LaMonte Wade

LaMonte Wade

30-Year-Old First Baseman1B
San Francisco Giants
2024 Stats
AVG
.260
HR
8
RBI
34
R
45
SB
2
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
A string of knee issues derailed Wade in 2022 and prevented him from building on his breakout showing with the Giants from 2021, but he managed to stay mostly healthy in 2023 and returned to form as a reliable leadoff presence for San Francisco. He registered a .373 on-base percentage, which ranked 13th-best among all qualified major-league hitters, and he struck out only 95 times in 519 plate appearances while drawing 76 walks. Wade doesn't have a ton of raw power -- he finished in just the 32nd percentile last year in average exit velocity -- but the 30-year-old first baseman and corner outfielder should continue to be a fairly appealing option in OBP leagues and might be worthy of late-round or waiver-wire consideration in standard formats for his potential to rack up runs scored. It's worth nothing, however, that the offseason arrival of Jung Hoo Lee could seriously curtail Wade's tablesetting opportunities. Read Past Outlooks
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From Preseason
#488
ADP
League Majors
Bats L
Throws L
40 Man Yes
Height 6'0"
Weight 190
DOB 1/1/1994
Drafted 9th Rd 2015
$Signed a one-year, $1.38 million contract with the Giants in January of 2023.
Out against left-hander
1BSan Francisco Giants
September 23, 2024
Wade is absent from the lineup for Monday's game in Arizona.
ANALYSIS
Southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez is on the hill for the Diamondbacks, so the left-handed-hitting Wade will yield to Mark Canha at first base. Though he's slashing .333/.439/.424 over 42 plate appearances versus lefties this season, Wade has just three starts against left-handers in 2024.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
10
48
20
3
8
1
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
2
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+20%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+12%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+14%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+190%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .642 157 13 1 13 1 .244 .329 .313
Since 2022vs Right .770 1014 125 32 92 4 .247 .366 .404
2024vs Left .840 43 2 0 4 1 .324 .429 .412
2024vs Right .751 358 43 8 30 1 .253 .374 .377
2023vs Left .709 81 7 1 5 0 .269 .351 .358
2023vs Right .805 438 57 16 40 2 .254 .377 .428
2022vs Left .252 33 4 0 4 0 .100 .152 .100
2022vs Right .730 218 25 8 22 1 .225 .329 .401
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
Even Split
2024
 
 
+3%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+9%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+23%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .754 550 64 15 50 0 .245 .353 .401
Since 2022Away .752 621 74 18 55 5 .248 .368 .384
2024Home .771 189 20 2 16 0 .265 .394 .377
2024Away .751 212 25 6 18 2 .256 .368 .383
2023Home .752 234 27 7 17 0 .242 .348 .404
2023Away .822 285 37 10 28 2 .268 .394 .429
2022Home .730 127 17 6 17 0 .223 .302 .429
2022Away .595 124 12 2 9 1 .190 .309 .286
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Stat Review
How does LaMonte Wade 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
0.69
 
BB Rate
15.5%
 
K Rate
22.4%
 
BABIP
.331
 
ISO
.121
 
AVG
.260
 
OBP
.380
 
SLG
.381
 
OPS
.761
 
wOBA
.341
 
Exit Velocity
90.5 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
33.9%
 
Barrels/PA
5.7%
 
Expected BA
.259
 
Expected SLG
.428
 
Sprint Speed
22.2 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
39.9%
 
Line Drive %
21.8%
 
Fly Ball %
38.3%
 
Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Wade Jr, as well as many of his teammates, underperformed in 2022 as much as the club overperformed in 2021. He is firmly entreched as a strong side platoon outfielder with his inability to handle lefty pitchers, and that is perfectly fine with San Francisco and their fondness for platoon situatios. What was not fine was the 93 wRC+ Wade Jr had last year and how his lack of production impacted fantasy clubs who saw 2022 as a building block rather than an outlier. The young man is still very accepting of walks but defenses position him well as he had a 74-point split between his wOBA without the shift (.347) vs when shifted (.273) There may be some relief for him with the new rules on defensive alignments, but he has a rather hard cap of 475 plate appearances with his inability to hit lefties limiting his value to NL-Only formats.
Wade is basically the personification of the surprising and amazing 2021 season for the Giants. He was flipped to San Francisco from Minnesota just before the season for Shaun Anderson as the Twins had an outfield roster crunch and were ready to move on from Wade, who had shown little in his two stints at the big-league level. The Giants moved him into a platoon situation and he rewarded them with an excellent strong-side platoon showing, particularly with a number of late-inning heroics (he hit .362/.444/.511 in late and close games). The sample size is too small to be definitive, but he is 5-for-48 in his career against lefties (.104), so we may never see Wade as an everyday player, but NL-only roto players can recognize the value in a hitter that has a 124 wRC+ for his career against righties. LaMonte may not be The Next Big Thing, but he still has some value in certain formats.
Wade's ability to draw walks and play center field have seen him called up as a reserve outfielder and spot starter at times the past two seasons, but his lack of power has kept him from winning any regular role in the offense. He has a 13.3% walk rate in the majors after strong walk rates in the minors and has made good contact despite a 20.5% strikeout rate in just 44 plate appearances. Wade can can capably play all three outfield spots (+1 to -1 DRS at all three the past two seasons) plus first base and his left-handed bat could help a platoon or be of use off the bench. Wade could win a reserve role due to his defense this spring, but more likely continues to shuffle between Minnesota and Triple-A.
Wade's ability to draw walks and play center field led to his callup in July as a temporary fill-in after hitting just .246/.392/.356 at Triple-A. He dislocated his right thumb after just his second big-league game and missed two months. He returned to play in some key spots in the September pennant race but hit just .196 in 69 plate appearances. Wade did draw 11 walks (15.9 BB%) and his excellent bat-to-ball skill translated against big-league pitching (13.0 K%). It was a very small sample, but he used the whole field and logged a respectable 21.3 LD%, so he could fare better in a larger stint in the majors. He was primarily called up for his ability to capably play all three outfield spots (-1 DRS at all three). Wade could win a reserve role due to his defense this spring, but he'll likely need to show more with his bat at Triple-A before getting an extended chance in the majors.
The 24-year-old reached Double-A Chattanooga last year, hitting for a strong .292/.397/.408 slash line, but was a bit older than his competition at age 23. Wade is a very challenging prospect to rank for fantasy purposes, as he can clearly hit, he just doesn't do much else. His upside may be hitting .290, get on base at a .390 clip and hit 10 home runs with 10 steals. He'll likely move up to Triple-A this summer and could reach majors in the second half.
Wade hit .318 with a .904 OPS at Low-A Cedar Rapids, as the 2015 ninth-round draft pick continues to impress at each step of the minors. His upside may be limited however, since at age 22 last season he was older than the competition. He doesn't add much speed for fantasy purposes, but his high contact rate and decent power could lead him to continue to surprise.
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Homers twice in win
1BSan Francisco Giants
September 21, 2024
Wade went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Saturday's 9-0 win over the Royals.
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Notches second steal
1BSan Francisco Giants
September 18, 2024
Wade went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Orioles.
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Sitting against lefty
1BSan Francisco Giants
September 15, 2024
Wade is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Absent from Sunday's lineup
1BSan Francisco Giants
September 8, 2024
Wade is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
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Getting rest Saturday
1BSan Francisco Giants
September 7, 2024
Wade isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Trade target for Pittsburgh?
1BSan Francisco Giants
November 10, 2024
According to John Perrotto of PittsburghBaseballNow.com, Wade "could be of interest" as a trade target for the Pirates.
ANALYSIS
Pittsburgh has had a revolving door at first base over the past few years, and Wade would provide short-term stability without costing a major prospect package. The 30-year-old had a .260/.380/.381 slash line in 117 games during 2024 and is entering his final year of arbitration eligibility.
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