Estevan Florial

Estevan Florial

26-Year-Old OutfielderOF
New York Yankees
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Florial played in 17 games for the Yankees in 2022 and had a .297 OPS in 35 plate appearances. He spent most of the campaign at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, where he had a .284/.370/.483 slash line with 15 home runs and 39 stolen bases in 101 contests. That level of production is encouraging, but it also came with a 30.2 percent strikeout rate, which has been an issue throughout his time in the minors. Now entering his age-25 season, Florial is unlikely to receive any significant major-league opportunities without cutting down on his whiffs. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#601
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Yankees in March of 2022.
Absent from lineup
OFNew York Yankees
September 19, 2023
Florial is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Blue Jays.
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Florial was in center field for each of the Yankees' first seven games after he was called up, but the left-handed batter will take a seat for this one as Toronto sends southpaw Yusei Kikuchi to the bump. Isiah Kiner-Falefa will handle center field.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
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#8
#9
4
3
3
1
7
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
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#5
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#8
#9
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+7%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+41%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+170%
OPS vs LHP
2021
 
 
+331%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .641 22 2 0 1 0 .222 .364 .278
Since 2021vs Right .601 109 10 1 10 6 .202 .303 .298
2023vs Left .844 10 1 0 1 0 .333 .400 .444
2023vs Right .600 61 4 0 7 3 .212 .311 .288
2022vs Left .650 5 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250
2022vs Right .241 30 3 0 1 2 .074 .167 .074
2021vs Left .286 7 0 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000
2021vs Right 1.233 18 3 1 2 1 .400 .500 .733
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
Even Split
2023
 
 
+48%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
-100%
OPS at Home
2021
 
 
+56%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .606 66 6 1 6 4 .175 .273 .333
Since 2021Away .608 65 6 0 5 2 .236 .354 .255
2023Home .829 20 1 0 3 1 .235 .300 .529
2023Away .561 51 4 0 5 2 .227 .333 .227
2022Home .297 35 3 0 1 2 .097 .200 .097
2022Away .000 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2021Home 1.232 11 2 1 2 1 .333 .455 .778
2021Away .792 14 1 0 0 0 .273 .429 .364
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Stat Review
How does Estevan Florial 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
0.35
 
BB Rate
9.9%
 
K Rate
28.2%
 
BABIP
.333
 
ISO
.082
 
AVG
.230
 
OBP
.324
 
SLG
.311
 
OPS
.635
 
wOBA
.290
 
Exit Velocity
86.2 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
23.8%
 
Barrels/PA
1.4%
 
Expected BA
.241
 
Expected SLG
.344
 
Sprint Speed
27.2 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
42.9%
 
Line Drive %
23.8%
 
Fly Ball %
33.3%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Despite having yet to advance beyond High-A ball, Florial received a brief callup to the majors last season, collecting a single and two strikeouts in three plate appearances. He logged 22 spring training at-bats as well, striking out eight times and producing just four hits, though three went for extra bases (two doubles, one home run). That seemingly unimportant stat line provides a pretty accurate microcosm of where Florial stands as a prospect; he has plenty of raw power but has yet to figure out the strike zone, resulting in low batting averages and an abundance of whiffs. In his 2019 campaign with High-A Tampa, Florial posted a 32.6 K% and 8.0 BB%, both the worst marks of his professional career. Injuries have delayed his development and Florial is still only 23, so he's far from a lost cause. His power and speed will be enticing fantasy assets if he's ever able to develop acceptable contact skills.
Florial was once ranked as one of the top prospects in the Yankees system, but two separate right wrist injuries curtailed development. In 2018, he missed significant time with a hamate bone issue then fractured the same wrist crashing into a wall in spring 2019. However, keep in mind Florial just turned 22 years old, so not advancing past High-A isn't as much of an issue for someone beginning his pro career when he was just 18. Last season, Florial slashed a weak .237/.297/.383 after joining High-A Tampa in early June but his potential was still enough for the Yankees to add him to the 40-man roster in advance of the Rule 5 draft. Toolsy players often take longer to develop, so Florial deserves the benefit of the doubt. He still possesses the raw athleticism exciting everyone as a teenager so if Florial can hone his plate skills, he can be a fantasy star. Florial is a hold in keeper and dynasty formats.
There is roughly an 85% chance the Yankees or a dynasty-league manager could trade Florial this offseason and never regret it. On the flipside, if he reaches his absolute ceiling, anyone who traded him would retire in shame. Watching him leg out a triple with his plus speed is a thing of beauty, and his plus raw power is tantalizing. Unfortunately a broken hamate bone in his right wrist cost him two months in the middle of the season, and he never really got going at the dish before or after. He also struggled mightily (.178/.294/.260, 29:12 K:BB in 73 AB) in a return trip to the Arizona Fall League. Florial has trouble recognizing offspeed pitches and was given a steady dose of them in the AFL. His 2019 production will likely depend on whether the Yankees set him up for success with a return to High-A, where he has 96 career games, or give him a significant challenge with a bump up to Double-A. If he ever learns to hit for a high average, he could be a star.
There are reasons to be skeptical about Florial’s breakout campaign, but his enormous tools are too much to ignore. A 19-year-old with plus-plus raw power and above average speed who dominates the Midwest League and doesn’t skip a beat after a late-season promotion to the Florida State League needs to be taken very seriously. That said, he whiffed at a 31.1 percent clip across both stops and posted batting averages on balls in play of .431 and .404 at Low-A and High-A, respectively. Florial’s hit tool is below average at present, but that doesn’t mean he won’t improve in that department. He already shows a willingness to work the count (10.5 percent walk rate), and if he can learn to take what pitchers give him and hit the ball to the opposite field more often, we could be looking at a five-category monster in the Alfonso Soriano mold. His ceiling is up there with any prospect not named Ronald Acuna, but the risk involved leaves him outside the top 20, for now.
Florial is a teenager from Haiti who started the season in the rookie-level Appalachian League and ended the year at High-A Tampa. Of course, the ascension is a bit misleading, as Florial hit just .225 with 78 strikeouts in 60 games for Pulaski before a brief bump to Low-A Charleston. Florial went 6-for-20 over that subsequent five-game span before finishing the season with two games at High-A. Florial is a left-handed center field prospect who should hit double-digit home runs and swipe double-digit bases in the coming seasons. He must cut down on his strikeouts and prove he can hit for average, but that intriguing power/speed combination makes him a prospect to watch for the Yankees. He should start the 2017 season back at Low-A.
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Slated for regular playing time
OFNew York Yankees
September 12, 2023
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Monday that Florial is "going to have an opportunity to play and to play a lot" down the stretch, Max Goodman of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.
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Returns to big leagues
OFNew York Yankees
September 11, 2023
The Yankees selected Florial's contract from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday.
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Outrighted to Triple-A
OFNew York Yankees
April 7, 2023
Florial cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre by the Yankees on Friday.
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Designated for assignment
OFNew York Yankees
April 1, 2023
Florial was designated for assignment by the Yankees on Saturday.
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Likely to make Opening Day roster
OFNew York Yankees
March 28, 2023
Yankees manager Aaron Boone implied Tuesday that Florial has a chance to make the Opening Day roster, Marly Rivera of ESPN.com reports.
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