Luis Torrens

26-Year-Old CatcherC

Chicago Cubs NRI

2022 Stats

AVG

.225

RBI

2023 Projections

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2023 Fantasy Outlook

Torrens actually had more plate appearances than Cal Raleigh through the end of May last season, but by mid-August he was removed from their 40-man roster (he was eventually re-added to the roster before being non-tendered over the winter). The 26-year-old landed a minor-league contract with the Cubs but faces an uphill battle to win a roster spot given the presence of Tucker Barnhart and Yan Gomes. Torrens showed in 2021 that he's a capable enough hitter to help in fantasy at the weakest position, but that performance looks like a clear outlier in his career. Read Past Outlooks

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#601

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Overall

League NRI

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man No

Height 6'0"

Weight 208

DOB 5/2/1996

Born Valencia, Venezuela

College None

Drafted 2012 NYY

Goes deep twice Tuesday

CChicago Cubs NRI

March 8, 2023

Torrens went 2-for-2 with two solo home runs in Tuesday's Cactus League game against the Rangers.

ANALYSIS
The power display was a bit unexpected, as Torrens had only three home runs in 151 at-bats with Seattle last season. However, the veteran backstop did go deep 15 times in 2021, so he has shown off some pop in his career. Torrens is likely third in Chicago's catching pecking order behind Yan Gomes and Tucker Barnhart, so his fantasy value will be limited unless he's able to move up the depth chart. He's on a minor-league deal and could start the year with Triple-A Iowa, though the Cubs may decide to carry three catchers in the early going.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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vs LHP

Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2020

+20%

OPS vs LHP

2022

+10%

OPS vs LHP

2021

+33%

OPS vs LHP

2020

+9%

OPS vs RHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2020vs Left	.760	259	29	13	32	0	.246	.293	.467
Since 2020vs Right	.631	363	28	6	36	0	.235	.301	.330
2022vs Left	.611	76	6	3	7	0	.203	.263	.348
2022vs Right	.556	90	7	0	8	0	.244	.300	.256
2021vs Left	.854	151	20	9	23	0	.275	.311	.542
2021vs Right	.644	227	19	6	24	0	.221	.291	.353
2020vs Left	.661	32	3	1	2	0	.207	.281	.379
2020vs Right	.721	46	2	0	4	0	.293	.356	.366
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2020

+6%

OPS at Home

2022

+22%

OPS at Home

2021

+7%

OPS at Home

2020

+47%

OPS on Road

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2020Home	.704	315	32	10	34	0	.246	.299	.405
Since 2020Away	.667	299	25	9	34	0	.232	.294	.373
2022Home	.638	82	10	2	6	0	.240	.305	.333
2022Away	.525	84	3	1	9	0	.211	.262	.263
2021Home	.753	204	20	7	27	0	.257	.309	.444
2021Away	.702	174	19	8	20	0	.226	.287	.415
2020Home	.548	29	2	1	1	0	.185	.214	.333
2020Away	.807	41	3	0	5	0	.306	.390	.417
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Stat Review

How does Luis Torrens 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

0.24

BB Rate

7.2%

K Rate

30.1%

BABIP

.310

ISO

.073

AVG

.225

OBP

.283

SLG

.298

OPS

.581

wOBA

.263

Exit Velocity

90.3 mph

Hard Hit Rate

29.1%

Barrels/PA

3.0%

Expected BA

.236

Expected SLG

.333

Sprint Speed

23.6 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

46.6%

Line Drive %

26.2%

Fly Ball %

27.2%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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2021

Torrens earned the most consistent major-league run of his career in 2021, racking up 378 plate appearances. While catcher is Torrens' defensive home, he saw the majority of his playing time as the designated hitter. While that combination is a rarity, Torrens boasts a fairly impressive power profile, highlighted by a 10.4% barrel rate and 43.2% hard-hit rate. The result was a .188 ISO, a mark that could grow if Torrens learns to lift the ball more (6.1 degree average launch angle, 30.5 FB%). The rest of his profile is unremarkable, as he struck out at a 26.2% clip and has yet to attempt a stolen base in 611 career plate appearances. Most concerning is Torrens' potential role in 2022, as he isn't likely to maintain his duties as designated hitter and the catcher depth chart is crowded ahead of him due to the presence of Tom Murphy and Cal Raleigh.

Prior to last year, Torrens had very little on his MLB resume since being plucked out of Low-A in the Rule 5 draft before ahead of the 2017 season, throwing off his development. He now has at least one somewhat respectable season under his belt, as he hit .257/.325/.371 in 25 games for the Padres and Mariners last year, good for a nearly average 96 wRC+. That sample was of course quite small, but on after a strong .300/.373/.500 line in Double-A the year prior, it seems fairly safe to say that Torrens is finally major-league ready. We'll need more than 25 games of decent numbers at the plate to conclude that he's a particularly interesting fantasy asset, though, especially as the playing-time split between him and Tom Murphy this year is not yet clear. Defense could play a role, a potential concern given that Torrens graded out quite poorly as a framer last year despite a solid reputation in the minors.

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