Michael Massey

Michael Massey

25-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
Kansas City Royals
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Massey was promoted for his big-league debut in July and quickly returned to the minors, but he was promoted again a few weeks later and remained with Kansas City for the rest of the campaign. The 2019 fourth-round pick had a .243/.307/.376 slash line with four home runs, 17 RBI and three stolen bases in 52 games and primarily played second base. He had a solid 13 percent barrel rate and .450 xSLG, so he showcased some pop in his first taste of MLB action. Massey's potential for counting stats is limited given Kansas City's lineup, but he should receive the opportunity to establish himself at the keystone in 2023 given the current state of the roster. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#429
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Royals in March of 2023.
Swats fourth homer
2BKansas City Royals
May 29, 2023
Massey went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Monday's 7-0 win over the Cardinals.
ANALYSIS
Massey provided the Royals' last runs with his ninth-inning blast. The second baseman has multiple hits in each of his last four starts, and he's now hitting .324 (22-for-68) in May, albeit with a 9:20 BB:K for the month. He's up to a .240 batting average with four homers, 17 RBI, 15 runs scored and three stolen bases through 48 contests while mainly seeing a strong-side platoon role at the keystone.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
1
7
11
10
6
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
2
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+15%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+45%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+7%
OPS vs RHP
2021
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .733 76 6 1 13 2 .266 .342 .391
Since 2021vs Right .636 286 25 7 21 4 .233 .285 .351
2023vs Left .830 36 3 0 7 2 .345 .417 .414
2023vs Right .573 132 12 4 10 1 .210 .250 .323
2022vs Left .646 40 3 1 6 0 .200 .275 .371
2022vs Right .693 154 13 3 11 3 .254 .316 .377
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+5%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+41%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+19%
OPS on Road
2021
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .677 173 19 4 20 5 .230 .308 .368
Since 2021Away .642 190 12 4 14 1 .247 .291 .351
2023Home .737 86 11 2 9 2 .267 .337 .400
2023Away .523 83 4 2 8 1 .205 .241 .282
2022Home .617 87 8 2 11 3 .195 .279 .338
2022Away .736 107 8 2 6 0 .281 .330 .406
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Michael Massey 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
0.19
 
BB Rate
5.9%
 
K Rate
31.4%
 
BABIP
.323
 
ISO
.105
 
AVG
.235
 
OBP
.290
 
SLG
.340
 
OPS
.630
 
wOBA
.281
 
Exit Velocity
91.4 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
35.9%
 
Barrels/PA
7.1%
 
Expected BA
.249
 
Expected SLG
.443
 
Sprint Speed
23.5 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
31.7%
 
Line Drive %
23.8%
 
Fly Ball %
44.6%
 
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Logs third steal
2BKansas City Royals
May 28, 2023
Massey went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Nationals.
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On bench against lefty
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May 26, 2023
Massey isn't starting Friday against the Nationals.
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Heads to bench Wednesday
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May 24, 2023
Massey is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Tigers.
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Cranks two-run home run
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May 21, 2023
Massey went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's loss against the White Sox.
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Gets Tuesday off
2BKansas City Royals
May 16, 2023
Massey is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres.
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