Wilmer Flores
32-Year-Old
2023 Stats
AVG
.284
HR
23
RBI
60
R
51
SB
0
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Flores put together the best offensive showing of his career in 2023 in what was his age-31 season. The veteran infielder's .284 average, .355 on-base percentage and .509 slugging percentage were all full-season career highs, as were his 23 home runs. Long known as a lefty masher, Flores did his usual tormenting of southpaws in producing an .886 OPS with eight homers in 181 plate appearances against them. He handled righties nearly as well, though, with an .847 OPS and 15 long balls across 273 plate appearances. A glance at Flores' expected stats via Statcast paint a picture of a guy who had luck on his side, as only 10 other players had a bigger spread than Flores' 32-point gap between his xwOBA (.336) and actual wOBA (.368). He's an extreme flyball hitter (46.7 percent) and pull hitter (46.1 percent), which is the recipe for overcoming a weak average exit velocity (86.4 mph), but some regression here is likely. Read Past Outlooks
No defined role at start of spring
Flores is not expected to begin 2024 with a set position, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
ANALYSIS
It's a familiar refrain for Flores, who was a utility player at times in 2023 and still slashed .284/.355/.509 with a career-high 23 home runs and 60 RBI over 126 games. He'll likely have an easier time finding a spot against left-handed pitchers, but manager Bob Melvin notes his splits are acceptable against right-handers. The addition of Jorge Soler likely takes designated hitter away from the places Flores will see time, but he can fill in at a variety of infield positions.
It's a familiar refrain for Flores, who was a utility player at times in 2023 and still slashed .284/.355/.509 with a career-high 23 home runs and 60 RBI over 126 games. He'll likely have an easier time finding a spot against left-handed pitchers, but manager Bob Melvin notes his splits are acceptable against right-handers. The addition of Jorge Soler likely takes designated hitter away from the places Flores will see time, but he can fill in at a variety of infield positions.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
+4%
OPS vs LHP
2023
+5%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .796 | 537 | 20 | 62 | .269 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .768 | 955 | 40 | 122 | .248 | ||||
2023vs Left | .886 | 181 | 8 | 23 | .303 | ||||
2023vs Right | .847 | 273 | 15 | 37 | .271 | ||||
2022vs Left | .707 | 207 | 6 | 20 | .223 | ||||
2022vs Right | .711 | 395 | 13 | 51 | .231 | ||||
2021vs Left | .803 | 149 | 6 | 19 | .288 | ||||
2021vs Right | .770 | 287 | 12 | 34 | .248 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
+2%
OPS at Home
2023
+22%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021Home | .788 | 722 | 28 | 98 | .263 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .769 | 770 | 32 | 86 | .249 | ||||
2023Home | .777 | 218 | 9 | 31 | .279 | ||||
2023Away | .947 | 236 | 14 | 29 | .289 | ||||
2022Home | .797 | 284 | 11 | 41 | .248 | ||||
2022Away | .635 | 318 | 8 | 30 | .212 | ||||
2021Home | .787 | 220 | 8 | 26 | .264 | ||||
2021Away | .778 | 216 | 10 | 27 | .260 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Wilmer Flores 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
0.65BB Rate
9.0%K Rate
13.9%BABIP
.286ISO
.225AVG
.284OBP
.355SLG
.509OPS
.863wOBA
.375Exit Velocity
86.4 mphHard Hit Rate
29.9%Barrels/PA
5.9%Expected BA
.256Expected SLG
.437Sprint Speed
20.5 ft/secGround Ball %
31.9%Line Drive %
21.4%Fly Ball %
46.7%Advanced Batting Stats
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Flores set a career high with 151 games and 602 plate appearances, but it was ill-timed as he registered his worst season since 2018. Flores' 17.1% strikeout rate was below league average, but it was his worst ever. His BABIP is generally low, but last season's .246 was a career nadir. He managed to club a career-high 19 homers, but that was compiling, not skills. Like most righthanded hitters, Flores hits southpaws better than righties, but last season he struggled with the platoon advantage, though he also fared worse than usual facing same-side pitching. Aside from less contact, Flores lofted a career-high 46% fly balls with declining exit velocity, which was the impetus for the drop in BABIP. There is a good chance Flores will play less this season, so if his skills revert to previous levels, his mediocre power and absence of speed has limited mixed league allure but can be useful in NL-only formats.
More Fantasy News
Provides offense in loss
Flores went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and a walk in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Dodgers.
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Returns to lineup
Flores (knee) is starting at third base and batting third Wednesday against San Diego, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
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Remains out with sore knee
Flores (knee) remains out of the lineup Tuesday against the Padres.
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Not starting Monday
Flores (knee) isn't in the starting lineup for Monday's game against San Diego, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Exits with knee discomfort
Flores (knee) exited Sunday's game versus the Dodgers with right knee discomfort, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
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