Jeremy Pena
26-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.282
HR
5
RBI
26
R
35
SB
10
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Pena fanned less and walked more than he did in his rookie season. Pena's average exit velocity and hard-hit rate were essentially the same. However, he flattened his swing, resulting in more grounders and a three mph drop in flyball average exit velocity, cutting his HR/FB mark in half. The change helped boost his BABIP by 25 points, but Pena's power was crushed as he left the yard only 10 times, 12 fewer times than his first season, despite 76 more plate appearances. He stole two more bases, but he profiled as someone who would take advantage of the new rules. It was sage to expect Pena to fall short of his freshman season, but the way he did it was curious, morphing into an extreme groundball hitter. From a fantasy perspective, Pena's transition is better for batting average, but he doesn't steal ample bases to be a top tier shortstop unless he reverts to hitting more flyballs. Pena is why tracking stats when drafting is precarious. He's likely going to be a fantasy asset, but the distribution of his stats has a wide range of possibilities. Read Past Outlooks
Reaches base three times
Pena went 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, two RBI and a run scored Tuesday against the Cardinals.
ANALYSIS
Pena entered Tuesday's game having failed to tally an extra-base hit in 10 straight starts. He ended that drought with an RBI double in the third inning and also drove in a run on a sacrifice fly one frame later. Pena is now hitting .302 with five home runs and nine stolen bases across 251 plate appearances on the campaign.
Pena entered Tuesday's game having failed to tally an extra-base hit in 10 straight starts. He ended that drought with an RBI double in the third inning and also drove in a run on a sacrifice fly one frame later. Pena is now hitting .302 with five home runs and nine stolen bases across 251 plate appearances on the campaign.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+23%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+16%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .817 | 409 | 12 | 41 | .304 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .666 | 1070 | 25 | 100 | .248 | ||||
2024vs Left | .773 | 83 | 2 | 6 | .291 | ||||
2024vs Right | .669 | 210 | 3 | 20 | .278 | ||||
2023vs Left | .834 | 174 | 3 | 16 | .325 | ||||
2023vs Right | .655 | 457 | 7 | 36 | .239 | ||||
2022vs Left | .822 | 152 | 7 | 19 | .286 | ||||
2022vs Right | .675 | 403 | 15 | 44 | .241 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+7%
OPS at Home
2024
+39%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .731 | 742 | 22 | 77 | .264 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .685 | 737 | 15 | 64 | .262 | ||||
2024Home | .813 | 151 | 3 | 16 | .314 | ||||
2024Away | .583 | 142 | 2 | 10 | .250 | ||||
2023Home | .679 | 316 | 5 | 26 | .242 | ||||
2023Away | .731 | 315 | 5 | 26 | .284 | ||||
2022Home | .743 | 275 | 14 | 35 | .262 | ||||
2022Away | .686 | 280 | 8 | 28 | .244 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jeremy Pena 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
3.4%K Rate
16.6%BABIP
.326ISO
.100AVG
.284OBP
.318SLG
.384OPS
.702wOBA
.310Exit Velocity
88.5 mphHard Hit Rate
24.7%Barrels/PA
2.7%Expected BA
.279Expected SLG
.384Sprint Speed
25.7 ft/secGround Ball %
50.7%Line Drive %
21.3%Fly Ball %
28.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Chance to bat leadoff?
Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle listed Pena as a candidate to hit leadoff with Jose Altuve set to miss the start of the season due to a broken thumb.
ANALYSIS
Pena had a .253/.289/.426 slash line with 22 home runs, 63 RBI and 11 steals in 136 games as a rookie last season, with his most common spots in the batting order being second and seventh, respectively. Houston will have a massive hole atop the lineup with Altuve out until at least mid-May, and Pena could provide some pop during the absence. However, if manager Dusty Baker prioritizes on-base ability, it could be the likes of Alex Bregman who moves to the top spot.
Pena had a .253/.289/.426 slash line with 22 home runs, 63 RBI and 11 steals in 136 games as a rookie last season, with his most common spots in the batting order being second and seventh, respectively. Houston will have a massive hole atop the lineup with Altuve out until at least mid-May, and Pena could provide some pop during the absence. However, if manager Dusty Baker prioritizes on-base ability, it could be the likes of Alex Bregman who moves to the top spot.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Pena had the task of replacing the void left by Carlos Correa's departure in free agency over the winter. Pena had no major league experience coming into the season and had just 160 plate appearances at the minor league level the previous season, but finished the season slightly better than league average with a 102 wRC+. Few would have projected him with double-digit steals let alone double-digit homers, yet the rookie did both hitting more homers in 2022 than he had in his professional baseball career from 2018-2021 and stole more bases than he did in 2019 and 2021 combined. He didn't accept many walks in Triple-A in 2021 and accepted even fewer as a rookie while striking out often, but the Houston lineup was deep enough to absorb these risks and keep his excellent defense in the lineup as often as it was. The profile is rather reminscent of a younger Javier Baez with perhaps a little more contact, but the same types of risks apply with the conditions ripe for a sophomore slump.
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Getting first day off
Pena is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Minnesota, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Logs steal in loss
Pena went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Monday's 9-7 loss to the Angels.
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Homers among three hits
Pena went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in a 9-4 loss to the Yankees on Wednesday.
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Connects for third homer
Pena went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and two runs scored Sunday against the Rockies.
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Nabs fourth steal
Pena went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Nationals.
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