Anthony Santander
29-Year-Old
2023 Stats
AVG
.257
HR
28
RBI
95
R
81
SB
5
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Santander's triple slash improved across the board as he benefited from legislating the shift. The switch-hitter faced a shift 89.4 percent of the time as a lefty in 2022, posting a .219 BABIP. Last season, he was shaded 65.3 percent of the time when batting left-handed, leading to a .292 BABIP. The higher BABIP helped counter a career high strikeout rate, though it wasn't egregiously high. Santander's homers dropped, but his percentage of extra base hits increased four points, so his slugging percentage improved. After stealing just three career bases heading into last season, Santander was 5-for-6 with the new rules, so there's some hope he'll run a tad more. Santander's defense remained a tick above average in right field, assuring he'll continue to play nearly every day, even as the Orioles continue to promote prospects to the majors. There isn't an area where Santander pops with upside, but he's a durable and reliable compiler on a team with a potent lineup. Read Past Outlooks
Looking for rhythm at plate
Santander has gone 2-for-14 over his first five Grapefruit League games.
ANALYSIS
Santander has just one strikeout in that span, but there's not many positives to take from that stat line. The outfielder had a career-high 95 RBI while hitting .257 with a .797 OPS and 28 home runs last season. He enters 2024 as the penciled-in starter in right field, though the Orioles have a crop of talented outfield prospects that could push him for playing time if he starts the campaign poorly.
Santander has just one strikeout in that span, but there's not many positives to take from that stat line. The outfielder had a career-high 95 RBI while hitting .257 with a .797 OPS and 28 home runs last season. He enters 2024 as the penciled-in starter in right field, though the Orioles have a crop of talented outfield prospects that could push him for playing time if he starts the campaign poorly.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
+7%
OPS vs LHP
2023
+1%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .804 | 505 | 20 | 57 | .267 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .754 | 1236 | 59 | 177 | .239 | ||||
2023vs Left | .790 | 170 | 5 | 18 | .250 | ||||
2023vs Right | .798 | 486 | 23 | 77 | .260 | ||||
2022vs Left | .913 | 178 | 11 | 27 | .293 | ||||
2022vs Right | .720 | 469 | 22 | 62 | .221 | ||||
2021vs Left | .698 | 157 | 4 | 12 | .257 | ||||
2021vs Right | .732 | 281 | 14 | 38 | .233 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
+16%
OPS at Home
2023
+6%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021Home | .828 | 840 | 45 | 126 | .265 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .713 | 901 | 34 | 108 | .231 | ||||
2023Home | .821 | 313 | 15 | 50 | .261 | ||||
2023Away | .775 | 343 | 13 | 45 | .253 | ||||
2022Home | .820 | 325 | 15 | 45 | .269 | ||||
2022Away | .726 | 322 | 18 | 44 | .212 | ||||
2021Home | .849 | 202 | 15 | 31 | .262 | ||||
2021Away | .609 | 236 | 3 | 19 | .224 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Anthony Santander 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
0.36BB Rate
8.4%K Rate
23.2%BABIP
.299ISO
.215AVG
.257OBP
.325SLG
.472OPS
.797wOBA
.347Exit Velocity
90.6 mphHard Hit Rate
38.8%Barrels/PA
6.9%Expected BA
.237Expected SLG
.426Sprint Speed
21.1 ft/secGround Ball %
35.0%Line Drive %
15.3%Fly Ball %
49.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Santander was a concern heading into the season because of the sharp increase in his strikeout rate in 2021 as he missed nearly 50 games with injuries. The additional curveball of the changes to Camden Yards made us wonder if 20 homers could ever happen again, and all he did was go out and obliterate his previous career high and hit 33 homers, including 7 at home as a righty. He even hit a comfy .269 at home, but really struggled away from Baltimore with a .212 average in other parks and was particularly bad from the left side of the plate on the road (.194.) His StatCast profile has a healthy shade of red in the right areas except for a below average chase rate and a league average walk rate. He has now hit just below league average in two consecutive seasons after hitting above it in the previous two, but you are targeting him for homers and RBIs while hoping for a batting average rebound. He would be a 40-homer threat in most any other ballpark in baseball.
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Settles with O's
Santander signed a one-year, $11.7 million contract with the Orioles on Thursday, avoiding arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
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Takes seat Friday
Santander is out of the lineup Friday against the Red Sox.
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Notches 28th homer
Santander went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's win over the Red Sox.
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Knocks in team's only two runs
Santander went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI in Saturday's 2-1 win against Cleveland.
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Drives in three
Santander went 3-for-4 with a double, three RBI and one run scored in Friday's 9-8 loss to the Guardians.
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