Andres Gimenez

Andres Gimenez

25-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
Cleveland Guardians
2023 Fantasy Outlook
After Gimenez's showing in 2022, it seems safe to say the Guardians indeed found their long-term shortstop in the Francisco Lindor trade. Gimenez was 40% better than league average by wRC+ in 2022, racking up 17 homers and 20 steals on 23 attempts. Factoring in his exceptional defense, Gimenez ranked as a top-15 position player in all of baseball by fWAR. There are reasons to think he was playing over his head offensively last season, including a .353 BABIP, .257 xBA and 14.0% HR/FB. Expect some regression with the rate stats, but Gimenez should still be highly sought after in drafts thanks to his well-rounded skill set and everyday role. With his steals in particular, someone may jump the 24-year-old above ADP on draft day. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#78
ADP
$Signed a seven-year, $106.5 million contract extension with the Guardians in March of 2023. Contract includes a $23 million team option ($2.5 million buyout) for 2030.
Resting in finale
2BCleveland Guardians
October 1, 2023
Gimenez is not in Sunday's lineup against the Tigers.
ANALYSIS
Gimenez hit .333 with three home runs and eight steals in September. Jose Tena gets the start at the keystone, hitting ninth.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
16
4
2
37
33
6
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
2
1
13
18
12
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+1%
OPS vs LHP
2023
Even Split
2022
 
 
+8%
OPS vs LHP
2021
 
 
+14%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .758 363 36 8 30 10 .284 .344 .415
Since 2021vs Right .747 1020 129 29 117 51 .258 .328 .420
2023vs Left .714 197 18 3 13 7 .268 .328 .385
2023vs Right .712 419 58 12 49 23 .243 .307 .405
2022vs Left .887 128 14 4 14 1 .336 .400 .487
2022vs Right .822 429 52 13 55 19 .286 .362 .460
2021vs Left .570 38 4 1 3 2 .194 .237 .333
2021vs Right .648 172 19 4 13 9 .224 .292 .355
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+8%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+6%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+14%
OPS on Road
2021
 
 
+43%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .721 674 79 17 64 31 .250 .324 .397
Since 2021Away .778 709 86 20 83 30 .278 .339 .438
2023Home .734 292 36 8 27 15 .247 .317 .417
2023Away .693 324 40 7 35 15 .255 .311 .383
2022Home .783 277 34 6 28 12 .288 .375 .408
2022Away .889 280 32 11 41 8 .307 .367 .522
2021Home .522 105 9 3 9 4 .167 .210 .313
2021Away .747 105 14 2 7 7 .272 .356 .391
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Stat Review
How does Andres Gimenez 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
0.29
 
BB Rate
5.2%
 
K Rate
18.2%
 
BABIP
.289
 
ISO
.147
 
AVG
.251
 
OBP
.314
 
SLG
.399
 
OPS
.712
 
wOBA
.314
 
Exit Velocity
84.8 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
27.0%
 
Barrels/PA
4.1%
 
Expected BA
.245
 
Expected SLG
.367
 
Sprint Speed
26.1 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
45.3%
 
Line Drive %
17.4%
 
Fly Ball %
37.3%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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In leagues where speed is a premium commodity on draft day, Gimenez was rocketing up boards last March after a decent spring training that led to many expecting regular at-bats. He played pretty regularly in April, but after logging a .636 OPS in the first month, his playing time became more sporadic. By mid-May, he was demoted to Triple-A, where he stayed until early-August. He logged a .702 OPS over those final 39 games. Gimenez is a good defensive infielder and went 11-for-11 on stolen-base attempts while riding a .282 OBP across 68 games, so his speed ceiling is still very high if he were to get steady playing time while getting on base at the .320 clip he posted after rejoining the big club. Cleveland has several prized middle-infield prospects who should debut in 2023 and beyond, so this will likely be Gimenez's last chance to show he is more than a utility infielder. He makes for an affordable speed flier if you missed out on an earlier target.
A January trade saw Gimenez sent to Cleveland as arguably the headliner in the return for Francisco Lindor, although that statement may oversell Gimenez's true talent level. The move comes after a .263/.333/.398 showing for Gimenez as a rookie in 2020, with his biggest contribution in fantasy coming on the basepaths where he stole eight bases in nine attempts. Gimenez has not hit double-digit home runs in a pro season, but even so he's been at least league average by wRC+ at every stop thanks in large part to his bat-to-ball skills. His 21.2 K% from last season may not seem great, but he was 21/22 making the jump from Double-A. Gimenez should be expected to settle in to a mid-teens strikeout rate, with plus speed to complement the hit tool and defense up the middle. That's a nice player, and the playing time should be there, but adding Gimenez increases the burden for power from your other roster spots.
Gimenez's dynasty-league stock peaked at High-A in 2018 (124 wRC+, 24 steals in 85 games), but his offensive limitations have started to become glaringly apparent in the upper levels. He has a .257/.317/.380 slash line with nine home runs, a 124:33 K:BB and a 66.7% success rate on stolen-base attempts in 154 games at Double-A. It seems unlikely that he will ever walk much, and he doesn't have the high-end speed or instincts to realistically profile as more than a 15-to-20 steal guy in the majors. He hit .371/.413/.586 with two home runs and two steals in 18 games in a repeat trip to the Arizona Fall League. However, the large sample of middling performance at Double-A is a better gauge of his long-term upside. He is just 21 years old, but Gimenez's offensive skill set is starting to look similar to that of Orlando Arcia, and unlike Arcia, Gimenez's glove profiles best at second base.
Gimenez stole 38 bases and hit .281 across stops at High-A and Double-A, all before turning 20 in early September. His perceived speed and ascension to the upper levels at such a young age resulted in his dynasty-league stock soaring. Baseball America ranked Gimenez the No. 2 prospect in the 2015 July 2 international class, behind Vlad Guerrero Jr., so what amounted to a breakout campaign in 2018 was confirmation of what many had always expected to see from him. He uses the whole field and makes contact at a solid clip (18.3 K%), so he should be able to maintain fairly high batting averages as he moves up the ladder. However, his slight 5-foot-11, 165-pound frame does not lend itself to much power, he lacks patience (6.2 BB%) and while his stolen-base totals suggest he is a burner, he is actually only a 55-grade runner. He should stick up the middle, likely moving to second base in the big leagues, but is slightly overrated in dynasty leagues.
The third youngest hitter in the Sally League last year, Gimenez was not overmatched at the plate (107 wRC+) while showing plus speed and the defensive chops to stick at shortstop. He finally struck out more than he walked -- something he hadn’t done in rookie ball -- but his 15.3 percent strikeout rate was the 11th best rate in the league, so making contact remains a very strong skill. The overall package projects to be very similar to J.P. Crawford, as Gimenez will always be ranked higher on real life lists than fantasy lists, because so much of his value is tied to his defense and shortstop. He won’t offer much power and may not offer 20-steal speed by the time he reaches the majors. Still, a player who will remain on top-100 lists for the next several years while hitting for a high average and qualifying at shortstop has value in almost all dynasty leagues.
Gimenez is unlikely to ever be a top-five fantasy shortstop, but he is a good bet to someday be ranked as a top-10 real life prospect. Plus hitters with outstanding defense at shortstop typically tend to rate well in the prospect industry. Dansby Swanson and J.P. Crawford headline this year's batch -- surefire shortstops with plus hitting ability and unspectacular power/speed combinations. That could very well be Gimenez in three or four years. It is typically wise to gamble on tools when investing in rookie level hitters in deep dynasty leagues, but Gimenez is the rare prospect whose polish at a young age makes him exciting. That is not to say he will be a non-contributor in the power/speed departments. Like Swanson and Crawford, he has the potential to notch double-digit homers and steals in his peak seasons, likely falling short of 20. He could get a taste of the New York-Penn League before the end of his age-18 season, so this offseason may represent the last chance to acquire him without a top-100 prospect price tag attached.
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Pops 15th homer
2BCleveland Guardians
September 27, 2023
Gimenez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 11-7 loss to the Reds.
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Collects team's lone hit Saturday
2BCleveland Guardians
September 23, 2023
Gimenez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a loss to the Orioles on Saturday.
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Collects steal No. 30
2BCleveland Guardians
September 20, 2023
Gimenez went 2-for-5 with a triple, a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the Royals.
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Impresses again Monday
2BCleveland Guardians
September 18, 2023
Gimenez went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Monday's 6-4 loss to the Royals.
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Brings home three runs
2BCleveland Guardians
September 17, 2023
Gimenez went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win over the Rangers.
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