Kyle Garlick

31-Year-Old OutfielderOF

Minnesota Twins AAA

2023 Stats

AVG

.235

RBI

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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

League AAA

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'1"

Weight 210

DOB 1/26/1992

Born La Habra, CA

College Cal Poly-Pomona

Drafted 28th Rd 2015 LAD

Headed back to minors

OFMinnesota Twins AAA

May 29, 2023

The Twins optioned Garlick to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday.

ANALYSIS
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

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vs RHP

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vs LHP

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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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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