Jose Azocar

Jose Azocar

27-Year-Old OutfielderOF
San Diego Padres
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Azocar finally got his first taste of the big leagues last season and received a substantial amount of playing time, logging 216 plate appearances over 98 games. As those numbers suggest, much of his work came as a pinch hitter/runner and as a defensive replacement. While he had a few memorable moments at the plate, Azocar didn't make much of an impression with his bat, posting an 81 wRC+ and .075 ISO. The latter is no surprise -- Azocar's approach doesn't portend much power -- but it's concerning that he was able to translate his 96th percentile sprint speed to only five stolen bases in 11 attempts. There's certainly room to grow in that area, though Azocar also needs to work on his ability to take a walk to maximize his base-stealing potential. Defense and speed will be his tickets to sticking in the majors, and his most likely career path is as a reserve outfielder. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#601
ADP
$Signed a one-year, minor-league contract with the Padres in November of 2020.
Clubs first big-league homer
OFSan Diego Padres
September 15, 2023
Azocar went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 8-3 win over the Athletics.
ANALYSIS
Azocar's ninth-inning blast produced the final score. The 27-year-old outfielder needed 142 games to hit his first career homer, though he's had few chances this year with just 73 plate appearances over 44 contests. He's done alright when given the chance to hit, slashing .269/.300/.373 with eight RBI, 12 runs scored, four doubles and seven stolen bases, though he's likely to end the year in a part-time role at best.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
4
3
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
5
11
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+23%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+71%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+5%
OPS vs RHP
2021
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .572 167 15 0 7 5 .224 .252 .321
Since 2021vs Right .701 151 25 2 12 8 .277 .336 .365
2023vs Left .481 54 5 0 2 4 .184 .216 .265
2023vs Right .824 48 11 2 7 4 .286 .348 .476
2022vs Left .614 113 10 0 5 1 .243 .268 .346
2022vs Right .646 103 14 0 5 4 .274 .330 .316
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+25%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+2%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+37%
OPS on Road
2021
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .563 159 16 1 6 6 .216 .266 .297
Since 2021Away .704 159 24 1 13 7 .283 .318 .386
2023Home .633 48 8 1 1 3 .222 .255 .378
2023Away .648 54 8 1 8 5 .239 .300 .348
2022Home .532 111 8 0 5 3 .214 .270 .262
2022Away .731 105 16 0 5 2 .303 .327 .404
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Jose Azocar 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
0.17
 
BB Rate
3.9%
 
K Rate
23.5%
 
BABIP
.292
 
ISO
.132
 
AVG
.231
 
OBP
.278
 
SLG
.363
 
OPS
.641
 
wOBA
.284
 
Exit Velocity
87.0 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
27.8%
 
Barrels/PA
4.9%
 
Expected BA
.260
 
Expected SLG
.392
 
Sprint Speed
26.5 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
43.1%
 
Line Drive %
27.7%
 
Fly Ball %
29.2%
 
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2022 Fantasy Outlook
Azocar has yet to make his major-league debut, and his .289/.308/.447 slash line in 49 games for Triple-A El Paso last season was merely good for an 81 wRC+. He'll fight for a depth role with the Padres this spring.
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Recalled from El Paso
OFSan Diego Padres
August 8, 2023
San Diego recalled Azocar from Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday.
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Optioned to Triple-A
OFSan Diego Padres
June 2, 2023
Azocar was optioned to Triple-A El Paso on Friday, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
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Starts for Soto, swipes bag
OFSan Diego Padres
May 29, 2023
Azocar went 1-for-3 with a run, two RBI and a stolen base Sunday in a loss to the Yankees.
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Activated off injured list
OFSan Diego Padres
May 20, 2023
San Diego activated Azocar (elbow) off the 15-day injured list Saturday, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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Heads out on rehab assignment
OFSan Diego Padres
Elbow
May 19, 2023
Azocar (elbow) was cleared Friday to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A El Paso, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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