Andrew Vaughn

25-Year-Old OutfielderOF

Chicago White Sox

2023 Stats

AVG

.249

RBI

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2023 Fantasy Outlook

Vaughn continued to see inconsistent playing time early and spent time on the injured list with a hand bruise, but in the end he totaled 555 plate appearances, second most on the team. The White Sox used the third overall pick in 2019 to select Vaughn out of college and brought him up quickly even with a lost year of development time due to the pandemic. He has more than held his own, offensively, hitting for respectable power (32 homers) and average (.255) in 261 big-league games to date. While Vaughn has not been good in the outfield, it looks like he will get to move back to his natural position of first base now that Jose Abreu is in Houston. Expect another step forward with the bat in Vaughn's age-25 season and perhaps two if he can be a bit more discerning and selective with the breaking ball. Read Past Outlooks

RANKSFrom Preseason

#133

ADP

Overall

Dynasty

League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'0"

Weight 215

DOB 4/3/1998

Born Santa Rosa, CA

College California

Drafted 1st Rd 2019 CWS

Hot stretch continues

OFChicago White Sox

May 31, 2023

Vaughn went 2-for-4 with two doubles, three RBI and a run scored Tuesday against the Angels.

ANALYSIS
Vaughn came to the plate with the bases loaded in the fourth inning and cleared the bases with a double. That extended his hitting streak to five games, during which he's tallied five extra-base hits, eight RBI and four runs scored. Vaughn hasn't taken a step forward this season, and he's fallen down the batting order since Eloy Jimenez and Yoan Moncada have both gotten healthy -- most recently batting sixth for the last two contests.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2021

+18%

OPS vs LHP

2023

+3%

OPS vs LHP

2022

+2%

OPS vs RHP

2021

+54%

OPS vs LHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2021vs Left	.829	319	43	10	40	0	.285	.367	.463
Since 2021vs Right	.704	960	99	29	123	1	.243	.302	.402
2023vs Left	.771	54	7	1	10	0	.271	.333	.438
2023vs Right	.752	201	19	6	29	0	.243	.328	.424
2022vs Left	.740	124	12	1	13	0	.307	.363	.377
2022vs Right	.753	431	48	16	63	0	.260	.309	.444
2021vs Left	.938	141	24	8	17	0	.269	.383	.555
2021vs Right	.610	328	32	7	31	1	.221	.277	.332
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2021

+1%

OPS on Road

2023

+25%

OPS at Home

2022

+33%

OPS on Road

2021

+22%

OPS at Home

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2021Home	.732	620	69	19	72	1	.250	.319	.412
Since 2021Away	.738	659	73	20	91	0	.257	.317	.421
2023Home	.842	126	12	5	18	0	.266	.365	.477
2023Away	.674	129	14	2	21	0	.233	.295	.379
2022Home	.643	272	26	6	27	0	.233	.276	.368
2022Away	.854	283	34	11	49	0	.307	.364	.490
2021Home	.781	222	31	8	27	1	.262	.347	.435
2021Away	.638	247	25	7	21	0	.212	.275	.363
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Stat Review

How does Andrew Vaughn 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

0.47

BB Rate

8.6%

K Rate

18.4%

BABIP

.283

ISO

.178

AVG

.249

OBP

.329

SLG

.427

OPS

.756

wOBA

.333

Exit Velocity

91.5 mph

Hard Hit Rate

35.0%

Barrels/PA

6.3%

Expected BA

.252

Expected SLG

.450

Sprint Speed

22.6 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

45.0%

Line Drive %

14.4%

Fly Ball %

40.6%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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Vaughn had a decent rookie season after making the club out of camp, but his final numbers were well below fantasy expectations. The market was bullish on the slugging rookie even though he was relegated to the alternate site in 2020 following a fantastic Cactus League showing. The X-factor in play was Tony La Russa's unpredictable relationship with rookies, and at the end of the day, the fears of Vaughn struggling at the plate and getting inconsistent playing time were validated. La Russa used him in unusual ways, and the rookie finished the season slightly below league average by most offensive measures. The good news is his struggles should reset his draft cost to a more fitting level, though at the same time, the same challenges exist, with similarly-profiled outfielders clogging the depth chart. He should be better in 2022, but his playing time is hardly any more guaranteed than it was this time last year.

Reading between the lines of what GM Rick Hahn told reporters after the 2020 season, it sounds like Vaughn will be the replacement to Edwin Encarnacion, whose option was declined. They will presumably manipulate his service time by waiting a few weeks to bring him up if a long-term extension isn't reached before the season. This may seem like a fast track for the No. 3 overall pick in 2019, but Vaughn turns 23 in April and was the talk of summer camp, so it sounds like he is close to ready. Plus all-fields power has been a part of the right-handed first baseman's profile dating back to college, but it's his ability to recognize pitches and his excellent overall approach at the plate that makes him special. He goes up to the plate looking to do damage with a swing he describes as "controlled violence". He may not be a .300 hitter, but his OBP and SLG should eventually be among the best marks at the position.

Teams are moving away from the notion that a first baseman needs to be a big left-handed hitter who fields his position well, and this movement culminated in Vaughn (6-foot, R/R) getting selected out of Cal with the No. 2 overall pick. The recent success of players like Rhys Hoskins and Pete Alonso lessened the perceived risk, but moreover, evaluators just love Vaughn's bat that much. He could be a 70-grade hitter with 70-grade power, and in the American League especially, the rest of his profile wouldn't really matter at that point. His raw power was not on full display in his pro debut, but his batted-ball profile was excellent and his 38:30 K:BB in 55 games illustrated his strong handle of strike zone. He is a below-average runner, so his ceiling is capped as a four-category monster. Vaughn is a good bet to be the first player from his draft class to reach the majors, perhaps as early as this summer.

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