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Rowdy Tellez

24-Year-Old First Baseman1B

Toronto Blue Jays

2019 Stats

AVG

.227

RBI

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2019 Fantasy Outlook

While Yankee fans were enjoying Luke Voit and Rays fans enjoyed Ji-Man Choi, Jays fans got a pleasant surprise with their own September slugger. Tellez has been a solid hitter throughout his minor-league career, with above-average power and defensive limitations due to his size, but he stalled out a bit at Triple-A. Nobody could have predicted the small-sample offensive explosion he had last season with the big club (13 extra-base hits in 73 PA). Statcast did not support his September production, as his xwOBA was 80 points below his actual mark. In plain English -- the quality of his contact was not as good as the actual outcomes of his at-bats. Additionally, his 28.8 K% and 2.7 BB% in that tiny sample suggest major regression was coming. Tellez should head back to Triple-A with Justin Smoak and Kendrys Morales on the big-league roster. He may get another chance in 2019, but should not be expected to recapture last year's brief success. Read Past Outlooks

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#656

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Bats L

Throws L

40 Man Yes

Height 6'4"

Weight 220

DOB 3/16/1995

Born Sacramento, CA

College None

Drafted 30th Rd 2013 TOR

Smashes two home runs

1BToronto Blue Jays

September 25, 2019

Tellez went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs and two runs in a 3-2 victory against the Orioles on Wednesday.

ANALYSIS
With his pair of long balls, Tellez has reached the 20-homer plateau during his rookie season. Tellez spent time in the minors during July and August, but during those two months, he also hit just one home run in 18 games. In September, Tellez has six homers, which is his most for any month this year. He is batting .226 with 21 home runs, 53 RBI, 48 runs and one steal in 358 at-bats this season.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2017

+4%

OPS vs RHP

2019

+18%

OPS vs LHP

2018

+270%

OPS vs RHP

2017

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	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2017vs Left	.755	149	15	6	25	1	.244	.295	.459
Since 2017vs Right	.782	333	44	19	43	0	.239	.300	.482
2019vs Left	.831	126	13	6	23	1	.270	.317	.513
2019vs Right	.702	283	36	15	31	0	.208	.283	.420
2018vs Left	.324	23	2	0	2	0	.100	.174	.150
2018vs Right	1.200	50	8	4	12	0	.400	.400	.800
2017vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2017

+3%

OPS at Home

2019

+8%

OPS on Road

2018

+66%

OPS at Home

2017

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	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2017Home	.785	256	30	15	42	0	.233	.289	.496
Since 2017Away	.761	226	29	10	26	1	.250	.310	.451
2019Home	.713	213	24	12	32	0	.210	.272	.441
2019Away	.773	196	25	9	22	1	.246	.316	.457
2018Home	1.128	43	6	3	10	0	.341	.372	.756
2018Away	.680	30	4	1	4	0	.276	.267	.414
2017Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Stat Review

How does Rowdy Tellez 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.

BB/K
Walk to strikeout ratio
BB Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
K Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
BABIP
Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
ISO
Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
AVG
Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
OBP
On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
SLG
Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
OPS
On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
wOBA
Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
Exit Velocity
The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
Hard Hit Rate
A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
Barrels/PA
The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.

BB/K

0.25

BB Rate

7.1%

K Rate

28.4%

BABIP

.267

ISO

.222

AVG

.227

OBP

.293

SLG

.449

OPS

.742

wOBA

.321

Exit Velocity

90.8 mph

Hard Hit Rate

41.9%

Barrels/PA

8.1%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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The subject of much doubt as he raked at each stop in the lower levels, Tellez, a 30th-round pick in 2013, always answered the bell. That is, until he got to Triple-A. Scouts who saw Tellez remarked on how it seemed like he wasn't getting good breaks on balls in play, and his .264 BABIP bears that out. However, that doesn't explain why he hit just six home runs in 122 games en route to a .110 ISO -- easily the worst mark of his career. His walk rate (9.4 percent) and his strikeout rate (18.8 percent) were fine. Triple-A pitching may have just vexed him -- sometimes guys hit a wall as they climb through the ranks. Entering his age-23 season, it's possible he can make some adjustments and earn a big-league promotion. However, with Justin Smoak and Kendrys Morales around, he not only needs to show significant improvement before getting called up, but would likely need an injury to open up a spot for him.

Few first base prospects can match Tellez's excellent contact skills (17.9 percent strikeout rate) and patience (12.3 percent walk rate) while also projecting to bring a plus hit tool and plus power to the equation. There is that tiny sliver of doubt that he will hit for enough power to profile as an above average fantasy first baseman, as this marked his first season with 20-plus home runs, but a future home in the American League East should help matters. It will be worth monitoring his ability to hit lefties as he moves up the ranks. He hit .264/.345/.456 in 125 at-bats against southpaws at Double-A, which isn't bad, but it illustrates a notable platoon split. The bat is good enough against righties that a Matt Adams-esque career is the worst-case scenario. The Blue Jays kept him at Double-A all season so he likely won't reach the majors until late 2017, at the earliest.

He may have been a 30th round pick, but Tellez has quickly shot up through the team’s prospect rankings and is now a top-10 prospect in the organization. At just 20 years old, he stands an imposing 6-foot-4, 245 pounds and is a left-handed masher, picture perfect for Rogers Centre one day. He split his season between Low-A Lansing and High-A Dunedin, collectively hitting for a .289/.347/.454 slash line with 14 home runs and 77 RBI. He played particularly well when he moved up to Dunedin, hitting for a .811 OPS and seven home runs in 35 games. Tellez plays first base by necessity and doesn’t really have any speed either defensively or on the basepaths. He may start the season back at High-A Dunedin, but advance to Double-A by midsummer.

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