Jacob Stallings

33-Year-Old CatcherC

Miami Marlins

2023 Stats

AVG

.191

RBI

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2023 Fantasy Outlook

Stallings is a fantasy second catcher who happens to be the primary catcher for his real-life ballclub. We normally like these options because it means more playing time, but Stallings does not do much of anything with the excessive playing time. Prior to the Universal DH, he was an ideal 8th place hitter who accepted his walks and provided some value in OBP formats but he lost that redeeming quality last season and became a zero category player who got nearly 400 plate appearances. Defensively, he is both a poor framer and thrower, so extra time behind the plate will impact the staff as they adjust to the running game changes this season. In two-catcher leagues, someone has to roster Stallings, but do not let that person be you as there is simply zero upside to this profile. Read Past Outlooks

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#581

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League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'5"

Weight 220

DOB 12/22/1989

Born Lawrence, KS

College North Carolina

Drafted 7th Rd 2012 PIT

Not in Game 1 lineup

CMiami Marlins

October 3, 2023

Stallings is not in the lineup for Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Phillies on Tuesday.

ANALYSIS
Nick Fortes will start behind the plate and bat ninth for the visiting Marlins. Stallings slashed just .191/.278/.286 across 276 regular-season plate appearances this year with Miami, though Fortes wasn't really any better at .204/.263/.299 in his 323 plate appearances.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2021

+7%

OPS vs RHP

2023

+16%

OPS vs LHP

2022

+6%

OPS vs RHP

2021

+28%

OPS vs RHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2021vs Left	.595	277	23	5	30	0	.205	.284	.311
Since 2021vs Right	.637	810	62	10	77	0	.230	.313	.324
2023vs Left	.636	52	5	1	5	0	.213	.275	.362
2023vs Right	.547	224	17	2	15	0	.186	.279	.268
2022vs Left	.557	74	4	0	4	0	.210	.315	.242
2022vs Right	.590	310	21	4	30	0	.225	.287	.303
2021vs Left	.597	151	14	4	21	0	.200	.272	.326
2021vs Right	.763	276	24	4	32	0	.272	.370	.393
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2021

+6%

OPS at Home

2023

+9%

OPS at Home

2022

+34%

OPS on Road

2021

+34%

OPS at Home

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2021Home	.644	549	48	6	52	0	.235	.313	.331
Since 2021Away	.608	538	37	9	55	0	.212	.298	.310
2023Home	.590	136	12	1	8	0	.213	.287	.303
2023Away	.539	140	10	2	12	0	.168	.270	.269
2022Home	.497	182	11	0	8	0	.198	.264	.234
2022Away	.665	202	14	4	26	0	.246	.318	.346
2021Home	.796	231	25	5	36	0	.279	.368	.428
2021Away	.596	196	13	3	17	0	.208	.296	.301
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Stat Review

How does Jacob Stallings 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

0.40

BB Rate

9.8%

K Rate

24.3%

BABIP

.249

ISO

.095

AVG

.191

OBP

.278

SLG

.286

OPS

.565

wOBA

.259

Exit Velocity

89.7 mph

Hard Hit Rate

30.7%

Barrels/PA

3.6%

Expected BA

.189

Expected SLG

.296

Sprint Speed

21.4 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

48.3%

Line Drive %

14.9%

Fly Ball %

36.8%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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Stallings spent his first six major-league seasons in Pittsburgh, and he appeared in a career-high 112 games during the 2021 season. He hit .246 with eight home runs, 53 RBI and 38 runs last year and appears to be in line to serve as the Marlins' primary catcher in 2022.

It took Stallings until his fifth season in the big leagues to earn an everyday role. Defense has been his calling card, and that has not disappointed at the big-league level, but offensively, there has been little to get excited about. The high strikeout rate in 2020 stands out, particularly because it was not due to him expanding his zone. In fact, he had a very low Chase%, so his strikeouts were mainly due to him just not swinging as often (his overall Swing% dropped from 50.7% to 38.4% last season). The overall passive approach led to a higher walk rate, but also led to him falling behind in too many counts. The increase in flyballs was intriguing. Perhaps some more aggressiveness within the count will unlock some hidden offensive potential in this now 30-year-old backstop.

Stallings is a great second catcher in that he hits enough to not completely hurt you and plays strong enough defense to demand a decent share of a platoon. His expected stats in 2019 validate his actual batting average last year, which is what you will want to focus on as you plan your 2020 NL-only draft. Stallings doesn't have much power, so his fantasy value is tied to his batting average and his ability to hit doubles to drive in runners. He is out of minor-league options in 2020 and tentatively sits atop the depth chart in Pittsburgh after Elias Diaz was non-tendered. That said, Stallings will have to fend off Luke Maile for primary duties in spring training.

After parts of five seasons in the minors, Stallings made his major league debut in 2016. He collected six hits in 15 at-bats, including a memorable two-run, walkoff single against the Nationals in September. With a career line of .237/.316/.356 in the minors, Stallings' biggest claim to fame might be as the son to Pitt's basketball coach, Kevin Stallings. He cleared midseason waivers with all teams passing on him, something fantasy owners can comfortably do, too.

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