Nick Fortes

Nick Fortes

28-Year-Old CatcherC
Miami Marlins
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Fortes made 99 starts at catcher for the Marlins in 2024 and remains dependable as ever in the field, but his .577 OPS was only a marginal improvement on his 2023 figure. The 28-year-old's bat was never a strength in the minors either, so a major turnaround shouldn't be expected after he posted a .216/.261/.309 slash line over the past two years. Fortes' work behind the plate should help him retain a roster spot given the need for stability at the position, but Miami is likely to test out their options at catcher in 2025. Liam Hicks was selected in the Rule 5 Draft, while prospect Agustin Ramirez appears close to making his MLB debut. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year contract with the Marlins in March of 2024.
Getting Saturday off
CMiami Marlins
September 28, 2024
Fortes isn't in the Marlins' lineup for Saturday's game against Toronto.
ANALYSIS
Fortes went 0-for-4 during Friday's series opener and will now hand catching duties over to Jhonny Pereda, who will bat ninth.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
64
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
5
28
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+16%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+12%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+86%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+9%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .670 254 30 7 21 5 .239 .290 .380
Since 2022vs Right .577 644 72 12 58 4 .212 .266 .311
2024vs Left .534 103 7 1 6 0 .196 .235 .299
2024vs Right .597 232 21 3 23 0 .242 .270 .327
2023vs Left .854 83 11 3 10 3 .316 .354 .500
2023vs Right .460 240 22 3 16 1 .165 .231 .229
2022vs Left .655 68 12 3 5 2 .213 .294 .361
2022vs Right .712 172 29 6 19 3 .237 .308 .404
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+28%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+13%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+18%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+60%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .677 450 53 12 49 4 .244 .298 .379
Since 2022Away .530 448 49 7 30 5 .195 .247 .283
2024Home .614 167 12 3 16 0 .227 .274 .340
2024Away .541 168 16 1 13 0 .228 .244 .297
2023Home .609 163 19 2 16 2 .231 .296 .313
2023Away .514 160 14 4 10 2 .177 .228 .286
2022Home .851 120 22 7 17 2 .286 .333 .518
2022Away .532 120 19 2 7 3 .171 .275 .257
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Stat Review
How does Nick Fortes 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
0.27
 
BB Rate
3.3%
 
K Rate
12.2%
 
BABIP
.246
 
ISO
.091
 
AVG
.227
 
OBP
.259
 
SLG
.318
 
OPS
.577
 
wOBA
.255
 
Exit Velocity
84.3 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
21.5%
 
Barrels/PA
1.2%
 
Expected BA
.225
 
Expected SLG
.290
 
Sprint Speed
22.7 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
43.2%
 
Line Drive %
16.5%
 
Fly Ball %
40.2%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
The 27-year-old held a small edge in playing time over Jacob Stalling behind the plate for Miami last season, and Stallings has since been let go. Fortes ended up playing in 108 games and had a .204/.263/.299 slash line, which is a sharp drop from the .696 OPS he posted in 2022. He still provided a strong presence behind the plate, which should give him a strong chance at sticking with the big club for 2024. Fortes was never a major offensive threat during his minor-league career, so he seems unlikely to break out and become a solid option for fantasy managers. Christian Bethancourt was acquired in December and is a likely bet to split catching work.
Fortes saw his first extended action in the majors last season and had a .230/.304/.392 slash line in 72 games. He hit nine home runs and stole five bases, the latter of which is surprising given he entered the campaign with just eight steals in his professional career. Fortes should open 2023 in a backup role behind Jacob Stallings, but he could see a larger share of playing time if Stallings continues to struggle after he posted a .584 OPS in 2022.
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Not starting Wednesday
CMiami Marlins
September 25, 2024
Fortes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.
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Not in Sunday's lineup
CMiami Marlins
September 15, 2024
Fortes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
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Receiving Friday off
CMiami Marlins
September 6, 2024
Fortes is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies, Kevin Barral of FishonFirst.com reports.
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Absent from lineup
CMiami Marlins
August 29, 2024
Fortes is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Rockies.
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Not starting Tuesday
CMiami Marlins
August 27, 2024
Fortes isn't in the Marlins' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Likely back for 2024
CMiami Marlins
October 6, 2023
Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald speculates Fortes will remain with the Marlins in 2024 as a backup catcher.
ANALYSIS
Fortes and Jacob Stallings split most of the catching work for the Marlins in 2023, but neither backstop provided much value offensively. Stallings is a candidate to be non-tendered this offseason, while Fortes' pre-arbitration salary should allow him to stick around as a potential backup. The 26-year-old struggled to a .204/.263/.299 slash line in 108 games, but it appears he'll have another chance with the big club in 2024.
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