Luke Maile

Luke Maile

33-Year-Old CatcherC
 Free Agent  
Free Agent
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Maile has carved out a nice career for himself as a backup catcher in the league since 2015, and that career track will continue as the Reds re-signed Maile in the offseason to one-year deal with a club option. Maile's career high for plate appearances came in 2018, but has come in right around 200 plate appearances each of the past two seasons. He has value in the new era of real baseball as a good thrower beind the plate having gunned down 34% of potential basestealers while catching for both Ohio-based clubs. He has the power to barrel up mistakes, but is otherwise perfectly suited for the job he has and his fantasy value is limited to two-catcher NL-Only leagues. Read Past Outlooks
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#369
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$Signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Reds in October of 2023. Contract includes $3.5 million team option ($500,000 buyout) for 2025. Reds declined the option in November of 2024.
Reds decline option
CFree Agent  
November 1, 2024
The Reds declined Maile's $3.5 million club option for 2025 on Friday.
ANALYSIS
Maile slashed just .178/.268/.252 across 154 plate appearances last season, so the Reds will opt to move on from the 33-year-old backstop rather than give him a $500,000 raise from 2024.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+21%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+48%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+12%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+16%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .714 151 13 4 20 0 .254 .311 .403
Since 2022vs Right .590 408 31 7 30 4 .199 .288 .302
2024vs Left .673 47 4 2 7 0 .200 .298 .375
2024vs Right .455 107 4 0 1 2 .168 .255 .200
2023vs Left .755 58 7 2 5 0 .259 .310 .444
2023vs Right .675 141 10 4 20 2 .224 .307 .368
2022vs Left .701 46 2 0 8 0 .300 .326 .375
2022vs Right .606 160 17 3 9 0 .199 .294 .312
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+1%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+53%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+36%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+7%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .626 283 20 7 22 2 .216 .298 .328
Since 2022Away .622 276 24 4 28 2 .212 .291 .331
2024Home .638 74 4 2 4 1 .194 .315 .323
2024Away .417 80 4 0 4 1 .164 .225 .192
2023Home .595 102 7 2 7 1 .226 .294 .301
2023Away .811 97 10 4 18 1 .244 .323 .488
2022Home .648 107 9 3 11 0 .221 .290 .358
2022Away .604 99 10 0 6 0 .221 .313 .291
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Stat Review
How does Luke Maile 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
0.25
 
BB Rate
8.4%
 
K Rate
33.8%
 
BABIP
.268
 
ISO
.074
 
AVG
.178
 
OBP
.268
 
SLG
.252
 
OPS
.520
 
wOBA
.243
 
Exit Velocity
84.7 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
20.0%
 
Barrels/PA
1.9%
 
Expected BA
.176
 
Expected SLG
.253
 
Sprint Speed
23.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
42.2%
 
Line Drive %
25.3%
 
Fly Ball %
32.5%
 
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143 days ago
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150 days ago
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2016
A fine defensive catcher, Maile slashed .221/.301/.326 through 206 plate appearances in 2022. He missed a handful of weeks early in the season before rejoining the Guardians and serving as backup to Austin Hedges. Maile was non-tendered by Cleveland but quickly latched on with the Reds. Cincinatti has Tyler Stephenson as its primary catcher and signed Curt Casali to be the top backup, so Maile shouldn't serve as anything more than the No. 3 option in 2023, barring injuries.
Maile received a career-high 231 plate appearances last season and performed competently enough, hitting .248/.333/.366. Nothing about those numbers excites, and he hit just three homers, but the line was good for a 95 wRC+, perfectly adequate for a catcher. Combined with good framing numbers, Maile looks primed for a lengthy run in the big leagues as a backup. Danny Jansen is the future for the Blue Jays behind the plate, so Maile will likely be stuck fighting with Reese McGuire for the leftover opportunities after Russell Martin was traded to the Dodgers in January.
Maile fared better in his 2016 stint with the Rays than he had in his 2015 cup of coffee, slashing .227/.252/.361 over 119 at-bats. He finished the season ice-cold at the plate, however, hitting just .171 over his last 41 at-bats. Given his limited experience with major league pitching, it's perhaps unsurprising that Maile had significant trouble making contact, posting a bloated 28.6 percent strikeout rate and making contact at only a 72.2 percent clip. With the addition of Wilson Ramos in free agency, Maile will compete with Curt Casali for the backup role upon Ramos' return from a torn ACL. There is little in his profile to suggest he will hit enough to be more than a backup in the long run.
Maile made his debut in 2015 in the form of a September cup of coffee and hit about as badly one would expect from his minor leagues numbers. His .171/.171/.257 line in 35 plate appearances was roughly equivalent to his .207/.298/.296 line at Triple-A. The lack of walks could be chalked up to nervous aggression, but the fact remains that he has not shown any ability to hit the ball in the upper levels. He was called up to fill in for Rene Rivera and Curt Casali when they were hurt, meaning he’ll probably open 2016 back in Durham. He should remain a depth option for Tampa Bay though he’ll be behind Casali, Rivera and J.P. Arencibia on depth charts while also having to compete with top catching prospect Justin O’Conner for future roles. Maybe Maile is able to find a spot in the majors due to extreme circumstances, but it’s more likely he continues hitting around .200 at Durham in 2016.
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Back on bench Monday
CCincinnati Reds  
September 9, 2024
Maile is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Atlanta.
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Activated from injured list
CCincinnati Reds  
August 2, 2024
The Reds activated Maile (back) from the 10-day injured list Friday.
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Starting rehab stint
CCincinnati Reds  
Back
July 30, 2024
Maile (back) was sent to Triple-A Louisville to begin a rehab assignment Tuesday.
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Hopeful for abbreviated IL stint
CCincinnati Reds  
Back
July 7, 2024
Reds manager David Bell said Friday that he's hopeful that Maile (back) will be ready to return from the 10-day injured list shortly after the All-Star break, MLB.com reports.
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Hits IL
CCincinnati Reds  
Back
July 5, 2024
Mailey was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday due to a herniated disc in his back.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Bigger role on tap?
CMilwaukee Brewers  
October 16, 2021
With Manny Pina possibly set to leave Milwaukee in free agency, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports, Maile could emerge as the No. 2 catcher in 2022.
ANALYSIS
Omar Narvaez has been the team's starter, but if Pina leaves, there's an opportunity for some playing time in a backup role. Maile looked good in a brief stint for the Brewers this season, slashing .300/.382/.433 with four doubles, three RBI and six runs in 34 plate appearances, and he could get extended run in 2022.
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