Rafael Marchan

Rafael Marchan

25-Year-Old CatcherC
Philadelphia Phillies AAA
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Marchan made his debut as a 21-year-old back in 2020, but after a three-game cameo that season and a run of 20 games in 2021, he's yet to return to the majors. Marchan was never going to be anything more than the third catcher in Philadelphia behind workhorse J.T. Realmuto and clubhouse DJ Garrett Stubbs last season, and with both big-leaguers remaining healthy, Marchan was never called on. He did, however, show signs in his age-24 season that he should have a future in the majors, even if that's only as a backup. Surgery on his hamate bone delayed his season debut until the end of May, but in 51 games for Triple-A Lehigh Valley, he hit .297/.391/.440, good for a 113 wRC+. He only homered twice, giving him a grand total of eight across his eight professional seasons, but he also struck out just 9.7% of the time, a mark that looks even better next to his 11.6% walk rate. With both Realmuto and Stubbs still around, though, Marchan lacks a path to playing time. Read Past Outlooks
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#601
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Phillies in March of 2024.
Optioned to Triple-A
CPhiladelphia Phillies  AAA
July 20, 2024
The Phillies optioned Marchan to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Saturday, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
ANALYSIS
J.T. Realmuto (knee) was activated from the injured list Saturday, squeezing Marchan off the big-league roster. The 25-year-old backstop owns a solid .894 OPS through 56 plate appearances with the Phillies, though he'll remain in the minors as long as Realmuto and Garrett Stubbs are both active.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
Even Split
2024
Even Split
2023
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .895 24 4 2 2 0 .273 .304 .591
Since 2022vs Right .892 32 4 1 4 0 .310 .375 .517
2024vs Left .895 24 4 2 2 0 .273 .304 .591
2024vs Right .892 32 4 1 4 0 .310 .375 .517
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
 
 
+23%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+23%
OPS at Home
2023
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2022
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .975 32 6 1 4 0 .333 .419 .556
Since 2022Away .792 24 2 2 2 0 .250 .250 .542
2024Home .975 32 6 1 4 0 .333 .419 .556
2024Away .792 24 2 2 2 0 .250 .250 .542
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 Rafael Marchan 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
0.38
 
BB Rate
5.4%
 
K Rate
14.3%
 
BABIP
.300
 
ISO
.255
 
AVG
.294
 
OBP
.345
 
SLG
.549
 
OPS
.894
 
wOBA
.387
 
Exit Velocity
86.2 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
27.3%
 
Barrels/PA
7.1%
 
Expected BA
.337
 
Expected SLG
.525
 
Sprint Speed
22.3 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
30.2%
 
Line Drive %
32.6%
 
Fly Ball %
37.2%
 
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2021 Fantasy Outlook
At the age of 21, Marchan got a brief call-up last season while J.T. Realmuto was on the shelf with a hip injury. The youngster did well with the opportunity, collecting four hits -- including a home run -- and three RBI in eight at-bats. Remarkably, the long ball was the first of Marchan's professional career; he had gone without a homer over 654 minor-league plate appearances. It stands to reason that the backstop isn't going to be much of a power hitter going forward, but Marchan does have good contact skills and could hit for a decent average in the majors. His contact rate has hovered around 90% in the lower levels of the minors and he has struck out in less than 10% of his plate appearances. Marchan's bat-to-ball skills and potentially-elite defense could earn him regular playing time in the big leagues, but with Realmuto back on a long-term deal, he needs a trade or an injury to open things up.
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Three hits, two doubles in win
CPhiladelphia Phillies  AAA
July 10, 2024
Marchan went 3-for-3 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI in Tuesday's 10-1 win over the Dodgers.
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Goes deep in win
CPhiladelphia Phillies  AAA
July 3, 2024
Marchan went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Cubs.
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Swats second homer
CPhiladelphia Phillies  AAA
June 27, 2024
Marchan went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Thursday in a loss to the Marlins.
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Has career day vs Padres
CPhiladelphia Phillies  AAA
June 17, 2024
Marchan went 4-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 9-2 victory over the Padres.
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Belts first homer of season
CPhiladelphia Phillies  AAA
June 15, 2024
Marchan went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-3 extra-innings win over the Orioles.
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Joining Phillies in Toronto
CPhiladelphia Phillies  AAA
July 12, 2022
Marchan will replace J.T. Realmuto for the series in Toronto, reports Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
ANALYSIS
Realmuto is unable to travel to Canada due to the country's COVID-19 vaccine requirement, giving Marchan the chance to make his season debut. The 23-year-old has posted a .246/.333/.424 line across 135 plate appearances in the minors this season. The Phillies are only in Toronto for two games and Marchan will join Garrett Stubbs as the two options behind the plate.
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