Sandy Leon

Sandy Leon

35-Year-Old CatcherC
Atlanta Braves AAA
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Sandy Leon in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year, minor-league contract with Atlanta in April of 2024.
Joins Atlanta
CAtlanta Braves  AAA
April 2, 2024
Leon signed a minor-league contract with Atlanta on Tuesday.
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Leon was released by the Royals in late March after going 2-for-17 during spring training. He'll now offer Atlanta organizational depth behind the plate, but the chances of him contributing to the big-league club are extremely low.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
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+60%
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+2%
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+74%
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .623 42 3 0 4 0 .222 .317 .306
Since 2022vs Right .390 88 7 0 4 0 .132 .233 .158
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2023vs Left .375 8 1 0 1 0 .125 .125 .250
2023vs Right .382 36 3 0 3 0 .152 .200 .182
2022vs Left .685 34 2 0 3 0 .250 .364 .321
2022vs Right .394 52 4 0 1 0 .116 .255 .140
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+17%
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+54%
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Since 2022Home .494 77 6 0 6 0 .167 .267 .227
Since 2022Away .424 53 4 0 2 0 .152 .250 .174
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2023Away .296 22 3 0 2 0 .105 .190 .105
2022Home .506 55 5 0 4 0 .159 .302 .205
2022Away .513 31 1 0 0 0 .185 .290 .222
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Leon spent the 2020 season in Cleveland, splitting duties behind the dish with Roberto Perez. Though a smaller sample, it was another campaign marked by his struggles at the plate. Since posting a 124 wRC+ in 2016, Leon has managed marks of 66, 34, 40 and 46 in the four seasons since. His skill profile has also remained remarkably consistent in that span, striking out between 24 and 26 percent of the time while also failing to post an ISO above .129. Even given his limitations at the plate, Leon has earned significant playing time in each of the past four seasons, due to his defensive work behind the dish. He's well regarded for his framing ability by Statcast and ranked well within the top-quartile in the metric in both 2018 and 2019. After signing a one-year deal with the Marlins, Leon will head into the 2021 season in competition with Chad Wallach for the backup role behind Jorge Alfaro.
Leon failed to make the Red Sox's Opening Day roster in 2019, with the team electing to give Blake Swihart one more shot instead. He wound up getting called up in mid-April in a bid to save Chris Sale from a shaky start to the season. He stuck on the roster for the rest of the year, but his bat was as weak as ever, as he struggled to a .192/.251/.297 line in 191 plate appearances. The Indians traded a low-level relief prospect for Leon this offseason and awarded him a one-year, $2 million deal to avoid arbitration. He is still a good pitch framer, which appealed to Cleveland, but figures to be the backup behind Roberto Perez. Even if an injury opens up unexpected playing time, Leon's career .221/.283/.332 slash line makes him an unappealing fantasy option.
They won the World Series, but the catching situation in Boston was a bit of a mess, with Leon leading the group with 288 plate appearances. The 29-year-old posted an atrocious 33 wRC+, which was worst in MLB among hitters with at least 250 plate appearances (fellow teammate and catcher Christian Vazquez was second-worst with a wRC+ of 42). He started 78 games behind the plate as the Red Sox essentially split their catching duties between Leon, Vazquez and Blake Swihart, who combined to produce -3.4 bWAR at the position. Leon continues to rate as a plus defender, but that does little to satisfy fantasy owners. Vazquez missed nearly two months in 2018 with a broken finger and is likely to begin 2019 atop the depth chart, but nothing is set in stone for the catchers currently on the roster given the offensive ineptitude displayed this past season.
After getting called up to the big leagues in June of 2016, Leon slashed .310/.369/.845 for the Red Sox the rest of the way, and came into this past season with decent expectations. But the veteran catcher was unable to come close to last year's promise, as he hit .225 with an OPS of .644 in 85 games. His power numbers were nearly identical, but Christian Vazquez eventually emerged as the preferred backstop for Boston, with Leon barely making an impact over the final couple months. Some positives for Leon: his ability to hit from both sides of the plate and draw walks at a useful clip (8.3 percent last season). Unfortunately, those skills are not enough to make Leon a worthwhile target, even in two-catcher mixed leagues. He could be out of a job entirely if the Red Sox upgrade behind the plate at any point in 2018.
Following the injuries of catchers Ryan Hanigan and Blake Swihart, Leon was called up in June to back up defensive specialist Christian Vazquez. He started off his major league campaign on a tear, posting a 1.074 OPS over his first 167 plate appearances, earning him the starting job from from the offensively struggling Vazquez, who batted just .227. The switch-hitting backstop mashed southpaws .373/.450/.612 (0.77 BB/K), while posting a modest .286/.337/.427 line against righties (0.25 BB/K). Although his bat cooled off a bit (.213/.286/.253 in September), the 28-year-old still slashed .310/.369/.476 in 78 games after being called up. Leon also led the Red Sox in innings behind the plate, catching 600.1 innings last season, earning the trust of manager John Farrell in the process. Even if Boston doesn't add an alternative to the depth chart before the start of spring training, Leon is only a marginal bet to open 2017 as Boston's starter. He'll likely only deliver occasional utility in two-catcher mixed fantasy leagues.
Leon was an emergency acquisition late in spring training when the Red Sox learned of Christian Vazquez’s need for Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. Leon paired with Ryan Hanigan in a catcher combination that was not expected to do much at the plate, but could handle the staff until Blake Swihart was ready. When Hanigan went down in May with a broken knuckle, the Red Sox chose to promote Swihart to be their starting catcher, keeping Leon in a backup role. He eventually emerged as the go-to catcher for Clay Buchholz. Leon hit .184/.238/.202 with two extra-base hits and three RBI in 128 plate appearances (41 games). The Red Sox signed him to a major-league contract this offseason and then outrighted him to Triple-A Pawtucket, where he’s expected to start the season and serve as organizational depth should injuries hit Swihart or Vazquez.
Back in 2012, Leon seemed like he might have a future behind the plate. He hit better than .300 across three minor league levels and didn't look out of place during a big league callup. Given Wilson Ramos' inability to stay healthy, the door was open for him to establish himself as Ramos' top backup and a potential Francisco Cervelli-like modest fantasy asset. Two years later though, following a .177 showing at Double-A and .229 performance at Triple-A, Leon's status has dropped to that of pure organizational depth, a guy you call up when you have no other options. He's got a decent defensive reputation, but unless Leon finds those base hits he lost after 2012, that status isn't going to change.
Entering 2012, Leon figured to be a future backup, a catcher with solid defensive skills but not much of a stick, but after hitting .322 across three minor league levels he might have changed that perception. With Wilson Ramos and Kurt Suzuki ahead of him on the depth chart he will likely get a full season at Triple-A to prove that performance was not a fluke.
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Released by Royals
CFree Agent  AAA
March 23, 2024
The Royals released Leon on Saturday.
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Gets camp invite from Royals
CKansas City Royals  AAA
January 17, 2024
Leon signed a minor-league contract with the Royals on Wednesday that includes an invitation to spring training.
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Scooped up by Guardians
CCleveland Guardians  AAA
July 1, 2023
Leon signed a minor-league contract with the Guardians on Saturday.
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Released by Texas
CFree Agent  AAA
June 21, 2023
Leon was released by the Rangers on Wednesday, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
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Accepts outright assignment
CTexas Rangers  AAA
June 17, 2023
Leon cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.
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