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Akil Baddoo

Akil Baddoo

26-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Detroit Tigers AAA
2025 Stats
AVG
.118
HR
0
RBI
1
R
0
SB
1
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
As other young players made their mark in Detroit last season, Baddoo seemed to take a step backward. He appeared in only 31 games for the Tigers and slashed a meager .137/.220/.301. Baddoo spent most of his time with Triple-A Toledo, where he had a more respectable .238/.340/.418 line across 82 games. The now 26-year-old outfielder seemed to be on the cusp of becoming a solid everyday player when he posted 13 home runs, 18 stolen bases and a .766 OPS during his age-22 season back in 2021. However, Baddoo has regressed offensively since then, which has relegated him to more of a reserve role. Detroit has also seen the likes of Riley Greene, Parker Meadows and Wenceel Perez emerge as young options in the outfield. With those three all likely slotted into starting jobs to begin the 2025 season, Baddoo may be hard pressed to earn playing time or even make the MLB roster out of spring training. His fantasy stock has taken a definite hit in recent years. Read Past Outlooks
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League AAA
Bats L
Throws L
40 Man No
Height 6'1"
Weight 210
DOB 8/16/1998
Born Silver Spring, MD
College None
Drafted 2016 MIN
Signed a one-year contract with the Tigers in May of 2025.
Remains in organization
OFDetroit Tigers  AAA
June 10, 2025
The Tigers outrighted Baddoo to Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Analysis
Baddoo cleared waivers after being booted off the 40-man roster and has accepted an outright assignment rather than testing free agency. The outfielder is a career .224/.305/.369 hitter across parts of five major-league seasons.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
2
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+8%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
+681%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+60%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+55%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .688 17 2 0 1 1 .250 .250 .438
Since 2023vs Right .636 440 45 13 39 15 .197 .289 .347
2025vs Left 1.500 2 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 1.000
2025vs Right .192 16 0 0 0 1 .067 .125 .067
2024vs Left .800 5 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .600
2024vs Right .500 77 6 2 5 1 .132 .221 .279
2023vs Left .444 10 1 0 0 1 .222 .222 .222
2023vs Right .688 347 39 11 34 13 .218 .312 .376
Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+8%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
-100%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+1%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+9%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .613 217 21 7 19 5 .192 .255 .359
Since 2023Away .661 240 26 6 21 11 .206 .318 .343
2025Home .000 7 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2025Away .573 11 0 0 1 1 .200 .273 .300
2024Home .519 29 3 1 4 0 .115 .172 .346
2024Away .522 53 4 1 1 1 .149 .245 .277
2023Home .654 181 18 6 15 5 .212 .278 .376
2023Away .710 176 22 5 19 9 .224 .343 .367
Minor League Left/Right Batting Splits (AAA)
Since 2023
 
 
+16%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+7%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+11%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+4%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .694 132 2 7 .239 .318 .376
Since 2023vs Right .805 487 14 56 .249 .355 .449
2025vs Left .647 31 0 0 .300 10.000 .367
2025vs Right .695 163 6 21 .246 58.000 .471
2024vs Left .593 95 2 7 .207 29.000 .378
2024vs Right .656 281 7 28 .249 96.011 .432
2023vs Left .733 6 0 0 .400 3.000 .400
2023vs Right .708 43 1 7 .257 16.000 .486
Stat Review
How does Akil Baddoo 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.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.20
 
BB Rate
5.6%
 
K Rate
27.8%
 
BABIP
.167
 
ISO
.059
 
AVG
.118
 
OBP
.167
 
SLG
.176
 
OPS
.343
 
wOBA
.158
 
Exit Velocity
90.3 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
41.7%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.255
 
Expected SLG
.314
 
Sprint Speed
24.2 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
50.0%
 
Line Drive %
25.0%
 
Fly Ball %
25.0%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After a breakout 2021 rookie campaign, Baddoo has regressed over the past two seasons. In 2021, he batted .259 with a .766 OPS and also chipped in 13 home runs and 18 stolen bases across 124 games. It looked like the young outfielder could be primed to reach the 20-20 plateau, though he only had 13 total home runs and 23 steals over the last two years combined while his batting average and OPS also dipped. Baddoo continues to struggle with consistent contact, as he struck out just under 25% of the time in 2023. While that was a step forward from 2022, he'll need to cut down on the strikeouts even more and get on base more frequently if he wants to fully take advantage of his speed. Following the down seasons, Baddoo has not surprisingly dropped down the Detroit depth chart. Heading into the 2024 campaign, he looks like a fourth outfielder at best, behind Mark Canha, Parker Meadows and Riley Greene. Baddoo will be turning 25 this year, and he'll need to produce if he wants to reestablish himself as a regular for the Tigers.
Baddoo delivered a strong rookie campaign in 2021 with a 110 wRC+ as a Rule 5 draft pick, but he was unable to reproduce those results last year. The 24-year-old had a horrid first month of the season and was demoted to the minors in early May after he hit .140 in his first 17 games of 2022. Baddoo returned to the majors over the summer, but he never found much consistency and finished with a 28.4 percent strikeout rate. He should have a chance to lock down a starting job in Detroit's outfield during spring training, but a spot on the Opening Day roster isn't guaranteed given his .558 OPS in 2022.
Simply put, Baddoo was one of the best stories of the 2021 season. He was a Rule 5 pick out of a Minnesota organization in which he never got out of A-ball and struggled to make contact around flashes of power and athleticism. Detroit had nothing to lose, and let him play regularly in the Grapefruit League, and Baddoo impressed enough to make the roster. He had some notable moments around plenty of strikeouts, but Detroit stuck with him and he got better as the club got better throughout the season. He was awful against lefties when given the chance (.523 OPS), so his 2022 production will likely be limited in a platoon. His run production should not feel much loss given he drove in only 11 runners against lefties, and it should actually help his batting average given his .214 average and 30.6% strikeout rate in 108 PA vs. LHP. The growing pains are not gone, but a 20-20 season is absolutely possible in 2022.
This player will receive an outlook for the 2021 fantasy baseball season.
Baddoo posted the second-lowest LD% (9.2%) in the Midwest League and his K% jumped from 13.2% in Rookie ball to 24.0% at Low-A. Those two factors pushed his average down to .243, but there were still positives to his full-season debut. The lefty-hitting outfielder sports a strong all-fields approach (33.7 Oppo%) and puts his plus speed to work on the bases (24-for-29 on SB attempts). Despite the elevated strikeout rate, Baddoo continued to take his walks, posting the sixth best BB% (14.3%) in the MWL. Considering his LD% was north of 20% in 2017, we should expect him to rebound somewhat in that realm this year. He handles fastballs very well, but struggled against quality offspeed pitches. Given his age (20) and good makeup, his pitch recognition could also improve in the coming seasons. He has more upside in OBP and points leagues, but his stolen-base potential makes him relevant in all dynasty formats.
It's easy to see why statheads love Baddoo, but he also has the kind of tools that force scouts to pay attention. He had more walks (36) than strikeouts (32) as an 18-year-old in rookie ball, while also hitting for some pop and utilizing his plus speed on the bases (9-for-13 on stolen-base attempts). The Twins appear to have found a steal with the No. 74 overall pick in 2016. Baddoo even signed for an under-slot $750,000, as he was seen as toolsy yet raw. A sturdy 5-foot-11, 185 pounds, he projects to eventually outgrow his plus wheels, but he also projects to grow into more power. His skill set is that of the prototypical modern-day leadoff hitter. He should get on base at a high clip while flirting with 20-20 seasons early in his career before his speed ticks down. It's possible that he will eventually end up in left field, which puts pressure on the bat, but so far his hit tool appears up to the challenge.
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Dumped from 40-man roster
OFDetroit Tigers  AAA
June 6, 2025
The Tigers designated Baddoo for assignment on Friday.
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Optioned to Triple-A
OFDetroit Tigers  AAA
May 24, 2025
The Tigers optioned Baddoo to Triple-A Toledo following Friday's game against the Guardians.
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Retreating to bench Wednesday
OFDetroit Tigers  AAA
May 21, 2025
Baddoo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.
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Added to roster
OFDetroit Tigers  AAA
May 14, 2025
The Tigers selected Baddoo's contract from Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
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Healthy again at Triple-A
OFDetroit Tigers  AAA
May 11, 2025
Baddoo (hand) is slashing .247/.329/.479 with five home runs and four stolen bases across 82 plate appearances since being activated from Triple-A Toledo's 7-day injured list April 15.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Options running out
OFDetroit Tigers  AAA
July 18, 2024
After being sent to Triple-A Toledo by the Tigers on July 12, Baddoo has one minor-league option remaining for 2024, reports Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic.
Analysis
A player can be optioned only five times in a single season, and Baddoo has now been sent down four times by Detroit this year. The 25-year-old has struggled in 26 big-league games this season with a .517 OPS and 34.8 percent strikeout rate. Baddoo can still be called up and optioned once more, but after that he'll be exposed to other teams through the waivers process if demoted.
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