Kyle Garlick

Kyle Garlick

31-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Minnesota Twins
2023 Fantasy Outlook
His .233/.284/.433 slash line from last year may not jump off the page at first glance, but he's proven himself to be effective against left-handed pitching, as his OPS jumped to .805 against southpaws last season and .839 for his career. He's a below average defender, which hurts his ability to get playing time in a platoon. He's also had a hard time staying healthy, spending four stints on the injured list last season for calf, hamstring, rib cage and wrist injuries. He missed the second half of 2021 after sports hernia surgery. He's a player to use in daily leagues in a good matchup, but he may not get enough playing time to help in most formats. Read Past Outlooks
$Waived by the Braves in February of 2021. Claimed off waivers by the Twins in February of 2021.
Headed back to minors
OFMinnesota Twins  AAA
May 29, 2023
The Twins optioned Garlick to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday.
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The demotion of Garlick clears a spot on the Twins' 26-man active roster for infielder Royce Lewis (knee), who was reinstated from the 60-day injured list ahead of Monday's game in Houston. Following his call-up from Triple-A on May 19, Garlick had largely served as a short-side platoon outfielder for the Twins, appearing in five games while going 3-for-10 with a home run, a double, two walks and three RBI.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+25%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+251%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+28%
OPS vs LHP
2021
 
 
+60%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .816 159 26 11 20 0 .247 .296 .521
Since 2021vs Right .655 129 16 5 12 1 .217 .271 .383
2023vs Left .599 14 1 1 2 0 .154 .214 .385
2023vs Right 2.100 5 1 1 2 0 .500 .600 1.500
2022vs Left .805 82 13 6 12 0 .243 .305 .500
2022vs Right .631 80 10 3 6 0 .224 .263 .368
2021vs Left .878 63 12 4 6 0 .271 .302 .576
2021vs Right .550 44 5 1 4 1 .175 .250 .300
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+12%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+204%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+5%
OPS at Home
2021
 
 
+84%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .695 129 17 4 9 0 .239 .302 .393
Since 2021Away .781 159 25 12 23 1 .228 .270 .510
2023Home 1.771 7 1 1 2 0 .400 .571 1.200
2023Away .583 12 1 1 2 0 .167 .167 .417
2022Home .738 66 10 2 4 0 .271 .348 .390
2022Away .701 96 13 7 14 0 .209 .240 .462
2021Home .535 56 6 1 3 0 .189 .214 .321
2021Away .983 51 11 4 7 1 .283 .353 .630
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Stat Review
How does Kyle Garlick 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
0.33
 
BB Rate
10.5%
 
K Rate
31.6%
 
BABIP
.222
 
ISO
.412
 
AVG
.235
 
OBP
.316
 
SLG
.647
 
OPS
.963
 
wOBA
.407
 
Exit Velocity
94.0 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
63.6%
 
Barrels/PA
21.1%
 
Expected BA
.253
 
Expected SLG
.764
 
Sprint Speed
24.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
27.3%
 
Line Drive %
18.2%
 
Fly Ball %
54.5%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2021
Garlick hit .232/.280/.465 in 36 games for the Twins in 2021, a lopsided line that was good for a roughly average 99 wRC+. He hit the injured list in early June with a sports hernia and wound up undergoing season-ending surgery. Garlick can feast on left-handed pitching (.567 OPS since 2019) which makes him a short-side platoon option, but his limited defensive range and struggles against righties make it hard for him to earn everyday playing time.
The 29-year-old has appeared in 42 big-league games over the past two seasons, hitting .214 with three home runs and nine RBI during that time. He's trying to stick in the majors after mashing at Triple-A in his age 26 and 27 seasons (2018-19), hitting 40 home runs with a .900 OPS over 178 games. Garlick is competing for a final spot in the outfield with the Twins. He's a long shot, but the Twins may need a right-handed bat on the bench with so many left-handed hitting outfielders (Alex Kirilloff, Jake Cave, Luis Arraez and Max Kepler) on the roster. More likely he'll need to go through waivers if sent to Triple-A, so a strong spring could win him a reserve role with another major league team.
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Set to return to minors
OFMinnesota Twins  AAA
May 28, 2023
Garlick will be optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
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Back in majors
OFMinnesota Twins  AAA
May 19, 2023
Garlick was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul on Friday.
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Could be added to roster
OFMinnesota Twins  AAA
May 18, 2023
Garlick will join up with the Twins ahead of Friday's series opener at the Angels, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
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Returns to minors
OFMinnesota Twins  AAA
April 19, 2023
The Twins optioned Garlick to Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday.
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Called up
OFMinnesota Twins  AAA
April 13, 2023
The Twins selected Garlick's contract from Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
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