment
Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Saturday that Senzel (thumb) will begin his rehab assignment with Double-A Harrisburg on Monday, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
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Placed on IL
The Nationals placed Senzel on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a fractured right thumb, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
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Out 3-to-4 weeks
Nationals manager Dave Martinez said that Senzel is expected to miss 3-to-4 weeks after fracturing his right thumb in during batting practice prior to Thursday's 8-2 loss to the Reds, the Associated Press reports.
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