Garrett Hampson

29-Year-Old ShortstopSS

Kansas City Royals

2024 Stats

AVG

.231

RBI

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2024 Fantasy Outlook

After spending the first four years of his career with the Rockies, Hampson was non-tendered. A month later, he signed a minor league contract with the Marlins. Hampson opened the season with Triple-A Jacksonville, but it wasn't long before he made his Miami debut. Hampson was batting just .240/.321/.336 when he was sent back to Triple-A. Hampson was recalled a week later. He played sparingly and shuttled between the majors and minors over the second half. After the All-Star break, Hampson put up a .326/.392/.449 line, but the Marlins opted to non-tender him and this time Hampson signed a major league deal with the Royals. While there is not a clear open position for Hampson, he has appeared at every spot but catcher and first base in his career, so Hampson is earmarked for a reserve role, with the chance to be an injury fill-in. This profile plays well in AL-only formats, especially since Hampson can chip in with some steals. Read Past Outlooks

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From Preseason

#380

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League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 5'11"

Weight 196

DOB 10/10/1994

Born Reno, NV

College Long Beach State

Drafted 3rd Rd 2016 COL

On base three times in nightcap

SSKansas City Royals

August 27, 2024

Hampson went 2-for-4 with a walk, one RBI and a stolen base in a 9-4 win over the Guardians in Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader.

ANALYSIS
Hampson has been a regular in the lineup versus southpaws in August. That said, he hasn't done much, batting just .175 (7-for-40) with no extra-base hits and two walks over 15 contests. Hampson has yet to hit a home run this year, adding 12 doubles, one triple, 14 RBI, 14 runs scored and seven stolen bases while slashing .239/.281/.314 across 201 plate appearances.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+20%

OPS vs LHP

2024

+16%

OPS vs LHP

2023

+5%

OPS vs RHP

2022

+84%

OPS vs LHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.707	280	25	0	24	12	.258	.332	.375
Since 2022vs Right	.590	411	49	5	29	12	.229	.286	.305
2024vs Left	.617	114	7	0	9	4	.229	.283	.333
2024vs Right	.532	99	8	0	6	3	.234	.255	.277
2023vs Left	.707	82	6	0	8	2	.264	.346	.361
2023vs Right	.740	170	24	3	15	3	.282	.351	.389
2022vs Left	.836	84	12	0	7	6	.296	.386	.451
2022vs Right	.455	142	17	2	8	6	.164	.229	.227
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+12%

OPS at Home

2024

+24%

OPS on Road

2023

+16%

OPS at Home

2022

+46%

OPS at Home

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.680	295	42	3	29	6	.250	.322	.358
Since 2022Away	.606	396	32	2	24	18	.234	.292	.315
2024Home	.504	86	8	0	7	0	.207	.224	.280
2024Away	.626	127	7	0	8	7	.248	.302	.325
2023Home	.792	107	16	1	12	2	.289	.381	.411
2023Away	.685	145	14	2	11	3	.267	.326	.359
2022Home	.718	102	18	2	10	4	.250	.343	.375
2022Away	.492	124	11	0	5	8	.180	.240	.252
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Stat Review

How does Garrett Hampson 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

0.21

BB Rate

5.2%

K Rate

24.9%

BABIP

.313

ISO

.075

AVG

.231

OBP

.270

SLG

.307

OPS

.577

wOBA

.257

Exit Velocity

85.8 mph

Hard Hit Rate

27.5%

Barrels/PA

3.3%

Expected BA

.218

Expected SLG

.306

Sprint Speed

25.4 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

35.9%

Line Drive %

20.4%

Fly Ball %

43.7%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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After playing in a career-high 147 games the prior season, Hampson dropped to just 90 appearances last year. Part of the drop was due to injury, but it was mostly ineffectiveness, especially in the power department. Hampson hit grounders at a career-high 49% clip, while hitting the balls he lofted with less authority. His strikeout rate also ticked up from 2021. The only positive was 12 steals in 14 attempts. Those perpetually taking a chance Hampson parlays playing at Coors Field into cheap power and speed will need to find a new target after the Rockies severed ties. Hampson's speed and defensive versatility will likely land him a job in a reserve capacity, but a high strikeout rate and minimal power detract from his fantasy charm. He'll have to earn a roster spot in spring training after he signed with Miami as a non-roster invitee.

Hampson keeps enticing fantasy managers into rostering him, but maybe the Rockies will save those managers from themselves this season, having signed Jose Iglesias to take over at shortstop. The allure was tied mostly to power and speed from a player with half his starts coming in Colorado. He does steal bases when playing, but by season's end, he wasn't regularly in the lineup and it looks like that will be the case to begin 2022. Like most other hitters in Colorado, he is decent at home (.272/.312/.429) and unplayable on the road (.209/.284/.338). He's lucky that he's on the Rockies because he figures to at least stick on the roster. He'd be a cut candidate on most other teams following three straight seasons with an OPS below .700. To his credit, Hampson posted a career-low 23.9 K% last season, while his 87.0 mph avgEV was a career high. There is nothing else to get excited about. Stream him during his home games if he's starting.

Hampson saw the majority of the playing time at second base for the Rockies in 2020, but he could be forced to compete for the job with Ryan McMahon in 2021. Hampson had a hot September in 2019, and he rode that production into fantasy relevance in 2020 drafts. It was a different story in 2020, as most of his output came during the first half of the season before hitting just .216 in the final month of the year. He struck out at least twice in each of the final five games of the year en route to a 32.6 K% that was up nearly six points from a year before. Hampson doesn't quite have the power fantasy managers would like to see from someone who strikes out that often, as he had a 26.1% hard-hit rate with 5.0% barrels/PA in 2020. Hampson has elite speed and gets on base often enough, but he will have to compete for regular playing time, especially considering his strikeout woes from last year.

If you're a believer in the theory that September stats can predict breakouts the following year, Hampson is a target for you. He did next to nothing the first five months of the season while either riding the bench or riding the shuttle back and forth from Triple-A. Then September came, and he hit five homers, scored 16 runs and stole nine bases while batting .318. Prorate those statistics over an entire season, with half the games coming in Coors, and it's easy to get excited about his 2020 potential. The most encouraging part of September is that Hampson built his success around greatly improved contact, likely a byproduct of him getting regular playing time down the stretch. He has well above-average speed and a solid hit tool, but the Rockies' roster doesn't have a full-time role for Hampson right now. That situation could work out one way or another by springtime, but for now, it limits his value.

While Hampson may not be a top-tier prospect, he is a decent hitter with borderline elite speed (30 ft/sec sprint speed) who gets to call Coors Field home. A third-round pick in 2016, Hampson didn't hit below .304 at any stop on the farm. He achieved those lofty marks thanks to a discerning eye and solid bat-to-ball skills (9.0% walk rate, 17.5% K-rate at Triple-A). He's a heavy groundball hitter -- his GB rate gradually increased from 44.9% to 53.2% during his time in the minors -- and while that limits his power output, he's been successful at putting the ball in play and booking it. He had these BABIPs in the minors: .366, .364, .323, .372. Hampson cracked 50 steals in 2017 and totaled 38 across three levels in 2018. The Rockies brought in Daniel Murphy but Murphy said he's more comfortable at first base than second at this stage. If Hampson is given an opportunity to play every day at the keystone, he could be a difference maker in fantasy.

There is a direct correlation between Rockies prospects who get on base and those who steal bases. Anyone who is even a fringe-average runner is encouraged to look to run when they get on, so while Hampson stole 51 bases on 65 tries last year, his plus speed is more conducive to stealing 25-to-30 bases in the majors. That’s still excellent for a future second baseman -- only nine middle infielders stole 20-plus bases in the majors last season. The more pressing question is whether he will hit enough to be a regular. His numbers at High-A were incredibly impressive, but they need to be discounted due to his age (22) and home park (Lancaster). He hit .300/.366/.383 on the road, which is a much better indicator of his realistic upside. As a 23-year-old at Double-A, there will be immense pressure on him to continue to hit and keep the dream alive of a 30-steal second baseman who plays half his games in Coors Field.

Hampson was drafted by the Rockies in the third round of the 2016 draft. The 22-year-old played three years at Long Beach State and made the Team USA Collegiate National Team during his college years, as well. His strongest tool is definitely his plus speed, while his biggest area of weakness is his lack of power at the plate. In 68 games with Low-A Boise, Hampson batted .301/.404/.441 with an impressive 36 stolen bases (on 40 attempts). He walked at a 15 percent clip, struck out in roughly 18 percent of his plate appearances and was solid enough defensively to remain at shortstop for now, although he is not a lock to stick there. It was an encouraging professional debut season for the young shortstop, but his lack of power and middling defensive chops make it tough for him to profile as a big league regular down the road.

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Getting another start vs. lefty

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August 5, 2024

Hampson will start in left field and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Red Sox.