2020 Stats
AVG
.250
HR
10
RBI
35
R
28
SB
1
2021 Projections
2021 Fantasy Outlook
Cabrera exclusively served as a designated hitter for the first time in his career in 2020, and he had a .250/.329/.417 slash line with 10 home runs and 35 RBI in 57 games. The double-digit home runs were a welcome sight during the shortened season, especially since he had only 15 homers in 174 contests over the previous two campaigns. Cabrera traded some batting average for that power, as it was only the second time in his career he hit below the .280 mark. He has three years and $94 million remaining on his contract before mutual options in 2024 and 2025, so he's unlikely to be going anywhere in the foreseeable future. The veteran slugger could provide limited fantasy value if he can replicate his 27-homer pace from 2020 with a decent average, but that's likely a best-case scenario as he enters his 19th season in the majors. Read Past Outlooks

Might play first base weekly
Detroit manager A.J. Hinch said he is seriously considering playing Cabrera at first base one to two times per week this season, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Hinch said playing Cabrera at first gives him more roster flexibility, though he added that he doesn't want to "break" the veteran. Cabrera last appeared at first in 2019 and exclusively served as the designated hitter during the shortened 2020 season, but it appears he has a real chance at playing the field in 2021. The 37-year-old's fantasy value will of course depend on what he can do at the plate, though he could at least have some more positional eligibility to work with.
Hinch said playing Cabrera at first gives him more roster flexibility, though he added that he doesn't want to "break" the veteran. Cabrera last appeared at first in 2019 and exclusively served as the designated hitter during the shortened 2020 season, but it appears he has a real chance at playing the field in 2021. The 37-year-old's fantasy value will of course depend on what he can do at the plate, though he could at least have some more positional eligibility to work with.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2018
+35%
OPS vs LHP
2020
+67%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2018vs Left | .963 | 188 | 6 | 31 | .340 | ||||
Since 2018vs Right | .711 | 749 | 19 | 85 | .262 | ||||
2020vs Left | 1.116 | 41 | 2 | 8 | .400 | ||||
2020vs Right | .668 | 190 | 8 | 27 | .219 | ||||
2019vs Left | .971 | 111 | 4 | 20 | .340 | ||||
2019vs Right | .687 | 438 | 8 | 39 | .268 | ||||
2018vs Left | .756 | 36 | 0 | 3 | .267 | ||||
2018vs Right | .868 | 121 | 3 | 19 | .308 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2018
+20%
OPS at Home
2020
+11%
OPS at Home
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Since 2018Home | .829 | 468 | 12 | 60 | .300 | ||||
Since 2018Away | .693 | 469 | 13 | 56 | .255 | ||||
2020Home | .788 | 104 | 5 | 15 | .239 | ||||
2020Away | .712 | 127 | 5 | 20 | .259 | ||||
2019Home | .816 | 271 | 5 | 34 | .315 | ||||
2019Away | .674 | 278 | 7 | 25 | .250 | ||||
2018Home | .917 | 93 | 2 | 11 | .321 | ||||
2018Away | .737 | 64 | 1 | 11 | .268 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Miguel Cabrera 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
0.47BB Rate
10.4%K Rate
22.1%BABIP
.283ISO
.167AVG
.250OBP
.329SLG
.417OPS
.746wOBA
.329Exit Velocity
84.6 mphHard Hit Rate
30.3%Barrels/PA
6.9%Advanced Batting Stats
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Cabrera will be 37 shortly after Opening Day, so it is mind blowing to see that the aging player is still due another $132 million on his contract. He has four more seasons where he will make at least $30 million until his employer is afforded the option to buy out his deal. Cabrera, around his injuries, has one fewer homer over the past two seasons than he had in the 2017 season alone. He can hit for a strong average in his sleep as he has hit below .280 just twice in his 17-year career. The larger issue is that the power that was once a mainstay in his stat line is gone. He has exceeded 20 HR just once in the past five seasons, and the decline in homers has suppressed his ability to drive in runners. The aging curve accelerates from here, so hitting .280 with 20 homers would be an accomplishment for him in 2020. On draft day, when someone nominates him for $1, let someone else cling to the glory days.
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Could play some at first
Cabrera has been doing defensive drills during the offseason and could play some at first base this season, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
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Not starting Sunday
Cabrera is out of the lineup Sunday against the Royals, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
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Homers again Thursday
Cabrera went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Thursday's 8-7 loss to the Royals.
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Vintage effort Wednesday
Cabrera went 2-for-5 with a pair of three-run home runs in Wednesday's 7-6 loss to the Twins.
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Homers in loss
Cabrera went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 7-4 loss to Cleveland.
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