Luis Torrens

Luis Torrens

26-Year-Old CatcherC
Chicago Cubs
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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$Signed a one-year, minor-league contract with the Cubs in January of 2023.
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
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
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1
2
7
12
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
2
9
3
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2
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
2022
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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Finds work with North Siders
CChicago Cubs  NRI
January 25, 2023
Torrens signed Wednesday with the Cubs on a minor-league deal that includes an invitation to MLB spring training.
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Non-tendered by Seattle
CFree Agent  NRI
November 18, 2022
The Mariners declined to tender Torrens a contract for 2023, Corey Brock of The Athletic reports.
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Slugs homer in finale
CSeattle Mariners  NRI
October 6, 2022
Torrens went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's win over the Tigers.
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Belts pinch-hit homer in return
CSeattle Mariners  NRI
September 22, 2022
Torrens, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Tacoma earlier in the day, hit a pinch-hit, solo home run in a loss to the Athletics on Wednesday.
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Contract selected Wednesday
CSeattle Mariners  NRI
September 21, 2022
Torrens' contract was selected from Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday.
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