Vinnie Pasquantino

Vinnie Pasquantino

27-Year-Old First Baseman1B
Kansas City Royals
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Go ahead, pinch your thumb and index finger together and shake it in the air. Italian Breakfast was a big part of the surprising Kansas City offense until he broke his thumb attempting to catch a throw from Lucas Erceg which went into Jeremy Pena running to first. Pasquantino missed the rest of the regular season but still managed to drive in 97 runs with 19 homers. Pasquantino hit 19 homers in his first 558 major league plate appearances across 2022 and 2023 and then duplicated that effort in his third season while continuing an excellent approach at the plate. Fully solving lefties is the last piece of this puzzle because he is truly at his best when righties are on the mound. The concerns heading into 2024 coming off shoulder surgery were alleivated with his results, and the winter off should allow the thumb injury to fully heal. As long as Pasquantino can remain slotted behind Bobby Witt Jr and in front of Salvador Perez, he is in the best possible spot for this lineup and should easily drive in 100 runs and push to 30 homers. Despite the incomplete season, he finished in the top ten for first baseman, and his acquisition cost for 2025 drafts will be high. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Royals in March of 2024.
Included on wild-card roster
1BKansas City Royals
October 1, 2024
The Royals activated Pasquantino (thumb) from the 10-day injured list Tuesday.
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Pasquantino was supposed to be sidelined for 6-to-8 weeks when he required surgery to repair a fractured right thumb in early September, but he's beat that timetable by a wide margin and will be part of the Royals' wild-card series roster. The expectation is that Pasquantino will be used at designated hitter, at least initially, which would free up at-bats at first base for Yuli Gurriel and/or Salvador Perez.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
105
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
22
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+9%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+16%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+12%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+3%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .727 259 26 5 32 0 .268 .332 .395
Since 2022vs Right .796 852 87 33 117 2 .267 .336 .460
2024vs Left .675 122 14 4 21 0 .246 .262 .412
2024vs Right .785 432 50 15 76 1 .267 .329 .455
2023vs Left .697 72 6 1 7 0 .233 .347 .350
2023vs Right .783 187 18 8 19 0 .251 .316 .468
2022vs Left .854 65 6 0 4 0 .352 .446 .407
2022vs Right .826 233 19 10 22 1 .279 .365 .461
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+11%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+15%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+18%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+32%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .820 547 62 18 89 0 .280 .353 .467
Since 2022Away .741 564 51 20 60 2 .254 .317 .424
2024Home .812 284 34 8 59 0 .291 .346 .466
2024Away .706 270 30 11 38 1 .233 .281 .424
2023Home .700 136 12 4 16 0 .225 .309 .392
2023Away .828 123 12 5 10 0 .270 .341 .486
2022Home .969 127 16 6 14 0 .318 .417 .551
2022Away .734 171 9 4 12 1 .278 .357 .377
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Stat Review
How does Vinnie Pasquantino 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
0.56
 
BB Rate
7.2%
 
K Rate
12.8%
 
BABIP
.265
 
ISO
.183
 
AVG
.262
 
OBP
.315
 
SLG
.446
 
OPS
.760
 
wOBA
.329
 
Exit Velocity
91.0 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
38.4%
 
Barrels/PA
5.6%
 
Expected BA
.266
 
Expected SLG
.438
 
Sprint Speed
20.9 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
39.5%
 
Line Drive %
17.6%
 
Fly Ball %
42.9%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
2022
Pasquantino's 2023 season came to an end on June 9th with a labrum injury to his non-throwing shoulder which required season-ending surgery. His final numbers were not up to the expectations fantasy managers had for him as they reached for him in drafts with him hitting .247/.324/.437 over 260 plate appearances yet the 9.6% walk rate and 11.9% strikeout rate were very impressive for a first baseman. It felt a bit James Loney-ish, but Pasquantino's career line of .272/.355/.444 over 558 plate appearances with 19 homers gives us a better look at what he could be for now. If his shoulder is fully recovered, Pasquantino profiles as a four category contributor for fantasy managers with batting average being the most likely area he could excel in a full season given the challenges of his home park and his lack of foot speed. His fantasy value needs that batting average surge as his run production numbers will lag behind many other options at first base.
Despite posting a .391/.440/.739 line in the spring, Pasquantino opened the season with Triple-A Omaha, but a .932 OPS with 40 walks to just 39 strikeouts in 73 games earned him a late June promotion. Pasquantino began just 4-for-30 with six walks, but the Royals patience was rewarded as Pasquantino hit .316/.392/.478 the rest of the way, with a two-week interruption for shoulder discomfort. Pasquantino's discipline translated to the majors as he walked 35 times with just 34 strikeouts in 298 plate appearances. He's a fly ball hitter with plus power that should play in cavernous Kauffman Stadium, but he hits ample line drives to support a BABIP around .300. His best position is designated hitter which isn't ideal for a fledgling 25-year-old, but the Royals need his bat in the lineup, so he'll play every day. Most young players struggle, but Pasquantino's approach should lead to more peaks than valleys.
Pasquantino had one of the more flawless statistical seasons in the minors, hitting .300/.394/.563 with 24 home runs and a 64:64 K:BB in 116 games across High-A and Double-A. Nick Pratto is ahead of him on the organizational depth chart, as he spent half the year at Triple-A and was added to the 40-man roster, but Pasquantino is the better long-term bet to hit enough to profile as an everyday first baseman. He makes good swing decisions and has a prototypical swing, hitting the ball on the ground less than 35% of the time. While he seems to have a bright future and is already 24 years old, the Royals will probably use this season to evaluate Pratto and MJ Melendez at the big-league level before turning to Pasquantino, but there's a chance he forces the issue.
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Testing out thumb again Monday
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Thumb
September 30, 2024
Royals manager Matt Quatraro said that Pasquantino (thumb) will hit in the cage Monday and the team will see how he feels Tuesday before determining whether he'll be included on the wild-card roster, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
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Could make wild-card roster
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Thumb
September 29, 2024
Pasquantino (thumb) has a chance to be on the wild-card roster, according to manager Matt Quatraro, MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM reports.
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Takes batting practice
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Thumb
September 26, 2024
Pasquantino (thumb) took batting practice on the field Thursday, Jaylon T. Thompson of The Kansas City Star reports.
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Getting surgery for thumb
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Thumb
September 3, 2024
Pasquantino said that he hopes to undergo surgery Tuesday for his fractured right thumb, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.
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Placed on IL
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Thumb
August 30, 2024
The Royals placed Pasquantino (thumb) on the 10-day injured list Friday.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Cleaning up
1BKansas City Royals
August 15, 2022
Pasquantino has hit fourth in the lineup in each start in August.
ANALYSIS
Pasquantino has a .356/.388/.711 line with four homers in 12 games this month and has hit cleanup in each appearance. The 24-year-old has raised his season slash line to .260/.341/.440 with the recent hot streak. He's seen more time in the field of late as four of his last five starts have come at first base.
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