Jhonkensy Noel

23-Year-Old OutfielderOF

Cleveland Guardians

2024 Stats

AVG

.218

RBI

2025 Projections

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2025 Fantasy Outlook

After a torrid couple of months with Triple-A Columbus, Noel was called up in late June to provide the Guardians lineup with some much-needed punch. He didn't play regularly, but the right-handed batter appeared in 67 games over the final three months. His .246/.302/.667 line against lefties versus batting .205/.281/.402 facing right-handers suggests a platoon, but Noel logged more than twice as many plate appearances versus righties. His hard-hit rate is middling, but Noel is a flyball hitter with an elevated barrel rate, driving power. As with many uppercut swings, contact is an issue, especially since Noel swings at almost have the pitches he sees out of the zone. Not noted for his glove, he has a plus arm and plus speed and was passable in right field. At minimum, Noel should face every southpaw starter, but with better swing decisions, he could be more. Read Past Outlooks

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From Preseason

Dynasty

League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'1"

Weight 180

DOB 7/15/2001

Drafted 2017

Absent from Game 3 lineup

OFCleveland Guardians

October 9, 2024

Noel is not in the lineup Wednesday for Game 3 of the ALDS against the Tigers, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

ANALYSIS
Noel started each of the first two games of the series but went 0-for-4 with a walk and a hit-by-pitch. In Game 3 he will yield right field to Will Brennan, who is batting seventh for the Guardians.

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2024

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+42%

OPS vs LHP

2024

+42%

OPS vs LHP

2023

No Stats

2022

No Stats

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.968	63	11	7	14	0	.246	.302	.667
Since 2022vs Right	.683	135	14	6	14	0	.205	.281	.402
2024vs Left	.968	63	11	7	14	0	.246	.302	.667
2024vs Right	.683	135	14	6	14	0	.205	.281	.402
2023vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+37%

OPS at Home

2024

+37%

OPS at Home

2023

No Stats

2022

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	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.884	106	15	8	16	0	.250	.311	.573
Since 2022Away	.646	92	10	5	12	0	.181	.261	.386
2024Home	.884	106	15	8	16	0	.250	.311	.573
2024Away	.646	92	10	5	12	0	.181	.261	.386
2023Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Stat Review

How does Jhonkensy Noel 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

0.21

BB Rate

6.6%

K Rate

31.8%

BABIP

.250

ISO

.268

AVG

.218

OBP

.288

SLG

.486

OPS

.774

wOBA

.335

Exit Velocity

88.6 mph

Hard Hit Rate

27.8%

Barrels/PA

8.6%

Expected BA

.218

Expected SLG

.435

Sprint Speed

23.5 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

35.0%

Line Drive %

16.2%

Fly Ball %

48.7%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

2024

2023

2022

Noel has tremendous power (80-grade) but needs to improve the rest of his game to get a real shot in the majors. Given that Noel was the second-youngest qualified hitter at Triple-A last year (behind Masyn Winn), he can be forgiven for struggling in the first half (.673 OPS). Noel slashed .246/.320/.451 with 14 home runs in 69 games during the second half for Triple-A Columbus en route to hitting .220/.303/.420 with 27 home runs overall. The 22-year-old had a 116.5 mph maximum exit velocity and a 106.3 mph 90th percentile exit velocity, but he also made too much soft contact (24.7 percent), so he could benefit in 2024 from being more selective at the plate. While he can handle first base and the corner outfield spots in a pinch, Noel's best shot at consistent playing time in Cleveland could come at designated hitter.

Noel has 80-grade raw power. The rest of the profile is pretty shaky, which is why he is still extremely risky despite reaching Triple-A as a 21-year-old. There are similarities to Franmil Reyes and Bobby Bradley, past Guardians sluggers who were cut loose in 2022. He isn't great at making contact in the zone and is even worse at laying off pitches out of the zone. Defensively, Noel is limited to playing a bad first base/left field or slotting in at designated hitter, so he needs to log solid on-base percentages or he won't play. He was young for the levels, but last year's .310 OBP across the three highest levels of the minors won't cut it.

Noel is a very big boy who hits the ball very hard and very far. It wouldn't be unfair to compare him in many ways to org. mate Franmil Reyes, as he may end up sliding all the way to designated hitter and will probably always strike out at fairly high clip, but his mammoth power could carry him to an everyday job. He hit .340/.390/.615 with 19 home runs, a 21.4 K% and a 5.9 BB% in 70 games in his age-19/20 season, primarily at Low-A and High-A. Adept at getting the ball in the air, Noel logged groundball rates below 34% at both levels, and his 33.3 Hard% was excellent for a player his age making his full-season debut. Don't read too much into that .340 batting average -- he had a .421 BABIP at Low-A and figures to strike out at least 25% of the time when he gets to the majors.

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