Jack Suwinski

Jack Suwinski

24-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Pittsburgh Pirates
2023 Fantasy Outlook
The Pirates are notorious for slowly promoting their prospects, so it was a surprise when Suwinski got the call to Pittsburgh directly from Double-A Altoona to make his major-league debut on April 26, 2022. It was even more surprising when he stuck in Pittsburgh and ultimately took over a regular role as a corner outfielder. He earned the opportunity, as through his first 162 plate appearances he smacked 14 home runs while maintaining a .345 wOBA and 123 wRC+. Less positive was his 30.2 percent strikeout rate in that span, also a primary factor in his tailspin and ultimate demotion to Triple-A Indianapolis for much of July and August. Suwinski managed to get back on track in the final month of the season at the big-league level and now appears to have a clear path to regular playing time in a corner outfield spot for the Pirates heading into 2023. His primary attribute will be his power, and his 86th percentile barrel rate and 85th percentile max exit velocity illustrate that he has plenty of it. Unless the Pirates drastically upgrade their lineup - something that looks unlikely - he'll also have a spot in the middle of the order, creating the path to potential counting stat upside. The primary problem for Suwinski is his aforementioned strikeout rate, which was high as he climbed through both the Padres and Pirates organizations and remained elevated in his first taste in the majors. The same can be said of his infield flyball rate, factors which will combine to sink his batting average potential in the short term. The Pirates will give Suwinski every chance to figure it out in the long term, but 2023 will likely be about balancing his power potential with the likelihood of a subpar batting average. Read Past Outlooks
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#505
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Pirates in March of 2023.
Still expected to make team
OFPittsburgh Pirates
March 20, 2023
Suwinski is still expected to make the Pirates' Opening Day roster despite some struggles this spring, manager Derek Shelton implied to Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Monday.
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Suwinski has had some defensive issues during Grapefruit League play and has struck out 16 times in 35 plate appearances. However, Shelton blamed the defensive problems in part on Suwinski being bothered by the sun and also indicated the outfielder's solid rookie-season showing would be weighed heavily in roster decisions. The plan has been for Suwinski to play center field and Bryan Reynolds shift over to left, although it's possible that changes given Suwinski's rough defensive performance this spring.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
7
9
7
18
16
6
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
1
2
11
6
3
3
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
 
 
+55%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+55%
OPS vs RHP
2021
No Stats
2020
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2020vs Left .511 111 10 5 8 0 .122 .225 .286
Since 2020vs Right .794 261 35 14 30 4 .237 .330 .465
2022vs Left .511 111 10 5 8 0 .122 .225 .286
2022vs Right .794 261 35 14 30 4 .237 .330 .465
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2020
 
 
+149%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+149%
OPS at Home
2021
No Stats
2020
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2020Home .982 201 35 16 31 3 .282 .373 .609
Since 2020Away .395 171 10 3 7 1 .112 .211 .184
2022Home .982 201 35 16 31 3 .282 .373 .609
2022Away .395 171 10 3 7 1 .112 .211 .184
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Jack Suwinski 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
0.36
 
BB Rate
11.0%
 
K Rate
30.6%
 
BABIP
.242
 
ISO
.209
 
AVG
.202
 
OBP
.298
 
SLG
.411
 
OPS
.709
 
wOBA
.314
 
Exit Velocity
88.3 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
37.1%
 
Barrels/PA
7.0%
 
Expected BA
.204
 
Expected SLG
.393
 
Sprint Speed
25.1 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
42.3%
 
Line Drive %
15.5%
 
Fly Ball %
42.3%
 
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Slugs first spring homer
OFPittsburgh Pirates
March 12, 2023
Suwinski went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in Sunday's Grapefruit League game against Atlanta.
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Likely center fielder
OFPittsburgh Pirates
March 4, 2023
Suwinski is expected to start in center field for the Pirates in 2023, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.
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Drives in one, scores once
OFPittsburgh Pirates
October 5, 2022
Suwinski went 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored Tuesday against the Cardinals.
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Takes seat Wednesday
OFPittsburgh Pirates
September 28, 2022
Suwinski isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Reds.
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Smacks two doubles
OFPittsburgh Pirates
September 27, 2022
Suwinski went 2-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, two RBI and a run scored Monday against the Reds.
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