Charlie Culberson

Charlie Culberson

34-Year-Old Third Baseman3B
 Free Agent  
Free Agent
2023 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Charlie Culberson in 2023. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year, minor-league contract with Atlanta in August of 2023.
Back with Atlanta
3BAtlanta Braves  
August 5, 2023
Culberson signed a minor-league contract with Atlanta on Friday.
ANALYSIS
Culberson has spent four of the last six years with Atlanta and he will stick with the organization despite initially getting designated for assignment and then electing free agency after the team brought in Nicky Lopez at the trade deadline. Culberson was released by the Rays this year during spring training and has been released and re-signed by Atlanta twice already this season while only playing in 24 games at Triple-A and one game in the majors.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+83%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+1%
OPS vs LHP
2021
 
 
+144%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .824 228 22 4 25 4 .319 .345 .479
Since 2021vs Right .451 168 20 3 9 5 .147 .224 .227
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000
2022vs Left .643 84 7 0 8 1 .275 .293 .350
2022vs Right .635 40 12 2 4 1 .200 .263 .371
2021vs Left .932 144 15 4 17 3 .346 .376 .556
2021vs Right .382 127 8 1 5 4 .123 .206 .175
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+28%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
-100%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+60%
OPS at Home
2021
 
 
+14%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .760 179 24 2 17 6 .288 .356 .404
Since 2021Away .596 217 18 5 17 3 .217 .243 .353
2023Home 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Home .819 53 11 1 7 2 .319 .373 .447
2022Away .512 71 8 1 5 0 .206 .217 .294
2021Home .724 125 13 1 10 4 .269 .344 .380
2021Away .636 146 10 4 12 3 .223 .255 .381
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Stat Review
How does Charlie Culberson 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
0.00
 
BB Rate
0.0%
 
K Rate
0.0%
 
BABIP
1.000
 
ISO
.000
 
AVG
1.000
 
OBP
1.000
 
SLG
1.000
 
OPS
2.000
 
wOBA
.890
 
Exit Velocity
80.8 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
0.0%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.065
 
Expected SLG
.067
 
Sprint Speed
28.8 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
100.0%
 
Line Drive %
0.0%
 
Fly Ball %
0.0%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Culberson served a low-usage bench role for the Braves in 2019, coming to the plate just 144 times despite remaining on the roster all season until hitting the injured list with a fractured cheekbone in mid-September. He hit like a bench player as well, posting a serviceable but far from exciting .259/.294/.437 slash line. It took a .345 BABIP to get him to that point, however, and he struck out in 30.6% of his plate appearances, so his numbers are dangerously close to not being enough to earn him a roster spot. It's hard to envision a significant improvement for a career bench player heading into his age-31 season. Culberson's ability to play nearly every position on the diamond should earn him a small role at the start of the season, but he's likely closer to falling off the roster than he is to earning an everyday spot in the lineup.
How does a guy double his career home-run total from one season to the next out of nowhere? We can't look at year-over-year launch angle because Culberson had all of 80 at-bats over 2016 and 2017. Last season, Atlanta used him around the diamond and he was able to turn one of every five flyballs into a home run. One thing he did do was try to pull pitches at a higher rate and it worked in 2018. We saw a similar season out of Sean Rodriguez in 2016 when he hit 18 homers in part-time duty out of nowhere. Rodriguez has hit 10 since that surprise season while Culberson will be lucky to hit that many for the rest of his career. Last season was fun but there is very little to point to it being repeatable. Let the Braves homer in your league believe while you move on to an option that has upside.
Culberson hit more homers in the postseason than he did in the regular season in 2017. Sure, he had a total of 33 plate appearances, but that one World Series homer was about as improbable as it gets and why baseball is beautiful. What is not beautiful is the thought of having to roster Atlanta's newest version of Rafael Belliard. His World Series blast aside, Culberson hasn't hit for any power since leaving the comforts of the California and Pacific Coast leagues and he does not run much either. With Adonis Garcia now headed overseas, Culberson could stick around as a utility knife, seeing occasional starts around the infield when a regular needs the day off.
Culberson spent the 2016 season alternating between the majors and Triple-A Oklahoma City, occupying a depth role behind Corey Seager at shortstop while occasionally starting at second base against left-handed starters. His .313/.327/.417 line against southpaws was acceptable, but didn't do much to help a lineup that was last in the majors in OPS against left-handers. It did come in handy at least once though, when he hit a walk-off homer against Rockies lefty Boone Logan during the Dodgers' last home game of the season, ending Vin Scully's career at Chavez Ravine on an ideal note. Emotions notwithstanding, it's unlikely Culberson will see regular playing time in the 2017 season considering his .474 OPS against righties and Seager's presence at shortstop, not to mention the fact that he's no longer on the 40-man roster after being outrighted in December.
Aside from a brief demotion to Triple-A in April, Culberson stuck with the Rockies in a utility role for the entirety of the 2014 season, logging at least 20 games of action at every infield position but first base. He didn’t offer anything more than passable defense anywhere and was utterly atrocious at the plate, where he slashed .195/.253/.290 while striking out over five times for every walk he drew in 233 plate appearances. Other than providing a warm body for the Rockies when Troy Tulowitzki and Nolan Arendo missed significant chunks of action with injuries, the 25-year-old did little to make a case for sticking around with the parent club as long as he did. As a result, Culberson could find himself on the outside looking in for a backup infield job in spring training, especially after the late-September hitting surge of Rafael Ynoa, who already owned the better glove of the two players.
Culberson produced strong numbers in a repeat season at the Triple-A level, batting .310 with 14 homers and 13 steals for Colorado Springs before earning a second-half promotion. An infielder by trade, Culberson saw the majority of his time with the Rockies in the outfield. He continued to hit well in the majors while chipping in the occasional homer and stolen base, but his porous walk rate (3.7%) deflated his OBP and has been a consistent problem for him throughout his career. That deficiency in his game may forever confine him to a jack-of-all-trades role at the major league level, but Culberson should offer enough speed and defensive malleability to thrive in that capacity. His ability to play the outfield may give him the upper hand to win an Opening Day roster spot over the team's other utility types.
Culberson was acquired in a midseason trade from the Giants for Marco Scutaro and made a good impression upon arrival at Triple-A Colorado Springs, batting .336 while displaying moderate power and speed. For all his strengths, Culberson boasts a career minor league OBP of .311 and a strikeout rate approaching 20 percent, indications that he is not quite ready for the majors. Furthermore, while Culberson does have experience at three infield positions, he is viewed as below adequate defensively at any position besides second base, which could damage his chances of latching on in a utility role over the sure-handed D.J. LeMahieu.
Culberson hit .292 with 16 homers over 503 at-bats in High-A San Jose last season, and while his 33:99 BB:K ratio wasn't impressive, and the California League is conducive for hitting, it was still a solid line for a 21-year-old. Since he also added 25 stolen bases, he's on the radar in keeper fantasy leagues, but he's still quite a bit away from contributing at the big league level.
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Elects free agency
3BFree Agent  
August 3, 2023
Culberson declined an outright assignment to Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday and elected to become a free agent, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Remains in organization
3BAtlanta Braves  
August 2, 2023
Culberson cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday.
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Roster casualty after Lopez trade
3BAtlanta Braves  
July 31, 2023
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Added to roster
3BAtlanta Braves  
June 30, 2023
Atlanta selected Culberson's contract from Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday.
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Back with Atlanta
3BAtlanta Braves  
June 27, 2023
Culberson signed a minor-league contract with Atlanta on Tuesday.
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