Andrew Velazquez
30-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
AVG
.000
HR
0
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0
R
0
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0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
The veteran shortstop spent most of 2023 with the Angels, and he posted a .548 OPS in 54 big-league games. Velazquez was picked up by Atlanta in September and re-signed on a minor-league deal for 2024. He's played in parts of six MLB seasons and has earned a reputation as a strong defender and baserunner but brings little else to the table offensively. Velazquez has 30 steals in just 443 plate appearances over the past two seasons, but his .191 average and 33.6 percent strikeout rate during that span illustrate his severe limitations at the plate. Read Past Outlooks
Sent to minor-league camp
Atlanta reassigned Velazquez to minor-league camp Monday.
ANALYSIS
He was sent to minor-league camp Monday along with Luke Williams, Eli White and David Fletcher, with their demotions suggesting that Forrest Wall has won the final available bench spot on Atlanta's Opening Day roster. Velazquez slashed .207/.324/.379 with two stolen bases over 15 games during Grapefruit League play.
He was sent to minor-league camp Monday along with Luke Williams, Eli White and David Fletcher, with their demotions suggesting that Forrest Wall has won the final available bench spot on Atlanta's Opening Day roster. Velazquez slashed .207/.324/.379 with two stolen bases over 15 games during Grapefruit League play.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+5%
OPS vs LHP
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .562 | 133 | 1 | 8 | .221 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .534 | 310 | 10 | 23 | .178 | ||||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023vs Left | .613 | 29 | 0 | 1 | .208 | ||||
2023vs Right | .519 | 65 | 2 | 2 | .158 | ||||
2022vs Left | .548 | 104 | 1 | 7 | .224 | ||||
2022vs Right | .537 | 245 | 8 | 21 | .183 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
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+5%
OPS on Road
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .528 | 192 | 5 | 16 | .189 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .553 | 251 | 6 | 15 | .193 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | .619 | 28 | 1 | 1 | .167 | ||||
2023Away | .517 | 66 | 1 | 2 | .175 | ||||
2022Home | .513 | 164 | 4 | 15 | .192 | ||||
2022Away | .565 | 185 | 5 | 13 | .199 | ||||
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2020
After playing for four teams in three seasons prior to 2022, Velazquez settled into some stability in his first campaign with the Angels, logging career-high marks with 125 games and 349 plate appearances. The expanded opportunity was partly due to necessity -- infielders David Fletcher and Anthony Rendon each missed over 100 games due to injury -- though Velazquez's defensive prowess also factored in. It's safe to say that his offensive performance didn't resonate as favorably, as Velazquez's 50 wRC+ and 34.1 percent strikeout rate were third-worst and sixth-worst, respectively, among big-league hitters with at least 300 plate appearances. The 28-year-old at least managed to swap 17 bags in 18 attempts, and his 93rd-percentile sprint speed would be a much more promising asset if he had even average on-base skills. However, it's difficult (both in fantasy and in real life) to spend a lineup spot on a player with such dreadful offensive production, and with Fletcher and Rendon both back in the fold along with the emerging Livan Soto and the newly acquired Gio Urshela, Velazquez will likely step back into an infield-depth role next season.
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Back with Atlanta
Velazquez signed a minor-league contract with Atlanta on Friday.
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Becomes free agent
Velazquez elected to become a free agent Friday.
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Sent outright to Triple-A
Atlanta outrighted Velazquez to Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday.
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Claimed by Atlanta
Atlanta claimed Velazquez off waivers from the Angels on Tuesday and optioned him to Triple-A Gwinnett.
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Heads back to Triple-A
The Angels optioned Velazquez to Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.
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Could rejoin active roster
Velazquez joined the Angels as a member of the taxi squad Sunday and has a locker in the clubhouse, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
ANALYSIS
The 28-year-old was demoted to Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday, but he's quickly rejoined the big club since Brandon Drury is nursing a shoulder injury. Drury is on the lineup card for Sunday's game against Arizona, so it appears Velazquez will have to wait before potentially returning to the active roster.
The 28-year-old was demoted to Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday, but he's quickly rejoined the big club since Brandon Drury is nursing a shoulder injury. Drury is on the lineup card for Sunday's game against Arizona, so it appears Velazquez will have to wait before potentially returning to the active roster.