Mickey Moniak
25-Year-Old
2023 Stats
AVG
.280
HR
14
RBI
45
R
35
SB
6
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Last season, Moniak made waves in the majors for the first time since being taken with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 First-Year Player Draft. Despite a strong spring training, he opened the campaign in the minors, where he shined with a .940 OPS over 33 games. That led to a mid-May call-up to the majors, and Moniak stayed with the big club for the remainder of the campaign, eventually working his way into a starting role due in part to injuries to Mike Trout and Taylor Ward. From his May 18 call-up through the end of July, Moniak recorded a standout .913 OPS with 11 homers and 35 RBI over 54 games, but he faded to a .596 OPS over the final two months of the campaign. There are some glaring holes in Moniak's offensive game that shouldn't be overlooked -- most notably, he struck out 35.0 percent of the time last season and batted just .222 against southpaws -- so he may be best-suited to work in a platoon. However, the Angels aren't exactly flush with outfield depth, thus Moniak will likely get ample opportunity to build upon his breakthrough next year. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
#488
ADP
Could hit leadoff
Angels manager Ron Washington said Thursday that he envisions Moniak and Luis Rengifo as candidates to bat leadoff, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Given the splits between the two players, it would make sense that Moniak hits leadoff against right-handers and Rengifo bats leadoff versus lefties. Moniak -- who is likely to sit against southpaws in favor of Aaron Hicks -- slashed .294/.322/.544 versus right-handed pitching in 2023.
Given the splits between the two players, it would make sense that Moniak hits leadoff against right-handers and Rengifo bats leadoff versus lefties. Moniak -- who is likely to sit against southpaws in favor of Aaron Hicks -- slashed .294/.322/.544 versus right-handed pitching in 2023.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
+70%
OPS vs RHP
2023
+58%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .445 | 88 | 1 | 6 | .179 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .757 | 384 | 17 | 50 | .254 | ||||
2023vs Left | .548 | 65 | 1 | 6 | .222 | ||||
2023vs Right | .866 | 258 | 13 | 39 | .294 | ||||
2022vs Left | .220 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .077 | ||||
2022vs Right | .550 | 97 | 3 | 8 | .183 | ||||
2021vs Left | .000 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
2021vs Right | .454 | 29 | 1 | 3 | .120 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
+21%
OPS on Road
2023
+4%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021Home | .635 | 249 | 10 | 33 | .218 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .771 | 223 | 8 | 23 | .265 | ||||
2023Home | .786 | 164 | 8 | 27 | .272 | ||||
2023Away | .818 | 159 | 6 | 18 | .288 | ||||
2022Home | .343 | 56 | 1 | 3 | .127 | ||||
2022Away | .684 | 56 | 2 | 5 | .216 | ||||
2021Home | .335 | 29 | 1 | 3 | .077 | ||||
2021Away | .393 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .143 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Mickey Moniak 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
0.08BB Rate
2.8%K Rate
35.0%BABIP
.397ISO
.215AVG
.280OBP
.307SLG
.495OPS
.802wOBA
.346Exit Velocity
89.0 mphHard Hit Rate
36.9%Barrels/PA
7.7%Expected BA
.245Expected SLG
.448Sprint Speed
23.6 ft/secGround Ball %
31.3%Line Drive %
24.1%Fly Ball %
44.6%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Enough has been said about Moniak being a colossal bust that it may surprise some to note that he's still only 24. The 2016 first-overall pick has failed to live up to that billing thus far, but he made some noise in the minors last season, slashing .312/.362/.600 with eight homers, 20 RBI and five steals over 138 plate appearances between three levels and four clubs. The Phillies moved on from him after he went just 6-for-46 with 19 strikeouts during an opportunity in the majors, trading him to the Angels in a deal that netted them Brandon Marsh. Moniak got off to nice start with his new team, slugging two homers in five games immediately after the trade. He then broke his left middle finger and missed over a month, and when he returned in September the steam was gone, as he went 8-for-46 with a 1:20 BB:K the rest of the way. The Angels would love to see Moniak turn things around and erase the bust label, but it's hard to look past the career .218 OBP and 39.5% strikeout rate he's posted thus far as a big-leaguer. Los Angeles traded for Hunter Renfroe in the offseason, effectively eliminating Moniak's chance of competing for a starting or platoon role. At this point, it would probably be a win for him to emerge as a decent fourth outfielder.
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Day off Sunday
Moniak is not in Sunday's lineup against the Athletics.
ANALYSIS
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Activated from IL
The Angels reinstated Moniak (back) from the 10-day injured list Thursday.
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Placed on 10-day IL
The Angels placed Moniak on the 10-day injured list Friday with left back tightness.
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No baseball activities yet
Moniak (back) remains out of the lineup Friday and hasn't yet resumed baseball activities, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.
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Won't play in series finale
Angels manager Phil Nevin confirmed earlier this week that Moniak (back) will remain out for at least the rest of the team's series in Seattle that concludes Wednesday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
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