2024 Stats
AVG
.282
HR
9
RBI
45
R
49
SB
12
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Pena fanned less and walked more than he did in his rookie season. Pena's average exit velocity and hard-hit rate were essentially the same. However, he flattened his swing, resulting in more grounders and a three mph drop in flyball average exit velocity, cutting his HR/FB mark in half. The change helped boost his BABIP by 25 points, but Pena's power was crushed as he left the yard only 10 times, 12 fewer times than his first season, despite 76 more plate appearances. He stole two more bases, but he profiled as someone who would take advantage of the new rules. It was sage to expect Pena to fall short of his freshman season, but the way he did it was curious, morphing into an extreme groundball hitter. From a fantasy perspective, Pena's transition is better for batting average, but he doesn't steal ample bases to be a top tier shortstop unless he reverts to hitting more flyballs. Pena is why tracking stats when drafting is precarious. He's likely going to be a fantasy asset, but the distribution of his stats has a wide range of possibilities. Read Past Outlooks
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Goes deep in loss
Pena went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to the Athletics.
ANALYSIS
Pena was the only Astros player with multiple extra-base hits in Tuesday's defeat. He doubled in the seventh and then added a solo home run in the ninth with the game well out of reach. The 26-year-old is riding a six-game hit streak during which he has recorded multiple hits three times. Pena also has homered in two of his past three games and has driven in a run in three of his last four. He's now slashing .282/.324/.403 with nine homers, 44 RBI, 49 runs, 12 steals and an 18:67 BB:K in 412 plate appearances.
Pena was the only Astros player with multiple extra-base hits in Tuesday's defeat. He doubled in the seventh and then added a solo home run in the ninth with the game well out of reach. The 26-year-old is riding a six-game hit streak during which he has recorded multiple hits three times. Pena also has homered in two of his past three games and has driven in a run in three of his last four. He's now slashing .282/.324/.403 with nine homers, 44 RBI, 49 runs, 12 steals and an 18:67 BB:K in 412 plate appearances.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+22%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+15%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .822 | 440 | 13 | 45 | .306 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .674 | 1162 | 28 | 115 | .249 | ||||
2024vs Left | .802 | 114 | 3 | 10 | .302 | ||||
2024vs Right | .700 | 302 | 6 | 35 | .274 | ||||
2023vs Left | .834 | 174 | 3 | 16 | .325 | ||||
2023vs Right | .655 | 457 | 7 | 36 | .239 | ||||
2022vs Left | .822 | 152 | 7 | 19 | .286 | ||||
2022vs Right | .675 | 403 | 15 | 44 | .241 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
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+4%
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+16%
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Since 2022Home | .729 | 782 | 22 | 82 | .266 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .701 | 820 | 19 | 78 | .264 | ||||
2024Home | .787 | 191 | 3 | 21 | .309 | ||||
2024Away | .679 | 225 | 6 | 24 | .260 | ||||
2023Home | .679 | 316 | 5 | 26 | .242 | ||||
2023Away | .731 | 315 | 5 | 26 | .284 | ||||
2022Home | .743 | 275 | 14 | 35 | .262 | ||||
2022Away | .686 | 280 | 8 | 28 | .244 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jeremy Pena 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.
* 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
0.26BB Rate
4.3%K Rate
16.3%BABIP
.319ISO
.120AVG
.282OBP
.326SLG
.402OPS
.728wOBA
.321Exit Velocity
88.3 mphHard Hit Rate
25.9%Barrels/PA
3.8%Expected BA
.281Expected SLG
.412Sprint Speed
25.4 ft/secGround Ball %
46.5%Line Drive %
22.0%Fly Ball %
31.4%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Pena had the task of replacing the void left by Carlos Correa's departure in free agency over the winter. Pena had no major league experience coming into the season and had just 160 plate appearances at the minor league level the previous season, but finished the season slightly better than league average with a 102 wRC+. Few would have projected him with double-digit steals let alone double-digit homers, yet the rookie did both hitting more homers in 2022 than he had in his professional baseball career from 2018-2021 and stole more bases than he did in 2019 and 2021 combined. He didn't accept many walks in Triple-A in 2021 and accepted even fewer as a rookie while striking out often, but the Houston lineup was deep enough to absorb these risks and keep his excellent defense in the lineup as often as it was. The profile is rather reminscent of a younger Javier Baez with perhaps a little more contact, but the same types of risks apply with the conditions ripe for a sophomore slump.
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Homers in defeat
Pena went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Mariners.
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Records 11th steal
Pena went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Wednesday's 9-1 win over the Marlins.
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Another big performance
Pena went 3-for-5 with three RBI and three runs scored Friday against the Twins.
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Swats homer in victory
Pena went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run and a walk in Thursday's 5-3 victory against the Blue Jays.
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Scores twice, drives in two
Pena went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, two RBI and two runs scored Saturday against the Mets.
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Chance to bat leadoff?
Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle listed Pena as a candidate to hit leadoff with Jose Altuve set to miss the start of the season due to a broken thumb.
ANALYSIS
Pena had a .253/.289/.426 slash line with 22 home runs, 63 RBI and 11 steals in 136 games as a rookie last season, with his most common spots in the batting order being second and seventh, respectively. Houston will have a massive hole atop the lineup with Altuve out until at least mid-May, and Pena could provide some pop during the absence. However, if manager Dusty Baker prioritizes on-base ability, it could be the likes of Alex Bregman who moves to the top spot.
Pena had a .253/.289/.426 slash line with 22 home runs, 63 RBI and 11 steals in 136 games as a rookie last season, with his most common spots in the batting order being second and seventh, respectively. Houston will have a massive hole atop the lineup with Altuve out until at least mid-May, and Pena could provide some pop during the absence. However, if manager Dusty Baker prioritizes on-base ability, it could be the likes of Alex Bregman who moves to the top spot.