Albert Almora

Albert Almora

30-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Arizona Diamondbacks AAA
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Albert Almora in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year, minor-league contract with the Diamondbacks in February of 2024.
Reassigned to minors camp
OFArizona Diamondbacks  AAA
March 14, 2024
The Diamondbacks reassigned Almora to minor-league camp Thursday.
ANALYSIS
Almora was brought into D-backs camp as a non-roster invitee and had an outside chance at winning a spot on Arizona's Opening Day bench, but he will end up missing the cut after going 4-for-22 with a homer and three RBI during Cactus League play. The 29-year-old outfielder will head to Triple-A Reno to begin the season.
Read More News
Batting Stats
Loading Batting Stats...
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2022 MLB Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Sorare
Loading Batting Game Log...
2021 MLB Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Sorare
Loading Batting Game Log...
2020 MLB Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Sorare
Loading Batting Game Log...
2019 MLB Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Sorare
Loading Batting Game Log...
2018 MLB Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Sorare
Loading Batting Game Log...
2017 MLB Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Sorare
Loading Batting Game Log...
Minor League Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Loading Minor League Batting Game Log...
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+7%
OPS vs LHP
2024
No Stats
2023
No Stats
2022
 
 
+7%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .661 73 7 2 9 1 .224 .288 .373
Since 2022vs Right .617 162 19 3 20 2 .223 .280 .338
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Left .661 73 7 2 9 1 .224 .288 .373
2022vs Right .617 162 19 3 20 2 .223 .280 .338
More Splits View More Split Stats
Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+12%
OPS at Home
2024
No Stats
2023
No Stats
2022
 
 
+12%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .660 133 18 5 20 2 .220 .278 .382
Since 2022Away .591 102 8 0 9 1 .228 .287 .304
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Home .660 133 18 5 20 2 .220 .278 .382
2022Away .591 102 8 0 9 1 .228 .287 .304
More Splits View More Split Stats
Advanced Batting Stats
Loading Advanced Batting Stats...
Additional Stats
Games By Position
Defensive Stats
Loading Games Played by Position...
Loading MLB Defensive Stats...
Batted Ball Stats
Loading Batted Ball Stats...
Stats Vs Upcoming Pitchers
Want more matchup stats?
Loading Matchup Stats...
Our full team depth charts are reserved for RotoWire subscribers.
Subscribe Now
Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Albert Almora See More
NL FAAB Factor: Waiver Pickups of the Week
September 4, 2022
Jan Levine has profiled a couple of Atlanta starters who could provide fantasy worth down the stretch.
NL FAAB Factor: Waiver Pickups of the Week
August 28, 2022
Jan Levine packs this week's edition with a number of pitchers who may be set to receive more opportunities.
NL FAAB Factor: Waiver Pickups of the Week
August 7, 2022
With all the recent transactions, Dan Marcus reviews some players who are set to take on much larger roles.
NL FAAB Factor: Waiver Pickups of the Week
July 31, 2022
With only a couple days before the trade deadline, Jan Levine checks out a few NLers who could benefit from upcoming transactions.
NL FAAB Factor: Waiver Pickups of the Week
June 12, 2022
A former All-Star headlines the offensive side of Jan Levine's latest review of available NL players.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
Coming into 2020, it looked like Almora would compete with Ian Happ for playing time in center field. However, Happ got off to a hot start and ran away with the job while Almora ended up getting just 30 at-bats in 28 games and was optioned to the Cubs' alternate training site at the end of August to make room for Cameron Maybin on the roster. Almora continued to do very little at the plate, posting a .167/.265/.200 slash line in his limited playing time, which followed a disappointing .236/.271/.381 line over a much larger sample size in 2019. The 26-year-old is considered a strong defensive center fielder, but his limited production at the plate and lack of elite speed on the bases has kept him from becoming much of a fantasy contributor. After playing on a one-year deal in 2020, a change of scenery might benefit Almora in 2021, though his career stats don't point toward an offensive outbreak.
Almora's role in the Cubs' outfield diminished greatly when the team acquired Nicholas Castellanos at the trade deadline in the midst of a season that saw Almora turn in career-worst production in a number of areas. Almora's playing time could increase this season with Castellanos a free agent, but he would need to turn things around offensively in order to cement his spot in the starting lineup. The 25-year-old hit just .236/.271/.381 with a meager 4.4 BB% last season. Although he maintained a strikeout rate right around 17%, the quality of his connections was severely lacking, with his exit velocity and hard-hit rate both ranking in the bottom 8% of the league. Almora primarily hit at the bottom of the order and finished with only 32 RBI in 130 games. Almora has extremely limited fantasy appeal due to the absence of power or speed, as well as his uncertain role in the Cubs' outfield.
Almora bolstered his playing time through top-shelf defense, ranking among Statcast's top 10 outfielders with 11 outs above average in 2018. However, Almora failed to fully capitalize, slumping in the second half to a .232/.267/.280 line. Look away: Almora had a 1% barrel rate last season, ranking 371st out of 390 players with 100 batted-ball events, and his groundball rate ticked up again to 50.7%. Now close to 25 years old, the former prospect can still add power if he builds muscle or overhauls his approach, and he'll remain a candidate to lead off, at least against left-handers, but stolen bases are nowhere to be found. Almora offers a better floor than many names in deeper leagues given his defense and decent contact skills (17.3 K% last season), but many in his range offer greater upside.
Almora is a former top prospect who hit at an above-average level in his age-23 season (103 wRC+), but he benefitted from limited exposure to right-handed pitching. He did most of his damage against lefties, slashing .342/.411/.486 against southpaws compared to .271/.291/.420 against righties. Almora is a plus defender in center field and Jon Jay is a free agent this winter, but a competing team like the Cubs may be inclined to keep Almora on the short side of a platoon rather than deploy him in the everyday lineup and let him learn on the job. While he makes consistent contact, Almora doesn't walk much, the power is middling (.147 ISO) and he doesn't run. There will be some appeal if Almora works his way into a more regular role, but the interest will probably be greater than is warranted given the inherent optimism of such a large fanbase. If he sticks in a platoon role, Almora remains merely a deep-mixed and NL-only option.
Almora spent a significant portion of his 2016 campaign at Triple-A Iowa, where he put together one of his best performances in the upper levels of the Cubs' minor league system. He was young for the level as a 22 years old, and he continued to show a developing hit tool despite the lack of a discerning eye at the plate (2.7 percent walk rate at Iowa, 4.3 percent with the Cubs). If the Cubs turned him loose with an everyday role, his defense alone would make him a valuable contributor. With further projection remaining in his bat, Almora still has the raw tools to emerge as a double-digit threat in home runs and stolen bases, and one with a good batting average thanks to his low strikeout rate (17.1 percent K% against MLB pitching). In order to deliver on that potential, he will need to carve out a significant share of the playing time in center field for the Cubs.
He's still just 21. You can tell yourself that if it helps. However, Almora doesn't seem to be growing like all of the other future stars in the Cubs system. While Kris Bryant, Addison Russell and Kyle Schwarber got called up and contributed to the exciting season in Chicago, Almora turned in a middling performance with Double-A Tennessee. With just six home runs and eight stolen bases in 405 at-bats with the Smokies, he doesn't look like someone who will be the cornerstone of fantasy teams in the next decade, but he did significantly improve his K:BB (from 23:2 in 2014 to 47:32 last year) in Tennessee. While it is still too soon to write off Almora as a potential everyday player, he is no longer a top-100 prospect for dynasty leagues.
After a strong (but injury-filled) run with Low-A Kane County in 2013, Almora struggled a bit when he was promoted to higher levels last year. Neither the power nor the speed was much to write home about, and Almora struggled with Double-A Tennessee in particular, finishing with a 2:23 K:BB ratio and a .605 OPS in 144 at-bats. Still, he'll turn 21 in April, and he might become the top prospect in the Cubs' system once Kris Bryant is called up to Chicago. Almora is a year or two away, but he's big part of the organization's future, albeit one that still has a long way to go in order to complete his development and reach the projection that made him the sixth overall pick of the 2012 draft.
In the fantastic offensive quartet in the Cubs' system, Almora is the youngest, as he's still only entering his age-20 season. A couple of injuries limited him to only 61 games with Low-A Kane County last year, making it difficult to draw any conclusions about his progress, but he played well in the AFL, and if the doubles and triples start turning into home runs, look out. The 2012 first-rounder needs another couple of years of seasoning, but when he hits the majors, he'll be there for good.
The sixth overall pick by the Cubs in the 2012 first-year player draft, Almora is known for his plus power and plus defense. He did nothing to dispel that notion in 140 rookie and short-season at-bats, slugging .480 and .446, respectively. Almora, who will turn 19 in April, is a player to watch the next couple seasons. As one of the Cubs' top prospects, Almora is expected to make his full-season professional debut at Low-A Kane County in 2013.
More Fantasy News
Joins Arizona on MiLB deal
OFArizona Diamondbacks  AAA
February 23, 2024
The Diamondbacks signed Almora to a minor-league deal Friday that includes an invitation to spring training, Jesse Friedman of GoPHNX.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Let go by Cincinnati
OFFree Agent  AAA
September 12, 2022
Almora was released by the Reds on Monday.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
DFA'd by Cincy
OFCincinnati Reds  AAA
September 9, 2022
Almora was designated for assignment by the Reds on Friday.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Walks, scores run in return
OFCincinnati Reds  AAA
September 6, 2022
Almora (shoulder) went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in a 9-3 loss Tuesday against the Cubs.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Activated Tuesday
OFCincinnati Reds  AAA
September 6, 2022
Almora (shoulder) was activated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday but he is not in the lineup against the Cubs.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Latest Fantasy Rumors
Non-tender candidate
OFChicago Cubs  AAA
November 30, 2020
Almora could be non-tendered Wednesday, 670 The Score reports.
ANALYSIS
The Cubs are reportedly looking to tear things down and rebuild, and that would mean getting rid of arbitration-eligible players like Almora who don't have much trade value at their anticipated salary for 2021. Almora was set to get paid in arbitration in 2021 and 2022 before becoming a free agent, but if he gets non-tendered, he would become a free agent this offseason.
See All MLB Rumors