Luisangel Acuna

23-Year-Old ShortstopSS

New York Mets

2025 Stats

AVG

.280

RBI

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2025 Fantasy Outlook

Acuna had a .742 OPS in 158 games at Double-A and a .654 OPS in 131 games at Triple-A, but one would have thought he was a top 50 overall prospect based on what he did in his brief big-league debut. Francisco Lindor missed around two weeks in September with a back injury, and Acuna was already on the 40-man roster and a capable shortstop defender, so he was summoned from Triple-A to fill in. He proceeded to hit three home runs in his first week of action, finishing with a .308 average and a 15 percent strikeout rate in 40 plate appearances. The second-oldest of the four Acuna brothers had 40 steals and seven homers in 587 plate appearances at Triple-A, and in reality, steals are the main path to Acuna providing fantasy value at some point in 2025. His ability to add value with his glove all over the diamond could lead to him spending most, or all of the season in the majors, but he projects to be a well below-average hitter (Steamer projects him for a .294 OBP and an 87 wRC+), so it seems unlikely the Mets would go into the year relying on Acuna to play every day. Read Past Outlooks

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Prospect

#373

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Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 5'10"

Weight 181

DOB 3/12/2002

Born Caracas, Venezuela

College None

Drafted 2018 TEX

Idle Tuesday

SSNew York Mets

May 6, 2025

Acuna isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.

ANALYSIS
Acuna will grab a seat on the bench for the second game in a row after going 3-for-8 during Sunday's doubleheader against St. Louis. Jeff McNeil will get the nod at second base and bat seventh.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2023

+56%

OPS vs LHP

2025

+32%

OPS vs LHP

2024

+74%

OPS vs LHP

2023

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	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2023vs Left	1.026	42	7	2	6	2	.324	.405	.622
Since 2023vs Right	.658	108	14	1	6	8	.275	.306	.353
2025vs Left	.832	26	4	0	1	2	.318	.423	.409
2025vs Right	.630	84	11	0	5	8	.269	.310	.321
2024vs Left	1.308	16	3	2	5	0	.333	.375	.933
2024vs Right	.750	24	3	1	1	0	.292	.292	.458
2023vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2023

+28%

OPS at Home

2025

+36%

OPS on Road

2024

+307%

OPS at Home

2023

No Stats

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2023Home	.860	67	13	3	7	4	.297	.328	.531
Since 2023Away	.671	83	8	0	5	6	.280	.337	.333
2025Home	.558	44	7	0	1	4	.238	.273	.286
2025Away	.758	66	8	0	5	6	.310	.379	.379
2024Home	1.435	23	6	3	6	0	.409	.435	1.000
2024Away	.353	17	0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.176
2023Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Stat Review

How does Luisangel Acuna 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

0.38

BB Rate

7.5%

K Rate

19.8%

BABIP

.355

ISO

.063

AVG

.281

OBP

.340

SLG

.344

OPS

.683

wOBA

.307

Exit Velocity

89.1 mph

Hard Hit Rate

19.7%

Barrels/PA

0.0%

Expected BA

.270

Expected SLG

.322

Sprint Speed

25.0 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

55.4%

Line Drive %

21.6%

Fly Ball %

23.0%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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Acuna was pretty clearly blocked long term in Texas, so a trade was welcomed, but things are still somewhat crowded long term in New York, where he was sent at the deadline for Max Scherzer straight up. One of Ronald Acuna's younger brothers, Luisangel is a 5-foot-8 middle infielder whose game is closer to that of Tommy Edman's than his big brother. His bloodlines are most evident in his bat speed and athleticism, but he needs all of that bat speed to generate his potential 10-15 homer power. He swiped 57 bases on 67 attempts in 121 games at Double-A, and that speed will be the ticket to his long-term fantasy relevance. Acuna was much better (.315/.377/.453, .138 ISO) before the trade than he was after it (.243/.317/.304, .061 ISO), but a lot of that difference can be attributed to a 93-point BABIP dip (.381 to .288) and him moving from the neutral park in Frisco to one of the worst Double-A parks for power in Binghamton. Acuna, who is on the 40-man roster, could be competing long term with Ronny Mauricio and Jett Williams for playing time, although Mauricio's knee surgery and Williams' inexperience make Acuna the best bet for 2024.

Acuna was quite fortunate (.416 BABIP, 58.6 GB%) in 54 games at High-A and unlucky (.274 BABIP) in 37 games at Double-A while improving the quality of his contact (48.6 GB%) and cutting his strikeout rate from 25% to 21.3%. His .278/.367/.425 season line is an accurate representation of how he performed on the whole, and it was enough to punch his ticket to the 40-man roster this offseason as Rule 5 draft protection. Acuna packs a punch in a small package and is shorter and probably lighter than his listed 5-foot-10, 181 pounds. That's not to say he will approach big brother Ronald's power output, but Luisangel isn't a zero in the power department. He stole 40 bases and was caught nine times, and it's fair to assume he will run as much as he can in the majors. Unfortunately, while Acuna can make some flashy plays at shortstop, he might fit better at second base, where there would be more pressure on his bat. Corey Seager, Marcus Semien and Josh Jung are a pretty clear-cut infield of the future at the positions Acuna can play, so he may need to break in as a utility player.

While he stands at least four inches shorter than his older brother, Ronald Acuna, Luisangel is arguably more advanced as a baseball player than his older brother was at the same age. He will probably never hit 30 homers in a season, much less 41 like big brother, but Acuna had a loud showing in the fall instructional league and walked more than he struck out in the Dominican Summer League in 2019. The hope is that he develops a plus hit tool and is fast enough to steal 20-plus bases when he reaches the big leagues. He will likely end up at second base, but he has enough arm to handle the left side of the infield if necessary. Acuna has five-category potential, but we've still got little data to work with. We will learn a lot about his trajectory when he makes his full-season debut this season.

Ronald Acuna Jr. could eventually be joined in the majors by multiple younger brothers, with Luisangel, 17, and Bryan, 14, already approaching phenom status within their age groups. While Luisangel had a very impressive debut in the Dominican Summer League, he is not going to have the same game as his older brother. The 5-foot-10 middle infielder is appealing due to his extreme polish rather than extreme physical tools. He had more walks (34) than strikeouts (26) in 51 games -- something his big brother has never done at any pro stop. Acuna slashed .342/.438/.455 with two home runs and 17 steals on 23 attempts. Given his bloodlines and command of the strike zone, we can expect him to develop average or better power as he matures, and he could retain above-average speed into his mid-20s, but it's his potentially plus-plus hit tool that is the most appealing aspect of the profile right now.

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Not starting Monday

SSNew York Mets

May 5, 2025

Acuna is not in the Mets' starting lineup against the Diamondbacks on Monday.