Luke Raley

29-Year-Old OutfielderOF

Seattle Mariners

2024 Stats

AVG

.266

RBI

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2024 Fantasy Outlook

Did anyone have Raley stealing more bases in 2023 than Ozzie Albies, Jeremy Pena, or Adolis Garcia? Yea, that really happened. Not bad for a player who was out of options coming into camp and was nearly cut at the end of camp. Raley refused to let that happen, as he continued to hit becoming a more nimble version of Ji-Man Choi for the Rays as someone who could come in and generate offense against righties (133 wRC+, 17 homers) and play both first base and a corner outfield position. Raley is built like a tight end and is yet deceptively quick which is why the club permitted him to attempt 17 steals last season. He does have voluminous swing and miss in his game but is also quite capable of barreling up mistakes to all fields. His role in 2024 should be more of the same but the swing and miss in his game opens the door to more volatility in his outcomes than other players. Set expectations around 375-400 plate appearances, which takes him off mixed league draft plans. Read Past Outlooks

RANKSFrom Preseason

#389

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League Majors

Bats L

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'4"

Weight 235

DOB 9/19/1994

Born Hinckley, OH

College Lake Erie College

Drafted 7th Rd 2016 LAD

Hitting bench versus lefty

OFSeattle Mariners

May 26, 2024

Raley is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

ANALYSIS
The lefty-hitting Raley will exit the starting nine for the series finale while the Nationals bring southpaw Patrick Corbin to the hill. With fellow lefty-hitting outfielder Dominic Canzone also hitting the bench, the Mariners will go with Jonathan Clase and Mitch Haniger in the corner-outfield spots.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+4%

OPS vs RHP

2024

+10%

OPS vs LHP

2023

+13%

OPS vs RHP

2022

+30%

OPS vs LHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.744	76	9	3	5	0	.271	.316	.429
Since 2022vs Right	.773	532	70	21	60	18	.244	.324	.449
2024vs Left	.760	19	4	1	2	0	.278	.316	.444
2024vs Right	.694	111	12	3	10	4	.264	.297	.396
2023vs Left	.741	43	5	2	2	0	.268	.302	.439
2023vs Right	.834	363	51	17	47	14	.247	.337	.497
2022vs Left	.721	14	0	0	1	0	.273	.357	.364
2022vs Right	.553	58	7	1	3	0	.180	.293	.260
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+6%

OPS on Road

2024

+32%

OPS at Home

2023

+7%

OPS on Road

2022

+131%

OPS on Road

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.746	277	35	9	29	12	.225	.315	.430
Since 2022Away	.789	331	44	15	36	6	.265	.329	.460
2024Home	.812	59	6	2	9	4	.291	.339	.473
2024Away	.615	71	10	2	3	0	.246	.268	.348
2023Home	.792	187	24	7	19	8	.222	.323	.469
2023Away	.850	219	32	12	30	6	.272	.342	.508
2022Home	.337	31	5	0	1	0	.111	.226	.111
2022Away	.778	41	2	1	3	0	.265	.366	.412
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Stat Review

How does Luke Raley 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

0.08

BB Rate

2.3%

K Rate

28.5%

BABIP

.349

ISO

.137

AVG

.266

OBP

.300

SLG

.403

OPS

.703

wOBA

.310

Exit Velocity

87.9 mph

Hard Hit Rate

29.9%

Barrels/PA

3.1%

Expected BA

.235

Expected SLG

.344

Sprint Speed

25.1 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

51.2%

Line Drive %

20.2%

Fly Ball %

28.6%

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Latest Fantasy Rumors

On fire in May

OFSeattle Mariners

May 22, 2024

Raley has a .396/.439/.679 slash line with four homers through 16 games in May.

ANALYSIS
Raley's career in Seattle got off to a slow start as he posted a .505 OPS and 30.4 percent strikeout rate in March and April, but his bat has come alive this month. The 29-year-old opened the campaign with a semi-regular spot in the lineup, but he's now started 12 of the past 13 games. Raley has seen most of his action in the corner outfield but also has four starts at first base.

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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Raley seemed destined for a bigger major-league opportunity when he was traded from the Dodgers to the Rays shortly before Opening Day, but he wound up with the exact number of plate appearances (72) for the second year in a row and similar production, as well. He crushed the ball again at Triple-A, which should be expected since he was 27 at the time (now 28) and repeating the level for a third time. Raley has good raw power and has shown elite sprint speed in the majors, but he might not ever make enough contact for it to matter. He's out of options, so it could be make-or-break time.

Raley made his big-league debut for the Dodgers last season and had a .538 OPS in 72 plate appearances, and he'll now joined the Rays after being traded for third time in his career. Raley spent most of last year at Triple-A Oklahoma City where he slashed .294/.393/.570 with 19 home runs, 69 RBI, 60 runs and eight stolen bases across 72 minor-league appearances He'll compete for a depth role in the outfield behind Tampa Bay's established group of Randy Arozarena, Kevin Kiermaier, Manuel Margot and Austin Meadows, with top prospect Josh Lowe also waiting in the wings. He could find a platoon role in the outfield if an opportunity emerges.

The Dodgers reacquired Raley in February of 2020; they traded him to the Twins in the Brian Dozier deal back in 2018 and got him back in the return for Kenta Maeda. Raley never joined the Dodgers' major-league roster in 2020, but at press time he remains on the club's 40-man roster. That's subject to change as he has to be on the short list for removal as a 26-year-old who had a 30.4 K% and 5.1 BB% at Triple-A. He bats from the left side and Raley has a little pop, but it's going to be tough for him to hit enough to clear the high bar that is required of corner outfielders at the MLB level.

A dislocated tendon in his left ankle held Raley to just 33 games with Triple-A Rochester, but that was enough for the Twins to shield him from the Rule 5 draft, putting him on the 40-man roster. Raley slashed .302/.362/.516 for the Red Wings. He was sidelined from mid-May until late September, rehabbing from surgery. Raley is a stocky 6-foot-4, 235 pounds but is athletic for his frame, totaling 19 triples in 2017-2018 and swiping 17 bases in 18 tries from 2017-2019. Still, his game is power though Raley needs to improve his plate skills to fully tap into it. He fanned 42 times to only seven walks in 138 plate appearances during his truncated 2019 campaign. Look for Raley to return to Rochester to work on contact. His lefty bat could make its way to Minnesota as a reserve if he cuts down on the strikeouts as he can play both corner outfield spots while filling in at center field in a pinch.

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