Michael Stefanic

Michael Stefanic

27-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
Los Angeles Angels
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Stefanic has been an on-base machine for the past two years in the minors, posting a .408 OBP over 125 games in 2021 and increasing that mark to .418 in 81 games last season. He didn't do much during a 25-game cup of coffee in the majors, slashing .197/.279/.230 across 69 plate appearances, though he affirmed his solid contact skills with a 17.4% strikeout rate. Stefanic flashed some power for the first time with 16 homers in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League in 2021 but dropped to four long balls last season, and his first-percentile average exit velocity while up with the big club doesn't suggest much potential in that department in the majors. The comparisons to teammate David Fletcher are obvious, as both players are extreme contact hitters with little power and below-average speed. Like Fletcher, Stefanic can play multiple positions across the infield; that should help his chances of gaining a roster spot, though there doesn't appear to be a clear path to significant big-league at-bats next season. At best, Stefanic could eventually function as an AVG/OBP stabilizer, but the lack of additional skills make him an unexciting fantasy option. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year contract with the Angels in July of 2022.
Sporting season-long on-base streak
2BLos Angeles Angels  AAA
May 27, 2023
Stefanic is slashing .331/.438/.416 through 42 games this season with Triple-A Salt Lake, and he's reached base in every contest in which he's played.
ANALYSIS
Stefanic's on-base streak is actually at 51 extending back to last season, when he hit .314 with a .422 on-base percentage for the Triple-A club. The 27-year-old has proven to be a difficult out with a .401 OBP across 364 career minor-league contests, though he struggled in his first taste of the majors last year, slashing .197/.279/.230 over 69 plate appearances. Stefanic's ability to reach base could earn him another chance in the big leagues at some point, but his absence of power and speed limit his appeal as a future fantasy asset.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+276%
OPS vs RHP
2023
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2022
 
 
+276%
OPS vs RHP
2021
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .215 34 1 0 0 0 .094 .121 .094
Since 2021vs Right .808 35 4 0 0 0 .310 .429 .379
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Left .215 34 1 0 0 0 .094 .121 .094
2022vs Right .808 35 4 0 0 0 .310 .429 .379
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
 
 
+248%
OPS on Road
2023
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2022
 
 
+248%
OPS on Road
2021
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .212 30 1 0 0 0 .074 .138 .074
Since 2021Away .738 39 4 0 0 0 .294 .385 .353
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Home .212 30 1 0 0 0 .074 .138 .074
2022Away .738 39 4 0 0 0 .294 .385 .353
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Optioned to minors
2BLos Angeles Angels  AAA
March 11, 2023
Stefanic was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday.
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On bench again
2BLos Angeles Angels  AAA
September 21, 2022
Stefanic is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
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Sitting after three straight starts
2BLos Angeles Angels  AAA
September 19, 2022
Stefanic is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
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Garners third straight start
2BLos Angeles Angels  AAA
September 18, 2022
Stefanic will start at second base and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Mariners, Sarah Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Called up Wednesday
2BLos Angeles Angels  AAA
September 14, 2022
Stefanic was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday.
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